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Alien³

"3 times the suspense. 3 times the danger. 3 times the terror"

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R 1992 · 1h 54m
Horror, Action, Science Fiction
Starring Sigourney Weaver · Charles S. Dutton · Charles Dance
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After escaping with Newt and Hicks from the alien planet, Ripley crash lands on Fiorina 161, a prison planet and host to a correctional facility. Unfortunately, although Newt and Hicks do not survive the crash, a more unwelcome visitor does. The prison does not allow weapons of any kind, and with aid being a long time away, the prisoners must simply survive in any way they can.

Theatrical
May 22, 1992
Digital
Apr 1, 2026
Box Office
$159.8M
Budget
$50.0M
Return
3.2x
DVD / Blu-ray
Jan 6, 2004
Theaters
1
Director
David Fincher
Writers
Vincent Ward, David Giler, Walter Hill, Larry Ferguson
Producers
Walter Hill, Gordon Carroll, Richard Edlund
Music
Elliot Goldenthal
Studio
20th Century Fox, Brandywine Productions
Keywords
prison android spacecraft imprisonment space colony space travel rottweiler dystopia sequel space alien redemption creature planet alien invasion shaved head crash landing impregnation penal colony furnace suspended animation desperate sci-fi horror excited
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Cast

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S
Sigourney Weaver
Ripley
C
Charles S. Dutton
Dillon
C
Charles Dance
Clemens
P
Paul McGann
Golic
B
Brian Glover
Andrews
R
Ralph Brown
Aaron
D
Danny Webb
Morse
C
Christopher John Fields
Rains
Holt McCallany
Holt McCallany
Junior
L
Lance Henriksen
Bishop II
C
Christopher Fairbank
Murphy
C
Carl Chase
Frank
L
Leon Herbert
Boggs
V
Vincenzo Nicoli
Jude
P
Pete Postlethwaite
David
P
Paul Brennen
Troy
C
Clive Mantle
William
P
Peter Guinness
Gregor
D
Deobia Oparei
Arthur
P
Phil Davis
Kevin

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Exploring Despair in Alien³'s Narrative Depth
“Ripley’s Got a Death Drive: David Fincher’s Alien³ at 25” (May 19, 2017) Even within arguably the most nihilistic franchise in cinematic history, Alien³ stands out for its consistent tone of despair. It presents a reality where even machines feel fear and agony, as when Ripley reactivates the heavily damaged Bishop droid (Lance Henriksen), its tattered face struggling to focus a sagging, milky eye as it relays Weyland-Yutani’s continued, destructive interest in capturing and weaponizing the xenomorph. Having warned Ripley, he then asks her to be shut off, saying he feels pain in his current form and fears being rebuilt into something less special and perfect than what he was. Ripley’s death drive, always present but overwhelmed when she discovers an alien embryo inside of her, is so intense that it blunts the confrontational behavior of the men around her, even Dillon (Charles S. Dutton), the prison’s religious leader whose initial hostility toward Ripley fades when he recognizes the purity of her martyrdom. The deflating alien antics of the film’s back half sap some of the power from Ripley’s ultimate sacrifice, but her final act, taking pro-choice symbolism to self-immolating extremes, is one of the most powerful images in the entire Alien franchise.
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Disappointing Alien Depiction in Alien³
“Ripley’s Got a Death Drive: David Fincher’s Alien³ at 25” (May 19, 2017) The alien itself is a disappointment, as the filmmakers’ intriguing idea of having a xenomorph infect and thus absorb the DNA of a quadrupedal animal is squandered on a garish puppet creation that moves in jerky, dissonant steps that completely divorce the creature from the environment. This robs the alien of even a hint of menace, barring a few close-ups that keep the image limited to the xenomorph’s face and teeth. Prefiguring an issue that’s plagued all future Alien movies in the CGI era, the depiction of the xenomorph so casually in full view saps much of the suspense that the first two films wrung out of keeping the monsters hidden or partially glimpsed. Once its definitions are set, the creature loses its amorphous, undefinable shape and size, limiting it to something comprehensible. The lackluster alien undeniably drags down the proceedings, but the film maintains a consistently bleak atmosphere that elevates it above its sloppy sequel and the more self-conscious philosophy of recent prequels by staying truest to the simple hopelessness of the original film.
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