Alien Resurrection
Released: 1997
Special Edition: 2003
Director: Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Screenplay: Joss Whedon
Cast:
Sigourney Weaver ... Ellen Ripley
Winona Ryder ... Annalee Call
Dominique Pinon ... Vriess
Ron Perlman ... Johner
Gary Dourdan ... Christie
Michael Wincott ... Frank Elgyn
Kim Flowers ... Sabra Hillard
Dan Hedaya ... Gen. Martin Perez
J.E. Freeman ... Dr. Mason Wren
Brad Dourif ... Dr. Jonathan Gediman
Raymond Cruz ... Vincent Distephano
Leland Orser ... Larry Purvis
Tagline: Witness the Resurrection
In brief:
The mercenary ship Betty docks with the military ship the Auriga, bringing cargo which - unknown to the crew - is required for United System Military's experiments: 200 years after the events of Aliens³, USM (a successor of the Company), have successed in cloning Ellen Ripley and the Alien queen. However, in the cloning process human and alien dna have merged, changing Ripley and resulting in a new breed of Alien.