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To my knowledge, "uncut" in movie terms can mean either of two things:

1) Many NC-17 movies are censored down to an R rating. The R-rated version is released in theatres, to increase box office sales. No one under 17 can see an NC-17 movie in theatres -- even if they have a parent or guardian with them -- so releasing an NC-17 movie means that you will lose all ticket sales for the under-17 crowd. Usually, when an NC-17 movie is censored down to an R rating, the NC-17 version (the uncut version) is later released on DVD.

2) Sometimes a movie is just too long, and the studios will demand that it be shortened, against the director's wishes. The shortened version is shown in theatres, and the original version (called the "Director's Cut") will be released on DVD.

Note: other times, "Director's Cut" doesn't mean that parts of the movie were cut for the theatre version. Sometimes, "Director's Cut" means that parts of the movie were CHANGED for the theatre version. Just to name one example out of a thousand, there are two versions of the Stephen King movie 1408. The "Director's Cut" has a different ending.

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15y ago

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