Chuck Pennington
Screenwriter
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Hey guys,
Well, I'm ashamed I didn't notice this earlier, but it appears the SWEET CHARITY DVD is missing a little over a minute of footage! I was busy making a DVD hybrid using the anamorphic widescreen DVD transfer and the PCM digital sound from the Laserdisc (it's superior to the DVD), and I noticed over a minute of footage is missing.
It appears that the DVD is not only missing the exit music at the end that was on the Laserdisc (but not the VHS). It is also missing this scene:
After Charity says: "We'll talk about your fixation, okay?" at 2:21:33, the following is cut on the DVD:
OSCAR: It wouldn't do any good. It's all those other men.
CHARITY: Huh?
OSCAR: The other men.
CHARITY: Oh, Oscar, you said that didn't matter. You said that didn't make any difference.
OSCAR: I thought if I said it enough I could convince myself it didn't matter, but... It does.
CHARITY: (giggles nervously) Oh, you know, Oscar, you're just making a mountain out of a couple a guys.
OSCAR: How many?
CHARITY: Huh?
OSCAR: HOW MANY? I want to know exactly how many!
CHARITY: Oh, Oscar, don't talk like that in that tone of voice because I can't think.
OSCAR: How many?
CHARITY: (suppressing tears) How far back do you want me to go?
OSCAR: Oh, God, I'm a terrible person. I have no right asking you things like that.
CHARITY: Oh, Oscar, you can ask me any question you want. I won't hide a thing.
OSCAR: No, don't you understand? I don't want to know. I don't want to know anything!
CHARITY: Okay, then you get nothin' outta me, nothin' outta me. I'm very flexible, you know? I can go either way.
This is at 2:22:38 on the VHS, meaning just over a minute is cut. On the DVD, the scene cuts to:
OSCAR: You're better off without me, Charity. I'm doing you a favor.
Is there someone at Universal I can write to about this???
Chuck
Well, I'm ashamed I didn't notice this earlier, but it appears the SWEET CHARITY DVD is missing a little over a minute of footage! I was busy making a DVD hybrid using the anamorphic widescreen DVD transfer and the PCM digital sound from the Laserdisc (it's superior to the DVD), and I noticed over a minute of footage is missing.
It appears that the DVD is not only missing the exit music at the end that was on the Laserdisc (but not the VHS). It is also missing this scene:
After Charity says: "We'll talk about your fixation, okay?" at 2:21:33, the following is cut on the DVD:
OSCAR: It wouldn't do any good. It's all those other men.
CHARITY: Huh?
OSCAR: The other men.
CHARITY: Oh, Oscar, you said that didn't matter. You said that didn't make any difference.
OSCAR: I thought if I said it enough I could convince myself it didn't matter, but... It does.
CHARITY: (giggles nervously) Oh, you know, Oscar, you're just making a mountain out of a couple a guys.
OSCAR: How many?
CHARITY: Huh?
OSCAR: HOW MANY? I want to know exactly how many!
CHARITY: Oh, Oscar, don't talk like that in that tone of voice because I can't think.
OSCAR: How many?
CHARITY: (suppressing tears) How far back do you want me to go?
OSCAR: Oh, God, I'm a terrible person. I have no right asking you things like that.
CHARITY: Oh, Oscar, you can ask me any question you want. I won't hide a thing.
OSCAR: No, don't you understand? I don't want to know. I don't want to know anything!
CHARITY: Okay, then you get nothin' outta me, nothin' outta me. I'm very flexible, you know? I can go either way.
This is at 2:22:38 on the VHS, meaning just over a minute is cut. On the DVD, the scene cuts to:
OSCAR: You're better off without me, Charity. I'm doing you a favor.
Is there someone at Universal I can write to about this???
Chuck