Theatrical version of The Warriors, anyone?

Really?  I have never seen the theatrical cut on DVD anywhere.  And I hate all the CG/animated/whatever comic book stuff they added to the DC.

The Ultimate Directors Cut of The Warriors was pure garbage. I bought it when it first came out expecting to see a cut the BBC showed a few years before that had extra footage at the start of the movie, instead i found dumb comic book style pages inserted into the movie. I returned the dvd to HMV the same day i bought it for a full refund.What was Walter Hill thinking about with the new opening ?.As far as i know the theatrical cut is still available on dvd. Its a pity Paramount didnt include both versions when they released the movie on blu ray.

ChainsawAsh said:

Really?  I have never seen the theatrical cut on DVD anywhere.  And I hate all the CG/animated/whatever comic book stuff they added to the DC.

 Here's a link on Amazon.

http://www.amazon.com/Warriors-Michael-Beck/dp/B0000541AM/ref=sr_1_5?s=dvd&ie=UTF8&qid=1301860710&sr=1-5

It was one of Paramount's earlier DVDs, but thankfully still got 16x9 treatment.  Sadly, it's now OOP :(

Oh, nice!  Thanks, OM - I've definitely never seen that disc anywhere.  I must have missed it while it was still in print.

I didnt realise the theatrical cut was out of print now, ill have to be more careful with my copy. I wonder if the theatrical edition will ever be released again?.

dark_jedi said:

Tell me about it, my mint copy sits on the shelf next to the Director's Cut DVD & Blu-ray and the uncut TV Composite Edit, the uncut TV Comp. Edit is actually my preferred version to watch.

 D_J what's the uncut T.V. composite edit?.

What Preservations I like to see:

-The Thief and The Cobbler International Cut (Reconstructed)

-Phantasm II Workprint Composite

-The Thief and The Cobbler 1991 Workprint Composite

-Daffy Duck's Fantastic Island

-The Pink Panther Strikes Again Original 124 Minute Version (using the deleted scenes used in Trail Of The Pink Panther)

-Dead Alive Original 104 Minute Braindead Version (Reconstructed)

ThiefCobbler4ever said:

-The Thief and The Cobbler International Cut (Reconstructed)

It's amazing that you mention that.  I just put out a materials request on TehParadox about a month ago for just such a project...but with no replies.  All you'd really need is the Calvert workprint (which was in the "Recobbled Cut"), the pan&scan Princess and the Cobbler DVD from Australia (which seems to be insanely OOP and difficult to locate), and the Arabian Knight DVD from Japan(which I have).

If anyone has those first 2 items I mentioned, I'd love to take a crack at making this happen ;)

ThiefCobbler4ever said:

-Phantasm II Workprint Composite

Sounds like something I might look into around Halloween.  I have a German DVD with the workprint (in low, multi-generation VHS quality), but it's a botched PAL-to-NTSC standards conversion.  Still, unless another source is available...