David
Fincher's feature debut, ALIEN 3, picks up almost
directly after the events in ALIENS, finding Ripley
(Sigourney Weaver) frozen in suspended animation as her
ship crashes on Fiorina 161, a prison planet. When
awakened by the prison's staff, she discovers that she
is the sole survivor of her crew. Trapped on a barren
planet with convicts and no weapons of any kind, Ripley
soon realizes that an alien was also on the ship and has
survived. As the savage creature begins to massacre
inmates, Ripley bands together with the remaining
prisoners and attempts to destroy it by wits alone.
Filmed at a time when big guns and high technology
dominated the screen, ALIEN 3 deserves commendation for
its unique premise--battling a vicious alien creature
with no weapons and almost no resources whatsoever. This
scenario makes for an unusual and intriguing science
fiction thriller that is also notable for Fincher's
bleak industrial visuals; the film was nominated for an
Oscar for Best Visual Effects.
Filmed in England.
ALIEN 3 was director David Fincher's first feature film.
He had previously directed music videos!!
Features/Specifications
Attractive Retail Box
Genre:
Science-Fiction/Fantasy, Adventure, Aliens, Horror,
Prison/Prisoners, Science-Fiction, Space
Exploration, Thriller
Rating:
R (MPAA)
Rating Reason:
For Sci-fi Action Violence.
Starring: Sigourney
Weaver, Charles Dutton, Charles Dance, Paul McGann,
Brian Glover, Ralph Brown, Daniel Webb, Christopher
John Fields, Holt McCallany, Lance Henriksen,
Christopher Fairbank, Carl Chase, Leon Herbert,
Vincenzo Nicoli, Pete Postlethwaite
Directed By: David
Fincher
Release Information:
Studio: Fox Home Entertainment
Theatrical Release Date: May 22,
1992
DVD Release Date: January 6, 2004
1992 Theatrical Version Run Time:
114 minutes
2003 Special Edition Run Time: 144 minutes
Production Company: Fox
Package Type: Digipak
Number of Discs: 2
Collector's Edition
THX Digitally Mastered
DVD Features:
Encoding:
Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only).
This DVD will probably NOT be viewable in other
countries.
Aspect Ratio(s):
Widescreen anamorphic - 2.35:1
Available Audio Tracks:
English (Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround)
French (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround)
Available Subtitles: English and
Spanish
Closed Captioned: Yes
Bonus Features:
Contains Two (2) Film Versions
Over Nine (9) Hours of Extras
Alien Vs. Predator Teaser Trailer
Disc 1:
Contains the Original 1992
Theatrical Version (114 min.) and the All-New 2003
Special Edition (144 min.) with 30 minutes of
Never-Before-Released Footage!
Full-Length Commentary by
Cinematographer Alex Thompson, B.S.C., Editor Terry
Rawlings, Alien Effects Designers Alec Gillis and
Tom Woodruff, Jr., Visual Effects Producer Richard
Edlund, A.S.C., Actor Paul McGann (for both
Versions).
Disc 2:
Behind-the-Scenes Featurettes,
Including - "Development: Concluding the
Story," "Xeno-Erotic: H.R. Giger's
Redesign," Optical Fury: Visual Effects,"
"Adaptive Organism: Creature Design."
