Lords of Film presents: “Alien” (1979) R Starring Tom Skerritt, Sigourney Weaver, Veronica Cartwright

Wednesday, May 27, 2026
Doors/Pre-show: 7:00 pm  •  Screening: 7:20 pm

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 investigate a derelict space vessel and are hunted by a deadly extraterrestrial creature. The film stars Tom Skerritt, Sigourney Weaver, Veronica Cartwright, Harry Dean Stanton, John Hurt, and Yaphet Kotto.

The film initially received mixed reviews, but won the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects, three Saturn Awards (Best Science Fiction Film, Best Direction for Scott, and Best Supporting Actress for Cartwright), and a Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation. 

In subsequent years, Alien was critically re-assessed and described as one of the greatest and most influential science fiction and horror films of all time. In 2002, Alien was deemed “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant” by the Library of Congress and was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry. In 2008, it was ranked by the American Film Institute as the seventh-best film in the science fiction genre, and as the 33rd-greatest film of all time by Empire.

General Admission Tickets: $7

Floor level seating

Running Time: 1 hour, 57 minutes