from 20th Century Fox
Directed by
James
Cameron
Starring
Sigourney
Weaver (Ellen Ripley)
Carrie Henn (Rebecca "Newt" Jordan)
Michael Biehn (Corporal Dwayne Hicks)
Paul Reiser (Carter J. Burke)
Lance Henriksen (L. Bishop)
Bill Paxton (Private W. Hudson)
William Hope (Lieutenant S. Gorman)
Jenette Goldstein (Private J. Vasquez)
Al Matthews (Sergeant A. Apone)
Mark Rolston (Private M. Drake)
Ricco Ross (Private R. Frost)
Colette Hiller (Corporal C. Ferro)
Daniel Kash (Private D. Spunkmeyer)
Cynthia Scott (Corporal C. Dietrich)
Tip Tipping (Private T. Crowe)
Trevor Steedman (Private T. 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)
Louise Head (Newt's Double #1)
Kiran Shah (Newt's Double #2)
Written by
James Cameron (also story)
David Giler (story)
Walter Hill (story)
Original music by
James
Horner
Rated:
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The crew of "The Nostromo,"
a commercial towing vehicle, was nearly decimated by a savage
new animal after they made an unscheduled rescue stop on an unoccupied
planet. 57 years later, the sole survivors, Ripley and her cat,
are found floating around the universe by a deep-space salvage
expedition. Once she recovers from the effects of hyperspace,
Ripley attempts to warn her superiors at the Company of the dangers
of the monster, but she is ignored and informed that the planet
has been colonized for years without incident. When the Company
loses contact with the colonists, however, they decide to send
in the Marines, with Ripley as an advisor. Academy Award Nominations:
7, including Best Actress--Sigourney Weaver, Best Original Score.
See also: Alien
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