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Post #1459962

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Space Hunter M
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Idea & Info: Blue Velvet (1986) - Theatrical/Pre-MGM version
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Date created
27-Nov-2021, 9:08 PM

Releases of Blue Velvet prior to the MGM restorations contain a slight editing difference during the opening sequence:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzT3v-E6xtc

The old edit is present on the '87 Karl-Lorimar VHS and LD, the '90 Warner VHS, and presumably, in widescreen (2:1, not 2.35:1) on the '91 and '93 Warner LDs.

There are also some slight differences across various releases as to how the flashback shots of Frank/the “Well-Dressed Man” are handled:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7NCVDjl51k

I feel these differences are worth cataloging and preserving, and all three domestic LDs are going for dirt cheap on eBay, but alas, I do not own a player and my captures would be lousy in comparison to other individuals’ efforts anyway. There is also a UK DVD of an older master that I have yet to investigate.