Join us at the Rio Theatre for a Double Creature Feature screening of one of our all-time favourite franchises! We’re going into deep space with Ridley Scott‘s iconic 1979 ALIEN (The Director’s Cut), on Saturday, May 17, followed by James Cameron’s 1986 sequel, ALIENS, on Friday, May 30 with a special LIVE introduction from Paul Reiser!

In this modern horror classic set in deep space, the crew of the commercial starship Nostromo is awakened from their cryo-sleep capsules halfway through their journey home to investigate a distress call from an alien vessel. The terror begins when the crew encounters a nest of eggs inside the alien ship. An organism from inside an egg leaps out and attaches itself to one of the crew, causing him to fall into a coma…. Also starring Tom Skerritt, John Hurt, Ian Holm, Harry Dean Stanton, and Veronica Cartwright.

After floating in space for 57 years, Lt. Ripley's (Sigourney Weaver) shuttle is found by a deep space salvage team. Upon arriving at LV-426, the marines find only one survivor, a nine year old girl named Newt (Carrie Henn). But even these battle-hardened marines with all the latest weaponry are no match for the hundreds of aliens that have invaded the colony.

Saturday, May 17
ALIEN: Director's Cut
Doors 9:30 pm | Movie 10:00 pm *Start time subject to change. Please arrive on time.

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Doors 9:30 pm | Movie 10:00 pm *Start time subject to change. Please arrive on time.

Single film tickets available at www.riotheatretickets.ca

ALIEN (Ridley Scott, 1979 / 117 mins / 14A / Director’s Cut) The commercial vessel Nostromo receives a distress call from an unexplored planet. After searching for survivors, the crew heads home only to realize that a deadly bioform has joined them.

ALIENS (James Cameron | 1986 | 137 mins | 18A) Ripley, the sole survivor of the Nostromo's deadly encounter with the monstrous Alien, returns to Earth after drifting through space in hypersleep for 57 years. Although her story is initially met with skepticism, she agrees to accompany a team of Colonial Marines back to LV-426.