Alien arrives on 4K Ultra HD this April

Last Updated on July 30, 2021

In space no one can hear you scream. 

The terrifying sci-fi adventure, ALIEN celebrates 40 years with an all-new 4K Ultra HD master, available this April. A limited edition 4K UHD steelbook of ALIEN 40th Anniversary Edition will also be available exclusively at Best Buy. The film was restored in 4K in 2018 by 20th Century Fox at Company 3/Deluxe Entertainment Services Group, supervised by Ridley Scott and Pam Dery, with the 4K scans were done at EFilm.

ALIEN 40th Anniversary Bonus Features are set to include the 1979 Theatrical Version, the 2003 Director’s Cut, the 2003 Audio Commentary by Ridley Scott and cast & Crew, the 1999 Audio Commentary by Ridley Scott (1979 Theatrical Version Only), and more. You can check out the full list of special features, along with the cover art, below. After that make sure to hit us up and let us know if you plan to snag Ridley Scott's ALIEN on 4K this April.

ALIEN 40th Anniversary Bonus Features:

1979 Theatrical Version

2003 Director’s Cut

2003 Audio Commentary by Ridley Scott and the Cast & Crew

1999 Audio Commentary by Ridley Scott (1979 Theatrical Version Only)

Final Theatrical Isolated Score – Dolby Digital 5.1 (1979 Theatrical Version Only)

Composer’s Original Isolated Score – Dolby Digital 5.1 (1979 Theatrical Version Only)

Deleted Scenes

In the film that birthed the wildly successful ALIEN franchise:

The crew of the deep space tug Nostromo awakens from stasis during a voyage home to Earth when their ship’s computer detects what is believed to be an alien distress signal coming from the desolate nearby moon, LV-426. While investigating, one of the crew, Kane, is attacked by an alien creature that latches to his face and he is rushed back to the Nostromo to receive medical treatment. Ripley, the ship’s warrant officer, advises against Kane’s return due to quarantine regulations – but her orders are ignored by Ash, bringing the Nostromo under threat from a mysterious, extraterrestrial apex predator with violent and lethal survival instincts.

ALIEN was directed by Scott from a screenplay co-written by Dan O'Bannon (THE RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD). Once again, the ALIEN 40th Anniversary 4K ULTRA HD & Blu-ray will be landing on April 23, 2019. We'll make sure to pass along news once it becomes available for pre-order.