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IN YOUR LIVING ROOM,
NO ONE CAN HEAR YOU SCREAM
ALIEN QUADRILOGY
BURSTING WITH 45 HOURS OF BONUS MATERIALS AND NEVER-BEFORE-AVAILABLE
VERSIONS OF EACH MOVIE, THE DEFINITIVE 9-DISC SET LANDS ON DECEMBER 2,
2003
Fox Home Entertainment Sets The DVD Bar With Ridley Scott,
James Cameron, Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Original Film Editors, Five FX Companies And
More To Deliver The Ultimate Alien Collection
CENTURY CITY, Calif., (November 3, 2004) -- The Alien Quadrilogy is hatching!
The ultimate nine-disc Alien DVD collection, loaded withnever-before-available
versions of each movie, plus a bonus disc, explodes on December 2 from Fox Home
Entertainment. Featuring 45 hours of never-before-seen footage, the Alien
Quadrilogy includes the original theatrical releases of each of the four films
in the franchise plus alternate versions of each film and out-of-this-world
bonus features including new director commentaries, original screen tests and
production footage. A ground-breaking initiative from Fox Home Entertainment,
the significant undertaking marks the first time a studio's home entertainment
division has finished a theatrical film (Alien 3). Working closely with
directors Ridley Scott, James Cameron, Jean-Pierre Jeunet, original film
editors, and teams from Fox Restoration, Fox Sound, Visual Effects houses,TCFHE
and the DVD producer coordinated the restoration of original footage,
reconstruction of original audio, new visual effects and foley work, and much
more to allow fans to experience the Alien franchise as never before. The most
highly anticipated box set of the year is set to infiltrate homes this holiday
season with a suggested priced of $99.98.
ALIEN
The original 1979 theatrical version of Alien and the 2003 Director's cut
An introduction by director Ridley Scott, Dan O'Bannon, Sigourney Weaver,
Veronica Cartwright, Harry Dean Stanton, John Hurt and more
Brand new commentary by Ridley Scott and the technical crew
Nine brand new documentaries: "Star Beast" -- on developing the Alien story;
"The Visualists" -- the direction and design of the film; "Truckers in Space" --
casting the movie; "Fear of the Unknown" -- behind the scenes at Shepperton
Studios in 1978; "The Darkest Reaches" -- developing the Nostromoand Alien
planet; "The Eighth Passenger" -- creating the Alien; "Future Tense"-- focusing
on the music and editing of Alien; "Outward Bound" -- peering into the film's
visual effects; "A Nightmare Fulfilled" -- reaction to the film's opening
A Multi-angle scene study on the chestburster sequence with optional
commentary by Ridley Scott and the production team
Sigourney Weaver's original screen test with optional commentary by Ridley
Scott
Seven deleted scenes with a deleted footage marker and deleted scene index
The first draft of the screenplay by Dan O'Bannon
Ridleygrams -- original thumbnails and sketches by Ridley Scott
Storyboard Archives
The Art of Alien including a cast portrait gallery, production gallery,the
sets of Alien, H.R. Giger's workshop, continuity polaroids and VFX gallery
The original theatrical posters and stills from the premiere
ALIENS
The original theatrical version - available for the first time ever on DVD-
and James Cameron's special edition version of Aliens
An introduction by director James Cameron
Brand new commentary by James Cameron, Michael Biehn, Jenette Goldstein,
Carrie Henn, Terry Henn, Lance Henriksen, Gale Anne Hurd, Pat McClung, Bill
Paxton, Dennis Skotak, Robert Skotak and Stan Winston
James Cameron original treatment
Nine brand new featurettes: "57 Years Later" - continuing the saga;
"Building Better Worlds" - from concept to construction; "Preparing for Battle"
- casting and characterization; "This Time It's War" -- a look back at Pinewood
Studios, 1985; "The Risk Always Lives" - weapons and action; "Bug Hunt" --
creature design; "Beauty and the Bitch" -- Power Loader vs. Queen Alien; "Two
Orphans" -- revisiting Sigourney Weaver and Carrie Henn; and "Aliens Unleashed"
-- reaction to the film
The Art of Aliens including conceptual art portfolio, cast portraits,
production gallery, continuity polaroids, Stan Winston's workshop, VFX gallery
and premiere stills
Deleted footage marker and deleted scene index
Multi-angle videomatics with optional commentary by Miniature Effect
Supervisor, Pat McClung
An Easter Egg
ALIEN 3
The original theatrical version and a restored pre-release version withmore
than 30 minutes of never-before-seen footage
Brand new commentary by Cinematographer Alex Thompson, editor Terry
Rawlings, VFX designers Alec Gillis and Tom Woodruff Jr., visual effects
producer Richard Edlund, and actors Paul McGann and Lance Henriksen
11 new featurettes: "Development" -- concluding the story; "Tales Of the
Wooden Planet" -- Vincent Ward's vision; "Pre-Production III" -- the making of
Alien 3; "Xeno-Erotic" -- H.R. Giger's redesign of the Alien creature;
"Production: Part One, Part Two, and Part Three" -- behind-the-scenes on the
production of the movie; "Adaptive Organism" -- creature design; "Optical Fury"
-- visual effects; "Music, Editing and Sound"; and "Post-Mortem" -- a reaction
to the film
E.E.V. Bio-Scan -- a multi-angle vignette with optional commentary by Alex
Gillis
The Art of Alien 3 including conceptual art portfolio, production gallery,
and visual effects
Furnace construction time lapse
Storyboard archives
ALIEN RESURRECTION
The original theatrical version and an extended cut with alternate opening
and ending sequences
An introduction by director Jean Pierre Jeunet
Brand new commentary by director Jean Pierre Jeunet, Herve Schneid, Alec
Gillis, Tom Woodruff Jr., Pitof, Sylvain Despretz, Ron Perlman, Dominique Pinon
and Leland Orser
First draft of the screenplay by Joss Whedon
11 new featurettes: "From the Ashes" -- reviving the story; "French Twist"--
direction and design; "Under The Skin" -- casting and characters; "Death From
Below" -- underwater photography; "In The Zone" -- basketball scene; "Unnatural
Mutation" -- creature design, "Genetic Mutation" -- creature design; "Genetic
Composition" -- a listen to the music; "Virtual Alien" -- computer generated
imagery; "A Matter of Scale" -- miniature photography; and "Critical Junction"
-- a reaction to the film
Multi-angel rehearsal footage
A Mike Carro photo gallery, a conceptual art gallery, VFX gallery, a
promotional photo archive and continuity polaroids
Storyboard archives
An Easter Egg
BONUS DISC
A brand new Q&A with Ridley Scott
"Experience in Terror" -- A promotional featurette from 1979
"Alien Evolution" -- Channel 4 U.K. exclusive documentary on Alien
A complete laserdisc archive of Alien and Aliens
Original theatrical trailers and TV spots from all four films
"Aliens in the Basement" -- Inside the Bob Burns Alien Collection
Dark Horse cover gallery -- Anthology of 11 issues of the Alien comics
DVD-ROM feature -- Script to screen comparisons
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