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Alien  Cover Image DVD DVD

Alien / 20th Century Fox ; a Brandywine-Ronald Shusett production ; screenplay by Dan O'Bannon ; produced by Gordon Carroll, David Giler, and Walter Hill ; directed by Ridley Scott.

Summary:

Terror begins when the crew of a spaceship investigates a transmission from a desolate planet and discovers a life form that is perfectly evolved to annihilate mankind. Each crew member is slain until only Ripley is left.

Record details

  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (116 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Edition: Widescreen edition.
  • Publisher: Beverly Hills : Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, [2004]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Originally released as a motion picture in 1979.
Special features: Audio commentary by Ridley Scott; deleted scenes; artwork and photo galleries; original storyboards; isolated original score; alternate music tracks; outtakes; theatrical trailers; screensaver files.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Director of photography, Derek Vanlint ; film editor, Terry Rawlings ; music, Jerry Goldsmith ; story, Dan O'Bannon, Ronald Shusett.
Participant or Performer Note:
Sigourney Weaver, Tom Skerritt, Veronica Cartwright, Harry Dean Stanton, John Hurt, Ian Holm, Yaphet Kotto.
Target Audience Note:
Rated R.
System Details Note:
DVD; 5.1 DTS, Dolby surround.
Language Note:
Closed-captioned. English (Dolby 5.1 and surround) and French (Dolby surround) soundtracks with optional subtitles in English and Spanish.
Awards Note:
1979 Academy Award: Best effects (visual effects).
Subject: Ripley (Fictitious character) > Drama.
Human-alien encounters > Drama.
Extraterrestrial beings > Drama.
Genre: Science fiction films.
Horror films.

Available copies

  • 3 of 4 copies available at Sage Library System.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 4 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Circulation Modifier Status Due Date Courses
Columbia Gorge Community College Library DRAMA ALIE 1979 (Text) 33892002448281 DVD In transit -
Hood River County Library DVD FIC ALI (Text) 33892100774661 Adult DVDs Available -
Joseph Public Library VID ALI (Text) 30002000285643 Videos Available -
Klamath Community College PN1997.A45 A45 1999 (Text) 3760303784 Videos Available -

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500 . ‡aOriginally released as a motion picture in 1979.
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500 . ‡aSpecial features: Audio commentary by Ridley Scott; deleted scenes; artwork and photo galleries; original storyboards; isolated original score; alternate music tracks; outtakes; theatrical trailers; screensaver files.
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