As you all know, Alien 3 was heavily edited before its theatrical release.
I've compiled a list of most of the scenes, a lot of which would have fleshed
out the characters and themes much more satisfactorily if they had been left
in.

1)  Just before the autopsy, there is a scene with Clemmens, Ripley, and
Prisoner Kevin walking down the spiral stairs into the morgue where Clemens
questions Ripley about her need to acertain Newt's death and also asks her if
Newt was her daughter.

2)  Just before Ripley enters the mess Hall with her newly shaved head after
the funeral, there is an interesting little scene that builds character
development.  It concerns Prisoners Boggs and Rains and their complaints to
Dillon about Prisoner Golic being crazy, how Golic smells bad, and how they
don't want to go into the tunnels to work with him.  Dillon adamantly tells
them they must do their job and have no choice.

3)  In the scene where Ripley asks Clemmens if he is attracted to her and he
tells her she is very direct, Ripley's reply of "I've been out here a long
time" was not originally included.

4)  In the scene where prisoner Murphy becomes the alien's first victim in the
vent shaft, he is singing a different tune than that heard in the theatrical
version.

5)  Right after the scene where Ripley finds the flight recorder on the EEV,
there is a scene where Dillon sees Boggs, Rains, and Golic, off on their
excursion into the tunnels (where we first see them together theatrically) in
which Dillon asks them to light a candle for the dead prisoner Murphy (the
first victim in the vent shaft).

6)  The scene where Warden Andrews and Clemens meet to discuss Ripley is
longer, with Clemmens telling Andrews that Ripley was part of a combat team
that came to grief, Andrews insinuating that something is going on between
Clemmens and Ripley, and Andrews telling Clemmens to get the hell out.

7)  During Ripley's conversation with the reconnected Bishop, there are
intercut scenes of a crazed and bloody Golic being found in the mess hall by
Eric, the cook, who panics and drops the dishes,  and how Golic is grabbed by
the others (Clemmens, 85, ANdrews, and Dillon) and dragged to the infirmary.

8) In the scene in the infirmary where Clemmens and Ripley are talking, a tied
up Golic interrupts with a few lines about " in an insane world, an insane man
must appear to be sane (I'm paraphrasing)  Clemmens sarcastically thanks him.

9)  After the Alien kills Clemmens and Ripley runs out of the infirmary, there
is a close-up of Golic's face admiring the alien and he repeats "Magnificent."

10)  After Warden Andrews death, when the prisoners are deciding what to do,
when Morse says they should take Ripley's head and "bash it through the F***ing
wall," Ripley replies "That sounds good to me...."

11)  When the explosions in the tunnels occur, there is an approximate 10
minute  chunk if the film that was deleted.  It begins with added shots of the
prisoners being consumed by the fire as Ripley and Dillon hurry to get them to
safety.  One of the prisoners is hurt badly and Ripley is trying to help him.
His friend Junior (the guy with the tear tatoo who initially attacks Ripley in
the attempted rape scene) looks at Ripley (there is almost a look of
reconciliation) and when Dillon arrives, he asks Junior to turn the sprinklers
on.  Junior Runs for the sprinklers but anothe prisoner (Troy, I think) yells
to Junior to look out behind him.  When Junior turns, the alien crawls down
from the ceiling as the others (including Ripley and Dillon try to lure it
away.  Issuing a cry of challenge, Junior runs into the Toxic Waste room,
causing the alien to run in after him and sacrificing his life, as Ripley and
Dillon lock the doors and the sounds of the alien killing him are heard
outside.  Dillon turns on the sprinklers and next there is a scene where Dillon
is leading a prayer for those who sacrificed themselves and died.  As Ripley
and 85 look in from above they discuss religion, as well as 85 saying that the
company will arrive to kill the trapped alien with smart guns.  Ripley asks him
what if they won't kill it, and he doesn't believe this.  Then there is a scene
in the infirmary with Golic pleading with Morse to untie him while Morse is
shaving his own head.  Morse reluctantly unties him and after Golic asks him,
tells him where the alien is trapped.  Golic knocks him out and hurries out of
the room.  Next, there is a scene where 85 and Ripley are sending a
transmission to the company about the trapped xenomorph and Ripley, testing the
company's intentions, requests permission to terminate the alien.  The company
quickly replies they are not to do anything against the alien, confirming
Ripley's suspicions.  Then Golic arrives at the Toxic waste dump and tells the
prisoner guarding the door he must talk to the creature.  The prisoner shrugs
him off and suddenly Golic slits his throat and opens the door, telling the
alien he'll do anything he wants.  Golic's screams as the alien attacks.
Ripley then tells Dillon about the company's plans to keep the alien alive and
Dillon says he doesn't care.  Ripley insists that innocent people will die and
Dillon tells him that thje world outside does not exist for them.  Morse rushes
in and tells them he has bad news.  The three of them, along with 85 go to the
dump where 85 blames Morse for the insane Golic's actions.

12)  When Ripley complains of feeling ill after they find the dead prisoners by
the toxic waste dump, there is an added line when she leaves that Dillon says
"Where did she go?"

13)  When Ripley fights with Dillon after he refuses to kill her, there is an
added line where Dillon says "Go kill yourself."

14)  During the scene where the remaining prisoners are meeting to discuss
Dillon and Ripley's plan to terminate the alien, there are expanded dialogue
scenes concerning Dillon telling them they have a choice to get even with the
creature for its destroying the others, Ripley questioning 85's statements that
the rescue team is on its way (Ripley says "Rescue team for whom?"), Dillong
emphasizing this task of being part of the "steps to heaven", etc.

15)  During the tunnel chase sequence, there are numerous additions including a
scene where Ripley asks what the prisoners are doing (when two of them guarding
the piston run off) and Dillon says "Improvising," shots of Dillon walking
through corridors and finding bodies (Troy) as well as Ripley finding bodies
(Eric) and verbally identifying them, Jude slipping and falling and cutting
himself with the scissors he was holding, 85 silently meditating with his head
bowed doen as he awaits the company people.

16)  When the company reps arrive, it is extended as the asian rep asks 85 if
he's seen the beast, and 85 says yes and that Ripley has one inside her.
Bishop II replies, "We know that." And when 85 sees the cage he tells them
"Your gonna need a bigger cage."

17)  When Ripley is trying to lure the alien back into the piston, she keeps
telling it to kill her.

18)  Right before Ripley pulls the chains to shower the burning hot alien with
water, she says, "For the Last time."  Also, there is no voice-over of Morse
telling her to douse the creature with water (probably added in looping to
better explain what was happening to the audience.)

19)  There is more dialogue when Bishop II confronts Ripley as he refers to the
malignancy inside her and the great courage she has shown.  There is also an
added scene where the asian medic explains the procedure to remove the alien
from Ripley, saying it will be quick (two-hours) and she'll be fine.  When
Bishop II asks Ripley to trust him and she must choose, the scene is more drawn
out, and you can see Ripley agonizing more over the decision she must make
(definitely more dramatic).

20)  When Ripley tells Morse to help her and he asks "what do you want me to
do?" She replies, "You'll know..."

21)  One added scene that eliminates controversy, is when 85 hits Bishop II and
is killed, there is an additional moment which Bishop II can be seen in pain
and he shouts "I'm not a droid!!"

22)  When Ripley falls into the molten lead, there is no shot of the
chestburster emerging from her body.

23)  After Ripley falls,  Morse crawls over to look out into the molten pit.

24)  The lst scenes are arranged a little differently with the video screen
facility closed shot coming before the shot of the empty cryotubes and Ripley's
transmission being heard.

 It's a shame these scenes were eliminated but hopefully they will surface one
day in a special edition of this truly underrated film.  In the meantime, if
anyone has any more details about the alternate ox instead of a dog scene, as
well as Clemmens finding Ripley washed ashore, please post.
 

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