Aliens: Special Edition (1999 DVD)

US Aliens: Special Edition DVD cover.

Aliens: Special Edition is a 1999 DVD containing the 1991 Special Edition of Aliens, along with several bonus features. Essentially, the single disc was simply the second disc from The Alien Legacy DVD box set released as a separate package. As such, it contains the same bonus features as that disc.

The DVD was released on June 1, 1999 in the United States and Canada, alongside the corresponding DVD releases of Alien, Alien³ and Alien Resurrection. In the United Kingdom, the DVD was released on May 15, 2000.

Contents

• Aliens Special Edition
• Cinefex interview with James Cameron
• 8 behind the scenes clips:
  • Miniature of the Colony
  • Miniature of the Atmosphere Processor
  • The Face-Hugger Mechanism
  • Sculpting the Chest-Burster
  • Testing the Chest-Burster's Inner Skeleton
  • Testing the Queen
  • Sculpting the Miniature Queen
  • Sculpting the Full Size Queen
• Theatrical trailer
• Production and promotional image galleries

Chapter Titles

As is the case with virtually all DVDs, the film has been sectioned into chapters, similar to tracks on a CD. The titles of these chapters are listed below.

Chapter	Title
1	Aliens
2	The Park
3	Inquest
4	LV-426
5	Home Alone
6	Ripley's Decision
7	Sulaco
8	Briefing
9	Express Elevator to Hell
10	Arrival
11	Memories
12	Lab Specimens
13	Movement
14	Rescue Mission
15	The Battle
16	Altercation
17	Stranded
18	Barricade
19	A Mother's Love
20	Speculation
21	The Tunnel
22	Bad News
23	The Corridor
24	Dreamland
25	Not a Dream
26	"Game Time."
27	Little Girl Lost
28	Ripley's Promise
29	Reluctant Soldier
30	The Nest
31	It's Over
32	Final Confrontation
33	Dreams
34	End Titles

Gallery

UK Aliens: Special Edition cover.

The main menu.

References

VHS · LaserDisc · Special Collector's Edition LaserDisc · DVD · Collector's Edition DVD · Blu-ray