Alien Resurrection
Alien Resurrection is a 1997 American science fiction horror film, directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet, written by Joss Whedon, and starring Sigourney Weaver and Winona Ryder. It is the fourth installment of the Alien franchise, and was filmed at the 20th Century Fox studios in Los Angeles, California.
Plot
Two hundred years after the events of Alien 3, military scientists on the space vessel USM Auriga create a clone of Ellen Ripley, designated Ripley 8, using DNA from blood samples taken before her death. The Xenomorph queen's DNA has been combined with Ripley's, so the clone grows up with an embryo inside it. The scientists extract the embryo, raise it, and collect its eggs while keeping Ripley 8 alive for further study. As a result of the Xenomorphs' DNA inside her, the clone has enhanced strength and reflexes, acidic blood, and a psychic link with the Xenomorphs. Additionally, the Xenomorph's genetic memory allows the clone to have some of Ripley's memories.
More details
| author | Joss Whedon |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | USM Auriga |
| director | Jean-Pierre Jeunet |
| editor | Hervé Schneid |
| events | cloning |
| genre | action adventure horror science fiction |
| keywords | abduct alien alien 3 alien queen android blood sample capture clone collision course dna ellen ripley embryo enhance flood genetic memory injured kill mercenary stasis survive their way uterus xenomorph |
| musicBy | John Frizzell |
| producer | Bill Badalato David Giler Gordon Carroll Sigourney Weaver Walter Hill |
| productionCompany | 20th Century Fox Brandywine Productions |
| publisher | 20th Century Fox |
| recordedAt | Long Beach Los Angeles |
| theme | extraterrestrial life military science fiction monster movie science fiction horror sequel the future |