Steve Phillips
Screenwriter
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- Jan 18, 2002
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Yes, I would!
It's a myth, Ed.
No, I've seen stills of the aforementioned scene.
It was do to appease/tease the European market.
As if it would not of worked here!
However, it would 'never' have been accepted in the good old U.S. of A..
The added footage in the American Pie dvd's didn't add much to the film.
How can anyone compare "American Pie" to "Cleopatra"??????????
There is one Liz Taylor site I recall that had a number of stills and descriptions from scenes that were cut from the film but I can't remember where it was at this point.
I'm sure you are thinking of Trivette's Tribute to Taylor.The photographs are located in the Cleopatra section. It truly is a wonderful site from a devoted Taylor fan.
Even if they can not find the missing footage, which would be devistation, Fox should really think about revisiting this film in the next couple of years. It would be great to have the original opening scene as a bonus feature, not just snippets of it in the documentary. It would be great to have the scenes from the aborted Mamoulian (sp?) production to be viewed in their entirety, as they exist today. There is also a number of screen tests that were seen briefly in the ending credits of the documentary that could be seen in their entirety. Maybe the rest of you feel these artifacts aren't neccesary in their full form, but I guess I'm just a completist when it comes to this film, and felt a little dissapointed by the current, 3 year old DVD.
Andy