Alien
In Theatre :
May 25, 1979
Director(s): Ridley Scott
On what should have been a trip back to Earth, the Nostromo, a mining freighter, is automatically re-routed to a desolate planet after receiving an SOS coming from it.
After the crew is awakened, they investigate the source of the SOS, and discover a derelict alien ship on the planet. One of the crew members is put into a coma by an alien creature while investigating the ship.
But the alien parasite dies and the crew think all is well. But the small ordeal was only a prelude for greater things to come.
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