Excellent, excellent movie and one of my favorites!
Billy Bob Thornton's original cut was nearly 4 hours long and followed the book closely. The book was written by Cormac McCarthy, who also wrote, "No Country For Old Men". The producer of the film, Harvey Weinstein, insisted that the run time be cut to under 2 hours. Billy Bob was devastated and the forced editing destroyed what could have become a masterpiece.
Registered: 12/03/16
Posts: 1872
Loc: Lake Fork, East Texas
Hey Tom,
I would like to see the long version.
That country around that ranch is very similar to the country around Guanajuato where my college roomate’s father owned an interest in a ranch.
Edited by coachblalock (06/15/1804:26 PM)
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"Filet that fish? Hell naw! I'll scale him, gut him, fry him up in grease, take him by the head and tail, and play him like a French Harp!" - Uncle Paul sometime in the 60s.
I have a copy of ‘Song of the South’ on DVD. Love Briar Rabbit and Uncle Remus. I still enjoy the story but I understand why Disney will probably never re-release it. Oh well, back to my happy place.
Registered: 12/03/16
Posts: 1872
Loc: Lake Fork, East Texas
Thanks Tom.
Interesting. I sure would like to see it sometime.
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"Filet that fish? Hell naw! I'll scale him, gut him, fry him up in grease, take him by the head and tail, and play him like a French Harp!" - Uncle Paul sometime in the 60s.
Registered: 10/31/07
Posts: 7384
Loc: Garden Valley, Idaho
I have a DVD copy as well. Way too non PC for it to ever be shown again. Too bad. Zipadee do da, Zipadee day....
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Registered: 10/31/07
Posts: 7384
Loc: Garden Valley, Idaho
Some honorable mentions: Ben Hur Rocky Blazing Saddles Psycho Dr. Strangelove Chinatown One Flew Over the Coo Coo Nest Forest Gump Back to the Future Godfather
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Mike Allen RKCC-CM-086 True West Magazine Maniac Randall Collector Behring Made Collector Ruana Collector Glock Fan NRA- Life Member since 1975 mikenlu99@aol.com