What is Alien (movie)?
{{italictitle}} '''''Alien''''' is a 1979 [[United Kingdom|British]] [[science fiction movie|science fiction]]–[[horror movie]] directed by [[Ridley Scott]]. It is called a science fiction movie because the story takes place in [[outer space]], and there are alien creatures. The movie's title refers to a highly aggressive (angry) and intelligent [[Extraterrestrial being|extraterrestrial]] (alien creature) that attacks and kills the crew of the spaceship ''Nostromo''. The movie stars [[Sigourney Weaver]] as Ellen Ripley, [[Tom Skerritt]] as Captain Dallas, and [[Ian Holm]] as Ash. The extraterrestrials in the movies are usually called '''Xenomorphs'''. ''Alien'' was a [[box office]] success (it made a lot of money). It led to a successful [[Hollywood]] [[Franchising|franchise]] of books, [[video game]]s, merchandise, and three official [[sequel]]s (follow-ups). Along with launching the career of actress Sigourney Weaver, the movie is credited as being the first [[action movie]] to have a strong female [[heroine]]. There are three sequels to this movie: ''[[Aliens (movie)|Aliens]]'' (1986), ''[[Alien³]]'' (1992), ''[[Alien: Resurrection]]'' (1997), and a cross-overs: ''[[Alien vs. Predator (movie)|Alien vs. Predator]]'' (2004) and ''[[Alien vs. Predator (movie)|Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem]]'' (2007). The famous [[tagline]] (slogan) for the movie was: ''In space no one can hear you scream.'' ==Plot== A [[Spacecraft|spaceship]] called the ''Nostromo'' is towing cargo through space when it gets a signal from an unknown source on an alien planet. The crew wake up from [[Cryonics|cryonic]] sleep and go down to the planet to find out what it is. They find a large alien ship wrecked there. Its pilot is long dead and on board they find mysterious eggs. One of the crew, Kane ([[John Hurt]]) looks into an egg and is attacked by an alien creature that grabs onto his face. They bring him back to the ''Nostromo'' and try to cut the creature off him, but find out it has [[acid]] for blood. The creature later falls off and