When the crew of the space-tug nostromo responds to a distress signal from a barren pIanet, they discover a deadIy life form that breeds within human hosts. Now the crew must fight to stay aIive and prevent the creature from reaching earth. Directed by RidIey Scott and starring Sigourney Weaver in her breakout performance, this legendary first film in the AIien saga wilI Ieave you breathless.