Alien (film)

Alien was a science fiction movie.

Toshiko Sato compared the body of a dead soldier with his heart ripped out to "that bit in Alien where that thing bursts out of John Hurt". (TV: Greeks Bearing Gifts)

The Tenth Doctor referenced Alien and its sequel Aliens when he discovered an air vent, and felt sad that Cassie and Jimmy hadn't seen the movies. (TV: Dreamland)

Jason Kane compared the reproductive cycle of the Charrl to the aliens in the film. (AUDIO: Birthright)

Izzy Sinclair compared being chased by the Daleks and their Contagium to being "an extra in an Aliens film". The Eighth Doctor wryly agreed. (COMIC: Fire and Brimstone)

Behind the scenes

 * , the director of Alien, was originally scheduled to design The Daleks.
 * Alibe Parsons played a Med Tech in Aliens.
 * Brian Glover played Harold Andrews in Alien 3.
 * Paul McGann played Golic in Alien 3.
 * Danny Webb played Morse in Alien 3.
 * John Hurt played Kane in Alien. As referenced by Toshiko in the DWU, the film was famous for the scene where the burst out of Kane's chest. He would later play the War Doctor in TV: The Name of the Doctor, The Night of the Doctor and The Day of the Doctor.