Aliens

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Director

Cast

Sigourney Weaver as Lt. Ellen Ripley

Carrie Henn as Rebecca ‘Newt’ Jorden

Michael Biehn as Corp. Dwayne Hicks

Paul Reiser as Carter J. Burke

Lance Henriksen as Science Officer L. Bishop

Bill Paxton as Private W. Hudson

Jenette Goldstein as Private Vasquez

Mark Rolston as Private M. Drake

Ricco Ross as Private R. Frost

Writers

James Cameron (screenplay and story)

David Giler (story)

Walter Hill (story)

Dan O’Bannon (created characters)

Ronald Shusett (created characters)

Summary

57 years after an alien attack on her ship, Ellen Ripley is found by a deep space salvage team. When communications are lost with a human colony on the moon on which her crew first encountered the alien creatures, Ripley agrees to return to the site with a troop of Colonial Marines to investigate.

57 years after an alien attack on her ship, Ellen Ripley is found by a deep space salvage team. When communications are lost with a human colony on the moon on which her crew first encountered the alien creatures, Ripley agrees to return to the site with a troop of Colonial Marines to investigate.

Genre

Sci-Fi, Action

Released

July 18, 1986

Runtime

2hrs 17min

MPAA

R, for monster violence, and for language

Additional Credits

Executive Producers

Gordon Carroll
David Giler
Walter Hill

Producers

Music By

Cinematographer

Associate Producers

Film Editing