The Making of Aliens

Acomprehensive and definitive volume telling the complete story of how Alienswas made, featuring new interviews with some of the cast and production crew,and including many rarely seen photos and illustrations from the Fox archives.

As one of the most highly regarded movie sequels of all time, Aliens quicklyembedded itself in the minds of cinema-goers around the world when it wasreleased in 1986. Driven by the singular vision of director James Cameron andguided by producer Gale Ann Hurd, its relentless action and unforgettablecharacters helped cement its place as an undisputed classic of 1980s cinema.

The Making of Aliens tells the complete story of how Cameron and Hurd, togetherwith their immensely talented cast and crew, brought heroine Ellen Ripley backto the big screen – and upped the stakes by introducing a whole army of aliensfor her to face. Interviews with the cast and crew, alongside revealingphotography and fascinating concept art, illustrate the film’s eventful journeyfrom its beginnings as a sequel that nobody wanted to make through to itstransformation into one of the highest-grossing blockbusters of the decade.

Author Biography

J. W. Rinzler has authored New York Times bestseller The Making of Star Wars, London Times bestseller The Complete Making of Indiana Jones, and the #1 best-selling graphic novel The Star Wars. He was the executive editor at Lucasfilm for 15 years. His most recent works are The Making of Planet of the Apes and ALL UP, an epic historical-fiction novel on the first Space Age.