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Apr 16, 2016 - 12:12 PM
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Bob DiMucci
(Member)
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Three longer versions of SUPERMAN have been released since the original 143-minute theatrical cut:
1. A 188-minute "Salkind International Extended Cut", originally prepared for worldwide television distribution by Alexander Salkind's company (this was done to get more money on the sales of the film for television; Alexander Salkind charged stations and networks by the minute in order to earn greater profit), this version is commonly called the "KCOP Version" because its first known domestic airing was on L.A. station KCOP in 1994.
2. A 182-minute version aired on ABC (derived from the earlier Alexander Salkind television cut).
3. A digitally restored 151-minute director's cut prepared by director Richard Donner in 2000 (and released the following year on DVD).
The extended versions contain footage and music not used in the theatrical version, but the television edits have more material than the 2000 restoration, including extensions of the destruction of Krypton, Smallville, Fortress of Solitude, Daily Planet and earthquake scenes.
There is also a shorter version: When Superman was released to VHS in June 1979 by Warner Home Video, it was whittled down to 127 minutes. This was done because of the lack of longer playing tapes at the time. This edited VHS version is sixteen minutes shorter than the original 1978 Theatrical release (at 143 min.) and twenty-four minutes shorter than the 2001 Director's Cut (at 151 min.). No actual material was cut from this release, instead scenes with no dialogue and the opening credits were sped up. Another major difference included the deletion of the film's original closing credits. We see the copyright notice from the original closing credits followed by a Chryon version of the credits from a trailer for the film, followed by the "Next Year: Superman II (1980)" tag (from the original closing credits) and then a copyright disclaimer. Warner Bros. did not release a full length, unedited copy of the movie until 1983 when a 144 minute cut of the film was issued.
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. . . not only is it the extended version, it has even more footage than I have ever seen before . . .
I haven't made notes but I'm recording it so will watch it again and write up all the stuff I've not seen before - but there really is a lot of "new" footage!
If it has more footage than YOU'VE seen before, it sounds like something I've got to see. I look forward to future posts on this subject.
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I've only seen the original film. So I ask you, THOR, which edition would you recommend? 'Director's Cut' or 'Extended T.V. Edition'?
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I have thd blu ray box set as it was cheap and had lots of interesting extras. I'd be interested in getting this. I'd never heard of this extended edition.
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