Drive (Director's Cut) Question

[Lionclaw]

Can anyone tell me the exact unseen footage in the directors cut? I want to know because i want it for my portable dvd player which is probably not region free. But if the unseen footage is that good then i seek that version. The movie seems hard to find but I'd really like to add it to my collection. Please help!

[LeRolls]

I've only ever seen the Director's Cut of Drive but from what I understand there was a significant amount of footage cut out of the American home video version so I'd definitely go ahead and get the DC if you can.

[Macho King]

I on the other hand have only seen the US version. Where can I find an uncut, anamorphic DVD of the DC?

[blue_skies]

The UK DVD of Drive the director's cut is anamorphic widescreen and is also region 0. Unfortunately both UK DVD releases have been out of print for some time, although you could find a second-hand copy . Amazon UK has some copies. However I can't remember which version is which and I don't have my DVD accessible to help you in your search.

You might also be interested in the German version which includes a DTS soundtrack and a second disc of extras, also anamorphic .

[Senor Quack]

From memory only I recall there is about 17 mins worth of additional footage in the Director's Cut, but it is story/character development only. In other words, the cut version is not missing any fight footage (if that's important to you). I own the UK Director's Cut (Medusa 2000 release) because I love the film and wanted the full version in anamorphic widescreen (the cut US version is full screen only). I will say the soundtrack is a little weak on the UK version (I have to turn my subwoofer up WAY more than I should have to in order to get some reasonable bass) but at the time it was a much cheaper option than the German one (although I'm sure the DTS track on the German version is superior). If you are in North America and the UK version is out of print, it's going to be more difficult/expensive to track this down now.

I hope this gets released on Blu Ray someday but I'm not holding my breath.

Edit: I almost forgot...it seems the music score was replaced on the U.S. edition as well, so the director's cut also contains the original soundtrack.

[David Rees]

Im sue the UK one is stil available, it has a totally different soundtrack also. The HKL dvd is great because it has a good making of and audio commentary.



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[LeRolls]

Yeah, I have the Medusa (HKL) disc and it's great. Definitely recommend that version.