Alien 3 1992

As the Colonial Marine spaceship Sulaco succumbs to a raging inferno, Ellen Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) finds herself hurtled into an uncertain fate aboard an escape pod. Alongside her, she shares a cryogenic slumber with Newt, Corporal Hicks, and Bishop - the latter’s synthetic limbs battered and bruised from their harrowing ordeal. A cursory scan of the crew’s Cryotubes reveals a sinister presence: a face-Hugger, that insidious parasite which implants Alien embryos within its hosts. The pod crash-lands on Fiorina “Fury” 161, a foreboding foundry facility and penal colony, home to a motley assortment of male inmates whose troubled pasts are marked by violence and depravity.

As the authorities struggle to comprehend the magnitude of their unexpected visitors, Ripley awakens from her cryonic reprieve under the watchful gaze of Clemens (Charles Dance), the prison doctor. With an air of solemnity, he informs her that she is the sole survivor - a fact that hangs in the balance as the inmates, led by the enigmatic Dillon, cling to a twisted apocalyptic creed.

Ripley’s presence sparks unease among the colony’s warden, Harold Andrews (Brian Glover), who cautions her against disrupting the fragile harmony. Undeterred, Ripley requests that Clemens conduct an autopsy on Newt (Danielle Edmond), her heart heavy with the fear of discovering an Alien embryo. Despite protests from Andrews and his loyal assistant Aaron, the procedure is carried out - only to reveal no signs of any extraterrestrial contamination.

As the days pass, Ripley’s unorthodox behavior begins to fray the nerves of the warden and the prisoners alike. A somber funeral procession marks the passing of Newt and Hicks, their mortal remains consigned to the fiery depths of the facility furnace. In a distant corner of the compound, an unholy terror erupts as an gargantuan Alien bursts forth from the prison dog’s carcass, its razor-sharp claws leaving a trail of carnage in its wake.

The creature’s malevolent presence reanimates the deranged Golic (Paul McGann), while Ripley, her concerns validated by Bishop’s revelation that an Alien indeed accompanied them to Fiorina, urges Andrews to join forces in hunting down and destroying their deadly companion. The warden remains skeptical, yet acknowledges the facility’s impotence in the face of this extraterrestrial threat - their only hope lying with the impending rescue mission dispatched by the Weyland-Yutani Corporation.

As Ripley and Clemens tend to their wounds in the dimly lit prison infirmary, a sinister presence lurks in the shadows - the Alien. Without warning, it strikes, claiming Clemens’ life and leaving Ripley shaken but unharmed. Andrews orders Aaron (Ralph Brown) to escort her back to the infirmary, but fate has other plans. The Alien ambushes and kills Aaron, sending a chilling message: no one is safe from its deadly grasp.

With her new allies, the inmates, Ripley concocts a desperate plan to flush out their tormentor. They pour toxic waste into the ventilation system, hoping to ignite it and drive the Alien away. However, their scheme backfires, resulting in a devastating explosion that claims several lives. Amidst the chaos, Ripley discovers a disturbing truth - she is carrying an embryo of an Alien Queen within her. The corporation’s sinister intentions become clear: they plan to harness the Queen’s reproductive power to create biological weapons.

As Ripley grapples with this revelation, she realizes that the Alien will not harm her as long as she carries its offspring. She implores Dillon to end her life, but he agrees only if she helps the inmates eliminate the adult creature first. With a plan in place, they lure the beast into the foundry’s molding facility, employing a series of closing doors to trap it. The final act is a gruesome one: Dillon sacrifices himself to distract the Alien, allowing Morse (Danny Webb) to pour molten lead down its gullet. The Alien, though battered and bruised, somehow escapes the mold. Ripley seizes the opportunity to activate the fire sprinklers, causing the Alien’s exoskeleton to cool rapidly and shatter.

The Weyland-Yutani commando team arrives on the scene, led by a man who bears an uncanny resemblance to Bishop (Lance Henriksen). He claims to be Bishop’s creator, and attempts to persuade Ripley to undergo surgery to remove the Queen embryo. But she refuses to compromise her values, even in the face of death. As tensions escalate, Morse positions himself on a mobile platform above the furnace, while Ripley prepares for a final stand. The commando team opens fire on Morse, but Aaron intervenes, striking one of the assailants with a wrench and ultimately sacrificing his own life. In a desperate bid to protect her, Ripley throws herself into the fiery depths of the furnace, ending her ordeal. The facility is left in ruins, with only Morse surviving to tell the tale.