NEVER BEFORE SEEN DIRECTOR'S CUTS
This is a list pertaining to all of the lengthy [film] cuts that have never been released.
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- DirectorChad StahelskiStarsKeanu ReevesLaurence FishburneGeorge GeorgiouJohn Wick uncovers a path to defeating The High Table. But before he can earn his freedom, Wick must face off against a new enemy with powerful alliances across the globe and forces that turn old friends into foes.
Assembly Cut: 3 hours & 45 minutes
Theatrical Cut: 2 hours & 50 minutes
The director.... Chad Stahelski had this to say about the longer cut. ---- “I think there's probably like 15 minutes just for enjoyment for me.... I'd probably put back in. It was more world-building. But I think the movie we released is absolutely the best version of everything we've tried.... and we tried all kinds of different stuff just to proof check it. I think this is the best version.... but there are cool little scenes that just didn't make it. With Keanu in Berlin.... he finds guns. That's why there's this whole Berlin part.... and there's a lot more club fight.... there's a lot more Arc de Triomphe.... a lot more.
I think there are some pretty funny scenes I think that we did that will probably get released at some point. I don't know if it'll be part of another cut.... but I don't know.... we'll see how we do.” - DirectorTaika WaititiStarsChris HemsworthNatalie PortmanChristian BaleThor enlists the help of Valkyrie, Korg and ex-girlfriend Jane Foster to fight Gorr the God Butcher, who intends to make the gods extinct.
Assembly Cut: 4 hours
Theatrical Cut: 1 hour & 58 minutes
Taika Waititi stated that he's always been disappointed by other director's cuts.... and that he would be hesitant to release one for THOR: LOVE AND THUNDER. With that being said.... a four-hour assembly cut exists.... which Chris Hemsworth called “batsh-t crazy”. Waititi elaborated further that ---- “Really, about five times.... it just gives up on the story and just like just for like 10 - 15 minutes of just telling jokes." - DirectorWalter HillStarsEddie MurphyNick NolteBrion JamesJack Cates once again enlists the aid of ex-con Reggie Hammond - this time to take down The Iceman, a ruthless drug lord operating in the San Francisco bay area.
Workprint: 2 hours & 25 minutes
Director's Cut: 2 hours
Theatrical Cut: 1 hour & 33 minutes
The original workprint of ANOTHER 48 HRS. was 145 minutes long. Later.... it was cut down to 120 minutes by director Walter Hill. Paramount.... worried about TOTAL RECALL dominating the Summer box-office.... decided to cut an additional 25 minutes one week before the movie was released so that it could receive more showings. In total.... about 50 minutes were deleted from the original cut of the movie.... causing many plot holes and continuity errors. - DirectorDenis VilleneuveStarsTimothée ChalametRebecca FergusonZendayaA noble family becomes embroiled in a war for control over the galaxy's most valuable asset while its heir becomes troubled by visions of a dark future.Assembly Cut: 4 - 6 hours
Theatrical Cut: 2 hours & 35 minutes
Jason Momoa has stated that he's seen a lengthy assembly cut.... which prompted director Denis Villeneuve to clarify that no such version exists.... and that he would never make a director's cut to any of his films. Momoa stated later on that he thinks that nothing should be cut from DUNE and that a 4 - 6 Hour version should be released similar to a lengthy mini-series. - DirectorJohn WooStarsTom CruiseDougray ScottThandiwe NewtonIMF agent Ethan Hunt is sent to Sydney to find and destroy a genetically modified disease called "Chimera".
Assembly Cut: 3 hours & 30 minutes.
Theatrical Cut: 2 hours & 4 minutes
Director John Woo's first cut of this movie clocked in at three and a half hours. Paramount Pictures balked at this length.... and told him that the final length could not exceed two hours. - DirectorDenis VilleneuveStarsHarrison FordRyan GoslingAna de ArmasYoung Blade Runner K's discovery of a long-buried secret leads him to track down former Blade Runner Rick Deckard, who's been missing for thirty years.
Assembly Cut: 4 hours
Theatrical Cut: 2 hours & 43 minutes
The film's editor confirmed that the original cut of the movie was 4 hours.... and that there were discussions about splitting the movie up into two parts. - DirectorJoel SchumacherStarsVal KilmerTommy Lee JonesJim CarreyBatman must battle former district attorney Harvey Dent, who is now Two-Face and Edward Nygma, The Riddler with help from an amorous psychologist and a young circus acrobat who becomes his sidekick, Robin.
Assembly Cut: 2 hours & 42 minutes
Theatrical Cut: 2 hours & 2 minutes
Almost 40 minutes of footage had been trimmed from the final cut.... which included an entire subplot which Bruce Wayne suffered amnesia from the bullet to the head from Two-Face. The story would've had Bruce Wayne dive deep into his psyche to confront his alter ego. Schumacher stated that he would've liked to piece together a director’s cut of the film.... but he has sadly since passed. - DirectorWoody AllenStarsWoody AllenDiane KeatonTony RobertsAlvy Singer, a divorced Jewish comedian, reflects on his relationship with ex-lover Annie Hall, an aspiring nightclub singer, which ended abruptly just like his previous marriages.
Assembly Cut: 2 hours & 23 minutes
Theatrical Cut: 1 hour & 33 minutes
Director Woody Allen previously stated that the tone of his film was originally vastly different.... and that he ultimately felt disappointed in the final cut of the film. - DirectorJohn HughesStarsEmilio EstevezJudd NelsonMolly RingwaldFive high school students meet in Saturday detention and discover how they have a great deal more in common than they thought.
Assembly Cut: 2 hours & 37 minutes
Theatrical Cut: 1 hour & 37 minutes
John Hughes originally intended the picture to be much longer. About an entire hour longer in fact. During post-production.... much of the film’s footage he shot ended up being cut out. These included dream sequences with Andrew as a Viking.... more screen time with Carl as he predicts the kids’ futures.... and Bender being dropped off at the school by his abusive Dad. - DirectorTerrence MalickStarsJim CaviezelSean PennNick NolteAdaptation of James Jones' autobiographical 1962 novel, focusing on the conflict at Guadalcanal during the second World War.
Assembly Cut: 5 hours
Theatrical Cut: 2 hours & 50 minutes
The first cut of the film was basically a rough cut that assembled all the footage from the dailies to follow as close to the script as possible. After showing it to the executives.... director Terence Malick was asked to reduce the runtime to three hours or less. Most of the battle scenes were trimmed as a result.... as well as some of the storylines for some of the characters. - DirectorDennis HopperStarsDennis HopperJodie FosterDean StockwellA witness to a mob assassination flees for her life, running from town to town and switching identities along the way, but she cannot seem to elude Milo, the chief hit man sent after her.
Assembly Cut: 3 hours
Theatrical Cut: 1 hour & 38 minutes
Director's Cut: 1 hour & 56 minutes
Director Dennis Hopper pieced together 3 hour cut of the film that he presented to the studio. Unfortunately.... the studio was so unhappy with the picture.... that they edited it down to just under two hours.... and even changing the title to CATCHFIRE without Hopper’s knowledge. Hopper eventually cut his own version of the film which ran just under 2 hours.... but it still had chunks of his original footage missing. - DirectorOrson WellesFred FleckRobert WiseStarsTim HoltJoseph CottenDolores CostelloThe spoiled young heir to the decaying Amberson fortune comes between his widowed mother and the man she has always loved.
Director's Cut: 2 hours & 18 minutes
Theatrical Cut: 1 hour & 28 minutes
While director Orson Welles was out of the country.... the movie was screened for a test audience.... who complained that the picture was too bleak.... and demanded a happier and more uplifting atmosphere. The production team made the decision to cut and rework most of the movie.... without Orson Welles’ even knowing. Roughly 50 minutes of the film was cut out as a result.... with the ending being retooled to be much happier. - DirectorBaz LuhrmannStarsTom HanksAustin ButlerOlivia DeJongeThe life of American music icon Elvis Presley, from his childhood to becoming a rock and movie star in the 1950s while maintaining a complex relationship with his manager, Colonel Tom Parker.
Assembly Cut: 4 hours
Theatrical Cut: 2 hours & 39 minutes
When asked about the rumored four-hour long director's cut.... director Baz Luhrmann had this to say.
“It’s a four-hour director’s assembly.... it’s just like every single bit I shot and strung out in long.... long.... long scenes. It wasn’t just.... like.... hundreds of other scenes. It won’t be this year.... it won’t be next year.... but I am about to do on Hulu a show called Faraway Downs with ‘Australia’ reimagined with no new footage. It’s all of the footage I did shoot.... but with new music I did with a lot of indigenous performers and singers. And there’s definitely some big plot changes and developments. It’s a variation of the same work. It’s not gonna happen this year.... but one thing I can tell you is that the performance sequences that Austin [Butler] did are very much longer than they are in the movie.... and there are some he did that aren’t in the movie.... and even just releasing those maybe extended is something I was considering. Can I see a day where an extended.... reimagined version like Faraway Downs comes to streaming? Yes.... I could imagine that." - DirectorDavid McNallyStarsAnthony AndersonJerry O'ConnellEstella WarrenTwo childhood friends, a New York hairstylist and a would-be musician, get caught up with the mob and are forced to deliver $50,000 to Australia, but things go haywire when the money is lost to a wild kangaroo.
Down and Under Cut: Unknown
Theatrical Cut: 1 hour & 29 minutes
The film was originally called Down and Under and it was intended to be R-rated. After test audiences responded well to the kangaroo.... the film was re-edited for a PG rating.... and re-titled Kangaroo Jack. - DirectorJohn McTiernanMichael CrichtonStarsAntonio BanderasDiane VenoraDennis StorhøiA man, having fallen in love with the wrong woman, is sent by the sultan himself on a diplomatic mission to a distant land as an ambassador. Stopping at a Viking village port to restock on supplies, he finds himself unwittingly embroiled in a quest to banish a mysterious threat in a distant Viking land.
McTiernan Cut: 2 hours & 7 minutes
Theatrical Cut: 1 hour & 42 minutes
The original version.... known as Eaters of the Dead and directed by John McTiernan.... was originally 127 minutes and slated to be released in May of 1998. But when the film failed test screenings Michael Crichton took over the project and reshot and added new material to the film. He was also involved with the reediting of the film as well and rejected composer Graeme Revell's hour long score. Word has it that the original prologue that led up to Ibn's exile.... was 30+ minutes. This version of the film has not been seen publicly. - DirectorMcGStarsChristian BaleSam WorthingtonAnton YelchinIn 2018, a mysterious new weapon in the war against the machines, half-human and half-machine, comes to John Connor on the eve of a resistance attack on Skynet. But whose side is he on, and can he be trusted?
Theatrical Cut: 1 hour & 55 minutes
Director's Cut: 1 hour & 58 minutes
Assembly Cut: Unknown
Director McG has stated that an unseen alternate cut exists.... that is much darker in tone than what was actually released. He doesn't think that this version will ever see the light of day. - DirectorDavid LynchStarsKyle MacLachlanVirginia MadsenFrancesca AnnisA Duke's son leads desert warriors against the galactic emperor and his father's evil nemesis to free their desert world from the emperor's rule.
Rough Cut: 4 hours
Theatrical Cut: 2 hours & 17 minutes
Extended Cut: 2 hours & 57 minutes
Upon completion.... the rough cut.... without post-production effects.... ran over four hours long. David Lynch's intended cut (as reflected in the seventh and final draft of the script) was almost three hours long. However.... Universal Pictures.... and the movie's financiers expected a standard.... two-hour cut of the movie. To reduce the run time.... Dino De Laurentiis.... Raffaella De Laurentiis.... and Lynch excised numerous scenes.... filmed new scenes that simplified or concentrated plot elements.... and added voice-over narrations.... plus.... a new introduction by Virginia Madsen. - DirectorErich von StroheimStarsGibson GowlandZasu PittsJean HersholtThe sudden fortune won from a lottery fans such destructive greed that it ruins the lives of the three people involved.
Original Cut: 9 hours
Director's Cut: 4 hours & 30 minutes.
Theatrical Cut: 2 hours & 20 minutes
Extended Version: 3 hours & 59 minutes
Director Erich von Stroheim had over 9 hours of footage.... which he was forced to edit down to around 4 and a half hours.... without further compensation. He was then forced to cut down the film further to a runtime closer to the 2-hour mark. The studio then burned the unused film reels in order to extract the expensive silver nitrate from it for recycling. Although an extended version of the movie (239 minutes long) was created in 1999 by using still photographs in the place of scenes that were cut.... a complete version was simply not possible because most of the original film is now considered lost. - DirectorAlbert PyunStarsChristopher LambertNatasha HenstridgeNorbert WeisserA bioweapon leaks in Eastern Europe and spreads west. It mutates in a quarantine area, creating a killer monster. Can a group of cops stop it and the new virus?
Theatrical Cut: 1 hour & 16 minutes
European Cut: 1 hour & 42 minutes
Director's Cut: 1 hour & 50 minutes
The film was heavily re-edited and reshot under orders of Bob Weinstein of Dimension Pictures. The major changes installed by Weinstein were resetting the film from Romania to Boston, U.S.A. and making the virus infection the principal plot device. The Romanian flag can still be seen on the characters' uniforms. Writer/director Albert Pyun stated in interviews that he intended to restore and release a 110-minutes Director's Cut of the film. This version is set entirely in Romania and has minor virus aspect in plot. - DirectorRZAStarsRussell CroweCung LeLucy LiuOn the hunt for a fabled treasure of gold, a band of warriors, assassins, and a rogue British soldier descend upon a village in feudal China, where a humble blacksmith looks to defend himself and his fellow villagers.
Assembly Cut: 4 Hours
Theatrical Cut: 1 hour & 36 minutes
The first cut of the film was four hours long. RZA suggested splitting it into two films.... but producer Eli Roth disagreed.... and it was ultimately cut down to approximately 96 minutes. - DirectorRyan CooglerStarsLetitia WrightLupita Nyong'oDanai GuriraThe people of Wakanda fight to protect their home from intervening world powers as they mourn the death of King T'Challa.
Assembly Cut: 4 hours & 30 minutes
Theatrical Cut: 2 Hours & 41 minutes
It has been revealed that the first cut of the sequel ran well over 4 hours. - DirectorWes CravenStarsChristina RicciJesse EisenbergPortia de RossiA werewolf loose in Los Angeles changes the lives of three young adults who, after being mauled by the beast, learn they must kill it in order to avoid becoming werewolves themselves.
Assembly Cut: 1 hour & 30 minutes
Theatrical Cut: 1 hour & 37 minutes (includes only 12 minutes from the Assembly Cut)
Extended Cut: 1 hour & 39 minutes
Director Wes Craven began filming began in 2003.... but the project endured massive rewrites and reshoots. Frequent Wes Craven collaborator Patrick Lussier was brought on to work on the project.... which was nearing the end of its principal photography. According to Lussier.... the unfinished original version of the film ran about 90 minutes long.... and the only thing it was missing.... besides the ending.... was the score and all the visual effects.
The film endured a total of four re-shoots which ended in 2004. The film was then trimmed down to obtain a PG-13 rating and was eventually released theatrically in 2005. When the film premiered on DVD.... the two minutes that were removed to obtain the PG-13 rating were reinstated. The assembly cut has never been made available to the public. - DirectorMichael MannStarsScott GlennIan McKellenAlberta WatsonNazis are forced to turn to a Jewish historian for help in battling the ancient demon they have inadvertently freed from its prison.
Assembly Cut: 3 hours & 30 minutes
Theatrical Cut: 1 hour & 36 minutes
Michael Mann's original cut of the movie was 210 minutes long. He was only allowed to have a two-hour-long movie. Test screenings of the two-hour cut were not positive.... so Paramount cut the movie down to 96 minutes.... against Mann's wishes. These last-minute cuts resulted in many plot holes.... continuity mistakes.... very obvious "jumps" in soundtrack and scenes.... and bad editing issues. Even the sound mixing of the movie could not be finished properly because of Paramount's interference which is why every version of the movie suffers from bad sound design. The original June 3, 1983 release date was pushed back to December 16 due to the many problems in post-production. - DirectorTom TykwerLana WachowskiLilly WachowskiStarsTom HanksHalle BerryHugh GrantAn exploration of how the actions of individual lives impact one another in the past, present and future, as one soul is shaped from a killer into a hero, and an act of kindness ripples across centuries to inspire a revolution.
Director's Cut: 3 hours & 45 minutes
Theatrical Cut: 2 hours & 52 minutes
Co-director Tom Tykwer stated in October 2012 that their first cut was 3 hours and 45 minutes. ---- "I don’t think we ended up even cutting a single scene.... it was just tightening the screws on it. The theatrical cut runs 2 hours and 52 minutes.... so I assume what was left on the cutting room floor were character moments.... and I'm curious how re-adding them would change the flow of the film. CLOUD ATLAS is already a triumph of editing in terms of its speed and movement.... so I wonder how adding in an extra hour would reshape the picture." - DirectorTim PopeStarsVincent PerezMia KirshnerRichard BrooksThe spirit of the Crow resurrects another man seeking revenge for the murder of his son.
Workprint Cut: 2 hours & 40 minutes
Theatrical Cut: 1 hour & 24 minutes
Director's Cut: 1 hour & 31 minutes
The original intent for the sequel was to make the film different and darker than the original film. This version came in at 160 minutes.... which producer Bob Weinstein hated.... and demanded that it be cut down to 84 minutes. Director Tim Pope and writer David S. Goyer disowned this version of the film.... as it didn't reflect their original vision. When the film premiered on video.... the running time was increased to 91 minutes. Rumors persist that the original workprint was released on PPV.... but this is currently unsubstantiated. - DirectorDon CoscarelliStarsA. Michael BaldwinBill ThornburyReggie BannisterA teenage boy and his friends face off against a mysterious grave robber, known only as the Tall Man, who employs a lethal arsenal of unearthly weapons.
Theatrical Cut: 1 hour & 29 minutes
Assembly Cut: 3 hours
Director Don Coscarelli revealed that a 3-hour cut of Phantasm exists and that it's possible that it will see the light of day at one point. - DirectorDavid AyerStarsWill SmithJared LetoMargot RobbieA secret government agency recruits some of the most dangerous incarcerated super-villains to form a defensive task force. Their first mission: save the world from the apocalypse.
Theatrical Cut: 2 hours & 3 minutes
Extended Cut: 2 hours & 14 minutes
Ayer Cut: Unknown
The Hollywood Reporter released an article in August 2016.... days after the release of SUICIDE SQUAD.... that broke down the goings-on behind the scenes of the film. It was revealed that there were multiple editors being commissioned to make different cuts of the film.... a six-week writing period for the script.... an ambitiously early release date.... all of which created a ticking time bomb for the film. Ayer was forced to choose between competing cuts.... and after much deliberation.... the studio-made edit with more characters and a pointedly more comedic tone to be more like DEADPOOL. SUICIDE SQUAD then underwent reshoots to match what the studio wanted.... and the film that was released in theaters effectively ceased to be Ayer's.
David Ayer had this to say about his cut. ---- “And my cut is not the 10-week director’s cut – It’s a fully mature edit by Lee Smith standing on the incredible work by John Gilroy. It’s all Steven Price’s brilliant score.... with not a single radio song in the whole thing. It has traditional character arcs.... amazing performances.... a solid 3rd act resolution. A handful of people have seen it. If someone says they have seen it.... they haven’t.” - DirectorDavid MackenzieStarsChris PineStephen DillaneRebecca RobinA true David vs. Goliath story of how the 14th century Scottish 'Outlaw King' Robert the Bruce used cunning and bravery to defeat the much larger and better equipped occupying English army.
Original Cut: 2 hours & 17 minutes
Theatrical Cut: 2 hours & 1 minute.
The film had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 6, 2018. The premiere's runtime of 137 minutes and its pacing were criticized in early reviews, and Mackenzie subsequently cut nearly 20 minutes from the film. Cut material includes a battle scene.... a major confrontation backdropped by a waterfall.... an eight-minute chase sequence.... and a scene in which Pine's character meets William Wallace in the woods. - DirectorTom GreenStarsTom GreenRip TornMarisa CoughlanAn unemployed cartoonist moves back in with his parents and younger brother Freddy. When his parents demand he leave, he begins to spread rumors that his father is sexually abusing Freddy.
Theatrical Cut: 1 hour & 27 minutes
Director's Cut: Unknown
The original cut was slapped with a rating of NC-17. Tom Green was forced by the studio to make cuts so that it could obtain an R rating. Green stated that he wanted to do a "director's cut" DVD release of the film and have it released in 2011.... to celebrate the 10th anniversary. On March 9, 2010, on Loveline.... Green officially announced that a director's cut would be released. In an answer to a question from a fan on his website tomgreen.com in December 2010.... Green said that there was no progress yet in regard to the director's cut.
In a Reddit "Ask Me Anything" (AMA) Green did on the website Reddit on October 17, 2013.... Green responded to a question regarding the release of the director's cut with: "The studio didn't give me the footage to make the director's cut. I want to do it. If you contact New Regency or 20th Century Fox and tell them you want a director's cut.... maybe it will happen!" - DirectorGeoffrey WrightStarsBrittany MurphyJay MohrMichael BiehnIn the small town of Cherry Falls, a psychotic murderer is killing off the virgins of the local high school.
Television Cut: 1 hour & 31 minutes
Theatrical Cut: Unknown
After being submitted to and rejected by the MPAA numerous times.... the film was never picked up for theatrical distribution and was purchased by USA Films.... who telecast it in the fall of 2000. The film was originally slapped with an X-rating because of nudity pertaining to a scene towards the end involving an orgy. Scream Factory released the film on Blu-ray in the spring of 2016. In their statement.... it was revealed they had attempted to license the uncut version of the film but were unable to procure it through USA Films. The film's director Geoffrey Wright also stated that he did not possess the original cut of the film.... and was thus unable to provide it for the release.... so they released the original cut as seen in the film's original telecast. - DirectorJames CameronStarsSigourney WeaverZoe SaldanaMichelle YeohSequel of Avatar: The Way of Water (2022). The plot is unknown.
Theatrical Cut: Unknown
Miniseries Cut: 9 Hours
James Cameron stated that after AVATAR 3 is released into theaters.... he plans to release a 9-hour cut of the film later onto streaming services as a miniseries of sorts. - DirectorDemian LichtensteinStarsKurt RussellKevin CostnerCourteney CoxA gang of ex-cons rob a casino during Elvis convention week.
Theatrical Cut: 2 hours & 5 minutes
Kurt Russell Cut: Unknown
When the film finished shooting.... Kevin Costner and Kurt Russell disagreed about the way the film should feel. The studio let both stars edit their own versions which were then shown to test audiences. Russell's cut was more comedy oriented and focused on his character's relationship with Cybil (Courteney Cox). Costner's was more action oriented.... and his cut was ultimately chosen. - DirectorHarold BeckerStarsJohn TravoltaNick LorenMatt O'LearyWhen Danny witnesses his stepfather Rick murder a man, Danny's father Frank has to protect his son from the greatest danger.
Original Cut: 1 hour & 51 minutes
Theatrical Cut: 1 hour & 29 minutes
This film was edited three times for strong language and violence to receive a PG-13 rating by the MPAA. The film contains numerous scenes where dubbing for strong language can be obviously seen and heard. In total.... twenty-three minutes of the film were edited by the time the final cut was completed. The films' original cut was 111 Minutes and truncated to 89 Minutes and leaves the film with many plot holes and characters showing up and leaving without a trace. - DirectorJohn Lee HancockStarsDennis QuaidBilly Bob ThorntonEmilio EchevarríaBased on the 1836 standoff between a group of Texan and Tejano men, led by Davy Crockett and Jim Bowie, and Mexican dictator Santa Anna's forces at the Alamo in San Antonio Texas.
Assembly Cut: 3+ hours
Theatrical Cut: 2 hours & 17 minutes
Director John Lee Hancock shot over 1,000,000 feet of footage for the movie and assembled his 3+ hour cut for studio execs.... who balked at the run time. They demanded something closer to 2 hours instead. - DirectorQuentin TarantinoStarsJamie FoxxChristoph WaltzLeonardo DiCaprioWith the help of a German bounty-hunter, a freed slave sets out to rescue his wife from a brutal plantation owner in Mississippi.
Theatrical Cut: 2 hours & 45 minutes
Miniseries Cut: 4 hours
Tarantino has said in an interview that he has 90 minutes of unused material and considered re-editing the movie into a four-hour.... four-night cable miniseries. Tarantino said that breaking the story into four parts would be more satisfying to audiences than a four-hour movie: ---- "It wouldn't be an endurance test. It would be a miniseries. And people love those." - DirectorAndrew SipesStarsWilliam BaldwinCindy CrawfordSteven BerkoffMax Kirkpatrick is a cop who protects Kate McQuean, a civil law attorney, from a renegade KGB team out to terminate her.
Original Cut: 1 hour & 35 minutes
Theatrical Cut: 1 hour & 31 minutes
Initially.... the movie ran for 95 minutes.... but after re-edits and re-shoots.... the picture came in at 91 minutes. After negative test screenings.... Warner Bros. cut some scenes and re-shot others. In the original version.... Elizabeth Peña played the ex-girlfriend of William Baldwin.... hence her name on the film's one-sheet poster. Lead stars Cindy Crawford and William Baldwin also shot additional scenes to help boost the relationship between the two characters. Cindy Crawford also shot additional scenes on her own to help develop her character. The extra filming.... re-shoots.... re-writes.... additional photography.... and re-editing caused the movie's release to be delayed by about three months. - DirectorMichael CiminoStarsKris KristoffersonChristopher WalkenJohn HurtDuring the Johnson County War in 1890 Wyoming, a sheriff born into wealth does his best to protect immigrant farmers from rich cattle interests.
Workprint Cut: 5 hours & 25 minutes
Theatrical Cut: 2 hours & 29 minutes
Television / Home Video Cut: 3 hours & 48 minutes
On June 26, 1980.... Cimino previewed a workprint for executives at United Artists that reportedly ran five hours and twenty-five minutes.... which Cimino said was "about 15 minutes longer than the final cut would be."
The executives flatly refused to release the film at that length and once again contemplated firing Cimino. However.... Cimino promised them he could re-edit the film and spent the entire summer and fall of 1980 doing so.... finally paring it down to its original premiere length of three hours and 39 minutes. The original wide release opening on Christmas of 1979 had come and gone.... so.... UA and Cimino finally set up a release date of November 1980.
After it's disastrous premiere engagement.... the film was heavily edited to 149 minutes for wide release in 1981. The full-length version was later restored for home video and syndicated television. - DirectorShane BlackStarsBoyd HolbrookTrevante RhodesJacob TremblayWhen a young boy accidentally triggers the universe's most lethal hunters' return to Earth, only a ragtag crew of ex-soldiers and a disgruntled scientist can prevent the end of the human race.
Theatrical Cut: 1 hour & 47 minutes
Director's Cut: Unknown.
The original third act of the movie was entirely reshot.... with major sequences dropped altogether. Some of the sequences featured Area 52.... which housed two Emissary Predators who came to Earth to help prepare humanity for an upcoming invasion from a rival clan. Also cut.... was a huge vehicle chase scene against attacking Predator hybrids. These creatures included a Spider Predator and a few others.... but it was ultimately decided they didn't look good in daylight.
Actor Edward James Olmos.... who played a General in the movie.... had all of his scenes cut as well. Director Shane Black revealed that the special effects for the vehicle chase scene were never finished and that it would cost millions of dollars just to complete it. - DirectorRidley ScottStarsJoaquin PhoenixVanessa KirbyTahar RahimAn epic that details the chequered rise and fall of French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte and his relentless journey to power through the prism of his addictive, volatile relationship with his wife, Josephine.
Theatrical Cut: 2 hours & 38 minutes
Director's Cut: 4 hours & 30 minutes
Ridley Scott revealed that he has a “fantastic” cut of the film that runs 270 minutes.... and focuses more on Vanessa Kirby’s performance as Napoleon’s wife Josephine.... before they were introduced. Scott expressed hope that Apple will eventually screen his lengthy cut of the film. - DirectorJohn HughesStarsSteve MartinJohn CandyLaila RobinsA Chicago advertising man must struggle to travel home from New York for Thanksgiving, with a lovable oaf of a shower-curtain-ring salesman as his only companion.
Theatrical Cut: 1 hour & 33 minutes
Director's Cut: 2+ hours
Assembly Cut: 4 hours
John Hughes stated that a lot of footage was cut from the theatrical release. He had an alternate cut that he cut down that was well over 2 hours in length. The first cut that assembled however.... ran close to 4 hours. - DirectorZack SnyderStarsEmily BrowningVanessa HudgensAbbie CornishA young girl institutionalized by her abusive stepfather retreats to an alternative reality as a coping strategy and envisions a plan to help her escape.
Theatrical Cut: 1 hour & 49 minutes
Extended Cut: 2 hours & 7 minutes
Director's Cut: Unknown
Director Zack Snyder has stated that neither of the available cuts represents his true vision for the film and hopes that it will see the light one day. He also stated that he would love to get the original actors together and shoot new material for his preferred cut. - DirectorRobert RodriguezStarsAntonio BanderasSalma HayekJoaquim de AlmeidaFormer musician and gunslinger El Mariachi arrives at a small Mexican border town after being away for a long time. His past quickly catches up with him and he soon gets entangled with the local drug kingpin Bucho and his gang.
Theatrical Cut: 1 hour & 45 minutes
Original Cut: Unknown
After it was submitted to the Motion Picture Association of America.... the film was granted an NC-17 due to graphic violence and it had to be severely cut for an R rating. Among the scenes that were trimmed are the deaths of Tarantino's character and his friend at the bar.... as well as Trejo's character. By far the most major excision came at the end of the film.... which originally contained a large-scale shootout between El Mariachi.... Carolina.... Bucho.... and his thugs at Bucho's mansion. Owing to the amount of footage the MPAA demanded be removed from the scene.... Rodriguez elected to remove the sequence in its entirety.... giving the film its current fade-out ending.