OVERALL: Draw

The US release for including both 5.1 and original mono options.

NOTE (INCLUDES A SPOILER!):
Original Mono track on R1 differs slightly from the remixed 5.1 DD/DTS tracks for the ending scene. When the truck goes over the cliff, the "dinosaur roar" heard in the Mono track is missing in the 5.1 tracks, and the whole sequence overall is audio wise slightly different.

ADDITIONAL NOTE:
All DVD releases are about 15 minutes longer than the original US TV version BUT they do also have other differences to the original version. The DVD version is missing the following:
- A goof so an obvious change; a camera shadow on the truck's roof, seen early on in the TV version.
- Towards the end of the film in the TV version, a voice-over is telling what David is planning to do: to go at least 70mph through "Frenchman's Pass," making the viewers believe the truck can't climb up the hill that fast.
- Another short shot showing David's eyes superimposed over the road accompanied with another voice-over stating he's just coming on top of the hill.

Being a 1970s film made-for-TV, the original aspect ratio is 1.33:1 but the theatrical presentation in Europe was in 1.85:1.

CUTS:

• R1 Collector's Edition America- Universal Pictures - No cuts - Theatrical version (89:13 NTSC)
• R2 Croatia- Continental Film - No cuts - Theatrical version (85:38 PAL)
• R2 Czech Republic- Universal Pictures - No cuts - Theatrical version (85:38 PAL)
• R2 France- Universal Pictures - No cuts - Theatrical version (85:38 PAL)
• R2 Germany- Universal Pictures - No cuts - Theatrical version (85:38 PAL)
• R2 Holland- Universal Pictures - No cuts - Theatrical version (85:38 PAL)
• R2 Hungary- Universal Pictures - No cuts - Theatrical version (85:38 PAL)
• R2 Italy- Universal Pictures - No cuts - Theatrical version (85:38 PAL)
• R2 Poland- Universal Pictures - No cuts - Theatrical version (85:38 PAL)
• R2 Portugal- Universal Pictures - No cuts - Theatrical version (85:38 PAL)
• R2 Scandinavia- Universal Pictures - No cuts - Theatrical version (85:38 PAL)
• R2 Spain- Universal Pictures - No cuts - Theatrical version (85:38 PAL)
• R2 Turkey- Universal Pictures - No cuts - Theatrical version (85:38 PAL)
• R2 Special Edition United Kingdom- Universal Pictures - No cuts - Theatrical version (85:38 PAL)
• R4 Special Edition Australia- Universal Pictures - No cuts - Theatrical version (85:38 PAL)
• R4 Brazil- Universal Pictures - No cuts - Theatrical version (89:13 NTSC)
• R5 Russia- Universal Pictures - No cuts - Theatrical version (85:38 PAL)

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Comparison added by Adrian_Busby on 01/07/03
Comparison last updated by James-Masaki_Ryan on 10/08/23

UPDATE LOG:

09/03/14: Added German, Hungarian and Scandinavian releases and a note about the changes to the DVD version.
16/12/14: Additions of the Croatian, Czech, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Turkish, Brazilian, Russian releases.
22/01/16: R2 Germany added & ASIN.
10/08/23: Capsaholic, DVDBeaver.