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Post #655817

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Spaced Ranger
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THX 1138 "preservations" + the 'THX 1138 Italian Cut' project (Released)
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Date created
21-Aug-2013, 6:13 PM

SilverWook said:

One THX fan website did have it's own forum, but it was pretty dead last time I peeked at it.

I'm guessing the http://thx-1138.org/ forum.

 

THX11384EB said:

... the Warner Shop ... list in the details tab that it has a running time of 88 minutes. However, when you check out the Digital Download version (Windows Media - Buy), it lists the running time as 86 minutes ...

The George Lucas (Latest) Director's Cut of THX 1138 (because he's made more than one) is 88m22s, as it shows in Media Player Classic HC. If one removes the first 15s for the added WB logo (to the tune of "As Time Goes By"), the next 45s for the Buck Rogers set-up sequence, and the last 4s for the added "© 1970 & 2004 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc." card, that stll leaves 87m18 -- 19s shy of a round-down to 86m.

It's probably a mistaken look-up from a previous release -- just like that old Italian(?) 96m mis-read/type of the actual 86m. Has anyone seen this WB download to verify?