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Post #1295168

Author
ThanosM.
Parent topic
Stranger Things - Film Edition (Released)
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Date created
3-Sep-2019, 1:24 PM

UPDATED ON MARCH '24

The idea for these fanedits is to recut each season of Stranger Things into full-length films like a horror franchise from the '80s. My goal is to create a set of cohesive films to be watched as a recap of each season or as a first-time viewing experience. This project is a product of passion, love and respect for the original material and it is not designed to serve as a replacement for the show.

Stranger Things

Runtime: 2 hours 47 minutes

Changelist

  • Less Wheeler family.
  • No Eleven and Benny interaction and no investigation for Benny’s death.
  • Less “bad men” searching for Eleven and the boys.
  • Removed Nancy in the Upside Down.
  • No mentions and appearances of Will’s father.
  • No Terry Ives subplot.
  • No Nancy in the Upside Down.
  • Less Steve and Nancy romance.

Stranger Things 2

Runtime: 2 hours 39 minutes

Changelist

  • Eleven’s return right from the start.
  • Almost no Billy, just dropping Max at school and some mentions of him being abusive.
  • Reduced Max and the boys trying to befriend her.
  • Reduced Hopper investigating the crops.
  • Removed Will’s sessions with Dr Sam Owens.
  • Reduced Joyce and Bod.
  • No Halloween party.
  • No Nancy and Steve conflict.
  • Reduced Nancy and Jonathan.
  • Removed Murray.
  • Reduced Hopper underground.
  • Reduced Dustin and Dart.
  • Reduced Demodogs’ attack inside the lab.
  • Removed Will’s interrogation in the shack.
  • Removed Terry Ives and Lost Sister subplots.
  • Re-cut El closing the gate.

Stranger Things 2: The Lost Sister

Runtime: 59 minutes

Description

This complementary film introduces Kali AKA Eight and focuses exclusively on Eleven’s journey outside of Hawkins, while visiting her mother and finding her lost sister.

  • The film opens with Kali’s introduction from Episode 1 of Season 2.
  • Added “The Lost Sister” title after the opening credits.
  • “Flashback scene” of Eleven visiting her mom inside the void.
  • The rest of the film follows Eleven’s story from Episodes 5 and 7 of Season 2.
  • Removed Eleven’s memory of Max skating aroung Mike, while focusing her powers.
  • Added “Tribulations” from the original soundtrack as the ending credits roll.

Stranger Things 3

Runtime: 2 hours 52 minutes

Changelist

  • Removed Russian lab introduction.
  • Billy’s car crash as the opening scene.
  • Removed Billy and miss Wheeler flirt.
  • Removed all scenes at the Hawkins Post.
  • Reduced Mayor Larry Kline.
  • Reduced Heather’s plotline.
  • Shortened Miss Driscoll subplot.
  • Reduced Joyce research about the magnets (Scott Clarke appears only for a second).
  • Reduced Eleven’s sleepover at Max’s house.
  • Reduced Russian lab investigation.
  • Murray’s first introduction.
  • No Russians’ interrogation of Steve and Robin.
  • No hospital fight.
  • No Steve and Robin romance.
  • Less Hopper and Joyce romance.
  • Less Alexei.
  • Removed 4th of July festival (and Alexei’s death).
  • Removed Robin’s babbling over Eleven.
  • Reduced kids vs adults confilct about the lab.
  • Removed ‘Neverending Story’ singing.
  • Removed post credit scene.
  • Added hardcoded stylized english subtitles for all Russian dialogue.

Stranger Things 4: Part 1

Runtime: 3 hours 32 minutes

Description & Changelist

This cut covers exclusively the events in Hawkins and Eleven’s storyline in California and Nevada throughout Episodes 1-7.

  • Cut-down Dr. Brenner’s introduction
  • Removed Suzie changing Dustin’s grades
  • Removed Steve and Robin driving to school
  • Removed the whole pep rally
  • Removed Eleven’s “direyama” presentation
  • Cut-down Max’s session with Ms. Kelley
  • Removed Eddie’s introduction in the cafeteria
  • Removed Jonathan/Argyle and Nancy/Fred talking about their relationship
  • Removed Mike and Dustin searching for Lucas’ replacement
  • Removed Eddie and Chrissy in the woods
  • Cut-down basketball game/Eddie’s DnD campaign
  • Cut-down Chrissy in Eddie’s trailer
  • Cut-down police finding Chrissy/Montage news cover
  • Removed Lucas and basketball team at Benny’s
  • Removed Mike’s awkward landing in California/Cut-down Mike, Will and El at Rink-o-mania
  • Removed Nancy and Fred driving to the trailers
  • Removed Jonathan and Argyle playing “golf”
  • Removed Dustin, Max, Steve and Robin searching in the system for Reefer Rick
  • Removed Fred’s vision in the woods
  • Reomved Mike and Will fighting in Rink-o-mania
  • Cut-down Dustin, Max, Steve and Robin talking to Eddie
  • Removed Dr. Owens’ introduction
  • Removed Mike, Will, El, Jonathan and Argyle driving home and dining with Joyce and Murray
  • Removed Jason going to find Eddie
  • Removed the gang visiting Eddie
  • Cut-down police finding Fred/Removed Mike and El fighting in her room/Removed police arriving to arrest El
  • Removed Jason attacking Eddie’s band members
  • Cut-down Nancy and Robin in the library
  • Removed Max at Ms Kelley’s house
  • Removed Dr. Owens and Eleven in the dinner/Restructured Max’s vision
  • Removed Jason’s and Erica’s interraction
  • Cut-down the gang in Wheelers’ house
  • Removed Nancy’s and Robin’s interraction with Pennhurst Asylum’s director
  • Removed Max visiting her Mom
  • Removed Eddie contacting Nancy/Restructured the gang waking up in Wheelers’ house
  • Cut-down Eleven running through the lab/Merged with Dr. Brenner explaining the NINA project thourgh the speakers
  • Removed Chrissy’s funeral
  • Cut-down Jason searching for Eddie in Rick’s house
  • Removed training with the lights in the lab
  • Removed Eleven trying to escape
  • Removed Jason talking to the cops after Patrick’s murder
  • Removed Dr. Brenner talking to Eleven about her powers
  • Cut-down the gang arriving at the scene of the crime
  • Cut-down the gang searching for Skull Rock
  • Removed the town hall meeting/cops at Wheelers’
  • Cut-down figthing training in the lab
  • Cut-down gang at Lover’s Lake
  • Cut-down Steve, Nancy, Rodin and Eddie in the Upside Down before arriving at the Wheelers’ house
  • Removed Eleven re-entering in the water tank
  • Removed cops interrogating Max, Dustin and Lucas
  • Removed Six’s punishment
  • Recut One killing the guards

Stranger Things 4: The Monster and the Superhero

Runtime: 1 hour 45 minutes

Description & Changelist

This complementary film covers exclusively Hopper’s story, Joyce’s and Murray’s plotline and Mike’s and Will’s arc since they lost Eleven throughout Episodes 1-8.

  • Opening scene with footage of Joyce closing the gate from Season 3 and the revelation of Hopper surving the explosion. The film then follows Joyce in California right before she recieves the mail from Russia
  • Removed the “It has tits” joke regarding the Russian doll
  • Hopper being captured by Russians before Murray arrives at California/Removed getting in the van to Kamchatka
  • Recap El’s arrest right after Joyce and Murray leave the house/New scene created of the agents visiting the boys
  • De-chringed Yuri/Less dialogue/Less interraction with Joyce and Murray
  • Removed all scenes of the General interrogating the agent about Eleven
  • Merged Joyce’s and Murray’s attempts to free themselves on Yuri’s plane
  • Removed “Neverending Story” reference since it was cut from my “Stranger Things 3” fanedit
  • Cut-down prisoners fighting the Demogorgon
  • The film ends with Hopper and the gang discovering the monster-lab/The boys discovering the millitary tracks

Stranger Things 4: Part 2

Runtime: 2 hours 24 minutes

Description & Changelist

This cut covers the events of Episodes 8-9

  • New opening scene with Eleven waking up and destroying Nina
  • Cut-down Nancy’s vision/Moved right after the title card
  • Removed the gang planning on getting guns/Stealing the RV
  • Removed Brenner and Owens arguing about Eleven leaving
  • Removed the gang inside the RV/Steve talking about his dream family/Max and Lucas chatting
  • Removed the gang shopping guns
  • Removed the gang on the field preparing for battle
  • Cut-down the millitary attacking the lab/Removed soldiers’ cringey lines
  • Cut-down Brenner lying on the ground/Removed El telling Mike and Will they need to go to Hawkins/Cut to the gang driving to the Creel House
  • Removed El and the boys at the gas station
  • Restructured El and the boys arriving at Surfer Boy Pizza/Eddie and Dusting shielding the trailer/Removed Argyle making pizza
  • Removed Steve, Nancy and Robin walking to the Creel House
  • Removed El and Mike in the dinner/Removed Will and Jonathan in the kitchen
  • Restructured Mike’s speech/Removed Will’s “You’re the heart” line
  • Removed Robin making sandwiches with Vickie
  • Removed Nancy and Jonathan outside of Hopper’s cabin

Alternative Cuts:

Stranger Things 3: The NeverEnding Story Cut

Runtime: 2 hours 56 minutes

WHAT’S DIFFERENT?

  • Hopper and Joyce failed attempt to open the vault.
  • Dustin and Suzie singing the ‘Never Ending Story’ song.
  • Alternative ‘Three Months Later’ endind scene.
    https://streamable.com/lz710r

All fanedits are available through PM.