Aliens

Aliens

1986

Sigourney Weaver returns as Lt. Ripley in this action-packed sequel to Alien. The only survivor from the first film, Ripley finds her horrific account of the alien and her crew's fate is met with skepticism -- until the mysterious disappearance of colonists on LV-426 prompts a team of high-tech Marines to investigate. This disc features a commentary by cast and crew members and both the theatrical and special edition versions of the film.

This time there's more.

JBscale
90
Superior

Film Detail

Genre
Sci-Fi and Fantasy - Horror
Length
2 hrs. 34 mins.
US Theatrical Release
July 18, 1986
US Box Office
$85,160,248 (#1007 of 7435)
Global Office
$131,060,248 (#1327 of 4373)
Rating
R
Restricted
Language, Monster Violence

Collection Detail

Edition
Single Disc Alien Anthology & Digital
Resolution | Digital Platform
iTunes
Aspect Ratio
WS 1.85:1
Audio
English: DTS 5.1
English: DD 5.1
English: DTS-HD Master 5.1
Studio
20th Century Fox
Released
October 26, 2010
Acquired Date
September 14, 2011
Times Seen
4 Times
Last Watched
September 14, 2018

Actors

Sigourney Weaver
Sigourney Weaver
Michael Biehn
Michael Biehn
Bill Paxton
Bill Paxton
Paul Reiser
Paul Reiser
Carrie Henn
Carrie Henn
Lance Henriksen
Lance Henriksen
Jenette Goldstein
Jenette Goldstein
William Hope
William Hope
Al Matthews
Al Matthews
Mark Rolston
Mark Rolston
Ricco Ross
Ricco Ross
Colette Hiller
Colette Hiller
Daniel Kash
Daniel Kash
Cynthia Dale Scott
Cynthia Dale Scott
Tip Tipping
Tip Tipping
Trevor Steedman
Trevor Steedman
Paul Maxwell
Paul Maxwell
Valerie Colgan
Valerie Colgan

Directors

James Cameron
James Cameron

Producers

Gale Anne Hurd
Gale Anne Hurd

Writers

James Cameron
James Cameron

Awards & Accolades

  • 1986 Oscar : Sound Effects Editing
  • 1986 Oscar : Visual Effects
  • 2008 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #67
  • 2009 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #63
  • 2010 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #61
  • 2011 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #59
  • 2012 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #58
  • 2013 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #62
  • 2018 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #69
  • 2019 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #74
  • 2022 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #65

Special Features

Commentaries
  • director James Cameron, producer Gale Anne Hurd, alien effects creator Stan Winston, visual effects supervisors Robert Skotak and Dennis Skotak, miniature effects supervisor Pat McClung, actors Michael Biehn, Bill Paxton, Lance Henriksen, Jenette Goldstein, Carrie Henn, and Christopher Henn
Other
  • Composer's Original Isolated Score by James Horner
  • Deleted Scenes
  • Extended Scenes
  • Final Theatrical Isolated Score by James Horner
  • Audio Commentary
  • Deleted Scenes
  • Featurettes

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User Reviews

  • 3.16.2007 by biglummox (7/10)

Ratings

JB Users
70
Very Good
RT Fresh Certified
94%
Tomatometer
142 votes
RT Fresh Certified
94%
Popcornmeter
250,000 votes
METASCORE
84
23 votes
IMDb RATING
8.4/10
798,686 votes

Tags

  1. Aliens

Additional Info

  1. IMDb
  2. Official Website
  3. Kids-in-Mind
  4. Common Sense Media