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Aliens

  • 19861986
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  • 2h 17m
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Sigourney Weaver and Carrie Henn in 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.
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    • James Cameron
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    • Sigourney Weaver
    • Michael Biehn
    • Carrie Henn
    • James Cameron
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    • Walter Hill(story by)
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    • Sigourney Weaver
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    • Carrie Henn
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    • Top rated movie #65
    • Won 2 Oscars

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    Sigourney Weaver
    Sigourney Weaver
    • Ripley
    Michael Biehn
    Michael Biehn
    • Corporal Hicks
    Carrie Henn
    Carrie Henn
    • Newt
    Paul Reiser
    Paul Reiser
    • Burke
    Lance Henriksen
    Lance Henriksen
    • Bishop
    Bill Paxton
    Bill Paxton
    • Private Hudson
    William Hope
    William Hope
    • Lieutenant Gorman
    Jenette Goldstein
    Jenette Goldstein
    • Private Vasquez
    Al Matthews
    Al Matthews
    • Sergeant Apone
    Mark Rolston
    Mark Rolston
    • Private Drake
    Ricco Ross
    Ricco Ross
    • Private Frost
    Colette Hiller
    Colette Hiller
    • Corporal Ferro
    Daniel Kash
    Daniel Kash
    • Private Spunkmeyer
    Cynthia Dale Scott
    Cynthia Dale Scott
    • Corporal Dietrich
    • (as Cynthia Scott)
    Tip Tipping
    • Private Crowe
    Trevor Steedman
    • Private Wierzbowski
    Paul Maxwell
    Paul Maxwell
    • Van Leuwen
    Valerie Colgan
    Valerie Colgan
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    • 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
      [21:00]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)

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    10/10
    One of the best films ever made.
    So often when you think of sequels you imagine cynical attempts to cash in on successful movies, efforts to bring in the coins with any old rubbish, when you think of the likes of Police Academy, Halloween and Jaws you can understand why, and then there is Aliens......

    Not often is a follow up as good as the original (and better in some ways,) but Aliens is, I would class it as one of the best movies of all time, a cinematic Masterpiece which seems to improve with age. It's a space horror, which is dramatic, action packed and funny at times.

    Aliens changed the genre, sci fi would never quite be the same again. This film will have you gripped, glued and on the edge of your seat, truly an adrenaline fuelled thrill ride, with amazing visuals, wonderful acting, and terrific music. Film makers of today watch and see how it should be done.

    A masterpiece. 10/10
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    FAQ42

    • Why was Newt afraid of Ripley & the Marines? They were human.
    • How long could Ripley have survived in her stasis pod while drifting through space if she hadn't been found after 57 years?
    • Since there's no gravity in outer space why does the dropship fall away from the main ship so fast? Does it have engines on top of it pushing it down and away from the main ship?

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    • Release date
      • July 18, 1986 (United States)
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
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      • HBOMAX
      • English
      • Spanish
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    • Filming locations
      • Acton Lane Power Station, Acton Lane, Acton, London, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • Twentieth Century Fox
      • Brandywine Productions
      • Pinewood Studios
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    • 2 hours 17 minutes
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