On this day in movie history - Alien (1979):

Alien,

directed by Ridley Scott,

written by Dan O'Bannon,

based on a story by Dan O'Bannon and Ronald Shusett,

was released in the United States on May 25, 1979.
Music by Jerry Goldsmith.

Cast:
Sigourney Weaver, Tom Skerritt, Veronica Cartwright, Harry Dean Stanton, John Hurt, Ian Holm, Yaphet Kotto, Bolaji Badejo, Helen Horton, Eddie Powell.

40th Anniverary of Ridley Scott’s ground-breaking science fiction movie, Alien:

Follow the link below to read the article in Variety:

https://variety.com/2019/film/news/alien-40-anniverary-ridley-scott-1203223989/

Alien Trading Cards:

During the '80s, these trading cards were part of my collection of movie merchandise and memorabilia.

The movie poster also adorned my wall when I was a teenager …

I eventually got rid of my memorabilia when my hobby became dangerously close to hoarding.

Now I just hoard books …

… and it’s not classed as hoarding if it’s books.