39.3 Why multiple versions?
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This article is from the Sex Movies FAQ, by director@gti.net (The Director) with numerous contributions by others.
39.3 Why multiple versions?
It was discovered way back that sometimes when a movie is submitted
to the MPAA for a rating, that the MPAA would give the film an 'X'
(or NC-17 - same thing) rating. That's unacceptable to the studios
(for reasons explained elsewhere in this FAQ), so it would have to
be re-edited and re-submitted. In an attempt to milk the same cow
twice, the original version would be released as a director's cut,
and would do well on video, plus there would be virtually no
additional promotional costs. Pure gravy. Nowadays, the
pre-release promotional flyers the video stores or chains receive
will have an little blurb at the bottom: "Unrated version also
available".
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