Alien

USA, 1979, 117 Minute Running Time
Genre/Subjects: Horror, Science Fiction

Wednesday, July 20th at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science
with post-film discussion by Paula Cushing, PhD, curator of invertebrate zoology, DMNS
HD Digital presentation - Ridley Scott's sci-fi horror classic stars Sigourney Weaver as Ripley, a tough-as-nails warrant officer who stares down one of the most terrifying movie monsters of all time: a bloodthirsty alien that stalks and eviscerates its prey. As the deadly creature winds its way through the air shafts of the spacecraft Nostramo, the crew members consider deploying the ship's escape shuttle … but there's only room for four people.

DIRECTOR: Ridley Scott
Principal Cast: Sigourney Weaver, Tom Skerritt, Veronica Cartwright, Harry Dean Stanton, John Hurt, Ian Holm, Yaphet Kotto, Helen Horton
US Distributor: 20th Century Fox