“Stranger Things 4: The Monster and the Superhero” is done and currently rendering with a runtime of 1hour and 40minutes.
I have to say that while I initially started making this cut to gather all the stuff that did not fit into the main story in the end I really enjoyed the process. And I do believe that the final product is a tight, action-packed, suspenseful story that fits perfectly between Part 1 and Part 2 filling the gaps and connecting all the storylines.
While the runtime was never an issue for this edit, I did cut and tweak several scenes and plotlines that I personally thought didn’t work that well.
Here is a changelist with some clips:
CHANGELIST & CLIPS
The film starts with Joyce closing the gate from Season 3 and then follows her in California right before she recieves the mail from Russia
https://streamable.com/5aoc55Removed the “It has tits” joke
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
https://streamable.com/6hseug
https://streamable.com/halbh1De-chringed Yuri/Less dialogue/Less interraction with Joyce and Murray
The millitary arrives at Byer’s house and captures the agent/Removed all scenes of the General interrogating the agent about Eleven
Merged Joyce’s and Murray’s attempts to free themselves
Kept the boys viting Suzzie/Removed “Neverending Story” reference since it was cut from my “Stranger Things 3” fanedit
https://streamable.com/wl7uwo
https://streamable.com/krj50bRemoved “last supper” scene and “fake fight” scene in Russian’ prison
Cut-down prisoners fighting the Demogorgon
https://streamable.com/n3dih0The film ends with Hopper and the gang discovering the monster-lab/The boys discovering the millitary tracks
https://streamable.com/6ba751