About this episode

The episode revisits James Cameron’s 1986 action thriller, ‘Aliens,’ with insights from the hosts and guests.

Bill, Chris, and Sean wake up from a 57-year sleep to revisit James Cameron’s 1986 action thriller, ‘Aliens,’ starring Sigourney Weaver, Bill Paxton, and Michael Biehn. Producers: Craig Horlbeck, Chia Hao Tat, Eduardo Ocampo, and Matt Pevic Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Bill Simmons

Guests: Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey

Topics covered

• film analysis
• action thriller
• James Cameron
• 1980s cinema
• sci-fi films

Keywords

• Aliens
• James Cameron
• Sigourney Weaver
• 1986
• action thriller
• film discussion

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Ringer

Books & works: Aliens

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