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Alien: Resurrection

Original title: Alien Resurrection
  • 19971997
  • RR
  • 1h 49m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
246K
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Alien: Resurrection (1997)
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200 years after her death, Ellen Ripley is revived as a powerful human/alien hybrid clone. Along with a crew of space pirates, she must again battle the deadly aliens and stop them from reac... Read all200 years after her death, Ellen Ripley is revived as a powerful human/alien hybrid clone. Along with a crew of space pirates, she must again battle the deadly aliens and stop them from reaching Earth.200 years after her death, Ellen Ripley is revived as a powerful human/alien hybrid clone. Along with a crew of space pirates, she must again battle the deadly aliens and stop them from reaching Earth.
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
246K
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POPULARITY
1,657
67
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    • Director
      • Jean-Pierre Jeunet
    • Writers
      • Dan O'Bannon(characters)
      • Ronald Shusett(characters)
      • Joss Whedon
    • Stars
      • Sigourney Weaver
      • Winona Ryder
      • Dominique Pinon
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Jean-Pierre Jeunet
    • Writers
      • Dan O'Bannon(characters)
      • Ronald Shusett(characters)
      • Joss Whedon
    • Stars
      • Sigourney Weaver
      • Winona Ryder
      • Dominique Pinon
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 797User reviews
    • 244Critic reviews
    • 63Metascore
    • Awards
      • 7 wins & 21 nominations

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    Winona Ryder, Sigourney Weaver, Raymond Cruz, and Leland Orser in Alien: Resurrection (1997)
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    Top cast

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    Sigourney Weaver
    Sigourney Weaver
    • Ripley
    Winona Ryder
    Winona Ryder
    • Call
    Dominique Pinon
    Dominique Pinon
    • Vriess
    Ron Perlman
    Ron Perlman
    • Johner
    Gary Dourdan
    Gary Dourdan
    • Christie
    Michael Wincott
    Michael Wincott
    • Elgyn
    Kim Flowers
    Kim Flowers
    • Hillard
    Dan Hedaya
    Dan Hedaya
    • General Perez
    J.E. Freeman
    J.E. Freeman
    • Dr. Wren
    Brad Dourif
    Brad Dourif
    • Gediman
    Raymond Cruz
    Raymond Cruz
    • Distephano
    Leland Orser
    Leland Orser
    • Purvis
    Carolyn Campbell
    • Anesthesiologist
    Marlene Bush
    • Scientist
    David St. James
    David St. James
    • Surgeon
    Rodney Mitchell
    • Soldier with Glove
    Robert Faltisco
    Robert Faltisco
    • Soldier Shot Through Helmet
    David Rowe
    • Frozen Soldier
    • Director
      • Jean-Pierre Jeunet
    • Writers
      • Dan O'Bannon(characters)
      • Ronald Shusett(characters)
      • Joss Whedon
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Sigourney Weaver originally refused to do a fourth Alien film. When asked why she changed her mind, she replied, "They basically drove a dumptruck full of money to my house".
    • Goofs
      Doctor Gediman and Ripley both refer to the planet on which the original Ripley died as "Fury Sixteen". However, the planet they are referring to, from Alien³ (1992), was actually "Fury 161".
    • Quotes

      Johner: Hey, Ripley. I heard you, like, ran into these things before?

      Ripley: That's right.

      Johner: Wow, man. So, like, what did you do?

      Ripley: I died.

    • Crazy credits
      Many of the creature effects casting and mold making crew. Some long standing, heavily contributing members, were omitted from the credits. Supposedly due to budget concerns.
    • Alternate versions
      The Indian Censor Board (CBFC)...
      • Deleted the scene Heroine operation doing by scientist and removing small species from her worm.
      • Deleted the scene Doctor checked a woman and man coming to the room.
      • Deleted the scene Bomb blast in space ship.
      • Deleted the scene a man are seating on wheel chair and man are talking to woman.
      • Deleted the scene five six soldiers are sleeping on stretcher and scientist operating them. There scientists are standing in room in a glass chamber man and species together.
      • Deleted the scene man and woman fighting.
      • Deleted the scene woman is massage by man.
      • Deleted the scene a scientist operating an spices and teasing in
      • Deleted the scene two women are discussing.
      • Deleted the scene hero and villain are fighting, species are fighting.
      • Deleted the scene species are killing a man.
      • Deleted the scene soldiers are collecting the weapons.
      • Deleted the scene seating on wheelchair man firing on species.
      • Deleted the scene species are killing two man. Commander throws hand grenade in space ship and blast ship.
      • Deleted the scene a woman are firing on species.
      • Deleted the scene heroine firing to glass chambers and kills her friend.
      • Deleted the scene heroine and soldiers are coming in the room, all mans are dead.
      • Deleted the scene heroine and soldiers are trap to species.
      • Deleted the scene species attack on face of the heroine.
      • Deleted the scene species attacks on soldier another soldiers fires on species and it.
      • Deleted the scene two women are discussing.
      • Deleted the scene two women are discussing.
      • Deleted the scene two women are discussing.
      • Deleted the scene heroine hits to villain.
      • Deleted the scene heroine are sleeping on species.
      • Deleted the scene heroine and species are together.
      • Deleted the scene two mans are walking and man injured by bullet.
      • Deleted the scene man are falling down
      • Deleted the scene species loving the heroine, born species kills Soldier.
      • Deleted the scene species shut the door with women soldier.
      • Deleted the scene species attacking women another soldier divert its attention.
      • Deleted the scene species killed a man, and try to kill women.
      • Deleted the scene heroine attract species and brakes the glass to kill species...
      ...for a U/A certificate for TV viewing.
    • Connections
      Edited into Bride of Monster Mania (2000)
    • Soundtracks
      Ripley's Theme
      Composed by Jerry Goldsmith

    User reviews797

    Review
    Top review
    6/10
    A 20 year re-review
    I am one of those older (mature) reviewers who can claim to have seen this series in real time, in theatres.

    First I will share my recollection of what that was like at the time.

    Alien 1 was magnificent. If you were to make a list of the greatest films of all time (and all reviewers do this, if only subconsciously) Alien 1 would be make the list. Alien 2 was doubly astonishing because it was almost as good as Alien 1 and, as any film buff knows, the sequel is rarely if ever that good.

    Expectations were high going into Alien 3, the prison planet movie, but the entry was disappointing and for the first time fans started to wonder if the franchise was going to self-destruct.

    For this reason, Alien 4, Resurrection, was disappointing in every possible way. It was a weak concept, poorly timed and poorly executed. The template for the story was more "haunted house" than sci-fi. Not only was the story flawed but at the end of the day it ran out of steam after the first 30 minutes and became tedious for the audience, a sin no film should ever commit. All the characters were so unlikable -- including to a large extent Weaver's saucy clone -- that even if the audience WANTED to root for a character, there was no one worthy of the effort.

    I got hold of the director's cut and re-reviewed this film because another member posted a review saying this film was unappreciated.

    OK, so let's appreciate it for what it is -- a flawed entry that almost destroyed the franchise. The IMDb rating is solid -- in other words, this is really a very weak film.

    (To date Alien 1 and 2 remain the best of the series. AVP is a remarkably perky little entry that somehow manages to polarize reviewers who either love it or hate. I have re-watched AVP more than any other entry. It is not elegant but it is very very entertaining.)
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    FAQ22

    • When Ripley gets carried away from an alien why does she look like she enjoys it?
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • November 26, 1997 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official site
    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Alien 4
    • Filming locations
      • Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Brandywine Productions
      • Twentieth Century Fox
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $75,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $47,795,658
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $16,474,092
      • Nov 30, 1997
    • Gross worldwide
      • $161,376,069
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 49 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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