Do NOT order this DVD!


Do NOT order this DVD! Take a look at the technical details listed for this film. The runtime is listed as 89 minutes. If you look at IMBD or even check the VHS version of this film sold on Amazon, you will see that the runtime is supposed to be 97 minutes! I have checked the Universal Studios website (which is releasing the film) and they also list the runtime as 89 minutes for the DVD. They have cut out a full 8 minutes! That is 8.25% of the film. That is a HUGE amount of time to be cut from this film. What have they cut out? Could it be the Betsy Russell topless horseback riding scene? The Bubba in the locker room scene, maybe? Since I can only guess, all I can imagine is that this is going to be a highly edited version of the film (something like you would be able to watch on Comedy Central or USA Network), in other words “edited for TV”. Where else are they going to cut 8 minutes from this film?
From all the posts that I have read both here and on Amazon, most of us have been waiting for years for this film to come out on DVD. I even preordered it the first time that it was supposed to be released in 2004. Now that it is finally going to be released the studio plans on F’ing all the fans. No, I think that we should say F the studio. I don’t think that anyone who is a fan of this film should order this DVD. And if you have already preordered, CANCEL your order. If the studio is not going to release the full version of this film, then they shouldn’t release it at all. And we the fans should not give them a dime for this crap! If anyone out there knows who to contact at Universal Studios to voice our dissapproval, please post it.

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The only version of Private School ever released on DVD, VHS, BETA, LASER DISC, is Rated R.
Universal Pictures never released an unrated / Uncut version of private school.
It would be nice if they did, I have the TV & R versions.
I doubt that anything on the internet is unedited/uncut footage never released from the original Unity Pictures Corp. / Universal Pictures tapes.



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http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086143/alternateversions

The IMDb lists under "alternate versions" a description of the differences between the TV and the theatrical versions.

It's not that hard to figure this out, particularly here, because the information can be found in this instance on this very website.

When films have to be edited for TV, if footage exists which can be used to bring the length back up to roughly the same length as before the cut, such additions have been known to be made. In some cases, because it's fairly clear footage will be cut, extra footage is shot, edited from the film theatrical release and set aside to be added to the eventual expected TV release.

May this find you happy and healthy.


Robert Reynolds
Tucson AZ

Alright, everyone, take five (the band starts playing Brubeck).

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