The Original Directors Cut has been shown in 2008!
-"A director's cut of 54 makes the disco drama one of the best queer films ever"
-"Now, Christopher has outlived the regime that forced him to compromise his film, but he clung to the digital tapes and assembled this cut in an effort to recreate his original vision."
-"The couple hundred people in attendance Friday night got exactly what they'd expected -- a director's cut of disco drama 54. Except, it turns out, we had absolutely no idea just what we were missing the first time around."
-"It's not an expanded edition; it's an entirely different movie."
-"we see Shane sleep with dozens of men and women, for career advancement or simply pleasure. Phillippe is in nearly every scene, and his performance is strong, sympathetic and seductive. It's also frequently nude,"
//Christopher has shown his version this year at- http://www.outfest.org/fest2008/index.html - film festival.
Link: http://www.popnography.com/2008/07/lost-in-transla.html
Link: http://weblogs.variety.com/thompsononhollywood/2008/08/outfest-uncover.html?cid=124976308#comment-124976308
Please post comments that you want the original directors cut out on DVD, maybe someone at Disney, who now owns the rights, will do the right thing.
-"GOOD NEWS: Landmark will revive it for two more screenings later this month, midnight on Aug. 15 and 16 in NYC at the Sunshine Cinema"
Link: http://www.landmarktheatres.com/Market/NewYork/NewYork_frameset.htm