DVD Movie Rating for: Alien Quadrilogy (2003)

Rating 5 out of 5 stars

Movie Plot of: Alien Quadrilogy (2003)

Nine DVD set!

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DVD Production Details of: Alien Quadrilogy (2003)

Starring: Sigourney Weaver, Ridley Scott, James Cameron

Format: Color, Closed-captioned, Box set, Widescreen, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound

Studio: Twentieth Century Fox Home Video

DVD Release Date: December 2, 2003
DVD Features:
Discs 1-2: Alien (1979)

Theatrical version (117 min.)

Extended cut (seamlessly branched) (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.)

Extended version (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.)

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.)

Extended cut (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)

Widescreen anamorphic format

Number of discs: 9

DVD Easter Eggs

None

Cast of the movie: Alien Quadrilogy (2003)

Cast of Alien 1979
• Tom Skerritt .... Dallas
• Sigourney Weaver .... Ripley
• Veronica Cartwright .... Lambert
• Harry Dean Stanton .... Brett
• John Hurt .... Kane
• Ian Holm .... Ash
• Yaphet Kotto .... Parker
• Bolaji Badejo .... Alien
• Helen Horton .... Mother (voice)
• Eddie Powell .... Alien (uncredited)

Cast of Aliens 1992
• Sigourney Weaver .... Lt. Ellen Ripley
• Carrie Henn .... Rebecca 'Newt' Jorden
• Michael Biehn .... Cpl. Dwayne Hicks
• Lance Henriksen .... Bishop
• Paul Reiser .... Carter J. Burke
• Bill Paxton .... Pvt. W. Hudson
• William Hope .... Lt. S. Gorman
• Jenette Goldstein .... Pvt. J. Vasquez
• Al Matthews .... Sgt. A. Apone
• Mark Rolston .... Pvt. M. Drake
• Ricco Ross .... Pvt. R. Frost
• Colette Hiller .... Cpl. C. Ferro
• Daniel Kash .... Pvt. D. Spunkmeyer
• Cynthia Dale Scott .... Cpl. C. Dietrich (as Cynthia Scott)
• Tip Tipping .... Pvt. T. Crowe
• Trevor Steedman .... Pvt. T. Wierzbowski
• Paul Maxwell .... Weyland-Yutani Corporation Representative Van Leuwen
• Valerie Colgan .... ECA Rep
• Alan Polonsky .... Insurance Man
• Alibe Parsons .... Med Tech
• Blain Fairman .... Doctor
• Barbara Coles .... Cocooned Woman
• Carl Toop .... Alien Warrior
• John Lees .... Power Loader Operator
• Holly De Jong .... Ann Jorden (special edition)
• Jay Benedict .... Russ Jorden (special edition)
• Christopher Henn .... Timmy Jorden (special edition)
• Mac McDonald .... Colony officer Al Simpson (special edition)
• William Armstrong .... Lydecker (special edition) (as Bill Armstrong)
• Elizabeth Inglis .... Amanda Ripley (special edition) (uncredited)

Cast Alien 3 1992
• Sigourney Weaver .... Ellen Ripley
• Charles Dutton .... Dillon (as Charles S. Dutton)
• Charles Dance .... Clemens
• Paul McGann .... Golic
• Brian Glover .... Andrews
• Ralph Brown .... Aaron
• Daniel Webb .... Morse (as Danny Webb)
• Christopher John Fields .... Rains
• Holt McCallany .... Junior
• Lance Henriksen .... Bishop II
• Christopher Fairbank .... Murphy
• Carl Chase .... Frank
• Leon Herbert .... Boggs
• Vincenzo Nicoli .... Jude
• Pete Postlethwaite .... David
• Paul Brennen .... Troy
• Clive Mantle .... William
• Peter Guinness .... Gregor
• Dhobi Oparei .... Arthur
• Philip Davis .... Kevin
• Niall Buggy .... Eric
• Hi Ching .... Company Man
• Danielle Edmond .... Newt
• Tom Woodruff Jr. .... Lead Alien (uncredited)

Cast of Alien Resurrection 1997:
• Sigourney Weaver .... Lt. Ellen Ripley Clone #8
• Winona Ryder .... Annalee Call
• Dominique Pinon .... Vriess
• Ron Perlman .... Johner
• Gary Dourdan .... Christie
• Michael Wincott .... Elgyn
• Kim Flowers .... Hillard
• Dan Hedaya .... General Perez
• J.E. Freeman .... Dr. Wren
• Brad Dourif .... Dr. Gediman
• Raymond Cruz .... Distephano
• Leland Orser .... Purvis
• Carolyn Campbell .... Anesthesiologist
• Marlene Bush .... Scientist
• David St. James .... Surgeon
• Rodney Mitchell .... Soldier with Glove
• Robert Faltisco .... Soldier Shot Through Helmet
• David Rowe .... Frozen Soldier
• Garrett House .... Soldier
• Rod Damer .... Soldier
• Mark Mansfield .... Soldier
• Daniel Raymont .... Soldier
• Chip Nuzzo .... Soldier
• Steven Gilborn .... Voice of 'Father' (voice)
• Robert Bastens .... Sleeper
• Rico Bueno .... Sleeper
• Alex Lorre .... Sleeper
• Ronald Ramessar .... Sleeper (as Ron Ramessar)
• Nicole Fellows .... Young Ripley
• Tom Woodruff Jr. .... Lead Alien
• Joan LaBarbara .... Newborn Vocal #1 (voice)
• Archie Hahn .... Newborn Vocal #2 (voice)
• Regan DuCasse .... Surgeon (uncredited)
• Brad Martin .... Soldier shot by Johner (uncredited)
• David Britten Prior .... Alien (uncredited)
• Eddie Yansick .... Soldier who stuns Ripley (uncredited

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