Cowboy Kate & other Stories, director's cut by Sam Haskins.

' Cut ' explicitly refers to the process of film editing: the director's cut is preceded by the rough editor's cut and followed by the final cut meant for the public film release.

The most common form of director's cut is therefore to have extra scenes added, often making the " new " film considerably longer than the " original ".

Traditionally, the " director's cut " is not, by definition, the director's ideal or preferred cut.

It is often the case that a director approves of the final cut, and even prefers it to the so-called earlier " director's cut.

" The director's cut may include unsatisfactory takes, a preliminary soundtrack, a lack of desired pick-up shots etc., which the director would not like to be shown.

For example, the director's cut of Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid was 122 minutes long.

Although not complete or refined to his satisfaction, director Sam Peckinpah still preferred the director's cut, as it was more inclusive and thorough than the 105-minute cut.

The restored cut, at 115 minutes, is thus not the traditional " director's cut ," but is closest to the director's preferred version, as it was reconstructed based on Peckinpah's notes, and according to his style in general.

In this case, the director's cut and the director's ideal preferred cut are distinctly separate versions.

And as is often the case with this director's work, the pace is so slow and the mood so reverent, that initial enchantment gives way to bored fidgeting.

In her review for the New York Times, Janet Maslin praised, " Mr. Campbell's manly, mock-heroic posturing is perfectly in keeping with the director's droll outlook ".

De Palma is known for quoting and referencing other director's work throughout his career.

Furthermore, the director's contract of service will usually entitle him to compensation if he is removed, and may often include a generous " golden parachute " which also acts as a deterrent to removal.

While in many instances an improper purpose is readily evident, such as a director looking to feather his or her own nest or divert an investment opportunity to a relative, such breaches usually involve a breach of the director's duty to act in good faith.

By definition, where a director enters into a transaction with a company, there is a conflict between the director's interest ( to do well for himself out of the transaction ) and his duty to the company ( to ensure that the company gets as much as it can out of the transaction ).

In contrast, the director's cut of Scott's Kingdom of Heaven ( which was a commercial failure in its 2005 theatrical release ) is the true version of the film Scott wanted, nearly an hour longer and has been met with more critical acclaim than the original version.

The director's cut is often considered a mixed bag, with an equal share of supporters and detractors.

In video games, the term " director's cut " is usually used as a colloquialism to refer to an expanded version of a previously released game.

The term director's cut is rarely applied to them, though.

A full director's cut is shown on original 1998 release of The Wiggles ' Toot Toot video.

He features in the director's cut of the 2005 film Kingdom of Heaven, but was edited out of the theatrical release.

In the edited version, the story begins after Victor Fleming's director's credit, while in the full-length version, after the director's credit, a title card saying " The Players " appears onscreen, after which all the major lead and supporting actors, as well as the characters that they play, are listed in order of appearance and in groups ( e. g., " At Domrémy ", " At Chinon ", etc.

A posthumous " director's cut ," commissioned by FilmFour and edited by his widow and co-screenwriter China Kong and editor Frank Mazzola, was released in 2000 to critical acclaim.

One DVD release, a soft-core version, shows a renewed copyright date of 1976 ( all prints featuring the 1976 copyright are the director's approved, edited version ), but the film itself was actually released in the United States in December 1973.

All of the cuts were edited out of the released version at the last minute ; it is highly unlikely that Peckinpah's director's cut will ever be fully restored.

Even Ridley Scott stated on the DVD commentary of Alien that the original theatrical release was his director's cut, and that the new version was released as a marketing ploy.

However the new version of the second Superman film ( known as The Richard Donner Cut ) restores as much of the original director's conception as possible, making it a considerably different picture.

Several of the Pokémon games have also received director's cuts and have used the term " extension ," though " remake " and " third version " are also often used by many fans.

Linkin Park also has a director's cut version for their music video Faint ( which was also directed by Mark Romanek ) in which one of the band members spray paints the words " En Proceso " on a wall.

Unhappy with the theatrical version of the film ( which he blamed on paying too much attention to the opinions of preview audiences ), Scott supervised a director's cut of Kingdom of Heaven, which was released on DVD in 2006.

Despite the fact that James Cameron had final cut on the original theatrical version and almost all cuts were decided by him, the extended version is often labeled as a " director's cut ".

" Roger Ebert gave the theatrical version of the film a less than positive review, but later gave a positive review of the director's cut.

As Welles's rough cut no longer exists, no true " director's cut " is possible, but Murch was able to assemble a version incorporating most of the existing material, omitting some of the Keller scenes ( though some were retained, either because they had replaced Welles scenes which no longer existed and were necessary to the plot, or because Welles had approved of their inclusion ).

The film premiered in Japan first on April 15, 1995, with a longer version ( 103 mins ) that is closer to the director's cut and features a previously composed score by Mychael Danna, different editing, and more scenes with Japanese star Takeshi Kitano and Dolph Lundgren notably.

The film was released in Japan first, in a version closer to the director's vision.

In 1982, Z Channel aired the 219-minute premiere version of Heaven's Gate on cable television — the first time that the longer version was widely exhibited — which Z Channel dubbed the " director's cut.

Notwithstanding the wide availability of the 219-minute premiere version of Heaven's Gate and its frequent labeling as " uncut " or the " director's cut ," " Cimino insisted that the so-called original version did not fully correspond to his intentions, that he was under pressure to bring it out for the predetermined date and did not consider film ready ," making even the 219-minute version essentially an unfinished film.

An extended version currently available on DVD runs 218 minutes ; cinematographer Vittorio Storaro and director Bernardo Bertolucci have confirmed that this version was created for television and does not represent a " director's cut ".

If the film industry was becoming a director's medium, Woolfson felt the music business might well become a producer's medium.

In 1994, the biopic Ed Wood, directed by Tim Burton, alleged that Wood and the filmmakers stole the mechanical octopus ( previously used in the film Wake of the Red Witch ) from the Republic Studios backlot, while failing to steal the motor which enabled the prop to move realistically, although, by the director's admission, the film preferred narrative interest over historical accuracy.

Such " commercial " director's cuts are seldom considered superior to the original film and in many cases, fans feel the films are diminished by the director's own ego or the studios ' desire for revenue.

In the director's commentary on the DVD edition of the film ( released in 2002 ), Coppola states that this film was the first major motion picture to use " Part II " in its title.

Co-written with his daughter Sofia, the film is a mystifying embarrassment ; it's by far the director's worst work yet.

This is the time that is set aside where the film editor's first cut is molded to fit the director's vision.

Road film Thelma & Louise ( 1991 ) starring Geena Davis as Thelma, and Susan Sarandon as Louise, proved to be one of Scott's biggest critical successes, helping revive the director's reputation and receiving his first nomination for the Academy Award for Best Director.

More recently during the filming of Scott's 2012 film, Prometheus, Charlize Theron praised the director's willingness to listen to suggestions from the cast for improvements in the way their characters are portrayed on script.

" By resigning from the DGA, Rodríguez was forced to relinquish his director's seat on the film John Carter of Mars ( in development ) for Paramount Pictures.

Unicorns also appear several times in the dream sequences of the director's cut, and as it is explained in the film ; Rachel's memories are known by her creators, e. g. the memory Rachel has of the spiders ( as explained to her by Deckard in the movie ).

Nevertheless, Peckinpah brought in the film on time and on budget, delivering his director's cut to the producers.

* In the 1986 horror film Chopping Mall, a store in the mall that survivors use to supply themselves with assault rifles, ammunition and grenades is named Peckinpah's Sporting Goods, a wry reference to the director's film violence.

This criticism was far from universal with other critics recognizing the director's intent to make an " American " film.