Alien Quadrilogy
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The Alien Quadrilogy is a four-movie, nine-DVD box set of Alien, Aliens, Alien³ and Alien: Resurrection. The box set was released by 20th Century Fox on December 2, 2003 following the re-release of Alien in theaters on Halloween 2003. This nine-disc set replaced the original four-disc set of the series, The Alien Legacy.
Each of the four movies has two discs; one features the theatrical and director's cut/special edition of the movie, and the second is bonus features. The ninth disc contains even more bonus features for the entire franchise. Each film has been remastered for this released, presented in its original aspect ratio, and remixed with Dolby Digital 5.1 and DTS 5.1 audio. There is also a 24-page companion booklet giving information on the films, its plot and the bonus features. Each film is separately available in a two-disc set aside from the box set; however, the bonus disc is only included with the entire box set.
Created by DVD producer Charles de Lauzirika, the "Alien Quadrilogy" box set went on to win numerous awards, including the DVD Exclusive Award for Best Classic Movie (including all extras) and Best Audio Commentary for Alien, as well as landing on several top ten DVD lists.
The term 'Quadrilogy' was in fact a mistake on the part of Fox marketing, but has become something of a neologism. Tetralogy is the more accepted term.
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[edit] DVD Features
[edit] Disc 1 — Alien
- 1979 Theatrical Version (117 min.)
- 2003 Director's Cut (116 min.)
- Audio Commentary by Director Ridley Scott, Actors Sigourney Weaver, Tom Skerritt, Veronica Cartwright, Harry Dean Stanton and John Hurt, Writer/Producer Ronald Shusett, Co-Writer Dan O'Bannon and Editor Terry Rawlings
- Deleted/Extended Scene Index
- Introduction by Director Ridley Scott
[edit] Disc 2 — Alien Special Features
- 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 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 footage
[edit] Disc 3 — Aliens
- 1986 Theatrical Version (130 min.)
- 1991 special edition (147 min.)
- Audio Commentary by Director James Cameron, Actors Michael Biehn, Bill Paxton, Lance Henriksen, Jenette Goldstein, Carrie Henn and Christopher Henn, Alien Effects Creator Stan Winston, Visual Effects Supervisors Robert Skotak and Dennis Skotak, Miniature Effects Supervisor Pat McClung and Producer Gale Anne Hurd
- Deleted/Extended Scene Index
- Introduction by Director James Cameron
[edit] Disc 4 — Aliens Special Features
- 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)
[edit] Disc 5 — Alien³
- 1992 Theatrical Version (114 min.)
- 2003 Special Edition (restored work print version) (155 min.)
- Audio Commentary by Cinematographer Alex Thomson B.S.C., Editor Terry Rawlings, Alien Effects Designers Alec Gillis and Tom Woodruff, Jr., Visual Effects Producer Richard Edlund, A.S.C., and Actor Paul McGann
- Deleted/Extended Scene Index
[edit] Disc 6 — Alien³ Special Features
- Pre-Production: Development (concluding the story), Tales of the Wooden Planet (Vincent Ward's vision), The Art of Acheron (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
[edit] Disc 7 — Alien: Resurrection
- 1997 Theatrical Version (109 min.)
- 2003 Special Edition (119 min.)
- Audio Commentary by Director Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Actors Dominique Pinon, Ron Perlman and Leland Orser, Editor Herve Schneid, A.C.E., Alien Effects Designers Alec Gillis and Tom Woodruff, Jr., Visual Effects Supervisor Pitof, and Conceptual Artist Sylvain Despretz
- Deletd/Extended Scene Index
- Director Jean-Pierre Jeunet Introduction
[edit] Disc 8 — Alien: Resurrection Special Features
- 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)
[edit] 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)
- ALIEN³: 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)
