Q 01/05

Who wrote and directed Aliens?

A) Ridley Scott

B) Walter Hill

C) David Fincher

D) James Cameron

Answer · why

D) James Cameron

James Cameron was hired after a development executive read his script for The Terminator and 'couldn't put it down'; Ridley Scott later said he was ne...

Q 02/05

Who plays Ellen Ripley in Aliens?

A) Jamie Lee Curtis

B) Linda Hamilton

C) Sigourney Weaver

D) Glenn Close

Answer · why

C) Sigourney Weaver

Sigourney Weaver was paid $1 million, her biggest fee to that point, after the director and producer walked away from the project rather than make it ...

Q 03/05

Who plays Corporal Dwayne Hicks in Aliens?

A) Bill Paxton

B) William Hope

C) Mark Rolston

D) Michael Biehn

Answer · why

D) Michael Biehn

Michael Biehn got the call on a Friday night and was filming by Monday, a late replacement who missed the cast's military training and had to wear his...

Q 04/05

Who plays Newt in Aliens?

A) Christina Ricci

B) Drew Barrymore

C) Carrie Henn

D) Heather O'Rourke

Answer · why

C) Carrie Henn

Carrie Henn had never acted before Aliens and chose not to make acting her career: she grew up to become a schoolteacher.

Q 05/05

Who plays the android Bishop in Aliens?

A) Rutger Hauer

B) Ian Holm

C) Lance Henriksen

D) Paul Reiser

Answer · why

C) Lance Henriksen

Lance Henriksen played the android as a very innocent 12-year-old who pitied the adults around him, because he knew he was going to outlive them all.