4 Hour Director's Cut?
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the_gage — 18 years ago(January 27, 2008 12:46 AM)
I saw the four hour version at a test screening in the valley. Everyone but a few had walked out by the end (though part of the reason was that the film broke a couple times, etc.). It was very esoteric, yet good. The soundtrack was amazing. You have all missed a real treat. I would love to see it again.
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robdixon — 18 years ago(March 11, 2008 12:19 PM)
I'm currently listening to Billy Bob speak at the SxSW 2008 Film Festival. He says that the first version was a 3hr 50 min "assembly" that he showed only to the execs. That means it contained all the footage, unedited, before the editor's and director's cut. The studio guys had said it could be a 3hr movie, and they also said they really liked the footage. After editing, the director's cut weighed in at 2hrs 42 minutes 18 minutes less than they were giving him. But by then there had been some kind of falling out between Billy Bob and the producers. Billy Bob had insisted a little too forcefully on doing things his way creatively, especially in the casting where he insisted on having Hispanic actors play the Hispanic roles. So the studio recut the thing down to 1hr 59 minutes, taking out a LOT of important story elements.
I'll try to ask about the chances for a director's cut of All the Pretty Horses and post his answer after. -
robdixon — 18 years ago(March 11, 2008 12:29 PM)
Billy Bob was a great conference speaker. Funny with lots of anecdotes and filmmaking insights.
His answer to the question about a director's cut:
He would really like to do it. He has it on VHS at home and calls it "Pretty damn good." The studios are even open to the idea. In some ways it would let them 'off the hook' for the first version. The problem is that the original score by Daniel Lanois, a friend of Billy Bob's, was thoughtlessly rejected by the studios. Billy Bob will not release a director's cut without Lanois' score, which he calls one of the most haunting scores he has known. Lanois owns the rights to the score, and he was understandably insulted when the studios rejected it in the first place. Billy Bob doesn't want to push him into anything, but one day if Lanois agrees there could well be a director's cut.
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rsatrf — 17 years ago(June 08, 2008 07:22 AM)
I just finished reading the book this morning, and really enjoyed it. I had never seen the film, but would like to now. I can definitely see, however, how it might not be that great since it is only two hours. The book spanned so much, and there is far too much going on for a two hour film to encompass all of it. I will watch it anyways, but now I am truly hoping for a director's cut release also.
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mwking1 — 17 years ago(July 31, 2008 09:58 AM)
I just finished this book recently and I was wondering if anybody had any new info about this cut coming out soon? I've read the whole thread and I'm dying to know.
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TylerDurden13 — 16 years ago(September 16, 2009 09:24 PM)
I hope so too. When I first saw this movie, I thought it was terrible. I just saw a Bio profile on BBT and they mentioned how Weinstein forced him to cut it up and ruined the story as it's not intended to be a romantic drama but a very dark and bloody film.
For those that have read the book or even seen the longer version of the film, please give details as to what was left out of the theatrical version (the only one I've seen).
The things you own end up owning you.