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Sigourney Weaver as Ellen Ripley sits in a spaceship cockpit wearing a gray flight suit, in a scene from the 1979 film Alien directed by Ridley Scott. John Hurt lies on a table in distress, surrounded by Sigourney Weaver, Yaphet Kotto, Tom Skerritt, and Ian Holm in a tense scene from the film Alien (1979). Three astronauts in bulky suits explore a rocky, fog-shrouded alien landscape with scattered debris in a scene from the film Alien, directed by Ridley Scott.
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Alien: References & Edit History

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  • Karen Sottosanti
    Karen Sottosanti is a writer and editor who works in educational publishing. 

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Invalidated site: Internet Archive - Alien( 1979). Aug 25, 2026
Add new Web site: Turner Classic Movies - Alien. Jan 17, 2026
Add new Web site: BFI - Alien at 40: in space no one can hear your plea for workers’ rights. Sep 30, 2025
Add new Web site: Internet Archive - Alien( 1979). Nov 18, 2024
Noted that Alien: Romulus was released. Aug 16, 2024
Add new Web site: Filmsite - Alien (1979). Jul 22, 2024
Links added. May 20, 2024
Add new Web site: AFI Catalog - Alien (1979). Apr 18, 2024
Article revised. Mar 01, 2024
New article added. Feb 29, 2024
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