Film programme 2020

Alien (1979)

Section: 2020: Back to the Future-The Magic of Film Tricks

Directed by: Ridley Scott

United States of America, United Kingdom, 1979, 117 min

Projection place: Golden Apple Cinema, 3

Score:

• Info

On their voyage home to Earth, the crew of the deep-space tug Nostromo are awakened from stasis when their ship’s computer detects what is believed to be an alien distress signal coming from a nearby planet. While investigating the desolate landscape, one of the crew is attacked by an alien creature that latches to his face and is rushed back to the Nostromo to receive medical treatment. They soon learn that the creature’s life cycle has only just begun…