Content Warnings
Overall Severity: 🔴 85/100
Total warning time: 4m 40s
Sex/Nudity: 🟡 30/100 (30s)
- 🟢 20/100 Brief scene of crew members in underwear.
- 🟡 40/100 Partial nudity as a character changes clothes.
Drug Use: 🟢 10/100 (10s)
- 🟢 10/100 Characters smoke cigarettes.
Violence: 🔴 95/100 (3m 50s)
- 🔴 100/100 Graphic scene of an alien bursting from a crew member's chest.
- 🔴 90/100 Intense and violent confrontation with the alien.
- 🔴 95/100 Extended violent sequences with blood and gore.
Strong Language: 🟡 40/100 (10s)
- 🟡 30/100 Use of mild profanity.
- 🟡 50/100 Stronger language used in a tense moment.
Details for Alien (1979)
Who directed the movie Alien (1979)?
Alien (1979) was directed by Ridley Scott.
What is the plot of Alien (1979)?
The plot follows the crew of the commercial spaceship Nostromo, who encounter a deadly extraterrestrial creature after investigating a distress signal from an unknown planet.
Who plays the lead role of Ellen Ripley in Alien (1979)?
Sigourney Weaver plays the lead role of Ellen Ripley, the warrant officer of the Nostromo who becomes the central protagonist.
What is the name of the alien creature in the movie?
The alien creature is commonly referred to as the 'Xenomorph,' though it is not explicitly named in the movie.
How was the chestburster scene in Alien (1979) filmed?
The infamous chestburster scene was filmed using practical effects, including a mechanical puppet and fake blood. The actors' reactions were genuine, as they were not fully informed about how intense the scene would be.
