Alien (1979) [S5E6]

An unflinching staple of the sci-fi genre directed by Ridley Scott… The one with the egg! Since its release in ’79 and winning the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects the following year, this film has been hailed as one of the scariest and most sublime space entries in cinema history. Worthy of its reputation? Make the necessary repairs, cuddle up with your cat, and listen as we tackle Alien! Listen on YouTube: https://youtu.be/c6WI8TIvomY --- TIME CODES: 00:00 - INTRO 02:15 - BASIC FACTS 05:19 - THE MEAT 58:50 - WHAT WE WATCHED --- FILM INFORMATION: Alien (1979) “The crew of a commercial spacecraft encounter a deadly lifeform after investigating an unknown transmission.” Directed by Ridley Scott, produced by Gordon Carroll, David Giler, and Walter Hill, written by Dan O’Bannon and Ronald Shusett, cinematography by Derek Vanlint, edited by Terry Rawlings and Peter Weatherley, with score composed by Jerry Goldsmith. Starring Tom Skerritt, Sigourney Weaver, Veronica Cartwright, Harry Dean Stanton, John Hurt, Ian Holm, and Yaphet Kotto. Read more on IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078748/ Find out where to stream Alien on JustWatch: https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/alien --- OUR LINKS: Main Webpage: https://anchor.fm/recentlylogged Letterboxd HQ: https://boxd.it/30uy1 YouTube: https://youtube.com/@recentlylogged Micah’s Stuff YouTube: https://youtube.com/channel/UCqan1ouaFGl1XMt_6VrIzFg Letterboxd: https://boxd.it/AkCn Twitter: https://twitter.com/micah_grawey Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/m_grawey_films/ Robbie’s Stuff Website: https://robbiegrawey.com --- EPISODE CREDITS: Recently Logged Podcast creators - Micah and Robert “Robbie” Grawey Hosts - Micah and Robert “Robbie” Grawey Songs used in this episode - Meteor by HOVATOFF, The Empty Moons of Jupiter by DivKid, Space Difficulties by Sir Cubworth, Earth Appears by Brian Bolger, and Space Hunter by Quincas Moreira Editor - Robert “Robbie” Grawey Episode art designer - Robert “Robbie” Grawey Episode Description - Robert “Robbie” Grawey