What was missing from the Judge Dredd film (1995)

[Skullmo]

I have always wanted to see a special edition of the Judge Dredd film that contained the deleted scenes - I have seen photos of them - the clone fight springs to mind.

Does anyone know what scenes were actually filmed and cut? I assume they were cut to avoid the NC 17 rating, is this correct?

[CrazyFoxMachine]

The actual headbutt?

[Spaceghost]

What was missing from the Judge Dredd film (1995)

Judge Dredd?

[Jim_Campbell]

Does anyone know what scenes were actually filmed and cut?

I've never seen an exhaustive list... I remember reading an interview with producer Beau Marks in the Independent while Judge Dredd was shooting (he was moaning about how uncooperative UK authorities were compared to shooting in the US) and it was specifically mentioned that the interview took place during a break in shooting a scene at Kew Gardens and I'm damn sure I didn't see anything fitting that description in the final cut of the movie.

I remember Kev Walker saying that the released cut of the movie excised all the conspiracy plot and just left a sequence of action set pieces that made it feel like "a bloody video game."

And, yes, the film isn't helped by the excision of the climactic clone fight, particularly given that they leave in Rico's line setting it up...!

Cheers

Jim

[Goaty]

Plot?

[Bubba Zebill]

Helmet?

[James Stacey]

a comedy sidekick ?

[radiator]

And, yes, the film isn't helped by the excision of the climactic clone fight, particularly given that they leave in Rico's line setting it up...!

One of the many things wrong with Judge Dredd is that it ends on such an anticlimax. There's so little action at the end - a lame punch-up in the Statue of Liberty and it's all over.

[Lobo Baggins]

And, yes, the film isn't helped by the excision of the climactic clone fight, particularly given that they leave in Rico's line setting it up...!

It's worse than that, isn't it?  I haven't seen it for a while but don't the clones actually wake up, one of them turns towards Dredd and Fergie and then...

...Dredd is running up some stairs towards a confrontation with Rico.

Of course, I could be wrong.  There's a scene towards the end of Excalibur that I remember particularly well, you know the one, where Arthur and his knights ride across a barren field, only for the land to come to life once again in their wake, flowers coming into bloom and everything.

You know what?  It's not in the film.  That's particularly annoying as that was my favourite bit...

[JayzusB.Christ]

Shite, sounds excellent. I like Excalibur, me.

I recently watched my favourite film, the Wicker Man, with the missing bits pasted back in.  Most of it was fine, though there was really no need for [spoiler]Christopher Lee's silly chat with a snail.[/spoiler]

I couldn't even begin to comment on what was missing from the 95 Dredd film.  I wouldn't have minded seeing a few more bits cut out; or even all of them.

[TordelBack]

Goaty graffiti.  The marks of quality.

There's a scene towards the end of Excalibur that I remember particularly well, you know the one, where Arthur and his knights ride across a barren field, only for the land to come to life once again in their wake, flowers coming into bloom and everything.

Hang about though, it's in some film because I've seen it too.  Would have sworn it was Excalibur meself.

[Greg M.]

Hang about though, it's in some film because I've seen it too.  Would have sworn it was Excalibur meself.

It is. It's here at around the 2 minute mark:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1MuvvS_xSw

[JayzusB.Christ]

Hang about though, it's in some film because I've seen it too.  Would have sworn it was Excalibur meself.

It is. It's here at around the 2 minute mark:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1MuvvS_xSw

That's truly lovely, that is.  Did they really cut that from the finished version?
My mate works for John Boorman the odd time; apparently he's a sound guy but a fucking maniac.  Loves an afternoon drop of whiskey followed by a high speed drive into town (with my friend shitting himself in the passenger seat).  ALLEGEDLY.

[Goaty]

Goaty graffiti.  The marks of quality.

Yep it was that or Hammerstein the ABC robot, tough choice.

[Frank]

My mate works for John Boorman the odd time; apparently he's a sound guy but a fucking maniac.  Loves an afternoon drop of whiskey followed by a high speed drive into town (with my friend shitting himself in the passenger seat).  ALLEGEDLY.

I think John Boorman is what they used to call a character. Did you see the recent documentary his daughter made for the BBC about him? God bless the coefficient your nation has devised to describe the relationship between artistry and income tax.