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#74058
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Original line?
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Originally posted by: TR47
From what I understand, there were 2 different prints: a 35 mm and a 70 mm. The 35mm print was the one used on all the VHS/LD releases except for the SE LD, because the 70mm print contained a 6 track audio mix and was easier to port over to 5.1 audio for the SE release. AFAIK, the line was simply a different take and was included in the 70mm print only. The 35mm line was much better, of course. There have been numerous instances of minute dialogue variations like this over the years. If anyone has any more info to add, please do.

Actually, the first VHS transfer (in 1984) used the 70mm print and included the line "You're lucky you don't taste very good." My guess is that the other version of the line came from an alternate take rather than a different version of the film.

As a side note, it is now regarded in the DVD industry as a bad idea to transfer from a 70mm element of a film that was originally shot 35mm. Why? 70mm prints are optical blow-ups, which increase the amount of grain present in a film element, resulting in a really ugly transfer, but with VHS it really didn't make a difference.