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Why are current versions edited?

posted 8 years ago by marxmith
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I re-watched it on Amazon Prime recently and then checked my DVD. This has been edited from the theatrical version. Two things stood out as having been changed. 1: When the Rhino punches its horn through the train car, Indy used to say "holy sh!#" but now he says "holy smokes" in a terrible edited for television sort of way. 2: During the tank chase, when Henry is about to fall and Indy uses his whip to save him, Vogel used to have a knife and was stabbing Indy in his side. I looked at it in Slow-motion and the knife has been removed from his hand. This movie was PG-13 upon release. Why clean it up?

[–] krypton_son 8 years ago

I haven't noticed that. Good catch. I have no idea why they would edit that.

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[–] Benjatron26354 8 years ago

I've never noticed the knife...I've owned this film on VHS, DVD, and blu-ray and I've only seen a kidney punch, same with holy smokes.

[–] Kruleworld 8 years ago

checked my DVD, it's an older release (not a recent re-release),
young Indy says "Holy sh....", he doesn't actually say *beep*

Also, the guy he's fighting on the tank doesn't have a knife at all through the fight, so you need to take a closer look. I tried to get a screenshot, but it's all pretty blurry when he's swinging his arm.
http://i.imgur.com/TAPbyJw.jpg

"He's dusted, busted and disgusted, but he's ok"

[–] marxmith 8 years ago

It has been changed from the "theatrical release". I can't be the only living person who saw this in the theater. It ran for over a year in theaters. I probably saw it 10 times. Indy said "$h!t", Vogel stabbed with a knife. Perhaps a VHS release would show it.

[–] Karl Aksel 8 years ago

Are you sure you didn't hear it wrong the first time, and then heard it as "sh!t" because you expected to? Because in the script, it says "holy smokes!"

[–] marxmith 8 years ago

I have an original copy on its way, so I'll know soon.

[–] Karl Aksel 8 years ago

Hopefully you'll get it in time to report back here before they pull the plug.