Aliens
Movie, 1986, Ripley, Set in 2179
Aliens is #2 of 10 in release order and #6 of 10 in chronological order in the Alien.
The story
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 Marines back to LV-426.
Aliens recap
Ripley is found drifting in her shuttle after 57 years in hypersleep. Her daughter has died of old age, the company does not believe her story, and LV-426, the moon where the eggs were found, now has a colony. When contact with the colony is lost, company man Carter Burke and Lieutenant Gorman persuade Ripley to go back as an adviser with a squad of Colonial Marines, including Hicks, Hudson, Vasquez and the android Bishop, whom Ripley distrusts. The colony is deserted except for Newt, a young girl who has survived alone in the vents. The colonists are cocooned in the processing station, and the first fight with the aliens wipes out most of the marines. Their dropship crashes, and Burke is revealed to want an alien brought home in a human host.
Aliens ending explained
The reactor is going to blow, and Newt is taken. Ripley goes alone into the hive, rescues her, burns the eggs and flees the furious Alien Queen. Bishop flies them out before the explosion, but the Queen has stowed away and tears Bishop in half. Ripley fights her in a power loader and blows her out of the airlock. Ripley, Newt, Hicks and the torn Bishop go into hypersleep.
Post-credits scenes
The sound of a facehugger moving is heard at the end of the credits, a hint at Alien 3.
Where to watch Aliens
Aliens is streaming on Netflix, fuboTV, Philo, and YouTube TV in the US. You can rent or buy it on Amazon, Apple TV, and Google Play.
Ratings
IMDb 8.4/10, Rotten Tomatoes 93%
Where it fits
- Release order: after Alien, before Alien 3.
- Chronological order: after Alien: Romulus, before Alien 3.
What to watch before Aliens
Alien (1979), which Aliens (1986) continues.
Cast
- Sigourney Weaver as Ripley
- Carrie Henn as Newt
- Michael Biehn as Corporal Hicks
- Paul Reiser as Burke
- Lance Henriksen as Bishop
- Bill Paxton as Private Hudson
- William Hope as Lieutenant Gorman
- Jenette Goldstein as Private Vasquez
- Al Matthews as Sergeant Apone
- Mark Rolston as Private Drake
- Ricco Ross as Private Frost
- Colette Hiller as Corporal Ferro
Directed by James Cameron.