Alien: The Director’s Cut (2003)
96%RT Audience Score: 95%
Awards & Nominations: Won 1 Oscar
18 wins & 22 nominations total
Alien: The Director’s Cut is a cinematic masterpiece that has stood the test of time and continues to captivate audiences with its unparalleled suspense and terror. Ridley Scott’s visionary direction and H.R. Giger’s iconic creature design have cemented Alien as a landmark achievement in science-fiction filmmaking. The added material in the Director’s Cut only enhances the already impeccable pacing and character development, making for a truly immersive experience. It’s no wonder that Alien has inspired countless imitators, but none have come close to matching its sheer brilliance. This film is a must-see for any cinephile or horror fan, and a testament to the power of cinema to transport us to otherworldly realms of fear and wonder.
Alien: The Director’s Cut is a classic sci-fi horror film that still holds up today. The tension and suspense are palpable, and the creature design is iconic. It’s no wonder that it inspired three sequels and remains a fan favorite. Plus, who doesn’t love a good space exploration gone wrong? Just make sure to watch it with the lights on and maybe keep a flamethrower nearby, just in case.
Production Company(ies)
Brandywine Productions,
Distributor
NA
Release Type
Streaming, Theatrical, Theatrical (Wide)
Filming Location(s)
Shepperton Studios, Shepperton, Surrey, England, UK
MPAA / Certificate
Rated R for sci-fi violence/gore and language
Year of Release
1979
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby Stereo
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Aspect ratio:2.39 : 1
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Runtime:NA
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Language(s):English
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:NA
Genre(s)
Sci-Fi
Keyword(s)
directed by Ridley Scott, starring Sigourney Weaver, Tom Skerritt, John Hurt, Veronica Cartwright, sci-fi, horror, classic, re-mastered, tension, masterpiece, sustained tension, white-knuckle impact, mortally wounded space exploration, frightening, evolution of modern science-fiction films, sequels, box office success, budget, reviewed by Peter Bradshaw, Terry Lawson, Robert Denerstein, Lisa Kennedy, Bill Muller, Glenn Lovell, Jeffrey M Anderson, Shawn Bowers, Blake French, Harry Guerin, Eric D Snider, John J Puccio, MPAA rating, produced by David Giler, Walter Hill, Gordon Carroll, written by Dan O’Bannon, Ronald Shusett, reviewed by critics, audience score, horror movies, sci-fi movies, Alien franchise, Alien: The Director’s Cut
Worldwide gross: $106,285,522
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $462,205,248
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 318
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 50,404,062
US/Canada gross: $81,900,459
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $356,161,604
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 150
US/Canada opening weekend: $3,527,881
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $15,341,743
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 776
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): $11,000,000
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): $47,835,845
Production budget ranking: 828
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): $25,759,602
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): $388,609,801
ROI to date (est.): 528%
ROI ranking: 239
Tom Skerritt – Dallas
John Hurt – Kane
Veronica Cartwright – Lambert
Ridley Scott – Director
Director(s)
Ridley Scott
Writer(s)
NA
Producer(s)
NA
Film Festivals
Awards & Nominations
Won 1 Oscar
18 wins & 22 nominations total
Academy Awards
Oscar Best Achievement in Visual Effects Winners, Oscar Nominees, Oscar Winners
All Critics (49) | Top Critics (15) | Fresh (46) | Rotten (3)
They really don’t make them like this any more.
February 27, 2019 | Rating: 5/5
Peter Bradshaw
Guardian
TOP CRITIC
Turns out not to be one of those movies that improves in the memory, but actually is better than you remember, mostly because it puts its multitude of imitators to shame.
October 31, 2003 | Rating: 4/4
Terry Lawson
Detroit Free Press
TOP CRITIC
Scott knew how to create tension, and the movie still has plenty of white-knuckle impact, although it’s a little tamer than I remembered.
October 31, 2003 | Rating: B+
Robert Denerstein
Denver Rocky Mountain News
TOP CRITIC
What you will find is that the old mayhem is still masterful and that there is nothing like the big screen for this type of mortally wounded space exploration.
October 31, 2003 | Rating: 3.5/4
Lisa Kennedy
Denver Post
TOP CRITIC
The movie inspired three sequels and remains undeniably frightening. It also marks a significant step in the evolution of modern science-fiction films.
October 30, 2003 | Rating: 5/5
Bill Muller
Arizona Republic
TOP CRITIC
It’s a most satisfying return to one of the few sci-fi films that deserves to be called a masterpiece.
October 30, 2003 | Rating: 4/4
Glenn Lovell
San Jose Mercury News
TOP CRITIC
Alien is a triumph of style over substance, of lean over fat.
November 7, 2006
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid
Going back to the beginning and seeing where it all began, this film had a lot to live up to in my eyes. In the end, I was just left wondering what all the fuss was about.
November 25, 2003 | Rating: C-
Shawn Bowers
Kansas City Star
… one of the few films that can be predicted perfectly, but it?s so well crafted?and so damn exciting?that we just don?t care.
November 23, 2003 | Rating: 4/5
Blake French
Filmcritic.com
Nearly a quarter of a century down the line, a great film has been made greater.
November 14, 2003 | Rating: 4/5
Harry Guerin
RTÉ (Ireland)
It remains one of the best examples of sustained tension.
November 6, 2003 | Rating: B+
Eric D. Snider
EricDSnider.com
When Scott was finished, he thought it was too long and that the added material threw the pacing off. Therefore, he cut his own Director’s Cut. (Alien Quadrilogy)
November 6, 2003 | Rating: 9/10
John J. Puccio
Movie Metropolis…
Plot
In the distant future, the crew of the commercial spaceship Nostromo are on their way home when they pick up a distress call from a distant moon. The crew are under obligation to investigate and the spaceship descends on the moon afterwards. After a rough landing, three crew members leave the spaceship to explore the area on the moon. At the same time as they discover a hive colony of some unknown creature, the ship’s computer deciphers the message to be a warning, not a distress call. When one of the eggs is disturbed, the crew realizes that they are not alone on the spaceship and they must deal with the consequences.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
Fresh Kernels doesn’t provide any tidbits about the cast for Alien: The Director’s Cut.
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Moonraker
Moonraker (1979)
60%RT Audience Score: 43%
Awards & Nominations: Nominated for 1 Oscar
1 win & 6 nominations total
Featuring one of the series’ more ludicrous plots but outfitted with primo gadgets and spectacular sets, Moonraker is both silly and entertaining
Moonraker is like a space-themed carnival ride that you can’t help but enjoy. Sure, it’s a bit silly and over-the-top, but that’s what makes it so fun. The gadgets are cool, the stunts are impressive, and the sets are out of this world (literally). Plus, who doesn’t love a good Jaws appearance? It may not be the best Bond movie out there, but it’s definitely worth a watch for some lighthearted entertainment.
Production Company(ies)
Les Films, du Cru Film4 Orange Studio
Distributor
United Artists, MGM/UA Home Entertainment Inc., CBS/Fox
Release Type
Theatrical
Filming Location(s)
Château de Guermantes, Seine-et- Marne, France
MPAA / Certificate
PG
Year of Release
1979
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby
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Aspect ratio:2.39 : 1
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Runtime:2h 6m
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Language(s):English, Italian, Portuguese
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Jun 29, 1979 Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 12, 2006
Genre(s)
Action
Keyword(s)
starring Roger Moore, Lois Chiles, Michael Lonsdale, Richard Kiel, Corinne Clery, Bernard Lee, directed by Lewis Gilbert, written by Ian Fleming, Christopher Wood, action, PG, James Bond, gadgets, space, CIA, industrialist, global genocide, hijacking, American space shuttle, life-or-death struggle, power-mad, spectacular sets, reviewed by Gary Arnold, Variety Staff, Frank Rich, Ian Nathan, Dave Kehr, Chris Auty, Tom Huhn, Matt Brunson, Alistair Lawrence, Jake Tropila, Mike Massie, Kelechi Ehenulo, PG-rated, spy adventure, sound mix, magnetic stereo 6 track, Dolby Stereo, surround, aspect ratio, scope (2.35:1), United Artists, MGM/UA Home Entertainment Inc., CBS/Fox, produced by Albert R Broccoli
Worldwide gross: $210,308,099
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $914,569,597
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 113
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 99,734,961
US/Canada gross: $70,308,099
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $305,749,755
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 184
US/Canada opening weekend: $7,108,344
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $30,912,149
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 441
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): $34,000,000
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): $147,856,247
Production budget ranking: 224
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): $79,620,589
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): $687,092,760
ROI to date (est.): 302%
ROI ranking: 459
Lois Chiles – Dr. Holly Goodhead
Michaël Lonsdale – Hugo Drax
Richard Kiel – Jaws
Corinne Clery – Corinne Dufour
Bernard Lee – M
Director(s)
Lewis Gilbert
Writer(s)
Ian Fleming, Christopher Wood
Producer(s)
Albert R. Broccoli
Film Festivals
Awards & Nominations
Nominated for 1 Oscar
1 win & 6 nominations total
Academy Awards
Oscar Nominees
All Critics (54) | Top Critics (11) | Fresh (32) | Rotten (22)
Moonraker, the newest James Bond spectacle, is a cheerful, splashy entertainment. The curators of the Bond museum do not surpass themselves with this exhibition, the 11th in the series, but they haven’t fallen down on the job either.
October 6, 2015
Gary Arnold
Washington Post
TOP CRITIC
Christopher Wood’s script takes the characters exactly where they always go in a James Bond pic and the only question is whether the stunts and gadgets will live up to expectations. They do.
October 13, 2008
Variety Staff
Variety
TOP CRITIC
Broccoli just keeps piling on the goodies: lush Ken Adam sets, gadgetry and gams galore, super stunts and effects.
October 13, 2008
Frank Rich
TIME Magazine
TOP CRITIC
Bond meets Star Wars in one of the series’ sillier outings.
October 13, 2008 | Rating: 2/5
Ian Nathan
Empire Magazine
TOP CRITIC
Lewis Gilbert directed, but the real auteur of the series is production designer Ken Adam, whose spectacular chrome and plastic sets define Bond’s world and technological ethic.
October 13, 2008
Dave Kehr
Chicago Reader
TOP CRITIC
The space-age plot is spread dangerously thin, the fights all tend to slapstick, and the wanton destruction has become rather too predictable. But it’s held together by likeable performances.
June 24, 2006
Chris Auty
Time Out
TOP CRITIC
Moonraker has the same trappings as the earlier movies, but little of the spirit.
May 20, 2022
Tom Huhn
Washington Blade
Yes, the final half-hour is utterly ridiculous, but the earthbound portion has much to recommend it.
September 25, 2021 | Rating: 3/4
Matt Brunson
Film Frenzy
Vintage Bond has violence, innuendo, sexism, and peril.
December 4, 2020 | Rating: 3/5
Alistair Lawrence
Common Sense Media
Frequently entertaining and grandiloquent in equal measure, Moonraker’s overblown excess is a total joy.
October 3, 2020
Jake Tropila
Film Inquiry
For the majority of the time, Bond and Goodhead seem quite pleased with their skills – and face very little serious adversity, even when regularly cornered by Jaws.
August 30, 2020 | Rating: 4/10
Mike Massie
Gone With The Twins
Bond in space – that is all.
July 16, 2020 | Rating: 2/5
Kelechi Ehenulo
Confessions From A Geek Mind…
Plot
James Bond is back for another mission and this time, he is blasting off into space. A spaceship travelling through space is mysteriously hijacked and Bond must work quickly to find out who was behind it all. He starts with the rockets creators, Drax Industries and the man behind the organization, Hugo Drax. On his journey he ends up meeting Dr. Holly Goodhead and encounters the metal-toothed Jaws once again.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
There is no goofy or funny or odd comment about the film Moonraker on Fresh Kernels.
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Breaking Away
Breaking Away (1979)
93%RT Audience Score: 88%
Awards & Nominations: Won 1 Oscar
11 wins & 14 nominations total
At once a touching, funny coming-of-age story and a compelling sports film, Breaking Away is a delightful treat.
Breaking Away is a movie that will make you feel like you’re riding a bike down a hill with the wind in your hair. It’s a coming-of-age story, a sports tale, and a glimpse into small-town America all rolled into one. The characters are so relatable and the story is so heartwarming that you’ll be rooting for them all the way to the finish line. Plus, who doesn’t love a good underdog story? It’s a classic that will never get old.
Production Company(ies)
Walt Disney Pictures, Marvel Studios,
Distributor
NA
Release Type
Theatrical
Filming Location(s)
Empire Mill Road, Bloomington, Indiana, USA
MPAA / Certificate
PG
Year of Release
1979
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Mono
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Aspect ratio:1.85 : 1
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Runtime:NA
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Language(s):English, Italian, French
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Jul 18, 1979 Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 29, 2002
Genre(s)
Comedy/Drama
Keyword(s)
starring Dennis Christopher, Dennis Quaid, Daniel Stern, Jackie Earle Haley, Barbara Barrie, Paul Dooley, directed by Peter Yates, written by Steve Tesich, comedy, drama, PG, box office performance, budget, reviewed by Linda Holmes, Gene Siskel, Richard Schickel, Dave Kehr, Roger Ebert, Janet Maslin, Matt Brunson, Rob Hunter, Adrian Turner, Mike Massie, Heather Boerner, Dan Jardine, coming-of-age story, sports film, bicycle racing, Bloomington, Indiana, university, snooty students, working-class friends, post-high school, chasing girls, bicycle endurance race, opposition, friendship, small-town America, sexual tension, class tension, economic tension, family values, inspirational story, energetic lead performance, sports drama, growing up, Italian culture, funny moments, heartwarming scenes, heartbreaking scenes
Worldwide gross: $16,424,918
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $71,427,257
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,182
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 7,789,232
US/Canada gross: $16,424,918
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $71,427,257
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 911
US/Canada opening weekend: $17,702
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $76,981
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 2,044
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): $2,300,000
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): $10,002,040
Production budget ranking: 1,667
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): $5,386,099
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): $56,039,118
ROI to date (est.): 364%
ROI ranking: 378
Dennis Quaid – Mike
Daniel Stern – Cyril
Jackie Earle Haley – Moocher
Barbara Barrie – Evelyn Stoller
Paul Dooley – Ray Stoller
Peter Yates – Director/Producer
Steve Tesich – Writer
Director(s)
Peter Yates
Writer(s)
Steve Tesich
Producer(s)
Peter Yates
Film Festivals
Awards & Nominations
Won 1 Oscar
11 wins & 14 nominations total
Academy Awards
Oscar Best Writing Winners, Oscar Nominees, Oscar Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen Winners, Oscar Winners
All Critics (41) | Top Critics (8) | Fresh (39) | Rotten (2)
It’s very, very much worth seeing.
March 14, 2021
Linda Holmes
NPR
TOP CRITIC
I seriously can’t imagine anyone not liking it.
March 14, 2021 | Rating: 4/4
Gene Siskel
Chicago Tribune
TOP CRITIC
There are a few moments when the picture’s easygoing pace turns into wobbliness, but these are insignificant compared with its many moments of shrewd insight into the lives of amusingly shaded but very recognizable human beings.
August 3, 2008
Richard Schickel
TIME Magazine
TOP CRITIC
Peter Yates, previously typed as an action director, lends the film a fine, unexpected limpidity, and the principals are mostly excellent.
March 21, 2007
Dave Kehr
Chicago Reader
TOP CRITIC
Breaking Away is a wonderfully sunny, funny, goofy, intelligent movie that makes you feel about as good as any movie in a long time. It is, in fact, a treasure.
October 23, 2004 | Rating: 4/4
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
TOP CRITIC
Here is a movie so fresh and funny it didn’t even need a big budget or a pedigree.
May 20, 2003 | Rating: 4.5/5
Janet Maslin
New York Times
TOP CRITIC
A textbook definition of a sleeper hit.
October 11, 2021 | Rating: 3.5/4
Matt Brunson
Film Frenzy
Part coming of age comedy, part underdog sports tale, and part glimpse into small-town America, the film is an effortless joy as it explores a tight friendship approaching the inevitable.
March 14, 2021
Rob Hunter
Film School Rejects
Director Peter Yates’s delightfully unpredictable comedy uses a local bicycle race to uncover the sexual, class and economic tensions within an all-American community.
March 14, 2021 | Rating: 4/5
Adrian Turner
Radio Times
It manages to be pleasant and upbeat, even as it focuses on the pessimism of uncertain futures and the stresses of small town tedium.
August 27, 2020 | Rating: 9/10
Mike Massie
Gone With The Twins
Rousing bicycle race story is a family favorite.
December 18, 2010 | Rating: 4/5
Heather Boerner
Common Sense Media
Breaking Away embraces the good old fashioned small town family values that would catapult Ronald Reagan to an enormously popular two term presidency. And still, I like it.
July 22, 2010 | Rating: 78/100
Dan Jardine
Cinemania…
Plot
Best friends Dave, Mike, Cyril and Moocher have just graduated from high school. Living in the college town of Bloomington, Indiana, they are considered “cutters”: the working class of the town so named since most of the middle aged generation, such as their parents, worked at the local limestone quarry, which is now a swimming hole. There is great animosity between the cutters and the generally wealthy Indiana University students, each group who have their own turf in town. The dichotomy is that the limestone was used to build the university, which is now seen as being too good for the locals who built it. Although each of the four is a totally different personality from the other three, they also have in common the fact of being unfocused and unmotivated in life. The one slight exception is Dave. Although he has no job and doesn’t know what to do with his life, he is a champion bicycle racer. He idolizes the Italian cycling team so much he pretends to be Italian, much to the chagrin of his parents, especially his used car salesman father, Ray Stoller, who just doesn’t understand his son. Dave crosses the unofficial line when he meets and wants to date a IU co-ed named Katherine Bennett, who, intrigued by Dave, in turn is already dating Rod, one of the big men on campus. Dave passes himself off to her as an Italian exchange student named Enrico Gismondi. Beyond Katarina as he calls her, Dave’s main immediate focus is that the Italian cycling team have announced that they will be in Indianapolis for an upcoming race, which he intends to enter to be able to race his idols. After an incident at the race, Dave, with a little help from his parents and unwittingly by actions of his friends, has to reexamine his life, what he really wants to get out of it and how best to start achieving it.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
Dennis Christopher’s character in Breaking Away is obsessed with cycling and Italian culture, leading to some hilarious and memorable moments in the film.
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The Crime of the Century
The Crime of the Century
94%RT Audience Score: 95%
Storied Media Group
Year of Release
2021
Technical Specs
Color: NA
Sound mix: NA
Aspect ratio: NA
Language(s): English
Country of origin: United States
Original premiere: 05/10/2021
Newest season premiere: 05/10/2021
Season Finale:
05/11/2021
2020-2021 Mid Season Primetime
Genre(s)
Crime, Documentary, War
Keyword(s)
Documentary, HBO Documentary Films Shows, Jigsaw Productions Shows, Storied Media Group LLC Shows, TV Shows from 2021, TV Shows from United States, English Language, GLAAD Media Awards Nominees, HBO Documentary Films Shows, Jigsaw Productions Shows, Storied Media Group LLC Shows, TV Shows from 2021, TV Shows from United States, English Language, NAACP Image Awards Winners, Female Producer
Production budget (est.): NA
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): NA
Production budget ranking: NA
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
ROI to date (est.): NA
ROI ranking: NA
Nancy Abraham
Executive Producer
Aaron Fishman
Lisa Heller
Todd Hoffman
Stacey Offman
Richard Perello
Producer
Director(s)
Writer(s)
Executive(s)
NA
Awards & Nominations
NA
Synopsis (Warning: Spoilers!)
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The Warriors
The Warriors (1979)
88%RT Audience Score: 88%
Awards & Nominations: NA
The Warriors is a cinematic masterpiece that transcends the action genre and instead delivers a visually stunning ballet of male violence. While some may criticize the occasional failures of conception and dialogue, Hill’s visual elaboration of the material is nothing short of brilliant. The night-blooming, psychedelic shine of the film is both surrealistic pop art and sentimentalized pandering to the attitude of “us against them,” making it a rousing piece of pulp entertainment. The dark sense of humor and adventure, combined with the catchy 1970s score and soundtrack, will forever lie at the center of its appeal. It’s no wonder that The Warriors has become an influential survivalist thriller and a renowned cult classic, and it’s definitely in my TOP 5 of “all-time greatest movies.
The Warriors is like a dance-off, but instead of dancing, it’s a bunch of dudes fighting each other. It’s not really an action movie, but more of a visual spectacle. Some people love it, some people hate it, but either way, it’s definitely a cult classic. Plus, the soundtrack is pretty catchy. If you’re into survivalist thrillers and schlocky exploitation movies, then this is the film for you. Just don’t expect too much dialogue or deep meaning. It’s all about the stylized male violence, baby!
Production Company(ies)
Universal Pictures, Amblin Entertainment,
Distributor
Paramount Pictures
Release Type
Theatrical
Filming Location(s)
96th Street IRT Subway Station, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
MPAA / Certificate
Rated R for violence and language
Year of Release
1979
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Mono
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Aspect ratio:1.85 : 1
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Runtime:1h 30m
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Language(s):English
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Feb 9, 1979 Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 4, 2005
Genre(s)
Action
Keyword(s)
starring Michael Beck, James Remar, Dorsey Wright, Brian Tyler, David Harris, Tom McKitterick, directed by Walter Hill, written by Walter Hill, David Shaber, Sol Yurick, action, R rating, Lawrence Gordon produced, Paramount Pictures distributed, box office performance, budget, reviewed by Roger Ebert, Dave Kehr, Pauline Kael, Ernest Leogrande, Andrew Sarris, David Parkinson, Michael Ventura, Alistair Lawrence, Matt Brunson, Marina Hirsch, Mike Massie, directed by Walter Hill
Worldwide gross: $22,490,471
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $97,804,607
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,032
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 10,665,715
US/Canada gross: $22,490,039
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $97,802,728
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 766
US/Canada opening weekend: $3,529,675
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $15,349,544
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 775
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): $4,000,000
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): $17,394,853
Production budget ranking: 1,436
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): $9,367,128
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): $71,042,626
ROI to date (est.): 265%
ROI ranking: 511
James Remar – Ajax
Dorsey Wright – Cleon
Brian Tyler – Snow
David Harris – Cochise
Tom McKitterick – Cowboy
Self – Walter Hill (Director)
Lawrence Gordon – Producer
Walter Hill – Writer
David Shaber – Writer
Sol Yurick – Writer
Director(s)
Walter Hill
Writer(s)
Walter Hill, David Shaber, Sol Yurick
Producer(s)
Lawrence Gordon
Film Festivals
Awards & Nominations
NA
Academy Awards
All Critics (47) | Top Critics (9) | Fresh (41) | Rotten (6)
No matter what impression the ads give, this isn’t even remotely intended as an action film. It’s a set piece. It’s a ballet of stylized male violence.
March 7, 2021 | Rating: 2/4
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
TOP CRITIC
The Warriors admits to failures of conception (occasional) and dialogue (frequent), but there is much of value in Hill’s visual elaboration of the material.
March 7, 2021
Dave Kehr
Chicago Reader
TOP CRITIC
There’s a night-blooming, psychedelic shine to the whole baroque movie.
January 3, 2018
Pauline Kael
New Yorker
TOP CRITIC
It’s both surrealistic pop art and sentimentalized pandering to the attitude of “us against them,” the have-nots against the haves.
February 9, 2016 | Rating: 2/4
Ernest Leogrande
New York Daily News
TOP CRITIC
If the movie is not as dangerous as its detractors claim, neither is it as glorious and memorable as some of its less discriminating admirers would have it.
September 8, 2015
Andrew Sarris
Village Voice
TOP CRITIC
Mixing ironic humour, good music, and beautifully photographed suspense, it’s one of the best of 1979.
January 26, 2006
David Parkinson
Time Out
TOP CRITIC
It’s the most exciting film in America right now — so exciting that Paramount may be forced to call it back and lock it up, like the juvenile delinquent it is.
November 5, 2021
Michael Ventura
L.A. Weekly
Often remembered for its catchy 1970s score and soundtrack, the movie’s dark sense of humor and adventure will forever lie at the center of its appeal.
September 20, 2021 | Rating: 4/5
Alistair Lawrence
Common Sense Media
A rousing piece of pulp entertainment.
August 31, 2021 | Rating: 3/4
Matt Brunson
Film Frenzy
The Warriors is no more than a schlocky exploitation movie.
January 11, 2021
Marina Hirsch
Berkeley Barb
An influential survivalist thriller that would become a renowned cult classic.
August 31, 2020 | Rating: 7/10
Mike Massie
Gone With The Twins
If you’ve never seen this film, I can’t recommend it highly enough. It’s definitely in my TOP 5 of “all-time greatest movies.”
August 14, 2018 | Rating: 10/10
Dante James
Film Threat…
Plot
Cyrus, the leader of the most powerful gang in New York City, the Gramercy Riffs, calls a midnight summit for all the area gangs, with all asked to send nine unarmed representatives for the conclave. A gang called The Warriors are blamed for killing Cyrus as he gives his speech. They now have to cross the territory of rivals in order to get to their own ‘hood. The Warriors slowly cross the dangerous Bronx and Manhattan territories, narrowly escaping police and other gangs every step of the way.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
No goofy or funny or odd comments were found in the Fresh Kernels database for The Warriors.
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Hair
Hair (1979)
88%RT Audience Score: 87%
Awards & Nominations: 2 wins & 5 nominations
Spiritedly performed by a groovy cast and imaginatively directed by Milos Forman, Hair transports audiences straight to the Age of Aquarius
Hair is like a time capsule of the 60s, complete with flower power, hippies, and catchy tunes. While some may find it dated, it’s hard not to get swept up in the joy and energy of the film. Plus, who doesn’t love a good dance number? It’s a fun and nostalgic trip down memory lane, even if you weren’t alive during the era.
Production Company(ies)
Jalem Productions,
Distributor
CBS/Fox, United Artists
Release Type
Theatrical
Filming Location(s)
National Training Center, Fort Irwin, California, USA
MPAA / Certificate
PG
Year of Release
1979
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby
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Aspect ratio:1.85 : 1
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Runtime:2h 1m
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Language(s):English
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Mar 14, 1979 Original
Release Date (Streaming): May 1, 2001
Genre(s)
Musical
Keyword(s)
starring John Savage, Treat Williams, Beverly D’Angelo, Annie Golden, Dorsey Wright, Don Dacus, directed by Milos Forman, written by Gerome Ragni, James Rado, Galt MacDermot, musical, box office performance, budget, reviewed by Judith Martin, Meaghan Morris, John Lapsley, Colin Bennett, Alexander Walker, Derek Malcolm, William Kloman, Philip French, Roy Peter Clark, Rick Chatenever, Stanley Eichelbaum, Herb Michelson, PG, Vietnam War, Central Park hippies, upper-middle-class debutante, love story, Age of Aquarius, groovy cast, imaginative direction, artistry, story ballet, Twyla Tharp, rebellious times, peace, catchy tunes, free spirit, timeless message, military, musical comedy, Oklahoma farm hand, city girl, young lovers, theatrical adaptation
Worldwide gross: $15,313,606
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $66,594,480
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,214
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 7,262,212
US/Canada gross: $15,284,643
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): NA
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): NA
US/Canada opening weekend:
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): NA
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): NA
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): $11,000,000
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): $47,835,845
Production budget ranking: 828
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): $25,759,602
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): -$7,000,967
ROI to date (est.): -10%
ROI ranking: 1,444
Treat Williams – Berger
Beverly D’Angelo – Sheila
Annie Golden – Jeannie
Dorsey Wright – Hud (Lafayette)
Don Dacus – Woof
Director(s)
Milos Forman
Writer(s)
Gerome Ragni, James Rado, Galt MacDermot
Producer(s)
Michael Butler, Lester Persky
Film Festivals
Awards & Nominations
2 wins & 5 nominations
Academy Awards
All Critics (61) | Top Critics (25) | Fresh (50) | Rotten (11)
The surprising added ingredient is art, a particularly cinematic and choreographic artistry that gives the film the simplicity and strength of a story ballet.
November 9, 2021
Judith Martin
Washington Post
TOP CRITIC
Forman’s film is much more than a curiosity showing that extravagant risks can pay off. It is, first and foremost, a great screen musical comedy.
November 9, 2021
Meaghan Morris
Sydney Morning Herald
TOP CRITIC
Director Milos Forman and his production team have performed an artistic task akin to carefully restoring a chandelier… It is new — but it is not.
November 9, 2021 | Rating: 4/5
John Lapsley
Sydney Morning Herald
TOP CRITIC
Although some of the music retains its pulsating vitality and the informal ballet is resourcefully executed, the ideas are passé.
November 9, 2021
Colin Bennett
The Age (Australia)
TOP CRITIC
Hair has, in the main, such a liberating euphoria that you feel ten years younger instead of just wishing you were.
November 9, 2021
Alexander Walker
London Evening Standard
TOP CRITIC
The fact of the matter is that the under-25s who form the main part of most audiences nowadays are receiving it as a blinding revelation. Unfortunately it’s stale cheese to me, and I’m writing this review.
November 8, 2021
Derek Malcolm
Guardian
TOP CRITIC
Visually and musically at least, Hair is done beautifully, faithful to its roots.
May 18, 2022
William Kloman
Washington Blade
Hair is ill-judged nonsense, full of indulged whims and unchallenged whimsy. The music is still attractive, despite the newly ironed-out disco arrangements, but is it possible we once thought the lyrics witty?
November 8, 2021
Philip French
Observer (UK)
In its best moments, Forman’s film has a surrealistic, dreamlike quality that seems the perfect format for some splendid dance numbers and Ragni and Rado’s best songs.
November 8, 2021 | Rating: 3/4
Roy Peter Clark
Tampa Bay Times
With its cast of young, unknown stars-to-be, and its bright, unusual choreography by Twyla Tharp, the film violates most of what we know about musicals on screen, packing an emotional wallop that uncannily penetrates the essence of the era it depicts.
November 8, 2021
Rick Chatenever
Santa Cruz Sentinel
No matter how you look at it, Hair is dated, and the efforts by Forman to turn it into a ’60s’ fable — a fondly remembered period piece — is only moderately effective.
November 8, 2021 | Rating: 3/4
Stanley Eichelbaum
San Francisco Examiner
Hair is so full of love, bright dancing, and marvelous music that it’s a shame you can’t put it in your pocket and take it home with you.
November 8, 2021
Herb Michelson
Sacramento Bee…
Plot
This movie, based on the cult Broadway musical of the 60s, tells a story about Claude, a young man from Oklahoma who comes to New York City. There he strikes up a friendship with a group of hippies, led by Berger, and falls in love with Sheila, a girl from a rich family. However, their happiness is short because Claude must go to the Vietnam war.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
Fresh Kernels praises the “spiritedly performed” cast of Hair, calling them “groovy.”
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Mare of Easttown Limited Series
Mare of Easttown Limited Series
94%RT Audience Score: 94%
Creator: Brad Ingelsby
Starring: Kate Winslet, Julianne Nicholson, Jean Smart, Angourie Rice, Evan Peters
Mayhem Pictures, Paramount+
Year of Release
2021
Technical Specs
Color: Color
Sound mix: Dolby Digital, Dolby
Aspect ratio: 2.00 : 1
Language(s): English
Country of origin: United States
Original premiere: 04/18/2021
Newest season premiere: 04/18/2021
2021-2022 Mid Season Primetime
Genre(s)
Crime, Detective, Drama, Mystery
Keyword(s)
Impacted by COVID-19, Female Producer
Production budget (est.): NA
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): NA
Production budget ranking: NA
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
ROI to date (est.): NA
ROI ranking: NA
Kate Winslet
Mare Sheehan
Julianne Nicholson
Lori Ross
Jean Smart
Helen
Angourie Rice
Siobhan Evan Peters
Detective Colin Zabel
Guy Pearce
Richard Ryan
Director(s)
Writer(s)
Executive(s)
HBO:
Nora Skinner
(Development Exec)
HBO:
Nora Skinner
(Development Exec)
HBO:
Talha Asad
(Development Exec)
HBO:
Talha Asad
(Development Exec)
Awards & Nominations
NA
Synopsis (Warning: Spoilers!)
HBO, Paramount
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Phantasm
Phantasm (1979)
76%RT Audience Score: 67%
Awards & Nominations: 2 wins & 2 nominations
Phantasm: Remastered adds visual clarity to the first installment in one of horror’s most enduring — and endearingly idiosyncratic — franchises
Phantasm is the kind of movie that will make you want to sleep with the lights on and check your closet for creepy Jawa-type critters. It’s cheesy, nonsensical, and gory, but it’s also wildly imaginative and legitimately creepy. Plus, the 4K version makes the image less murky and the seams less visible, giving the picture back the vividly nightmarish quality of its original theatrical run. So, if you’re a horror fan who delights in disturbingly unstable realities that border on a world of nightmares, Phantasm is definitely worth a watch. Just don’t blame us if you have trouble sleeping afterwards!
Production Company(ies)
Piki Films, Defender Films, Curious Film
Distributor
AVCO Embassy Pictures
Release Type
Filming Location(s)
Dunsmuir House & Gardens – 2960 Peralta Oaks Court, Oakland, California, USA
MPAA / Certificate
Rated R for nudity, violence, and intense scenes
Year of Release
1979
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Mono
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Aspect ratio:1.85 : 1
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Runtime:1h 27m
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Language(s):English
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Mar 28, 1979 Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 10, 2007
Genre(s)
Horror
Keyword(s)
starring A Michael Baldwin, Bill Thornbury, Reggie Bannister, Angus Scrimm, Kathy Lester, Terrie Kalbus, Kenneth V Jones, directed by Don Coscarelli, written by Don Coscarelli, horror, box office performance, budget, reviewed by Gary Arnold, Noel Murray, Soren Andersen, Katie Rife, Tom Huddleston, Kim Newman, David Nusair, Mike Massie, Anton Bitel, Molly Henery, Charles Mudede, Augusto Martínez Torres, R, AVCO Embassy Pictures, Tall Man, zombies, silver sphere, mortician, ice cream man, small town, death, mourning, reincarnation
Worldwide gross: $11,988,469
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $52,134,413
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,305
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 5,685,323
US/Canada gross: $11,988,469
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): NA
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): NA
US/Canada opening weekend:
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): NA
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): NA
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): $300,000
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): $1,304,614
Production budget ranking: 2,067
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): $702,535
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): $50,127,264
ROI to date (est.): 2,497%
ROI ranking: 39
Bill Thornbury – Jody Pearson
Reggie Bannister – Reggie
Kathy Lester – Lady in Lavender
Terrie Kalbus – Fortune Teller’s grandaughter
Kenneth V. Jones – Caretaker
Director(s)
Don Coscarelli
Writer(s)
Don Coscarelli
Producer(s)
Dac Coscarelli
Film Festivals
Awards & Nominations
2 wins & 2 nominations
Academy Awards
All Critics (46) | Top Critics (12) | Fresh (34) | Rotten (12)
“Phantasm” will not be remembered as a masterpiece of the horror genre, but it sustains a gauche, hokey, desperately improvisational charm.
October 20, 2017
Gary Arnold
Washington Post
TOP CRITIC
While holding onto the handmade charm of the original, the 4K version makes the image less murky and the seams less visible, giving the picture back the vividly nightmarish quality of its original theatrical run.
October 6, 2016
Noel Murray
Los Angeles Times
TOP CRITIC
Freshly refurbished with better sound and digitally sharpened visuals for this latest rerelease, “Phantasm” remains a pretty effective fright fest.
October 6, 2016 | Rating: 2.5/4
Soren Andersen
Seattle Times
TOP CRITIC
Phantasm is wildly imaginative and legitimately creepy, confronting death and mourning as part of the coming-of-age process while also delivering nutty Jawa-type critters and blood spurting out of peoples’ faces.
October 6, 2016 | Rating: B+
Katie Rife
AV Club
TOP CRITIC
One of the most idiosyncratic movies in the horror canon.
October 3, 2016 | Rating: 4/5
Tom Huddleston
Time Out
TOP CRITIC
Extremely gory. Horror fans should delight.
May 6, 2008 | Rating: 4/5
Kim Newman
Empire Magazine
TOP CRITIC
…a relatively promising set-up that’s employed to persistently (and increasingly) underwhelming and uninvolving effect by Coscarelli…
January 22, 2021 | Rating: 1/4
David Nusair
Reel Film Reviews
Coscarelli utilizes a disturbingly unstable reality that borders on a world of nightmares – the perfect setting for pondering life, death, and reincarnation.
August 30, 2020 | Rating: 6/10
Mike Massie
Gone With The Twins
a pre-adolescent’s pre-Lynchian fugue from mortality’s mourning side
April 13, 2019
Anton Bitel
VODzilla.co
Phantasm was a cheesy, somewhat nonsensical, seventies horror scifi film that became a cult classic despite all its shortcomings.
November 2, 2018 | Rating: 6.5/10
Molly Henery
The Blogging Banshee
It retains its power to make you stay the hell away from your closet after dark.
August 22, 2018
Charles Mudede
The Stranger (Seattle, WA)
The film has an especially attractive first part where fantastic and terrifying elements are developed with great visual and dramatic interes[… [Full review in Spanish]
April 3, 2018
Augusto Martínez Torres
El Pais (Spain)…
Plot
Mike, a young teenage boy who has just lost his parents, afraid to lose his brother follow him to a funeral, where Mike witnesses the Tall Man lifting a coffin on his own. Mike decides to investigate, and discovers that the Tall Man, protected by his flying spheres, is shrinking dead bodies down to half their normal size and reanimating them as slaves. It is then up to Mike, his brother, and Reggie the ice cream man to stop the Tall man.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
The Tall Man, played by Angus Scrimm, is killing and reanimating the dead as misshapen zombies.
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Nosferatu Phantom der Nacht
Nosferatu: Phantom der Nacht (Nosferatu the Vampyre) (1979)
90%RT Audience Score: 83%
Awards & Nominations: 5 wins & 8 nominations
Werner Herzog’s Nosferatu the Vampyre is a haunting and visually stunning reimagination of the classic silent film. With a mix of melancholy and hammy performances, Herzog pays homage to the original while infusing it with his own unique sensibility. The film’s slow pace and breathtaking cinematography create a nightmare-like atmosphere that is both bizarre and fascinating. From the historic accuracy of the sets and costumes to the director’s own journey to the heart of darkness, Nosferatu the Vampyre is a superb spectacle that will leave cinephiles mesmerized. It’s the perfect conflation of everything that makes Werner Herzog Werner Herzog.
Nosferatu the Vampyre is a hauntingly beautiful film that will leave you feeling both creeped out and mesmerized. Werner Herzog’s unique vision brings new life to the classic tale of Dracula, with stunning cinematography and a slow, deliberate pace that draws you in and never lets go. The sets and costumes are historically accurate and add to the overall illusion, while the performances are both hammy and contemplative. Whether you’re a fan of the original or just looking for a spooky movie to watch on a dark and stormy night, Nosferatu the Vampyre is a must-see. Just don’t watch it alone!
Production Company(ies)
Twentieth Century Fox, Brandywine Productions, Pinewood Studios,
Distributor
Anchor Bay Entertainment, 20th Century Fox
Release Type
Filming Location(s)
Delft, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
MPAA / Certificate
PG
Year of Release
1979
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Mono
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Aspect ratio:1.85 : 1
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Runtime:1h 47m
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Language(s):German, English, Romany
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Oct 1, 1979 Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 9, 2002
Genre(s)
Horror
Keyword(s)
starring Klaus Kinski, Isabelle Adjani, Bruno Ganz, Roland Topor, Walter Ladengast, Dan van Husen, directed by Werner Herzog, written by Werner Herzog, Bram Stoker, horror, box office performance, budget, reviewed by Wendy Ide, Geoffrey Macnab, David Jenkins, Peter Bradshaw, Tim Robey, MPAA rating PG, produced by Michael Gruskoff, Werner Herzog, Anchor Bay Entertainment, 20th Century Fox, German, Count Dracula, vampire, undead, ghoul, Lucy Harker, Jonathan Harker, Renfield, Dr Van Helsing, aspect ratio Flat (1.85:1), stunning visuals, intense portrayal, horror classic, Nosferatu, bloodsucker, Werner Herzog’s venture, German romantic art, Caspar David Friedrich, Bela Lugosi, Werner Herzog’s journey, heart of darkness, South American odyssey, Aguirre, Wrath of God, haunting color re-imagining, silent classic, emotionally resonant vampire, humanity, loveless, unable to die, spiritual connection, nature, architecture, location
Worldwide gross: $2,874
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $12,498
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 3,138
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 1,363
US/Canada gross: NA
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): NA
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): NA
US/Canada opening weekend:
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): NA
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): NA
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): NA
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): NA
Production budget ranking: NA
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
ROI to date (est.): NA
ROI ranking: NA
Isabelle Adjani – Lucy Harker
Bruno Ganz – Jonathan Harker
Roland Topor – Renfield
Walter Ladengast – Dr. Van Helsing
Dan van Husen – Warden
Director(s)
Werner Herzog
Writer(s)
Werner Herzog, Bram Stoker
Producer(s)
Michael Gruskoff, Werner Herzog
Film Festivals
Awards & Nominations
5 wins & 8 nominations
Academy Awards
All Critics (60) | Top Critics (16) | Fresh (57) | Rotten (3)
It’s a curious mix: at times deliriously hammy, at others melancholy, contemplative and oddly beautiful.
September 22, 2015 | Rating: 4/5
Wendy Ide
Times (UK)
TOP CRITIC
Werner Herzog’s venture to Transylvania seems as much inspired by German romantic art (Caspar David Friedrich, especially) as by Bram Stoker or Bela Lugosi.
February 21, 2014 | Rating: 5/5
Geoffrey Macnab
Independent (UK)
TOP CRITIC
Nosferatu the Vampyre comes across as the perfect conflation of everything that makes Werner Herzog Werner Herzog.
October 31, 2013 | Rating: 5/5
David Jenkins
Little White Lies
TOP CRITIC
This is Herzog’s journey to the heart of darkness, a film that specifically echoes his earlier offerings The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser and his South American odyssey Aguirre, Wrath of God.
October 31, 2013 | Rating: 5/5
Peter Bradshaw
Guardian
TOP CRITIC
Slowed down to a nightmare crawl, it’s one of its director’s most bizarre, resonant and fascinating films.
October 31, 2013 | Rating: 5/5
Tim Robey
Daily Telegraph (UK)
TOP CRITIC
Nosferatu the Vampyre Playing to the visual and narrative strengths of the original, Werner Herzog still succeeds in imprinting the material with his own unique sensibility.
October 23, 2013
Budd Wilkins
Slant Magazine
TOP CRITIC
Episode 51: Jennifer’s Body / One Cut of the Dead / Nosferatu the Vampyre
December 1, 2021 | Rating: 90/100
Taylor Baker
Drink in the Movies
[A] slowly-paced but haunting color re-imagining of a silent classic…
October 15, 2020
Dennis Harvey
48 Hills
It was really fun and creepy. Nice cinematography and atmosphere
October 19, 2019
Rachel Wagner
Rachel’s Reviews (YouTube)
The historic accuracy of Henning Von Gierke’s sets, Gisela Storch’s costumes, and Jorg Schmidt-Reitwein’s breathtaking photographyt all combine for the perfect dramatic illusion.
August 15, 2019
Diana Goldfarb
Sojourner
Werner Herzog has created for himself and cinephiles in general a superb spectacle. [Full Review in Spanish]
August 5, 2019
Jesús Fernández Santos
El Pais (Spain)
More an homage than a remake, Nosferatu the Vampyre keeps the spirit of the original while simultaneously feeling decidedly Herzog-esque in the best kind of way.
May 5, 2019 | Rating: 5/5
C.H. Newell
Father Son Holy Gore…
Plot
Jonathan Harker is sent to sell a house to Count Dracula, but soon discovers that Dracula is a vampire who brings death and plague to the town in this contemplative and visually stunning remake of Nosferatu.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
Klaus Kinski’s portrayal of Count Dracula is described as “perfectly and terrifyingly” by an audience reviewer.
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Alien
Alien (1979)
97%RT Audience Score: 94%
Awards & Nominations: NA
A modern classic, Alien blends science fiction, horror and bleak poetry into a seamless whole.
Alien is like a delicious sci-fi/horror smoothie with a dash of bleak poetry thrown in for good measure. It’s a modern classic that seamlessly blends all these genres together. It’s like the perfect mix of sweet and sour, with just the right amount of kick to keep you on the edge of your seat. You’ll be sucked into the story faster than a vacuum cleaner on steroids. It’s a must-watch for anyone who loves a good scare and a great story. Trust me, you won’t be disappointed.
Production Company(ies)
Distributor
20th Century Fox
Release Type
Streaming, Theatrical, Theatrical (Wide)
Filming Location(s)
MPAA / Certificate
TV-14
Year of Release
1979
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby
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Aspect ratio:NA
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Runtime:1h 57m
-
Language(s):
-
Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): May 25, 1979 Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 1, 1999
Genre(s)
Horror
Keyword(s)
Alien, R, Horror, Ridley Scott, Dan O’Bannon, Ronald Shusett, Sigourney Weaver, Tom Skerritt, John Hurt, Veronica Cartwright, Harry Dean Stanton, Ian Holm, David Giler, Gordon Carroll, Walter Hill
Worldwide gross: $78,944,891
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): NA
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): NA
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): NA
US/Canada gross: $78,944,891
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): NA
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): NA
US/Canada opening weekend:
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): NA
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): NA
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): NA
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): NA
Production budget ranking: NA
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
ROI to date (est.): NA
ROI ranking: NA
Sigourney Weaver – Warrant Officer Lt. Ellen L. Ripley
John Hurt – Engineer G.W. Kane
Veronica Cartwright – Navigator J.M. Lambert
Harry Dean Stanton – Engineering Technician S.E. Brett
Ian Holm – Science Officer Ash
Director(s)
Ridley Scott
Writer(s)
Dan O’Bannon, Ronald Shusett
Producer(s)
David Giler, Gordon Carroll, Walter Hill
Film Festivals
Awards & Nominations
NA
Academy Awards
Oscar Best Achievement in Visual Effects Winners, Oscar Nominees, Oscar Winners
All Critics (129) | Top Critics (35) | Fresh (126) | Rotten (3)
The filmmakers have come up with some images that are sheerest nightmare. The film earns its shudders honestly: Scott is too talented to need gratuitousness as a aid.
August 13, 2019
Jeff Millar
Houston Chronicle
TOP CRITIC
This gorgeous, leisurely horror film expresses a spectacularly British xenophobia, a parenthetical nightmare of invasion envisioned between an awakening (at the start of the film) and a return to sleep (at its close).
March 4, 2019
Philip Strick
Sight & Sound
TOP CRITIC
After 40 years, this sci-fi horror masterpiece still feels lethally contemporary.
March 1, 2019 | Rating: 5/5
Peter Bradshaw
Guardian
TOP CRITIC
Everything shrieks fit to burst, ignoring the poster tagline (“In space no one can hear you scream”).
February 20, 2019 | Rating: 5/5
Nigel Andrews
Financial Times
TOP CRITIC
I adore this movie. It’s a movie that has engaging characters, an incredible creature, and its incredibly scary. It’s one of Ridley Scott’s best films.
May 12, 2018 | Rating: A+
Chris Stuckmann
ChrisStuckmann.com
TOP CRITIC
This is a screamingly spooky sci-fi tale with more than a few echoes of “The Thing” but echoes which enhance rather than detract.
May 25, 2016 | Rating: 3.5/4
Ernest Leogrande
New York Daily News
TOP CRITIC
Alien is one of those films so familiar to audiences, and so widely and unconditionally liked, that it is easy to forget exactly how and why it is as effective a film as it is.
March 11, 2022 | Rating: 10/10
Grant Watson
Fiction Machine
Visionary and terrifying, Ridley Scott’s Alien hybridized the horror and science-fiction genres in 1979 to effectively launch a new subgenre, and countless clones have since borrowed from its DNA.
March 2, 2022 | Rating: 4/4
Brian Eggert
Deep Focus Review
It’s a story that resonates to this day, in no small part because of the devastatingly human portrayals of each of the Nostromo’s crew members.
October 20, 2021
Maddy Myers
Polygon
Ridley Scott’s original film remains singular in its perfect synthesis of horror, mystery, and anti-capitalist subtext.
April 27, 2021
Toussaint Egan
Polygon
Utilizing nothing more than the camera quietly panning around lengthy, isolated, ill-lit corridors is enough to muster chills.
August 27, 2020 | Rating: 10/10
Mike Massie
Gone With The Twins
Where 2001 explored mankind’s place in the universe and Star Wars was a grand adventure, Alien depicted space as a frightening trap where escape was near impossible.
July 17, 2020
Allen Almachar
The MacGuffin…
Plot
An alien, who has crashed landed on earth on a mission to destroy humanity, assumes the identity of Dr. Harry Vanderspeigel, so he can remain undetected by the residents of Patience, CO while he searches the snow-covered Colorado Mountains for pieces of his ship. He learns “to be human” by watching Law and Order and mimicking the late, great Jerry Orbach. One day the sheriff of Patience, Mike “Big Black” Thompson and his deputy, Liv Baker, show up at his isolated cabin. There has been a murder in town and they need a doctor. The murder victim is the town doctor. Soon, he finds himself as the new town doctor and in constant contact with the people of the town. Something, until now, he has vehemently avoided. Now, as he is spending more time with humans, he is learning more about them and what makes them human. Which gives him pause, but is still determined to complete his mission to destroy the people of earth. He also discovers there is one person in town who can see him in his true form; which, of course, is less than ideal.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
The cast of Alien is praised for their performances, with Sigourney Weaver being hailed as the ultimate badass.
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