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Aliens (1986)

After floating in space for 57 years, Lt. Ripley's (Sigourney Weaver) shuttle is found by a deep space salvage team. Upon arriving at LV-426, the marines find only one survivor, a nine year old girl named Newt (Carrie Henn). But even these battle-hardened marines with all the latest weaponry are no match for the hundreds of aliens that have invaded the colony.

Aliens (1986)
Cast:

Sigourney Weaver
Michel Biehn
Paul Reiser
Lance Henriksen
Bill Paxton
Carrie Henn
William Hope
Ricco Ross
Al Matthews

Director:
James Cameron

Producer:
Gale Anne Hurd

Written by:
James Cameron, David Giler, Walter Hill

Distributor:
20th Century Fox

Budget:
$17-$18 million

Box Office:
$131.1 - $183.3 million

Metacritic Score:
87%

Rotten Tomatoes Score:
98%

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