Sulaco (fictional spacecraft) dropships, it is noted in other reference material that as a troop carrier, the Sulaco could carry up to 20,000 tons of cargo, with up to eight UD4L Cheyenne dropships and has sufficient life support capabilities for 90 crew and passengers (with up to 2,000 possible in hibernation for short-term trips). After encountering aliens in the colony, only Ellen Ripley (Sigourney Weaver), a colonist named Newt (Carrie Henn), Marine Dwayne Hicks (Michael Biehn), and the android Bishop (Lance Henriksen) manage to return to the ship. They also accidentally carry along an alien queen, which Ripley ejects into space during the
Catch Us If You Can (film) but also on the back cover of the soundtrack album). Marianne Faithfull rejected the role of Dinah as being "too poppy". Denis Payton's last name is misspelled as "Paynton" in the opening and closing credits. A still image of Yootha Joyce from the film was used as sleeve art on the singles Ask and Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others from the English rock band the Smiths. Of the twelve tracks on the U.S. soundtrack album (Epic 24162/26162), only four are from the film: "Having A Wild Weekend", "Catch Us If You Can", "Sweet Memories" and "On The Move". The