I recently saw this film for the first time on DVD. At the film's conclusion in the jungle, I was told there was supposed to be a final voice-over by Ian Holm's character. However, this was not in the version I saw.
Can anyone confirm whether this voice-over existed in the original version and if so, why it would have been cut from the DVD release?
Yes, I remember seeing it in the movies and on VHS growing up. Ian holm said something to the degree of how greystoke wanted jane to go with him, but the jungle would be much too dangerous for her.
I don't know why they'd cut that out though...
That's puzzling. I have a DVD copy, and the voiceover is intact.
share"Now with monkey boy finally out of the way, I'll have Miss Porter all to myself during the long journey back to England...Ani-mal! Ani-mallll!"
shareYes this definately exists, it was on the copy I taped off TV about 15 years ago.
From memory it goes something like this:
"John implored Jane to go with him, but of course she could not - how would she ever survive? As we watched him disappear for the last time into the jungle, I could only hope that one day, the world would turn in their favour and they would find another course for their love......".
That's paraphrased by me but is very close to the closing voice-over by Holmes.
There is much pleasure to be gained from useless knowledge - Bertrand Russell
my dvd has a final voice over.
"she's the tear that hangs inside my soul forever."