Edit: I’m not associated with Mr. Leonard Maltin or his family in any way. I’m simply a movie fan who wants to share his knowledge of movies with the whole world.
THE ADVENTURES OF BUCKAROO BANZAI ACROSS THE EIGHTH DIMENSION (1984)
theatrical version is 102 m. and the BUCKAROO BANZAI director’s cut is 104
m.
THE ADVENTURES OF THE WILDERNESS FAMILY (1975) simply appears as THE
WILDERNESS FAMILY onscreen. The DVD is
99 m.
AFTER MIDNIGHT (1989) - I believe Ramy Zada (not Zade) is the correct
spelling of this actor’s name. This
movie is 93 m.
THE AMITYVILLE HORROR (1979) clocks in about 114 minutes on VHS and 118
m. on DVD. I have no idea why.
AMITYVILLE 3-D (1983) is 93m., not 105 m. as your book states. Your review mentions the next sequel as
AMITYVILLE 4: THE EVIL ESCAPES, but this TV movie was originally broadcast
without the number in the title. There
are more than two direct-to-video sequels.
(I think there are five video sequels, plus a documentary on Daniel Lutz
titled MY AMITYVILLE HORROR.)
ANDY WARHOL’S DRACULA a.k.a. BLOOD FOR DRACULA (1974, Italian-U.S.) is
103 m. in director’s cut form.
ATOR, THE FIGHTING EAGLE (1982, Italian) and THE BLADE MASTER (1983,
Italian) - How about adding Aristide Massaccesi, or at least Joe D’Amato, to
the director’s name in parenthesis? By
the way, both movies are 92 m. each, although these may be edited U.S. prints I
saw.
BRIDGE TO TERABITHIA (2007) is 96 m.
BUGVILLE a.k.a. HOPPITY GOES TO TOWN (1941) has been deleted from the
Modern Era book, yet there is a mention of this in the 2015 edition.
THE CENTER OF THE WORLD (2001) - You say, “Unrated version runs 88 m.”,
yet there isn’t a rating mentioned for the shorter print.
C.H.U.D. (1984) is 87 m. if you are watching the theatrical version and
97 m. if you are watching the director’s cut on DVD.
CONQUEST OF THE PLANET OF THE APES (1972) - I have heard there is an
alternate director’s cut on Blu-ray for those lucky enough to have such
machines. I haven’t seen this
myself.
CREATURE (1985) is 93 m. in its U.S. cut. The longer version, THE TITAN FIND, is 100
m.
CREEPERS (1984, Italian) is the U.S. title for Dario Argento’s
PHENOMENA. I understand why you use it
for your book, but you state that the running time is 110 m. The edited U.S. version, CREEPERS, is
actually 83 m. and the U.S. DVD version, PHENOMENA, is 110 m. I really think you should be clear on what
title and running time go together. This
problem crops up again for another Argento title. And for the record, the “Integral Version” of
PHENOMENA is 111 m. and the Italian version is 116 m.
THE CURSE (1987) is 87 m. on VHS, but the DVD is 91 m.
A DATE WITH DEATH (1966, British) - Your book says “SEE: McGuire Go
Home!”, but you deleted this film from your book several years back!
DEATH RAGE (1976, Italian) runs 85 m. on public domain prints.
DEEP RED (1975, Italian), the English title for Dario Argento’s
PROFONDO ROSSO, is available in a R rated 101 m. print and an uncut 127 m.
print. Various prints with running times
in between those two are also floating around.
Your book has always stated 98 m. for the R cut, which is 3 m. shorter
than any print I’ve seen myself.
DEMONS 2 (1986, Italian) comes in 89 m. R rated and 91 m. unrated prints.
DRACULA A.D. 1972 (1972, British) is 96 m.
GHOST BUSTERS (1984) is 105 m.
GREEN LANTERN (2011) - I believe there is a longer director’s cut
available on Blu-ray, but I don’t have a Blu-ray player to watch it.
THE GRIM REAPER (1980, Italian) is a.k.a. ANTROPOPHAGUS and is 91 m. in
its uncut form. There are several other
alternate titles in various countries.
HALLOWEEN III: SEASON OF THE WITCH (1982) is 98 m.
HALLOWEEN 6 - THE CURSE OF MICHAEL MYERS (1995) - The Producer’s Cut is
96 m.
THE HAUNTED PALACE (1963) is 87 m.
It’s based on “The Case of Charles Dexter Ward” (“Strange” is not part
of the title) by H.P. Lovecraft.
THE HAUNTING FEAR (1991) co-stars Delia Sheppard, not “Della”.
HELLBOUND: HELLRAISER II (1988, British) - First off, I have been upset
by your comment “(it’s not a sequel to HELLBOUND)” ever since you included it
in your book. I’d think anyone who is
looking at the years of release would see that a 1988 film could not possibly
be a sequel to a 1993 film. Anyway,
there are three versions of this movie: R rated, 93 m.; unrated VHS, 97 m.; and
unrated DVD, 99 m.
HELLRAISER III (1992) also (apparently) comes in three versions. The R rated cut is 93 m. and the unrated VHS
is 97 m. When Paramount released this on
DVD they reportedly released a 94 m. cut, which may be the Canadian theatrical
version. Because this wasn’t the
official U.S. theatrical cut the DVD was recalled. Why the 97 m. cut wasn’t released is unknown.
HOOT (2006) is 91 m.
THE HORROR SHOW (1989) is 94 m.
HOUSE (1986) is 92 m.
HOUSE IV (1992) is 94 m.
THE HUMAN GORILLA a.k.a. BEHIND LOCKED DOORS (1948) has been deleted
from the Modern Era book yet there is a mention of this in the 2015 edition.
IT’S A MAD, MAD, MAD, MAD WORLD (1963) is mentioned to be 154 m., 159
m., 175 m. and 197 m. in various editions of your book.
JASON GOES TO HELL: THE FINAL FRIDAY (1993) comes in 88m. R rated and
91 m. unrated versions.
JOSIE AND THE PUSSYCATS (2001) - I came across a PG edit on DVD in a
store, but did not buy it. Why classic
children’s comics have to have PG-13 movie adaptations, I don’t know…
KILLER KLOWNS FROM OUTER SPACE (1988) is 86 m.
LASERBLAST (1978) is 82 m.
LURKING FEAR (1994) - Ashley Lauren went by Ashley Laurence when she
appeared in the HELLRAISER films.
MONSTER ISLAND (1981, U.S.-Spanish) is a.k.a. MYSTERY ON MONSTER ISLAND
and it’s 105 m. This is available on
DVD.
NIGHTBREED (1990, U.S.-Canadian) - I hear there’s a longer cut of this
movie on Blu-ray.
A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET: THE DREAM CHILD (1989) is about 90 m. in
either R rated or unrated form (the difference being 31 seconds).
PATRICK (1978, Australian) - I clocked the U.S. dubbed edit (from a VHS
tape) at 97 m. The uncut version is 112
m. with the original Australian accents intact.
PHANTOM (2013) is listed before THE PHANTOM (1996). Please explain.
PUPPETMASTER (1989) and PUPPET MASTER II (1990) are 89 m. each and
PUPPET MASTER III: TOULON’S REVENGE (1991) is 82 m.
RAMBO: FIRST BLOOD PART II (1985) - It has come to my attention that
there is a RAMBO animated series which followed this film.
RAMPAGE (1992) - You mention that this was filmed in 1987, but I
understand the European version was released then. It apparently has an alternate ending and /
or scenes. The 1992 edit is 92 m.
RESIDENT EVIL (2002) - You say German-U.S.-French and I got (from the
DVD box) German-British. And 101 m. as a
running time.
RESIDENT EVIL: APOCALYPSE (2004) - You say German-French-British and I
got (again from the DVD box) Canadian-British.
Go figure.
RETURN TO THE BLUE LAGOON (1991) is 102 m.
THE SEA GYPSIES (1978) is a.k.a. SHIPWRECK!
THE SEA SERPENT (1986, Spanish) is apparently the work of director
Amando de Ossorio using the alias “Gregory Greens” (as director) and “Gordon D.
Osmond” (as writer).
SILENT NIGHT, DEADLY NIGHT (1984) was released on VHS in a 85 m. print
too. As a matter of fact, I’m unaware of
any U.S. home video release of the R rated cut.
SKEETER (1994) is rated R.
STAR WARS EPISODE II: ATTACK OF THE CLONES (2002) – It should read ‘a
homage’, not ‘an’.
SWAMP THING (1982) was released on DVD in a slightly longer 92 m. cut
with extra female nudity, although still rated PG. The box also states 1981 as the year of
release.
TASTE THE BLOOD OF DRACULA (1970, British) is rated R on DVD.
TERROR AT THE OPERA (1987, Italian) - You mention that OPERA is the
original title, but this title can’t be found in the O section (after movies
starting with “Open”, for example).
TERROR IN THE CRYPT (1964, Spanish-Italian) is a.k.a. CRYPT OF THE
VAMPIRE and CRYPT OF HORROR.
THE TOXIC AVENGER (1984) comes in 81 m. R rated and 82 m. unrated
versions. The Japanese print is supposed
to be 92 m., but I have not seen it.
TRAUMA (1993, U.S.-Italian) comes in 105 m. R rated and 106 m. unrated
versions. There isn’t a version that’s
86 m. as your book states.
TROLL (1986) is about 83 m.
TROLL II is an in-name-only sequel.
UNSANE (1982, Italian) is the U.S. title for Dario Argento’s
TENEBRAE. Again you state the film is
101 m. without acknowledging that is the uncut version’s running time. If you say the edit is 91 m. I’ll have to
take your word for it since I haven’t personally seen it.
THE VAMPIRE LOVERS (1970, British) is 91 m.
VIRUS (1980, Japanese) - The edited print carried by public domain
distributors is 103 m.
THE WASP WOMAN (1960) was released on VHS in a 73 m. cut from Rhino
Home Video. I also read about a 77 m.
cut released on tape, but haven’t seen it.
Honestly, this movie is boring. I
didn’t see the Wasp Woman until after the 52 minute mark! I know you moved this from your Movie Guide
and placed it into your Classic Movie Guide.
THE WATER BABIES (1978, British-Polish) - Your book lists 92 m., which
is probably the correct time. I haven’t
seen the uncut version in several years.
I did rent a version on VHS a long time ago that was 85 m. and obviously
missing at least one scene. (Dialogue
referenced a second meeting between two characters, although the first meeting
wasn’t on the VHS print.) There was a
DVD released in 2002, but I didn’t buy it because the listed time was 76 m.! I actually like this film and watched it
repeatedly on cable TV when I was a kid.
WHERE TIME BEGAN (1978, Spanish) - How about adding Juan to the
director’s name?
And that’s all (for now) folks!
