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	Shortly after the Colonial Marine spaceship ''Sulaco'' escapes the planet LV-426,{{efn\|As depicted in ''[[Aliens (film)\|Aliens]]'' (1986)}} an alien egg hatches on board, releasing a [[Alien (creature in Alien franchise)#Facehugger\|facehugger]] that attacks the crew in [[Cryonics\|cryonic]] [[stasis (fiction)\|stasis]]. A fire starts and the ship's computer ejects an escape pod with [[Ellen Ripley]], "Newt" Jorden, [[Dwayne Hicks\|Cpl. Hicks]], and the damaged [[Android (robot)\|android]] [[Bishop (Aliens)\|Bishop]] still in their stasis chambers. The pod crash-lands on Fiorina "Fury" 161, a [[foundry]] and maximum-security correctional facility inhabited by male inmates with a [[XYY syndrome\|genetic predisposition for antisocial behavior]]. The inmates recover the crashed pod and its passengers. The facehugger approaches inmate Thomas Murphy's dog, Spike.		Shortly after the Colonial Marine spaceship ''Sulaco'' escapes the planet LV-426,{{efn\|As depicted in ''[[Aliens (film)\|Aliens]]'' (1986)}} an alien egg hatches on board, releasing a [[Alien (creature in Alien franchise)#Facehugger\|facehugger]] that attacks the crew in [[Cryonics\|cryonic]] [[stasis (fiction)\|stasis]]. A fire starts and the ship's computer ejects an escape pod with [[Ellen Ripley]], Rebecca "Newt" Jorden, [[Dwayne Hicks\|Cpl. Hicks]], and the damaged [[Android (robot)\|android]] [[Bishop (Aliens)\|Bishop]] still in their stasis chambers. The pod crash-lands on Fiorina "Fury" 161, a [[foundry]] and maximum-security correctional facility inhabited by male inmates with a [[XYY syndrome\|genetic predisposition for antisocial behavior]]. The inmates recover the crashed pod and its passengers. The facehugger approaches inmate Thomas Murphy's dog, Spike.
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	* [[Danny Webb (British actor)\|Danny Webb]] as Robert Morse, an acerbic, self-centered, and cynical prisoner. Albeit wounded by the Weyland–Yutani team, Morse is the only survivor from the entire Fiorina 161 population (including Ripley).<ref name="AFI film-59175" />		* [[Danny Webb (British actor)\|Danny Webb]] as Robert Morse, an acerbic, self-centered, and cynical prisoner. Albeit wounded by the Weyland–Yutani team, Morse is the only survivor from the entire Fiorina 161 population (including Ripley).<ref name="AFI film-59175" />
	* [[Lance Henriksen]] as the voice of the damaged [[Bishop (Aliens)\|Bishop]] android, as well as a character credited as Bishop II. He appears in the film's final scenes, claiming to be the human designer of the Bishop android, and wants the Alien Queen that was growing inside Ripley for use in Weyland-Yutani's bioweapons division.<ref name="AFI film-59175" /> The character is named as "Michael Bishop Weyland" in certain tie-in materials.<ref name="Bishop2">{{Cite web \|last=Dillon \|first=Bryant \|date=April 26, 2018 \|title=#AlienDay 2018: 'Alien 3' - Who is Bishop II? \|url= https://fanbasepress.com/index.php/press/editorials/item/8779-alienday-2018-alien-3-who-is-bishop-ii \|access-date=January 16, 2023 \|website=Fanbase Press}}</ref><ref name="Weyland-Yutani_Report">{{Cite book \|last=Perry \|first=S. D. \|title=Alien: The Weyland-Yutani Report \|date=2016 \|isbn=978-1-60887-866-6 \|publisher=Insight Editions \|location=San Rafael, California \|oclc=949024244}}</ref>		* [[Lance Henriksen]] as the voice of the damaged [[Bishop (Aliens)\|Bishop]] android, as well as a character credited as Bishop II. He appears in the film's final scenes, claiming to be the human designer of the Bishop android, and wants the Alien Queen that was growing inside Ripley for use in Weyland-Yutani's bioweapons division.<ref name="AFI film-59175" /> The character is named as "Michael Bishop Weyland" in certain tie-in materials.<ref name="Bishop2">{{Cite web \|last=Dillon \|first=Bryant \|date=April 26, 2018 \|title=#AlienDay 2018: 'Alien 3' - Who is Bishop II? \|url= https://fanbasepress.com/index.php/press/editorials/item/8779-alienday-2018-alien-3-who-is-bishop-ii \|access-date=January 16, 2023 \|website=Fanbase Press}}</ref><ref name="Weyland-Yutani_Report">{{Cite book \|last=Perry \|first=S. D. \|title=Alien: The Weyland-Yutani Report \|date=2016 \|isbn=978-1-60887-866-6 \|publisher=Insight Editions \|location=San Rafael, California \|oclc=949024244}}</ref>
	* [[Tom Woodruff Jr.]] as the Alien known as [[Alien (creature in Alien franchise)#"Dragon"\|"Dragon"]].<ref name="A3DVD">Alien<sup>3</sup> audio commentary, Alien Quadrilogy boxset</ref> This Alien is different from the ones in previous installments due to its host being quadrupedal (a dog in the theatrical cut, an ox in the ~~assembly cut~~). Initially a [[visual effects]] supervisor, Woodruff decided to take the role of the creature after his company, Amalgamated Dynamics, was hired by Fox.<ref name="fright">{{cite web \|date=December 2007 \|title=Tom Woodruff, Jr. interview \|url= http://www.iconsoffright.com/IV_Woodruff.htm \|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20081203172807/http://www.iconsoffright.com/IV_Woodruff.htm \|archive-date=December 3, 2008 \|access-date=January 16, 2023 \|website=Icons of Fright}}</ref> Woodruff said that, following Sigourney Weaver's advice, he approaches the role as an actor instead of a stuntman, trying to make his performance more than "just a guy in a suit". He considered the acting process "as much physical as it is mental".<ref name="shock">{{cite web \|url= http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/topnews.php?id=5626 \|title=Interview: Amalgamated Dynamics' Tom Woodruff, Jr. \|work=Shock Till You Drop \|date=April 14, 2008 \|access-date=October 12, 2008 \|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080920133402/http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/topnews.php?id=5626 \|archive-date=September 20, 2008 \|url-status=dead }}</ref>		* [[Tom Woodruff Jr.]] as the Alien known as [[Alien (creature in Alien franchise)#"Dragon"\|"Dragon"]].<ref name="A3DVD">Alien<sup>3</sup> audio commentary, Alien Quadrilogy boxset</ref> This Alien is different from the ones in previous installments due to its host being quadrupedal (a dog in the theatrical cut, an ox in the Assembly Cut). Initially a [[visual effects]] supervisor, Woodruff decided to take the role of the creature after his company, Amalgamated Dynamics, was hired by Fox.<ref name="fright">{{cite web \|date=December 2007 \|title=Tom Woodruff, Jr. interview \|url= http://www.iconsoffright.com/IV_Woodruff.htm \|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20081203172807/http://www.iconsoffright.com/IV_Woodruff.htm \|archive-date=December 3, 2008 \|access-date=January 16, 2023 \|website=Icons of Fright}}</ref> Woodruff said that, following Sigourney Weaver's advice, he approaches the role as an actor instead of a stuntman, trying to make his performance more than "just a guy in a suit". He considered the acting process "as much physical as it is mental".<ref name="shock">{{cite web \|url= http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/topnews.php?id=5626 \|title=Interview: Amalgamated Dynamics' Tom Woodruff, Jr. \|work=Shock Till You Drop \|date=April 14, 2008 \|access-date=October 12, 2008 \|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080920133402/http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/topnews.php?id=5626 \|archive-date=September 20, 2008 \|url-status=dead }}</ref>
	* [[Pete Postlethwaite]] as David Postlethwaite, an inmate smarter than most who is killed by the Alien in the bait-and-chase sequence.<ref name="AFI film-59175" />		* [[Pete Postlethwaite]] as David Postlethwaite, an inmate smarter than most who is killed by the Alien in the bait-and-chase sequence.<ref name="AFI film-59175" />
	* [[Holt McCallany]] as Junior, the leader of the group of inmates who attempt to rape Ripley. He has a tattoo of a tear drop underneath his right eye. In the Assembly Cut, he sacrifices himself to trap the Alien as redemption.<ref name="AFI film-59175" />		* [[Holt McCallany]] as Junior, the leader of the group of inmates who attempt to rape Ripley. He has a tattoo of a tear drop underneath his right eye. In the Assembly Cut, he sacrifices himself to trap the Alien as redemption.<ref name="AFI film-59175" />
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	[[Stan Winston]], responsible for creature effects in ''Aliens'', was approached but was not available. Winston instead recommended Tom Woodruff Jr. and Alec Gillis, two former workers of his studio who had just started their own company, [[Amalgamated Dynamics]].<ref name="fright" /> Even before principal photography had begun, the practical effects crew was developing models of the Alien and the corpses of the ''Sulaco'' victims. [[Richard Edlund]]'s [[Boss Film Studios]] was hired for [[compositing]] and other post-production effects.<ref name="wreckage" /> A small number of shots contain [[computer-generated imagery]], most notably the cracking alien head once the sprinklers cause thermal shock. Other CGI elements include shadows cast by the rod puppet alien, and airborne debris in outdoor scenes.<ref name="Visual Effects" />		[[Stan Winston]], responsible for creature effects in ''Aliens'', was approached but was not available. Winston instead recommended Tom Woodruff Jr. and Alec Gillis, two former workers of his studio who had just started their own company, [[Amalgamated Dynamics]].<ref name="fright" /> Even before principal photography had begun, the practical effects crew was developing models of the Alien and the corpses of the ''Sulaco'' victims. [[Richard Edlund]]'s [[Boss Film Studios]] was hired for [[compositing]] and other post-production effects.<ref name="wreckage" /> A small number of shots contain [[computer-generated imagery]], most notably the cracking alien head once the sprinklers cause thermal shock. Other CGI elements include shadows cast by the rod puppet alien, and airborne debris in outdoor scenes.<ref name="Visual Effects" />

	David Fincher wanted the alien to be, "more of a puma, or a beast" as opposed to the upright, humanoid posture of the previous films, so the designer of the original alien, [[H. R. Giger]], was contacted to generate new sketch ideas. His revisions included longer, thinner legs, the removal of "pipes" around the spine, and an idea for a sharp alien "tongue" in place of the secondary jaws. Working from his studio in Zurich, Giger produced these new sketches which he faxed to Cornelius de Fries who then created their model counterparts out of [[plasticine]].<ref name="xeno">{{cite video \|title=Xeno-Erotic: The H.R. Giger Redesign" \|medium=DVD \|work=Alien Quadrilogy \|volume=''Alien 3'' bonus disc \|publisher=20th Century Fox Home Entertainment \|date=2003}}</ref> The only one of Giger's designs that wound up in the final project was a "Bambi Burster" Alien that had long legs and walked on all fours. ADI also built a full-scale [[Bunraku]]-style puppet of this design which was operated on-set as an in-camera effect. Scenes using this approach were cut from the final release due to the limitations of chemical compositing techniques, making it exceedingly difficult to remove the puppeteers from the background plate, but can be seen in the "Assembly Cut" of the film.<ref name="optical" />		David Fincher wanted the alien to be "more of a puma, or a beast" as opposed to the upright, humanoid posture of the previous films, so the designer of the original alien, [[H. R. Giger]], was contacted to generate new sketch ideas. His revisions included longer, thinner legs, the removal of "pipes" around the spine, and an idea for a sharp alien "tongue" in place of the secondary jaws. Working from his studio in Zurich, Giger produced these new sketches, which he faxed to Cornelius de Fries, who then created their model counterparts out of [[plasticine]].<ref name="xeno">{{cite video \|title=Xeno-Erotic: The H.R. Giger Redesign" \|medium=DVD \|work=Alien Quadrilogy \|volume=''Alien 3'' bonus disc \|publisher=20th Century Fox Home Entertainment \|date=2003}}</ref> The only one of Giger's designs that wound up in the final project was a "Bambi Burster" Alien that had long legs and walked on all fours. ADI also built a full-scale [[Bunraku]]-style puppet of this design which was operated on-set as an in-camera effect. Scenes using this approach were cut from the final release due to the limitations of chemical compositing techniques, making it exceedingly difficult to remove the puppeteers from the background plate, but can be seen in the "Assembly Cut" of the film.<ref name="optical" />

	The Alien is portrayed by both Woodruff Jr. in a suit and a [[Rod puppets\|rod puppet]] filmed against [[Chroma key\|bluescreen]] and optically [[Compositing\|composited]] into the live-action footage, with the rods removed by [[rotoscoping]]. A mechanical alien head was also used for [[close-up]]s.<ref name="Visual Effects">{{cite video \|people=Fredrick Garvin (Director) \|title=The Making of Alien 3 \|medium=DVD \|publisher=20th Century Fox Home Entertainment \|date=2003}}</ref> The suit adapted the design used in ''Aliens'' so Woodruff could walk on all fours.<ref name="fright" /> Woodruff's head was contained in the neck of the suit, because the head was filled with [[animatronics]] to move the mouth of the Alien.<ref name="shock" /> Fincher suggested that a [[Whippet]] be dressed in an alien costume for on-set [[Camera coverage\|coverage]] of the [[Quadrupedalism\|quadrupedal]] alien, but the visual effects team was dissatisfied with the comical result and the idea was dropped in favor of the puppet.<ref name="Visual Effects" />		The Alien is portrayed by both Woodruff Jr. in a suit and a [[Rod puppets\|rod puppet]] filmed against [[Chroma key\|bluescreen]] and optically [[Compositing\|composited]] into the live-action footage, with the rods removed by [[rotoscoping]]. A mechanical alien head was also used for [[close-up]]s.<ref name="Visual Effects">{{cite video \|people=Fredrick Garvin (Director) \|title=The Making of Alien 3 \|medium=DVD \|publisher=20th Century Fox Home Entertainment \|date=2003}}</ref> The suit adapted the design used in ''Aliens'' so Woodruff could walk on all fours.<ref name="fright" /> Woodruff's head was contained in the neck of the suit, because the head was filled with [[animatronics]] to move the mouth of the Alien.<ref name="shock" /> Fincher suggested that a [[Whippet]] be dressed in an alien costume for on-set [[Camera coverage\|coverage]] of the [[Quadrupedalism\|quadrupedal]] alien, but the visual effects team was dissatisfied with the comical result and the idea was dropped in favor of the puppet.<ref name="Visual Effects" />
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