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To many millennial and Gen Z audiences, Sigourney Weaver is synonymous with Grace from the very successful Avatar films. However, the fact is that the tall and talented Weaver has been a trailblazing artist, be it as the female hero of action-oriented blockbusters in the 1980’s and 1990’s or as the critically acclaimed, award-winning actress of independent films. As a birthday tribute to this luminary, here is a profile of five outstanding films featuring the actress:
The Alien Series (1979-1997)
The Alien Series took Weaver’s career to stratospheric heights in 1980’s/1990’s Bollywood.
The first installment, Alien (1979) was directed by Ridley Scott. The plot is about the crew of a space shuttle named Nostromo who run into a lethal extra-terrestrial. Sigourney Weaver’s performance as Ellen Ripley was widely appreciated, and set the tone for the legendary Alien franchise, replete with the tense atmosphere and frighteningly iconic creature designs.
The second installment, Aliens (1986), was directed by James Cameron. It saw Weaver reprising her role as Ripley, with strong supporting performances from Michael Biehn, Carrie Henn and Lance Henriksen. This film combined the extra-terrestrial horror of the first film with high-octane action sequences, and also featured a fine emotional arc between Ripley and the child Newt. Weaver delivered deftly on all fronts and received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress for her work.
Alien 3 (1992) was directed by David Fincher and marked a shift in the film’s tonality from heroic to introspective. The plot shows Ripley crash-landing on a prison planet to confront the alien as well as her mortality. Weaver’s performance brought out the fim’s themes of sacrifice and survival to the right degree, and also featured strong supporting acts from Charles S Dutton and Charles Dance.
Alien: Resurrection (1997) took the saga 200 years into the feature. This Jean-Pierre Jeunet film saw a cloned version of Ripley supporting a crew to defend Earth against the aliens. Weaver was appreciated for bringing her characteristic strength, vulnerability and dark humor to her performance, although the film itself left the critics and audiences divided. This installment also featured Winona Ryder, Dominiue Pinon, Ron Perlman and Michael Wincott.
The Year Of Living Dangerously (1982)
This Peter Weir film depicts the political turmoil of Indonesia during the reign of President Sukarno as witnessed by Australian reporter Guy Hamilton (Mel Gibson). Sigourney Weaver was cast as British diplomat Jill Bryant. The role required the right doses of emotional elegance and charm to humanize the rigor of the political portions, and Weaver acquitted herself well, managing to hold her own alongside Linda Hunt’s Academy-Award winning performance as Billy Kwan, the petite photographer who guides the story.
Working Girl (1988)
This Mike Nichols film is a sharply written blend of romance, comedy and drama. It follows Tess McGill (Melanie Griffith), a gritty secretary working in New York City. Her business idea is stolen by her ruthless boss Katherine Parker (Sigourney Weaver), but when Parker breaks her leg and has to stay home, Tess grabs the chance to advance her career by impersonating Katherine. She navigates the corporate world and even manages to fall in love with investment banker Jack Trainer (Harrison Ford). What happens when Katherine discovers the perfidy forms the rest of the plot.
As the insufferable boss, Weaver walked away with a large chunk of the applause, and her performance won her a Golden Globe For Best Supporting Actress. She also received an Academy Award nomination for the same performance.
Gorillas In The Mist (1988)
This Michael Apted film is a fine biographical drama that chronicles the life and work of primatologist Dian Fossey. Sigourney Weaver pulled out all the stops for playing the dedicated expert who travels to Africa to study and then protect the endangered mountain gorillas. Weaver’s performance accurately brought out Fossey’s passion for conservation as well as her determination in the face of poachers and bureaucratic hurdles. Supported by strong performances from Ryan Brown (photographer Bob Campbell) and Julie Harris (Roz Carr), Gorillas In The Mist brought Weaver a Golden Globe for Best Actress, a double whammy considering her Working Girl win.
A Map Of The World (1999)
This Scott Elliott film is an emotionally intense drama based on Jane Hamilton’s 1994 novel of the same name. The story focuses on Alice Goodwin (Sigourney Weaver), a school nurse and mother living on a dairy farm in Wisconsin. Alice’s life unravels when a friend’s child dies on her property and she has to endure unjust allegations of child abuse. Weaver was praised for her flinty performance as Alice and brought out both the anguish and assertiveness of the character to the precise degree. Julianne Moore, too did well as Theresa Collins, the grieving mother, and David Stratharin played Howard, Alice’s supportive husband. The film brought Weaver another Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress.
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