Jones, commonly known as Jonesy, is a fictional ginger American Shorthair cat from the Alien franchise. He is the ship's cat on the Nostromo, the setting of the first film of the franchise.

Due to a different cat actor being used in the 1986 film Aliens, Jones is noticeably bigger than he was in Alien. In the commentary for Aliens, James Cameron explains that the crew showed the cat playing Jones another cat to get him to hiss on camera.

May 28, 2020 · Jones from Alien (1979) is possibly the most famous cat in horror, but what's the real significance behind the crew of the Nostromo's pet mouser?

Oct 21, 2018 · Jones, also referred to as Jonesy, [2] and "little shit-head," was a cat kept aboard the USCSS Nostromo as Ellen Ripley 's pet. While the cat's official purpose was to control rodents aboard the ship, [3] he also served as a source of companionship, relaxation and entertainment for the crew. [4]

Alien Cat is a photograph of a white cat with a black ear staring directly at the camera in a manner resembling an ID photo. A Staring Animals format, the image has been photoshopped and used as a reaction image, with edits giving the cat large, completely black eyes similar to that of an alien, becoming viral in 2022.

Nov 10, 2011 · Ripley and Jones remained in cryostasis for 57 years. The salvage crew that picked them up initially thought the unusual readings from the cryotube was that of an alien life form, but visual inspection revealed to them that they were simply reading the human and feline sets of DNA as one organism.

Jones, (nicknamed "Claude" by members of the Nostromo and "Kitteh" by The People's Admin ILJ69) was a cat, more specifically a ginger tom, kept aboard the USCSS Nostromo.

Apr 26, 2024 · Stacked against other felines in film, Ellen Ripley's cantankerous companion is unarguably the most realistic. In the multiverse-spanning annals of science fiction, few pets are as beloved as Ellen Ripley's cat Jones, or Jonesy to his friends.

Mar 31, 2019 · In space no one can hear you scream...but they can hear a certain cat meow. Let's celebrate the most purrfect movie cat, Jones from 'Alien.'

Mar 3, 2024 · The alien, Ash declares, is “a survivor, unclouded by conscience, remorse, or delusions of morality.” The alien, also referred to as a xenomorph, “that thing,” a “dragon,” “the perfect organism” and various other names by characters in the series.