Alien³ (1992)

User Rating:

6.2/10   

Director:

David Fincher

Writers (WGA):

Dan O'Bannon (characters) and
Ronald Shusett (characters) ...
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Release Date:

22 May 1992 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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.

Plot:

Ripley continues to be stalked by a savage alien, after her escape pod crashes on a prison planet.

Plot Keywords:

Planet | Prison | Crash | Space | Survivor

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 3 wins & 16 nominations

Cast

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
Paul Brennen	...	Troy
Clive Mantle	...	William
Peter Guinness	...	Gregor
Deobia Oparei	...	Arthur (as Dhobi Oparei)
Philip Davis	...	Kevin
Niall Buggy	...	Eric
Hi Ching	...	Company Man
Danielle Edmond	...	Newt
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Tom Woodruff Jr.	...	Lead Alien (uncredited)

Directed by
David Fincher

Writing credits (WGA)
Dan O'Bannon		(characters) and
Ronald Shusett		(characters)
Vincent Ward		(story)
David Giler		(screenplay) &
Walter Hill		(screenplay) and
Larry Ferguson		(screenplay)

Produced by
Gordon Carroll	....	producer
David Giler	....	producer
Walter Hill	....	producer
Ezra Swerdlow	....	executive producer
Sigourney Weaver	....	co-producer

Original Music by
Elliot Goldenthal

Cinematography by
Alex Thomson		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
David Crowther		(extended version)
Terry Rawlings

Production Design by
Norman Reynolds
Michael White		(uncredited)

Art Direction by
Fred Hole		(supervising art director)
Jim Morahan		(as James Morahan)

Set Decoration by
Belinda Edwards

Costume Design by
David Perry
Bob Ringwood

Makeup Department
Susan A. Cabral	....	makeup artist: Los Angeles
Greg Cannom	....	special makeup effects: Los Angeles
Nick Dudman	....	key makeup artist
Colin Jamison	....	chief hair stylist
Carol Meikle	....	hair stylist: Los Angeles
Scott Oshita	....	special makeup effects artist
Peter Robb-King	....	makeup supervisor
Jane Royle	....	key makeup artist
Lisa Tomblin	....	hair stylist
Roland Blancaflor	....	special makeup effects technician: Cannom Creations (uncredited)
Keith VanderLaan	....	makeup effects technician: Cannom Creations (uncredited)

Production Management
Patricia Carr	....	production supervisor
Edward D. Markley	....	unit production manager: Los Angeles
Giedra Rackauskas	....	production supervisor: USA/UK
Jeannie Stone	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Xochi Blymyer	....	second assistant director: Los Angeles
Martin Brierley	....	second unit director
Chris Brock	....	second assistant director: action sequence unit
Chris Carreras	....	first assistant director
Jamie Christopher	....	third assistant director
Marcia Gay	....	second assistant director
Steve Harding	....	first assistant director: action sequence unit
Nick Heckstall-Smith	....	assistant director: second unit
Terry Madden	....	first assistant director: action sequence unit
Josh McLaglen	....	first assistant director: Los Angeles
Ken Shane	....	assistant director: second unit
Richard Styles	....	third assistant director
Bernard Bellew	....	third assistant director: second unit (uncredited)

Art Department
Andrew Ackland-Snow	....	draughtsman
John Allenby	....	property master
Ted Ambrose	....	senior draughtsman
Martin Asbury	....	storyboard artist
Steve Berg	....	additional illustrator
Brian Bishop	....	scenic artist
Brent Boates	....	storyboard artist: opening sequence
Michael Boone	....	draughtsman (as Mike Boone)
Christopher Burian-Mohr	....	art director: Los Angeles
Laurence Burns	....	stand-by carpenter
Antonio Caccavale	....	stand-by painter
Robert J. Carlyle	....	construction coordinator: Los Angeles
Allan Croucher	....	stand-by plasterer
George Gibbons	....	stand-by stagehand
Norman Hart	....	decor and lettering artist
Paul Hedges	....	chargehand stand-by propman
Ron Higgins	....	chargehand dressing propman
John Hogan	....	property storeman
David Jones	....	effects art director
Gary A. Krakoff	....	construction coordinator: Los Angeles
Joe Lear	....	supervising plasterer
Bert Long	....	assistant construction manager
David Lusby	....	production buyer
Gerald McClung	....	model maker
Jonathan McKinstry	....	assistant art director
Ray Mercer Jr.	....	property master: Los Angeles
Mickey S. Michaels	....	set decorator: Los Angeles
Gene Nollman	....	art director: Los Angeles
Roy O'Connor	....	property supervisor
Paul Ozzimo	....	model maker
Michael Possert	....	model maker
Greg Pruss	....	conceptual artist (as Gregory Pruss)
David Rayner	....	chargehand property maker
Mark Reynolds	....	chargehand dressing propman
Roy Rodgers	....	sculptor
Jake Scott	....	conceptual artist
Bill Stallion	....	storyboard artist
Janet Stevens	....	sculptor (as Jan Stevens)
Mike Swift	....	storyboard artist
Bill Welch	....	construction manager
Billy Wells	....	construction buyer
John Wells	....	stand-by propman
Tony Youd	....	supervising carpenter
John Eaves	....	model maker (uncredited)
Peter Francis	....	art department assistant (uncredited)
Jeffrey Kalmus	....	model maker (uncredited)
Natalie Richards	....	set designer: Los Angeles (uncredited)
Bob Sherwood	....	dressing prop (uncredited)
Colin Thurston	....	dressing prop (uncredited)
Jon Warren	....	model maker (uncredited)
Simon Wilkinson	....	stand-by propman (uncredited)

Sound Department
Petra Bach	....	adr editor
David Brill	....	sound maintenance
Brad Brock	....	adr mixer
William C. Carruth	....	supervising adr editor
Greg Curda	....	foley mixer
Chris David	....	sound re-recording mixer
Tony Dawe	....	sound mixer
Teri E. Dorman	....	sound editor
Ken Dufva	....	foley artist
Juno J. Ellis	....	adr editor
David Lee Fein	....	foley artist
Gary S. Gerlich	....	supervising sound editor
Gregory M. Gerlich	....	sound editor
Douglas Greenfield	....	stereo sound consultant: Dolby
Ron S. Herbes	....	assistant sound editor
David L. Horton Jr.	....	supervising foley editor
Jerry Jacobson	....	foley editor (as Jerry Michael Jacobson)
William Jacobs	....	sound editor
Elliott Koretz	....	sound editor (as Elliot L. Koretz)
Peter Lacey	....	adr mixer
Richard LeGrand Jr.	....	sound editor
Victoria Martin	....	foley editor
Don H. Matthews	....	sound mixer: Los Angeles (as Donald H. Matthews)
John Morrisey	....	assistant adr editor (as John P. Morrisey)
Judy Oseransky	....	assistant sound editor
Richard Overton	....	sound re-recording mixer
Michele Perrone	....	adr editor
Kelly J. Quinn	....	assistant adr editor (as Kelly Justin Quinn)
Robert Renga	....	sound recordist (as Bob Renga)
Sergio Reyes	....	sound re-recording mixer
Charleen Richards	....	adr mixer
John Samworth	....	boom operator
Edward L. Sandlin	....	sound editor
Jim Shields	....	adr editor
Harry E. Snodgrass	....	sound designer
Samuel Webb	....	assistant sound editor
Sandy Buchanan	....	post-production sound assistant (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Jonathan Angell	....	senior special effects technician
Clive Beard	....	senior special effects technician
John Brown	....	senior special effects technician
James Camomile	....	special effects technician: Los Angeles
Chris Corbould	....	senior special effects technician
Terence J. Cox	....	senior special effects technician
Chris Cunningham	....	alien creature effects
Daniel Dark	....	special effects technician
Michael Dawson	....	senior special effects technician
Michael Dunleavy	....	senior special effects technician
Peter Fern	....	special effects technician
George Gibbs	....	special effects supervisor
Ken Gittens	....	senior special effects technician
Darrell Guyon	....	special effects technician
Matthew Harlow	....	special effects technician
Guy Himber	....	creature shop mechanical department
Guy Himber	....	puppeteer
David Hunter	....	special effects technician (as Dave Hunter)
William A. Klinger	....	special effects foreman (as Bill Klinger)
Dave Knowles	....	senior special effects technician
Paul Knowles	....	senior special effects technician
Stephen Lloyd	....	senior special effects technician
Ian Morse	....	alien creature effects
Trevor Neighbour	....	senior special effects technician
Roger Nichols	....	special effects technician
Stephen Norrington	....	alien creature effects
Andrew Sebok	....	special effects technician: Los Angeles
Bruno Van Zeebroeck	....	special effects technician: Los Angeles
Brian Warner	....	senior special effects technician
David Watson	....	senior special effects technician
Bob Wiesinger	....	special effects wire flying specialist
Andy Williams	....	senior special effects technician
Joss Williams	....	additional special effects supervisor
Michael Wilmot	....	special effects technician: Los Angeles
Paul Clancy	....	special effects technician (uncredited)
Alec Gillis	....	alien effects (uncredited)
Tom Woodruff Jr.	....	alien effects (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Maura Alvarez	....	rotoscope artist
Scott Beattie	....	effects camera operator
Douglas Calli	....	laser composite system operator
Colin Campbell	....	animation camera operator
Kevin Clark	....	optical line-up
Michael Cooper	....	optical supervisor
Kimberly Covate	....	optical coordinator (as Kim Shriver)
Philip Crescenzo	....	effects technical supervisor
Richard Edlund	....	visual effects producer
Rick Fichter	....	visual effects co-supervisor
Julia Frey	....	visual effects coordinator
Jammie Friday	....	rotoscope artist
Tim Grover	....	first assistant visual effects editor
Alan Harding	....	matte camera
Phil Janssens	....	optical line-up
David Jones	....	model shop supervisor
Steven Kosakura	....	location motion control camera operator
Donna Langston	....	visual effects line producer
Paul Lasaine	....	matte painter
Jennifer Law-Stump	....	production assistant: Video Image/VIFX
Fred Lin	....	optical camera
Ron Longo	....	optical supervisor
Andrea Lösch	....	computer graphics technical director
Bruce Manning	....	optical camera
Mary McCulloch	....	computer graphics technical director
Hal Miles	....	model armature designer and fabricator
Douglas Miller	....	model maker
Michele Moen	....	matte department supervisor (as Michelle Moen)
Robert Montgomery	....	optical camera
Thaine Morris	....	motion control dolly grip
Colin Olsen	....	computer graphics technical director
David Rosenthal	....	production assistant: Boss Film Studios
Jim Rygiel	....	digital effects supervisor
Nina Salerno	....	rotoscope artist
Ellen Somers	....	visual effects production supervisor
Stephen Stanton	....	digital camera operator
David K. Stewart	....	miniature photography director
Michael Sweeney	....	optical department supervisor
Annick Thierrien	....	rotoscope supervisor
Robert Wait	....	visual effects editor
Mary E. Walter	....	optical line-up
Larry Weiss	....	CG animator: VIFX/Video Image
Russ Woolnough	....	visual effects coordinator: UK
Mitch Gates	....	creature effects (2003 re-release) (uncredited)
Brendan Lonergan	....	sculptor (uncredited)
Alan G. Markowitz	....	optical effects cameraman (uncredited)
Kurt McKeever	....	animator (uncredited)
Mark Moore	....	concept artist (uncredited)
Derek N. Prusak	....	visual effects camera assistant (uncredited)
Arthur G. Schlosser	....	special effects technician: Boss Film Studios (uncredited)
Philip Sharpe	....	visual effects (uncredited)

Stunts
Marc Boyle	....	stunt coordinator
Simon Crane	....	stunts
Nick Gillard	....	stunts
Paul Jennings	....	stunts
Sean McCabe	....	stunts
Rann Miner	....	stunts
Valentino Musetti	....	stunts (as Val Musetti)
Mark Anthony Newman	....	stunts (as Mark Newman)

Camera and Electrical Department
Victor Abbene	....	effects gaffer
William D. Barber	....	camera operator: Los Angeles
Paul Beeson	....	director of photography: second unit
Neil Binney	....	camera operator: action sequence unit
Dennis Brock	....	gaffer
Wally Byatt	....	camera operator: action sequence unit
Dwight Campbell	....	chief lighting technician: Los Angeles
Jack Collins	....	gaffer: second unit
Adam Cooper	....	second assistant camera: action sequence unit
Tony Cridlin	....	dolly grip: action sequence unit
Rick Fichter	....	alien puppet photographer
Mike Frift	....	camera operator: second unit
Vince Goddard	....	gaffer: action sequence unit
David R. Hardberger	....	effects camera operator
Gary Hutchings	....	dolly grip: second unit
Martin Kenzie	....	first assistant camera
Gary B. Kibbe	....	additional photographer: Los Angeles
Steve Kitchen	....	gaffer: second unit
Clive Mackey	....	second assistant camera
Colin Manning	....	dolly grip
Alan Martin	....	gaffer
Nic Milner	....	Steadicam assistant
David Morani	....	gaffer
Nic Morris	....	director of photography: second unit
Thaine Morris	....	plate photographer
Mike Parker	....	assistant camera: second unit
Bob Penn	....	still photographer
Nick Penn	....	second assistant camera: action sequence unit
Mark Plummer	....	additional photographer: Los Angeles
Peter Robinson	....	Steadicam operator
Charles Saldana	....	key grip: Los Angeles
Allen Shelley	....	effects gaffer
Tony Spratling	....	director of photography: action sequence unit
Stefan Stankowski	....	first assistant camera: action sequence unit
Craig Talmy	....	rigger
Keith Thomas	....	first assistant camera: action sequence unit
Chyna Thomson	....	second assistant camera
Patrick Van Auken	....	effects key grip
Chris Warren	....	video assist technician
Alan Williams	....	stand-by rigger
David Worley	....	camera operator
Rick Davis	....	additional grip (uncredited)
James Hawkinson	....	electrician: Boss Film Studios (uncredited)
Michael Maley	....	gaffer (uncredited)
Kate Robinson	....	camera operator: "b" camera (uncredited)

Animation Department
Mauro Maressa	....	animation supervisor
Marc Lougee	....	animation consultant: Mass Illusion (uncredited)

Casting Department
Barbara Harris	....	adr voice casting
Billy Hopkins	....	casting: USA
Priscilla John	....	casting: UK
Lucinda Syson	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
John Casey	....	wardrobe: Los Angeles
Graham Churchyard	....	assistant costume designer
Joe Hobbs	....	wardrobe master
Yvonne Hobbs	....	wardrobe mistress
Janet Lucas-Wakely	....	wardrobe assistant
Victoria Snow	....	wardrobe: Los Angeles
Janet Tebrooke	....	wardrobe supervisor

Editorial Department
Teresa Book	....	second assistant editor
Catherine Chase	....	second assistant editor
Joanna Garland	....	assistant editor (as Joanna Jimenez)
Paul Jenson	....	negative developer
David Orr	....	color timer
Keith Parrish	....	color timer
Howard Stein	....	effects editorial supervisor (as Howie Stein)
Tony Tromp	....	assistant editor: UK

Music Department
Tim Boyle	....	score mixer
Christopher Brooks	....	music coordinator
Sandy DeCrescent	....	musicians contractor
Robert Elhai	....	additional orchestrator
Matthias Gohl	....	music producer
Elliot Goldenthal	....	orchestrator
Joel Iwataki	....	score mixer
Elliot Lurie	....	music supervisor
Joel Macteanu	....	score mixer
Craig Pettigrew	....	supervising music editor
Jonathan Sheffer	....	conductor
Dennis Dreith	....	orchestrator (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Len Barnsdale	....	unit driver
Danny Burns	....	unit driver
Mick Curran	....	construction transport
Peter Graovac	....	unit driver
John Hood	....	transportation captain: Los Angeles
Peter Lewsey	....	unit driver
Terry Pritchard	....	unit driver
William Webb	....	prop transport (as Bill Webb)
Bill Wright	....	unit driver
Mark Davies	....	unit driver: Larry Ferguson (uncredited)

Other crew
Peter Abrahamson	....	alien creature effects
Gino Acevedo	....	alien creature effects
David Allen	....	physiotherapist
David LeRoy Anderson	....	alien creature effects
Simon Atherton	....	armorer
Anthony Allen Barlow	....	alien creature effects
John Beach	....	title designer
Roger Borelli	....	alien creature effects
Paul Broom	....	accounting assistant
Irena Butcher	....	assistant accountant
Norman Cabrera	....	alien creature effects
Paul A. Calabria	....	animal trainer (as Paul Calabria)
Julian Caldow	....	alien creature effects
Gilly Case	....	location manager
Sue Clegg	....	script supervisor: second unit
Mark Cockren	....	production office personal assistant
Mitchell J. Coughlin	....	alien creature effects
Mark Coulier	....	alien creature effects
Michael Culling	....	animal handler (as Mike Culling)
Chris Cunningham	....	alien creature effects (as Chris Halls)
Kevin De La Noy	....	location manager
Val Demeter	....	assistant production coordinator
Karin Dew	....	animal trainer: Los Angeles (as Karen Dew)
Elloise Dover	....	assistant: Mr. Dutton
Ken Dudderar	....	machine shop foreman
Paul Dunn	....	alien creature effects
Marilyn Eardley	....	assistant: Mr. Fincher
Dave Elsey	....	alien creature effects
Yuri Everson	....	alien creature effects
Jose Fernandez	....	alien creature effects
Scott Giegler	....	crew: Video Image
H.R. Giger	....	creature designer: Alien³
H.R. Giger	....	original creature designer
Sam Glen	....	assistant accountant
Marilyn Goldsworthy	....	assistant accountant
Nicky Gregory	....	unit nurse
Rhonda C. Gunner	....	crew: Video Image
Carolyn Hall	....	production accountant
Bill Hedge	....	assistant puppeteer (as William Hedge)
Lil Heyman	....	assistant to producers
David Hogan	....	director: action sequence unit
Richard E. Hollander	....	crew: Video Image
Chris Hunt	....	alien creature effects
Jeremy Hunt	....	alien creature effects
Dave Keen	....	alien creature effects
Karen Lafler	....	alien creature effects
Red Lawrence	....	supervising rigger
Avi Levy	....	production accountant: Los Angeles
Laine Liska	....	lead puppeteer
Laine Liska	....	puppet supervisor
Janine Lodge	....	production coordinator
Brendan Lonegan	....	alien creature effects
Cathy MacDonald	....	alien creature effects
Richard Martinez	....	synthesiser programming
Gregory L. McMurry	....	crew: Video Image
Dave Middleton	....	consultant buyer
Ed Murray	....	quality control
Dave Nelson	....	alien creature effects
Gary Pollard	....	alien creature effects
Jo Pond	....	assistant production accountant
Larry Potoker	....	crew: Video Image
June Randall	....	script supervisor
Claudia Sachs	....	assistant: Mr. Fincher, Los Angeles
Adam Samuelson	....	louma crane technician
Mike Scanlan	....	alien creature effects
Barbara Schock	....	assistant: Mr. Fincher
Jean Simmons	....	accounting assistant
Richard Simms	....	assistant: Miss Weaver
Craig Talmy	....	puppeteer
Norman Tempia	....	alien creature effects
John Teska	....	alien creature effects
Tom Tierney	....	crew: Video Image
Wayne Toth	....	alien creature effects
Gretchen Van Zeebroeck	....	production coordinator: Los Angeles
John C. Wash	....	crew: Video Image
Mark West	....	effects chief engineer
N. Brock Winkless IV	....	alien creature effects
Lebbeus Woods	....	conceptual architect
Judy Britten	....	publicity assistant (uncredited)
Geoff Freeman	....	unit publicist (uncredited)
Mark Sheffield	....	cutting room engineer (uncredited)
Brett B. White	....	alien puppeteer (uncredited)

Thanks
Jordan Cronenweth	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Brandywine Productions
• Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

Distributors

• Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation (1992) (USA) (theatrical)
• Fox Network (1994) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• Spentzos Films (1992) (Greece) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox of Germany (Germany)
• CBS/Fox (laserdisc)
• Fox Video (1993) (Greece) (video)
• Fox Video (video)
• Manuel Salvador (Spain)
• Odeon (2003) (Greece) (DVD) (special edition)

Special Effects

• Amalgamated Dynamics
• Boss Film Studios
• Mass. Illusions (uncredited)
• Video Image (video medical scan graphics and displays)
• Wildfire Inc. (UV effects)

Other Companies

• Pinewood Studios  movie studio
• Busters on Location  catering
• Central Casting  extras casting
• Cherokee Studios  music recorded and mixed at
• Dolby Laboratories  sound post-production
• First Unit Fire & Safety  firemen
• GSE  uk opticals
• MCA Records  soundtrack published by
• Michael Samuelson Lighting  lighting
• Pacific Title  titles and opticals
• Samuelson Alga Cinéma  louma crane
• Sunrise Films  negative cutting
• Technovision  technocrane

Also Known As:

Alien 3 (USA) (alternative spelling)

MPAA:

Rated R for monster violence, and for language.

Runtime:

114 min | 145 min (2003 Special 'Assembly Cut' Edition)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.20 : 1

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

Filming Locations:

Albert R. Broccoli 007 Stage, Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England, UK

Company:

Brandywine Productions

Trivia:

Dr. Clemens' line about Fury-161 being one of 'Weyland-Yutani's backwater prison planets.' was the first time the name Weyland-Yutani was spoken out loud. It had appeared on computer screens and props in the previous two films, Alien (1979) and Aliens (1986), but characters always referred to it as 'The Company' in dialogue.

Goofs:

Continuity: Early in the film the interior of the EEV is a mess, having been smashed up by the crash. However, as the movie progresses, it seems to be in a better and better condition and at the end it seems to be almost intact.

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.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Film Geek (2005)

Soundtrack:

IN THE YEAR 2525 (Exordium and Terminus)

Absolutely, totally horrid idea for a movie

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.