Aliens

Movie Details:

Cast & Characters:

• Sigourney Weaver as Ripley
• Carrie Henn as Newt
• Michael Biehn as Corporal Hicks
• Paul Reiser as Burke
• Lance Henriksen as Bishop
• Bill Paxton as Private Hudson
• William Hope as Lieutenant Gorman
• Jenette Goldstein as Private Vasquez
• Al Matthews as Sergeant Apone
• Mark Rolston as Private Drake
• Ricco Ross as Private Frost
• Colette Hiller as Corporal Ferro
• Daniel Kash as Private Spunkmeyer
• Cynthia Dale Scott as Corporal Dietrich
• Tip Tipping as Private Crowe
• Trevor Steedman as Private Wierzbowski
• Paul Maxwell as Van Leuwen
• Valerie Colgan as ECA Rep
• Alan Polonsky as Insurance Man
• Alibe Parsons as Med Tech
• Blain Fairman as Doctor
• Barbara Coles as Cocooned Woman
• Carl Toop as Alien Warrior
• John Lees as Power Loader Operator

Storyline:

57 years after Ellen Ripley had a close encounter with the reptilian alien creature from the first movie, she is called back, this time, to help a group of highly trained colonial marines fight off against the sinister extraterrestrials. But this time, the aliens have taken over a space colony on the moon LV-426. When the colonial marines are called upon to search the deserted space colony, they later find out that they are up against more than what they bargained for. Using specially modified machine guns and enough firepower, it’s either fight or die as the space marines battle against the aliens.

About Movie:

Aliens is a science fiction action film written and directed by James Cameron. As the sequel to Ridley Scott’s Alien (1979), it continues the story of Ellen Ripley, played by Sigourney Weaver. In this installment, Ripley, the sole survivor of an alien attack, is awakened from hypersleep to investigate the loss of communication with a human colony on the moon where she first encountered the alien creatures. She returns with a unit of Colonial Marines, including Michael Biehn, Paul Reiser, Lance Henriksen, and Carrie Henn in supporting roles.

Despite the success of Alien, the sequel faced several challenges, including legal disputes, lack of interest from 20th Century Fox, and management changes. Cameron was hired to write the story in 1983 after his successes with The Terminator (1984) and Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985). Principal photography took place from September 1985 to January 1986, and the production experienced conflicts between Cameron and the British crew at Pinewood Studios, impacting the soundtrack recording process by James Horner.

Released on July 18, 1986, Aliens received critical acclaim, particularly for its action sequences and Weaver’s performance, which earned her an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress. The film grossed between $131.1–183.3 million worldwide, making it one of the top-grossing films of 1986.

Aliens is now regarded as one of the best films of the 1980s and a standout in the science fiction and action genres. It expanded the franchise with new elements, including the Colonial Marines and deeper backstory. The film’s success led to two sequels: Alien 3 (1992) and Alien Resurrection (1997), and it remains influential in popular culture, inspiring video games, comic books, and toys.

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