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** Some fans feel the same way about prequels ''Prometheus'' and ''Alien: Covenant''.
* [[Genre Turning Point]]: In American futuristic SF, the role of women was changed forever because of this film. Afterward, there was no room for any [[Neutral Female]] or [[Damsel in Distress]] in the future for any major female character; now they are expected to grab a weapon and join the fighting as much as any man.
* [[Hell Is That Noise]]: The first movie is fond of those, from background low-pitched wavy electronic whistling sounds (iconic enough that they were re-used in ''[[Blade Runner]]'', ''[[The Empire Strikes Back]]'' and ''[[Return of the Jedi]]'') to the faint, barely audible sound of [[Heartbeat Soundtrack|heartbeat]] in several key scene (such as the dinner and Bret looking for the cat).
* [[I Am Not Shazam]]: "Xenomorph" was a placeholder term used briefly in ''Aliens'' to describe the aliens. The term means "foreign form" and is not intended to be the name of the species. However, the name has proved easier for fans to use than "the aliens from ''Alien''."<br /><br />In an article in a Traveller RPG magazine - written in 1980 or so, and based on the novelization of the first film - the "Aliens" are described in detail, and called "Reticulan Parasites". In that description, each Reticulan Parasite gives birth to an egg on its own, with no "Mama Alien" present.
* [[Idiot Plot]]
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