Science On Screen: Alien (1979)
Starring: John Hurt, Sigourney Weaver, Tom Skerritt
Director: Ridley Scott
Genre(s): Sci-Fi, Thriller, Horror
Rating: R
Science on Screen Film Series All screenings are free and made possible thanks to a generous grant fro the Alfred P. Sloan Foundaition and [Coolide Corner Theatre Foundation. ](http://www.coolidge.org/programs/science-on-screen) Synopsis: The commercial vessel Nostromo receives a distress call from an unexplored planet. After searching for survivors, the crew heads home only to realize that a deadly bioform has joined them. Dr. Tamera Jahnke (MSU, Chemistry) will be discussing the gender disparity in science.
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