Movie Description
ALIEN QUADRILOGY celebrates one of the most popular series in the history of the movies. In addition to containing a mind-blowing amount of behind-the-scenes featurettes and documentaries, this comprehensive multi-pack includes multiple versions of each feature film: ALIEN (1979 Theatrical Version and 2003 Director's Cut), ALIENS (1986 Theatrical Version and 1991 Special Edition Version), ALIEN 3 (1992 Theatrical Version and 2003 Special Edition Version), and, finally, ALIEN RESURRECTION (1997 Theatrical Version and 2003 Special Edition Version). A film collector's dream, ALIEN QUADRILOGY takes advantage of modern technology to give fans more than they could have ever imagined.
| Credits | | Cast: | Sigourney Weaver |
| Details | | Edition: | French Release; 9-Disc Set |
Notes
DVD Features:
Region 1
ALIEN
Disc 1:
Audio Commentary - 1. Ridley Scott - Director, and Technical Crew
1979 Theatrical Version
2003 Director's Cut
Introduction by Ridley Scott
Disc 2:
Pre-Production
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 Screentest 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
ALIENS
Disc 3:
Audio Commentary - 1. Michael Biehn, Jenette Goldstein, Carrie Henn, Terry Henn,
Lance Henriksen, Gale Anne Hurd, Pat McClung, Bill Paxton, Dennis Skotak, Robert Skotak and Stan Winston
1986 Theatrical Version
1991 Special Edition Version
Introduction by Director James Cameron
Disc 4:
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
VISUAL EFFECTS GALLERY: Photo Archive
ALIENS UNLEASHED: Reaction to the Film
Film Finish & Release
Easter Egg: A BOY AND HIS POWER LOADER
ALIEN 3
Disc 5:
Audio Commentary - 1. Terry Rawlings and Crew
1992 Theatrical Version
2003 Special Edition Version
Disc 6:
Pre-Production
DEVELOPMENT: Concluding the Story
TALES OF THE WOODEN PLANET: Vincent Ward's Vision
THE ART OF ACERON: Conceptual Art Portfolio
STORYBOARDS: Art of Fiorina
Xeno-Erotic: H.R. Geiger's Redesign Featurette
Production
PRODUCTION GALLERY: Photo Archive
FURNACE CONSTRUCTION: Time-Lapse Sequence
ADAPTIVE ORGANISM: Creature Design
ADI WORKSHOP
E.E.V. SCAN MULTI-ANGLE VIGNETTE
Post-Production
OPTICAL FURY:Visual Effects
MUSIC, EDITING AND SOUND
VISUAL EFFECTS: Photo Archive
POST-MORTEM: Reaction to the Film
ALIEN RESURRECTION
Disc 7:
Audio Commentary - 1. Jean Pierre Jeunet - Director, and Crew
1997 Theatrical Version
2003 Special Edition version
Jean-Pierre Jeunet Introduction (Extended Cut Only)
Disc 8:
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
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
Editorial Reviews
"[T]he audacious brilliance of Scott's white-knuckle original has to be seen to be believed."
Uncut - Andrew Sumner (01/01/2004)
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