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Brood (The) AKA Chromosome 3 (Blu-ray) (1979)
They're waiting... for you!Director: David Cronenberg
OVERALL: Draw-
OVERALL: Draw
The US, UK, and German releases each have differing exclusive extras.
The French release has the same extras as the UK release, but is in 1080i and has forced subtitles on the English soundtrack.
The Australian release has a lengthy documentary but note it is not specifically about "The Brood".
This documentary can also be found on the Region B Australian Blu-ray of Scanners and the Region B Australian & UK Arrow Blu-rays of Rabid.
Versions:
Two versions of the film are known to exist:
- The R-rated theatrical cut.
- The Unrated cut.
Information on the differences between the R-rated and Unrated versions can be found at Movie-Censorship.com (SPOILERS!) and below:
The differences between both cuts are the following (NTSC running times - SPOILERS!):
* At 19:37, the murder of the grandmother is 0:08 longer.
* At 66:14, when Frank gets in the school, after the schoolteacher has been murdered, he looks at her, turns her head and watches his own hands, which makes the scene 0:10 longer.
* At 83:11, the ripping of the birth sack by Nola lasts 0:03 longer, until the fetus is fully visible.
* At 83:31, the cub-licking is 0:02 longer.
* At 83:36, after Frank puts his hand on his mouth, we can see another cub-licking scene which lasts 0:10.
* At 86:10, we can see the dead body of doctor Raglan for 0:03.
Special thanks to Rewind user Sairwas for his contribution in finding these differences. -
CUTS:
- Blu-ray A America- Criterion Collection - No cuts - Unrated version (92:29).
- Blu-ray ALL France- Pathe! Distribution - No cuts (~88 min).
- Blu-ray ALL Limited Collector's Edition Germany- Wicked-Vision Media - No cuts - Unrated version (92:11).
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Blu-ray ALL Japan- Paramount Home Entertainment - Yes - Unrated version with 2 scenes cut (91:35).
- The "grandma death" and the "cub-licking" scenes are censored, while other scenes are uncensored. However, please note that Rewind user Oliver_Asmussen has found the scene where the dead teacher's face gets covered up with a drawing is also missing. Also there are quite a few instances with minor shots being trimmed shorter throughout the movie, such as shots of milk spilling out of a carton. - Blu-ray B Australia- Umbrella - No cuts - Unrated version.
- Blu-ray B United Kingdom- Second Sight - No cuts - Unrated version (92:12).
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Comparison added by Paul_Lewis on 07/04/13
Comparison last updated by Vincent_Prendergast on 26/01/21UPDATE LOG:
07/04/13: initial entry
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13/07/13: added UK release
18/08/13: added Japanese release
18/09/15: added US release.
23/09/15: updated cut note on the Japanese release.
18/10/15: capsaholic.
16/09/16: Addition of the German release.
24/01/21: Updated Caps-a-holic link, updated German release to Region ALL & added bonus trailers, updated notes on US, German, & UK releases, corrected runtime of extras on UK release, added Movie-Censorship link.
26/01/21: Added France, updated Winner notes.
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