Aliens
1986 film by James Cameron · Released 1986
Aliens is a 1986 science fiction action film written and directed by James Cameron. It is the sequel to the 1979 science fiction horror film Alien, and the second film in the Alien franchise. Set in the far future, it stars Sigourney Weaver as Ellen Ripley, the sole survivor of an alien attack on her ship. When communications are lost with a human colony on the moon where her crew first encountered the alien creatures, Ripley agrees to return to the site with a unit of Colonial Marines to investigate.
Cast ages when filming began (September 1985)
- William Hope, as Gorman: 30
- Paul Reiser, as Carter J. Burke: 29
- Bill Paxton, as Hudson: 30
- Jenette Goldstein: 25
- Al Matthews, as Apone: 42
- Mark Rolston: 28
- Ricco Ross, as Frost: 25
- Daniel Kash: 26
- Tip Tipping: 27
- Sigourney Weaver, as Ellen Ripley: 35
- Lance Henriksen, as Bishop: 45
- Michael Biehn, as Dwayne Hicks: 29
- Carrie Henn, as Rebecca "Newt" Jorden: 9
- Jay Benedict: 34
- Mac McDonald: 36
- Tom Woodruff Jr.: 26