David_Blackwell
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The talk about Superman 2 having tons of lost footage due to the movie being reshot has inspired me to start this topic (maybe I will write an article about alternate versions of movies for my site).
Then there is the recent case of Exorcist: The Bweginning which has virtually been reshot (and the first version of the movie may never be seen). The original version of Exorcist 3: leggion isn't available anywhere. there was some reshooting there to include an exorcism and include a different ending.
Also I have read that Superman 4 had 45 minutes cut from it.
So I want to know what movies had footage cut that aren't available in their original versions or longer versions. However this isn't a thread to discuss what should be out on DVD. This is about alternate versions of movies that have never been seen or may never be seen.
Movies cut down to their final theater forum from longer versions:
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me (first cut- 5 hours, second cut- 3 hours 20 minutes)
Braveheart- first cut came out at 6 hours.
The Thin Red Line- edited down from six hours
Dune- Cut down from a version that may have been closer to 4 hours. TV version even omits some stuff that had been shot.
Event Horizon- 30 minutes cut from a 130 minute version
Waterworld- 3 hour cut that has been seen on TV
Far And Away- longer version seen on TV
Titanic- at least 30 minutes cut (some footage seen in a Titanic documentary on FOX).
Gangs of New York- cut down from 4 hours
Wicker Man- Christopher Lee had said there is a longer version, but the footage has disappeared.
Star Trek: Nemesis- 45 minutes cut (only 20 minutes seen on DVD)
Star Trek 5: Final Frontier- Shatner's cut was 20 minutes longer
OK, what other movies have been cut down from longer versions due to tinkering in editing or to fit a reasonable theaterical running time?
Be Seeing you,
David Blackwell
Then there is the recent case of Exorcist: The Bweginning which has virtually been reshot (and the first version of the movie may never be seen). The original version of Exorcist 3: leggion isn't available anywhere. there was some reshooting there to include an exorcism and include a different ending.
Also I have read that Superman 4 had 45 minutes cut from it.
So I want to know what movies had footage cut that aren't available in their original versions or longer versions. However this isn't a thread to discuss what should be out on DVD. This is about alternate versions of movies that have never been seen or may never be seen.
Movies cut down to their final theater forum from longer versions:
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me (first cut- 5 hours, second cut- 3 hours 20 minutes)
Braveheart- first cut came out at 6 hours.
The Thin Red Line- edited down from six hours
Dune- Cut down from a version that may have been closer to 4 hours. TV version even omits some stuff that had been shot.
Event Horizon- 30 minutes cut from a 130 minute version
Waterworld- 3 hour cut that has been seen on TV
Far And Away- longer version seen on TV
Titanic- at least 30 minutes cut (some footage seen in a Titanic documentary on FOX).
Gangs of New York- cut down from 4 hours
Wicker Man- Christopher Lee had said there is a longer version, but the footage has disappeared.
Star Trek: Nemesis- 45 minutes cut (only 20 minutes seen on DVD)
Star Trek 5: Final Frontier- Shatner's cut was 20 minutes longer
OK, what other movies have been cut down from longer versions due to tinkering in editing or to fit a reasonable theaterical running time?
Be Seeing you,
David Blackwell