Alien (1979) – Filming Locations
Horror, Science Fiction · Directed by Ridley Scott · Starring Tom Skerritt, Sigourney Weaver
During its return to the earth, commercial spaceship Nostromo intercepts a distress signal from a distant planet. When a three-member team of the crew discovers a chamber containing thousands of eggs on the planet, a creature inside one of the eggs attacks an explorer. The entire crew is unaware of the impending nightmare set to descend upon them when the alien parasite planted inside its unfortunate host is birthed.
Where was Alien filmed?
- London, United Kingdom, London – Interior spacecraft sets and production facility. Primary filming location where the Nostromo spacecraft interiors and most sets were constructed
- Chania, Greece, Chania – Alien planet surface exterior landscape. Distinctive rocky terrain used for the alien planetscape sequences at the film's opening
- Hertfordshire, United Kingdom, Hertfordshire – Additional interior filming and post-production. Secondary studio location used for additional set construction and filming sequences