The species made its debut in the film Alien (1979) and reappeared in the sequels Aliens (1986), Alien 3 (1992), Alien Resurrection (1997), and Alien: Romulus (2024).

Alien is a 1979 science fiction horror film directed by Ridley Scott and starring Tom Skerrit, Sigourney Weaver, Veronica Cartwright, Harry Dean Stanton, John Hurt, Ian Holm and Yaphet …

Aug 12, 2024 · In the first Alien movie, the creature was what would later be called a drone xenomorph in the franchise's terminology (if not actually onscreen). James Cameron's sequel …

Dec 16, 2024 · At the end of Alien, Ripley ejected the xenomorph into the vacuum of space by despressurizing the escape shuttle. After a bit of struggling and getting blown away by the …

Set between the events of Alien (1979) and Aliens (1986), Alien: Romulus returns the franchise to its horror roots — with a new crew of young scavengers encountering the Xenomorph aboard …

Aug 20, 2025 · Ridley Scott’s Alien (1979) shattered all expectations when it fused horror and science fiction in a way nobody had seen before. At its heart lurked a nightmarish creature that …

The idea that a Xenomorph may have eyes deep inside its skull is seemingly lent support by early models and toys of the Warrior Xenomorph, while Alien was still the only existing movie in the …

Aug 20, 2025 · Ridley Scott expanded the parameters of the horror and sci-fi genres in a single stroke with Alien (1979). The movie presented an extraterrestrial species straight out of the …

Alien is a 1979 science fiction horror film directed by Ridley Scott and written by Dan O'Bannon, based on a story by O'Bannon and Ronald Shusett. It follows a commercial starship crew who …

Jun 22, 1979 · After investigating a mysterious transmission of unknown origin, the crew of a commercial spacecraft encounters a deadly lifeform. Reviewers say 'Alien' is celebrated for its …