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'Aliens': Surprising things you never knew about the blockbuster film 40 years later

Did you know that its most famous line was improvised?

‘Maybe the best pumped-up sequel ever made’: James Cameron’s Aliens hits 40

The director’s more-is-more approach to the 1986 sequel gave us seat-edge action and an indelible performance from a rule-breaking Sigourney Weaver ...

'Aliens' 40th anniversary: Michael Biehn, Gale Anne Hurd interview

Producer Gale Anne Hurd and star Michael Biehn reveal the intense effort behind the scenes to make the classic sci-fi sequel.
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Sigourney Weaver marks 'Alien' anniversary: 'I thought it was a small movie'

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Sigourney Weaver was an unknown 28-year-old stage actress when she landed the role of Ripley in director Ridley Scott's now classic sci-fi horror movie "Alien." Ripley, the ...
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James Cameron Threatened To Quit Aliens Over Sigourney Weaver's Contract

Many fans of the "Alien" movies will tell you that James Cameron's shoot-'em-up "Aliens" is the best one. Ridley Scott's 1979 original was a horror movie about ill-prepared miners having to evade the ...

10 alien sci-fi films that prove Steven Spielberg does not own the genre

A look at 10 of the greatest alien sci-fi movies, from Ridley Scott's Alien to Denis Villeneuve's Arrival, none by Steven Spielberg.