Aliens (1986)
| Release Date | 18 July 1986 |
| Budget | $18,000,000 |
| US Box Office | $85,000,000 |
| Tagline | This time there's more. |
| Genre | Action, Adventure, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller |
| Country | USAUK |
| Filming Locations | Acton Lane Power Station, Acton Lane, Acton, London, England, UK |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | 70 mm 6-Track, Dolby |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Sci-Fi Action, Creature Film |
| Mood | Thrill Rides, Other Dimensions |
| Themes | Evil Aliens, Space Travel, Heroic Mission, Robots and Androids, Time Sleepers |
| Tones | Tense, Visceral, Gruesome, Menacing, Forceful |
| Tags | Against All Odds, Alien [not Human], Android, Escape, Man Vs Aliens, Marines, Parasite |
Aliens is a 1986 science fiction action film directed by James Cameron and starring Sigourney Weaver, Carrie Henn, Michael Biehn, Lance Henriksen, William Hope, and Bill Paxton. A sequel to the 1979 film Alien, Aliens is set 57 years after the first film with Weaver's character Ellen Ripley returning to the planet LV-426 where she first encountered the hostile Alien. This time she is accompanied by a unit of Colonial Marines.
Cast and Crew
William Hope
Lt. Gorman
Al Matthews
Sgt. Apone
Ricco Ross
Pvt. Frost
Colette Hiller
Cpl. Ferro
Cynthia Dale Scott
Cpl. Dietrich
Tip Tipping
Pvt. Crowe
Trevor Steedman
Pvt. Wierzbowski
Paul Maxwell
Van Leuwen
Valerie Colgan
ECA Representative
Alan Polonsky
Insurance Man
Alibe Parsons
Med Tech
Blain Fairman
Doctor
Barbara Coles
Cocooned Woman
John Lees
Power Loader Operator
William Armstrong
Lydecker
Director
Writer
Ronald Shusett
Producer
Gordon Carroll
executive producer
Original Music
Cinematographer
Adrian Biddle
Editor
Ray Lovejoy
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Production Designer
Peter Lamont
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Art Director
Terry Ackland-Snow
Ken Court
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Bert Davey
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Fred Hole
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Michael Lamont
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Set Decorator
Crispian Sallis
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Costume Designer
Emma Porteus
Makeup Department
Elaine Bowerbank
chief hair stylist
Peter Robb-King
makeup supervisor
Everett Burrell
special makeup effects
Tony Gardner
Stan Winston's creature effects crew
Melissa Street
assistant makeup artist
Production Manager
Mo Coppitters
unit production manager
Hugh Harlow
production supervisor
Gil Whelan
unit production manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Derek Cracknell
first assistant director
Melvin Lind
second assistant director
Julian Wall
second assistant director
Art Department
Ron Cobb
conceptual designer
Bert Hearn
property master
Sid Palmer
production buyer
Vic Simpson
construction manager
Janice Body
graphics artist
Tony Gardner
artistic supervisor: miniature effects unit
Mark Harris
technical set dresser
Paul James
supervising plasterer
Simon Lamont
art department assistant
Maciek Piotrowski
sketch artist
Tony Rimmington
draughtsman
Colin Thurston
prop storeman
Sound Department
Michael A. Carter
dubbing mixer
Roy Charman
sound recordist
Dev Goodman
sound editor
Graham V. Hartstone
chief dubbing mixer
Peter Horrocks
sound editor
Jack T. Knight
sound editor
Nicolas Le Messurier
dubbing mixer
Archie Ludski
dialogue editor
Alan Paley
sound editor
Rocky Phelan
foley editor
Don Sharpe
supervising sound editor
Chris Blunden
assistant sound editor
Scott Brose
sound editor
Deveril Goodman
sound editor
Jeffrey Perkins
sound re-recording mixer
Otto Snel
sound re-recording mixer
Lionel Strutt
adr mixer
Special Effects
Norman Baillie
workshop supervisor
Nigel Booth
creature effects crew
Ron Burton
senior special effects technician
Trevor Butterfield
creature effects crew
Julian Caldow
creature effects crew
Ron Cartwright
senior special effects technician
Philomena Davis
creature effects crew
Michael Dunleavy
senior special effects technician
Greg Figiel
creature effects crew
Nick Finlayson
senior special effects technician
Alec Gillis
creature effects coordinator
Matthew Harlow
special effects technician
Graham High
creature effects crew
Dave Keen
creature effects crew
Richard J. Landon
creature effects coordinator
Rick Lazzarini
creature effects crew
Ray Lovell
creature effects crew
Lindsay MacGowan
creature effects crew
Shane Mahan
creature effects coordinator
John Morris
senior special effects technician
Kenneth Morris
senior special effects technician
Christine Overs
creature effects crew
Peter Pickering
senior special effects technician
John Richardson
special effects supervisor
John Robertson
creature effects crew
Ian Rolph
creature effects crew
Matt Rose
creature effects crew
John Rosengrant
creature effects coordinator
Bill Sturgeon
creature effects crew
Willie Whitten
creature effects crew
Paul Whybrow
senior special effects technician
Joss Williams
senior special effects technician
Mark Williams
creature effects crew
Tom Woodruff Jr.
creature effects coordinator
Michael Burnett
miniature effects unit
Dave Chagouri
special effects
Simon Cockren
special effects assistant
Edward J. Franklin
special effects crew
Julian Parry
effects crew: Los Angeles
Tim Turner
miniature effects assistant
Andy Williams
special effects technician
Steven Woodcock
model maker
Visual Effects
Michael Anderson
camera operator: visual effects unit
Jonathan Angell
senior special effects technician: visual effects unit
Doug Beswick
mechanical armature design: visual effects unit
John Brown
senior special effects technician: visual effects unit
Leslie Dear
camera operator: visual effects unit
Paul Frift
assistant director: visual effects unit
Robert Gavin
special effects editor: visual effects unit
Richard Hewitt
video effects supervisor
Christopher Knowles
assistant director: visual effects unit
David Litchfield
camera operator: visual effects unit
Pat McClung
miniatures technical supervisor: visual effects unit
Digby Milner
senior special effects technician: visual effects unit
Roy Moores
process photographer: visual effects unit
Phil Notaro
mechanical armature design: visual effects unit
Harry Oakes
camera operator: visual effects unit
Peter Russell
art director: visual effects unit
Barry Saunders
construction manager: visual effects unit
Dennis Skotak
visual effects supervisor
Robert Skotak
visual effects supervisor
Brian Smithies
miniature floor effects supervisor: visual effects unit
Sarah Spooner
production secretary: visual effects unit
Charles Staffell
process photographer: visual effects unit
Paul Tivers
unit production manager: visual effects unit
Wally Wheeler
gaffer: visual effects unit
Tony White
video graphics design: visual effects unit, titles: visual effects unit
Larry Arpin
visual effects
Steven Begg
model effects
Suzanne M. Benson
visual effects
Martin Body
rotoscope artist
Zoe Cain
visual effects trainee
Alan Church
optical camera operator
Andrew Eio
motion control programmer
Tony Gardner
cosmetic supervisor: miniature effects unit
John Lee
model maker
Alan G. Markowitz
visual effects supervisor
Tony Rowland
camera grip
Adrian Trent
assistant visual effects editor
Stunts
Elanor Bertram
stunts
Simon Crane
stunts
Sue Crosland
stunts
Steve Dent
stunts
Stuart Fell
stunts
Louise Head
stunt double #1: Carrie Henn
Jazzer Jeyes
stunts
Sean McCabe
stunts
Eddie Powell
stunts
Stuart St. Paul
stunts
Malcolm Weaver
stunts
Chris Webb
stunts
Bill Weston
stunts
Paul Weston
stunt coordinator
Jason White
stunts
Clive Curtis
stunt double: Frost
Tom Delmar
stunts
Camera and Electrical Department
Martin Hume
camera focus
Martin Kenzie
camera focus
Shaun O'Dell
camera operator
Bob Penn
still photographer
Jack Thetford
gaffer
David Worley
camera operator
Pete Cavaciuti
Steadicam operator
Michael Condro
first assistant camera
Stewart Hadley
generator operator
Paul Kenward
focus puller
Michael McDermott
gaffer: second unit
Pat Miller
electrician
Jan Pester
Steadicam operator
Nigel Seal
assistant camera
Chris Warren
video assist operator
Casting Department
Jane Feinberg
casting: USA
Mike Fenton
casting: USA
Mary Selway
casting: UK
Judy Taylor
casting: USA
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Tiny Nicholls
costume supervisor
Editorial Department
Peter Boita
associate editor
Simon Harris
second assistant editor
Phil Sanderson
first assistant editor
Robert Hambling
assistant editor
Brian Q. Kelley
editor: additional material for special edition
Steve Maguire
assistant editor
Music Department
Robin Clarke
music editor
Michael Clifford
music editor
Randall Frakes
synthesizer effects
Robert Garrett
synthesizer effects
Greig McRitchie
orchestrator
Eric Tomlinson
music recording engineer
Ian Underwood
synthesizer effects
Don Davis
additional orchestrator
Otto Snel
music pre-dub mixer
Other Crew
Polly Apostolof
assistant to producer
Jill Bennett
production accountant
Geoff Freeman
unit publicist
Jay Roberts
location auditor
Paul Tucker
production controller
Joyce Turner
production coordinator
Simon Atherton
armorer
Terry English
armor designer
Andrew Fletcher
armorer
Randy Harrison
production assistant
Production Company
Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
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Brandywine Productions Ltd.
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SLM Production Group
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Distributor
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
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20th Century Fox of Germany
CBS Fox Video
CBS/Fox Home Video
CBS/Fox
CBS Television
Encore Entertainment
Fox Film
Fox Video
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Image Entertainment
Lightstorm Entertainment
Odeon
Spentzos Films
Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
Special Effects
Fantasy II Film Effects
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L.A. Effects Group
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Peerless Camera Company
Stan Winston Studio
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Miscellaneous
Abbey Road Studios
music recorded at
Arkadon
motion control
Dolby Laboratories
sound post-production
General Screen Enterprises
opticals
Mayflower Recording
adr recording
Peerless Camera Company
opticals, motion control
Peter Aston model effects
miniatures
Peter Govey Film Opticals
opticals
Pinewood Studios
sound re-recorded at, movie studio
Varèse Sarabande
score album released by
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