Cat People (1982) UPDATED

[Vincent_Prendergast]

R1 America - Universal Pictures
Commentaries: Audio commentary with director Paul Schrader
Extras:
"Cat People: An Intimate Portrait by Paul Schrader" 2000 featurette (25:23)
"On the Set with Director Paul Schrader" 1981 interview (10:22)
"Cat People: A Discussion with Special Make-Up Effects Artist Tom Burman" featurette (11:15)
"Cat People Matte Paintings" visual effects comparisons (3:11)
"Filmmaker Robert Wise on the Producer of the Original Cat People, Val Lewton" interview (3:34)
Production Photographs slideshow (6:47)
Theatrical trailer (2:18)
Production Notes (8 pages)
Recommendations (1 page)
Subtitles: English HoH, French, Spanish (all optional)
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Picture Format: Anamorphic
TV System: NTSC
Soundtrack(s): English Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
Case type: Keep Case
Notes: All extras are in English with no subtitles
Amazon ID: B000069HZO


R2 United Kingdom - Mediumrare
Collector's Edition
Extras:
DISC ONE (Blu-ray)
* The Film
Interviews
- "Unleashing the Animal Within" interview with Nastassja Kinski (5:56)
- "Making Memories" interview with Annette O'Toole (8:25)
- "Caging the Animal" interview with John Heard (6:12)
- "Reconnecting with Cat People" interview with Malcolm McDowell (7:35)
- "Cat Fight" interview with Lynn Lowry (5:53)
- "Composing a Cult Classic" interview with composer Giorgio Moroder (5:32)
- "More Than a Remake" interview with director Paul Schrader (9:13)
Photo slideshow (113 images)
Production Art & Posters slideshow (31 images) (2:41)
Theatrical Trailer (2:18)
TV Spot (0:31)

DISC TWO (DVD)
* The Film
Audio commentary with director Paul Schrader
"Cat People: An Intimate Portrait by Paul Schrader" 2000 featurette (25:23)
"On the Set with Director Paul Schrader" 1981 interview (10:21)
"Cat People: A Discussion with Special Make-Up Effects Artist Tom Burman" featurette (11:14)
"Cat People Matte Paintings" visual effects comparisons (3:10)
"Filmmaker Robert Wise on the Producer of the Original Cat People, Val Lewton" interview (3:33)
Production Photographs slideshow (67 images) (6:46)
Theatrical trailer (2:16)
Subtitles: English HoH
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Picture Format: Anamorphic
TV System: PAL
Soundtrack(s): English Dolby Digital 5.1
Case type: Keep Case
Notes: Only available in a dual format release.
All extras are in English with no subtitles
Amazon ID: B00T4D12NI


Versions: (some of the information here was incorrect, I have re-written it to be worded correctly. See https://www.dvddrive-in.com/reviews/a-d ... e82blu.htm)
Earlier home video releases suffered 2 examples of music replacement (presumably due to rights issues)
1) During the dinner scene between Irena, Paul, & Female (9:12-9:55): the song "Far Away Places" by Bing Crosby playing in the background was substituted for "Sunday Kind of Love" by Ella Fitzgerald
2) During the scene in which Ed Begley Jr sings "What's New, Pussycat?" (42:58-43:15): an alternate take was used where he sings "The Lion Sleeps Tonight."

The R1 Universal and R2/R4 releases contain the original songs; the R1 Image Entertainment release contains the "home video" songs


CUTS:

R1 America- Universal Pictures - No cuts - Theatrical version featuring Perry Como's "Far Away Places" & Ed Begley Jr. singing "What's New Pussycat?" (118:03 NTSC). (original runtime listed is incorrect)
R2 Collector's Edition United Kingdom- Mediumrare - No cuts - Theatrical version featuring Perry Como's "Far Away Places" & Ed Begley Jr. singing "What's New Pussycat?" (113:11 PAL).

[Vincent_Prendergast]

The names of all special features for all Universal DVD releases should be corrected to match what I have provided for the R1 release, which are the correct names of the special features that appear on all discs.

[James-Masaki_Ryan]

Updated

[Vincent_Prendergast]

Hello, the "versions" section has not been updated. It incorrectly claims that "Sunday Kind of Love" by Ella Fitzgerald was the original song in the theatrical release, when it was not. "Far Away Places" by Bing Crosby was the original song. I have provided updated, correct text in my original post. Thank you.

[James-Masaki_Ryan]

Updated the cuts status/

[Vincent_Prendergast]

Hello, maybe I am not explaining clearly. On the comparison page, above the "cuts" section, and below the "Overall: Draw" section, there is a section of text regarding "Versions" and talking about the music replacement.

This "Versions" section has incorrect information. It states "It has also been said that in the theatrical version, the song "Sunday Kind of Love" by Ella Fitzgerald, playing in the background during a dinner scene, was substituted by "Faraway Places" by Bing Crosby for the TV version." This wording is saying that "Sunday Kind of Love" was the original song and "Far Away Places" is the substitution. This is incorrect. "Far Away Places" is the original song, as corroborated by https://www.dvddrive-in.com

I have rewritten this section to be correct, more streamlined, and to provide correct timestamps.

Please replace the existing "versions" text with this text:

Earlier home video releases suffered 2 examples of music replacement (presumably due to rights issues):
1) During the dinner scene between Irena, Paul, & Female (9:12-9:55): the song "Far Away Places" by Bing Crosby playing in the background was substituted for "Sunday Kind of Love" by Ella Fitzgerald
2) During the scene in which Ed Begley Jr sings "What's New, Pussycat?" (42:58-43:15): an alternate take was used where he sings "The Lion Sleeps Tonight."

The R1 Universal and R2/R4 releases contain the original songs; the R1 Image Entertainment release contains the "home video" songs

Also, I just noticed that in the "cuts" status for the R1 America- Image Entertainment disc, the word "alternate" is misspelled as "alernate" ("the alernate take of Ed Begley Jr. singing "The Lion Sleeps Tonight"")

[James-Masaki_Ryan]

Maybe Eric can take this since I'm too swamped to look into all this and since he fixed the Blu-ray page.

[Eric_Cotenas]

Updated, hope I got it all.