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During its return to the earth, commercial spaceship Nostromo intercepts a distress signal from a distant planet. When a three-member team of the crew discovers a chamber containing thousands of eggs on the planet, a creature inside one of the eggs attacks an explorer. The entire crew is unaware of the impending nightmare set to descend upon them when the alien parasite planted inside its unfortunate host is birthed.
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During its return to the earth, commercial spaceship Nostromo intercepts a distress signal from a distant planet. When a three-member team of the crew discovers a chamber containing thousands of eggs on the planet, a creature inside one of the eggs attacks an explorer. The entire crew is unaware of the impending nightmare set to descend upon them when the alien parasite planted inside its unfortunate host is birthed.
Release date
25 May 1979
Runtime
1h 57m
Status
Released
Language
English, Spanish
Origin
United States of America, United Kingdom
Genres
Horror, Science Fiction
Worldwide figures from TMDB; not real-time.
Production budget
$11,000,000
Worldwide revenue
$104,931,801
Revenue less budget
+$93,931,801