Questions
I've pretty much made my way through the collector's edition. I watched the deleted prologue that was included on the theatrical version disc. I am wondering why was that not added to the Legion director's cut? It was Dourif as Karras (which is why it never made the theatrical, because Miller wasn't involved yet) and was in better condition than most of the footage they added. I think it would have been an awesome way to open up Legion. I know there are reasons why things get added and dropped that we'll never know, but this struck me as a no-brainer.
And one more: I watched the making-of documentary on the second disc. Dourif goes on about how Miller was a severe alcoholic and how Blatty wanted him originally but his brain was "too far gone". They said he'd never be able to remember his lines. This is included in Dourif's segment which is fascinating, and how upset he was when they told him he was getting cut and replaced with Miller. Anyway, later on in the documentary it is mentioned by a crew member how Miller was a joy to work with and no mention is ever made again about his alcoholism. And he obviously did memorize his lines because his performance was pretty good. He also made 7 more movies after E3. Dourif made him sound like he was on the brink of death. Exaggeration on his part or did Miller manage to turn himself around? Maybe there's no way to definitively know. Fascinating documentary nonetheless.