Alien Resurrection DVDs & Blu-Rays

DVD

Alien Resurrection was first released on DVD on June 1, 1999 in North America and May 15, 2000 in the UK. It was essentially the same disc as the one in the Alien Legacy boxset. After the Alien Quadrilogy came out, a 2-Disc Alien Resurrection Special Edition DVD Set was released in North America on January 6, 2004 and in the UK on March 15, 2004. This set includes the Theatrical and a new Special Edition Cut as well as numerous featurettes.

In 2007, a Definitive Edition Steelbook DVD set was released in the UK which was a repackaging of the Special Edition.

Blu-Ray

After the Alien Anthology was released, Alien Resurrection came to Blu-Ray in North America on May 10, 2011 and January 30, 2012 in the UK. The set is similar to the Special Edition DVD but without the second disc of featurettes.

UK Covers

Alien Resurrection [DVD] (2001)

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US Covers

Alien Resurrection [DVD] (2001)

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Aliens Boxsets

Alien Resurrection DVDs & Blu-Rays

Alien Resurrection was first collected as part of the Alien Legacy DVD Boxset in 2000. The 9-Disc Alien Quadrilogy was released in 2003 and a limited Alien Head version was released in Japan in 2004 and made its way to the UK in 2005. Japan saw the release of the AvP Monster box in 2005 which was a 14-Disc set containing every Alien, Predator and AvP film at that point as well lots of merchandise.

In North America, just before AvP Requiem was released in 2007, there was a Alien vs. Predator: The Ultimate Showdown DVD Collection which was a 15-Disc DVD collection compromising of all Alien, Predator and AvP films at that point as well as a comic book, figurines and two tickets to see AvP Requiem.

Alien 3 was then collected in 2008 as part of a 8-Disc Alien vs Predator: Total Destruction Collection compromising of every Alien, Predator and AvP film at that point. The Alien films came out for the first time on Blu-Ray in the Alien Anthology in 2010. There were 4-Disc, 6-Disc versions as well as a Limited Edition Egg.

Australia and some European countries got the Alien/AVP/Predator Ultimate Annihilation Set in 2011 – a 11-Disc Set including all Alien, Predator and AvP movies, as well as art cards and a booklet.

After Prometheus was released, Prometheus to Alien: The Evolution set was released in 2012 with a few different variations. There’s a 5-disc DVD set collecting the five films, a 8-disc Blu-Ray set collecting the films and 3 discs of special features, a 9-disc Blu-Ray set with the 3D version of Prometheus and another 9-disc set that includes various merchandise.

In Japan, a Nostromo Edition and Giger Edition of the Alien Anthology was released in 2014. They compromised of 9-Discs of all Alien films and Prometheus and included Alien: The Illustrated Story and original theatrical posters. The Giger edition included some art cards.

After, Alien Covenant was released, a 6-Disc Collection was released in the UK in 2017 on DVD and Blu-Ray containing all 6 Alien films. There was also a Steelbook version with a blue tint on the cover. The 6-Film set also came to the US on Blu-Ray.

Boxset Gallery

Alien Legacy [DVD] [US] (1999)

Alien Legacy [DVD] [UK] (2000)

Alien Quadrilogy [DVD] [US] (2003)

Alien Quadrilogy [DVD] [UK] (2003)

Aliens / Predator 2-Disc Set [DVD] [UK]…

Aliens / Predator 4-Disc Set [DVD] [UK]…

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Special Features

Alien Resurrection (2001 DVD) (click to show/hide)

Alien Resurrection Special Edition (2004 DVD) (click to show/hide)

DISC ONE

Theatrical version
Special Edition
Audio commentary by director Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Hervè Schneid, Alec Gillis, Tom Woodruff Jr., Pitof, Sylvain Desperetz, Ron Pearlman, Dominigue Pinon and Leland Orser
“Introduction to Special Edition by director Jean-Pierre Jeunet” featurette (0:48)
“Deleted Footage Marker” feature
Deleted and extended scenes:
– “New Opening Title Sequence” (3:25)
– “Rude Awakening” (2:04)
– “Ripley Remembers” (1:56)
– “Cafeteria Scene” (2:57)
– “Vriess’ Joke” (4:22)
– “The General’s Quarters” (2:35)
– “What’s Inside Purvis? Part 1/Part 2” (4:39)
– “Disposable Weapons” (2:01)
– “Interior Chapel Part 1/Part 2” (6:14)
– “A New Ending” (1:59)

DISC TWO

“Navigation Options”:
– “Play all featurettes” option
– “View all artwork” option
– “View all photos” option
“Pre-Production”:
– “From the Ashes: Reviving the Story” featurette (10:07)
– “First Draft Screenplay: by Joss Whedon” notes
– “French Twist: Direction and Design” featurette (26:10)
– “Under the Skin: Casting and Characterizations” featurette (12:47)
– “Test Footage: Creatures & Costumes” featurettes:
– #1 (with optional audio commentary by Alec Gillis – 9:53)
– #2 (4:41)
– “The Marc Caro Portfolio: Character Designs” art gallery
– “The Art of Resurrection: Conceptual Art Gallery” art galleries (with ‘View all’ option):
— “Title Designs”
— “Ship Designs”
— “Prop Designs”
— “Clone Designs”
— “Costume Designs”
— “Alien Designs”
— “Earth Designs”
– “Storyborads: Archives” storyboard galleries (with ‘View all’ option):
— “Experiment on the Auriga”
— “The Betty Arrives”
— “Aliens Escape”
— “Survivors Regroup”
— “Underwater Ambush”
— “Ladder Fight”
— “Queen’s Hive”
— “The Newborn”
– “Previsualizations: Multi-Angle Rehearsals” featurette (3 angles: “Storyboard”, “Video Rehearsal” and “Composite Screen with Final Film”, 2 tracks: “Rehearsal Audio” and “Final Film Audio” – 2:53)
“Production”:
– “Death from Below: Fox Studios, Los Angeles, 1996” featurette (31:37)
– “In the Zone: The Basketball Scene” featurette (6:44)
– “Production Gallery: Photo Archive” photo galleries (with ‘View all’ option):
— “Production Props: Weapons”
— “Extracting the Queen”
— “The Betty Arrives”
— “Aliens Escape”
— “The Clone Horrors”
— “Underwater Attack”
— “The Queen’s Nest”
— “Falling to Earth”
— “On Earth”
– “Unnatural Mutation: Creature Design” featurette (26:22)
– “A.D.I.’s Workshop: Photo Archive” photo gallery
“Post-Production”:
– “Genetic Composition: Music” featurette (13:12)
– “Virtual Aliens: Computer Generated Imagery” featurette (9:54)
– “A Matter of Scale: Miniature Photography” featurette (22:51)
– “Visual effects Gallery: Photo Archive” photo gallery
– “Critical Juncture: Reaction to the Film” featurette (14:29)
– “Special Shoot: Promotional Photo Archive” photo gallery

Alien Resurrection (2012 Blu-Ray) (click to show/hide)