What films influenced Alien?

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.

Year1979

CountryUnited States

DirectorRidley Scott

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I didn’t want the monster to have a mystery behind it, it’s not hidden in the dark. It’s the opposite of Alien or Jaws in that regard. By making the monster appear so early, I wanted to show that the monster is not the most important element, but rather the family's struggle.

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Films it influenced

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