Question: Why was Kyle Reese removed from the theatrical version of this movie? Why is he only present in the extended version?
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7th Jun 2021
7th Jun 2021
Question: Why was Kyle Reese removed from the theatrical version of this movie? Why is he only present in the extended version?
Answer: Movies typically film more scenes than are used in the final theatrical version. During the editing process, certain scenes may no longer result in a tight story, lose the continuity, slows the pace, or otherwise muddles the plot. The film's length might also run too long limiting how many times a movie can be shown in a theater per day and affecting ticket sales. Restoring the cut scenes in the DVD version serves several purposes. The director can re-edit the film in the way they originally envisioned. Deleted scenes are often added as a separate bonus feature to help market the DVD. Both help increase DVD sales. The Kyle scene may not have fitted the story line and/or it made the running time too long.
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