aliens film aliens american military science fiction action horror film written directed produced wife starring sequel film alien second installment alien franchise film follows character returns planet crew encountered hostile alien creature time accompanied unit space marines produced film later sequels executive producers aliens interested follow alien soon release new management 20th century fox postponed plans year picked cameron write reading script film hit fox aliens cameron director budget approximately million script written war film tone influenced vietnam war contrast horror motifs original alien filmed england decommissioned power plant london aliens grossed million worldwide nominated seven academy_awards including nomination winning editing visual effects delivered special effects supervisor won saturn awards including best actress best direction best writing cameron aliens considered best films genre plot rescued drifting space years employers corporation destruction ship skeptical claims alien killed ship crew forced destroy ship encountered alien eggs home colony sic hope contact lost representative lieutenant ask accompany unit investigate disturbance encounter alien initially refuses experiencing recurring creature makes promise destroy capture aliens aboard spaceship uss introduced android bishop initially hostile following experience android ash aboard delivers expedition surface find colony deserted inside find makeshift signs struggle bodies live tanks medical lab survivor young girl nicknamed ventilation system evade capture death crew uses colony computer locate colonists grouped beneath fusion powered atmosphere processing station head location descending corridors covered alien center station marines find colonists serving aliens offspring marines kill newborn alien aliens ambush marines killing capturing inexperienced takes control vehicle nest rescue marines orders recover survivors alien kills pilots causing crash remaining marines inside colony discovers deliberately sent colonists investigate derelict spaceship crew encountered alien eggs believing wealthy recovering alien specimens use biological weapons threatens expose bishop informs group greater danger power plant damaged battle soon detonate force weapon volunteers crawl meters reach colony remotely pilot remaining surface fall asleep medical laboratory awakening find locked room released tanks fire alarm alert marines rescue kill creatures accuses releasing allowing alien embryos past earth planning kill rest marines return trip version events marines kill electricity cut aliens assault ceiling hudson killed captured injured reach bishop second refuses abandon hastily weapon rescues processing station encounter alien queen egg chamber destroys eggs queen tears free pursued queen rendezvous escape moments colony consumed nuclear blast bishop relief escape interrupted alien queen away landing gear tears bishop queen advances clashes cargo badly damaged bishop enter return earth development conception declared intent immediately making sequel alien having support 20th century fox president year left amidst fox transition new owners new studio management interest sequel accused new president held film production levy later declare movie wanted felt alien prove costly meantime partners sued fox alien profits time lawsuit settled fox new executives got interested continuing alien pitched project executives cross hill southern comfort magnificent seven producers development executive sought writer alien wilson came screenplay passed script feeling cameron job approached cameron completing pre production fan original alien cameron interested crafting sequel entered self imposed concept alien days cameron produced initial page treatment fox management film hiatus disliked pitch felt alien generated profit warrant sequel scheduling conflict actor caused filming delayed months filming conan destroyer allowing cameron additional time write script aliens filming cameron wrote pages aliens script finished fox new president impressed told success able direct aliens cameron declared spent production thinking elements film good dry run alien sequel following success cameron producing partner given approval direct produce sequel alien scheduled release cameron opportunity create new world opted follow formula alien create worthy combat sequel focusing terror horror played alien doubts project meeting cameron expressed interest character 20th refused sign contract payment dispute asked cameron write story excluding refused grounds fox indicated signed began writing script cameron persistence fox signed contract obtained salary million sum times paid film equivalent present day terms nicknamed role alien sequel referring series stated approached role akin titular role henry women warriors chinese classical literature cameron drew inspiration aliens story vietnam war situation superior force hostile foreign environment training technology inappropriate seen analogous inability superior american firepower conquer unseen enemy vietnam lot firepower little wisdom didn work attitude space marines influenced vietnam war portrayed confident inevitable victory find facing advanced determined enemy outcome expect cameron listed novel major influence led incorporation themes phrases terms drop bug hunt cargo casting cameron opted hire actors imitate american accents individuals united_kingdom unsuccessfully auditioned american actors chosen instead including previously worked cameron actors played marines asked read undergo military training included running lifting weights learning marches deployments maneuvers weeks cameron wanted marines train form bonds screen absent training obligations cameron felt suited characters outsiders film main cast warrant officer sole survivor alien attack ship reprised role alien received best actress performance nominated academy award nomination corporal colonial marines squad leaders hastily cast week filming commenced present military training actors playing marines went originally cast left project creative differences cameron interview episode stated replaced fired possession drugs representative corporation sent investigate bishop android serving executive officer aboard young girl survivor colony according casting director difficult role cast auditioned acted commercials accustomed smiling saying lines chosen children role previous acting experience received chose pursue acting career teacher private hudson marine team technician received best supporting actor lieutenant marines inexperienced commanding officer member marines commanding officers attributed casting military experience featured received best supporting actress private drake marines tip private portrays head review board flight license portrays aliens alien queen filming aliens filmed months budget million england cameron bound low budget deadline found difficult adjust called working practices british crew tea breaks brought production halt crew believed cameron young inexperienced direct despite cameron attempts previous film released mocked producer insisting receiving producer credit married cameron cameron clashed original director photography bush started production saying schedule couldn met insisted lighting alien nest set brightly cameron insisted dark nest relying lights marines armor bush fired crew walked managed team work hired bush replacement scenes alien nest shot decommissioned london crew thought perfect place film numerous corridors spend money remove station atmosphere set dismantled filming reused set batman music music composer felt given time create musical score arrived england expected film locked write score weeks thought sufficient time discovered filming editing taking place unable view film visited sets editing rooms weeks found editor barely keeping workload reasons time restrictions believed cameron preoccupied sound effects citing cameron spent days sound engineer creating sounds pulse rifles complained given outdated recording studio score recorded abbey road studios year old studio barely able patch synthesizers use electronic equipment required weeks theatrical release dubbing taken place score written unable view completed film final cue scene battles alien queen written overnight cameron completely reworked scene leaving rewrite music music production experience cameron denied request push film weeks finish score felt given time score satisfaction estimated able achieve score recorded roughly days despite troubles received academy_award nomination stated tensions cameron high post production assumed work believed cameron film schedules short parted ways cameron impressed score asked compose score design early concept art created previously worked original designs spaceship spherical redesigned ship frame film aspect ratio cameron showed concept art final result described rocket gun carries stuff concept artists asked incorporate vietnam war included designing combination phantom cobra aircraft crew managed purchase use armored personnel carrier initially weighed short tons crew removed short tons lead ballast power station floor reinforced support weight crew items set designs toilet came boeing helicopter engines machines set elements opening scene production designer asked reduce cost scenes including filmed space marine sequence wanted cut scene altogether cameron felt important sequence film save cost chambers created mirror create illusion scene instead chambers opened closed wires operated weapons space marines based real fully functional weapons british guns found reliable firing looked futuristic pulse rifles created attached shotgun receiver barrel smart guns carried drake based german machine gun like created old motorcycle parts crew found difficult weapon create use heaviest dangerous aside alien queen designed cameron aliens took inspiration designs original change removing translucent dome gave creature head shape alien exposing beneath cameron felt dome fragile practical effects felt design visually interesting visual effects hired supervise visual effects having previously worked cameron movies stages construct colony miniature models average feet tall feet wide filming difficult weather wind blow props proved helpful effect weather planet cameron effects scenes look larger including rear projection mirrors beam camera splits foreground budget limits cameron said pay robotic arm cut shuttle opening scene practical effects supervisor won special effects oscar film declared biggest challenge creating power required months work cameron complaining visual details construction model stand requiring wires shoulders pole attached crane inside power model stunt man standing arms legs alien suits flexible ones alien expand creatures movements allow crawl jump dancers stunt men hired portray aliens feet tall created aliens stood poses bodies exploded simulate gunshot wounds team created fully articulated fingers moved wires hidden scenery actors clothing walked mechanism akin pull toy moved fingers jump combined models shot walking stationary model table leg model pulled camera scenes involving alien queen difficult film according production staff life sized mock created company united_states operate testing complete crew working queen flew england began work creating final version standing feet tall operated mixture control rods cables crane support inside suit operating arms sixteen required sequences involving size queen filmed camera post production manipulation additionally miniature alien queen certain shots release box office anticipated fans following success alien aliens released north_america july august united_kingdom north_america film opened theaters average opening gross weekend gross number north american box office consecutive weeks grossing million aliens seventh highest grossing film north_america film worldwide total gross stated high million making aliens highest grossing rated films time critical reception aliens universal critical acclaim test pre screenings unable place aliens film completed week release released cinemas critical reaction generally positive positive critic roger_ebert gave film stars called intense superb example filmmaking craft stated walked theater knots stomach film roller coaster ride violence new_york_times said flashing crashing keeps seat despite better instincts basically conventional scare tactics time magazine featured film cover july issue calling summer movie time reviewer declared film sequel exceeds predecessor reach appeal giving new emotional dimensions explore selection aliens time cover attributed successful reception film novel example science fiction action heroine assessment called film sequel original gene gave film negative review describing aliens extremely violent protracted attack senses end film resorts placing young girl jeopardy attempt knows audience people praised technical excellence aliens technically impressive wouldn want watch fall apart people hours reviews film remained positive years interview stated aliens alien look like sandwich review film critic said comes logical marriage action adventure science fiction films effective accomplished aliens contributor labeled film non stop action playboy ranked film number list sequels way better originals based reviews film holds certified fresh rating rotten_tomatoes average critic score holds score universal acclaim major review aggregator metacritic aliens featured greatest films time poll number empire recent greatest films time poll number interpretation analysis remarked alien films represent artistic rendering difficulties faced woman voice heard society continually encounters males try silence force submit desires sees depicted events aliens particularly scene explanation deaths destruction attempts warn board members alien danger met disdain believes relationship illustrates aliens devoted possibility modes seek accommodate female voice modes acknowledge incorporate worst movie academics including remarked color lighting symbolism alien franchise white strongly lit environments corporate offices darker corrupted settings derelict alien ship abandoned industrial facilities black touches contrast attempt purity white elements agree interpretation point white interior representing element second film franchise claim shape based submarine design described gun space resembling rifles movie called opening shot ship traveling space shark like image brutal strength ingenious efficiency interior designed contrasted organic interior movie designed noted homage scene pays opening tour alien android character bishop subject literary philosophical analysis high profile fictional android science fiction author laws model potentially self aware machine portrayal studied writers implications relating humans deal presence treats fear suspicion android ash tried kill original alien movie form tech racism android present series seen larger trend films prior 1990s bishop role particularly significant proves worth end film expectations accolades aliens nominated seven academy_awards including best film editing best art direction set decoration won awards sound effects editing visual effects received academy_award nomination win considered landmark nomination actress considered science fiction horror film genre given little recognition aliens received bafta award nominations won category won saturn awards film categories actress supporting actor supporting actress performance younger actor direction writing special effects science fiction film time magazine named aliens best list calling technically awesome blend horror sci service comedy genres entertainment_weekly named aliens second best action movie time die hard rotten_tomatoes analysis science fiction films aliens ranks tenth best reviewed films genre aliens ranked 35th movie moments scene attacked original alien ranked second scene ign ranked action films time stating won alien movie scary exciting empire voted greatest film sequel time home media aliens released vhs finishing tenth best selling title year special edition aliens released laserdisc vhs restored seventeen minutes deleted footage additions include segment showing family encountering derelict spacecraft learning daughter died years scene operations building marines use guns aliens extended dialogue scenes marines scenes deleted original theatrical release 20th century fox representatives thought film showing spent unnecessary time building suspense special edition footage seen film broadcast television debut cbs additional sequences concerning transmission colony derelict family subsequent discovery added initial laserdisc release according cameron visual effects scene incomplete went brothers finish sequences currently available versions special edition contain scenes special edition released alien legacy 20th anniversary edition dvd box set alien alien alien resurrection theatrical version special edition released dvd box set similar versions alien alien alien resurrection separate disc special collector edition dvd aliens released january containing material aliens discs set additional content versions included audio commentary special edition featuring director producer special effects artists crew members second disc included special features relating pre production production post production film available box set receiving stand release following year fox release 30th anniversary movie september merchandise video games aliens colonial marines person shooter video published sega game set alien universe takes place events film franchise alien game second alien title sega produced game released playstation xbox video game consoles microsoft windows february wii version produced release eventually canceled april puts player role united_states colonial marine named player access iconic weapons aliens movie pulse rifle shotgun pistol robotic turrets mainly set aliens world players able use seal doors motion detect unseen enemies features aliens movie toys released wave highly detailed human alien action figures respective film worked directly actors alien franchise release realistic figures based select characters portrayed films released inch figures based characters private hudson bishop winter announced multiple figures character alien films worked directly develop action figures feature actual likeness
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