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Aliens (1986) -- The planet from Alien (1979) has been colonized, but contact is lost. This time, the rescue team has impressive firepower, enough?
Aliens (1986) -- Ripley gets her men out of the Aliens nest just in time.
Aliens (1986) -- Ripley fights the alien with a cargo loading machine.
Aliens (1986) -- Aliens in tubes are found to still be alive.
Aliens (1986) -- The reconnaissances team finds a live person who has an alien come out of her chest.

Overview

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Director:
James Cameron
Writers:
Dan O'Bannon (characters) and
Ronald Shusett (characters) ...
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Release Date:
18 July 1986 (USA) more
Tagline:
This time there's more. more
Plot:
The planet from Alien (1979) has been colonized, but contact is lost. This time, the rescue team has impressive firepower, enough? full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
Won 2 Oscars. Another 15 wins & 21 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(150 articles)
Story Details For 'Predators' Compares it to Aliens
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User Comments:
Gets better every time I see it more

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Also Known As:
Alien 2 (USA) (working title)
Alien II (USA) (working title)
Aliens: El regreso (Argentina) (Spain) (Uruguay) [es]
вСФХЕ (Soviet Union: Russian title) [ru]
A bolygó neve: Halál (Hungary) [hu]
Aliens (Sweden) [sv]
Aliens (Norway) [no]
Aliens - Återkomsten (Sweden) [sv]
Aliens - De nieuwe gruwel (Belgium: Flemish title) [un]
Aliens - Die Rückkehr (West Germany) [de]
Aliens - Le retour (France) [fr]
Aliens - Scontro finale (Italy) [it]
Aliens - det endelige opgør (Denmark) [da]
Aliens - paluu (Finland) [fi]
Aliens, O Resgate (Brazil) [pt]
Aliens, i epistrofi (Greece) [el]
Aliens- Le retour (Canada: French title) [fr]
Obcy - Decydujace starcie (Poland) [pl]
Tulnukad (Estonia) [et]
Vetrelci (Czechoslovakia: Czech title) [cs]
Votrelci (Czechoslovakia: Slovak title) [sk]
Yaratigin dönüsü (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
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MPAA:
Rated R for monster violence, and for language. (1992 special edition)
Runtime:
137 min | USA:154 min (special edition)
Country:
USA | UK
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Eastmancolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Dolby (35 mm prints)
Certification:
Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | Canada:R (Ontario) | Canada:R (Nova Scotia) (original rating) | Canada:18 (Nova Scotia) (re-rating) (1999) | Italy:T | Canada:14+ (Ontario) | Finland:K-18 (director's cut) (DVD rating) | South Korea:12 | Portugal:M/16 | Brazil:14 | Philippines:R-18 | USA:R (Certificate #27850) | South Korea:15 (DVD rating) | India:A | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Chile:14 | Finland:K-16 | France:-12 | Hong Kong:IIB | Iceland:16 | Ireland:18 | Japan:PG-12 | Mexico:B | Netherlands:16 | Norway:18 | Peru:14 | Singapore:M18 | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | West Germany:16

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Trivia:
Sigourney Weaver told James Cameron that she wanted to do three things in the movie; not handle a weapon, die, and make love to an alien. While none of these wishes were fulfilled, she got to do all three in Alien³ (1992) and Alien: Resurrection (1997). more
Goofs:
Continuity: When we see the Alien Queen fall into the airlock with the power loader, the tip of the Queen's tail has fallen off, yet it returns afterwards. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Salvage team leader: Bio-readouts are all in the green, looks like she's alive. Well, there goes our salvage, guys.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in 18 Candles (2004) more
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Movie music more

FAQ

How did Burke release the Facehuggers into the med lab without getting attacked?
Why is Hudson so freaked out after the first encounter with the aliens? Everyone else seemed so calm.
I'm confused as to the order of the Aliens, Predator, and AVP movies. Which movie comes first and which comes last?
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162 out of 187 people found the following comment useful:-
Gets better every time I see it, 8 December 2004
10/10
Author: carflo from Texas

I am just going to add my voice to the chorus of praise for this movie. It is as near to being perfect as any I have ever seen. I will not say that it is much better than Alien - which is just about near to being perfect also. But I do love all the characters in this movie. I have rarely seen a movie where all the characters were so well developed. Even most serious dramas seldom develops each character so completely. None of these characters are stereotypes even Paul Reiser as Burke, although the slimy company/government man villain is a prerequisite in disaster type movies. I would almost say that my favorite is Michael Beihn as Hicks, just because I really like his work & consider him to be underrated. But I also really like Lance Henriksen as Bishop, William Hope as Lt. Gorman, Bill Paxton as Hudson, and of course, Jenette Goldstein as Vasquez. I really liked all of these characters. I cared about their lives & deaths. The final scene for Gorman & Vasquez still chokes me up after seeing it many times.

I am not ignoring Sigourney Weaver or Carrie Henn. Ripley is the template for the modern action heroine. In the 24 years since Alien, few have been able to measure up to Sigourney Weaver's Ripley. Even in Alien 3 & 4, Ripley was still powerful, despite the 3ed rate quality of the movies. As for Carrie Henn as Newt, she was the emotional heart of Aliens. Cameron's ability to develop well rounded characters does not detract from his ability to create great action scenes or to scare the audience out of a several years of growth.

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The power loader should've killed the queen in a matter of seconds... Samclyde2
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