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About
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.
Theatrical
Jul 18, 1986
Box Office
$183.3M
Budget
$18.5M
Return
9.9x
DVD / Blu-ray
Mar 12, 2024
Theaters
2
Director
James Cameron
Writers
James Cameron, David Giler, Walter Hill
Producers
Gale Anne Hurd, Gordon Carroll, David Giler
Music
James Horner
Studio
SLM Production Group, 20th Century Fox, Brandywine Productions
Themes
android
extraterrestrial technology
space marine
spaceman
cryogenics
vacuum
space colony
warrior woman
settler
space travel
colony
space
alien
female protagonist
creature
desolate
female hero
aggressive
military sci-fi
desolate planet
critical
sinister
sci-fi horror
assertive
commanding
empathetic
exhilarated
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Quotes
See all →Debating a Dangerous Plan for Survival
Hudson
I say we grease this rat fuck-son-of-a-bitch right now!
[aiming his rifle at Burke]
Hicks
It just doesn't make any goddamn sense.
Ripley
He figured he could get the alien past the quarantine if one of us was... impregnated - whatever you call it - and frozen for the way home. Nobody would know about the embryos we're carrying. Me and Newt.
Hicks
Wait a minute, now, we'd all know.
Ripley
Yes, the only way he could do it is if he sabotaged certain freezers on the way home. Namely, yours. Then he could jettison the bodies and make up any story he liked.
Hudson
Fuck! He's dead! You're dogmeat, pal!
[aims his rifle at Burke again]
Burke
This is so nuts. I mean, listen... listen to what you're saying. It's all paranoid delusion. It's really sad. It's pathetic.
Ripley
You know, Burke, I don't know which species is worse. You don't see them fucking each other over a goddamn percentage.
Emergency Venting in a Critical Situation
Ripley
It's very pretty, Bishop, but what are we looking for?
[looking out the window at the atmosphere processing plant]
Bishop
That's it. Emergency venting.
[points at gas flaring from the reactor]
Hudson
Oh, that's beautiful, man. Oh, man, that - that just beats it all.
Hicks
How long till it blows?
Bishop
Four hours. With a blast radius of 30 kilometers, equal to about... 40 megatons.
[Hicks groans]
Hicks
We got problems.
Hudson
I don't believe this, I don't fucking believe this!
Bishop
Vasquez, close the shutters.
Moral Dilemma Over Profiting from Danger
Burke
Look, those two specimens are worth millions to the bio-weapons division. Now, if you're smart, we can both come out of it as heroes, and we will be set up for life.
Ripley
You're crazy, Burke, you know that? You really think you can get a dangerous organism like that past ICC quarantine?
[beat]
Burke
How can they impound it if they don't know about it?
Ripley
Oh, but they will know about it, Burke. From me. Just like they'll know that you were responsible for the deaths of 157 colonists!
Burke
Wait a second —
Ripley
You sent them to that ship!
Burke
You're wrong!
Ripley
I just checked the colony log. Directive dated 6/12/79, signed Burke, Carter J. You sent them out there and you didn't even warn them! Why didn't you warn them, Burke?
Comforting a Child's Fear of Nightmares
Ripley
Last stop. Get in. Scoot down. That's good. Now, you lie here and have a nap. You're very tired.
[Newt lies down on the bed]
Newt
I don't want to. I have scary dreams.
Ripley
Well, I bet Casey doesn't have scary dreams. Let's take a look. Nope. Nothing bad in there. See? Maybe you could try to be just like her, hmm?
[holds up Casey]
Newt
Ripley, she doesn't have bad dreams because she's just a piece of plastic.
Ripley
Right. I'm sorry, Newt. There.
[smiles; turns on heater]
Newt
My mommy always said there were no monsters, no real ones, but there are.
Ripley
Yes, there are, aren't there?
Newt
Why do they tell little kids that?
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Cast
Full credits →S
Sigourney Weaver
Ripley
C
Carrie Henn
Newt
M
Michael Biehn
Corporal Hicks
P
Paul Reiser
Burke
L
Lance Henriksen
Bishop
B
Bill Paxton
Private Hudson
W
William Hope
Lieutenant Gorman
J
Jenette Goldstein
Private Vasquez
A
Al Matthews
Sergeant Apone
M
Mark Rolston
Private Drake
R
Ricco Ross
Private Frost
C
Colette Hiller
Corporal Ferro
D
Daniel Kash
Private Spunkmeyer
C
Cynthia Dale Scott
Corporal Dietrich
T
Tip Tipping
Private Crowe
T
Trevor Steedman
Private Wierzbowski
P
Paul Maxwell
Van Leuwen
V
Valerie Colgan
ECA Rep
A
Alan Polonsky
Insurance Man
A
Alibe Parsons
Med Tech
