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Ripley, the sole survivor of the Nostromo's deadly encounter with the monstrous Alien, returns to Earth after drifting through space in hypersleep for 57 years. Although her story is initially met with skepticism, she agrees to accompany a team of Colonial Marines back to LV-426.
Language
Budget$18,500,000
Revenue $183,316,455
English
Budget$18,500,000
Revenue $183,316,455
Keywords
android
space marine
extraterrestrial technology
spaceman
space travel
settler
colony
cryogenics
vacuum
space colony
warrior woman
alien
space
female protagonist
creature
desolate
female hero
shocking
aggressive
desolate planet
suspenseful
critical
hilarious
sinister
admiring
assertive
commanding
empathetic
exhilarated
optimistic
powerful
Casts
Sigourney Weaver
Ripley
Carrie Henn
Newt
Michael Biehn
Corporal Hicks
Paul Reiser
Burke
Lance Henriksen
Bishop
Bill Paxton
Private Hudson
William Hope
Lieutenant Gorman
Jenette Goldstein
Private Vasquez
Al Matthews
Sergeant Apone
Mark Rolston
Private Drake
Ricco Ross
Private Frost
Colette Hiller
Corporal Ferro
Daniel Kash
Private Spunkmeyer
Cynthia Dale Scott
Corporal Dietrich
Tip Tipping
Private Crowe
Trevor Steedman
Private Wierzbowski
Paul Maxwell
Van Leuwen
Valerie Colgan
ECA Rep
Alan Polonsky
Insurance Man
Alibe Parsons
Med Tech
Blain Fairman
Doctor
Barbara Coles
Cocooned Woman
Carl Toop
Alien Warrior
John Lees
Power Loader Operator
Holly De Jong
Newt's Mother
Christopher Henn
Newt's Brother
Jay Benedict
Newt's Father
William Armstrong
Lydecker
Mac McDonald
Simpson
Eddie Powell
Alien Warrior (uncredited)
Jill Goldston
Worker in Corridor (Special Edition) (uncredited)
Elizabeth Inglis
Amanda Ripley-Mclaren (uncredited)
Stuart Milligan
Salvage Team Leader (uncredited)
Bob Sherman
Salvage Team Leader (voice) (uncredited)
Chris Webb
Alien Warrior (uncredited)
Tom Woodruff Jr.
Salvager (uncredited)
Alec Gillis
Alien (uncredited)
Crews
James Cameron
Director
Gale Anne Hurd
Producer
James Horner
Original Music Composer
Adrian Biddle
Director of Photography
Ray Lovejoy
Editor
Peter Lamont
Production Design
Ken Court
Art Direction
Bert Davey
Art Direction
Fred Hole
Art Direction
Michael Lamont
Art Direction
Crispian Sallis
Set Decoration
Emma Porteous
Costume Design
Michael Clifford
Music Editor
Norman Baillie
Special Effects
Paul Weston
Stunt Coordinator
Elanor Bertram
Stunts
James Cameron
Screenplay
Brian Johnson
Special Effects
Simon Harris
Assistant Editor
Tiny Nicholls
Costume Supervisor
Jane Feinberg
Casting
Mike Fenton
Casting
Mary Selway
Casting
Judy Taylor
Casting
Don Sharpe
Supervising Sound Editor
Richard Hewitt
Visual Effects Supervisor
Dennis Skotak
Visual Effects Supervisor
Robert Skotak
Visual Effects Supervisor
Shaun O'Dell
Camera Operator
David Worley
Camera Operator
Bob Penn
Still Photographer
Jack Thetford
Gaffer
Archie Ludski
Dialogue Editor
Roy Charman
Sound Recordist
Bert Hearn
Property Master
Terry Ackland-Snow
Supervising Art Director
Chris Webb
Stunts
Robin Clarke
Music Editor
Ronald Shusett
Characters
Dan O'Bannon
Characters
David Giler
Story
Walter Hill
Story
James Cameron
Story
Walter Hill
Executive Producer
David Giler
Executive Producer
Gordon Carroll
Executive Producer
Vic Simpson
Construction Manager
Elaine Bowerbank
Key Hair Stylist
Mo Coppitters
Unit Production Manager
Hugh Harlow
Production Supervisor
Gil Whelan
Unit Production Manager
Derek Cracknell
First Assistant Director
Melvin Lind
Second Assistant Director
Stan Winston
Second Unit Director
Ron Cobb
Conceptual Design
Syd Mead
Concept Artist
Rocky Phelan
Foley Editor
Simon Crane
Stunts
Sue Crosland
Stunts
Steve Dent
Stunts
Stuart Fell
Stunts
Louise Head
Stunt Double
Jazzer Jeyes
Stunts
Sean McCabe
Stunts
Eddie Powell
Stunts
Kiran Shah
Stunt Double
Stuart St. Paul
Stunts
Malcolm Weaver
Stunts
Bill Weston
Stunts
Jason White
Stunts
Clive Curtis
Stunt Double
Peter Boita
Associate Editor
Phil Sanderson
First Assistant Editor
Greig McRitchie
Orchestrator
Diana Dill
Script Supervisor
Geoff Freeman
Unit Publicist
H. R. Giger
Creature Design
Paul Tucker
Production Controller
Joyce Turner
Production Coordinator
Peter Robb-King
Makeup Supervisor
Peter Russell
Visual Effects Art Director
Steven Woodcock
Set Decoration
Backdrops & Posters
