Episode
The Movies That Made Us: Aliens
Overview
A hard-driving director, stressed crew, great expectations — and a tiny budget — made for a difficult birth in the case of this mother of all sequels.
Details
- Series
- The Movies That Made Us
- Season
- Season 3
- Episode
- Episode 5
- Air date
- 2021-10-12
- Runtime
- 49 min
Episode context
Aliens is Episode 5 in Season 3 of The Movies That Made Us. It aired on 2021-10-12. The runtime is 49 min.
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