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Aliens (1986) 8.5
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Metascore: 87/100
Reviews: 968 user | 211 critic | 9 from Metacritic.com The planet from Alien has been colonized, but contact is lost. This time, the rescue team has impressive firepower, but will it be enough? Director:James Cameron |
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Cast
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| Lance Henriksen | ... | ||
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Fifty seven years after Ellen Ripley survived her disastrous ordeal, her escape vessel is recovered after drifting across the galaxy as she slept in cryogenic stasis. Back on earth, nobody believed her story about the "Aliens" on the planet LV-426. After the "Company" orders the colony on LV-426 to investigate, however, all communication with the colony is lost. The Company enlists Ripley to aid a team of tough, rugged space marines on a rescue mission to the now partially terraformed planet to find out if there are aliens or survivors. As the mission unfolds, Ripley will be forced to come to grips with her worst nightmare, but even as she does, she finds that the worst is yet to come. Written by Brian Rawlings
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The bitch is back. See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for monster violence, and for language | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Language:
EnglishRelease Date:
18 July 1986 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Alien 2 See more »Box Office
Budget:
$18,500,000 (estimated)Gross:
$85,200,000 (USA)Company Credits
Production Co:
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, Brandywine Productions, SLM Production Group See more »
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Technical Specs
Runtime:
| (1992 special edition)Color:
Color (Eastmancolor)Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1
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Salvage team leader: Bio-readouts are all in the green, looks like she's alive. Well, there goes our salvage, guys.
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The assault vehicle is a modified tow-truck that British Airways used for towing airplanes around at Heathrow. The only trouble was that the truck they purchased weighed 75 tons. By stripping out most of the lead used in its construction, they were able to remove about 30 tons. See more »Goofs
In the final scene when the survivors are preparing for hypersleep, there is an I.V. bag of "Sodium Chloride" solution by Bishop's head, milky white like the android's blood, not clear like a human's saline solution would be, with a printed date of "Expiry 07/87", the year after the movie was released. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Salvage team leader: Bio-readouts are all in the green, looks like she's alive. Well, there goes our salvage, guys.
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ALIENS really does have it all. Perfect direction. Beautiful cinematography. Intense characters. Big guns. Action. Heroism. Courage. Battles. Friendship. Bravery. It is certainly the BEST sequel ever made in movie history, and one of the GREATEST MOVIES EVER MADE.
At its core is Lt. Ellen Ripley (played by the badass Sigourney Weaver), a warrant officer, and tough as nails. Her character is one of the greatest heroines of all time. Sigourney really does pull it off. No one else could have done it like her. Ripley's maternal connection with the young girl Newt is amazing to watch...but the ultimate scene is her final battle with the galaxy's most deadly creature - set to a pulsing military score (James Horner delivers in a big way!). Quite possibly my favorite fight scene of all time.
There's not really much else to say - just go watch the movie on DVD, and you will not be let down. You're in for a wild ride!!!
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