Aliens (1986)

 
All Known Versions-
Single Side/Disc DVD12
Alien Legacy Collection DVD
Alien Legacy Collection Mail Away Bonus DVD
All Known Versions-
2-SIde/Disc DVD13
Ultimate Showdown Limited Edition Set Bonus DVD/
Alien Quadrilogy Bonus Disc DVD10
30th Anniversary Edition Digital Exclusive11
Making The Alien Anthology Bonus Bluray8
Alien Anthology Archives Bonus Bluray8
 
 
Aliens Special Edition DVD
Alien Legacy Collection DVD
Alien Legacy Collection Mail Away Bonus DVD
Aliens Collector's Edition DVD
Alien Quadrilogy Bonus DVD
Aliens Bluray
Aliens 30th Anniversary Edition Bluray
Making The Alien Anthology Bonus Bluray
Alien Anthology Archives Bonus Bluray
Theatrical Version
(137 mins)
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Yes
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Special Edition Version
(154 mins)
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Audio Commentary
(137/154 mins)
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Final Theatrical Isolated Score
on Theatrical Version
(137 mins)
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Composer's Original Isolated Score
on Theatrical Version
(137 mins)
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MU-TH-UR Datastream aka Trivia Track
(137/154 mins)
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Exclusive
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James Cameron Introduction to
Special Edition Version15
(34 secs)
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Yes15
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Yes15
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Interview with James Cameron
(12 mins)
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Yes4
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Yes4
Aliens: Behind The Scenes
(8 mins)
Yes16
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Yes5,16
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Yes5,16
Deleted and Extended Scenes
(43 mins)
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Yes
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Yes
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57 Years Later Continuing the Story
(11 mins)
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Building Better Worlds
from Concept to Construction
(13 mins)
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Yes
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Previsualizations
(3 mins)
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Yes
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Yes
Preparing for Battle:
Casting and Characterization
(17 mins)
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Yes
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This Time It's War
(20 mins)
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The Risk Always Lives:
Weapons and Action
(15 mins)
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Yes
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Bug Hunt: Creature Design
(16 mins)
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Yes
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Yes
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Beauty and the Bitch
(22 mins)
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Yes
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Yes
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Two Orphans
(14 mins)
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Yes
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Yes
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Final Countdown:
Music, Editing, and Sound
(16 mins)
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Yes
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Yes
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Power of Real Tech Visual Effects
(28 mins)
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Yes
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Yes
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Aliens Unleashed:
Reaction to The Film
(13 mins)
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Yes
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Yes
No
 
All Known Versions-
Single Side/Disc DVD12
Alien Legacy Collection DVD
Alien Legacy Collection Mail Away Bonus DVD
All Known Versions-
2-SIde/Disc DVD13
Ultimate Showdown Limited Edition Set Bonus DVD/
Alien Quadrilogy Bonus Disc DVD10
30th Anniversary Edition Digital Exclusive11
Making The Alien Anthology Bonus Bluray8
Alien Anthology Archives Bonus Bluray8
Colonial Marine Helmet Cameras
(5 mins)
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Exclusive
Video Graphics Gallery
(6 mins)
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Exclusive
Weyland-Yutani Inquest:
Nostromo Dossiers
(4 mins)
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Exclusive
Deleted Scene Burke Cocooned
(2 mins)
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Exclusive
Deleted Scene Montage3
(4 mins)
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Exclusive
Main Title Exploration
(3 mins)
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Exclusive
Aliens: Ride at the Speed of Fright
(8 mins)
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Exclusive
Alien Evolution Documentary
(49 mins)
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Exclusive
Alien Evolution 2003 Re-Edit
(65 mins)
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Exclusive
The Alien Legacy
(67 mins)
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Yes
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Yes
The Alien Saga
(119 mins)
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Yes16
Aliens in the Basement
The Bob Burns Collection
(17 mins)
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Exclusive
Parodies
(2 mins)
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Exclusive
Laserdisc Archive
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Yes
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Yes
Trailers and TV Spots
(5 mins)
Yes1
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Yes
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Yes
MU-TH-UR Mode
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Exclusive14
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Exclusive14
Exclusive14
Enhancement Pods
(59 mins)
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Exclusive9
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The Inspiration of and Design of Aliens11
(31 mins)
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Exclusive11
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Still Photos
Yes
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Yes5
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Yes5
Aliens 3D Attraction
(Text and Still Galleries)
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Exclusive
   
Image Gallery Music Recordings
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Yes2
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Yes
Image Gallery Premiere
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Yes2
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Yes
Image Gallery Special Shoot
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Yes2
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Yes
Dark Horse Still Gallery
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Exclusive
Patches and Logos Gallery
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Exclusive
 
All Known Versions-
Single Side/Disc DVD12
Alien Legacy Collection DVD
Alien Legacy Collection Mail Away Bonus DVD
All Known Versions-
2-SIde/Disc DVD13
Ultimate Showdown Limited Edition Set Bonus DVD/
Alien Quadrilogy Bonus Disc DVD10
30th Anniversary Edition Digital Exclusive11
Making The Alien Anthology Bonus Bluray8
Alien Anthology Archives Bonus Bluray8
Storyboard Archive
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No
No
No
Yes6
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No
No
Exclusive
Weapons and Vehicle Photo Archives
No
No
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
Yes
Visual Effects Gallery
No
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No
Yes
No
No
No
No
Yes
Stan Winston's Workshop Still Gallery
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No
Yes
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No
Yes
Art of Aliens Gallery
No
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No
Yes
No
No
No
No
Yes
Production Gallery
No
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No
Yes
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No
No
No
Yes
Continuity Polaroids
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Yes
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Yes
Cast Portrait Gallery
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Yes
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Yes
Original Treatment by James Cameron
(Text Notes)
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Yes
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No
Yes
A Boy and His Power Loader
Easter Egg

(10 mins)
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Yes
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No
No
Yes
Alien Anthology Trailer (BD-LIVE)7
(1 min)
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No
No
No
No
Yes7
No
No
No
 
All Known Versions-
Single Side/Disc DVD12
Alien Legacy Collection DVD
Alien Legacy Collection Mail Away Bonus DVD
All Known Versions-
2-SIde/Disc DVD13
Ultimate Showdown Limited Edition Set Bonus DVD/
Alien Quadrilogy Bonus Disc DVD10
30th Anniversary Edition Digital Exclusive11
Making The Alien Anthology Bonus Bluray8
Alien Anthology Archives Bonus Bluray8
 
Aliens Special Edition DVD
Alien Legacy Collection DVD
Alien Legacy Collection Mail Away Bonus DVD
Aliens Collector's Edition DVD
Alien Quadrilogy Bonus DVD
Aliens Bluray
Aliens 30th Anniversary Edition Bluray
Making The Alien Anthology Bonus Bluray
Alien Anthology Archives Bonus Bluray

1- Partial content compared to other releases.
2 -Content is under "Film, Finish and Release Photo Archive" on this release.
3- These are Deleted/Extended Scenes absent from both the Theatrical and Special Edition versions.
4- This content is included in the Laserdisc archive but split into two sections throughout that feature on this release.
5- This content is included in the Laserdisc archive but is presented differently on this release.
6- Some of the storyboard content included in the Laserdisc archive on this release.
7- This feature can be accessed from any 20th Century Fox Bluray with BD-Live capabilities.
8- Only content that pertains to this specific movie or the entire Alien series is indexed here.
9- Some content may overlap with other features on this and other releases.
10- The bonus disc was NOT included with the 2014 Quadrilogy Box Set Re-release.
11- This digital feature is available to stream up to 10 times across multiple devices until 12/31/2016. There have been some reports of this feature showing up in VUDU accounts after redeeming the code for the movie (as opposed to the code specific for the feature).
12- This includes the Special Edition DVD, 2014 Re-release Alien Quadrilogy Box Set DVD, Alien Triple Pack DVD and the Alien vs. Predator Total Destruction Collection DVD.
13- This includes the Ultimate Showdown Limited Edition Set DVDs, Collector's Edition DVD, and Alien Quadrilogy Disc DVDs.
14- The "Data Tags" part of this feature allows you to flag certain special features as you watch the film. After watching the film you then insert one of the Alien Anthology Bonus Blurays and you can recall, and play, the feature. That is why multiple entries are flagged here as exclusive since the actual feature carries across multiple discs. Note that the individual movie Bluray retains the MU-TH-UR feature but without the additional Alien Anthology Bonus Blurays it simply becomes a trivia track.
15- Plays automatically before the movie.
16- This can also be found on release of The Alien Saga.

 
Alien Anthology Box Set Bluray
Alien Anthology Bluray
NOTES:
You can't go wrong with this release. Every Alien movie and a huge and excellent collection of features that contains all previously released content and tons of stuff new to this release.
 
 
 
Alien Anthology Box Set Bluray
30th Anniversary Edition Bluray
 
Alien Anthology Bluray
Aliens 30th Anniversary Edition Bluray
NOTES:
The Aliens 30th Anniversary Edition contains the exact same Bluray disc as the Standard Bluray (it omits the MU-TH-UR related features) and provides the only new feature via digital download. So if you already have the Alien Anthology release try to find someone to just sell you the digital code. Fair warning though that it is HIGHLY likely we will get another Aliens release in the near future. You can almost bet that we will at least see a 35th Anniversary Edition release.

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LAST UPDATED 09/16/2016