Alien (1979) - Credits and Details

Alien Credits and Details

Directed by
	Ridley Scott	...	directed by
Written by
	Dan O'Bannon	...	screenplay by / story by
	Ronald Shusett	...	story by
Cast
	Tom Skerritt	...	Dallas
	Sigourney Weaver	...	Ripley
	Veronica Cartwright	...	Lambert
	Harry Dean Stanton	...	Brett
	John Hurt	...	Kane
	Ian Holm	...	Ash
	Yaphet Kotto	...	Parker
	Bolaji Badejo	...	Alien
	Helen Horton	...	Mother (voice)
Uncredited Cast
	Eddie Powell	...	Alien
Produced by
	Gordon Carroll	...	producer
	David Giler	...	producer
	Walter Hill	...	producer
	Ivor Powell	...	associate producer
	Ronald Shusett	...	executive producer
Original Music by
	Jerry Goldsmith	...	music by
Special Effects by
	Nick Allder	...	special effects supervisor
	Alan Bryce	...	floor effects supervisor
	Clinton Cavers	...	coordinator: 'Alien' effects
	Carlo De Marchis	...	additional 'Alien' mechanics
	Roger Dicken	...	maker: small 'Alien' forms
	Guy Hudson	...	special effects technician
	Brian Johnson	...	special effects supervisor
	Peter Kersey	...	prop maker
	Phil Knowles	...	special effects technician
	Dennis Lowe	...	special effects technician
	Roger Nichols	...	special effects technician
	Carlo Rambaldi	...	creator: 'Alien' head effects
	Neil Swan	...	special effects technician
	David H. Watkins	...	special effects technician
	David Watling	...	additional 'Alien' mechanics
	Ron Ballanger	...	special effects
	Colin Brewer	...	special effects
	Ted Creed	...	special effects
	Anton Furst	...	special effects
	John Hatt	...	special effects technician
	Bob Keen	...	modeller
	Hal Millar	...	special effects
	Philip Sharpe	...	special effects technician
	Christian Wolf-La'Moy	...	model maker
Visual Effects by
	Dennis Ayling	...	director of photography: miniature effects
	Martin Bower	...	supervising model maker: miniature effects
	Ray Caple	...	matte artist
	Dick Hewitt	...	electronics and video coordinator: main unit
	David Litchfield	...	operator: miniature effects
	Bernard Lodge	...	special graphic effects
	Sarah McGrail	...	digital restoration artist
	Terry Pearce	...	focus: miniature effects
	Bill Pearson	...	supervising model maker: miniature effects
	Peter Woods	...	key grip: miniature effects
	Alan Buchan	...	visual effects
	Martyn Hall	...	Assistant Optical Cameraman: Filmfex Animation Services
	Andrew Kelly	...	supervising model maker
	Jon Sorensen	...	visual effects miniatures
Stunts
	Eddie Powell	...	stunts
	Roy Scammell	...	stunt coordinator
	Clive Curtis	...	stunts
	Monty Jordan	...	assistant stunt coordinator

Additional Info
Premiere:	May 25, 1979
DVD Release:	June 01, 1999
Blu-ray Release:	October 26, 2010
Countries:
Distributor:	Twentieth Century Fox
Websites:

Ratings
8.6 / 10	8.5 / 10	89 / 100

Production Companies
20th Century Fox
Brandywine Productions (A Brandywine-Ronald Shusett Production)
Scott Free Productions
Pinewood Shepperton Studios

Distributors
20th Century Fox (1979) (United States) (theatrical)
American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1984) (United States) (broadcast premiere) (TV)
CBS/Fox (United States) ((198?)) (VHS)
CBS/Fox (1989) (United States) (laserdisc) (video)
Fox Video (United States) (VHS)
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (1999) (United States) (DVD)
20th Century Fox (2001) (United States) (re-release director's cut version) (theatrical)
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2004) (United States) (DVD)
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2010) (United States) (Blu-ray)
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2019) (United States) (Ultra HD Blu-ray)
Disney+ (2020) (United States) (video)
HBO Max (2020) (United States) (VOD) (video)
Tubi TV (2021) (United States) (video)
MonsterVision (United States) (TV)
Syfy (2023) (United States) (TV)
Syfy (2024) (United States) (TV)

Filming Locations
Acton Lane Power Station, Acton Lane, Acton, London, England, UK (Alien egg chamber) (now demolished)
B Stage, Shepperton Studios, Shepperton, Surrey, England, UK (Garage Bay; Claw Room; maintenance/garage area; "C" deck)
Berkshire, England, UK
Bray Studios, Down Place, Oakley Green, Berkshire, England, UK (Studio) (model unit) (burning the cocoons)
C Stage, Shepperton Studios, Shepperton, Surrey, England, UK (Nostromo bridge; "A" deck; mess hall; computer annex; engine cubicle)
D Stage, Shepperton Studios, Shepperton, Surrey, England, UK (Nostromo interiors)
Down Place, Oakley Green, Berkshire, England, UK
England, UK
H Stage, Shepperton Studios, Shepperton, Surrey, England, UK (Nostromo landing legs; planet surface; main airlock exterior; Ash's science blister)
Oakley Green, Berkshire, England, UK
Shepperton Studios, Shepperton, Surrey, England, UK (Studio)
Shepperton, Surrey, England, UK
Surrey, England, UK
UK

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