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26 November 1997 (USA) moreTagline:
It's been more than 200 years...The beginning has just started. morePlot:
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 | add synopsisAwards:
4 wins & 14 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(44 articles)
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The Fatal Mistake. moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Sigourney Weaver | ... | Ellen Ripley | |
| Winona Ryder | ... | Annalee Call | |
| Dominique Pinon | ... | Vriess | |
| Ron Perlman | ... | Johner | |
| Gary Dourdan | ... | Christie | |
| Michael Wincott | ... | Frank Elgyn | |
| Kim Flowers | ... | Sabra Hillard | |
| Dan Hedaya | ... | Gen. Martin Perez | |
| J.E. Freeman | ... | Dr. Mason Wren | |
| Brad Dourif | ... | Dr. Jonathan Gediman | |
| Raymond Cruz | ... | Vincent Distephano | |
| Leland Orser | ... | Larry Purvis | |
| Carolyn Campbell | ... | Carlyn Williamson (Anesthesiologist) | |
| Marlene Bush | ... | Scientist | |
| David St. James | ... | Surgeon |
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Rated R for strong sci-fi violence and gore, some grotesque images, and for language.Parents Guide:
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109 min | 116 min (2003 Special Edition)Country:
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2.35 : 1 moreCertification:
Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (Alberta) | Canada:18 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:R (Manitoba/Ontario) | Italy:T | Finland:K-15 (DVD rating) | South Korea:15 | Philippines:R-18 | Brazil:14 | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Chile:18 | Finland:K-16 | France:-12 | Germany:16 | Hong Kong:IIB | Ireland:18 | Japan:R-15 | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:R16 | Norway:15 | Peru:18 | Portugal:M/16 | Singapore:M18 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R (certificate #35542) | Iceland:16Filming Locations:
20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA moreFun Stuff
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As the film progresses, the walls of the ship's corridors become darker and more ominous. moreGoofs:
Audio/visual unsynchronized: In the nest, when the scientist says: "First everything was normal...", the movements of his lips clearly doesn't match the spoken words. moreQuotes:
[first lines]Ripley: [voiceover] My mommy always said there were no monsters. No real ones. But there are.
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JuliusPriva son d'ogni conforto moreFAQ
Why do the eggs move and open differently in this film?Is Weyland-Yutani still around in this movie?
Where did the Newborn (the creature at the end) come from?
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Review 4 of 4
With Alien 3 closing the story arc of the Alien trilogy, this film begins with a fresh slate. The Alien films have always been a director's series but in this film it was the writing that ultimately killed it. Resurrection tries to be too many things at once. It has a very artistic and dynamic visual style, but cardboard characters. It has a very overt sense of humor, but it is all done in a very juvenile manner. Much of the maturity and restraint of the previous three films is thrown out in favor of a more comic book style. The cinematography and set design is gorgeous to the point of decadence. Sigourney Weaver has been given an interesting character to play and does it with a strange sense of detachment that lends more depth to the proceedings than the script ever could. Thinking back, the first three films all had very solid overall stories and well developed characters while Resurrection has a very solid concept but can't seem to build a coherent movie around it. If you follow the overall themes of the series with the first, second and third being birth, life, and death respectively that leaves Resurrection on shaky thematic ground. Since this is Alien: RESURRECTION obviously the filmmakers wished for rebirth to be the theme, but somehow it never quite works. The characters are basically action movie clichés, and the action sequences of the movie are hopelessly contrived. Why does the Alien always stop to snarl before it attacks giving people just enough time to shoot it? Alien 3 did not have this problem and it reinforced how dangerous the creature really was. Resurrection turns the Aliens into monsters from a B-movie. Very few scenes in the film are particularly memorable. Sure, the underwater chase is a nice bit of action derring-do, but there's no real sense of danger...except for the supporting characters you barely know who get killed in the reverse order they appear in the credits. Two fantastic scenes that I wish there were more of in the film are the doctor's examination of the Aliens where he "plays" with them. Now that was a scene of inspired genius. The other scene was when Ripley wakes up in her circular chamber. It is interesting to note that neither of these scenes have any dialogue, because the dialogue is pretty atrocious. Ron Pearlman is always fun to watch and makes a good comic duo with Dominique Pinon, but Winona Ryder absolutely kills this movie with her nonperformance. The effects look less realistic this time out and the score at times seems to try too hard to emulate the second and third films with Goldsmith's original Alien theme being used on several occasions. The film is a brilliant exercise in dynamic visuals but the story really does not go anywhere. Unlike the first three films this one does not take itself seriously at all so the danger level becomes nonexistent. I believe Jean-Pierre Jeunet was an excellent choice for a director but the script served him very badly. This is an interesting film to watch for an interesting scene here and there but not in the same league as the previous films.