Les éclaireurs ignorent une chose: le pilote de l'espace extra-terrestre est une victime, et le signal n'est pas un appel de détresse mais un avertissement. Bientôt, l'équipage va devoir livrer un combat sans merci contre une forme de vie supérieure et perfide.
Depuis la sortie du film et ses séquelles, on trouve un assortiment - plus ou moins de qualité - de figurines et kits dont la plupart en résine et vinyle à des échelles différentes...
THE MOST TERRIFYING SCI-FI FILM EVER MADE.
Alien is a futuristic thriller set in interstellar space.
The 250-meter-long tug Nostromo returns to Earth towing a 20,000,000-ton ore-refining platform 3 kilometers long and two kilometers wide. And, even at the speed of light, the port is still several months away. The crew - five men, two women and a tomcat - lie wisely in the hyper-sleep chambers. But a strange emission - apparently of non-human origin - is picked up by the onboard computer, which then alters the Nostromo's trajectory and wakes the crew up earlier than expected. They are not explorers but simple space travelers; their job is essentially to exploit the resources of the universe. Nevertheless, their regulations stipulate that any hint of intelligence must be carefully examined. The signal is followed to a small planetoid.
The Nostromo's landing, though terrifying, goes well, and a team of three scouts set foot on a desolate, weather-beaten surface to discover a huge wreck. They enter and find the skeleton - obviously non-human - of the wreck's pilot in a room, along with the origin of the signal. Minutes later, they make another discovery and the horror begins.
One thing the scouts don't know: the alien space pilot is a victim, and the signal is not a distress call but a warning. Soon, the crew is facing a merciless battle against a superior and treacherous life form.
Since the release of the film and its sequels, there has been an assortment - of varying quality - of figurines and kits, most of them in resin and vinyl in various scales...