@Ronster:
http://images.static-bluray.com/news/upload/1181_tn.jpg
Forgive my tardation with the lack of BBcode knowledge
Edit: also this http://images.static-bluray.com/news/upload/1180_tn.jpg
Yeah…
Now I read various things about the MPAA re-submission for avoiding the x-rating and getting an R rating and De Palma basically just submitting his first cut of the film as the censors were not really aware of stuff and because it was decided the R rating should be granted via an appeal De Palma went through with restoring the edit even though some cuts were waived not all of them were granted and he just rolled the cuts back. It specifically says his original cut that was first submitted.
Then when it came to home video release De Palma admitted he just put out the uncensored version to theaters.
But it says in information this scene was the only cut.
The question is was it in the theatrical release and cut for home video release?.. When he admitted that he put out something that was not given permission to put out…
Basically Citation needed and if someone was saying that scene was in the original release, the information I read does not make anything particularly clear.
It would be worth asking the question if a print come up for sale? I don’t know… One to investigate… Perhaps.
Found this… “I sort of worked in the movie business in the early to mid 80:s
in Finland. There was however a Scarface test screeing in Copenhagen Denmark in the spring/summer of 1983. This was aimed at the Scandinavian market. This version contained a much more graphic “chainsawing”, I can remember the severed arm and leg (probably just 2 or 3 seconds but enough to shock).
The version released in theaters later was the “cut” R-print.”
So to me it sounds like Rolling the cuts back to first original submission is the incorrect information. And De Palma did not really go against the censors In any massive rebellious way. And what he released to theaters was obviously Censored. Perhaps he went maverick on the test screenings but I doubt it’s ever been released to theaters other than in test
screenings.
But If there is a difference then I suppose it’s worth asking the question if a print came up.