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Release Date
Jul 18, 1986 (USA)
DVD Release Date
• R1: Jun 1, 1999
• R2: 12 Apr 2004
Budget $18,500,000
Official Website:
Aliens Website
MPAA Rating
R
Running Time
2 hours, 17 minutes
Country USA, UK
Studio 20th Century Fox, Brandywine
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Other Titles
• Aliens
• Alien 2 (1985)
• Alien II (1985)
• Aliens - Die Rückkehr (1986)
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Genre: Action, Thriller, Horror, Sci-Fi, Aliens, Space, Cult Classic, Monsters, Escape, Robots, Suspense, Tragedy, Gore, Futuristic, Love
Tagline: This time it's war
Plot: Ripley (Sigourney Weaver), the sole survivor from the original ALIEN, is awakened after 57 years of drifting through space, her stories disbelieved by Company executives who tell her that the alien’s planet is now inhabited and colonized. When contact is suddenly lost with the colonists, Ripley returns to the planet with a squad of marines, an android (Lance Henriksen), and a Company executive (Paul Reiser) with a mission of his own. Once on the planet, no survivors can be found except for Newt, a little girl who awakens motherly instincts in Ripley just in time for the acid-blooded aliens to attack in what quickly becomes a one-sided battle for sheer survival. Considered by many to be the best of the series, ALIENS is a fast-paced, high-intensity thrill ride that set a new standard for action films and cemented director James Cameron’s status as one of Hollywood’s leading directors following the success of THE TERMINATOR. Weaver received an Academy Award nomination and became a feminist hero for her strong, sensitive performance as the survivor Ripley, while costars Reiser, Henriksen, and Bill Paxton all give career-making performances in this landmark sci-fi
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Aliens, by changing the style, atmosphere, and music that was created by its predecessor, was able to make itself a unique film instead of just a re-creation of the original; it is fitting that, just like everything else about it, the film's title is a variation--Cortney Fusco (Diabolical-Dominion.com)
Tense and exciting this is a superior sequel loaded with lots of kick-ass action sequences, killer effects and quoteable lines. ... Excellent and well written entertainment with dynamic performances (by Weaver, Lance Henriksen and the rest of the cast).  -- (TheVideoGraveYard.com)
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James Cameron
Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Titanic, The Terminator |
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James Cameron
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, Strange Days, Dark Angel |
| David Giler
The Money Pit, Undisputed, The Parallax View |
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 | Lance Henriksen
The Terminator, AVP: Alien vs. Predator, Close Encounters of the Third Kind |
 | Paul Reiser
Beverly Hills Cop, Beverly Hills Cop II, One Night at McCool's |
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 | Jenette Goldstein
Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Lethal Weapon 2, Star Trek: Generations |
 | Mark Rolston
The Shawshank Redemption, Rush Hour, Lethal Weapon 2 |
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| It's a great sequel that plays more like an action movie than a horror film. -- (eSplatter.com)
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