User blog:ARTaylor/30 Years of Aliens

Today is the thirtieth anniversary of Aliens. The classic film is one of the most beloved in the genres of action, science fiction, and horror. A follow up to the equally beloved 1979 film, it follows the continuing adventures Ellen Ripley as she wakes up eighty years after the events of the first film and must confront her own worst fears when she joins a group of marines to defend a colony against an invasion of more alien creatures. It features the talents of Lance Henriksen, in his first of several roles in the franchise, who plays the android Bishop.