Stars: Tom Skerritt, Sigourney Weaver, Veronica Cartwright, Harry Dean Stanton, John Hurt
Directors: Ridley Scott
Theatrical Release Date: May 25, 1979
Rating: Rated R for sci-fi violence/gore and language.
Genres: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Synopsis: When commercial towing vehicle Nostromo, heading back to Earth, intercepts an SoS signal from a nearby planet, the crew are under obligation to investigate. After a bad landing on the planet, some crew members leave the ship to explore the area. At the same time as they discover a hive colony of some unknown creature, the ship's computer deciphers the message to be a warning, not a call for help. When one of the eggs is disturbed, the crew do not know the danger they are in until it is too late.
Aliens (Special Edition)
Stars Sigourney Weaver, Carrie Henn, Michael Biehn, Lance Henriksen, Paul Reiser
Directors: James Cameron
Theatrical Release Date: July 18, 1986
Rating: Rated R for monster violence, and for language.
Genres: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Synopsis: The only survivor of the Nostromo, Ripley is discovered in deep sleep half a century later by a salvage ship. When she is taken back to Earth, she learns that a human colony was founded on the same planet where the aliens were first found. After contact with the colony is lost, she finds herself sent back to the planet along with a team of warriors bent on destroying the alien menace forever, and saving any survivors -- if any remain.
Alien 3
Stars: Sigourney Weaver, Charles S. Dutton, Charles Dance, Paul McGann, Brian Glover
Directors: David Fincher
Theatrical Release Date: May 22, 1992
Rating: Rated R for monster violence, and for language.
Genres: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Drama
Synopsis: After escaping from the alien planet, the ship carrying Ellen Ripley crashes onto a remote and inhabited ore refinery. While living in the ore refinery until she is rescued by her employers, Ripley discovers the horrifying reason for her crash: An alien stowaway. As the alien matures and begins to kill off the inhabitants, Ripley is unaware that her true enemy is more than just the killer alien.
Alien: Resurrection
Stars: Sigourney Weaver, Winona Ryder, Dominique Pinon, Ron Perlman, Gary Dourdan
Directors: Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Theatrical Release Date: November 26, 1997
Rating: Rated R for strong sci-fi violence and gore, some grotesque images, and for language.
Genres: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Synopsis: 200 years after the conclusion of Alien 3, the company is able to resurrect Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) through the process of cloning and the scientists successfully take the Queen Alien out of her. But, Ripley's DNA gets mixed up with the Queen's and she begins to develop certain alien characteristics. The scientists begin breeding the aliens, but they later escape. Soon the Xeno-morphs are running amok on the ship, which is on course to earth. The Queen then gives birth to a deadly new breed of alien, which could spell disaster for the entire human race. It's up to Ripley and a band of space pirates to stop the ship before it reaches earth.