(EDIT: I've posted links to FOUR cut scenes- see post #15 below)
This subject was brought up in another thread, but I didn't want to totally hijack that thread, and I thought it was worthy of its own thread.
There are two scenes from Neil Simon's Murder By Death that I believe were present in network TV airings of the film (which is where I saw the film for the first time and fell in love with it) that are NOT present in the current DVD, nor in the TCM airings. I'm not sure if either scene was present in theatrical prints (anyone here see the film in '76?) but I definitely remember seeing both scenes in the network airings.
The 1st scene is when Willy (after being instructed by his father to cover up Twain's body) finds a note on Twain and proudly announces his discovery to the other guests (on the current DVD you can actually see Willy noticing something near Twain's hand as he's kneeling beside the body).
The 2nd scene is at the end of the film, when as the Wang's are driving away, they see Sherlock Holmes and Watson pulling up to the Twain residence. Willy says something like "should we warn them?" and Sidney replies "let them find out for themselves."
I guess it's too late for a 30th Anniversary Edition DVD, but I'd really like to see these scenes included in a new DVD or Blu-Ray (even if only as "outtakes"). With so many DVDs from this era going OOP, I guess there's little chance of that happening, even though this film really deserves it.
This subject was brought up in another thread, but I didn't want to totally hijack that thread, and I thought it was worthy of its own thread.
There are two scenes from Neil Simon's Murder By Death that I believe were present in network TV airings of the film (which is where I saw the film for the first time and fell in love with it) that are NOT present in the current DVD, nor in the TCM airings. I'm not sure if either scene was present in theatrical prints (anyone here see the film in '76?) but I definitely remember seeing both scenes in the network airings.
The 1st scene is when Willy (after being instructed by his father to cover up Twain's body) finds a note on Twain and proudly announces his discovery to the other guests (on the current DVD you can actually see Willy noticing something near Twain's hand as he's kneeling beside the body).
The 2nd scene is at the end of the film, when as the Wang's are driving away, they see Sherlock Holmes and Watson pulling up to the Twain residence. Willy says something like "should we warn them?" and Sidney replies "let them find out for themselves."
I guess it's too late for a 30th Anniversary Edition DVD, but I'd really like to see these scenes included in a new DVD or Blu-Ray (even if only as "outtakes"). With so many DVDs from this era going OOP, I guess there's little chance of that happening, even though this film really deserves it.
Yes, the thing that bugs me about these scenes the most, is that they are really GOOD! The scene with Dick and Dora almost running over Tess and then Dick telling her to "keep to the side of the road" is hysterical. The other three scenes are also very funny.
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