Aliens

Theatrical - Wide 1986-07-18

Cast Sigourney Weaver Michael Biehn Paul Reiser Lance Henriksen Bill Paxton
Directed by James Cameron
Written by James Cameron

Box Office Gross: $183,316,455

Running Time: 137 minutes

Language: English

Production Company: SLM Production Group, 20th Century Fox, Brandywine Productions

Genres: Action Thriller

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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... See more Marines back to LV-426.

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