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Aliens / Cristina Massaccesi.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Massaccesi, Cristina, author.
- Series:
- Constellations (Leighton Buzzard, England)
- Constellations
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Noncitizens (Motion picture).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource : illustrations.
- Place of Publication:
- Liverpool : Liverpool University Press, 2025.
- Contents:
- Chapter 1: Before Aliens
- 1.1 The King of B-Movies: Roger Corman
- 1.2 From the Corman Factory to the Hollywood Factory:James Cameron's Early Career
- Chapter 2: On the Road to Aliens
- 2.1 Production History
- 2.2 The Making of Aliens
- 2.3 Reception and Legacy
- Chapter 3: Reading Aliens
- 3.1 Act One: Ripley as Outcast
- 3.2 Act Two: Grunts in Space
- 3.3 Act Three: Facing the Aliens
- Chapter 4: Combat, Motherhood, andMonsters
- 4.1 Why Are We Losing? Aliens as a Vietnam War Metaphor
- 4.2 Warrior Mother: Ripley from Failed to RedeemedMotherhood
- Film Synopsis
- Appendix: Differences Between theTheatrical Release and the Director'sCut
- Cast List
- Bibliography
- Index
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. New York Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on June 25, 2026).
- Other Format:
- Print version:
- ISBN:
- 9781800858572
- 1800858574
- 9781836248569
- 1836248563
- Publisher Number:
- 40033255581
- CIPO000165360
- CIPO000196797
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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