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Ripley, the sole survivor of the Nostromo's deadly encounter with the monstrous Alien, returns to Earth after drifting through space in hypersleep for 57 years. Although her story is initially met with skepticism, she agrees to accompany a team of Colonial Marines back to LV-426.
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- Director
- James Cameron
- Written by
- James Cameron, David Giler, Walter Hill
- Produced by
- Bill Damaschke, Gale Anne Hurd
- Composer
- James Horner
- Cinematographer
- Adrian Biddle
- Editor
- Ray Lovejoy
- Origin country
- United States
- Runtime
- 2h 17m
- Language
- English
- Rating
- R
- Also known as
- Alien 2: Aliens, Aliens: Director's Cut, Aliens: Special Edition
- TMDB
- 8.0/10 (10,998 votes)
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 93% Fresh
- Metacritic
- 84/100
- IMDb
- 8.4/10 (839,261 votes)
Awards
- WonAcademy Award— Best Visual Effects(1987)
- NominatedAcademy Award— Best Original Score(1987)
Cast
Sigourney Weaver
Ripley
Carrie Henn
Newt
Michael Biehn
Corporal Hicks
Paul Reiser
Burke
Lance Henriksen
Bishop
Bill Paxton
Private Hudson
William Hope
Lieutenant Gorman
Jenette Goldstein
Private Vasquez
Al Matthews
Sergeant Apone
Mark Rolston
Private Drake
Ricco Ross
Private Frost
Colette Hiller
Corporal Ferro
Daniel Kash
Private Spunkmeyer
Cynthia Dale Scott
Corporal Dietrich
Tip Tipping
Private Crowe
Trevor Steedman
Private Wierzbowski
Paul Maxwell
Van Leuwen
Valerie Colgan
ECA Rep
Crew
James Cameron
Director
David Giler
Story
Walter Hill
Story
Dan O'Bannon
Characters
Ronald Shusett
Characters
Bill Damaschke
Producer
Gale Anne Hurd
Producer
James Horner
Original Music Composer
Adrian Biddle
Director of Photography
Ray Lovejoy
Editor
Peter Lamont
Production Design
Gordon Carroll
Executive Producer
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Trailer
Podcasts
The Evolution of Horror — ALIENS Pt 12: Aliens (1986)
Alien Collection
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