Decades after surviving the Nostromo incident, Ellen Ripley is sent out to re-establish contact with a terraforming colony but finds herself battling the Alien Queen and her offspring.
East Car Park, Michael G. Wilson Road, Iver, Wexham and Ivers Community Board, Buckinghamshire, England, SL0 0NY, United Kingdom
Scene: (medical lab - annex and operating room; loading platform; back projection of Jordens' tractor; operations room, corridor, and main complex; landscape of atmospheric processing station; service tunnel and elevator; control operations; control block corridors and medical wing; operations manager's office in medical wing; lower levels of main complex; colony operations room; freight elevator; main concourse)
East Car Park, Michael G. Wilson Road, Iver, Wexham and Ivers Community Board, Buckinghamshire, England, SL0 0NY, United Kingdom
Scene: (Ripley's apartment; hospital room; Newt and Ripley fall down a chute; freight elevator; interior of the Narcissus; Newt's nest; egg chamber; cockpit of Dropships 1 and 2; Bishop squirms through a conduit shaft)
James Cameron’s relentless sci-fi action sequel was built almost entirely in England – at Pinewood Studios near London, with a derelict power station standing in for the sprawling atmosphere processing plant.
Where was Aliens filmed?
Aliens was filmed in England – Pinewood Studios near London – with a disused power station in Acton.
Every Aliens location, explained
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The colony – Pinewood Studios
The Sulaco, the colony and the alien hive were built at Pinewood Studios near London.
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The processing plant – Acton
The vast atmosphere processing station used a disused power station on Acton Lane in London.
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The studio sets
The film’s dark, industrial world was built across British sound stages.
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The English studios
Effects and miniatures were also created in the UK.
Planning a visit
The film’s world was built at Pinewood Studios and a London power station – a landmark of practical, studio-built science fiction.
Aliens Fun Facts
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Built at Pinewood The colony and alien hive were built at England’s Pinewood Studios.
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A real power station The atmosphere processor used a disused power station in Acton, London.
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Weaver's Oscar nod Sigourney Weaver earned a rare action-role Oscar nomination as Ripley.
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'Game over, man!' The film gave sci-fi some of its most quoted lines.
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A Cameron classic James Cameron turned horror into pulse-pounding action.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where was Aliens filmed?
In England – Pinewood Studios near London – with a disused power station in Acton.
What was the processing plant?
A disused power station on Acton Lane in London.
Can you visit the locations?
The sets are gone, but Pinewood remains a famous studio.
