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Aliens

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Sequel of:

Alien

Sequel:

Alien³

Original title

Aliens aka

AKA

Alien 2

Year

1986

Running time

150 min.

Country

United States

Director

James Cameron

Screenwriter

James Cameron. Story: James Cameron, David Giler, Walter Hill. Characters: Dan O'Bannon, Ronald Shusett

Music

James Horner

Cinematography

Adrian Biddle

Cast

Sigourney Weaver, Paul Reiser, Lance Henriksen, Michael Biehn, Bill Paxton, Carrie Henn, William Hope, Jenette Goldstein, Al Matthews, Mark Rolston, Ricco Ross

Producer

20th Century Fox, Brandywine Productions

Genre

Sci-Fi. Action | Aliens. Sequel. Cult Movie

Movie Groups

Alien Saga

Synopsis / Plot

The only survivor of the Nostromo, Ripley is discovered in deep sleep half a century later by a salvage ship. When she is taken back to Earth, she learns that a human colony was founded on the same planet where the aliens were first found. After contact with the colony is lost, she finds herself sent back to the planet along with a team of warriors bent on destroying the alien menace forever, and saving any survivors -- if any remain.

Awards: 1986: 2 Academy Awards: Visual Effects, Sound Effects. 5 Nominations.

1986: Nominated for Golden Globe: Best Actress - Drama (Sigourney Weaver).

1986: BAFTA: Best Special Visual Effects. 4 nominations.

Critics' reviews

"One sequel that surpasses the original."

Dave Kehr: Chicago Reader
"It is a superb example of filmmaking craft. The director, James Cameron, has been assigned to make an intense and horrifying thriller, and he has delivered. (...) Rating: ★★★½ (out of four)"

Roger Ebert: Chicago Sun-Times
"Creepy, Crawly 'Aliens' Is Best Horror Flick Of '86. (...) This film is also the best monster movie of the year and the best picture of any kind to open so far this summer. Put it another way: Aliens is the Jaws of the '80s."

Jay Boyar: Orlando Sentinel
"The film's human interactions are nowhere near as interesting as Cameron's deft direction of action and use of non-alien space"

Ed Gonzalez: Slant
"A flaming, flashing, crashing, crackling blow-'em-up show that keeps you popping from your seat despite your better instincts and the basically conventional scare tactics."

Walter Goodman: The New York Times
"Truly great cinema - manages to dodge that 'dodgy sequel' curse with ease (…) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"

Ian Nathan: Empire

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