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"Alien vs. Predator" is a 2004 American science fiction action film directed by Paul W. S. Anderson and starring Sanaa Lathan and Lance Henriksen. It is the first installment of the Alien vs. Predator franchise, adapting a crossover bringing together the eponymous creatures of the Alien and Predator series, a concept which originated in a 1989 comic book. Anderson, Dan O'Bannon, and Ronald Shusett wrote the story, and Anderson and Shane Salerno adapted the story into a screenplay. Their writing was influenced by Aztec mythology, the comic book series, and the writings of Erich von Däniken.

also known as AVP, Alien vs. Predador, Alien Predator'e karsi, AVP: Alien vs. Prédateur, Alien enantion kynigou, Alien vs. depredador, Alien vs Predator - viimane kokkupõrge, Alien protiv Predatora, Чужой против Хищника, Obcy kontra Predator, Alien vs. Predator - A Halál a Ragadozó ellen, Votrelec vs Predátor
countries: United States of America, Germany, Czech Republic, United Kingdom, Canada
languages: English Language, Italian Language
producers: Gordon Carroll, Walter Hill, John Davis & David Giler
executive producers: Mike Richardson, Thomas M. Hammel, Wyck Godfrey
production design by Richard Bridgland
art direction by Ray Chan, Stephen Dobric, Jindřich Kočí, Milena Koubková, Adam O'Neill & Justin Warburton-Brown
written by Paul W. S. Anderson
based on "Predator", "Alien" by Dan O'Bannon, Paul W. S. Anderson, Ronald Shusett, Jim Thomas, John Thomas
starring:
- Lance Henriksen as Bishop
- Sanaa Lathan as Alexa Woods
- Ewen Bremner as Graeme Miller
- Raoul Bova as Sebastian de Rosa
- Colin Salmon as Maxwell Stafford
- Tommy Flanagan as Mark Verheiden
- Agathe de La Boulaye as Adele Rousseau
- Sam Troughton as Thomas Parks
- Carsten Norgaard as Rusten Quinn
- Adrian Bouchet as Sven
- Andy Lucas as Juan Ramirez
- Liz May Brice as Supervisor
- Glenn Conroy as Technician
- Ian Whyte as Predator
- Tom Woodruff Jr. as Alien
- Petr Jákl as Stone
casting by Suzanne Smith
cinematography by David Johnson
edited by Alexander Berner
music by Harald Kloser
costume design by Magali Guidasci
set decoration by Peter Walpole
genres: Science Fiction, Horror, Action Film, Monster movie, Thriller, Adventure Film
tagline: Whoever wins...we lose.
rating: PG-13 (USA)
released on 12 August 2004 (11 years ago)
some of the awards:
- 2004
  - Razzie Award for Worst Prequel, Remake, Rip-off or Sequel (for the category: WORST REMAKE or SEQUEL) nomination for 20th Century Fox, Gordon Carroll, Walter Hill, David Giler, John Davis
- 2005
  - BMI Film Music Award, received by Harald Kloser

Games

"Alien Vs. Predator" a.k.a. "Alien vs Predator" is a video game developed by Rebellion and published by Atari for the Atari Jaguar console in 1994. It is a part of the Alien vs. Predator franchise, and allows the player to play as one of three characters: an Alien, a Predator, or human Private Lance Lewis of the Colonial Marines.
- also known as Alien vs Predator (lynx)
- mode: Single-player video game
- developer: Rebellion Developments
- genres: First-person Shooter, Survival horror
- publishers: Atari, Fox Interactive
- released on 20 October 1994 (21 years ago)
"Alien vs. Predator" is a beat 'em up video game developed and released by Capcom for the CPS-2 arcade game system in 1994. In the game, the players take control of up to three human and Predator characters in a battle against the Alien hordes and rogue human soldiers. The game was very well received by fans and media publications, becoming a classic title for many fans of the beat 'em up genre, but was never ported to any home system.
- also known as 異形戰場
- developer: Capcom
- genres: Beat 'em up, Action game
- publisher: Capcom
- released on 20 May 1994 (21 years ago)
"Alien vs. Predator": Alien vs Predator is a video game released in 1993 for Super Nintendo Entertainment System, developed by Jorudan and published by Information Global Service in Japan and by Activision internationally. An arcade game of the same title was released by Capcom eight months later, but the two games are different and their storylines are unrelated to each other.
- mode: Single-player video game
- developer: Information Global Service
- genres: Action game, Beat 'em up
- publishers: Activision, Information Global Service
- released in September 1993 (22 years ago)
"Alien vs. Predator" 2D, is a side-view 2D action game made by Superscape for a range of mobile phones in 2004.
- mode: Single-player video game
- developer: Superscape
- genres: Beat 'em up, Action game
- released in 2004 (11 years ago)
"Alien vs. Predator" is a side-view 2D fighting game made by Elite Systems for a range of mobile phones in 2005.
- mode: Single-player video game
- developer: Elite Systems
- genre: Beat 'em up
- publisher: Elite Systems
- released in 2005 (10 years ago)

Music

"Alien vs. Predator" is the official soundtrack album of the 2004 science fiction film Alien vs. Predator. Composed by Austrian Harald Kloser, Kloser was chosen by the film's director Paul W. S. Anderson as he was an enthusiastic fan of the series. The score is completely orchestral and was released on August 31, 2004 on Audio CD and Compact Cassette via Varèse Sarabande label.

also known as Alien vs. Predator Soundtrack
genre: Soundtrack
released on 31 August 2004 (10 years ago)

Miscellanea

Alien vs. Predator is a science fiction horror franchise spanning several media. The series is a crossover between the Alien and Predator franchises. The franchise, which depicts the two species as being in conflict with one another, includes feature films, comics, novels, and computer/video games. There have been two Alien vs. Predator films, both critically panned.
- also known as Aliens vs. Predator, Aliens versus Predator, AvP
Alien Vs. Predator a.k.a. Alien Vs Predator is a software.

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Ken Jennings's Trivia Almanac (2008)

8,888 Questions in 365 Days by Ken Jennings

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The Ashgate Encyclopedia of Literary and Cinematic Monsters (2016)

by Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock

the “Alien” series, Dark Horse Comics generated a popular series of crossover comics in the 1990s that led to several video games and eventually two crossover films: AVP: Alien vs. Predator (Paul W.S. Anderson, 2004) and AVPR: Alien vs.

Encyclopedia of African American Actresses in Film and Television (2009)

by Bob McCann

and had a major lead in the big box office science fiction film Alien vs. Predator (2004), han- dling an uncharacteristic action role very well. In many ways, the tender interracial love story ...

Encyclopedia of Television Film Directors (2009)

by Jerry Roberts

and AVP: Alien vs. Predator (2004).

The Ridley Scott Encyclopedia (2009)

by Laurence Raw

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