Battlefield Earth

[Weltall]

May God (or Jabootu or any other benevolent or malevolent deities who may have an interest in my affairs) forgive me for asking this but... does anyone know a way to get ahold of the theatrical version of this monstrosity? Having read a whole bunch of reviews, it seems like some of the most godawful stuff was cut from the DVD release. Maybe I'm just a masochist (then again, aren't we all) but I'd really like to see this in all it's crappy neck-injury inducing glory.

[Torgo]

To the best of my knowdledge, the theatrical cut has never been released on DVD.

Though why anyone would want to actually sit through Battlefield Earth is beyond comprehension to me.

Here's what the IMDb lists as being different:

A scene where Johnny and the other humans try to find instructions to the bomb is added in the U.S. Video and DVD release

In the theatrical release when Terl takes Johnny to the library he tells him that he is sure to find plenty of recipies for raw rat. This has been removed from the US video release.

An early scene of Terl (John Travolta) gleefully rescinding a promise to an unscrupulous underling in a bar/nightclub is cut from U.S. home video prints

In a scene shown in the theatrical version but cut from the video/DVD release, Terl and Ker stand before a chasm with river below. They wonder whether humans can fly or not, and Terl drops one off the edge to see if they can. Humans can't fly, and the man falls screaming into the depths.

In the nightclub scene with Ms. Terl she promises that Terl will be "as happy as a baby Psychlo on a steady diet of kerbango". In the theatrical release the line she delivered was differently phrased and ended in "as happy as a baby in a crib full of Kerbango."

[DodgingGrunge]

I gave my employees at the video store strict orders:  If any customer was stupid enough to bring Battlefield Earth up to the counter, they would be mercilessly mocked and ridiculed to the point of tears, at which point they could rent the film free of charge.  This unadvertised sale also applied to It's Pat: The Movie and C.H.U.D. 2: Bud the Chud.  God we were snobby.  Haha.

[Shadow]

I actually saw this film on opening day in the theater.

It was the first  - and last - time in my entire life than I can recall praying for sweet death to end my pain. I have never sought it out since then and have made it a point to avoid it when it pops up on TV. I really think I'd rather watch Leonard Part 6 than this thing.

[Dr. Whom]

Hmmmm, now the changes on Torgo's list would,  of course, make all the difference.

Whahahahaha!! Stupid Man-animal!

[Zapranoth]

I gave my employees at the video store strict orders:  If any customer was stupid enough to bring Battlefield Earth up to the counter, they would be mercilessly mocked and ridiculed to the point of tears, at which point they could rent the film free of charge.  This unadvertised sale also applied to It's Pat: The Movie and C.H.U.D. 2: Bud the Chud.  God we were snobby.  Haha.

A karma point for you.  =)