Custom image of John Hurt in Spaceballs with an alien bursting out of his chest
The Big Picture There have been plenty of shocking scenes in horror history, but few have withstood the test of time like one from Ridley Scott's Alien in 1979. If you've seen it, you know exactly which moment we're talking about. The infamous "chestburster" scene, where an alien rips through the ribcage of John Hurt's Kane, took a slow-burn sci-fi movie and suddenly turned it into a gory nightmare where anything was possible.
Release Date June 24, 1987 Director Mel Brooks Cast Mel Brooks , John Candy , Rick Moranis , Bill Pullman , Daphne Zuniga , Dick Van Patten Runtime 96 Writers Mel Brooks , Thomas Meehan , Ronny Graham The Cast of 'Alien' Hadn't Seen the Chestburster Before Shooting the Scene Ridley Scott's Alien is a rather slow film in its first act, with the dread of what might happen next reeling you in.
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