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“	He is breeding an alien species. More than dangerous. If those things get loose, it's gonna make the Lacerta Plague look like a fucking square dance!	„
	― Call to others

Alien Resurrection is a science fiction horror film released in 1997 by 20th Century Fox and the fourth installment in the Alien franchise. The film was directed by French filmmaker Jean-Pierre Jeunet, with a screenplay by Joss Whedon. Alien Resurrection was the first film in the Alien series to be filmed outside of England, at Fox studios in Los Angeles, California.

In the film, which is set 200 years after the preceding installment Alien 3, Ellen Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) is cloned and an Alien queen is surgically removed from her body. The United Systems Military hopes to breed Aliens to study and research on the spaceship USM Auriga, using human hosts kidnapped and delivered to them by a group of mercenaries. The Aliens escape their enclosures, while Ripley and the mercenaries attempt to escape and destroy the Auriga before it reaches its destination, Earth.

Alien Resurrection was released on November 26, 1997 and received mixed reviews from film critics. Roger Egbert of the Chicago Sun-Times felt "there is not a single shot in the movie to fill one with wonder", while Desson Thomson of The Washington Post said the film "satisfactorily recycles the great surprises that made the first movie so powerful". The film was a financial success, earning $161 million on a budget of $70 million.

Plot

Two hundred years after the events of Alien 3, military scientists on the outer space vessel USM Auriga manage to create a clone of Ellen Ripley, using DNA from blood samples taken before her death. They manage to extract the embryo of an Alien queen, that had been growing inside her at the time of her death, raise it and collect its eggs for further use. The Ripley clone, however, is kept alive for further study because of its improved healing abilities. They discover, that, as a result of her DNA being mixed a little with the Alien's during the cloning process, she develops enhanced strength and reflexes, acidic blood, and an empathic link with the Aliens. She also has the memories of the real Ripley

A group of mercenaries arrive in their ship, the Betty, delivering several kidnapped humans in stasis to the military in return for money. The military scientists use the kidnapped humans as hosts for the Aliens the alien queen has already hatched through the corresponding eggs, raising several adult Aliens for study on the way. The Betty crew is allowed to stay in the ship for a while for relaxation and soon encounter Ripley and realize how strong she can be by defeating a few of them very fast. Call recognizes her name and tries to kill her, because she came to the ship for that purpose, believing the alien may still be inside her and therefore she may be used to create more Aliens. Call came already too late. The Alien queen was already hatched from her, had grown, laid eggs, had already infected the kidnapped and they had also already born from inside them. After having matured, they quickly escape confinement by sacrificing one of their own, whose blood destroys the ground of their confinement. They damage the Auriga and kill most of its crew, including its commander.

Ripley takes the advantage of the situation and flees together with the mercenaries and two of the surviving crewmen still inside the ship. Through one of them, military scientist Dr. Wren, they discover, that the ship's default command in an emergency is to return to Earth. Realizing this will unleash the Aliens on Earth, Ripley, the mercenaries, Wren, a marine named DiStefano, and surviving Alien host Purvis decide to head for the Betty and use it to destroy the Auriga.

As the group make their way through the damaged ship, several of them are killed by Aliens. Call is revealed to be an android after Wren betrays the group. Using her ability to interface with the Auriga's systems, she sets it on a collision course with Earth, hoping to destroy the Aliens in the crash and stops Wren´s attempt to use the Betty for himself. Wren then takes Call hostage, demanding she abort the collision in his quest to continue the experiment. Purvis in revenge for his actions stops Wren and holds Wren's head to his chest just as the Alien embryo he is carrying bursts through his ribcage, causing it to go through Wren's head and kill him. The embryo is then killed by the crew.

Ripley discovers that the Alien queen has gained a human ability from her DNA as well: now possessing a womb, it can give birth to live offspring without the need for eggs and human hosts. The resulting newborn, bearing a mixture of human and Alien traits, recognizes Ripley as its mother and kills the Alien queen and Dr. Gediman.

Horrified, Ripley flees to the Betty in the nick of time. She and the surviving mercenaries then prepare to flee, but the newborn hybrid has been chasing her. As they launch, the newborn hybrid attacks Call and kills DiStefano. Ripley kills it by using her own acidic blood to burn a hole through a viewpane, causing the creature to be sucked violently through the hole and into the vacuum of space.

The survivors finally escape in the Betty as the Auriga collides into Earth and explodes, killing the remaining Aliens on the way.

Cast

Sigourney Weaver as Ellen Ripley
Winona Ryder as Annalee Call
Dominique Pinon as Vriess
Ron Perlman as Johner
Gary Dourdan as Christie
Michael Wincott as Frank Elgyn
Kim Flowers as Sabra Hillard
Dan Hedaya as General Martin Perez
J.E. Freeman as Dr. Mason Wren
Brad Dourif as Dr. Jonathan Gediman
Raymond Cruz as Vincent Distephano
Leland Orser as Larry Purvis

Videos

Alien_Resurrection_Trailer — Alien Resurrection Trailer

External links

Alien Resurrection (1997) at the Internet Movie Database
Alien Resurrection (1997) at AllMovie
Alien Resurrection (1997) at Rotten Tomatoes
Alien Resurrection at Wikipedia

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-'''''Alien Resurrection''''' is a science fiction horror film released in [[1997]] by 20th Century Fox and the fourth installment in the ''[[Alien]]'' franchise. The film was directed by French filmmaker Jean-Pierre Jeunet, with a screenplay by Joss Whedon. ''Alien Resurrection'' was the first film in the ''Alien'' series to be filmed outside of England, at Fox studios in Los Angeles, California.
+}}
+'''''Alien Resurrection''''' is a science fiction horror film released in [[1997]] by 20th Century Fox and the fourth installment in the ''[[Alien]]'' franchise. The film was directed by French filmmaker Jean-Pierre Jeunet, with a screenplay by Joss Whedon. ''Alien Resurrection'' was the first film in the ''Alien'' series to be filmed outside of England, at Fox studios in Los Angeles, California.
-In the film, which is set 200 years after the preceding installment ''Alien 3'', Ellen Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) is cloned and a Xenomorph queen is surgically removed from her body. The United Systems Military hopes to breed Xenomorphs to study and research on the spaceship USM ''Auriga'', using human hosts kidnapped and delivered to them by a group of mercenaries. The Xenomorphs escape their enclosures, while Ripley and the mercenaries attempt to escape and destroy the ''Auriga'' before it reaches Earth.
+In the film, which is set 200 years after the preceding installment ''[[Alien 3]]'', [[Ellen Ripley]] ([[Sigourney Weaver]]) is cloned and an Alien queen is surgically removed from her body. The United Systems Military hopes to breed Aliens to study and research on the spaceship USM ''Auriga'', using human hosts kidnapped and delivered to them by a group of mercenaries. The Aliens escape their enclosures, while Ripley and the mercenaries attempt to escape and destroy the ''Auriga'' before it reaches its destination, Earth.
 ''Alien Resurrection'' was released on November 26, 1997 and received mixed reviews from film critics. Roger Egbert of the ''Chicago Sun-Tim''es felt "there is not a single shot in the movie to fill one with wonder", while Desson Thomson of ''The Washington Post'' said the film "satisfactorily recycles the great surprises that made the first movie so powerful". The film was a financial success, earning $161 million on a budget of $70 million.
 == Plot ==
+Two hundred years after the events of ''[[Alien 3]]'', military scientists on the outer space vessel USM ''Auriga'' manage to create a clone of [[Ellen Ripley]], using DNA from blood samples taken before her death. They manage to extract the embryo of an Alien queen, that had been growing inside her at the time of her death, raise it and collect its eggs for further use. The Ripley clone, however, is kept alive for further study because of its improved healing abilities. They discover, that, as a result of her DNA being mixed a little with the Alien's during the cloning process, she develops enhanced strength and reflexes, acidic blood, and an empathic link with the Aliens. She also has the memories of the real Ripley
-years after Ripley's death on Fiorina
-"Fury" 161, military scientists on the deep space vessel Auriga
-successfully create a clone of Ripley, using DNA from blood samples taken
-before her death. They extract from her the embryo of a Xenomorph Queen that
-had been growing inside her at the time of her death, and raise it to collect
-its eggs for further use. As an afterthought, the Ripley clone, marked by a
-number "8" lasered onto her arm, is kept alive for further study. As
-a result of her DNA being mixed with the Xenomorph's during the cloning
-process, Ripley 8 is gifted with enhanced strength and reflexes, Xenomorph acid
-blood, "inherited memories" from the real Ripley's past and an
-empathic link with the Xenomorphs, especially with the Queen.
+A group of mercenaries arrive in their ship, the ''Betty'', delivering several kidnapped humans in stasis to the military in return for money. The military scientists use the kidnapped humans as hosts for the Aliens the alien queen has already hatched through the corresponding eggs, raising several adult Aliens for study on the way. The ''Betty'' crew is allowed to stay in the ship for a while for relaxation and soon encounter Ripley and realize how strong she can be by defeating a few of them very fast. Call recognizes her name and tries to kill her, because she came to the ship for that purpose, believing the alien may still be inside her and therefore she may be used to create more Aliens. Call came already too late. The Alien queen was already hatched from her, had grown, laid eggs, had already infected the kidnapped and they had also already born from inside them. After having matured, they quickly escape confinement by sacrificing one of their own, whose blood destroys the ground of their confinement. They damage the ''Auriga'' and kill most of its crew, including its commander.
-A group of mercenaries known as Elgyn, Johner,
+[[File:Alien-Resurrection12.jpg|thumb|220px]]
-Christie, Vriess, Hillard and their youngest member, Call soon arrive in their
+Ripley takes the advantage of the situation and flees together with the mercenaries and two of the surviving crewmen still inside the ship. Through one of them, military scientist Dr. Wren, they discover, that the ship's default command in an emergency is to return to Earth. Realizing this will unleash the Aliens on Earth, Ripley, the mercenaries, Wren, a marine named DiStefano, and surviving Alien host Purvis decide to head for the ''Betty'' and use it to destroy the ''Auriga''.
-ship, the Betty, delivering several kidnapped humans in stasis. The military
-scientists use them as hosts for the Xenomorphs, raising several adult Xenomorphs
-for study. The mercenaries encounter Ripley 8, and Call recognizes her name.
-She attempts to kill Ripley 8, fearing she will be used to create new Xenomorphs,
-but Call is too late. The Xenomorphs have already matured and quickly escape
-their confinement, damaging the ship and forcing most of the crew to abandon
-vessel, with many being killed in the process including General Perez and Elgyn
-and one of the ship's scientists Dr. Gediman is captured. Another scientist Dr.
-Wren reveals that the Auriga's default command in an emergency situation is to
-return to Earth. Realizing that this will unleash the Xenomorphs on the planet,
-Ripley 8, the mercenaries, Wren, a marine named Distephano and a survivor,
-Purvis, attempt to destroy the Auriga and escape on the Betty.
+As the group make their way through the damaged ship, several of them are killed by Aliens. Call is revealed to be an android after Wren betrays the group. Using her ability to interface with the ''Auriga''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s systems, she sets it on a collision course with Earth, hoping to destroy the Aliens in the crash and stops Wren´s attempt to use the Betty for himself. Wren then takes Call hostage, demanding she abort the collision in his quest to continue the experiment. Purvis in revenge for his actions stops Wren and holds Wren's head to his chest just as the Alien embryo he is carrying bursts through his ribcage, causing it to go through Wren's head and kill him. The embryo is then killed by the crew.
-As the group makes their way through the
-damaged ship, Ripley 8 discovers the meaning of the number lasered on her arm
-when she stumbles across seven failed clones in the form of hideously malformed
-Xenomorph/Ripley hybrids that are being stored on board, the seventh which is
-still alive and begs to be killed. Ripley 8 complies, also destroying the other
-clones as well, before moving to execute Wren for his part in their creation,
-but ultimately she relents. The group swim through a flooded kitchen, but are
-chased by two Xenomorphs. One is killed, while the other Xenomorph snatches
-Hillard. As they escape the kitchen, the Xenomorph returns and blinds Christie,
-but he sacrifices himself to kill the creature so the others can escape. Call
-is shot by Wren when he betrays the group, but she quickly returns, revealing
-herself to be an auton, a version of a human created by androids, one of the
-few to escape destruction following the passage of laws making them illegal.
-Using her abilities to interface with the damaged ship's systems, Call sets it
-on a collision course with Earth, hoping that the Xenomorphs will be destroyed
-in the crash. She cuts off Wren's escape route and directs the Xenomorphs
-towards him.
+[[Ellen Ripley|Ripley]] discovers that the Alien queen has gained a human ability from her DNA as well: now possessing a womb, it can give birth to live offspring without the need for eggs and human hosts. The resulting newborn, bearing a mixture of human and Alien traits, recognizes Ripley as its mother and kills the Alien queen and Dr. Gediman.
-As the remaining survivors near the Betty,
-Ripley 8 is captured by the Xenomorphs. As she is taken to the Queen's chamber
-where she finds Gediman alive and partially cocooned, she learns that the Queen
-has gained a human ability from the mixing of their DNA as well. Now possessing
-a womb as she gives birth to a live creature, she can give birth to live
-offspring without the need for eggs and human hosts. After emerging from the
-Queen's womb and immediately killing her, the "Newborn", mixed with human
-and Xenomorph DNA, turns its attention on Ripley 8, but instead recognizes her as
-its mother rather than killing her. However, Ripley 8 is forced to escape when
-the monster gets distracted by Gediman and brutally kills him.
+Horrified, Ripley flees to the Betty in the nick of time. She and the surviving mercenaries then prepare to flee, but the newborn hybrid has been chasing her. As they launch, the newborn hybrid attacks Call and kills DiStefano. Ripley kills it by using her own acidic blood to burn a hole through a viewpane, causing the creature to be sucked violently through the hole and into the vacuum of space.
-Wren arrives on board the Betty and attempts to
-betray the others again and escape the ship, but he is killed when Purvis puts
-his head on his chest, whereupon a Chestburster erupts and goes through Wren's
-head, killing both him and Purvis before the survivors kill the juvenile
-Xenomorph. The others decide Ripley 8 is lost and prepare to leave, but she arrives
-just as they launch and successfully makes it on board.
+The survivors finally escape in the ''Betty'' as the ''Auriga'' collides into Earth and explodes, killing the remaining Aliens on the way.
-However, the Newborn appears, revealing it had
-followed Ripley 8 after killing Gediman and made it onto the Betty, where it
-kills Distephano and attacks Call, attempting to destroy her. Ripley 8 saves
-Call by confronting the Newborn and comforts it by the appearance of its
-"mother". As Ripley 8 calms the Newborn, she uses her acid blood to
-burn a small hole in a nearby viewing window after cutting her hand on its
-fanged mouth. Ripley 8 pushes the Newborn towards the hole where decompression
-violently sucks the creature through it and out into space, killing it as
-Ripley 8 tearfully watches. The Betty successfully enters Earth's atmosphere as
-the Auriga explodes, killing all the remaining Xenomorphs on board. As they
-look down on Earth, Call asks what Ripley 8 wants to do next and she responds
-"I'm a stranger here myself".
 == Cast ==
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 * Dominique Pinon as [[Vriess]]
 * Ron Perlman as [[Johner]]
-* Gary Dourdan as Christie
+* Gary Dourdan as [[Christie]]
-* Michael Wincott as Frank Elgyn
+* Michael Wincott as [[Frank Elgyn]]
-* Kim Flowers as Sabra Hillard
+* Kim Flowers as [[Sabra Hillard]]
 * Dan Hedaya as [[General Martin Perez]]
 * J.E. Freeman as [[Dr. Mason Wren]]
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