The missing day

I've been digging more,the part with the cop witnessing Art doing very suspicious things was also filmed, Kevin Gage played him.You can spot the car too.So I guess that the whole part was shot.Only difference is Rumsfield doesn't fall from the roof.
Kevin Gagewas also in the street during the endings but this time he had his jacket on, and his tiepin is not put the same way.

Deleted scene :

Ending :









When Ray and Art start digging the Klopeks yard there was more
digging before they enter their house, not sure if the dialogues
were the same but it was filmed, maybe cut for pacing or given the
dark tone of the dialogue.















 
The alternate scene from the workprint where Rumsfield searches
Walter's house is also missing a bit with Art snapping at the Klopeks.

These two pics show that they at least partially filmed it, when Art starts to yell at them.

The second pic is available in La La Land booklet, some german collector
bluray editions, and here and there.





 
Very interesting. But these scenes can not be found on any published DVD or BluRay, correct?
 
RayPeterson said:
Very interesting. But these scenes can not be found on any published DVD or BluRay, correct?
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Yeah , sadly. they are at best only in the assembly cut wich is either inside a studio vault or lost. Thanks to the photographs/scripts we can dig them out and get a clear idea of their content.
 
Thanks Fred8888, for posting this !!!!

This is the most unexpected new info about The 'Burbs, I can hardly believe it!

I'm so glad I joined this forum!

EXCELLENT
 
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Rare black 'n white picture from the same workprint scene,Ricky is holding the wig and smiles, from another angle, probably a shot just after Ray gives the wig to Ricky,and right before Art is starting to yell at the Klopeks.


 
I'm still trying to find the American tv version, wich is supposed to
have new and extended scenes,

I've been checking auctions with vhs sold as blanks, with a 'Burbs handwriting on the stickers, no luck so far, it was recordings from Showtimes, commercial free versions identical to the theatrical cut.The alternate tv cut most likely has commercials.

I have a friend in the US who can read tapes recorded in SP, LP, and EP/SLP and digitize it.
So if anyone have a version recorded from tv, please check the lenght.
American/NTSC lenght is 1h41m26s , in Europe/PAL 1h37m , end credits included.If you spot 'Burbs recording on vhs please contact me.

It's possible that countries outside the USA got an alternate tv cut but I don't know anything about it.They used to cut the violent scenes and add filler scenes to make up for the running time in certain countries so It's worth checking.

Thanks for helping, you'll be rewarded.Even if the image quality is crap.

Source : Imdb trivia section, posted in 2015 or before
"more scenes were deleted and some extra scenes are said to be included in old television versions of the movie. "


KTLA5 is a channel that broadcasted it in California for sure.

 
Fred8888 said:
I've been checking auctions with vhs sold as blanks, with a 'Burbs handwriting on the stickers, no luck so far
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Dedication!

I am on the lookout too. I found the internet archive had a full copy of the 'burbs. Normally they host stuff people upload from VHS etc that are recordings of live TV. But this copy looks like the blueray. There's another upload with a TV version but it is only the end of the 'Burbs with Ray and Carol walking back to house and I see nothing different with this.

Keep on it! we'll find it someday!
 
Since we are calling on ChatGPT in other threads, I will invoke it for this quest. No scintillating retorts. A very pragmatic response.

The results:

[question]
What do you know about the TV version of the movie "The 'Burbs" ? Was theTV version different than the theatrical version?

[Answer]
"The 'Burbs" is a 1989 American black comedy film directed by Joe Dante and starring Tom Hanks, Bruce Dern, and Carrie Fisher. The film follows a group of suburban neighbors who become suspicious of their new neighbors, believing them to be members of a cult.

As far as I know, there is no TV version of "The 'Burbs" that is significantly different from the theatrical version. However, it is not uncommon for movies to be edited for television broadcast to comply with content regulations or time constraints.

In the case of "The 'Burbs," some minor edits were made for the film's television broadcast, such as the removal of some profanity and the replacement of certain scenes with alternate takes to remove violence or sexual content. However, the overall plot and storyline of the film remain the same.

It's also worth noting that some movies and TV shows are adapted from each other, with some elements being added or removed to fit the different medium. However, this does not seem to be the case with "The 'Burbs."
 
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