- "There's a monster in your chest. These guys hijacked your ship, and they sold your cryo tube to this... human. And he put an alien inside of you. It's a really nasty one. And in a few hours you're gonna die. Any questions?"
- ―Ripley
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| Credits | |
| Title: | Alien: Resurrection |
| Genres: | Sci-fi Horror |
| Directed by: | Jean-Pierre Jeunet |
| Written by: | Joss Whedon |
| Produced by: | David Giler; Walter Hill; Bill Badalato; Gordon Carroll; Sigourney Weaver |
| Music by: | John Frizzell |
| Cinematography: | Darius Khondji |
| Edited by: | Hervé Schneid |
| Production | |
| Distributed by: | Brandywine Productions; Twentieth Century-Fox Productions |
| Released: | November 26th, 1997 |
| Rating: | R |
| Running time: | 109 min. (Theatrical) 116 min. (Special Edition) |
| Country: | USA |
| Language: | English |
| Budget: | $70,000,000 [1] |
| Gross: | $47,795,658 (US) [2][3] $161,376,068 (Worldwide) [4][5] |
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| Previous: | Alien³ (1992) |
| Next: | Alien vs. Predator (2004) |
Alien: Resurrection is an American science fiction/horror film and the fourth installment in the Alien film franchise. It was directed by French film maker Jean-Pierre Jeunet based on a script by Firefly creator Joss Whedon. The film was produced by Brandywine Productions and Twentieth Century-Fox Productions and premeired on November 26th, 1997. Alien Resurrection is the final film to date in the franchise dealing solely with xenomorph aliens, though it did branch out into several multimedia crossover projects with the Predator film franchise beginning with the 2004 film Alien vs. Predator. Alien Resurrection takes place two-hundred years following the death of series heroine Ellen Ripley in Alien³. Although Ripley may be dead and gone, her clone survives as an amalgamation of human and xenomorph DNA. A crazed scientist named Doctor Jonathan Gediman aboard the scientific research vessel Auriga nurtures the Ripley clone in the hopes of using her to spawn a hybrid queen alien. A team of mercenaries deliver a group of human donor hosts locked in suspended animation, but as per custom, things go awry and the station becomes infested with aliens. The Ripley clone must decide whether to help the humans survive or stay true to her xenomorph instincts.
Cast[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Sigourney Weaver | Ripley 8 |
| Winona Ryder | Annalee Call |
| Dominique Pinon | Vriess |
| Ron Perlman | Johner |
| Gary Dourdan | Christie |
| Michael Wincott | Frank Elgyn |
| Kim Flowers | Sabra Hillard |
| Dan Hedaya | General Martin Perez |
| J.E. Freeman | Doctor Mason Wren |
| Brad Dourif | Doctor Jonathan Gediman |
| Raymond Cruz | Vincent Distephano |
| Leland Orser | Larry Purvis |
| Carolyn Campbell | Carlyn Williamson |
| Marlene Bush | Scientist |
| David S. James | Surgeon |
| Rodney Mitchell | Soldier with glove |
| Robert Faltisco | Soldier shot through helmet |
| David Rowe | Frozen soldier |
| Garrett House | Soldier |
| Rod Damer | Soldier |
| Mark Mansfield | Soldier |
| Daniel Raymont | Soldier |
| Chip Nuzzo | Soldier |
| Steven Gilborn | Voice of "Father" |
| Robert Bastens | Sleeper |
| Rico Bueno | Sleeper |
| Alex Lorre | Sleeper |
| Ron Ramessar | Sleeper |
| Nicole Fellows | Young Ripley |
| Tom Woodruff, Jr. | Lead alien |
| Joan LaBarbara | Newborn vocal #1 |
| Archie Hahn | Newborn vocal #2 |
| Nito Larioza | Sleeper |
| Brad Martin | Soldier shot by Johner |
| David Prior | Alien |
| Nevada Vargas | Soldier in cocoon |
| Eddie Yansick | Soldier who stuns Ripley |
Notes[]
- This film is included on disc seven of the Alien Quadrilogy DVD collection. Supplementary material for this film is included on disc eight.
Fun Facts[]
- The tagline to this film is, "It's been more than 200 years...The beginning has just started".