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Alien [Region 2]

Product Details

Region: 2 (Western Europe, Japan, South Africa, Middle East, Egypt)

ASIN: B00004VY2H

Certificate: 12

Runtime:112 Minutes

Release Date: 2000-05-17

DVD Format: Jewel Case, Widescreen Anamorphic, Pan & Scan , 2.35:1, Color, Sides:1 (SS-DL)

DVD Features: Subtitles: English, French, Greek, Dutch, Audio Track 1: French, Dolby Digital 5.1, Audio Track 2: English, Dolby Digital 5.1

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Alien Quadrilogy (Alien/ Aliens /Alien 3 /Alien Resurrection)

Product Details

Region: 1 (USA, Canada and US territories)

ASIN: B0000VCZK2

UPC: 024543098478

Rating: Rating: R

Runtime:2165 Minutes

Label: fox

Studio: 20th Century Fox

Release Date: 2003-12-02

DVD Format: Box Set, Widescreen Anamorphic, 2.35:1, Closed Captioned, Color

DVD Features: Subtitles: English, Spanish, Audio Track 1: English, Dolby Digital 5.1, Audio Track 2: English, DTS, Audio Track 3: Spanish, Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround

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Discs 1-2: Alien (1979)

Theatrical version (117 min.)

2003 director's cut (137 min.)

Commentary by Ridley Scott and technical crew

1.85 anamorphic, English 5.1 DTS, English 5.1 Dolby Digital, Spanish 2.0 Surround, THX Certified

Preproduction: Star Beast (developing the story), First Draft of Screenplay by Dan O'Bannon, The Visualists (direction and design), Ridleygrams (original thumbnails & notes), storyboard archive, Art of Alien (Cobb, Foss, Giger, Moebius), Truckers in Space (casting), Sigourney Weaver's screen test with optional commentary by Ridley Scott, cast portrait gallery

Production: Fear of the Unknown (Shepperton Studios, 1978), production gallery, The Darkest Reaches (Nostromo and alien planet), The Sets of Alien, The Eighth Passenger (creature design), The Chestburster (creature design)

Post-Production: Future Tense (music and editing), 8 deleted scenes, visual effects gallery (photo archive), A Nightmare Fulfilled (reaction to the film), poster explorations, special shoot, premiere

Discs 3-4: Aliens (1986)

Theatrical version (137 min.)

1991 special edition (154 min.)

Commentary by Michael Biehn, Jenette Goldstein, Carrie Henn, Terry Henn, Lance Henriksen, Gale Anne Hurd, Pat McClung, Bill Paxton, Dennis Skotak, Robert Skotak and Stan Winston

2.35 anamorphic, English 5.1 Dolby Digital, Spanish 2.0 Surround, THX Certified

Pre-Production: 57 Years Later (continuing the story), Original Treatment: by James Cameron, Building Better Worlds (from concept to construction), The Art of Aliens (conceptual art portfolio), Pre-Vis Anamatics

Preparing for Battle (casting & characterization), Cast Portait (still gallery)

Production: This Time It's War (Pinewood Studios, 1985)

Production Gallery (photo archive), Continuity Polaroids, The Risk Always Lives (weapons and action), Weapons and Vehicles (photo archive), Bug Hunt (creature design), Beauty and the Bitch (Power Loader vs. Queen Alien), Stan Winston's Workshop (photo archive), Two Orphans (Sigourney Weaver and Carrie Henn)

Post-Production: The Final Countdown (music, editing and sound), The Power of Real Tech (visual effects), Visual Effects Gallery (photo archive), Aliens Unleashed (reaction to the film), Film Finish & Release, Easter egg (A Boy and His Power Loader)

Discs 5-6: Alien 3 (1992)

Theatrical version (114 min.)

2003 special edition (restored work print version) (155 min.)

Commentary by Terry Rawlings and crew

2.35 anamorphic, English 5.1 Dolby Digital, Spanish 2.0 Surround, THX Certified

Pre-Production: Development (concluding the story), Tales of the Wooden Planet (Vincent Ward's vision), The Art of Aceron (conceptual art portfolio), pre-production part III featurette, storyboards, Art of Fiorina, Xeno-Erotic (H.R. Giger's redesign featurette)

Production: Production part I featurette, Production Gallery (photo archive), Furnace Construction (time-lapse sequence), Adaptive Organism (creature design), ADI Workshop, E.E.V. Scan Multi-Angle Vignette, Production part II

Post-Production: Post-Production part I, Optical Fury (visual effects), Music, Editing and Sound, Visual Effects (photo archive), Post-Mortem (reaction to the film), Special Shoot

Discs 7-8: Alien Resurrection (1997)

Theatrical version (109 min.)

2003 special edition (119 min.)

Commentary by Jean Pierre Junet and crew

Intro (extended cut only)

2.35 anamorphic, English 5.1 DTS, English 5.1 Dolby Digital, Spanish 2.0 Surround, THX Certified

Pre-Production: From the Ashes (reviving the story), First Draft Screenplay by Joss Whedon, French Twist (direction and design), Under the Skin (casting and characterization), Test Footage #1 (hair/makeup), ADI Effects, Mark Carro Photo Gallery, The Art of Resurrection (conceptual art gallery), storyboards, Pre-Visualizations (multi-angle rehearsals)

Production: Death from Below (underwater photography), In the Zone (the basketball scene), production gallery (photo archive), Unnatural Mutation (creature design), ADI Workshop, ADI Test Footage

Post-Production: Genetic Composition (music), Virtual Aliens (computer generated imagery), A Matter of Scale (miniature photography), Visual Effects Gallery (photo archive), Critical Juncture (reaction to the film), Special Shoot (promotional photo archive), Easter egg (Alien extra)

Disc 9: Bonus disc

ALIEN:

Alien Legacy , Alien Evolution, Experience in Terror (promotional featurette '79), Ridley Scott Q&A

Alien Laser Disc Archive: Part I (pre-production), Part II (production), Part III (post-production), theatrical trailer A, theatrical trailer B, TV spot (Egg), TV spot (Now Playing)

ALIENS:

Aliens Laser Disc Archive: Part I (pre-production), Part II (production), Part III (post-production), theatrical trailer A, teaser trailer, domestic trailer, international trailer, TV spot (Now Playing)

ALIEN 3:

6 trailers, 7 TV spots

ALIEN RESURRECTION:

Theatrical teaser, 2 theatrical trailers, 4 TV spots, Bob Burns Alien Collection

Dark Horse Still Gallery

DVD-ROM (script to screen comparison)

Titles in this Product

Alien (1979), Aliens (1986), Alien³ (1992), Alien: Resurrection (1997)

Alien Quadrilogy (9 DVDs)

Product Details

ASIN: B0007MYT1W

Studio: Twentieth Century Fox Home Entert.

Release Date: 2003-12-10

Titles in this Product

Alien (1979), Aliens (1986), Alien: Resurrection (1997), The Making of 'Alien 3' (1992) (TV)

Alien (The Director's Cut)

Product Details

Region: 1 (USA, Canada and US territories)

ASIN: B00011V8IQ

UPC: 024543098508

Rating: Rating: R

Label: fox

Studio: 20th Century Fox

Release Date: 2004-01-06

DVD Format: Keep Case, Widescreen Anamorphic, 1.85:1, Color

DVD Features: Audio Track 1: English, DTS, Audio Track 2: English, Dolby Digital 5.1, Audio Track 3: Spanish, Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround, Audio Track 4: Commentary by Ridley Scott and technical crew, Unknown

Supplements

Alien: 20th Anniversary Edition [Award Series] (20th Anniversary Edition)

Product Details

Region: 1 (USA, Canada and US territories)

ASIN: B00000ILDD

UPC: 086162000751

Rating: Rating: R

Runtime:116 Minutes

Label: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment

Studio: 20th Century Fox

Release Date: 1999-06-01

DVD Format: Keep Case, Widescreen Anamorphic, 2.35:1, Closed Captioned, Color, Sides:1 (SS-RSDL)

DVD Features: Subtitles: English, Spanish, Audio Track 1: English, Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround, Audio Track 2: English, Dolby Digital 5.1, Audio Track 3: French, Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround, Audio Track 4: Commentary by director Ridley Scott, Dolby Digital 2.0, Audio Track 5: Commentary by Isolated musical score on a separate audio channel, Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo

Supplements

Review

Alien Triple Pack (Alien / Aliens / Alien 3)

Product Details

ASIN: B000REQQGQ

UPC: 024543398165

Studio: 20th Century Fox

Release Date: 2008-04-15

Titles in this Product

Alien (1979), Aliens (1986), Alien³ (1992)

Alien [Region 2]

Product Details

ASIN: B0001B3YSS

Release Date: 2004-03-15

Aliens [Region 2]

Product Details

Region: 2 (Western Europe, Japan, South Africa, Middle East, Egypt)

ASIN: B00004S8K7

Certificate: 18

Runtime:474 Minutes

Label: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment

Release Date: 2000-05-15

DVD Format: Box Set, Color, Sides:1

DVD Features: Audio Track 1: English, Unknown, Audio Track 2: , Unknown, Audio Track 3: Commentary by Alternative audio track, Unknown, Audio Track 4: Commentary by Ridley Scorr, Unknown

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Titles in this Product

Alien (1979), Aliens (1986), Alien³ (1992), Alien: Resurrection (1997)

The Alien Legacy

Product Details

Region: 1 (USA, Canada and US territories)

ASIN: B00000ILDH

UPC: 086162104398

Rating: Rating: R

Runtime:493 Minutes

Label: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment

Studio: 20th Century Fox

Release Date: 1999-06-01

DVD Format: Box Set, Widescreen Anamorphic, 2.35:1, 0, Color, Sides:4 (SS-RSDL)

DVD Features: Subtitles: English, Spanish, Audio Track 1: English, Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround, Audio Track 2: English, Dolby Digital 5.1, Audio Track 3: Commentary by director 'Ridley Scott' on Alien (1979), Dolby Digital 2.0, Audio Track 4: Commentary by Isolated musical score on a separate audio channel on Alien (1979), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo

Supplements

Titles in this Product

Alien (1979), Aliens (1986), Alien³ (1992), Alien: Resurrection (1997)

Aliens [Region 2]

Product Details

Region: 2 (Western Europe, Japan, South Africa, Middle East, Egypt)

ASIN: B00004VY2U

Certificate: 12

Runtime:474 Minutes

Release Date: 2000-05-17

DVD Format: Box Set, Widescreen Anamorphic, Pan & Scan , 2.35:1, Color, Sides:1 (SS-DL)

DVD Features: Subtitles: English, French, Greek, Dutch, Audio Track 1: French, Dolby Digital 5.1, Audio Track 2: English, Dolby Digital 5.1

Titles in this Product

Alien (1979), Aliens (1986), Alien³ (1992), Alien: Resurrection (1997)

Alien / Species

Product Details

ASIN: B000M7XRB0

UPC: 024543423621

Studio: 20th Century Fox

Release Date: 2007-02-06

Titles in this Product

Alien (1979), Species (1995)

Alien

Product Details

ASIN: B000O76T7C

UPC: 024543442011

Studio: 20th Century Fox

Release Date: 2007-06-05

Best of Fox Sci-Fi DVD Bundle (The Day the Earth Stood Still / Donnie Darko / Alien - The Director's Cut (Collector's Edition) / The Abyss (Special Edition) / Planet of the Apes)

Product Details

ASIN: B000356EWU

UPC: 024543151739

Studio: Twentieth Century Fox Home Video

Release Date: 2004-10-05

Titles in this Product

Donnie Darko (2001), Alien (1979), The Abyss (1989), Planet of the Apes (1968), The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)

Alien (20th Anniversary Edition)

Product Details

ASIN: B000JLQPRM

UPC: 024543397588

Release Date: 2007-01-30

AVP - Alien Vs. Predator / Alien

Product Details

ASIN: B0009IW9S4

UPC: 024543194750

Studio: 20th Century Fox

Release Date: 2005-06-28

Titles in this Product

Alien (1979), AVP: Alien vs. Predator (2004)

Aliens

Product Details

ASIN: B0000X61XM

UPC: 024543098232

Release Date: 2003-12-02

Titles in this Product

Alien (1979), Aliens (1986), Alien³ (1992), Alien: Resurrection (1997)

Aliens [Region 2]

Product Details

ASIN: B0000C24F3

Release Date: 2003-12-08

Titles in this Product

Alien (1979), Aliens (1986), Alien³ (1992), Alien: Resurrection (1997)

Alien [Region 2]

Product Details

ASIN: B00004S5PR

Release Date: 2002-08-22

Alien [Region 2]

Product Details

ASIN: B00004S8GO

Release Date: 2000-05-15

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DVD details for
Alien (1979) More at IMDbPro »

Alien [Region 2]

Alien Quadrilogy (Alien/ Aliens /Alien 3 /Alien Resurrection)

Alien Quadrilogy (9 DVDs)

Alien (The Director's Cut)

Alien: 20th Anniversary Edition [Award Series] (20th Anniversary Edition)

Alien Triple Pack (Alien / Aliens / Alien 3)

Alien [Region 2]

Aliens [Region 2]

The Alien Legacy

Aliens [Region 2]

Alien / Species

Alien

Best of Fox Sci-Fi DVD Bundle (The Day the Earth Stood Still / Donnie Darko / Alien - The Director's Cut (Collector's Edition) / The Abyss (Special Edition) / Planet of the Apes)

Alien (20th Anniversary Edition)

AVP - Alien Vs. Predator / Alien

Aliens

Aliens [Region 2]

Alien [Region 2]

Alien [Region 2]

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Overview

Awards & Reviews

Plot & Quotes

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DVD details forAlien (1979) More at IMDbPro »

Alien [Region 2]

Alien Quadrilogy (Alien/ Aliens /Alien 3 /Alien Resurrection)

Alien Quadrilogy (9 DVDs)

Alien (The Director's Cut)

Alien: 20th Anniversary Edition [Award Series] (20th Anniversary Edition)

Alien Triple Pack (Alien / Aliens / Alien 3)

Alien [Region 2]

Aliens [Region 2]

The Alien Legacy

Aliens [Region 2]

Alien / Species

Alien

Best of Fox Sci-Fi DVD Bundle (The Day the Earth Stood Still / Donnie Darko / Alien - The Director's Cut (Collector's Edition) / The Abyss (Special Edition) / Planet of the Apes)

Alien (20th Anniversary Edition)

AVP - Alien Vs. Predator / Alien

Aliens

Aliens [Region 2]

Alien [Region 2]

Alien [Region 2]

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Alien (1979) More at IMDbPro »