I first saw Alien with my roommate soon after we had both graduated from nautical school. We had a similar thought: the crew of the Nostromo were sailors. In th

I first saw Alien with my roommate soon after we had both graduated from nautical school. We had a similar thought: the crew of the Nostromo were sailors. In their behavior, the things they talked and laughed and bitched about. Move the timeline back to late 20th century on a commercial oceangoing ship and they'd be right at home.