Aliens
Director: James Cameron; Stars: Sigourney Weaver; Release Date: June 01, 1999 |
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Aliens - Ripley (Sigourney Weaver), the sole survivor from the original ALIEN, is awakened after 57 years of drifting through space, her stories disbelieved by Company executives who tell her that the alien's planet is now inhabited and colonized. When contact is suddenly lost with the colonists, Ripley returns to the planet with a squad of marines, an android (Lance Henriksen), and a Company executive (Paul Reiser) with a mission of his own. Once on the planet, no survivors can be found except for Newt, a little girl who awakens motherly instincts in Ripley just in time for the acid-blooded aliens to attack in what quickly becomes a one-sided battle for sheer survival. Considered by many to be the best of the series, ALIENS is a fast-paced, high-intensity thrill ride that set a new standard for action films and cemented director James Cameron's status as one of Hollywood's leading directors following the success of THE TERMINATOR. Weaver received an Academy Award nomination and became a feminist hero for her str...
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Key Information |
| Directors | James Cameron |
| Stars | Sigourney Weaver |
| Actors | Paul Reiser |
| Genre | Science-Fiction/Fantasy |
| Subgenre | Classic • Science-Fiction • Thrill |
| MPAA Rating | R (MPAA) |
| Available Formats | VHS: Special Edition Widescreen: 20 Extra Minutes |
| UPC | 086162180231 |
| Release Date | 1986 |
| Running Time | 2hr 34min |
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Languages |
| Original Language | English |
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DVD Editions |
| DVD Editions | DVD: 2-Disc Collector's Edition2hr 34min20th Century Fox Home EntertainmentJanuary 06, 2004R (MPAA)024543098546 |
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VHS Editions |
| VHS Editions | VHS: Special Edition: 20 Extra Minutes20th Century Fox Home EntertainmentJune 01, 1999R (MPAA)086162180231 |
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Credits |
| Screenwriter | James Cameron |
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Professional Reviews |
| Professional Reviews | (07/18/1986, p.C1, Sheila Benson): "...Canny, ironically funny and certainly successful when Weaver's around....ALIENS is a perfectly honorable sequel, taut, inexorably paced..." |
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Quotes from the Movie |
| Quotes from the Movie | "What the hell are we supposed to use, man? Harsh language?"--Frost (Ricco Ross) after Gorman has ordered the troops to unload their weapons
"They mostly come at night. Mostly"--Newt (Carrie Henn) on the aliens
"Game over, man! Game over!"--Hudson (Bill Paxton)
"Get away from her, you bitch!"--Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) to the queen alien as she attacks Newt |
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