Aliens (1986) Detailed Summary - Minute by Minute

Exact timeline of the events in th movie Aliens (1986) Support on Patreon:   / kroftmovies   Music: Atlantis by Audionautix    • Atlantis - Audionautix   On May 16, 2179, the shuttle is eventually discovered by a deep-space salvage crew who board it and bring Ripley back to civilization. On June 8, 2179, Ripley is then taken to Gateway Station, orbiting Earth, where she is revived from stasis. On June 12, 2179, right before being discharged, she learns from Carter Burke Weyland Yutani executive that she’s been asleep for 57 years. This revelation shocks her, and she is horrified to discover that her daughter, Amanda, has lived her entire life and passed away in Ripley’s absence. However, the video game Alien: Isolation, that is considered canon, follows Amanda Ripley as she searches for her mother. While I include Alien: Isolation in other timelines, this discussion will focus solely on the cinematic timeline. On June 18, 2179 Ripley is debriefed by Weyland-Yutani executives about the Nostromo incident, but they remain skeptical of her account of the xenomorph. They reveal that a colony was established on LV-426—the site of the alien eggs—30 years after her supposed encounter. Despite Ripley’s passionate warnings about the species’ danger, the executives dismiss her as a traumatized survivor and they revoke her pilot license.