I was wondering if anyone can tell me the length of the extended version with the nudity and the regular version? Also is the extended version still for sale anywhere that anybody knows of? And did they ever release a two pack with the first and second movies? And is there any special version of the second movie?
shareFrom what I know.
original movie has about 2 minutes more than the recently edited down rerelease that is out on dvd right now. The original is out of print and can be found on Ebay from time to time. I bought mine about $54. There are two scenes of nudity and some swearing that is cut out of the rereleased version. At the time, the rating system had only PG and R(and G), and it wasn't deemed extensive enough at the time to recieve an R rating. Now I think it would get a PG-13 rating, in retrospect, for brief nudity and some swearing.
I don't think there was ever a 2 pack release.
I don't think there is a special edition of any kind.
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The uncut DVD is clocked at 93 minutes
shareHollywood blvd in illnois had Adrienne Barbeau out to the show to present the movie on July 15th 2006. I'm not lying check it out www.atriptothemovies.com . I thought this would be a good time if any to ask her some of the questions you guys asked on imdb. I asked her about the european cut ,and it was in her american contract no nudity. So it won't be released ever that way here. But on a side note that version is still avialable R2. She had some very intresting stories of having a fire on the set and someone grabed a rubber extingisher and tried to put it out.
You guys can PM me if you are intrested in hearing more.
I worked on Swamp Thing as an on-set Effects Technician (fog, fire, bullet-hits)and was present at the filming of both 'nude' scenes that were shot for the film. I had to do light fog floating in front of Adrienne in her bathing scene (it was a closed set at Magnolia Gardens in Charleston, SC; only Wes, the DP, the 1st AD, myself, and another Effects Assist. were present). I also was called in from the swamp a week later to supply 'light cigarette haze' in the interior of the Aiken House (Arcane's Mansion) for the so-called 'orgy' scene. (Neither of these two nude scenes were in the original shooting script --I still have my copy of the script.) When I arrived at the Aiken House (another closed set), I asked Wes what we were filming an 'orgy' scene for. He said that United Artists was handling the overseas release of the film, and since the film would get an adult certificate in Europe and South America for the violence (and kids would not be admitted), the UA execs needed something 'adult' to spice it up a bit. (By the way, the girls in the 'orgy' scene were all local Charleston-area strippers hired at the last minute to do the scene. The commando extras had not expected to be doing a scene with nude girls, so they got an extra 'thrill'.)
MGM made the goof a year or so ago when they grabbed the Europeon negative (UA logo instead of Avco Embassy) to release on DVD. I knew when I saw the UA logo exactly what had happened and chapter-stopped down to where I knew the nude scenes would be, and sure enough, there they were. It was amazing to me that it took MGM nearly a full year to realize there mistake and recall the remaining DVDs and then later reissue the PG version.
By the way, the PG version is how it was originally released in theatres and on home VHS video (which does still contain a very brief nude side long-shot of Adrienne).
I never thought I would see the European version in this country. Glad MGM made the mistake !
Geoff Rayle (F/X --Swamp Thing)
The best is the uncut only way to watch this one
I got mine at the Star Wars convention as a two pack uncut for $20.00
Both transfers excellent. Mines from Asia somewhere. Box is printed in english
My R4 DVD goes for 89 Min. and it has Nudity. The scene where the woman washes herself in the swamp (Boobs and all), and soon after in the party where all the strippers strip!
Is there more Nudity then that??? How come my DVD is Cut 4 Minutes?
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I noticed the nude scenes were not on my original MGM DVD.
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I managed to find the uncut version on a torrent, if its what ya'll are talking about theres the scene of Cable "bathing" and the orgy at Arcane's mansion.
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Hmm you must not have the recalled and out of print MGM dvd 2000 version ? you must have the 2005 Pg rated version Mgm dvd
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I responded months ago to this issue on another thread, but it evidently got buried and few saw it. So, here is the story once again in a nutshell:
I worked on Swamp Thing as an on-set Effects Technician (fog, fire, bullet-hits) and was present at the filming of both 'nude' scenes that were shot for the film. I had to do 'light fog' floating in front of Adrienne in her bathing scene (it was a closed set at Magnolia Gardens in Charleston, SC; only Wes, the DP, the 1st AD, myself, and another Effects Assist. were present). Two versions were shot --- one for U.S. audiences {Adrienne (in close-up) on her knees underwater with the surface of the water 'above' her breasts}; and one for the overseas release {with Adrienne (in close-up) standing up and the surface of the water 'below' her breasts}. (A side-angle, distant shot of 'partial-nudity' was also filmed that appears in both versions.) I was called in from the swamp a week later to supply 'light cigarette haze' in the interior of the Aiken House (Arcane's Mansion) for the so-called 'orgy' scene. (Neither of these two nude scenes were in the original shooting script --I still have my copy of the script.) When I arrived at the Aiken House (another closed set), I asked Wes why we were filming an 'orgy' scene. He said that United Artists was handling the overseas release of the film, and since the film would get an adult certificate in Europe and South America for the violence (and kids would not be admitted), the UA execs needed something 'adult' to spice it up a bit. (By the way, the girls in the 'orgy' scene were all local Charleston-area strippers hired at the last minute to do the scene. The commando "extras" had not expected to be doing a scene with nude girls, so they got an extra 'thrill'.)
MGM made the goof a year or so ago when they grabbed the Europeon negative (UA logo instead of Avco-Embassy logo) to release on DVD. I knew when I saw the UA logo exactly what had happened and chapter-stopped down to where I knew the nude scenes would be, and sure enough, there they were. It was amazing to me that it took MGM nearly a full year to realize their mistake and recall the remaining DVDs and then later reissue the original PG version.
By the way, the PG version is how it was originally released in theatres in the U.S. and on home VHS video (which does contain the very-brief, nude, side-long-shot from-a-distance of Adrienne).
I never thought I would see the European version in this country. Glad MGM made the mistake !
Realistically, however, the film works better without the nude footage, as it seems out-of-place in the atmosphere and style of this particular picture. (And, as I said earlier, neither of the two scenes were in the original shooting script anyway.)
Geoff Rayle (F/X --Swamp Thing)