Barbara Gips, who helped sell Ridley Scott’s classic horror sci-fi thriller Alien to unsuspecting moviegoers with her now-legendary tagline “In space no one can hear you scream,” has died. She was 89.

Sequel & prequels continue iconic Alien franchise, exploring themes of creation & destruction. Memorable quotes from characters like Dr. Shaw & Ash reflect series' philosophical roots. Iconic tagline ...

Barbara Gips, who was responsible for Alien‘s brilliant tagline—”In space, no one can hear you scream”—among dozens of other famous pieces of movie marketing copy in her career, has passed away.

“In space, no one can hear you scream,” went the tagline for the original “Alien” in 1979, a terrifying thought on multiple levels. There may indeed be a scientific rationale for a space scream to be ...