description Alien: Resurrection Overview
Alien: Resurrection is a 1997 science-fiction horror film directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet and written by Joss Whedon. Set two centuries after the events of Alien 3, it follows a genetically recreated Ellen Ripley, played by Sigourney Weaver, aboard a military research vessel where scientists are breeding and studying Xenomorphs. The film is the fourth theatrical entry in the original Alien film series and combines body horror, action, laboratory experimentation, and questions about identity.
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How far after Alien 3 is Alien: Resurrection set?
Alien: Resurrection takes place 200 years after Ripley's last adventure in Alien 3. Military scientists clone Ripley and remove an alien queen from her genetic material. [20th Century Studios](https://www.20thcenturystudios.com/movies/alien-resurrection)
How can Ellen Ripley be alive in Alien: Resurrection?
Sigourney Weaver plays a genetically recreated version of Ripley produced by military scientists. This recreated Ripley is a hybrid connected to the alien queen rather than the original survivor simply returning. [20th Century Studios](https://www.20thcenturystudios.com/movies/alien-resurrection)
Who directed and wrote Alien: Resurrection?
Jean-Pierre Jeunet directed the film and Joss Whedon wrote the screenplay. It was released in 1997, with the US release dated November 26. [20th Century Studios](https://www.20thcenturystudios.com/movies/alien-resurrection)
What kind of setting does Alien: Resurrection use?
Much of the story takes place aboard a military research vessel where scientists are experimenting with Ripley and the alien queen. The 1997 film follows the laboratory and shipboard horror tradition established by the earlier Alien films. [20th Century Studios](https://www.20thcenturystudios.com/movies/alien-resurrection)
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