The Terminator: Extended Edition

original film name: Terminator
film studio name: Orion
Date Original Film Was Released: 26 OKT 1984
Date Edit Was Released: 03 OKT 05
Original Runtime: 108 min
New Runtime: 116 min
Amount of time Cut/Added: 8 min added
Cuts removed/added/extended:

1. Restored Scenes:
   * Sarah’s “I’m so wholesome I could puke” conversation in front of the mirror before starting work
   * T-800 leaving the scene of the first termination
   * Several bits with Traxler and Vulkovitch in pursuit
   * Bit where Traxler is considering that Reese may be telling the truth
   * Traxler’s admonition to Reese to protect Sarah before dying
   * Sarah deciding to destroy Cyberdyne & Reese’s breakdown (long, excellent scene)
   * Sarah planning on all the great things Kyle will see and do after they change the future
   * A little post-coital intimacy between Sarah & Kyle
   * The chip being discovered … at Cyberdyne

DVD – Features:

1. 116 min. NTSC
2. static menu

Conceptual improvements/advancements of edit over original:

Deeper character development and brings Cyberdyne clearly into the greater story arc.

Time needed for the edition: 10 days
persons involved: ADigitalMan