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Alien: Resurrection (1997) -- 200 years after her death, Ellen Ripley is revived as a powerful human/Alien hybrid clone who must continue her war against the Aliens.
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User Rating:
6.1/10   60,415 votes
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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Dan O'Bannon (characters) and
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Release Date:
26 November 1997 (USA) more
Tagline:
It's been more than 200 years...The beginning has just started. more
Plot:
200 years after her death, Ellen Ripley is revived as a powerful human/Alien hybrid clone who must continue her war against the Aliens. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
4 wins & 14 nominations more
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Alien=suspense, Aliens=action, Alien³=tragedy, Alien Resurrection=gore more (569 total)

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Also Known As:
Alien 4
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MPAA:
Rated R for strong sci-fi violence and gore, some grotesque images, and for language.
Runtime:
109 min | 116 min (2003 Special Edition)
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2.35 : 1 more
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Trivia:
Winona Ryder was a big fan of the first movie and jumped at the chance of appearing alongside her icon, Sigourney Weaver, for that reason. more
Goofs:
Incorrectly regarded as goofs: In the first three films, it takes an extremely long time (long enough to require freezing of the passengers) to get between populated places in space. In this film, the ship is able to travel from "unregulated space" to Earth itself in as little as three hours. However, we have no idea what "unregulated space" is (it could be very near Earth for all we know) and there have been two hundred years of technological development since the first three films anyway. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Ripley: [voiceover] My mommy always said there were no monsters. No real ones. But there are.
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Movie Connections:
References Ghost Ship (1992) more
Soundtrack:
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FAQ

How can the Alien inside Ripley be cloned, even though they only had Ripley's DNA?
What are the differences between the Theatrical Version and the Extended Edition?
Why does Dr. Gediman refer to Fury 161 as "Fury 16" when he tells Ripley how they "got" her?
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Alien=suspense, Aliens=action, Alien³=tragedy, Alien Resurrection=gore, 14 August 1998
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Author: Pluto-3 from Quebec, Canada

Although it's got major flaws and some plot holes, I find myself liking Alien Resurrection a lot. First of all, I'm a sucker for horror and sci-fi movies. Second, I LOVE the Alien series, although Alien³ was a bit offbeat in the action department. Third, Sigourney Weaver is incredibly menacing as a cloned Ripley. She's always great to see on screen but this was truly something to behold. and last but not least, I loved the storyline, how they brought the genetic aspect so cleverly. It was truly a new twist on the series, although I wouldn't qualify A:R as a REAL episode in the Alien series but rather a new begining. Jean-Pierre Jeunet did a great job in bringing his fantastic style to Hollywood. The creatures were cool and scary although I wish we had seen more of the Queen; we still had the horrific Newborn which was truly demonic. Anyway, despite it's flaws, it's still a great film, although it will never be a classic like Alien and Aliens are. Now if only there could be a fifth one with a better script, more character development and more firepower.

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