Alien³ (1992)

Ripley continues to be stalked by a savage alien, after her escape pod crashes on a prison planet.

Director:

David Fincher

Writers:

Dan O'Bannon (characters), Ronald Shusett (characters),

Stars:

Sigourney Weaver, Charles S. Dutton, Charles Dance

Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 4 wins & 16 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Sigourney Weaver	...	Ellen Ripley
Charles S. Dutton	...	Dillon
Charles Dance	...	Clemens
Paul McGann	...	Golic
Brian Glover	...	Andrews
Ralph Brown	...	Aaron
Danny Webb	...	Morse
Christopher John Fields	...	Rains
Holt McCallany	...	Junior
Lance Henriksen	...	Bishop II
Christopher Fairbank	...	Murphy (as Chris Fairbank)
Carl Chase	...	Frank
Leon Herbert	...	Boggs
Vincenzo Nicoli	...	Jude
Pete Postlethwaite	...	David

Storyline

After escaping from the alien planet, the ship carrying Ellen Ripley crashes onto a remote and inhabited ore refinery. While living in the ore refinery until she is rescued by her employers, Ripley discovers the horrifying reason for her crash: An alien stowaway. As the alien matures and begins to kill off the inhabitants, Ripley is unaware that her true enemy is more than just the killer alien.

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Plot Keywords:

planet | prison | crash | space marine | murderer | 

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Taglines:

This time it's hiding in the most terrifying place of all

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Genres:

Action | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for monster violence, and for language

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 May 1992 (USA)

Also Known As:

Alien 3

Filming Locations:

England, UK

Box Office

Budget:

$63,000,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$55,473,600 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, Brandywine Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

114 min 145 min (2003 Special 'Assembly Cut' Edition)

Sound Mix:

70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) Dolby SR (35 mm prints)

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

When David Fincher asked Sigourney Weaver how she felt about going bald for the role, she jokingly replied "Its fine with me only as long as I get more money!"

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Goofs

Dillon's glasses disappear after Golic frees the alien.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Computer Voice: Stasis interrupted. Fire in cryogenic compartment. Repeat, fire in cryogenic compartment. All personnel report to emergency escape vehicle launch pod. Deep-space flight will commence in T-minus twenty seconds.

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Crazy Credits

The 20th Century Fox fanfare that plays during the opening studio logo segues ominously into the score of the film.

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Connections

Spoofed in Animaniacs: Chairman of the Bored/Planets Song/Astro-Buttons (1993)

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Soundtracks

"IN THE YEAR 2525 (Exordium and Terminus)"
Written by Rick Evans

User Reviews

Pales in comparison

" This is rumor control, and these are the facts.." Alien 3 pales in comparison to the previous two films. It seems David Fincher wanted to combine the elements of the first two films to create a dark, foreboding action movie.Something just didn't work. For one thing there isn't anyone in the film to truly like, after all, everyone is a double y chromo and prone to things like murder and rape. Not exactly the cast you get all teary-eyed over when they meet the alien. Only Riply (Sigourney Weaver) remains from the other films, and she is acting a tad strange in this one too. For example: Ripley is asked to remain in sick-bay because the men have not even seen a woman in years. Remember too, that these are men that are all lifers, having no qualms about committing horrid acts. So what does Riply do? She goes to the mess hall to have lunch with them. Ripley was a very smart woman in the other two films, what happened? Too long in cryogenic sleep? At one point Riply tells the inmates "I've never seen one(the alien) move Quite like this one does." I guess she hasn't seen too many poor cgi effects before. This is the weakest of the alien series. That is, of course, until they made Alien Resurrection.