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A cargo ship is heading back to Earth. On the way back they discover a signal coming from a planet. Eager to find new life, they land there. While searching they discover alien eggs and one of the aliens attaches itself to a crew member. They take the guy inside, but the alien escapes and hides out in the ship. Then one by one the crew become victim to this alien.
--Jack Bauer, Resident Scholar
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Alien is the first movie of one of the most popular sagas in science fiction history, and introduces Sigourney Weaver as Ripley, the iron-willed woman destined to battle a monster. The terror begins when the crew of a spaceship investigates a transmission from a desolate planet, and discovers a life form that is perfectly evolved to annihilate mankind. One by one, each crew member is slain until only Ripley is left, leading to an explosive conclusion that sets the stage for its stunning sequel, Aliens.
--ChiZ, Resident Scholar
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Sci-fi horror classic. A freighter lands on a desolate planet in response to a distress signal and brings a dangerous alien life form on board.
--Artemis, Resident Scholar
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Reapley and her companions have woke-up from the cryogenic sleep by a SOS signal, coming from a crashed alien ship. One person of the small team is sent to investigate. But something happens. A weird "facehugger" thing hatches from an egg that the man have found, and jump to his face. His friends bringing him back to their ship and escaping the damned planet... Later, they discover that something have infested the man's body... A few days after the facehugger creature dies (it died by itself), another parasite creature hatch from the man's chest, killing him. First, they have tried to hunt it down, but later, they discover that their little friend with it's sharp teeth had grown-up a little-bit... Now, they are the hunted...
--Dimitri Melamoud, Resident Scholar
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An alien comes on board a civilian cargo ship and kills the crew one by one until only Sigourney Weaver in a tight undershirt is left.
--steve, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 26.7%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzle - 50%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 23.3%
**Fantasy or Science Fiction?**
- science fiction story
Part of a series?
- Aliens
Horror film?
Yes
Kind of Horror Story
- the monster chased me!
Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Profession/status:
- pilot, civilian
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (woman) medium/shoulderlng, curly
Body type
- ample chest & buttocks (woman)
Unclothed?
- Slightly see-through clothes
Events of movie makes character more...
- aggressive
- sad
- tougher
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
- hard edged
Sense of humor?
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- average build (man)
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male Alien
- An "It".
Has special powers?
Yes
Magical/mental powers of main antagonist:
- is very quick
- super strength
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 40%
Sense of humor?
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average Intelligence
Physical condition
- very athletic
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
- mean, arrogant
Setting
Spaceship setting:
- futuristic human freighter/transport
- really, really giant spaceship/station
A substantial portion of this movie takes place on a non-Earth planetary body:
- empty, or nearly empty world
- spacesuit needed on surface
Planet outside our solar system?
Yes
Takes place in spaceship?
Yes
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- explicit references to deaths
Tone of movie
- fearful
Any profanity?
- Occasional swearing
Kinds of F/X
- exploding spaceships
- exotic spaceships
- exotic aliens
If Soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Orchestra/classical
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