I saw the 79 minute BBC broadcast version of this film.... I'm kind of upset to discover that it was actually editted down from the original 109 minutes. Does anyone know what was cut from the film, and if I missed anything?
shareYou missed a lot of good material. Its worth seeing the theatrical version on DVD. The BBC edited down the film themselves.
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in June 2007,
the Discovery Channel bought the rights to broadcast Taxi to the Dark Side. However, in February 2008,
it made public its intention never to broadcast the documentary
due to its controversial nature
HBO then bought rights to the film
and announced that it would be broadcast in September 2008,
after which
Discovery Channel announced it would broadcast Taxi to the Dark Side in 2009.
In June 2008,
Gibney's company filed for arbitration,
arguing that THINKFilm failed to properly distribute and promote the film.
He is suing for over a million dollars in damages