Directing 3
Directed byRidley Scott
Assistant to directorSandy Molloy
Trainee assistant directorBob Jordan
1979 · 1 h 57 min · United States, United Kingdom
Alien
FantasyActionAdventureScience fiction
Directed by Ridley ScottPhotographed by Derek VanlintMusic by Jerry Goldsmith
Shot on
- 9
- cast
- 102
- crew
- 150
- frames
- 4
- places
Cast 9
Made by
Director
Ridley Scott
Writing
Dan O'Bannon
Cinematography
Derek Vanlint, Denys Ayling
Editing
Terry Rawlings
Music
Jerry Goldsmith
Production design
Michael Seymour
Costume design
John Mollo
Writing 3
Screenplay byDan O'Bannon
Story byDan O'Bannon, Ronald Shusett
Producing 5
Executive producerRonald Shusett
Produced byGordon Carroll, David Giler, Walter Hill
Associate producerIvor Powell
Camera 7
Director of photographyDerek Vanlint, Denys Ayling
Main unit camera focusAdrian Biddle, Colin Davidson
OperatorDavid Litchfield
FocusTerry Pearce
Still photographerBob Penn
Lighting and grip 3
Key gripJimmy Walters, Peter Woods
Lighting gafferRay Evans
Art 17
Production designerMichael Seymour
Art directorsLes Dilley, Roger Christian
'Alien' designH. R. Giger
Concept artistRon Cobb
Visual design consultantDan O'Bannon
Construction managerBill Welch
Set decoratorIan Whittaker
Assistant art directorsJonathan Amberston, Benjamin Fernandez
Property masterDave Jordan
Production buyerJill Quertier
Concept artistsJean 'Moebius' Giraud, Chris Foss
Head carpenterGeorge Gunning
Head plastererBert Rodwell
Head painterJohn Davey
Costume 2
Costume designJohn Mollo
Wardrobe supervisorTiny Nicholls
Makeup and hair 3
Make-up supervisorTommy Manderson
Make-upPat Hay
HairdresserSarah Monzani
Special effects 15
'Alien' head effects created byCarlo Rambaldi
Special effects supervisorsBrian Johnson, Nick Allder
Floor effects supervisorAllan Bryce
Special effects techniciansDavid Watkins, Phil Knowles, Roger Nichols, Dennis Lowe, Neil Swan, Guy Hudson
Small 'Alien' forms co-designed and made byRoger Dicken
Additional 'Alien' mechanicsCarlo DeMarchis, Dr. David Watling
'Alien' effects co-ordinatorClinton Cavers
Electronics and video co-ordinatorDick Hewitt
Visual effects 8
Matte artistRay Caple
Supervising modellerPeter Voysey
ModellersEddie Butler, Shirley Denny, Patti Rodgers
Supervising model makersMartin Bower, Bill Pearson
Special graphic effects byBernard Lodge
Stunts 2
Stunt co-ordinatorRoy Scammell
Stunt workEddie Powell
Sound 6
Sound editorJim Shields
Dialogue editorBryan Tilling
Production sound mixerDerrick Leather
Re-recording mixerBill Rowe
Re-recording assistantRay Merrin
Dolby sound consultantMax Bell
Music 3
Music byJerry Goldsmith
Conducted byLionel Newman
Music editorBob Hathaway
Editing 7
Film editorTerry Rawlings
EditorPeter Weatherley
1st assistant editorLes Healey
Assistant film editorPeter Culverwell, Bridget Reiss, Peter Baldock, Maureen Lyndon
Casting 2
Casting U.S.A.Mary Goldberg
Casting U.K.Mary Selway
Production 15
Production managerGarth Thomas
1st assistant directorPaul Ibbetson
Assistant directorsRaymond Becket, Steve Harding
Production assistantValerie Craig
ContinuityKay Fenton
Production accountantBill Finch
Assistant to producersAlice Harmon, Lori Covel
Assistant to directorSandy Molloy
Trainee assistant directorBob Jordan
Production executiveMark Haggard
Advertising and publicity consultantsStanley Bielecki, Charles Lippincott
Unit publicistBrian Doyle
Dubbed versions 1
Voice of 'Mother'Helen Horton
Companies
Production companyBrandywine-Ronald Shusett
Title designSteve Frankfurt Communications
Title designR. Greenberg Associates
Title designTony Silver Films
Special optical effects byFilmfex Animation Services Ltd.
Jones trained byAnimals Unlimited
Film stock, colour byEastman Kodak
Laboratory, processed byRank Film Laboratories
Prints byDeLuxe
Lighting byLee Electrics
Video equipment bySony U.K. Ltd.
Where
Filmed atShepperton Studio Centre, England
Filmed atBray Studios, Windsor, England
Filmed atE.M.I. Elstree Studios, England
Filmed atAnvil Recording Studios, Denham, England
Story set inAcheron
Songs
Symphony No. 2 ('Romantic')Howard Hanson
Eine kleine NachtmusikW. A. Mozart
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