Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sigourney Weaver as Ripley in Alien (1979) Ellen Ripley is the best action heroine of all time, without question. Just look at two ...

The film is a part of a beloved franchise.

When you rewatch "Aliens" today, you can appreciate an entire subplot and side of Ripley's character that audiences couldn't experience in 1986. Ripley's connection with Newt (Carrie Henn) is one of ...