Name: Alien
Genre: horror film, science fiction film, thriller film, body horror film, science fiction horror film
Duration: 117 min
Cast: Yaphet Kotto, Veronica Cartwright, Tom Skerritt, Harry Dean Stanton, John Hurt

A pale android lies on a steel table in a dim spaceship lab while a woman stands silhouetted in the doorway. — Original artwork

You still don't understand what you're dealing with, do you? Perfect organism. Its structural perfection is matched only by its hostility.

Ash

A blurred sailboat visible through a frosted window, with a closed brass spyglass resting on the sill. — Original artwork

I can't see a goddamn thing.

Lambert

A black spiky object glows green beneath a glass bell jar, with small brass tongs beside its metal base. — Original artwork

It’s got a wonderful defense mechanism: you don’t dare kill it.

Parker

Painterly radio dish beneath a starry sky reflected in dark, still water. — Original artwork

Ash and Captain Dallas are dead. Cargo and ship destroyed. I should reach the frontier in about 6 weeks. With a little luck, the network will pick me up. This is Ripley - last survivor of The Nostromo - signing off.

Ripley

Brass lever switch on a grounded steel block beside coiled amber wire — Original artwork

When we throw the switches, how long before the ship blows?

Ripley

A handheld motion tracker glows with a single green blip in the foreground of a dark, dripping spaceship corridor. — Original artwork

In space no one can hear you scream.

Tagline of the 1979 poster and ads, credited to Barbara Gips; never said by a character in Alien (1979).