Alien Resurrection

Movie Details:

Cast & Characters:

• Sigourney Weaver as Ripley
• Winona Ryder as Call
• Dominique Pinon as Vriess
• Ron Perlman as Johner
• Gary Dourdan as Christie
• Michael Wincott as Elgyn
• Kim Flowers as Hillard
• Dan Hedaya as General Perez
• J.E. Freeman as Dr. Wren
• Brad Dourif as Gediman
• Raymond Cruz as Distephano
• Leland Orser as Purvis
• Carolyn Campbell as Anesthesiologist
• Marlene Bush as Scientist
• David St. James as Surgeon
• Rodney Mitchell as Soldier with Glove
• Robert Faltisco as Soldier Shot Through Helmet
• David Rowe as Frozen Soldier
• Garrett House as Soldier
• Rod Damer as Soldier
• Mark Mansfield as Soldier
• Daniel Raymont as Soldier
• Cris D’Annunzio as Soldier
• Steven Gilborn as Father (voice)
• Robert Bastens as Sleeper
• Rico Bueno as Sleeper
• Alex Lorre as Sleeper
• Ronald Ramessar as Sleeper
• Nicole Fellows as Young Ripley
• Tom Woodruff Jr. as Lead Alien
• Joan La Barbara as Newborn Vocal #1 (voice)
• Archie Hahn as Newborn Vocal #2 (voice)

Storyline:

The saga continues 200 years after Ripley sacrificed herself for the sake of humanity. Her erstwhile employers long gone, this time it is the military that resurrects the one-woman killing machine through genetic cloning to extract the alien from within her, but during the process her DNA is fused with the queen and then the aliens escape. Now Ripley must decide where her allegiance lies.

About Movie:

Alien Resurrection is an American science fiction horror film directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet and written by Joss Whedon. It is the fourth installment in the Alien franchise. Sigourney Weaver returns as Ellen Ripley, alongside Winona Ryder, in a story set 200 years after the events of Alien 3 (1992). In this film, Ripley is cloned, and the United Systems Military (USM) surgically removes an Alien queen from her body. The USM plans to breed Aliens for research aboard the spaceship USM Auriga, using human hosts supplied by mercenaries. However, the Aliens inevitably escape, leading Ripley and the mercenaries to battle for survival and attempt to destroy the ship before it reaches Earth.

Supporting roles are played by Ron Perlman, Dan Hedaya, Brad Dourif, J.E. Freeman, and Michael Wincott. The film had its premiere in Paris on November 6, 1997, and was released to the public on November 12. While it grossed $161 million worldwide, it was the least successful Alien film in the U.S. and Canada, earning $47.8 million domestically.

The film received mixed reviews. Critics praised Weaver’s performance and Jeunet’s direction, but the screenplay by Whedon faced criticism. Alien Resurrection was nominated for six Saturn Awards, including Best Science Fiction Film, Best Actress for Weaver, Best Supporting Actress for Ryder, and Best Direction for Jeunet.

Although Whedon had written a script for Alien 5, Sigourney Weaver was uninterested in the Earth-based setting, and further sequels were abandoned in favor of the Alien vs. Predator crossover series and the prequel films like Prometheus (2012). The Resurrection storyline was later continued in comic books and novels.

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