James Cameron directed the 1986 science fiction/action film Aliens. Sigourney Weaver, Michael Biehn, Lance Henriksen, and Bill Paxton were the stars in the movie. The movie was produced by Gale Anne Hurd, Gordon Carroll, David Giler and Walter Hill.The screenplay of the movie was written by James Cameron and the story by James Cameron, David Giler and Walter Hill.The movie was a sequel to the 1979 movie Alien.
Aliens is regarded by many as the benchmark in action and science fiction genre.Aliens was released by 20th Century Fox on July 18,1986 to very positive reviews. The movie's budget was $18 million and was filmed at Pinewood Studios. The shooting was very problematic due to the cultural differences between Cameron and the British crew.The movie had seven Academy awards nomination and it was remarkable since science fiction genre was not given much importance by the Academy in those days.