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List Of Alien (franchise) Characters
''Alien (franchise), Alien'', a science fiction film, science-fiction action film, action Horror film, horror media franchise, franchise, tells the story of humanity's ongoing encounters with Alien (creature in Alien franchise), Aliens (xenomorphs): a hostile, parasitoid, endoparasitoid, extraterrestrial species. Set between the 21st and 24th centuries over several generations, the film series revolves around a character ensemble's struggle for survival against the Aliens and against the greedy, unscrupulous megacorporation Weyland-Yutani. The original series consists of four films, ''Alien (film), Alien'' (1979), ''Aliens (film), Aliens'' (1986), ''Alien 3'' (1992) and ''Alien Resurrection'' (1997), and revolves around Ellen Ripley's fight against the aliens. Ripley is the sole survivor of an alien rampage on the space freighter ''Nostromo'', which leads her to a series of conflicts with the species and Weyland-Yutani. Ripley's struggle is the plot of the original series. The pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alien (1979) - Main Cast
Alien primarily refers to: * Alien (law), a person in a country who is not a national of that country ** Enemy alien, the above in times of war * Extraterrestrial life, life which does not originate from Earth ** Specifically, intelligent extraterrestrial beings; see List of alleged extraterrestrial beings ** For fictional extraterrestrial life, see Extraterrestrials in fiction * Introduced species, a species not native to its environment Alien(s), or The Alien(s) may also refer to: Science and technology * AliEn (ALICE Environment), a grid framework * Alien (file converter), a Linux program * Alien Technology, a manufacturer of RFID technology Arts and entertainment * ''Alien'' (franchise), a media franchise ** Alien (creature in ''Alien'' franchise) Films * ''Alien'' (film), a 1979 film by Ridley Scott ** ''Aliens'' (film), second film in the franchise from 1986 by James Cameron ** ''Alien 3'', third film in the franchise from 1992 by David Fincher ** ''Alien Resur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David 8
David, commonly known as David, is a fictional character featured in the ''Alien (franchise), Alien'' franchise, portrayed by Michael Fassbender. Introduced in the first prequel film, ''Prometheus (2012 film), Prometheus'' (2012), David is an Android (robot), android serving as a butler, maintenance man and surrogate son to his creator, Peter Weyland, the founder of the Weyland Corporation. While he assists his human companions in their interstellar expedition to meet their creators, the extraterrestrial Engineers, David is obsessed with the concept of creating life of his own. After Peter Weyland is killed, David is freed from servitude, allowing him to conduct experiments to engineer his own variants of the Alien (creature in Alien franchise), Alien creature. David was conceptualised as a character to provide a non-human perspective for the theme of meeting one's creators in ''Prometheus'', with him representing the next generation in a line of creators who finds himself disillu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archie Hahn (actor)
Archie Hahn (sometimes credited as Archie Hahn III, born November 1, 1941) is an American character actor and improviser best known for his appearances on the British version of ''Whose Line is it Anyway?'' and the 1988 movie '' Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach''. He has also appeared in ''Phantom of the Paradise'' (1974), '' Pray TV'' (1980), '' This Is Spinal Tap'' (1984), '' Brewster's Millions'' (1985), ''The Brady Bunch Movie'' (1995), and many Joe Dante films including ''Amazon Women on the Moon'' (1987), '' Gremlins 2: The New Batch'' (1990) and ''Small Soldiers'' (1998). In two of his final appearances on ''Whose Line is it Anyway?'', Hahn unexpectedly brought props to use as he improvised, first castanets and then a pair of false teeth. Hahn attended AI DuPont HS in Wilmington, Delaware. Hahn has done similar work in the improv theater company, WAR BABIES. Hahn was an early member of The Groundlings school and troupe of comedy acting. Filmography *''Phantom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joan La Barbara
Joan Linda La Barbara (born June 8, 1947) is an American vocalist and composer known for her explorations of non-conventional or "extended" vocal techniques. Considered to be a vocal virtuoso in the field of contemporary music, she is credited with advancing a new vocabulary of vocal sounds including trills, whispers, cries, sighs, inhaled tones, and multiphonics (singing two or more pitches simultaneously). Biography An influential figure in experimental music, La Barbara was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She is a classically trained singer who studied with soprano Helen Boatwright at Syracuse University and contralto Marion Freschl at the Juilliard School in New York. Joan La Barbara's early creative work (early to mid 1970s) focuses on experimentation and investigation of vocal sound as raw sonic material including works that explore varied timbres on a single pitch, circular breathing techniques inspired by horn players, and multiphonic or chordal singing. In the mid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Woodruff Jr
Tom or TOM may refer to: * Tom (given name), a diminutive of Thomas or Tomás or an independent Aramaic given name (and a list of people with the name) Characters * Tom Anderson, a character in ''Beavis and Butt-Head'' * Tom Beck, a character in the 1998 American science-fiction disaster movie '' Deep Impact'' * Tom Buchanan, the main antagonist from the 1925 novel ''The Great Gatsby'' * Tom Cat, a character from the ''Tom and Jerry'' cartoons * Tom Lucitor, a character from the American animated series '' Star vs. the Forces of Evil'' * Tom Natsworthy, from the science fantasy novel '' Mortal Engines'' * Tom Nook, a character in ''Animal Crossing'' video game series * Tom Servo, a robot character from the ''Mystery Science Theater 3000'' television series * Tom Sloane, a non-adult character from the animated sitcom ''Daria'' * Talking Tom, the protagonist from the ''Talking Tom & Friends'' franchise * Tom, a character from the '' Deltora Quest'' books by Emily Rodda * Tom, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eddie Powell
Eddie Powell (9 March 1927 - 11 August 2000) was a British stuntman and actor. Powell performed stuntwork in several films for Hammer Studios, serving as a regular stunt double for Christopher Lee. His credits during this time included portraying Thompson in '' Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D.'' (1966) and the Mummy in '' The Mummy's Shroud'' (1967). He also appeared in several James Bond films. Powell portrayed the Aliens for stuntwork in '' Alien'' (1979) and ''Aliens'' (1986). He also did stunts in ''Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade'' (1989), ''Batman'' (1989), and '' Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves'' (1991). He had an uncredited part as The Goat of Mendes in ''The Devil Rides Out'' (1968). Personal life He was married to Hammer's wardrobe-mistress Rosemary Burrows, and was the brother of Joe Powell, also a film stuntman. Death Powell died on 11 August 2000 at Berkshire, England, UK the age of 73 caused complications by heart failure Heart failure (HF), also known as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bolaji Badejo
Bolaji Badejo (23 August 1953 – 22 December 1992) was a Nigerian visual artist and actor. He was known for playing the Alien in Ridley Scott's 1979 film ''Alien''. He was tall, a height which convinced Scott to cast him in the role. It is his sole acting credit. Life and career Born in Lagos, Badejo was of Yoruba descent and was the son of the director general of the Nigerian Broadcasting Corporation. He first studied in Nigeria, then in the United States before finally moving to London to specialize in graphic design. Badejo was discovered in a Soho pub by a member of director Ridley Scott's casting team, who had been searching for a candidate to play the titular creature in his science fiction film ''Alien''. Standing at 6 ft 10 in tall, he was chosen to play the part due to his height and "very long legs". He was described as "mild-mannered" and "withdrawn" on set, and special effects supervisor Nick Allder said "To have been the center of attraction… it was a b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrea Deck
Andrea Deck (born February 5, 1994) is an American film, television and theater actress. She trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. She is best known for her voice role as Amanda Ripley, daughter of Ellen Ripley, in '' Alien: Isolation'', as well as her role as CIA agent Jenna Bragg on the Showtime series ''Homeland''. Early life Deck was born February 5, 1994 and grew up in Grosse Pointe, Michigan. At the age of 15, she began attending the Interlochen Center for the Arts summer camp until she graduated from Grosse Pointe South High School at the age of 18. She subsequently moved to London, England, to study at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. She graduated with a bachelor's degree with honors in professional acting. Career Deck's first acting role was in the film ''In Love With a Nun'', which was screened at the Short Film Corner of the Cannes Film Festival in 2009. She subsequently appeared as an extra in Tom Hooper's 2012 film adaptation of '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sigourney Weaver
Susan Alexandra "Sigourney" Weaver (; born October 8, 1949) is an American actress. A figure in science fiction and popular culture, she has received various accolades, including a British Academy Film Award, two Golden Globe Awards, and a Grammy Award, in addition to nominations for three Academy Awards, four Primetime Emmy Awards, and a Tony Award. In 2003 she was voted Number 20 in Channel 4's countdown of the 100 Greatest Movie Stars of All Time. Weaver rose to fame when she was cast as Ellen Ripley in the Ridley Scott directed science fiction film ''Alien'' (1979), which earned her a nomination for the BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer. She reprised the role with a critically acclaimed performance in James Cameron's ''Aliens'' (1986), for which she received her first Academy Award nomination. She returned to the role in two more sequels: ''Alien 3'' (1992) and ''Alien Resurrection'' (1997). The character is regarded as a significant female protagonist in cinema hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Novels
A novel is a relatively long work of narrative fiction, typically written in prose and published as a book. The present English word for a long work of prose fiction derives from the for "new", "news", or "short story of something new", itself from the la, novella, a singular noun use of the neuter plural of ''novellus'', diminutive of ''novus'', meaning "new". Some novelists, including Nathaniel Hawthorne, Herman Melville, Ann Radcliffe, John Cowper Powys, preferred the term "romance" to describe their novels. According to Margaret Doody, the novel has "a continuous and comprehensive history of about two thousand years", with its origins in the Ancient Greek and Roman novel, in Chivalric romance, and in the tradition of the Italian renaissance novella.Margaret Anne Doody''The True Story of the Novel'' New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 1996, rept. 1997, p. 1. Retrieved 25 April 2014. The ancient romance form was revived by Romanticism, especially the historica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
River Of Pain
A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of water. Small rivers can be referred to using names such as creek, brook, rivulet, and rill. There are no official definitions for the generic term river as applied to geographic features, although in some countries or communities a stream is defined by its size. Many names for small rivers are specific to geographic location; examples are "run" in some parts of the United States, " burn" in Scotland and northeast England, and "beck" in northern England. Sometimes a river is defined as being larger than a creek, but not always: the language is vague. Rivers are part of the water cycle. Water generally collects in a river from precipitation through a drainage basin from surface runoff and other sources such as groundwater recharge, sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
