> top of most people's minds.  Unlike printed material, film and video are
> very flexible and can be altered without undue costs (compared to the cost,
> say, of reprinting a book to include a different chapter).  Films and tapes
> are constantly re-edited for various purposes; shortened for tv release or,
> less commonly, lengthened for tv release.  >Godfather< and >Godfather II<
> were re-edited by Coppola into a straight chronological telling of the tale
> for its first tv release.  This version may also be available at your local
> video store.
 
 
Yeah, I noticed this when I was watching THE RIGHT STUFF for the umpteenth
time on a video I had made from cable, and I suddenly remembered a scene
in the "original" in which John Glenn-as-played-by-Ed Harris is running on
the beach, and this scene was absent from my copy. Maybe not the most
important part, but it was in the theatre release, and it did make me
wonder what other parts had been edited.  Granted, RIGHT STUFF is a long
movie, but I don't understand why they would cut for time on cable.
 
Melinda Hale
Boston
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