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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Dan O'Bannon (characters) and
Ronald Shusett (characters) ...
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Release Date:
22 May 1992 (USA) more
Tagline:
In 1979, we discovered in space no one can hear you scream. In 1992, we will discover, on Earth, EVERYONE can hear you scream. more
Plot:
Ripley continues to be stalked by a savage alien, after her escape pod crashes on a prison planet. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 3 wins & 16 nominations more
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Absolutely, totally horrid idea for a movie more (620 total)

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Alien 3 (USA) (alternative spelling)
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MPAA:
Rated R for monster violence, and for language.
Runtime:
114 min | 145 min (2003 Special 'Assembly Cut' Edition)
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Color:
Color (Eastmancolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.20 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Dolby SR (35 mm prints)
Certification:
Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | Canada:R (Nova Scotia/Ontario) | Italy:T | Finland:K-15 (director's cut) (DVD rating) | South Korea:15 | Portugal:M/16 | Brazil:16 | USA:R (Certificate #31302) | Mexico:B | India:A | Australia:MA (director's cut) | Australia:M | Finland:K-16 | France:-12 | Germany:16 | Hong Kong:IIB | Ireland:18 | Japan:R-15 | Netherlands:12 | Norway:18 | Singapore:NC-16 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 (DVD rating) (2003) | UK:15 (video re-rating) (2003) | UK:18 | Iceland:16

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Director of photography Alex Thomson replaced Jordan Cronenweth three days into shooting. Cronenweth was succumbing to Parkinson's disease. He died of it in 1996. more
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Continuity: When doing the autopsy, Clemens's bloodstain frequently changes. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Computer Voice: Stasis interrupted. Fire in cryogenic compartment. Repeat, fire in cryogenic compartment. All personnel report to emergency escape vehicle launch pod. Deep-space flight will commence in T-minus twenty seconds.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Free Enterprise (1998) more
Soundtrack:
IN THE YEAR 2525 (Exordium and Terminus) more

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Why are the prisoners sitting in the furnace during Dillon's speech all of a sudden?
Why did the alien kill everyone instead of cocooning them?
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634 out of 749 people found the following comment useful.
Absolutely, totally horrid idea for a movie, 19 April 2005
2/10
Author: bilbeck-1 from United States

After the first and second films in this series, I was amazed at Alien 3, a film with a plot so totally banal that one is just left without speech. Here we have a monster loose on a prison colony killing off a bunch of murderers and rapidsts condemned to life imprisonment. Who is the audience supposed to root for, the killers or the monster, and which is the monster, the alien or the murderers it is killing off? And why would anybody care? As good as Aliens was, this is just as completely horrid. Not the worst movie ever made, but it is a waste of time to watch. Instead of sitting through this dreadful bomb, go watch the original or Aliens again.

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