Aliens

19861986
RR
2h 17m

Aliens (1986)

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Fifty-seven years after surviving an apocalyptic attack aboard her space vessel by merciless space creatures, Officer Ripley awakens from hyper-sleep and tries to warn anyone who will listen... Read allFifty-seven years after surviving an apocalyptic attack aboard her space vessel by merciless space creatures, Officer Ripley awakens from hyper-sleep and tries to warn anyone who will listen about the predators.Fifty-seven years after surviving an apocalyptic attack aboard her space vessel by merciless space creatures, Officer Ripley awakens from hyper-sleep and tries to warn anyone who will listen about the predators.

Director
- James Cameron
Writers
- James Cameron(story by)
- David Giler(story by)
- Walter Hill(story by)
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Top rated movie #74

Won 2 Oscars
- 20 wins & 23 nominations total

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Sigourney Weaver in Aliens (1986)

James Cameron and Sigourney Weaver in Aliens (1986)

James Cameron, Sigourney Weaver, and Michael Biehn in Aliens (1986)

Sigourney Weaver in Aliens (1986)

Bill Paxton, Sigourney Weaver, Michael Biehn, Jenette Goldstein, and Paul Reiser in Aliens (1986)

Sigourney Weaver and Carrie Henn in Aliens (1986)

James Cameron and Sigourney Weaver in Aliens (1986)

Sigourney Weaver and Carrie Henn in Aliens (1986)

Barbara Coles in Aliens (1986)

Sigourney Weaver and Michael Biehn in Aliens (1986)

Aliens (1986)

Aliens (1986)

Director
- James Cameron
Writers
- James Cameron(story by) (screenplay by)
- David Giler(story by)
- Walter Hill(story by)
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57 years after Ellen Ripley had a close encounter with the reptilian alien creature from the first movie, she is called back, this time, to help a group of highly trained colonial marines fight off against the sinister extraterrestrials. But this time, the aliens have taken over a space colony on the moon LV-426. When the colonial marines are called upon to search the deserted space colony, they later find out that they are up against more than what they bargained for. Using specially modified machine guns and enough firepower, it's either fight or die as the space marines battle against the aliens. As the Marines do their best to defend themselves, Ripley must attempt to protect a young girl who is the sole survivor of the nearly wiped out space colony. —blazesnakes9

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Taglines
- This time there's more.
Genres
Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
- Rated R for monster violence, and for language
Parents guide

Trivia
Like most films, the movie wasn't shot in sequence. But for added realism, James Cameron filmed the scene where we first meet the Colonial Marines (one of the earliest scenes) last. This was so that the camaraderie of the Marines was realistic because the actors had spent months filming together.

Goofs
(at around 21 mins) When Bishop is "doing the thing with knife" the scene is sped up to give the impression that Bishop is lightning fast. Apone can be seen rocking his head back and forth, also at a ridiculous speed.

Quotes
Private Hudson: Hey Vasquez, have you ever been mistaken for a man?
Private Vasquez: No. Have you?

Crazy credits
As the final credits fade, there is the sound of a facehugger scurrying across from left to right.

Alternate versions
The Finnish VHS version rated K16 is cut with 3 minutes and 42 seconds. Some gory murders done by the aliens, some acid-to-the-face scenes, and pretty oddly the entire "fingers and knife"-game between the soldier and Bishop, and just a shot of Newt in the water and couple of aliens rising up to the surface, are cut out. The scene in the movie's ending, where the alien queen rips Bishop in half is heavily cut too. The Finnish video version re-release is still heavily cut (3 minutes and 3 seconds), although it's a little more complete (at least the "fingers and knife"-game is intact). The cuts on both versions were applied by the distributor.

Connections
Edited into Attack of the 50 Foot Monster Mania (1999)

Top review

10/10

"I knew you'd come..."

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!!!

ALIENS: THIS TIME, IT'S WAR

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Budget
- $18,500,000 (estimated)
Gross US & Canada
- $85,160,248
Opening weekend US & Canada
- $10,052,042
- Jul 20, 1986
Gross worldwide
- $131,060,248

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Runtime
2 hours 17 minutes
Color
- Color
Sound mix
- Dolby Stereo
Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1

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