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	Keepers might find elements of this film franchise useful for adaptation into stories for the ''[[Cthulhu Icarus]]'' and other Call of Cthulhu RPG science-fiction campaign settings; with minimal changes, the plots of these films could also be adapted to the 20th Century and other eras.		* Keepers might find elements of this film franchise useful for adaptation into stories for the ''[[Cthulhu Icarus]]'' and other Call of Cthulhu RPG science-fiction campaign settings; with minimal changes, the plots of these films could also be adapted to the 20th Century and other eras.
			* The vague and sketchy nature of alien creatures appearing in the franchise leave a lot of room for more "Lovecraftian" backgrounds and characteristics to be added or substituted or written around these beings.
	The vague and sketchy nature of alien creatures appearing in the franchise leave a lot of room for more "Lovecraftian" backgrounds and characteristics to be added or substituted or written around these beings.		* Elements of the ''[[Predator (1986 franchise)]]'' cross-over films and the prequel film have some tantalizing Lovecraftian elements to them, in the weird ancient-astronauts, and pyramid-building and/or ancient-alien-worshiping cults introduced by the Predator creatures and Engineers - elements which might be put to more explicitly Lovecraftian use in home-brew Call of Cthulhu scenarios and materials than they were in the films.

	Elements of the ''[[Predator (1986 franchise)]]'' cross-over films and the prequel film have some tantalizing Lovecraftian elements to them, in the weird pyramid-building and/or ancient-alien-worshiping cults introduced by the Predator creatures and Engineers - elements which might be put to more explicitly Lovecraftian use in home-brew Call of Cthulhu scenarios and materials than they were in the films.

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	The ''Alien'' franchise is a science-fiction horror film franchise centered on a film series that depicts Warrant Officer Ellen Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) and her battles with an extraterrestrial lifeform, commonly referred to as "the Alien" or "[[Xenomorph]]".		"In space, no one can hear you scream." The ''Alien'' franchise is a science-fiction horror film franchise centered on a film series that depicts Warrant Officer Ellen Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) and her battles with an extraterrestrial lifeform, commonly referred to as "the Alien" or "[[Xenomorph]]".

	* ''Alien (1979 film)''		* ''Alien (1979 film)''
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	* ''Alien: Resurrection (1997 film)''		* ''Alien: Resurrection (1997 film)''
	* ''Prometheus (2012 film)''		* ''Prometheus (2012 film)''
			* ''Alien: Covenant (2017 film)''
			* ''Alien 2: On Earth (1980 "unofficial sequel")''
	* ...plus cross-overs with the ''[[Predator (1986 franchise)]]'', numerous comic books and video games, etc....		* ...plus cross-overs with the ''[[Predator (1986 franchise)]]'', numerous comic books and video games, etc....

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	* Writer: [[Dan O'Bannon]], Ronald Shusett, [[James Cameron]], et.al.		* Writer: [[Dan O'Bannon]], Ronald Shusett, [[James Cameron]], et.al.
	* Producer/Production Co: 20th Century Fox		* Producer/Production Co: 20th Century Fox
			* Trailer: ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEVY_lonKf4 link]), ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzSnh9nqVFs link]), ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKSQmYUaIyE link]), ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVb4Y49L7_U link]), ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1M82WMIKS98 link]), ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jC1ngKr6QA8 link]), ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWwa4ihcFb8 link]), ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmJOO6D5RvA link]), ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4O8GKDhdDLc link])
			* TVTropes: ([http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Franchise/Alien link])
			* IMDB Page: ([http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078748/?ref_=nv_sr_2 link]), ([http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078749/?ref_=nv_sr_3 link]), ([http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090605/?ref_=nv_sr_7 link]), ([http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103644/?ref_=nv_sr_5 link]), ([http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118583/?ref_=nv_sr_4 link]), ([http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0370263/?ref_=nv_sr_1 link]), ([http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0758730/?ref_=tt_rec_tt link]), ([http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1446714/?ref_=nv_sr_1 link]), ([http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2316204/?ref_=nv_sr_1 link])


	==Ratings==		==Ratings==

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	* Genres/Technical: Science Fiction, Horror, Fantasy		* Genres/Technical: Science Fiction, Horror, Fantasy
	* Art by: [[H.R. Giger]]		* Art by: [[H.R. Giger]]
	* Starring: Sigourney Weaver, et.al.		* Starring: [[Sigourney Weaver]], [[Lance Henriksen]], et.al.
	* Director: [[Ridley Scott]], [[James Cameron]], et.al.		* Director: [[Ridley Scott]], [[James Cameron]], et.al.
	* Writer: [[Dan O'Bannon]], Ronald Shusett, [[James Cameron]], et.al.		* Writer: [[Dan O'Bannon]], Ronald Shusett, [[James Cameron]], et.al.

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	* Starring: Sigourney Weaver, et.al.		* Starring: Sigourney Weaver, et.al.
	* Director: [[Ridley Scott]], [[James Cameron]], et.al.		* Director: [[Ridley Scott]], [[James Cameron]], et.al.
	* Writer: [[Dan O'Bannon]], Ronald Shusett, James Cameron, et.al.		* Writer: [[Dan O'Bannon]], Ronald Shusett, [[James Cameron]], et.al.
	* Producer/Production Co: 20th Century Fox		* Producer/Production Co: 20th Century Fox

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	* Art by: [[H.R. Giger]]		* Art by: [[H.R. Giger]]
	* Starring: Sigourney Weaver, et.al.		* Starring: Sigourney Weaver, et.al.
	* Director: Ridley Scott, James Cameron, et.al.		* Director: [[Ridley Scott]], [[James Cameron]], et.al.
	* Writer: [[Dan O'Bannon]], Ronald Shusett, James Cameron, et.al.		* Writer: [[Dan O'Bannon]], Ronald Shusett, James Cameron, et.al.
	* Producer/Production Co: 20th Century Fox		* Producer/Production Co: 20th Century Fox

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	* Starring: Sigourney Weaver, et.al.		* Starring: Sigourney Weaver, et.al.
	* Director: Ridley Scott, James Cameron, et.al.		* Director: Ridley Scott, James Cameron, et.al.
	* Writer: Dan O'Bannon, Ronald Shusett, James Cameron, et.al.		* Writer: [[Dan O'Bannon]], Ronald Shusett, James Cameron, et.al.
	* Producer/Production Co: 20th Century Fox		* Producer/Production Co: 20th Century Fox

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	===Tentacle Ratings===		===Tentacle Ratings===
	A rough [[Tentacle Ratings\|measure]] of how "Lovecraftian" the work is:		A rough [[Tentacle Ratings\|measure]] of how "Lovecraftian" the work is:
	* ~~S____~~ (One ~~Tentacle~~: ~~Debateably~~ Lovecraftian; has almost no direct connection to Lovecraft's work)		* Ss___ (One and a Half Tentacles: Barely Lovecraftian; has almost no direct connection to Lovecraft's work)

	The series is only arguably "Lovecraftian", based largely on the weird atmosphere of the first film and Giger's bizarre biomechanical aliens and sets. The first film has sometimes been called a "haunted house or slasher film - IN SPACE!", and Stephen King has described the alien creatures as "Lovecraft's Elder Gods" in a Lovecraftian story in which humans come to the Elder Gods, rather than the other way around.		The series as a whole is only arguably "Lovecraftian", based largely on the weird atmosphere of the first film and Giger's bizarre biomechanical aliens and sets. The first film has sometimes been called a "haunted house or slasher film - IN SPACE!", and Stephen King has described the alien creatures as "Lovecraft's Elder Gods" in a Lovecraftian story in which humans come to the Elder Gods, rather than the other way around. The weird, bleak, dreamlike atmosphere of the first film, combined with Giger's striking alien and set designs, would make ''Alien'' the most "Lovecraftian" film of the series (one and a half Tentacles, perhaps two), and hints of alien cultists appearing in a couple of the later sequels might similarly push those sequels toward two Tentacles, but in general the sequels would rate lower on the scale.

	''Note: This rating is not intended as a measure of quality, merely of how closely related to Lovecraftian "Weird" fiction the work is.''		''Note: This rating is not intended as a measure of quality, merely of how closely related to Lovecraftian "Weird" fiction the work is.''
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	Keepers might find elements of this film franchise useful for adaptation into stories for the ''[[Cthulhu Icarus]]'' and other Call of Cthulhu RPG science-fiction campaign settings; with minimal changes, the plots of these films could also be adapted to the 20th Century and other eras.		Keepers might find elements of this film franchise useful for adaptation into stories for the ''[[Cthulhu Icarus]]'' and other Call of Cthulhu RPG science-fiction campaign settings; with minimal changes, the plots of these films could also be adapted to the 20th Century and other eras.

	The vague and sketchy nature of ~~many the few~~ alien creatures appearing in the franchise leave a lot of room for more "Lovecraftian" backgrounds and characteristics to be added or substituted or written around these beings.		The vague and sketchy nature of alien creatures appearing in the franchise leave a lot of room for more "Lovecraftian" backgrounds and characteristics to be added or substituted or written around these beings.

	Elements of the ''[[Predator (1986 franchise)]]'' cross-over films and the prequel film have some tantalizing Lovecraftian elements to them, in the weird pyramid-building and/or ancient-alien-worshiping cults introduced by the Predator creatures and Engineers - elements which might be put to more explicitly Lovecraftian use in home-brew Call of Cthulhu scenarios and materials than they were in the films.		Elements of the ''[[Predator (1986 franchise)]]'' cross-over films and the prequel film have some tantalizing Lovecraftian elements to them, in the weird pyramid-building and/or ancient-alien-worshiping cults introduced by the Predator creatures and Engineers - elements which might be put to more explicitly Lovecraftian use in home-brew Call of Cthulhu scenarios and materials than they were in the films.

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	ALIEN: On its return to Earth, the ~~U.S.~~ commercial starship Nostromo is diverted to a desolate planetoid after receiving a cryptic signal from a derelict alien spacecraft. While exploring the alien ship, one of the Nostromo's crewmen discovers the remains of the ship's pilot and also a large chamber that contains thousands of egg-like objects. One of the eggs releases a creature that attaches itself to his face and renders him unconscious. The others break quarantine to bring him back aboard the ship. The parasite dies and the crewman wakes up, seemingly fine. Soon afterwards, an alien organism bursts from his chest and grows extremely rapidly into a terrifying eight-foot (equivalent 2.5 meters) tall creature that starts killing off the crew. ALIENS: After 57 years in hypersleep, the sole survivor of the Nostromo, LT Ellen Ripley, awakens aboard a medical space station orbiting Earth. Her story of the Alien terror she encountered is disbelieved and she learns that the planetoid from the first film (now designated as LV-426) is now home to a terraforming colony. When contact with the colony is lost, Ripley accompanies a squad of high-tech Elite Colonial Marines aboard the spaceship Sulaco to investigate. Once there, they discover the colonists have been wiped out after they had found the derelict alien ship (and its deadly cargo) from the first film. SUBSEQUENT FILMS: Other sequels involve either Ripley's dealings with the scheming Weylan-Yutani Company and its attempts to weaponize the alien Xenomorphs at the expense of Ripley and other "disposable" victims, or conflicts involving the title aliens from the Predator franchise, which enjoyed hunting both humans and alien Xenomorphs since early epochs of Earth history. PREQUEL: Some thirty years before the events of Alien, scientists Elizabeth Shaw and Charlie Holloway discover a star map among the remnants of several ancient Earth cultures. Seeking the origins of humanity, they journey aboard the spaceship Prometheus and arrive on a distant world in the Zeta-Reticuli system, the same region of space in which the planetoid from ''Alien'' is found. There they discover the remains of an advanced civilization (the same race as the dead pilot from the derelict ship in ''Alien'') who were developing horrific biological weapons which could cause the extinction of the human race.		ALIEN: On its return to Earth, the commercial starship Nostromo is diverted to a desolate planetoid after receiving a cryptic signal from a derelict alien spacecraft. While exploring the alien ship, one of the Nostromo's crewmen discovers the remains of the ship's pilot and also a large chamber that contains thousands of egg-like objects. One of the eggs releases a creature that attaches itself to his face and renders him unconscious. The others break quarantine to bring him back aboard the ship. The parasite dies and the crewman wakes up, seemingly fine. Soon afterwards, an alien organism bursts from his chest and grows extremely rapidly into a terrifying eight-foot (equivalent 2.5 meters) tall creature that starts killing off the crew.

			ALIENS: After 57 years in hypersleep, the sole survivor of the Nostromo, LT Ellen Ripley, awakens aboard a medical space station orbiting Earth. Her story of the Alien terror she encountered is disbelieved and she learns that the planetoid from the first film (now designated as LV-426) is now home to a terraforming colony. When contact with the colony is lost, Ripley accompanies a squad of high-tech Elite Colonial Marines aboard the spaceship Sulaco to investigate. Once there, they discover the colonists have been wiped out after they had found the derelict alien ship (and its deadly cargo) from the first film.

			SUBSEQUENT FILMS: Other sequels involve either Ripley's dealings with the scheming Weylan-Yutani Company and its attempts to weaponize the alien Xenomorphs at the expense of Ripley and other "disposable" victims, or conflicts involving the title aliens from the Predator franchise, which enjoyed hunting both humans and alien Xenomorphs since early epochs of Earth history.

			PREQUEL: Some thirty years before the events of Alien, scientists Elizabeth Shaw and Charlie Holloway discover a star map among the remnants of several ancient Earth cultures. Seeking the origins of humanity, they journey aboard the spaceship Prometheus and arrive on a distant world in the Zeta-Reticuli system, the same region of space in which the planetoid from ''Alien'' is found. There they discover the remains of an advanced civilization (the same race as the dead pilot from the derelict ship in ''Alien'') who were developing horrific biological weapons which could cause the extinction of the human race.
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