Aliens (1986)
Aliens (1986)
Plot.
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Sigourney Weaver
Lt. Ellen Louise Ripley
Michael Biehn
Cpl. Dwayne Hicks
Lance Henriksen
Lance Bishop
Bill Paxton
Pvt. William L. Hudson
Jenette Goldstein
Pvt. Jenette Vasquez
Carrie Henn
Rebecca 'Newt' Jorden
Paul Reiser
Carter J. Burke
Mark Rolston
Pvt. Mark Drake
William Hope
Lt. Scott Gorman
Al Matthews
Sgt. Al Apone
Colette Hiller
Cpl. Colette Ferro
Ricco Ross
Pvt. Ricco Frost
Daniel Kash
Pvt. Daniel Spunkmeyer
Cynthia Dale Scott
Cpl. Cynthia Dietrich
Tip Tipping
Pvt. Tim Crowe
Trevor Steedman
Pvt. Trevor 'Ski' Wierzbowski
Paul Maxwell
Van Leuwen
Valerie Colgan
ECA Rep
Alan Polonsky
Insurance Man
Alibe Parsons
Med Tech
Blain Fairman
Doctor
Barbara Coles
Cocooned Woman
Carl Toop
Aliens / Alien Queen
John Lees
Power Loader Operator
Mac McDonald
Al Simpson
William Armstrong
Lydecker
Holly De Jong
Newt's Mother (uncredited)
Eddie Powell
Alien Warrior (uncredited) / Stunts
Jill Goldston
Worker in Corridor (Special Edition) (uncredited)
Jay Benedict
Newt's Father (uncredited)
Elizabeth Inglis
Amanda Ripley-Mclaren (uncredited)
Stuart Milligan
Salvage Team Leader (uncredited)
Bob Sherman
Salvage Team Leader (voice) (uncredited)
Chris Webb
Alien Warrior (uncredited) / Stunts
Tom Woodruff Jr.
Salvager (uncredited)
Alec Gillis
Alien (uncredited)
Gale Anne Hurd
Producer
Peter Lamont
Production Design
Fred Hole
Art Direction
Paul Weston
Stunt Coordinator
James Cameron
Director / Screenplay / Story
Norman Baillie
Special Effects
James Horner
Original Music Composer
Adrian Biddle
Director of Photography
Ken Court
Art Direction
Crispian Sallis
Set Decoration
Michael Clifford
Music Editor
Emma Porteous
Costume Design
Elanor Bertram
Stunts
Michael Lamont
Art Direction
Ray Lovejoy
Editor
Bert Davey
Art Direction
Brian Johnson
Special Effects
Terry Ackland-Snow
Supervising Art Director
Mary Selway
Casting
Jane Feinberg
Casting
Mike Fenton
Casting
Tiny Nicholls
Costume Supervisor
Judy Taylor
Casting
Shaun O'Dell
Camera Operator
Bob Penn
Still Photographer
Richard Hewitt
Visual Effects Supervisor
Robert Skotak
Visual Effects Supervisor
Jack Thetford
Gaffer
David Worley
Camera Operator
Don Sharpe
Supervising Sound Editor
Dennis Skotak
Visual Effects Supervisor
Robin Clarke
Music Editor
Gordon Carroll
Executive Producer
Walter Hill
Story / Executive Producer
Ronald Shusett
Characters
David Giler
Story / Executive Producer
Dan O'Bannon
Characters
Vic Simpson
Construction Manager
Stan Winston
Second Unit Director
Steve Dent
Stunts
Louise Head
Stunt Double
Gil Whelan
Unit Production Manager
Rocky Phelan
Foley Editor
Melvin Lind
Second Assistant Director
Syd Mead
Concept Artist
Derek Cracknell
First Assistant Director
Sean McCabe
Stunts
Stuart Fell
Stunts
Mo Coppitters
Unit Production Manager
Sue Crosland
Stunts
Simon Crane
Stunts
Ron Cobb
Conceptual Design
Jazzer Jeyes
Stunts
Elaine Bowerbank
Key Hair Stylist
Hugh Harlow
Production Supervisor
Phil Sanderson
First Assistant Editor
Diana Dill
Script Supervisor
Kiran Shah
Stunt Double
Clive Curtis
Stunt Double
Jason White
Stunts
Media.
Details.
Release DateJuly 18, 1986
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 17m
Content RatingR
Budget$18,500,000
Box Office$183,316,455
Filming LocationsPinewood Studios, United Kingdom
Genres
Wiki.
Aliens is a 1986 science fiction action film written and directed by James Cameron. It is the sequel to the 1979 science fiction horror film Alien, and the second film in the Alien franchise. Set in the far future, it stars Sigourney Weaver as Ellen Ripley, the sole survivor of an alien attack on her ship. When communications are lost with a human colony on the moon where her crew first saw the alien creatures, Ripley agrees to return to the site with a unit of Colonial Marines to investigate. Michael Biehn, Paul Reiser, Lance Henriksen, and Carrie Henn are featured in supporting roles.
Despite the success of Alien, its sequel took years to develop due to lawsuits, a lack of enthusiasm from 20th Century Fox, and repeated management changes. Although relatively inexperienced, Cameron was hired to write a story for Aliens in 1983 on the strength of his scripts for The Terminator (1984) and Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985). The project stalled again until new Fox executive Lawrence Gordon pursued a sequel. On an approximately $18.5 million budget, Aliens began principal photography in September 1985 and concluded in January 1986. Like its development, filming was tumultuous and rife with conflicts between Cameron and the British crew at Pinewood Studios. The difficult shoot affected the composer, James Horner, who was given little time to record the music.
Aliens was released on July 18, 1986, to critical acclaim. Reviewers praised its action, but some criticized the intensity of some scenes. Weaver's performance garnered consistent praise along with those of Bill Paxton and Jenette Goldstein. The film received several awards and nominations, including an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress for Weaver at a time when the science-fiction genre was generally overlooked. It earned $131.1–183.3 million during its theatrical run, making it one of the highest-grossing films of 1986 worldwide.
Aliens is now considered among the greatest films of the 1980s, and among the best science fiction, action, and sequel films ever made, arguably equal to or better than Alien. It is credited with expanding the franchise's scope with additions to the series' backstory and factions such as the Colonial Marines. It inspired a variety of merchandise, including video games, comic books and toys. It was followed by two sequels: Alien 3 (1992) and Alien Resurrection (1997), and the prequels Prometheus (2012), Alien: Covenant (2017), and Alien: Romulus (2024).