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Decades after surviving the Nostromo incident, Ellen Ripley is sent out to re-establish contact with a terraforming colony but finds herself battling the Alien Queen and her offspring.
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  • Won 2 Oscars. Another 18 wins & 25 nominations.
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Ripley
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Newt
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Corporal Hicks
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Burke
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Bishop
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Private Hudson
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Lieutenant Gorman
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Private Vasquez
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Sergeant Apone
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Private Drake
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Private Frost
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Corporal Ferro
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Private Spunkmeyer
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Corporal Dietrich (as Cynthia Scott)
Tip Tipping ...
Private Crowe
Trevor Steedman ...
Private Wierzbowski
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Van Leuwen
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ECA Rep
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Insurance Man
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Med Tech
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Doctor
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Cocooned Woman
Carl Toop ...
Alien Warrior
John Lees ...
Power Loader Operator
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Lydecker (uncredited)
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Newt's Father (uncredited)
Holly de Jong ...
Newt's Mother (uncredited)
Christopher Henn ...
Newt's Brother (uncredited)
Elizabeth Inglis ...
Amanda Ripley-Mclaren (uncredited)
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Simpson (uncredited)
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Salvage Team Leader (uncredited)
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Alien Warrior (uncredited)
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Salvage Team Leader (uncredited) (voice)
Chris Webb ...
Alien Warrior (uncredited)
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Alien Warrior (uncredited)
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Salvager (uncredited)

Directed by

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James Cameron ... (directed by)

Written by

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James Cameron ... (story by) and
David Giler ... (story by) &
Walter Hill ... (story by)
 
Dan O'Bannon ... (based on characters created by) and
Ronald Shusett ... (based on characters created by)
 
James Cameron ... (screenplay by)

Produced by

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Gordon Carroll ... executive producer
David Giler ... executive producer
Walter Hill ... executive producer
Gale Anne Hurd ... producer (produced by)

Music by

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James Horner ... (music composed by)

Cinematography by

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Adrian Biddle ... director of photography

Editing by

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Ray Lovejoy

Editorial Department

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Peter Boita ... associate editor
Simon Harris ... second assistant editor
Phil Sanderson ... first assistant editor
Robert Hambling ... assistant editor (uncredited)
Steve Maguire ... assistant editor (uncredited)
William Parnell ... first assistant editor (uncredited)

Production Design by

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Peter Lamont

Art Direction by

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Terry Ackland-Snow ... supervising art director (as Terence Ackland-Snow)
Ken Court
Bert Davey
Fred Hole
Michael Lamont

Set Decoration by

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Crispian Sallis

Costume Design by

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Emma Porteous

Makeup Department

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Elaine Bowerbank ... chief hairdresser
Peter Robb-King ... makeup supervisor
Everett Burrell ... special makeup effects (uncredited)
Tony Gardner ... Stan Winston's creature effects crew (uncredited)
Melissa Street ... assistant makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management

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Mo Coppitters ... unit production manager
Hugh Harlow ... production supervisor
Gil Whelan ... unit production manager
Bill Damaschke ... production manager (uncredited)
Tom Sherak ... executive in charge of production (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Derek Cracknell ... first assistant director
Melvin Lind ... second assistant director
Stan Winston ... second unit director
Julian Wall ... second assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

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Ron Cobb ... conceptual designer
Bert Hearn ... property master
Syd Mead ... conceptual artist
Sid Palmer ... production buyer (as Sidney Palmer)
Vic Simpson ... construction manager
Janice Body ... graphics artist (uncredited)
Michael Boone ... draughtsman (uncredited)
Alan Booth ... chargehand carpenter (uncredited)
Mick Chubbock ... plasterer (uncredited)
Gilly Noyes Court ... scenic artist (uncredited)
Tony Gardner ... artistic supervisor: miniature effects unit (uncredited)
Mark Harris ... technical set dresser (uncredited)
Derek Howarth ... sculptor (uncredited)
Paul James ... supervising plasterer (uncredited)
Robert A. Kennedy ... property assistant (uncredited)
Simon Lamont ... art department assistant (uncredited)
Stuart Land ... sculpture (uncredited)
Peter Melrose ... scenic artist (uncredited)
Maciek Piotrowski ... sketch artist (uncredited)
Gary Pledger ... carpenter (uncredited)
Tony Rimmington ... draughtsman (uncredited)
Colin Thurston ... prop storeman (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Michael Carter ... dubbing mixer (as Michael A. Carter)
Roy Charman ... sound recordist
Deveril Goodman ... sound editor (as Dev Goodman)
Graham V. Hartstone ... chief dubbing mixer
Peter Horrocks ... sound editor
Jack T. Knight ... sound editor (as Jack Knight)
Nicolas Le Messurier ... dubbing mixer
Archie Ludski ... dialogue editor
Alan Paley ... sound editor
Rocky Phelan ... foley editor
Don Sharpe ... supervising sound editor
Chris Blunden ... assistant sound editor (uncredited)
Scott Brose ... sound editor (uncredited)
William Parnell ... sound editor (uncredited)
Jeffrey Perkins ... re-recording mixer (uncredited)
Otto Snel ... re-recording mixer (uncredited)
Lionel Strutt ... adr mixer (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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Norman Baillie ... workshop supervisor
Nigel Booth ... creature effects crew
Ron Burton ... senior special effects technician
Trevor Butterfield ... creature effects crew
Julian Caldow ... creature effects crew
Ron Cartwright ... senior special effects technician
Philomena Davis ... creature effects crew
Michael Dunleavy ... senior special effects technician
Greg Figiel ... creature effects crew (as Gregory Figiel)
Nick Finlayson ... senior special effects technician
Alec Gillis ... coordinator: creature effects
Graham High ... creature effects crew
Dave Keen ... creature effects crew (as David Keen)
Richard J. Landon ... coordinator: creature effects (as Richard Landon)
Rick Lazzarini ... creature effects crew
Ray Lovell ... creature effects crew
Lindsay MacGowan ... creature effects crew (as Lindsay McGowan)
Shane Mahan ... coordinator: creature effects
John Morris ... senior special effects technician
Ken Morris ... senior special effects technician
Stephen Norrington ... creature effects crew
Christine Overs ... creature effects crew
Peter Pickering ... senior special effects technician
John Richardson ... special effects supervisor
John Robertson ... creature effects crew
Ian Rolph ... creature effects crew
Matt Rose ... creature effects crew
John Rosengrant ... coordinator: creature effects
Bill Sturgeon ... creature effects crew
Willie Whitten ... creature effects crew
Paul Whybrow ... senior special effects technician
Joss Williams ... senior special effects technician
Mark Williams ... creature effects crew
Stan Winston ... alien effects created by
Tom Woodruff Jr. ... coordinator: creature effects
James Belohovek ... miniature effects supervisor (uncredited)
Howard Berger ... sculptor (uncredited)
Johnny Borgese ... special effects (uncredited)
Michael Burnett ... miniature effects unit (uncredited)
Dave Chagouri ... special effects (uncredited)
Ashish Chanana ... special effects (uncredited)
Simon Cockren ... special effects assistant (uncredited)
Robert Cole ... special effects technician (uncredited)
Gerald Endler ... special effects (uncredited)
Edward J. Franklin ... special effects crew (uncredited)
Matthew Harlow ... special effects technician (uncredited)
Simon Hewitt ... video effects technician (uncredited)
Garth Inns ... special effects crew (uncredited)
Steven James ... creature effects crew (uncredited)
Adam Jones ... sculptor (uncredited)
Crit Killen ... miniatures (uncredited)
Hal Millar ... special effects (uncredited)
Brian Penikas ... creature effects crew (uncredited)
Anton Prickett ... special effects technician (uncredited)
Tim Turner ... miniature effects assistant (uncredited)
Andy Williams ... special effects technician (uncredited)
Steven Woodcock ... model maker (uncredited)
Paul Wurtzel ... special effects technician (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

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Michael Anderson ... camera operator: visual effects
Jonathan Angell ... senior special effects technician: visual effects
Doug Beswick ... mechanical armature design: visual effects
John Brown ... senior special effects technician: visual effects
Leslie Dear ... cameraman: visual effects
Paul Frift ... assistant director: visual effects
Robert Gavin ... special effects editor: visual effects
Richard Hewitt ... video effects supervisor
Brian Johnson ... visual effects supervisor: post production
Christopher Knowles ... assistant director: visual effects (as Chris Knowles)
David Litchfield ... camera operator: visual effects
Pat McClung ... miniatures technical supervisor: visual effects
Digby Milner ... senior special effects technician: visual effects
Roy Moores ... process photographer: visual effects
Phil Notaro ... mechanical armature design: visual effects
Harry Oakes ... cameraman: visual effects
Peter Russell ... art director: visual effects
Barry Saunders ... construction manager: visual effects
Dennis Skotak ... visual effects supervisor
Robert Skotak ... visual effects supervisor
Brian Smithies ... miniature floor effects supervisor: visual effects
Sarah Spooner ... production secretary: visual effects
Charles Staffell ... process photographer: visual effects
Paul Tivers ... unit production manager: visual effects
Wally Wheeler ... gaffer: visual effects
Tony White ... titles and video graphics design: visual effects
Brendan Guy Joseph Alimo ... visual effects designer (uncredited)
Larry Arpin ... visual effects (uncredited)
Steven Begg ... Visual effects technician (uncredited)
Suzanne M. Benson ... visual effects (uncredited)
Martin Body ... rotoscope artist (uncredited)
Zoe Cain ... visual effects trainee (uncredited)
Alan Church ... optical camera operator (uncredited)
Andrew Coates ... rotoscope artist (uncredited)
Andrew Eio ... motion control programmer (uncredited)
Mark Gardiner ... motion control cameraman (uncredited)
Tony Gardner ... cosmetic supervisor: miniature effects unit (uncredited)
John Lee ... model maker (uncredited)
Alan G. Markowitz ... visual effects supervisor (uncredited)
Peter Melrose ... matte artist (uncredited)
Tim Ollive ... optical compositing (uncredited)
Julian Parry ... effects crew: Los Angeles (uncredited)
Jay Roth ... model maker (uncredited)
Tony Rowland ... camera grip (uncredited)
Adrian Trent ... assistant visual effects editor (uncredited)
Peter Truckel ... motion control camera (uncredited)

Stunts

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Elanor Bertram ... stunt performer
Simon Crane ... stunt performer
Sue Crosland ... stunt performer
Steve Dent ... stunt performer
Stuart Fell ... stunt performer
Louise Head ... double: Newt
Jazzer Jeyes ... stunt performer
Sean McCabe ... stunt performer
Eddie Powell ... stunt performer
Kiran Shah ... double: Newt
Stuart St Paul ... stunt performer
Malcolm Weaver ... stunt performer
Chris Webb ... stunt performer
Bill Weston ... stunt performer
Paul Weston ... stunt coordinator
Jason White ... stunt performer
Clive Curtis ... stunt double: Frost (uncredited)
Tom Delmar ... stunts (uncredited)
Nick Gillard ... stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Martin Hume ... camera focus
Martin Kenzie ... camera focus
Shaun O'Dell ... camera operator
Bob Penn ... still photographer (as Robert Penn)
Jack Thetford ... gaffer
David Worley ... camera operator
Kevin Brookner ... video operator (uncredited)
Pete Cavaciuti ... steadicam operator (uncredited)
Michael Condro ... first assistant camera (uncredited)
Stewart Hadley ... generator operator (uncredited)
Mark Ingleton ... electrician (uncredited)
Paul Kenward ... focus puller (uncredited)
Rolf Konow ... specials photographer (uncredited)
Michael McDermott ... gaffer: second unit (uncredited)
Pat Miller ... electrician (uncredited)
Terence Nightingall ... assistant camera (uncredited)
Jan Pester ... steadicam operator (uncredited)
Nigel Seal ... assistant camera (uncredited)
Chris Warren ... video assist operator (uncredited)

Casting Department

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Jane Feinberg ... casting: USA
Mike Fenton ... casting: USA
Mary Selway ... casting: UK
Judy Taylor ... casting: USA

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Tiny Nicholls ... costume supervisor

Location Management

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Jay Roberts ... location auditor

Music Department

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Robin Clarke ... music editor
Michael Clifford ... music editor
Randall Frakes ... additional synthesizer effects
Robert Garrett ... additional synthesizer effects (as Robert Garret)
London Symphony Orchestra ... music performed by (as The London Symphony Orchestra)
Greig McRitchie ... orchestrator (as Greg McRitchie)
Eric Tomlinson ... music recording engineer
Ian Underwood ... additional synthesizer effects
Eric Allen ... musician: percussion (uncredited)
Eric Crees ... musician: trombone (uncredited)
Nigel Eaton ... musician (uncredited)
Paul Edmund-Davies ... musician: flute (uncredited)
James Horner ... conductor (uncredited) / music producer (uncredited)
Skaila Kanga ... musician: harp (uncredited)
Harry Rabinowitz ... composer: additional cue (uncredited)
Otto Snel ... music pre-dub mixer (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Diana Dill ... script supervisor

Additional Crew

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Polly Apostolof ... producer's assistant
Geoff Freeman ... unit publicist
H.R. Giger ... original alien designer
Paul Tucker ... production controller
Joyce Turner ... production coordinator
Simon Atherton ... armorer (uncredited)
Jill Bennett ... production accountant (uncredited)
Dan Best ... general manager: Park Road Post Production (uncredited)
James Cameron ... queen alien designer (uncredited)
Terry English ... armor designer (uncredited)
Andrew Fletcher ... armorer (uncredited)
J. Randolph Harrison ... production assistant (uncredited)
Caroline Quilter ... unit nurse (uncredited)
Alan Sutton ... fire safety coordinator (uncredited)
Richard Whelan ... personal assistant (uncredited)

Thanks

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Peter Aston ... the producers gratefully acknowledge the assistance and cooperation of
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Storyline

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Plot Summary

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. Written by blazesnakes9

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Taglines This time there's more. See more »
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Also Known As
  • Alien 2 (United Kingdom)
  • Alien 2 (United States)
  • Alien 2: El regreso (United States, Spanish title)
  • Alien II (United States)
  • Alien 2 (Egypt, English title)
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Runtime
  • 137 min
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Box Office

Budget $18,500,000 (estimated)
Cumulative Worldwide Gross $131,060,248

Did You Know?

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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. See more »
Goofs (at around 2h 10 mins) When Bishop saves Newt from being sucked out of the airlock, part of Lance Henriksen's real torso can be seen beneath the false one, emerging from a hole in the floor. (James Cameron acknowledges this error on the DVD commentary; the goof was digitally corrected for the 2010 Blu-ray release.) See more »
Movie Connections Edited into Zeiram (1991). See more »
Crazy Credits As the final credits fade, there is the sound of an alien egg opening. See more »
Quotes Private Hudson: Hey Vasquez, have you ever been mistaken for a man?
Private Vasquez: No. Have you?
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