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Aliens
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- 1986
- James Cameron
- 131 mins
- 18
Summary
Science-fiction thriller, a sequel to the 1979 blockbuster Alien, starring Sigourney Weaver. Having overcome a terrifying alien predator, Ripley has spent 57 years asleep, drifting through space in a life-pod. She is rescued, but discovers that the planet where the creature was originally found has been colonised. When contact with the planet is lost, Ripley and a platoon of marines are sent to investigate.
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A star rating of 5 out of 5.
Alan Jones
Ridley Scott's original outer-space nightmare set the bar high, but this sequel from James Cameron surpasses it in terms of sheer spectacle. Sigourney Weaver wakes up 57 years after the original events unfolded, only to be told that the planet where she first met the alien predator has been colonised. When all contact with the inhabitants is lost, she's sent in with a crack squad of marines and hurtles headlong into a hi-tech house of horrors that delivers plenty of shocks and nail-biting suspense. Masterfully controlling the tension and moving the involving plot at a lightning pace, Cameron exploits everyone's worst fears and carries them to the riveting extreme in this consummate Oscar-winning fright-fest.
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rolenameRipleySigourney WeaverRebecca Jorden, "Newt"Carrie HennCorporal HicksMichael BiehnCarter J BurkePaul ReiserBishopLance HenriksenPrivate HudsonBill PaxtonLieutenant GormanWilliam HopePrivate VasquezJenette GoldsteinSergeant AponeAl MatthewsPrivate DrakeMark RolstonPrivate FrostRicco RossCorporal FerroColette HillerPrivate SpunkmeyerDaniel KashCorporal DietrichCynthia ScottPrivate CroweTip TippingPrivate WierzbowskiTrevor SteedmanVan LeuwenPaul Maxwell
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rolenameDirectorJames Cameron
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Theatrical distributor
20th Century Fox Film Co. Ltd
Released on
1986-08-29
Languages
English | Spanish
Guidance
Violence and swearing.
Available on
video, DVD and Blu-ray
Formats
Colour
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