deleted scene
It's possible that 2 version of this movie exist?I remember a scene where Joan is shown naked (well, her breast) in the hotel room with Gene Wilder...but I have seen the film just today and there's no nude scene.
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Absolutely correct about the nude scenes. I have the original VHS version of the film and the scenes mentioned are included in my copy. A friend rented the DVD and we found the scene is on the DVD but has been cropped to avoid showing the naked breasts of Joan. I am amazed and disappointed that these scenes have been messed with. I replace my favourite VHS films with DVDs but will not be buying the DVD version of this movie.
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hey yeah i noticed that 2, didnt that scene involve wallys sister helping him off the truck or something its been a long time since i've seen the film
shareAlso the scene where Kevin Spacey and Joan Severance are searching the brief case for the coin and realize that Pryor and Wilder have it seems to be cut short.
shareI rented the VHS version and it doesn't show her either, maybe they cut it out of ALL the newer versions, VHS and DVD.
shareI have the british DVD release, and all the scenes are present. The problem is that some of the non-nude scenes have been re-scanned to cut off the bottom of the screen and enlarge the rest! I checked against a US version and the scene between Kevin and Joan looking for the coin has been 'lifted', cutting off the lower part of her body. Otherwise the film is complete - topless scenes and all.
shareThe Australian version of See No Evil (which was released in a 3 pack only) has the full image, there is no cropping or scanning of the picture.
http://www.ezydvd.com.au/item.zml/224587
neil-s-1, I just bought this 3 pack DVD today and it is cropped. Joan's breasts are not visible except when she is leaning out of the shower looking for her bag.
Even switching aspect ratios make no difference.
Tho the scene on the DVD where they are searching the briefcase, Joan removes her top and is wearing a see-through bodice in which you can clearly see something (briefly).
Is there any possibility Joan asked or demanded the scene be cropped?
The british versions do have the scene on it, im in scotland and have region 1 and 2 and both versions have the breast scene.
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No it isn't. That doesn't make sense at all. The whole point of widescreen is that movies are too long for your TV. So if they let the sides fit your TV, then the top and bottoms won't reach the edge of the screen. But it doesn't make any sense to cut-off the top or bottom. That part is already too small; that's why they're letterboxed. The only time they cut stuff out is when they cut-off the sides for non-widescreen versions. I hate non-widescreen movies.
shareThe previous response was correct. Not all widescreen movies are shot with anamorphic (genuine widescreen) lenses (e.g. Panavision or CinemaScope) and subsequently shown on screens with a wide 2.35:1 aspect ratio. Many modern movies use a less rectangular format, and utilize either 'soft' mattes or 'hard' mattes to achieve that shape. When a film used 'soft' mattes, the top and bottom of image originally visible on the film frame are covered up in order to achieve a 'wider' (1.85:1 to 2.35:1) aspect ratio for that motion picture's initial theatrical release. Sometimes these mattes are utilized right in the 'gate' of the projector at your local Cineplex. Then, when that same film comes out on TV later on (or a full-frame DVD), those top-n-bottom mattes are 'removed' in the film-to-video transfer process, creating a 'taller' (but not wider!) image and thus a 1.33:1 aspect ratio closer to the shape of a TV screen. However, this altered ratio is a compromise at best, and often a bad one, because sometimes parts of the frame which were not intended to be seen (e.g.: boom mikes at the top; camera dolly tracks at the bottom; etc) are visible because they are no longer covered up by those black mattes. Tim Burton's releases are infamous for these post-production problems (e.g. 'Edward Scissorhands' and 'Pee-Wee's Big Adventure'). A genuine widescreen DVD should accurately depict the original theatrical aspect ratio, even if those mattes must be retained. In any case, widescreen (or letterboxed) **IS** the way to go. I hope this clears up this confusion for everybody!
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