I watched that and asked him. He said it was "the same as VHS." He seemed to indicate it was the theatrical shot, he said it didn't cut away and there was very little panning.

He's sending the disc to me and I'll check, but I have a feeling this is some later franken-cut we haven't seen before. (That could also explain SilverWook hearing David's "You son of a bitch!" and seeing more Ceti eel footage?)

He also curiously said that the opening credits are "open matte". When I said that wasn't possible since this was an anamorphic movie, it had to be squeezed or letterboxed, he said "You'll see." So does this also have redone/video-generated credits a la the pan-and-scan Star Trek V? Did the ABC cut have the credits redone in 4:3 also?