ALIEN (1979)

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	May 25th, 1979 (Re-Release: October 29th, 2003)
	Ridley Scott
	Dan O'Bannon
	Tom Skerritt, Sigourney Weaver, Veronica Cartwright, Harry Dean Stanton, John Hurt, Ian Holm
	20th Century Fox
	Horror, Horror, Sci-Fi, Sci-Fi, Sci-Fi
	alien-movies.com
	R
	$63,594,000 (US total)
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On what should have been a trip back to Earth, the Nostromo, a mining freighter, is automatically re-routed to a desolate planet after receiving an SOS coming from it. After the crew is awakened, they investigate the source of the SOS, and discover a derelict alien ship on the planet. One of the crew members is put into a coma by an alien creature while investigating the ship. But the alien parasite dies and the crew think all is well. But the small ordeal was only a prelude for greater things to come...

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Director's Cut: 'The Nest'

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"This newest release of this classic film is every bit an improvement upon a thriller that's already difficult to improve upon..."

- Christopher Monfette

"The bottom line is: You already know whether you want to embark on this redundancy mission without hearing a peep from me. Just know, it's watered down and blasé at this point, but fun nontheless. I personally feel it's better than the original cut."

- B. Alan Orange

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