For our final GODFATHER themed week, we dive into the 6 different versions of the movie trilogy.
The special editions/director's cut versions of the saga include:
*The NBC extended mini-series of the first two films
*The VHS Trilogy Edit
*The Uncut Trilogy Cable TV cut broadcast on HBO
*The 3 films in their original form
*Part 3's CODA recut
*The Edited Trilogy TV Cut
TALKING POINTS:
*Which deleted scenes were reinstated into the TV mini-series and VHS trilogy edits?
*Which versions make for far-more rewarding viewing and which ones are even in chronologic order?
*And which ones were rightfully eliminated altogether due to their technical mishaps and tone shifts?
CLIP INTROS USED:
AFI's 10 Top 10 (2008)- Sidney Lumet On THE GODFATHER,
Francis Ford Coppola interview clip from Happy Sad Confused with Josh Horowitz (September 2024)