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After half a century in suspended animation, Ripley is recovering from her first encounter with the deadly alien. Her account of that event is received with skepticism, but transmissions abruptly cease from a colony later established on the planet of the Alien's encounter. Burke, an up-and-comi...

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Uniform Title:Aliens (Motion picture)
Main Authors: Horner, James (Composer, composer (expression)), O'Bannon, Dan (Creator), Shusett, Ronald (Creator)
Other Authors: Cameron, James, 1954- (Screenwriter), Giler, David (Screenwriter), Hill, Walter, 1942- (Screenwriter), Biddle, Adrian (Cinematographer), Lovejoy, Ray, 1939-2001 (Film editor), Weaver, Sigourney, 1949- (Actor), Henn, Carrie (Actor), Biehn, Michael, 1956- (Actor), Reiser, Paul (Actor), Henriksen, Lance, 1940- (Actor), Paxton, Bill (Actor)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:Audio in English, with optional subtitles for the hearing impaired in English, or optional subtitles in Spanish.
Published: [California?] : Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, [1986]
Subjects:
Ripley > (Fictitious character) > Drama.
Human-alien encounters > Drama.
Extraterrestrial beings > Drama.
Life on other planets > Drama.
Space colonies > Drama.
Outer space > Drama.
Alien films.
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Alien (Films)
Thrillers (Films)
Ripley > (Fictitious character)
Alien films
Extraterrestrial beings
Human-alien encounters
Life on other planets
Space colonies
Outer space
Streaming video.
Drama
Feature films
Fiction films
Film sequels
Horror films
Science fiction
Science fiction films
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Science fiction.
Science fiction films.
Horror films.
Film sequels.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Films de science-fiction.
Films d'horreur.
Films de fiction.
Vidéos pour personnes handicapées auditives.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Criterion-on-Demand)
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Summary:After half a century in suspended animation, Ripley is recovering from her first encounter with the deadly alien. Her account of that event is received with skepticism, but transmissions abruptly cease from a colony later established on the planet of the Alien's encounter. Burke, an up-and-coming company man, talks Ripley into going back with a squad of colonial marines. Of course the Marines do not take her warnings seriously either, until they come face-to-face with the awesome alien spawn.
Item Description:Title and statement of responsibility from opening credits.
Based on characters created by Dan O'Bannon and Ronald Shusett.
Sequel to the film "Alien" (1979).
Originally released as a motion picture by 20th Century Fox Film Corporation, 1986.
"135 min."--Distributor's navigation screen (but actually 154 min., 24 sec.).
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 streaming video file (154 min., 24 sec.)) : sound, color
Audience:MPAA rating: R; for monster violence, and for language.
Awards:Academy Awards, Best Effects (Sound Effects Editing), and Best Effects (Visual Effects), 1987
Production Credits:Director, James Cameron ; story, James Cameron, David Giler, Walter Hill ; screenplay, James Cameron ; music, James Horner ; director of photography, Adrian Biddle ; editor, Ray Lovejoy ; producer, Gale Anne Hurd.