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{{Short description|1992 American film by David Fincher}}
{{about|the 1992 film|other uses|Alien 3 (disambiguation)}}
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{{Use American English|date=November 2023}}
{{Infobox film
| name           = Alien 3
| image          = Alien3 poster.jpg
| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| director       = [[David Fincher]]
| screenplay     = {{Plainlist|
* [[David Giler]]
* [[Walter Hill]]
* [[Larry Ferguson (screenwriter)|Larry Ferguson]]
}}
| story          = [[Vincent Ward (director)|Vincent Ward]]
| based_on       = {{Based on|[[List of Alien (film series) characters|Characters]]|[[Dan O'Bannon]]|[[Ronald Shusett]]}}
| producer       = {{Plainlist|
* [[Gordon Carroll]]
* David Giler
* Walter Hill
}}
| starring       = {{Plain list|
* [[Sigourney Weaver]]
* [[Charles S. Dutton]]
* [[Charles Dance]]
* [[Lance Henriksen]]
<!--NAMES ON THE FILM POSTER ONLY-->
}}
| cinematography = [[Alex Thomson (cinematographer)|Alex Thomson]]
| editing        = [[Terry Rawlings]]
| music          = [[Elliot Goldenthal]]
| studio         = {{plainlist|
* [[Brandywine Productions]]
}}
| distributor    = [[20th Century Fox]]
| released       = {{Film date|1992|05|22}}
| runtime        = 114 minutes<ref>{{cite web |url= https://bbfc.co.uk/releases/alien-3-1970-1 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20141215192131/http://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/alien-3-1970-1 |url-status= dead |archive-date= December 15, 2014 |publisher=[[British Board of Film Classification]] |title=ALIEN 3 |access-date=December 15, 2014}}</ref>
| country        = United States<!-- Do not add the United Kingdom. Per Template:Infobox film, the parameter is for "the home country or countries of the film's main production companies." Both 20th Century Fox and Brandywine Productions are American companies. It does not matter where the film was shot or the nationality of the actors or directors. -->
| language       = English
| budget         = $50–60 million<ref name="Mojo">{{cite web |url= https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=alien3.htm |title=Alien 3 (1992) |website=[[Box Office Mojo]] |access-date=December 15, 2014}}</ref><ref name="Numbers">{{cite web |url= https://the-numbers.com/movie/Alien-3#tab=summary |title=Alien 3&nbsp;– Box Office Data, DVD and Blu-ray Sales, Movie News, Cast and Crew Information |website=[[The Numbers (website)|The Numbers]] |access-date=December 15, 2014}}</ref><ref name="AFI film-59175">{{AFI film|59175}}</ref>
| gross          = $159.8–180 million<ref name="Mojo" /><ref name="Foxclaim" /><ref name="vardec92" />
}}

'''''Alien 3''''' (stylized as '''''ALIEN<sup>3</sup>''''' or '''''ALIEN³''''') is a 1992 American [[Science fiction film|science fiction]] [[horror film]] directed by [[David Fincher]] and written by [[David Giler]], [[Walter Hill]], and [[Larry Ferguson (screenwriter)|Larry Ferguson]], from a story by [[Vincent Ward (director)|Vincent Ward]]. Starring [[Sigourney Weaver]] reprising her role as [[Ellen Ripley]], it is the third installment of the [[Alien (franchise)|''Alien'' franchise]].

Set immediately after the events of ''[[Aliens (film)|Aliens]]'' (1986), Ripley and an [[Xenomorph (Alien franchise)|Alien organism]] are the only survivors of the Colonial Marine spaceship ''Sulaco'' following an escape pod's crash on a planet housing a penal colony populated by violent male inmates. Additional roles are played by [[Charles Dance]], [[Brian Glover]], [[Charles S. Dutton]], [[Ralph Brown]], [[Paul McGann]], [[Danny Webb (actor)|Danny Webb]], [[Lance Henriksen]], [[Holt McCallany]], [[Pete Postlethwaite]], and Danielle Edmond. The film had a troubled production, facing numerous problems, including shooting without a script and the attachment of various screenwriters and directors. Fincher, in his [[List of directorial debuts|feature directorial debut]], was eventually brought in to direct after a proposed version with Ward as director was canceled during pre-production.

''Alien 3'' was released on May 22, 1992. While it underperformed at the American box office, it earned over $100&nbsp;million outside North America. The film received mixed reviews and was regarded as inferior to previous installments. Fincher has since disowned the film, deeming it unfaithful to his original vision due to studio interference. It was nominated for an [[Academy Award for Best Visual Effects]], seven [[Saturn Award]]s ([[Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film|Best Science Fiction Film]], [[Saturn Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]] for Weaver, [[Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]] for Dutton, [[Saturn Award for Best Director|Best Direction]] for Fincher, and [[Saturn Award for Best Writing|Best Writing]] for Giler, Hill, and Ferguson), a [[Hugo Award]] for [[Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation|Best Dramatic Presentation]], and an [[MTV Movie Award for Best Action Sequence]]. A sequel, ''[[Alien Resurrection]]'', followed in 1997. In 2003, an extended and revised version of the film known as the [[#Assembly Cut|Assembly Cut]] was released without Fincher's involvement, which received a warmer reception.