Alien
(DVD)
Contributors
Published
Beverly Hills, Calif. : Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, 2003.
Format
DVD
Edition
Director's cut.
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (116 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Status
Lawson McGhee Library - Science Fiction - Media collection
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Lawson McGhee Library - Science Fiction - On display
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Lawson McGhee Library - Science Fiction - Overflow; ask at Sights & Sounds desk
DVD SCI FIC ALIE
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DVD SCI FIC ALIE
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Lawson McGhee Library - Science Fiction - Media collection | DVD SCI FIC ALIE | On Shelf |
| Lawson McGhee Library - Science Fiction - On display | DVD SCI FIC ALIE | On Shelf |
| Lawson McGhee Library - Science Fiction - Overflow; ask at Sights & Sounds desk | DVD SCI FIC ALIE | On Shelf |
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Published
Beverly Hills, Calif. : Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, 2003.
Edition
Director's cut.
Language
English
UPC
024543098508
Notes
General Note
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1979.
General Note
Disc 1 includes director's cut (116 min., 2003) and theatrical version (117 min., 1979).
General Note
Special features include: Audio commentary by director, cast members, and others; Star beast : developing the story (featurette); The visualists : direction and design (featurette); Truckers in space : casting (featurette); Future tense : music and editing (featurette); Outward bound : visual effects (featurette); A nightmare fulfilled : reactions to the film (featurette); Fear of the unknown : Shepperton Studios, 1978 (featurette); The darkest reaches : Nostromo and Alien planet (featurette); The eighth passenger : creature design (featurette); The chestburster (multi-angle sequence); Sigourney Weaver screen test; still photo galleries; deleted and extended scenes.
Creation/Production Credits
Story, Dan O'Bannon, Ronald Shusett ; director of photography, Derek Vanlint ; film editor, Terry Rawlings ; music, Jerry Goldsmith.
Participants/Performers
Tom Skerritt, Sigourney Weaver, Veronica Cartwright, Harry Dean Stanton, John Hurt, Ian Holm, Yaphet Kotto.
Description
A mindless, savage, and merciless alien is attacking the crew of an intergalactic freighter and it must be stopped before they are all killed.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: R.
System Details
DVD, widescreen presentation (2.35:1 aspect ratio); 5.1 Dolby surround, 5.1 DTS, Dolby surround.
Language
Closed-captioned.
Language
English or Spanish soundtracks, optional English or Spanish subtitles.
Awards
National Film Registry, 2002.
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Shusett, R., O'Bannon, D., Carroll, G., Giler, D., Hill, W., Scott, R., Skerritt, T., Weaver, S., Cartwright, V., Stanton, H. D., Hurt, J., Holm, I., Kotto, Y., Vanlint, D., Rawlings, T., & Goldsmith, J. (2003). Alien (Director's cut.). Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Ronald. Shusett et al.. 2003. Alien. Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Ronald. Shusett et al.. Alien Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, 2003.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Shusett, Ronald., et al. Alien Director's cut., Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, 2003.
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