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Originally posted by: baby_jesus4u
in reply to GundarkHunter the DVD of blade runner i have is single sided that only has the directors cut on it (i'm in the UK though), but i couldn't find any original on amazon? or am i look in the wrong place. Also the recent film The Butterfly effect only has the directors cut on DVD here, does the region one have the original version as well?
Whilst looking i came across this
http://www.brmovie.com/BR_Special_Edition.htm
seems the directors cut is not the final version
But is my point about a directors cut/special edition replacing the original right?
Kind of. The region 1 (Canada/US) version of the Blade Runner DVD is double sided, with one side containing the widescreen Director's Cut version, and the other containing the pan-and-scan original video version (NOT the theatrical cut; the original video version contains some extra violence). As for Butterfly Effect, the region 1 version contains both cuts, seamlessly branched (a la T2:UE and the Alien Quadrilogy). Yuo are right that Ridley Scott has not finished tinkering with Blade Runner, but rights holder Jerry Perenchio will not allow Scott's final cut to be released because he's still bitter over how much money Blade Runner lost when it was first released.