Directed by James Cameron Written by James Cameron David Giler Walter Hill Dan O'Bannon Ronald Shusett Cast Sigourney Weaver ... Ripley Carrie Henn ... Newt Michael Biehn ... Corporal Hicks Paul Reiser ... Burke Lance Henriksen ... Bishop Bill Paxton ... Private Hudson William Hope ... Lieutenant Gorman Jenette Goldstein ... Private Vasquez Al Matthews ... Sergeant Apone Mark Rolston ... Private Drake Ricco Ross ... Private Frost Colette Hiller ... Corporal Ferro Daniel Kash ... Private Spunkmeyer Cynthia Dale Scott ... Corporal Dietrich (as Cynthia Scott) Tip Tipping ... Private Crowe Trevor Steedman ... Private Wierzbowski Paul Maxwell ... Van Leuwen Valerie Colgan ... ECA Rep Alan Polonsky ... Insurance Man Alibe Parsons ... Med Tech Blain Fairman ... Doctor Barbara Coles ... Cocooned Woman Carl Toop ... Alien Warrior John Lees ... Power Loader Operator Uncredited Cast William Armstrong ... Lydecker Jay Benedict ... Newt's Father Holly de Jong ... Newt's Mother Jill Goldston ... Worker in Corridor (Special Edition) Christopher Henn ... Newt's Brother Elizabeth Inglis ... Amanda Ripley-Mclaren Mac McDonald ... Simpson Stuart Milligan ... Salvage Team Leader Eddie Powell ... Alien Warrior Bob Sherman ... Salvage Team Leader (voice) Chris Webb ... Alien Warrior Tom Woodruff Jr. ... Salvager Produced by Gordon Carroll David Giler Walter Hill Gale Anne Hurd Original Music by James Horner

Additional Info Premiere: July 18, 1986 DVD Release: June 01, 1999 Blu-ray Release: October 26, 2010 Countries: Distributor: Twentieth Century Fox Websites: Production Companies Twentieth Century Fox Brandywine Productions Pinewood Studios SLM Production Group Distributors Twentieth Century Fox   (1986) (USA) (theatrical) CBS/Fox   (1987) (USA) (VHS) (pan and scan) CBS/Fox   (1987) (USA) (video) (laserdisc) CBS   (1989) (USA) (TV) Fox Video   (1991) (USA) (video) (laserdisc) Fox Video   (1993) (USA) (VHS) Fox Video   (1995) (USA) (video) (laserdisc) 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment   (1999) (USA) (DVD) (special edition) 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment   (1999) (USA) (VHS) 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment   (USA) (video) (LaserDisc) HBO Max   (2020) (USA) (video) (VOD) Tubi TV   (2021) (USA) (video) Rating Stats Overall Rating 8.6 / 10 Our Rating 8.7 / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users 8.7 / 10 Female Users 7.3 / 10 Site Ranking #161 / 20,698 Ratings Breakdown Perfect 34 total ratings Almost Perfect 14 total ratings Average 2 total ratings Site Ranking #157 Dexter: Season 8 (2013) #158 Dexter: Season 7 (2012) #159 Dexter: Season 4 (2009) #160 Dexter: Season 6 (2011) #161 Aliens (1986) #162 Star Wars: Episode II - Attack Of The Clones (2002) #163 Dexter: Season 5 (2010) #164 Batman vs. Superman: Dawn Of Justice (2016) #165 Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)