 According to the 1991 Special Widescreen Collectors Edition  Laserdisc release of the movie (presented on the Bonus Disc of the  2003 Alien Quadrilogy DVD Box Set), James Cameron (I) (qv) turned  in the first treatment for the film, called Alien II at the time, on  September 21, 1983. Some of the differences between this initial  treatment and the final film included the following: 