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Ellen Louise Ripley is a fictional character and the original protagonist of the Alien film series, played by American actress Sigourney Weaver.Considered one of the greatest characters in science fiction film history, the character earned Weaver worldwide recognition, and remains her most famous role to date.
In Alien Woman: The Making of Lt. Ellen Ripley, a 2004 literary analysis of the Alien franchise, Jason Smith and Ximena Gallardo-C. describe Burke as a "monster" who is the by-product of organizational culture and willing to have Ripley and Newt impregnated for capital gain because of their "'natural' wombs". [42]
Alien is a science fiction horror and action media franchise centered on the original film series which depicts warrant officer Ellen Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) and her battles with an extraterrestrial lifeform, commonly referred to as the Alien ("Xenomorph"), and the prequel series following the exploits of the David 8 android (Michael Fassbender) and the aliens referred to as the "Engineers".
Ellen Ripley has been in stasis for 57 years aboard a shuttlecraft after destroying her spaceship, the Nostromo, to escape an alien creature that slaughtered her crew. [i] Ripley is rescued and debriefed by her Weyland-Yutani Corporation employers who doubt her claim about alien eggs in a derelict ship on the exomoon LV-426, [ii] now the site of a terraforming colony.
Ellen Ripley: Also co-producer [27] 1492: Conquest of Paradise: Queen Isabella [28] 1993 Dave: Ellen Mitchell [29] 1994 The Wild Swans: Narrator Voice; Short film [30] Death and the Maiden: Paulina Escobar [31] 1995 Copycat: Dr. Helen Hudson [32] Jeffrey: Debra Moorhouse [33] 1997 The Ice Storm: Janey Carver [34] Alien Resurrection: Ripley ...
Ellen Ripley later found Jones and put him in a carry case. At one point, Ripley was forced to abandon Jones to the Alien, but, while the Xenomorph was notably distracted by the cat, it did not attack it. Jones was later recovered and put in hypersleep aboard the Narcissus after escaping with Ripley.
A firefight between the Weyland-Yutani corporation and the colonists ensued, which caused a bullet to graze the Facehugger attached to Ripley, causing the acid blood to start an electrical fire. In the scuffle, Turk was knocked into Hicks' open cryotube, and became the casualty witnessed in Alien 3, retconning Hicks' death. Hicks and Stone ...
Scott made the decision to switch Ellen Ripley from the standard male action hero to a heroine. [33] Ripley (played by Sigourney Weaver), who appeared in the first four Alien films, would become a cinematic icon. [33] The final scene of John Hurt's character has been named by a number of publications as one of the most memorable in cinematic ...