Alien (1979)

Ridley Scott's "Alien" turned deep space into a claustrophobic nightmare. It follows the crew of the Nostromo as a lethal extraterrestrial stalks them through the ship's corridors. Sigourney Weaver's Ripley became the genre's defining survivor. The role reshaped what a horror heroine could be. The site carries 1 scene from the film. It captures Weaver in a brief state of undress during the movie's famous closing stretch. That scene remains a touchstone for fans tracing her earliest screen work.