After escaping the alien, Ripley is discovered by a salvage ship fifty years later. The alien's planet has been colonized but all contact has been lost and Ripley and some marines are sent to investigate. Possibly better than the original.

Directed by: James Cameron The cast includes: Sigourney Weaver (Lt. Ellen Ripley), Carrie Henn (Rebecca ''Newt'' Jorden), Michael Biehn (Cpl. Dwayne Hicks), Lance Henriksen (Bishop), Paul Reiser (Carter J. Burke), Bill Paxton (Pvt. W. Hudson), Jenette Goldstein (Pvt. J. Vasquez) MPAA rating: , Running time: 138 minutes Presented in: Color Sci-Fi Channel Ranking: 7 Awards:  Academy Awards '86 - Best Visual Effects Nominations - Best Actress (Weaver) - Best Art Direction/Set Decoration - Best Film Editing - Best Sound - Best Original Score Related titles: Alien (1979), Alien 3 (1992), Alien: Resurrection (1997), AVP: Alien Vs. Predator (2004) Related categories: Aliens, Heroes and Heroines, Horror, Space...the Final Frontier