How many here saw Alien in 1979?

I saw it at the Egyptian in Hollywood in '79 (I was probably about 9 years old). My dad had already seen it on a business trip and told me about it. I went and bought all the books (novel, graphic novel, comic book) and ate it all up. I kept pestering my parents to let me see the movie, so my dad took my mom to get her opinion of whether or not I could handle it. They agreed to take me the next weekend. I knew everything that was going to happen from scouring the books thoroughly, but still covered my eyes during the intensive scenes. What a silly kid I was.

I was there opening night. Lines were out the door and that was a first for me. I was so high and we stood in line for over an hour waiting to get into the theater. One thing that sticks out in the movie was after the chestburster scene ended the place was so quite you could hear a pin drop. Then all of sudden this guy burts out laughing and people all around the theater were in shock. Ridley Scott delivered that night. Scared the shit out of me but I still went back to see it 5 more times. So looking forward to seeing this movie.

I saw it in '79 in my senior year in High School. Even though a girl I knew let slip the spoiler about the chestburster it was still an awesome experience. No one could have "spoiled" the atmosphere, pacing, acting etc. It was a landmark film but back then the world felt smaller because we didn't have the 'net. You had the trailer on TV and that was it. People made less of a big deal about everything then.

I was 3 so...no.

"the world felt smaller because we didn't have the 'net." Yeah, that's my feeling too. It was nice to be able to go in "stone cold" and appreciate the film for what it was, with no preconceived notions. Even with all that I've read online, I'm still determined to go in with a positive attitude towards Prometheus. I'm not going in with high expectations though, because this film can't be the be-all/end-all Alien film to each and every one of us fans. I'm convinced we'll all come away with some sense of continuity with the film that started it all.

I was 9 years old, and of course, my parents thought I was 'mature' enough to handle [i]Alien[/i], so they took me to see it. I had nightmares for weeks. :( Then again, we're talking about parents who [b]ALSO[/b] thought I was mature enough to see "Jaws" in the movies at 5 years old (I kid you not). Now that I think back, it all might explain a few things...

In a strange way, I can't help but be somewhat envious of those (but few) moviegoers who have never seen one of the Alien films. To be able to "start" the Alien film journey with Prometheus is really a gift.

I saw it in 79 when I was 5. The family was vacationing and the hotel had HBO (back when they played movies that were still in the theater) My parents ordered the movie one night and for some reason, let me watch. I was terrified afterwards but in a good way....I loved it!! that movie is what started my love of sci-fi.

The year I was born

saw it in college gym freshman year '80. f'n thing was out of focus most of the time

I saw it with my dad in the theatre when I was 12. I remember thinking the space jockeyb was the Alien, and when the Nostromo lifted off, I thought, "wait that's it?" So the chestburster caught me completely off guard. The most fear I remember was waiting for Ripley to take off, and Mother doing the countdown. I really was on the edge of me seat thinking "GO ON! GOOOOO!!" Very cool. No matter what the plot of Prometheus turns out to be, I am really looking forward to the visuals of it all.

Saw it in the theater when I was 9, a few other cinematic goodies came along that year, Apocalypse Now and Mad Max just to name a couple.

I remember when I was a kid my aunt used to narrate to me the stories from the movies she saw at the movie theater. She must have made a very good work at telling me the story of Alien because I was fascinated but it even before watching it. When I finally did (not sure if on tv or on VHS),it blew me away, becoming instantly one of my top drawer titles, that I would revisit on a regular basis. I could not get enough of Ridley Scott's sneaky, suspense inducing camera work peeking into the awakening Nostromo, and then the hand held shots which at that time were groundbreaking. And of course all the ensuing cat and mouse odyssey for the crew. I totally dig the spanish title of the movie, which translates as "Alien: The 8th Passenger", it really sets the mood more the movie.

@rep_detect2019 With the internet overflowing of information, that would not be possible. Even a tiny animated Gif can spoil the surprise of the movie. You would need to get a child from the Amazon rainforest or otherwise use a time machine.

Shake and bake....you are not alone! Try taking some Adrenalin instead of Hyronalin for your advanced age:O)

I saw it in '79 but it was after it had come out on tape. It was the first VHS movie dad bought along with our first top-load, corded-remote, Sony VHS player. High tech stuff back then. The following week mom made crab legs for dinner and none of us kids would eat them. lol

I saw it alone, thinking it was going to be a wholesome Sci Fi. The night was cold, and raining. After the movie I looked under the car, the back seats, and the trunk (boot). I scared the liven crap out of me.

Shake and Bake, I was 19 too.

I wasnt even born yet, I saw it when i was 4 and it scared the shit out of me even though I didnt understand what was going on. All I knew was that the xeno was the most badass monster of all time and still is!!! And then seeing it in my teens and understanding it scared me even more.

Saw the movie Alien in Nashville in 1979 when it came out, I was 18, tried to get my younger brother and his friend into the movie as well, they were 15, but they wouldn't allow it. I loved that movie, also saw the original Star Wars in 1977, loved that movie too. I know, I'll get hate mail for that, but at the time, what other scifi was there? I've hated what George Lucas has done to them, but as I said, not many good scifi movies out there as it is, so we are lucky to get what we get sometimes. I do look very forward to this lastest movie, regardless of whether it's great or not. I just really hope it gets tied into Alien and has some continuity. I am worried about this idea that the engineers or space jockeys are going to destroy us, which makes no sense after creating us, and if they have that much power, why now, all they had to do was do it any time. I am also worried about Lindelof screwing everything up the way he did Lost, let's hope that is not the case!