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 ...

The role of Newt was perfectly played by nine-year-old Carrie Henn, who became famed for her great scream.

Producer Gale Anne Hurd and star Michael Biehn reveal the intense effort behind the scenes to make the classic sci-fi sequel.

As the peerless "Aliens" turns 40, here are 26 reasons it's still the greatest sci-fi action movie of all time.

Forty years ago today, on July 18, 1986, 20th Century Fox put a sequel into American theaters that had no business working.