Finally Found a DVD of the Uncut Version!

After some Google detective work I found a place called Press Playhouse DVD in Massachusetts that was claiming to offer the full 94-min version, specifically noting that all other versions run 87 minutes or less. I took a chance and ordered, and received my copy today. It's a DVD-R mastered from a videotape (with the telltale video noise line along the bottom of the frame), runs 94:32, and appears to include all the missing bits mentioned by Jobla and Pinku Eiga in their posts. I haven't done a direct comparison with the Video Beat edition yet, but quickly reviewed it on my computer, and it definitely includes the slow pan across the nudist magazines in the bookstore, revealing a few bare breasts, and all the cut material from the theater sequence, the obscene phone calls, Marian's murder, and the final assault on Norah seems to be intact.

The DVD is 1.33:1 aspect ratio, open matte like the Sinister and Video Beat/UK DVD editions. It's darker and softer than the VB/UK discs, but very watchable, basically a high quality VHS appearance. It's $17.99 shipping included, payment by PayPal or money order only. I paid via PayPal and received the disc five days later via Priority Mail. I'm quite satisfied with the transaction.

Without making a direct side-by-side comparison of the cut and uncut discs, I'm not sure if the cut version was specially prepared for a mainstream theatrical release or was just snipped at some point. I'm leaning toward the former as it seems like the cut material would have created noticeably jarring jumps in the soundtrack if it had just been clipped out, and the title sequence seems much clearer and easier to make out in the uncut version, but a definitive answer will have to wait for another day when I have more time.

Of course, now that I've spent money on four different bootleg editions, someone will finally put this out on DVD or Blu-ray six months from now (as often seems to happen), but I will be just fine with that if/when it happens.

Link to Press Playhouse disc:

http://shop.vendio.com/pressplayhouse/item/867319894/index.html