3 Hour version Laserdisc

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I do recall hearing about it many years ago as i was a laserdisc collector also. I know Columbia/Tri Star already had released the film on laserdisc a couple of times before that, a pan and scan version, and a 1991 Pioneer Special Edition in widescreen. They had been planning on releasing an extended version of the film, in widescreen, on laserdisc in 1995. Those plans, however, were cancelled. I didn't know the actual reason for the cancellation until recently when i located a review of the 1991 laserdisc release. Apparently, Jacqueline Bisset filed a lawsuit against Columbia Pictures when she discovered the extended cut would include additional shots of her body, presumably nude. As a result of the lawsuit, Columbia cancelled their plans for an extended cut of the film. The review of the 1991 laserdisc release can be found here:


http://www.dvdscan.com/e-ldthedeep.htm