Although he would take a decades-long break from the franchise, Ridley Scott would return to helm the more recent installments, Prometheus and Alien: Covenant.
Alien, directed by Ridley Scott, was first released in theaters over forty years ago in 1979.
Using the brilliant, imaginative, and frankly terrifying art work by H.R. Giger, Alien became a critical and financial success, launching numerous sequels and prequels in the years to come.