Alien Quadrilogy: Collector's Alien Head

The Alien Quadrilogy: Collector's Alien Head box set.

The Alien Quadrilogy: Collector's Alien Head is a 2004 limited edition nine-disc DVD box set containing the films Alien, Aliens, Alien³ and Alien Resurrection. It was released only in Japan and the United Kingdom.

In terms of media content, the Alien Head Box Set was a repackaging of the earlier Alien Quadrilogy box set, contained within a replica Xenomorph head. It was first released in Japan on April 30, 2004, and later in the UK on November 14, 2005.

Contents

Disc 1: Alien

• 1979 theatrical version
• 2003 Director's Cut with Ridley Scott introduction
• Audio commentary with director Ridley Scott, writer Dan O'Bannon, executive producer Ronald Shusett, editor Terry Rawlings, and actors Sigourney Weaver, Tom Skerritt, Veronica Cartwright, Harry Dean Stanton and John Hurt
• 7 deleted and extended scenes
• Deleted scene footage marker (Director's Cut only)

Disc 2: Making Alien

• The Beast Within: The Making of Alien
• First draft screenplay by Dan O'Bannon
• Original Ridley Scott storyboards and notes
• Storyboard archive
• Sigourney Weaver screen tests
• Multi-angle Chestburster sequence
• 7 additional deleted scenes
• Production and promotional image galleries

Disc 3: Aliens

• 1986 theatrical version
• 1991 Special Edition with James Cameron introduction
• Audio commentary with director James Cameron, producer Gale Anne Hurd, Alien effects creator Stan Winston, visual effects supervisors Robert Skotak and Dennis Skotak, miniature effects supervisor Pat McClung, and actors Michael Biehn, Bill Paxton, Lance Henriksen, Jenette Goldstein, Carrie Henn and Christopher Henn
• 16 deleted and extended scenes
• Deleted scene footage marker (Special Edition only)

Disc 4: Making Aliens

• Superior Firepower: The Making of Aliens
• Original treatment by James Cameron
• Previsualizations
• Production and promotional image galleries

Disc 5: Alien³

• 1992 theatrical version
• 2003 Special Edition
• Audio Commentary with 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 actors Paul McGann and Lance Henriksen
• 31 deleted and extended scenes
• Deleted scene footage marker (Special Edition only)

Disc 6: Making Alien³

• The Making of Alien³
• Storyboard archive
• Arceon concept art from Vincent Ward's Alien III
• Furnace set construction time-lapse video
• Multi-angle EEV bioscan footage
• Production and promotional image galleries

Disc 7: Alien Resurrection

• 1997 theatrical version
• 2003 Special Edition with Jean-Pierre Jeunet introduction
• Audio commentary with director Jean-Pierre Jeunet, editor Hervé Schneid, A.C.E., Alien effects creators Alec Gillis and Tom Woodruff, Jr., visual effects supervisor Pitof, conceptual artist Sylvain Despretz, and actors Ron Perlman, Dominique Pinon and Leland Orser
• 11 deleted and extended scenes
• Deleted scene footage marker (Special Edition only)

Disc 8: Making Alien Resurrection

• One Step Beyond: The Making of Alien Resurrection
• First draft screenplay by Joss Whedon
• Storyboard archive
• Previsualizations
• ADI creature test footage
• Production and promotional image galleries

Disc 9: Bonus Disc

• Alien
  • Alien Evolution documentary (2003 Alien re-edit)
  • Experience in Terror documentary
  • American Cinematheque Ridley Scott Q&A session
  • LaserDisc archive
  • Trailers and TV spots
  • Further production images
• Aliens
  • LaserDisc archive
  • Trailers and TV spots
  • Further production images
• Alien³
  • Alien³ promotional documentary
  • Trailers and TV spots
• Alien Resurrection
  • Trailers and TV spots
• Aliens in the Basement: The Bob Burns Collection documentary
• Dark Horse Comics cover gallery

See Also

• Alien Trilogy (box set) — A similar limited edition box set housed in a Facehugger carry case.
• Alien Anthology: Limited Collector's Edition — A similar limited edition box set housed in a replica Egg.