In the pantheon of memorable movies, Alien is a true classic. Kick-starting a compelling series of science fiction horror features, the 1979 release confronted the worst imaginable scenario in space – being stalked and slain by an aggressive and terrifying extra-terrestrial.
Gripping and petrifying audiences worldwide, the groundbreaking movie ratcheted up the tension when the larval Alien burst in shocking fashion from the chest of Kane, a crew member aboard the intergalactic freighter Nostromo.
The nightmare inflicted on the rest of the ship’s complement (as well as movie goers!) was unrelenting from that point forward. The interstellar intruder developed into its mature and most hostile form – a skeletal creature with a disturbingly elongated cylindrical head and acid blood. Its malevolent jaws concealed an inner set of incisors which extended with vicious speed and power as a means of brutal attack.
Ultimately, the only course of action left open to Ripley, the sole survivor of the crew’s struggle to destroy the barbaric alien, was the destruction of Nostromo – but the remorseless creature managed to conceal itself inside her escape pod. In one of the most unnerving encounters in cinematic history, Ripley was forced to stare into her lethal adversary’s mucous drooling mouth at close quarters before managing to jettison it into deep space.
ALIEN 40th Anniversary 2019 1oz Silver Proof Rectangle Coin.
Directed by Ridley Scott and starring Sigourney Weaver, Alien won a raft of honours, including Academy Award (Oscar) for Visual Effects. Celebrating its significant impact on the genre and enduring appeal over four decades, this 40th anniversary 2019 1oz silver proof coin portrays the movie’s dark and forbidding movie poster.
Credited to graphic designers Philip Gips and Steve Frankfurt, the poster’s focal point is an egg which references the oval pods from which alien life first emerged in the presence of Nostromo’s landing party. Suspended over a shadowy lattice of calcified strands, the egg seeps sinister green-yellow light from a jagged crack in its side. The artwork includes the unforgettably ominous line:
In space no one can hear you scream.
With a worldwide limited mintage of just 5,000, the rectangle shaped coin is a stunning and highly collectable piece of movie memorabilia that will thrill anyone fascinated and horrified by the killer alien.
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