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22 May 1992 (USA) moreTagline:
In 1979, we discovered in space no one can hear you scream. In 1992, we will discover, on Earth, EVERYONE can hear you scream. morePlot:
Ripley continues to be stalked by a savage alien, after her escape pod crashes on a prison planet. full summary | full synopsisAwards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 3 wins & 16 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(28 articles)
David Fincher to helm "The Social Network" (From Movie Jungle. 25 June 2009)
Sigourney Weaver's Ripley named top woman in sci-fi
(From The Geek Files. 8 June 2009, 2:28 AM, PDT)
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Been there, done that moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Sigourney Weaver | ... | Ellen Ripley |
 | Charles S. Dutton | ... | Dillon |
 | Charles Dance | ... | Clemens |
 | Paul McGann | ... | Golic |
| Brian Glover | ... | Andrews |
| Ralph Brown | ... | Aaron |
 | Danny Webb | ... | Morse |
 | Christopher John Fields | ... | Rains |
 | Holt McCallany | ... | Junior |
 | Lance Henriksen | ... | Bishop II |
| Christopher Fairbank | ... | Murphy (as Chris Fairbank) |
| Carl Chase | ... | Frank |
| Leon Herbert | ... | Boggs |
| Vincenzo Nicoli | ... | Jude |
 | Pete Postlethwaite | ... | David |
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Rated R for monster violence, and for language.Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
114 min | 145 min (2003 Special 'Assembly Cut' Edition)Country:
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2.20 : 1 moreCertification:
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:16Filming Locations:
Albert R. Broccoli 007 Stage, Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England, UK moreFun Stuff
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This film is believed to be set just days or weeks after the events in Aliens (1986), in 2179. moreGoofs:
Continuity: When doing the autopsy, Clemens's bloodstain frequently changes. moreQuotes:
[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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IN THE YEAR 2525 (Exordium and Terminus) moreFAQ
Why is the alien in this film brown, when the previous ones were black?Why was the inmates' and Ripley's capture of the alien (as seen in the Assembly Cut) omitted from the theatrical cut?
Why does the Alien look different compared to those in other movies?
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Alien3
Directed by : David Fincher, 1992
If you liked Aliens, it is probably best you don't see Alien3. It, for some reason, turns the triumph of Aliens and the conclusion herein into a depression deeper than the vastness of a hundred black holes.
First off, the characters of Hicks, Newt and Bishop - who went through such a terrible ordeal in Aliens - are mysteriously dead as this one opens and obviously not due to anything terribly story related.
Other than that, director Fincher (of former MTV fame) dishes up a stylized alien universe and his camera style – more close-ups and more zoom shots – is easily different from both Ridley Scott (Alien) and James Cameron (Aliens).
Where Fincher is an original artiste this also quickly becomes annoying when any real suspense is missing (there is a lone alien running around again), the story is a no-story and when no characters (other than Ripley) are even vaguely interesting. Ellen Ripley is joined by one, big, faceless mob.
Alien3 has moments; yet everything ultimately seems like a huge deja-vu. Charles Dance and Sigourney Weaver even share some interesting chemistry (that should have been further built on) - that too fizzles.
Weaver co-produced this time, she also shaved her head (literally) and if nothing else Alien3 has a magnificent scene where Ripley - at last - comes face to face with an alien. We are talking inches.
Note : The ending was one move that Warner wish they had never done. See Alien : Resurrection.