Movie connections for
Aliens (1986)

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Follows

Alien (1979)

Followed by

Alien³ (1992)
Alien: Resurrection (1997)
AVP: Alien vs. Predator (2004)
AVPR: Aliens vs Predator - Requiem (2007)

Edited into

Attack of the 50 Foot Monster Mania (1999) (TV)
 -  Clips are used.
Bride of Monster Mania (2000) (TV)
The 'Alien' Saga (2002) (TV)
The Making of 'Alien³' (2003) (V)
One Step Beyond: The Making of 'Alien: Resurrection' (2003) (V)
 -  footage used in movie
Superior Firepower: The Making of 'Aliens' (2003) (V)
 -  footage used in movie
"The 100 Scariest Movie Moments" (2004)

Spin off

Aliens (1990) (VG)
Alien vs. Predator (1993) (VG)
 -  spin-off video game
Aliens vs. Predator (1999) (VG)
Aliens vs. Predator 2 (2001) (VG)
Aliens vs. Predator 2: Primal Hunt (2002) (VG)

References

Blaue Engel, Der (1930)
 -  One of the soldiers--fittingly named Dietrich--has the words "Blue Angle" emblazoned on her firearm.
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
The Third Man (1949)
Sands of Iwo Jima (1949)
Them! (1954)
Zulu (1964)
The Godfather (1972)
Dark Star (1974)
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
Xenogenesis (1978)
Dawn of the Dead (1978)
The Shining (1980)
Gloria (1980)
Heavy Metal (1981)
The Terminator (1984)

Referenced in

Alien Predator (1987)
"Saturday Night Live: Bill Murray/Percy Sledge (#12.14)" (1987)
 -  During the Weekend Update segment, Bill Murray discusses Aliens nomination for Best Picture by saying: "Aliens is a sequel, they never win. Otherwise, where the hell's Police Academy? It would have been here. This is another reason why I probably won't do Ghostbusters II. The deep, deep fear that the Academy will not recognize my work."
Near Dark (1987)
Terminator II (1990)
Pet Sematary (1989)
Doragon bôru Z 1: Ora no Gohan wo kaese (1989)
Ganheddo (1989)
Doragon bôru Z 2: Kono yo de ichiban tsuyoi yatsu (1990)
Predator 2 (1990)
 -  dialogue
The Simpsons (1991) (VG)
 -  Aliens arcade game in Moe's Tavern
Lik Wong (1991)
Suburban Commando (1991)
 -  He mentions a "bug hunt" (term used in Aliens) for acid-dripping monsters.
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
The Bat, the Cat, and the Penguin (1992) (TV)
 -  mentioned once
Braindead (1992)
Army of Darkness (1992)
Aliens (1993)
Escape Through Time (1993) (V)
Iria: Zeiram the Animation (1993) (V)
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: 'Manos' the Hands of Fate (#5.24)" (1993)
 -  "Game over, man! Game over!"
"Red Dwarf: Psirens (#6.1)" (1993)
 -  The ship is seen in the spaceship graveyard
Doom (1993) (VG)
Yû yû hakusho: Meikai shitô hen - Honô no kizuna (1994)
True Lies (1994)
Clear and Present Danger (1994)
The Puppet Masters (1994)
Aladdin and the King of Thieves (1995) (V)
The Outpost (1995/I)
Phoenix (1995)
Xtro 3: Watch the Skies (1995)
Carnosaur 2 (1995)
Mosquito (1995)
Death Machine (1995)
Congo (1995)
Gojira VS Desutoroia (1995)
Aliens: Ride at the Speed of Fright (1996)
Macabre Pair of Shorts (1996)
Duke Nukem 3D (1996) (VG)
"Father Ted: Tentacles of Doom (#2.3)" (1996)
 -  Dougal screams because he remembers this is on after the news, this sparks an argument about wether or not they're going to watch it.
"3rd Rock from the Sun: Frozen Dick (#1.12)" (1996)
 -  A costumer asks Harry where he can find Aliens.
Tremors II: Aftershocks (1996) (V)
Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie (1996)
The Rock (1996)
Gamera 2: Region shurai (1996)
Dark Breed (1996)
Star Trek: First Contact (1996)
 -  Iconography: heavily armed soldiers/officers walking around dark 'assimilated' corridors confronting near-unstoppable alien menaces. Thematics: the 'Queen' who controls the hive.
Drawing Down the Moon (1997)
Elevated (1997)
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Deadly Mantis (#9.4)" (1997)
 -  Mike: This is a bughunt, man!
DNA (1997) (V)
Event Horizon (1997)
Mimic (1997)
Starship Troopers (1997)
 -  "the drop" and "bug hunt" as well as the cargo-loader exoskeleton were from Aliens.
Alien: Resurrection (1997)
 -  Ripley tells Call that there was a little girl who had bad dreams, and she tried to help her, but the little girl died.
Scream 2 (1997)
Biohazard 2 (1998) (VG)
SubZero (1998) (V)
Sphere (1998)
"South Park: Mecha Streisand (#1.12)" (1998)
 -  "My mom always said there were no monsters, but there are, aren't there Chef?"
Mystery Science Theater 3000: Academy of Robots' Choice Awards Special (1998) (TV)
 -  Servo: (Bill Paxton appears) It's a bughunt, man!
StarCraft (1998) (VG)
 -  dropship lines
Lost in Space (1998)
Mørkeræd (1998)
Godzilla (1998)
 -  The elevator scene redone with baby godzilla's instead of Aliens
Armageddon (1998/I)
 -  Max: "Game over, man, game over!"
Cronenberg Interview: Shivers (1998) (V)
 -  mentionned once
Free Enterprise (1998)
Soldier (1998/I)
 -  The front of the invading scout ship looks just like the front of the Sulaco from Aliens.
StarCraft Expansion Set: Brood War (1998) (VG)
Attack of the 50 Foot Monster Mania (1999) (TV)
The Dead Walk: Remaking a Classic (1999) (V)
Rurôni Kenshin: Meiji kenkaku roman tan: Tsuioku hen (1999) (V)
eXistenZ (1999)
Eddie Izzard: Dress to Kill (1999) (V)
 -  Eddie explains that the reference to wanting to bring "A squirrel with a gun" back from the moon is a reference to the desire to weaponize the creature in Aliens.
"South Park: Cat Orgy (#3.7)" (1999)
 -  Cartman watches a brief clip of this on TV and quotes it for the rest of the episode.
The Iron Giant (1999)
 -  When he tapes the flashlight to the gun before going after the giant, it's a reference to the scene in Aliens where Sigourney Weaver's character tapes together the gun and some other things before going after Newt in the queen alien's lair.
Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun (1999) (VG)
Monster! (1999) (TV)
Galaxy Quest (1999)
Bride of Monster Mania (2000) (TV)
Designing Bond: Peter Lamont (2000) (V)
 -  Peter Lamont work on
Flick (2000/I)
In the Shadow of Hollywood (2000)
Pitch Black (2000)
"Farscape: Beware of Dog (#2.14)" (2000)
 -  In 'Aliens', when Gorman orders Apone to collect gun magazines from everybody, Frost says 'What the hell are we supposed to use, man? Harsh language?'. In the Farscape episode 'Beware of Dog' (#2.14), Chrichton tells Chiana that they have to take the creature alive, to which she says 'What do you expect me to use, harsh language?'
Starship Troopers: Terran Ascendancy (2000) (VG)
 -  The "queen bug" as seen in the game is a transparent spinoff of the "alien queen".
Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex (2001) (VG)
 -  The robotic suit crash wears in some levels is taken directly from this movie.
The Mummy Returns (2001)
Metoroporisu (2001)
Jeepers Creepers (2001)
Jason X (2001)
Zoolander (2001)
Meat Market 2 (2001) (V)
Aliens vs. Predator 2 (2001) (VG)
Halo (2001) (VG)
Raptor (2001) (V)
Mermaid Chronicles Part 1: She Creature (2001) (TV)
Hello, He Lied & Other Truths from the Hollywood Trenches (2002) (TV)
Resident Evil (2002)
Dog Soldiers (2002)
 -  The line "Remember: short, controlled bursts" is originally from Aliens
The Lobo Paramilitary Christmas Special (2002)
 -  the elves try to attack lobo but get mutialted by shoulder camera and are being commanded by an elf in another area just like the scene in AKIENS where the space marines are attacked and killed in the xenomorph hive. they even use the same dialogue.
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)
Eight Legged Freaks (2002)
Lilo & Stitch (2002)
WarCraft III: Reign of Chaos (2002) (VG)
Halloween: Resurrection (2002)
Men in Black II (2002)
Reign of Fire (2002)
Run Like Hell (2002) (VG)
"Taken" (2002)
28 Days Later... (2002)
Eddie Izzard: Circle (2002) (V)
Stan Winston: Monster Mogul (2003) (V)
Night of the Snakehead Fish (2003)
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex, Drugs and Rock 'N' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood (2003)
 -  referenced as part of the documentary
A Decade Under the Influence (2003)
 -  mentioned in documentary
Dreamcatcher (2003)
 -  Finding the mother laying eggs and torching them just like in Aliens (1986).
Basic (2003)
The Matrix Reloaded (2003)
Finding Nemo (2003)
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Heroes & Villains (2003) (TV)
Batman: Dead End (2003)
 -  The Alien depicted in this film has a rigid head, like those of the Aliens in Aliens, os opposed to the smooth head of the original Alien.
"Futurama: Obsoletely Fabulous (#5.14)" (2003)
 -  Nannybot resembles the Alien.
Space Nuts (2003) (V)
 -  someone says the "Game over" line
The Matrix Revolutions (2003)
 -  The APU's in The Matrix Revolutions are almost identical to the power loader that Ripley uses in Aliens, and they are used for the same purpose as well. Also, the short-haired woman with the bazooka in Revolutions is identical to Vasquez in Aliens. And the aliens in Aliens look and act similar to the sentinels in Revolutions.
"The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror XIV (#15.1)" (2003)
 -  A celebrity voice is introduced onstage as "The sexy star of Aliens"
"South Park: Grey Dawn (#7.10)" (2003)
 -  "Mostly hippies go to Farmer's Markets... mostly" instead of "They mostly come at night... mostly"
Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003)
 -  Marvin the martian attaches himself to the bottom of Bugs and Daffy's spacecraft in a similar way to the Mother Alien in Aliens (whilst looking at the camera knowingly)
Aliens in the Basement: The Bob Burns Collection (2003) (V)
Armed & Dangerous (2003) (VG)
 -  Roman gives Rexus a "wrist locator" and tries to shrug it off by saying "It doesn't mean we're engaged or anything," just as Corporal Hicks says to Ripley in "Aliens" while giving her a locator device.
The Making of 'Alien³' (2003) (V)
 -  Mention once
One Step Beyond: The Making of 'Alien: Resurrection' (2003) (V)
 -  Jean-Pierre Jeunet talk about the first 3 alien movies
The Good, the Bad & the Bloody: Inside KNB EFX (2004) (V)
 -  briefly mentionned
Alien Lockdown (2004) (TV)
18 Candles (2004)
 -  one of the characters does the "knife" trick
(T)Raumschiff Surprise - Periode 1 (2004)
 -  camera shot of space ship right after the prologue
Doom³ (2004) (VG)
 -  Again we're on a 'space base' with a 'rough' environment outside, and there are several quite obvious references incl. sound of doors, radio chatter etc. Not to mention the strange organic 'growth' occuring several places on the otherwise hi-tech but 'weatherbeaten' base.
Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004)
 -  Direct dialogue reference regards to character of 'Angie', and her similarities to Newt
101 Most Unforgettable SNL Moments (2004) (TV)
 -  Mentioned by Nick Swardson
Alpha Dead (2004)
 -  Dialogue
StarCraft: Ghost (2005) (VG)
Mercenaries (2005) (VG)
 -  When the player runs out of ammunition the line "What am I supposed to use, harsh language?" can sometimes be heard. A similar line is heard when the Marines are told that they cannot fire their weapons during the mission.
Biohazard 4 (2005) (VG)
 -  Luis' death resembles Bishop's stabbing by the Alien Queen. Also, when Leon, Luis and Ashley barricade themselves inside a barn, Leon says "It's game time", just like Cpl. Hicks in this movie.
The Hunters and the Hunted: The Making of 'Predator 2' (2005) (V)
 -  mentioned once
"American Dad!: Pilot (#1.1)" (2005)
 -  Roger says "We can't all look like those anorexic aliens in the James Cameron movies", which is a reference to James Cameron's movie "Aliens"
"Robot Chicken: Gold Dust Gasoline (#1.3)" (2005)
 -  "Game over, man. Game over!"
Timesplitters: Future Perfect (2005) (VG)
 -  "They're coming outta the walls. They're coming outta the goddamn walls!"
Watch the Skies!: Science Fiction, the 1950s and Us (2005) (TV)
 -  Listed under James Cameron's name
Camp Cuddly Pines Powertool Massacre (2005) (V)
 -  Someone says "Game over man, game over!"
House of the Dead 2 (2005) (TV)
 -  Female character quotes Apone, saying "Short, controlled bursts, conserve ammo", before facing a threat.
Doom (2005)
 -  Destroyer lifting the grate with his gun to check what was in the ceiling and popping his head up
Disaster! (2005)
 -  "Game over, man, game over."
The Making of 'Event Horizon' (2006) (V)
 -  mentioned once
"FutureWeapons: The Power of Fear (#1.6)" (2006)
 -  The APC from the film 'Aliens' is seen in a computer simulation of a bomblet destroying an armored vehicle
"Robot Chicken: Metal Militia (#2.13)" (2006)
 -  "Game over, man, game over!"
Sl8n8 (2006)
 -  The Killer shows up behind the group by coming out of the knee-deep water like the alien that caught Newt. 2 people are fleeing in an elevator and the alien/killer is following.
"South Park: Go God Go (#10.12)" (2006)
 -  One of the otters has an M41A Pulse Rifle from this film.
"South Park: Go God Go XII (#10.13)" (2006)
 -  M41A Pulse Rifle from this film is seen in one scene
Battlespace (2006) (V)
 -  The weapon Mara aquires after hitching the ride on the rocket is none other than the ubiquitous M41A Pulse Rifle favoured by the Colonial Marine Corps of Aliens.
"Rocky + Drago: Glasgow (#3.8)" (2007)
 -  Tilde is compared to Ripley when on the power stilts.
"Psych: 65 Million Years Off (#2.2)" (2007)
 -  Gus' guess.
Lost Kubrick: The Unfinished Films of Stanley Kubrick (2007) (V)
 -  mentioned once
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (2007) (VG)
 -  Several lines spoken by the characters in the prologue aboard the freight ship are direct quotes from the marines in Aliens. "I keep this for close encounters" while pulling out a shotgun, for example.
Battlestar Galactica: Razor (2007) (TV)
 -  During the strike team mission to the Hybrid base, one of the team is called Hudson and several quotes/paraphrases from Aliens are used (eg. "Knock it off Hudson" "Stay frosty")
"Family Guy: Peter's Daughter (#6.7)" (2007)
 -  A Queen Xenomorph at the end of the movie confronting Ripley and Newt.
Be Kind Rewind (2008)
 -  Video Seen

Featured in

The 59th Annual Academy Awards (1987) (TV)
Heartstoppers: Horror at the Movies (1992) (TV)
The Making of 'True Lies' (1994) (TV)
 -  clip shown
Aliens: Ride at the Speed of Fright (1996)
Hollywood Aliens & Monsters (1997) (TV)
Alien Evolution (2001) (TV)
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Heroes & Villains (2003) (TV)
"HBO First Look: 'Alien vs. Predator': Behind the Scenes (#11.9)" (2004)
 -  clip shown

Spoofed in

"Saturday Night Live: Sigourney Weaver/Buster Poindexter (#12.1)" (1986)
 -  Spoofed in Alienses
Evil Dead II (1987)
A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988)
 -  line: get away from him you son of a bitch
Coneheads (1993)
The Best Movie Ever Made (1994)
Earthworm Jim (1994) (VG)
 -  the final enemy looks like some sort of egg-shooting alien termite queen, thus being a sort of homage/parody to the Alien Queen in Aliens
"Saturday Night Live: Paul Reiser/Annie Lennox (#20.15)" (1995)
 -  Reiser spoofs two of his most famous roles in "Mad about You, Alien."
The Adventures of Captain Zoom in Outer Space (1995) (TV)
Macabre Pair of Shorts (1996)
Nightwatch (1997)
Scream 2 (1997)
Älgigen (1999)
"Family Guy: Da Boom (#2.3)" (1999)
 -  When Stewie breaks under the Griffins' exodus, he says "Game over, man. Game over!"
Chicken Run (2000)
Conker's Bad Fur Day (2001) (VG)
Dog Soldiers (2002)
Night of the Snakehead Fish (2003)
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over (2003)
Conker: Live and Reloaded (2004) (VG)
 -  Conker adorns a loader, just as Ripley does and says "get away from her you bitch!"
Evil Aliens (2005)
 -  the movie makes jokey references
Achi-wa ssipak (2006)
 -  Jimmy made a movie based on this (we can see a poster); later he reenacts the scene with the Alien Queen while drugged.
Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead (2006)
 -  The final confrontation takes place in the nest of a monstrous chicken with eggs hatching all around, similar to the scene in Aliens when Ripley meets the mother alien.

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