The Workprint or original Directors Cut came first (released 82 and 91)that played badly to the test audiences so they added the voiceover and happy ending
then we got the third version which was more violemt than the US release and then there were another 3 versions after that!
(then we got the third version which was more violemt than the US release and then there were another 3 versions after that!
HappyToast Groat froth,
Wed 10 Mar 2010, 11:19,
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It's history is even more convoluted than I thoughtand there was me thinking Scott and WB just wanted to milk it for all it's worth every ten years
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Joe Scaramanga with a G-double-O-D vibration,
Wed 10 Mar 2010, 11:25,
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