In this episode Mike Suderman returns to talk about the Alien Quadrilogy; the first 4 movies in the Alien franchise. We talk about the amazing world building of Ridley Scott’s Alien, the fantastic sequel Aliens, and the sad fall from grace Alien3 and Alien: Resurrection. You also can’t talk about the films without discussing the evolution of Ripley, the world around her, and the alien itself.
Alien
Release: 1979
Director: Ridley Scott
Stars: Sigourney Weaver, Tom Skerritt, John Hurt
Aliens
Release: 1986
Director: James Cameron
Stars: Sigourney Weaver, Michael Biehn, Paul Reiser, Carrie Henn
Alien3
Release: 1992
Director: David Fincher
Stars: Sigourney Weaver, Charles S. Dutton, Charles Dance
Alien: Resurrection
Release: 1997
Director: Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Stars: Sigourney Weaver, Winona Ryder, Dominique Pinon, Ron Pearlman