This time it's war.
When Ripley's lifepod is found by a salvage crew over 50 years later, she finds that terra-formers are on the very planet they found the alien species. When the company sends a family of colonists out to investigate her story—all contact is lost with the planet and colonists. They enlist Ripley and the colonial marines to return and search for answers.
Screenplay
James Cameron
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Release date
July 18, 1986
Country
United States of America
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Top billed cast
Sigourney Weaver, Michael Biehn, Lance Henriksen, Bill Paxton, Jenette Goldstein
Production companies
Brandywine Productions, SLM Production Group, 20th Century Fox
Keywords
android, extraterrestrial technology, space marine, spaceman, cryogenics, vacuum, space colony, warrior woman, settler, space travel, colony, space, alien, female protagonist, creature, desolate, female hero, xenomorph, desolate planet, strong female protagonist, strong female lead, female lead
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