Alien

Summary

Alien is a film^[1]. Alien ranks in the top 0.18% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,645 views/month, #173 of 94,065).^[2]

Key Facts

• Alien received the Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film^[3].
• Alien received the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress^[4].
• Alien received the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects^[5].
• Alien received the Saturn Award for Best Director^[6].
• Alien received the BAFTA Award for Best Sound^[7].
• Alien received the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation^[8].
• Alien's instance of is recorded as film^[9].
• Alien's director is recorded as Ridley Scott^[10].
• Alien's screenwriter is recorded as Dan O'Bannon^[11].
• Alien's screenwriter is recorded as Ronald Shusett^[12].
• Alien's composer is recorded as Jerry Goldsmith^[13].
• Alien's genre is recorded as horror film^[14].
• Alien's genre is recorded as science fiction film^[15].
• Alien's genre is recorded as thriller film^[16].
• Alien's genre is recorded as body horror film^[17].
• Alien's genre is recorded as science fiction horror film^[18].
• Alien's genre is recorded as adventure film^[19].
• Alien's genre is recorded as fantasy film^[20].
• Alien's genre is recorded as mystery film^[21].
• Alien's genre is recorded as suspense film^[22].
• Alien's genre is recorded as action film^[23].
• Alien's genre is recorded as monster film^[24].
• Alien's genre is recorded as girls with guns^[25].
• Alien's genre is recorded as science fiction action film^[26].
• Alien's logo image is recorded as Alien logo.jpeg^[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Producers include David Giler^[28], Walter Hill^[29], and Gordon Carroll^[30]. Alien's director is recorded as Ridley Scott^[10]. Screenwriters include Dan O'Bannon^[11] and Ronald Shusett^[12]. Cast members include Yaphet Kotto^[31], Veronica Cartwright^[32], Tom Skerritt^[33], Harry Dean Stanton^[34], John Hurt^[35], and Sigourney Weaver^[36].

Publication

Publication dates include +1979-05-25T00:00:00Z^[37], +1979-10-25T00:00:00Z^[38], and +1979-11-02T00:00:00Z^[39]. Alien's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English^[40]. Genres include horror film^[14], science fiction film^[15], thriller film^[16], body horror film^[17], science fiction horror film^[18], and adventure film^[19]. Alien's part of is recorded as National Film Registry^[41]. Alien's part of the series is recorded as Alien^[42].

Subject and Themes

Alien's part of the series is recorded as Alien^[42].

Reception

Awards received include Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film^[3], an award for best film by genre^[43], in United States^[44], founded in 1973^[45]; Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress^[4], an award for best supporting actress^[46], in United States^[47], founded in 1976^[48]; Academy Award for Best Visual Effects^[5], an Academy Awards^[49], in United States^[50]; Saturn Award for Best Director^[6], an award for best direction^[51], in United States^[52], founded in 1976^[53]; BAFTA Award for Best Sound^[7], a film award category^[54], in United Kingdom^[55]; and Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation^[8], a dramatic presentation award^[56], founded in 1958^[57]. Reviews include 9.1/10^[58], 89/100^[59], 93%^[60], and 8.5/10^[61].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Alien's followed by is recorded as Aliens^[62].

Why It Matters

Alien ranks in the top 0.18% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,645 views/month, #173 of 94,065).^[2] Alien has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[63] Alien is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[64]

FAQs

What awards did Alien receive?

Honors received include Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film^[3], Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress^[4], Academy Award for Best Visual Effects^[5], and Saturn Award for Best Director^[6].