AS Ellen Ripley
IN Alien (1979), Aliens (1986), Alien 3 (1992), Alien Resurrection (1997)
WHO IS SHE? Astronaut who, over the course of four movies to date, proves as resilient as the slimy, face-hugging, acid-blooded space parasites that pursue her
SKILLS Resourcefulness, iron will, a fierce maternal instinct
BATTLE GEAR Her skivvies (in the climax of Alien) or her company-issued flightsuit
MALE ADMIRER Clemens (Charles Dance), the prison doctor in Alien 3
DROP-DEAD DIALOGUE ''Get away from her, you bitch!'' (to the alien queen in Aliens)
CAN'T GET ENOUGH? Weaver parodies her space heroics in Galaxy Quest (1999).
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