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Key Information
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| Directors: |
James Cameron |
| Stars: |
Sigourney Weaver |
| Actors: |
Colette Hiller |
| Genre: |
Science-Fiction/Fantasy |
| Subgenre: |
Classic · Science-Fiction · Thriller |
| MPAA Rating: |
R (MPAA) |
| Available Formats: |
VHS: Special Edition: 20 Extra Minutes |
| UPC: |
086162104312 |
| Release Date: |
1986 |
| Running Time: |
2hr 34min |
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Languages
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| Original Language: |
English |
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DVD Editions
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Format: DVD: Special Edition, 2hr 34min
Release Company: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (June 01, 1999)
UPC: 086162104312 |
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VHS Editions
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Format: VHS: Special Edition Widescreen: 20 Extra Minutes
Release Company: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (June 01, 1999)
UPC: 086162116254 |
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Credits
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| Screenwriter: |
James Cameron |
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Professional Reviews
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(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
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"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 |
| More Information |
| Details: |
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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