Aliens - Crowe and Wierzbowski

[BigDaddyJohn]

I recall reading here Ross was supposed to shot Full Metal Jacket around that time , but ended up being cast on Aliens instead.

Cameron apparently pushed to have him in the movie, and gave him more lines in the final product. Correct me if I'm mistaken.

[Corporal Hicks]

Yeah, Cameron said he'd give Ricco more lines if he did Aliens instead of Full Metal Jacket. The final draft is dated September 23rd, filming started in September (I don't have exact date or Rinzler's book to hand to check exact date).