Aliens is a 1986 science fiction-action film written and directed by James Cameron. It is the sequel to the 1979 science fiction horror film Alien, and the second film in the Alien franchise. Set in t
Theatrical release poster
Aliens was filmed almost entirely at Pinewood Studios in England (pictured in 2015).
Cameron and Hurd holding a theatrical poster for Aliens in 1986
Critics were divided about Aliens' intense action and horror, but consistent in their praise for Weaver's (pictured in 1989) performance.
Alien is a 1979 science fiction horror film directed by Ridley Scott and written by Dan O'Bannon, based on a story by O'Bannon and Ronald Shusett. It follows a commercial starship crew who investigate
Aliens (film)
…Aliens is a 1986 science fiction-action film written and directed by James Cameron. It is the sequel to the 1979 science fiction horror film Alien, and the second film in the Alien franchise. Set in the far future, it stars Sigourney Weaver as Ellen Ripley, the sole survivor of an alien attack on…
Theatrical release poster by Philip Gips
The principal cast members of Alien (left to right: Holm, Stanton, Weaver, Kotto, Skerritt, Cartwright, and Hurt)
Screenwriter Dan O'Bannon