Title Sequence: Alien

Alien was released in May 1979 by 20th Century Fox with the tagline, “In space, no one can hear you scream.” The film was directed by Ridley Scott, produced by Gordon Carroll, David Giler, and Walter Hill and written by Dan O’Bannon, who also developed the film’s screenplay. Starring in this film is Tom Skerritt, Sigourney Weaver, Veronica Cartwright, Harry Dean Stanton, John Hurt, Ian Holm and Yaphet Kotto. The film opens with a slow scene of an unknown planet with eerie and monotonous music in the background, this ambiguous first scene creates tension for the audience and makes them want to know what happens next. The title appears slowly, letter by letter, gradually spelling the word ALIEN. The slow revelation of the title intrigues the audience as it gives them time to ponder on what is withheld in the rest of the film.