Few movies mix alien attacks and gender politics as well as Alien. The 1979’s blockbuster spawned a popular franchise, revolutionary story-telling techniques, and one of the most memorable scenes in science fiction history. Alien used the uniquely strong and challenging female lead, Ellen Riply (Sigourney Weaver), to tell the story of a space mining mission gone wrong. One of the ships crew, Kane (John Hurt) gets attacked by a tiny alien critter. The critter is killed and the Kane gets better. Yay. But from all the spoofs, references, and often imitated scenes, you know what happens next. Kane, while eating, gets what he thinks is some severe heart burn but is actually the alien hatching inside of him, ripping through his chest to break free. This shocking and unforgettable moment is just the beginning of the horror and suspense Alien provided. Because the baby that hatched quickly grew up.