Cast and Crew:  Ridley Scott (Director); Dan O’Bannon (Screenwriter); Jerry Goldsmith (Music); Tom Skerritt, Sigourney Weaver, Veronica Cartwright, Harry Dean Stanton, John Hurt, Ian Holm, Yaphet Kotto

What It’s About: In the future, a mining spaceship responds to a distress signal. After some disturbing discoveries, the crew are terrorized aboard their own ship.

Why Watch it Today?: Sigourney Weaver celebrates her 63rd birthday today!