{"id":136,"date":"2025-09-26T05:54:59","date_gmt":"2025-09-26T05:54:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/3guysandaflick.com\/?p=136"},"modified":"2026-05-15T12:39:05","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T19:39:05","slug":"podcast-229-aliens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/3guysandaflick.com\/?p=136","title":{"rendered":"Podcast 229: Aliens"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"136\" class=\"elementor elementor-136\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5146f005 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5146f005\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f5b3c5a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3f5b3c5a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><iframe style=\"border: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/player-v2\/?share=1&amp;download=1&amp;rtl=1&amp;fonts=Verdana&amp;skin=c73a3a&amp;btn-skin=1b1b1b&amp;multiple_size=515&amp;square_size=300&amp;order=episodic&amp;filter=all&amp;limit=100&amp;season=all&amp;tag=all&amp;font-color=auto&amp;i=dpvbt-1976760-pb\" width=\"800\" height=\"150\" scrolling=\"no\" data-name=\"pb-iframe-player\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p><p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"531\">Movie Title: <strong data-start=\"13\" data-end=\"23\">Aliens<\/strong><br data-start=\"23\" data-end=\"26\" \/>Release Date: <strong data-start=\"40\" data-end=\"57\">July 18, 1986<\/strong> \u2014 U.S. theatrical release<br data-start=\"83\" data-end=\"86\" \/>Runtime: <strong data-start=\"95\" data-end=\"124\">137 minutes \/ 2 hr 17 min<\/strong><br data-start=\"124\" data-end=\"127\" \/>Director: <strong data-start=\"137\" data-end=\"154\">James Cameron<\/strong><br data-start=\"154\" data-end=\"157\" \/>Screenplay Written By: <strong data-start=\"180\" data-end=\"197\">James Cameron<\/strong><br data-start=\"197\" data-end=\"200\" \/>Based On: <strong data-start=\"210\" data-end=\"370\">Story by James Cameron, David Giler, and Walter Hill; sequel to <em data-start=\"276\" data-end=\"283\">Alien<\/em> (1979), based on characters and concepts created by Dan O\u2019Bannon and Ronald Shusett.<\/strong><br data-start=\"370\" data-end=\"373\" \/>Is it a remake?: <strong data-start=\"390\" data-end=\"397\">No.<\/strong> It is a sequel to Ridley Scott\u2019s <em data-start=\"431\" data-end=\"438\">Alien<\/em> (1979) and the second film in the <em data-start=\"473\" data-end=\"480\">Alien<\/em> franchise.<\/p><h1 data-section-id=\"1x3ixhu\" data-start=\"533\" data-end=\"545\">Main Cast:<\/h1><ul data-start=\"547\" data-end=\"1117\"><li data-section-id=\"1yjau7u\" data-start=\"547\" data-end=\"587\"><strong data-start=\"549\" data-end=\"569\">Sigourney Weaver<\/strong> as Ellen Ripley<\/li><li data-section-id=\"rm9hgx\" data-start=\"588\" data-end=\"634\"><strong data-start=\"590\" data-end=\"607\">Michael Biehn<\/strong> as Corporal Dwayne Hicks<\/li><li data-section-id=\"1l2wij4\" data-start=\"635\" data-end=\"670\"><strong data-start=\"637\" data-end=\"652\">Paul Reiser<\/strong> as Carter Burke<\/li><li data-section-id=\"1tdddn\" data-start=\"671\" data-end=\"704\"><strong data-start=\"673\" data-end=\"692\">Lance Henriksen<\/strong> as Bishop<\/li><li data-section-id=\"e81ivt\" data-start=\"705\" data-end=\"749\"><strong data-start=\"707\" data-end=\"722\">Carrie Henn<\/strong> as Rebecca \u201cNewt\u201d Jorden<\/li><li data-section-id=\"13qleln\" data-start=\"750\" data-end=\"787\"><strong data-start=\"752\" data-end=\"767\">Bill Paxton<\/strong> as Private Hudson<\/li><li data-section-id=\"1kvdyre\" data-start=\"788\" data-end=\"829\"><strong data-start=\"790\" data-end=\"806\">William Hope<\/strong> as Lieutenant Gorman<\/li><li data-section-id=\"kqd2uk\" data-start=\"830\" data-end=\"874\"><strong data-start=\"832\" data-end=\"853\">Jenette Goldstein<\/strong> as Private Vasquez<\/li><li data-section-id=\"1i661fe\" data-start=\"875\" data-end=\"912\"><strong data-start=\"877\" data-end=\"892\">Al Matthews<\/strong> as Sergeant Apone<\/li><li data-section-id=\"x4judo\" data-start=\"913\" data-end=\"950\"><strong data-start=\"915\" data-end=\"931\">Mark Rolston<\/strong> as Private Drake<\/li><li data-section-id=\"xt4jsy\" data-start=\"951\" data-end=\"986\"><strong data-start=\"953\" data-end=\"967\">Ricco Ross<\/strong> as Private Frost<\/li><li data-section-id=\"cb0qij\" data-start=\"987\" data-end=\"1034\"><strong data-start=\"989\" data-end=\"1011\">Cynthia Dale Scott<\/strong> as Corporal Dietrich<\/li><li data-section-id=\"lkzpj2\" data-start=\"1035\" data-end=\"1075\"><strong data-start=\"1037\" data-end=\"1055\">Colette Hiller<\/strong> as Corporal Ferro<\/li><li data-section-id=\"32jfqw\" data-start=\"1076\" data-end=\"1117\"><strong data-start=\"1078\" data-end=\"1093\">Daniel Kash<\/strong> as Private Spunkmeyer<\/li><\/ul><h1 data-section-id=\"j16ynt\" data-start=\"1119\" data-end=\"1128\">Budget:<\/h1><ul data-start=\"1130\" data-end=\"1190\"><li data-section-id=\"nvs529\" data-start=\"1130\" data-end=\"1190\"><strong data-start=\"1132\" data-end=\"1149\">$18.5 million<\/strong>.<\/li><\/ul><h1 data-section-id=\"lgmy7d\" data-start=\"1192\" data-end=\"1205\">Box Office:<\/h1><ul data-start=\"1207\" data-end=\"1926\"><li data-section-id=\"19h7uks\" data-start=\"1207\" data-end=\"1253\"><strong data-start=\"1209\" data-end=\"1239\">Domestic original release:<\/strong> $85,160,248<\/li><li data-section-id=\"1dg63tz\" data-start=\"1254\" data-end=\"1428\"><strong data-start=\"1256\" data-end=\"1287\">Worldwide original release:<\/strong> Box Office Mojo currently lists <strong data-start=\"1320\" data-end=\"1335\">$85,208,713<\/strong>, but international reporting for 1986 is incomplete.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"g1hr3r\" data-start=\"1429\" data-end=\"1753\"><strong data-start=\"1431\" data-end=\"1460\">Reported worldwide range:<\/strong> Sources differ, commonly listing approximately <strong data-start=\"1508\" data-end=\"1544\">$131.1 million to $183.3 million<\/strong> worldwide, with Fox\u2019s later estimate at about <strong data-start=\"1591\" data-end=\"1607\">$157 million<\/strong>. This discrepancy appears to come from incomplete or inconsistent overseas box-office reporting for 1986.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"1wuflw1\" data-start=\"1754\" data-end=\"1849\"><strong data-start=\"1756\" data-end=\"1776\">Opening weekend:<\/strong> $10,052,042 from 1,437 theaters.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"1kqsm1v\" data-start=\"1850\" data-end=\"1926\"><strong data-start=\"1852\" data-end=\"1868\">Distributor:<\/strong> 20th Century Fox.<\/li><\/ul><h1 data-section-id=\"1euewq6\" data-start=\"1928\" data-end=\"1937\">Awards:<\/h1><ul data-start=\"1939\" data-end=\"2728\"><li data-section-id=\"1i96zlj\" data-start=\"1939\" data-end=\"2033\"><strong data-start=\"1941\" data-end=\"1960\">Academy Awards:<\/strong> Won <strong data-start=\"1965\" data-end=\"1977\">2 Oscars<\/strong> \u2014 Best Sound Effects Editing and Best Visual Effects.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"1hmvhrp\" data-start=\"2034\" data-end=\"2236\"><strong data-start=\"2036\" data-end=\"2066\">Academy Award nominations:<\/strong> 7 total, including Best Actress for Sigourney Weaver, Best Art Direction, Best Film Editing, Best Original Score, and Best Sound.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"z05cru\" data-start=\"2237\" data-end=\"2486\"><strong data-start=\"2239\" data-end=\"2257\">Saturn Awards:<\/strong> Won multiple awards, including Best Science Fiction Film, Best Director, Best Writing, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress, Best Special Effects, and Best Performance by a Younger Actor.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"fyj31h\" data-start=\"2487\" data-end=\"2728\"><strong data-start=\"2489\" data-end=\"2509\">Critical legacy:<\/strong> Frequently ranked among the strongest science-fiction, action, horror, and sequel films; Rotten Tomatoes currently lists it in the low-to-mid 90% range depending on page\/version.<\/li><\/ul><h1 data-section-id=\"50em91\" data-start=\"2730\" data-end=\"2751\">Short Plot Summary:<\/h1><p data-start=\"2753\" data-end=\"3281\">Decades after surviving the Nostromo incident, Ellen Ripley is found in deep-space cryosleep and reluctantly agrees to return to LV-426 after contact is lost with a terraforming colony. She joins a squad of Colonial Marines sent to investigate the site. The mission quickly turns into a survival battle against a growing alien infestation. The film shifts the franchise from haunted-house-in-space horror into military science-fiction action while continuing Ripley\u2019s trauma-driven story.<br \/><br \/><\/p><hr data-start=\"3283\" data-end=\"3286\" \/><h2 data-section-id=\"j5o1hd\" data-start=\"3288\" data-end=\"3302\">Key Quotes:<\/h2><ul data-start=\"3304\" data-end=\"3604\"><li data-section-id=\"dckieb\" data-start=\"3304\" data-end=\"3354\">\u201cGet away from her, you bitch!\u201d \u2014 Ellen Ripley<\/li><li data-section-id=\"1svemfp\" data-start=\"3355\" data-end=\"3404\">\u201cGame over, man! Game over!\u201d \u2014 Private Hudson<\/li><li data-section-id=\"1na9fdk\" data-start=\"3405\" data-end=\"3452\">\u201cThey mostly come at night. Mostly.\u201d \u2014 Newt<\/li><li data-section-id=\"1pkixe5\" data-start=\"3453\" data-end=\"3558\">\u201cI say we take off and nuke the entire site from orbit. It\u2019s the only way to be sure.\u201d \u2014 Ellen Ripley<\/li><li data-section-id=\"10109rf\" data-start=\"3559\" data-end=\"3604\">\u201cThis time it\u2019s war.\u201d \u2014 Marketing tagline<br \/><br \/><\/li><\/ul><hr data-start=\"3606\" data-end=\"3609\" \/><h2 data-section-id=\"16tullg\" data-start=\"3611\" data-end=\"3620\">Trivia<\/h2><ul data-start=\"3622\" data-end=\"9605\"><li data-section-id=\"1q9irei\" data-start=\"3622\" data-end=\"4338\"><h3 data-section-id=\"1wj7ob0\" data-start=\"3624\" data-end=\"3637\">Director:<\/h3><ul data-start=\"3640\" data-end=\"4338\"><li data-section-id=\"m5kgkf\" data-start=\"3640\" data-end=\"3828\">James Cameron wrote and directed <em data-start=\"3675\" data-end=\"3683\">Aliens<\/em> after the success of <em data-start=\"3705\" data-end=\"3721\">The Terminator<\/em>. The film helped establish him as a major blockbuster filmmaker.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"1s0irx1\" data-start=\"3831\" data-end=\"4049\">The sequel was delayed in part by a legal dispute between 20th Century Fox and <em data-start=\"3912\" data-end=\"3919\">Alien<\/em> producers David Giler, Walter Hill, and Gordon Carroll over profits from the 1979 film.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"70nj5t\" data-start=\"4052\" data-end=\"4182\">Cameron changed the genre engine from Ridley Scott\u2019s haunted-house horror to a Vietnam-war-in-space survival\/action structure.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"1jgsmwg\" data-start=\"4185\" data-end=\"4338\">The marketing tagline, <strong data-start=\"4210\" data-end=\"4236\">\u201cThis time, it\u2019s war,\u201d<\/strong> clearly positioned the film as a more combat-driven sequel.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li data-section-id=\"8acs2q\" data-start=\"4340\" data-end=\"5148\"><h3 data-section-id=\"sznbhv\" data-start=\"4342\" data-end=\"4361\">Cast \/ Casting:<\/h3><ul data-start=\"4364\" data-end=\"5148\"><li data-section-id=\"1oe7j2p\" data-start=\"4364\" data-end=\"4595\"><strong data-start=\"4366\" data-end=\"4418\">Sigourney Weaver\u2019s Best Actress Oscar nomination<\/strong> was unusual for a science-fiction\/action-horror performance at the time and became one of the film\u2019s most important awards milestones.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"1f7dh4w\" data-start=\"4598\" data-end=\"4798\"><strong data-start=\"4600\" data-end=\"4617\">Michael Biehn<\/strong> replaced <strong data-start=\"4627\" data-end=\"4642\">James Remar<\/strong> as Hicks after filming had already begun. Some shots of Remar from behind reportedly remain in the finished film.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"nlngln\" data-start=\"4801\" data-end=\"4887\"><strong data-start=\"4803\" data-end=\"4818\">Carrie Henn<\/strong>, who played Newt, did not continue as a film actor after <em data-start=\"4876\" data-end=\"4884\">Aliens<\/em>.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"10ie1s7\" data-start=\"4890\" data-end=\"5008\"><strong data-start=\"4892\" data-end=\"4907\">Bill Paxton<\/strong>\u2019s Hudson became one of the film\u2019s most quoted characters, especially for his panic-comic delivery.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"3r6fgu\" data-start=\"5011\" data-end=\"5148\"><strong data-start=\"5013\" data-end=\"5034\">Jenette Goldstein<\/strong> won a Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Vasquez.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li data-section-id=\"1kzsdvw\" data-start=\"5150\" data-end=\"5853\"><h3 data-section-id=\"kx4tg7\" data-start=\"5152\" data-end=\"5175\">Soundtrack \/ Score:<\/h3><ul data-start=\"5178\" data-end=\"5853\"><li data-section-id=\"mr5i9v\" data-start=\"5178\" data-end=\"5339\">The score was composed by <strong data-start=\"5206\" data-end=\"5222\">James Horner<\/strong> and recorded at <strong data-start=\"5239\" data-end=\"5261\">Abbey Road Studios<\/strong> with the London Symphony Orchestra.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"1f25a4h\" data-start=\"5342\" data-end=\"5570\">Horner reportedly had a difficult scoring schedule, arriving expecting more time but ultimately having only about three weeks to compose because filming and editing were still in flux.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"1tmphkj\" data-start=\"5573\" data-end=\"5723\">The climactic music for Ripley\u2019s battle with the Queen was reportedly written under extreme time pressure.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"zntn6v\" data-start=\"5726\" data-end=\"5853\">Unused parts of Horner\u2019s <em data-start=\"5753\" data-end=\"5761\">Aliens<\/em> score were later repurposed in <em data-start=\"5793\" data-end=\"5803\">Die Hard<\/em> (1988).<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li data-section-id=\"hk0n1s\" data-start=\"5855\" data-end=\"6275\"><h3 data-section-id=\"1n3totd\" data-start=\"5857\" data-end=\"5870\">Location:<\/h3><ul data-start=\"5873\" data-end=\"6275\"><li data-section-id=\"1uak55v\" data-start=\"5873\" data-end=\"6009\">Principal photography took place mainly at <strong data-start=\"5918\" data-end=\"5938\">Pinewood Studios<\/strong> in Buckinghamshire, England.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"1a4zw79\" data-start=\"6012\" data-end=\"6128\">The story is set primarily on <strong data-start=\"6044\" data-end=\"6054\">LV-426<\/strong>, the same moon where the derelict alien ship was discovered in <em data-start=\"6118\" data-end=\"6125\">Alien<\/em>.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"twoqd\" data-start=\"6131\" data-end=\"6275\">The large colony, hive, and power-plant environments were built as practical sets, reinforcing the industrial, lived-in look of the franchise.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li data-section-id=\"u5l52r\" data-start=\"6277\" data-end=\"7693\"><h3 data-section-id=\"12sn3dw\" data-start=\"6279\" data-end=\"6301\">Behind-The-Scenes:<\/h3><ul data-start=\"6304\" data-end=\"7693\"><li data-section-id=\"tjml4o\" data-start=\"6304\" data-end=\"6431\">Principal photography began in <strong data-start=\"6337\" data-end=\"6355\">September 1985<\/strong> on a planned <strong data-start=\"6369\" data-end=\"6388\">75-day schedule<\/strong>.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"hxw96q\" data-start=\"6434\" data-end=\"6641\">The production was reportedly difficult, with tension between Cameron and parts of the British crew over working style, schedule pressure, and industry traditions.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"1b3roja\" data-start=\"6644\" data-end=\"6881\"><strong data-start=\"6646\" data-end=\"6662\">Stan Winston<\/strong> handled major creature effects after H. R. Giger, designer of the original Alien, was not involved. Giger was reportedly contractually tied to <em data-start=\"6806\" data-end=\"6838\">Poltergeist II: The Other Side<\/em>.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"nad8nh\" data-start=\"6884\" data-end=\"7022\">Cameron and Winston expanded the alien mythology by introducing the <strong data-start=\"6954\" data-end=\"6969\">Alien Queen<\/strong>, one of the franchise\u2019s defining creature designs.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"dqd7e2\" data-start=\"7025\" data-end=\"7252\">The alien warriors were redesigned to move faster and appear more insectlike; dancers and stunt performers wore lightweight suits, while mannequins were used for more unnatural poses.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"tpk1h7\" data-start=\"7255\" data-end=\"7490\">Several scenes were removed from the theatrical release, including Ripley learning about her daughter\u2019s death and a longer colony prologue showing Newt\u2019s family discovering the derelict ship.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"6ob9np\" data-start=\"7493\" data-end=\"7693\">Fox wanted a shorter cut under two hours for more daily theatrical showings, but Cameron resisted deeper cuts; the theatrical version stayed at 137 minutes.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li data-section-id=\"13hvotx\" data-start=\"7695\" data-end=\"8332\"><h3 data-section-id=\"1jb4wu0\" data-start=\"7697\" data-end=\"7711\">Nostalgia:<\/h3><ul data-start=\"7714\" data-end=\"8332\"><li data-section-id=\"18wufau\" data-start=\"7714\" data-end=\"7891\"><em data-start=\"7716\" data-end=\"7724\">Aliens<\/em> became one of the defining action\/sci-fi films of the 1980s and helped shape the \u201cspace marines versus monsters\u201d template in movies, games, comics, and pop culture.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"11tjnuk\" data-start=\"7894\" data-end=\"8021\">The Colonial Marines\u2019 gear, pulse rifles, motion trackers, dropship, APC, and tough-guy banter became iconic genre imagery.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"1rwmmu2\" data-start=\"8024\" data-end=\"8144\">Ripley\u2019s power-loader showdown with the Queen became one of the most recognizable finales in science-fiction cinema.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"1hkafhs\" data-start=\"8147\" data-end=\"8332\">The film expanded <em data-start=\"8167\" data-end=\"8174\">Alien<\/em> from a single haunted spaceship story into a larger franchise mythology involving colonies, corporate exploitation, military response, and xenomorph biology.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li data-section-id=\"ldi4q8\" data-start=\"8334\" data-end=\"8921\"><h3 data-section-id=\"qt9n5q\" data-start=\"8336\" data-end=\"8352\">Easter Eggs:<\/h3><ul data-start=\"8355\" data-end=\"8921\"><li data-section-id=\"shr0we\" data-start=\"8355\" data-end=\"8466\">The name <strong data-start=\"8366\" data-end=\"8376\">Bishop<\/strong> continues the franchise tradition of artificial-person characters after Ash in <em data-start=\"8456\" data-end=\"8463\">Alien<\/em>.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"wvcb85\" data-start=\"8469\" data-end=\"8570\">The movie returns to <strong data-start=\"8492\" data-end=\"8502\">LV-426<\/strong>, connecting directly to the first film\u2019s derelict-ship discovery.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"w03fsu\" data-start=\"8573\" data-end=\"8708\">The Weyland-Yutani corporate presence continues the franchise theme of human institutions being as dangerous as the alien creature.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"s6r4jq\" data-start=\"8711\" data-end=\"8921\">The extended\/special edition\u2019s colony prologue makes Newt\u2019s family central to the rediscovery of the alien ship, creating a more direct bridge back to the first film.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li data-section-id=\"yghmzl\" data-start=\"8923\" data-end=\"9605\"><h3 data-section-id=\"73beyw\" data-start=\"8925\" data-end=\"8934\">Misc:<\/h3><ul data-start=\"8937\" data-end=\"9605\"><li data-section-id=\"tpboeq\" data-start=\"8937\" data-end=\"9093\"><em data-start=\"8939\" data-end=\"8947\">Aliens<\/em> was number one at the U.S.\/Canada box office for multiple weeks and stayed in the top ten for 11 weeks.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"vnxoi8\" data-start=\"9096\" data-end=\"9242\">Industry expectations reportedly grew from strong word-of-mouth, screenings, and pre-release response.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"6v3og4\" data-start=\"9245\" data-end=\"9436\">The film\u2019s success led to continued franchise expansion through <em data-start=\"9311\" data-end=\"9320\">Alien 3<\/em>, <em data-start=\"9322\" data-end=\"9343\">Alien: Resurrection<\/em>, crossovers, prequels, comics, novels, video games, toys, and later streaming\/TV projects.<\/li><li data-section-id=\"121xrz6\" data-start=\"9439\" data-end=\"9605\">AFI has highlighted Ripley as one of cinema\u2019s major heroes and described the film as an explosive science-fiction classic.<br \/><br \/><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><hr data-start=\"9607\" data-end=\"9610\" \/><h2 data-section-id=\"pserta\" data-start=\"9612\" data-end=\"9629\">Sources Cited:<\/h2><ul data-start=\"9631\" data-end=\"10364\"><li data-section-id=\"fhxk3k\" data-start=\"9631\" data-end=\"9678\">IMDb: <a class=\"decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0090605\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"9639\" data-end=\"9676\">https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0090605\/<\/a><\/li><li data-section-id=\"1ikvfan\" data-start=\"9679\" data-end=\"9740\">IMDb Awards: <a class=\"decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0090605\/awards\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"9694\" data-end=\"9738\">https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0090605\/awards\/<\/a><\/li><li data-section-id=\"9kz14y\" data-start=\"9741\" data-end=\"9799\">Wikipedia: <a class=\"decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Aliens_(film)?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"9754\" data-end=\"9797\">https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Aliens_(film)<\/a><\/li><li data-section-id=\"1n4il8g\" data-start=\"9800\" data-end=\"9867\">Box Office Mojo: <a class=\"decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boxofficemojo.com\/title\/tt0090605\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"9819\" data-end=\"9865\">https:\/\/www.boxofficemojo.com\/title\/tt0090605\/<\/a><\/li><li data-section-id=\"1ry5cf7\" data-start=\"9868\" data-end=\"9961\">Box Office Mojo Release Page: <a class=\"decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boxofficemojo.com\/release\/rl3309340161\/weekend\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"9900\" data-end=\"9959\">https:\/\/www.boxofficemojo.com\/release\/rl3309340161\/weekend\/<\/a><\/li><li data-section-id=\"1c30lfe\" data-start=\"9962\" data-end=\"10029\">AFI Catalog: <a class=\"decorated-link cursor-pointer\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"9977\" data-end=\"10027\">https:\/\/catalog.afi.com\/Catalog\/MovieDetails\/68347<\/a><\/li><li data-section-id=\"9axadw\" data-start=\"10030\" data-end=\"10086\">AFI Movie Club: <a class=\"decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.afi.com\/news\/tag\/aliens\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"10048\" data-end=\"10084\">https:\/\/www.afi.com\/news\/tag\/aliens\/<\/a><\/li><li data-section-id=\"1my9js\" data-start=\"10087\" data-end=\"10155\">Rotten Tomatoes: <a class=\"decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/m\/1000617-aliens?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"10106\" data-end=\"10153\">https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/m\/1000617-aliens<\/a><\/li><li data-section-id=\"1egpunv\" data-start=\"10156\" data-end=\"10268\">Rotten Tomatoes Alien Franchise Ranking: <a class=\"decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/editorial.rottentomatoes.com\/guide\/all-alien-movies-ranked\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"10199\" data-end=\"10266\">https:\/\/editorial.rottentomatoes.com\/guide\/all-alien-movies-ranked\/<\/a><\/li><li data-section-id=\"13ps07v\" data-start=\"10269\" data-end=\"10364\">FilmAffinity Awards Summary: <a class=\"decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.filmaffinity.com\/us\/movie-awards.php?movie-id=682537&amp;utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"10300\" data-end=\"10364\">https:\/\/www.filmaffinity.com\/us\/movie-awards.php?movie-id=682537<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ufeff Movie Title: AliensRelease Date: July 18, 1986 \u2014 U.S. theatrical releaseRuntime: 137 minutes \/ 2 hr 17 minDirector: James CameronScreenplay Written By: James CameronBased On: Story by James Cameron, David Giler, and Walter Hill; sequel to Alien (1979), based on characters and concepts created by Dan O\u2019Bannon and Ronald Shusett.Is it a remake?: No. 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