Based on characters created by Dan O'Bannon and Ronald Shusett.

Issued as discs 7-8 of the box set: Alien quadrilogy.

Originally produced as a motion picture in 1997.

Special features: Disc 1. Audio commentary; Deleted footage marker; Introduction to special edition by director Jean-Pierre Juenet; Deleted and extended scenes. Disc 2. "One step beyond: the making of Alien resurrection" featurettes: Pre-production (From the ashes reviving the story, First draft screenplay, French twist, Under the skin, Test footage, The Marc Caro portfolio, The art of Resurrection, Storyboards, Previsulaizations), Production (Death from below, In the zone, Production gallery, Unnatural mutation, A.D.I.'s workshop), Post production (Genetic composition, Virtual aliens, A matter of scale, Visual effects gallery, Critical juncture, Special shoot).

Director of photography, Darius Khondji ; film editor, Herve Schneid ; music by John Frizell ; production designer, Nigel Phelps ; costume designer, Bob Ringwood ; alien effects designed and created by Alec Gillis and Tom Woodruff, Jr.

Sigourney Weaver, Winona Ryder, Ron Perlman, Dominique Pinon, Dan Hedaya, J.E. Freedman, Brad Dourif, Raymond Cruz, Kim Flowers, Gary Dourdan, Leland Orser, Michael Wincott.

Ellen Ripley died fighting the perfect predator. Two hundred years and eight horrific experiments later, she's back. A group of scientists has cloned her- along with the alien queen inside her- hoping to breed the ultimate weapon. But the resurrected Ripley must team up with a band of smugglers, including a mechanic named Call, who holds more than a few surprises of her own.

Rated R.

DVD; region 1, NTSC; anamorphic widescreen (2.35:1) presentation; 5.1 DTS, 51. Dolby digital, Dolby surround.

English and Spanish language tracks with Spanish subtitles.

Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.