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Alien (1979)
Where Alien says it takes place, and where it was really shot.
A film set in deep space, shot in a few studios near London
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Mother wakes the crew
Ripley and her six crewmates wake to find they are not home yet. Mother has interrupted the voyage to check a transmission, and the crew argue about bonus shares and company policy before agreeing to go in.
Set in Nostromo hypersleep chamber and bridge — The ship's computer detects a transmission from a nearby exomoon and wakes the crew.
Filmed at Pinewood Studios, Buckinghamshire — Built as a studio set; the sources name Pinewood and Shepperton as the main shooting stages but do not say which set was built where.
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Filmed at Shepperton Studios, Surrey — Built as a studio set; the sources name Pinewood and Shepperton as the main shooting stages but do not say which set was built where.
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Landing on the moon
Dallas takes the Nostromo down toward the signal. The landing is rough, and the engineers have to start repairs while the officers set out on foot.
Set in Alien exomoon surface — They leave their payload in orbit and land on the surface, but the ship is damaged.
Filmed at Pinewood Studios, Buckinghamshire — Built as a studio set; the sources name Pinewood and Shepperton as the main shooting stages but do not say which set was built where.
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Filmed at Shepperton Studios, Surrey — Built as a studio set; the sources name Pinewood and Shepperton as the main shooting stages but do not say which set was built where.
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Filmed at Bray Studios, Water Oakley, Berkshire — Model and miniature photography of the ship and landscape was done at Bray.
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The derelict ship
Dallas, Kane and Lambert climb inside the wreck and find a fossilized giant with a hole in its torso. Back aboard, Ripley works out the signal is a warning, not a call for help.
Set in Derelict alien vessel — Dallas, Kane, and Lambert discover that the transmission comes from a derelict alien vessel.
Filmed at Pinewood Studios, Buckinghamshire — Built as a studio set; the sources name Pinewood and Shepperton as the main shooting stages but do not say which set was built where.
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Filmed at Shepperton Studios, Surrey — Built as a studio set; the sources name Pinewood and Shepperton as the main shooting stages but do not say which set was built where.
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Filmed at Bray Studios, Water Oakley, Berkshire — Exterior model work for the derelict spacecraft.
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The egg chamber
Kane descends alone into the chamber and touches an egg. A creature springs out and attaches to his face, and the mission turns into a rescue.
Set in Chamber of eggs, derelict vessel — Kane enters a chamber containing hundreds of large eggs.
Filmed at Pinewood Studios, Buckinghamshire — Built as a studio set; the sources name Pinewood and Shepperton as the main shooting stages but do not say which set was built where.
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Filmed at Shepperton Studios, Surrey — Built as a studio set; the sources name Pinewood and Shepperton as the main shooting stages but do not say which set was built where.
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Ripley refuses the hatch
Ripley stands at the hatch and will not open it, citing the 24-hour quarantine rule. Dallas orders her to open it, and Ash overrides her and lets them in.
Set in Nostromo airlock — Back at the Nostromo, Ripley refuses to allow them aboard, citing quarantine regulations, but Ash disobeys her.
Filmed at Pinewood Studios, Buckinghamshire — Built as a studio set; the sources name Pinewood and Shepperton as the main shooting stages but do not say which set was built where.
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Filmed at Shepperton Studios, Surrey — Built as a studio set; the sources name Pinewood and Shepperton as the main shooting stages but do not say which set was built where.
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Ash and the creature
Ash examines the creature on Kane's face. When he cuts it, acid blood eats through the deck, and he stops.
Set in Nostromo medical bay — Ash attempts to extricate the creature from Kane's face but stops when he discovers that its highly corrosive acidic blood could harm Kane and damage the ship's hull.
Filmed at Pinewood Studios, Buckinghamshire — Built as a studio set; the sources name Pinewood and Shepperton as the main shooting stages but do not say which set was built where.
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Filmed at Shepperton Studios, Surrey — Built as a studio set; the sources name Pinewood and Shepperton as the main shooting stages but do not say which set was built where.
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The final meal
The crew eat together before going back to stasis. Kane chokes and convulses, and a small creature bursts from his chest and slips away into the ship.
Set in Nostromo mess area — During a final crew meal before returning to stasis, he suddenly chokes and convulses as a small alien creature bursts from his chest and escapes into the ship.
Filmed at Pinewood Studios, Buckinghamshire — Built as a studio set; the sources name Pinewood and Shepperton as the main shooting stages but do not say which set was built where.
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Filmed at Shepperton Studios, Surrey — Built as a studio set; the sources name Pinewood and Shepperton as the main shooting stages but do not say which set was built where.
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Brett and the cat
Brett goes looking for the ship's cat, Jones, in a landing-leg compartment. The alien, now fully grown, finds him there.
Set in Landing-leg compartment — Encountering Jones, Brett follows him into a landing leg compartment, where the now fully-grown alien kills him.
Filmed at Pinewood Studios, Buckinghamshire — Built as a studio set; the sources name Pinewood and Shepperton as the main shooting stages but do not say which set was built where.
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Filmed at Shepperton Studios, Surrey — Built as a studio set; the sources name Pinewood and Shepperton as the main shooting stages but do not say which set was built where.
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Dallas in the ducts
Dallas plans to drive the creature through the air ducts toward the airlock and enters the shafts with a flamethrower, while Ripley watches the tracker.
Set in Nostromo air ducts — Dallas devises a plan to force the creature off the ship with an airlock.
Filmed at Pinewood Studios, Buckinghamshire — Built as a studio set; the sources name Pinewood and Shepperton as the main shooting stages but do not say which set was built where.
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Filmed at Shepperton Studios, Surrey — Built as a studio set; the sources name Pinewood and Shepperton as the main shooting stages but do not say which set was built where.
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Characters
- Ripley — The warrant officer who insists on following quarantine rules.
- Dallas — The captain of the Nostromo.
- Kane — The executive officer who goes first into the derelict.
- Ash — The science officer.
- Brett — An engineer who works with Parker.