The Real Reason These Movies Exist in Two Different Cuts

On December 5, 1957, Orson Welles answered Universal's recut of Touch of Evil with a 58-page memo explaining, scene by scene, what the film needed. The memo didn't change the release, and the studio's 94-minute version went out as half of a double feature. It took until 1998 for an editor to rebuild the film from those pages. Payback, released in 1999, went through something similar, with roughly 30 percent of it rewritten and reshot without its director. #movies #touchofevil #payback #directorscut – Timestamps – 00:00 Two Hours Wasn't Enough — Justice League, Zack Snyder's Justice League 01:35 Eight Tries Earned RoboCop's R — RoboCop (1987) 02:28 One Ad Freed Brazil — Brazil (1985) 03:50 Fourteen-Year-Olds Recut Halloween — Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers 04:39 The Star Rewrote Payback — Payback (1999) 05:55 Censors Added Extra Guests — Eyes Wide Shut 07:07 Tangerine Dream Replaced Goldsmith — Legend (1985) 07:57 Milk Powered Iron Man — Iron Man 3 08:40 Argento Paid for Europe — Dawn of the Dead (1978) 09:53 Universal Rejected the Apocalypse — Army of Darkness 10:34 Ninety Minutes Went Missing — Once Upon a Time in America 11:44 Preview Crowds Shrank Jerusalem — Kingdom of Heaven 13:14 A Memo Rebuilt Welles — Touch of Evil 14:30 Donner's Sequel Waited Decades — Superman II, Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut 15:33 The Happy Ending Was Borrowed — Blade Runner Like and Subscribe for more, it's free!🫰 https://www.youtube.com/@MovieGuyExplains/videos?sub_confirmation=1 ============================================================ Disclaimer: This video may contain copyrighted material used under Fair Use provisions of US Copyright Law (Section 107). All credit goes to the respective copyright owners. This content is used for educational/commentary/criticism purposes only, is transformative in nature, and is not intended as a substitute for the original work. No copyright infringement is intended. We credit all sources where possible and follow YouTube’s Fair Use and copyright guidelines. For attribution concerns, please contact us directly.