Alien [related: Aliens ]
Sci-fi horror film from 1979 directed by Ridley Scott prior to his work on Blade Runner . Alien centers on an acid-blooded face-fucking double-mouthed extraterrestrial species designed by the spooky Swiss recluse H.R. Giger ¹ . The film's critically-lauded 1986 sequel - simply, Aliens - was directed by the adventurous auteur [[terminator|James Cameron] ² .

¹ The second instance of Cameron taking the directorial helm of an established franchise following 1982's Piranha 2: The Spawning .

² Originally discovered and delivered from obscurity by the Chilean director and spiritual guru Alejandro Jodorowsky .