ALIENS WATCH-PARTY GUIDE

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ALIENS — Watch‑Party Fact & Information Sheet

Venue: Words & Lyrics Cafe

Time: Doors open at 11:00 pm Eastern Time, August 1st.

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Core Facts

  • Release Year: 1986

  • Director: James Cameron

  • Runtime: 137 minutes (Special Edition: 154 minutes)

  • Genre: Sci‑Fi Action / Horror

  • Studio: 20th Century Fox

  • Setting: LV‑426 (Acheron), a remote terraforming colony

  • Tagline: “This time it’s war.”

Key Cast

  • Sigourney Weaver as Ellen Ripley

  • Carrie Henn as Newt

  • Michael Biehn as Corporal Hicks

  • Bill Paxton as Private Hudson

  • Lance Henriksen as Bishop

  • Paul Reiser as Burke

Plot Snapshot

After surviving the Nostromo incident, Ripley is awakened 57 years later and recruited by the Colonial Marines to investigate a silent colony on LV‑426. What they find is a hive of Xenomorphs, a terrifying Alien Queen, and a desperate fight for survival.

Iconic Moments to Watch For

  • Ripley & Newt — their first meeting

  • Hudson’s meltdown — “Game over, man!”

  • Power‑loader showdown

  • Bishop’s knife trick

  • Alien Queen reveal

  • Hive rescue run



Fun Trivia

  • The word “Xenomorph” is spoken only once in the entire film.

  • The Marines’ banter was partly improvised to create authentic squad chemistry.

  • The cast trained with real military advisors to develop movement, posture, and tactical behavior.

  • The sound of the pulse rifle is a blend of machine‑gun fire and synthesized distortion.









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