Alien 3

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Cast & Crew

Sigourney Weaver
Ellen Ripley

Charles S. Dutton
Dillon

Charles Dance
Clemens

Paul McGann
Golic

Brian Glover
Andrews

Ralph Brown
Aarom

Danny Webb
Morse

Christopher John Fields
Rains

Holt McCallany
Junior

Lance Henriksen
Bishop II

David Fincher
Director

Larry Ferguson
Writer

David Giler
Writer

Walter Hill
Writer

Vincent Ward
Writer

Gordon Carroll
Producer

David Giler
Producer

Walter Hill
Producer

Ezra Swerdlow
Executive Producer

Sigourney Weaver
Co-Producer

Elliot Goldenthal
Original Music

Alex Thomson
Cinematographer

Terry Rawlings
Film Editor

Billy Hopkins
Casting

Priscilla John
Casting

Norman Reynolds
Production Designer

Jim Morahan
Art Direction

Belinda Edwards
Set Decoration

David Perry
Costume Designer

Bob Ringwood
Costume Designer

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Critic Reviews for Alien 3

Audience Reviews for Alien 3

• May 18, 2017

  (Special Edition - Assembly Cut 2003) Alien 3 is one of those situations where the quality of the film we got is no one and everyone's fault. With a young and inexperienced David Fincher, an actress making demands, a script that was being written on the fly, and a less than compromising studio, Alien 3 is about as disappointing of an end to a trilogy as I can remember. Alien and Aliens are two entirely different films that provide tension in different ways. Alien relies on our fear of the unknown, while Aliens is a relentless action film that never lets down its guard. Alien 3 once again changes up the formula, but is inferior in every way. Slow, brooding, and lacking any excitement or tension provided from the first two makes this film only watchable because of Ellen Ripley. But even that feels tarnished due to Sigourney Weaver demanding Ripley to not hold any guns, which in turn meant the entire prison she's trapped in seem illogical. Let me get this straight, we're on a prison filled with murderers and rapists, and the guards don't have any weapons to use if things go bad? But really the problem with Alien 3 is just that there were way too many cooks in the kitchen. It seems like everyone involved had their own agenda and vision for how the story should pan out. What we got was a messy script, an uneven tone, and unfinished CGI/visual effects. Not to mention the fact that some of our favorite characters from Aliens were swept away to either glorified cameos or killed off unceremoniously. The entire production of this film was an absolute disaster. Sadly, it's hard not to think of how this film impacts some people's viewings of the first two masterpieces. There's always something to be said for taking a film series in a new direction, and Alien 3 attempts to do that with Ripley's unique relationship to the Xenomorph. But if you're going to do that, don't compromise the story or tarnish the spirit of the films that came before just to get what you want out of a threequel. In my mind, this series ends after Alien and Aliens, and begins with Prometheus. Including Alien 3 and Resurrection in the discussion is off the table. Heck, David Fincher himself has disowned the film that he directed. +The attempt at changing the feel of the third film -Messy -Poorly written -Too many cooks in the kitchen 5.0/10
  

  Thomas D Super Reviewer
• Jun 22, 2016

  Interesting idea for this film. Pretty much takes place right after the events of "Aliens." The plot of this film goes from action based to a more character based feel. Story/script is interesting though. How do you protect yourself/fight aliens with little to no weapons? Worth a look if you are an Aliens fan or are just trying to finish off the franchise but it's nowhere near how good "Aliens" was.
  

  Patrick W Super Reviewer
• Nov 22, 2014

  [Assembly Cut] 3.5-4.
  

  Kyle M Super Reviewer
• Feb 18, 2013

  Being one of the rare few that can stomach "Alien 3's" annoying ignorance of it's predecessor, this is an entertaining film in it's own right due to it's grim atmosphere and low-key characters.
  Joshua H Super Reviewer

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