In "Alien" (1979), the crew of the commercial spaceship Nostromo responds to a distress signal from a nearby planet. Upon investigation, they discover a derelict alien spacecraft and a chamber filled with mysterious eggs. One of the crew members, Kane, is attacked by a facehugger that attaches itself to his face. Later, an alien creature bursts from Kane's chest, quickly growing into a lethal predator. The crew members are hunted down one by one as they struggle to survive and confront the terrifying extraterrestrial threat.