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About
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.
Theatrical
Jul 18, 1986
Box Office
$183.3M
Budget
$18.5M
Return
9.9x
DVD / Blu-ray
Mar 12, 2024
Theaters
3
Director
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Producers
Music
Studio
SLM Production Group, 20th Century Fox, Brandywine Productions
Keywords
android
extraterrestrial technology
space marine
spaceman
cryogenics
vacuum
space colony
warrior woman
settler
space travel
colony
sequel
space
alien
female protagonist
creature
desolate
female hero
military sci-fi
desolate planet
critical
sinister
sci-fi horror
assertive
commanding
empathetic
exhilarated
Cast
Full credits →S
Sigourney Weaver
Ripley
C
Carrie Henn
Newt
M
Michael Biehn
Corporal Hicks
P
Paul Reiser
Burke
L
Lance Henriksen
Bishop
B
Bill Paxton
Private Hudson
W
William Hope
Lieutenant Gorman
J
Jenette Goldstein
Private Vasquez
A
Al Matthews
Sergeant Apone
M
Mark Rolston
Private Drake
R
Ricco Ross
Private Frost
C
Colette Hiller
Corporal Ferro
D
Daniel Kash
Private Spunkmeyer
C
Cynthia Dale Scott
Corporal Dietrich
T
Tip Tipping
Private Crowe
T
Trevor Steedman
Private Wierzbowski
P
Paul Maxwell
Van Leuwen
V
Valerie Colgan
ECA Rep
A
Alan Polonsky
Insurance Man
A
Alibe Parsons
Med Tech
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Quotes
See all →Debating a Dangerous Plan for Survival
Hudson
I say we grease this rat fuck-son-of-a-bitch right now!
[aiming his rifle at Burke]
Hicks
It just doesn't make any goddamn sense.
Ripley
He figured he could get the alien past the quarantine if one of us was... impregnated - whatever you call it - and frozen for the way home. Nobody would know about the embryos we're carrying. Me and Newt.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Emergency Venting in a Critical Situation
Ripley
It's very pretty, Bishop, but what are we looking for?
[looking out the window at the atmosphere processing plant]
Bishop
That's it. Emergency venting.
[points at gas flaring from the reactor]
Hudson
Oh, that's beautiful, man. Oh, man, that - that just beats it all.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
