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Differences in Tatum's death scene. (Uncut North American VHS vs Uncut Japanese NTSC DVD)

posted 2 years ago by jds182 (55)
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So the best HD bootleg of the uncut Scream is the one that takes the uncut scenes from the Japanese NTSC DVD. I've had it for a couple of years & its the version of the movie I prefer to watch. I watched my old VHS for the first time since the early 2000s, & noticed a difference in Tatum's death scene. In the theatrical cut & all other versions of the uncut Tatum says "no mom!" right before she dies. In the uncut North American VHS she doesn't get the word "mom" completely out before her head crushes. More so just the "mm" sound. This caught me by surprise & I think I actually prefer this cut of the scene. Anyone else ever notice this?

[–] EleazarHisSon (757) a year ago

I remember the director's cut version on VHS when I was a kid. It was said to be 18+ (the highest rating is usually 15 here) on the cover and therefore I thought it must have been extremely gory.

The newest Scream movies from 4 and up have way more gore than what Craven had to cut from the first to obtain an R-rating.

[–] Stratego (30820) a year ago

No, she never says "No, mom". The problem is that the scene was dubbed. She originally said "Help me", but the scene was edited in such a way to make it fit with the new audio which was more something like "Help/No, ah". That's why it sort of seems like she says "mom".

[–] jds182 (55) 4 months ago

Yes she says "no mom". Rose talks about it in an interview that she didn't feel comfortable in her screaming ability so she wanted to yell no mom instead.

[–] Stratego (30820) 4 months ago

Lol, that's not the first time she made up a BS story.

[–] jds182 (55) 4 months ago

I'm pretty sure it's on that official documentary that comes with the Bluray trilogy.

[–] Stratego (30820) 4 months ago

Never heard of it from any fan during the many years of discussing the movie and this dubbing goof.

I find it strange that apparently there hasn't been an interview online that has ever mentioned Rose adlibbing this until she did in that 2020 interview. But also, she seems to brag about her improvisation being so poignant, but somehow doesn't realize it didn't even make the movie. You'd expect her to be livid.

Let's just say I trust my own eyes over her words. I saw this movie in theater and on the European VHS many times afterwards and she never said "No, mom". Like I said, her mouth makes the "me" shape, while the audio says something else.

[–] ADBruno1985 (3546) 4 months ago

That's interesting, I never knew that about the interview, and clears it up. I've always noticed that, I just have the standard US dvd for it. But since it never appeared in subtitles, I always wondered if it was something I imagined I was hearing, kind of like how in Star Wars you can supposedly hear Mark Hamill shout "Carrie!" but in reality it was just a garbled noise.