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Freaks AKA Tod Browning's Freaks AKA Forbidden Love AKA Monster Show (The) AKA Nature's Mistakes (Blu-ray) (1932)
Can a full grown woman truly love a MIDGET?Director: Tod Browning
OVERALL: Draw-
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Extras:DISC ONE
* "Freaks" (1932) (62:23)
Audio commentary by film scholar David J. Skal
"Tod Browning's Freaks: The Sideshow Cinema" documentary (63:30)
Episode from 2019 of critic Kristen Lopez’s podcast Ticklish Business about disability representation in Freaks (51:54)
Reading by Skal of “Spurs” the short story by Tod Robbins on which Freaks is based (47:44)
Prologue to Freaks, which was added to the film in 1947 (2:36)
Program on the alternate endings to Freaks (6:08)
Video gallery of portraits from Freaks (10:34)
DISC TWO
* "The Unknown" (1927) (68:05)
* "The Mystic" (1925) (73:47)
Audio commentary on "The Unknown" by film scholar David J. Skal
Introduction for "The Mystic" by David J. Skal (9:24)
New interview with author Megan Abbott about director Tod Browning and pre-Code horror (32:15) -
Subtitles:English HoH
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Aspect Ratio:1.37:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English LPCM 1.0
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Case type:Digipak
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Notes:Includes an essay by film critic Farran Smith Nehme.
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Extras:DISC ONE
* "Freaks" (1932) (62:23)
Audio commentary by film scholar David J. Skal
"Tod Browning's Freaks: The Sideshow Cinema" documentary (63:30)
Episode from 2019 of critic Kristen Lopez’s podcast Ticklish Business about disability representation in Freaks (51:54)
Reading by Skal of “Spurs” the short story by Tod Robbins on which Freaks is based (47:44)
Prologue to Freaks, which was added to the film in 1947 (2:36)
Program on the alternate endings to Freaks (6:08)
Video gallery of portraits from Freaks (10:34)
DISC TWO
* "The Unknown" (1927) (68:05)
* "The Mystic" (1925) (73:47)
Audio commentary on "The Unknown" by film scholar David J. Skal
Introduction for "The Mystic" by David J. Skal (9:24)
New interview with author Megan Abbott about director Tod Browning and pre-Code horror (32:15) -
Subtitles:English HoH
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Aspect Ratio:1.37:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English LPCM 1.0
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Case type:Digipak
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Notes:Includes an essay by film critic Farran Smith Nehme.
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Have you spotted a mistake in these specifications? If so, let us know via our forums. -
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Extras:DISC ONE
* "Freaks" (1932) (62:23)
Audio commentary by film scholar David J. Skal
"Tod Browning's Freaks: The Sideshow Cinema" documentary (63:30)
Episode from 2019 of critic Kristen Lopez’s podcast Ticklish Business about disability representation in Freaks (51:54)
Reading by Skal of “Spurs” the short story by Tod Robbins on which Freaks is based (47:44)
Prologue to Freaks, which was added to the film in 1947 (2:36)
Program on the alternate endings to Freaks (6:08)
Video gallery of portraits from Freaks (10:34)
DISC TWO
* "The Unknown" (1927) (68:05)
* "The Mystic" (1925) (73:47)
Audio commentary on "The Unknown" by film scholar David J. Skal
Introduction for "The Mystic" by David J. Skal (9:24)
New interview with author Megan Abbott about director Tod Browning and pre-Code horror (32:15) -
Subtitles:English HoH
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Aspect Ratio:1.37:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English LPCM 1.0
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Case type:Digipak
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Notes:Includes an essay by film critic Farran Smith Nehme.
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OVERALL: Draw
Identical specs.
GENERAL CUT NOTES:
The 1932 original version that was previewed allegedly ran 90 minutes. After a disastrous reaction from the audience, MGM executive Irving Thalberg deemed the film "too horrific" and had it cut to its present length of 62 minutes.
Sadly This cut footage is not known to exist, so we will never see the full uncut version as Tod Browning intended it to be seen. -
CUTS:
- Blu-ray A Tod Browning’s Sideshow Shockers America- Criterion Collection - No cuts (62:23)
- Blu-ray A Tod Browning’s Sideshow Shockers Canada- Criterion Collection - No cuts (62:23)
- Blu-ray B Tod Browning’s Sideshow Shockers United Kingdom- Criterion Collection - No cuts (62:23)
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Comparison added by James-Masaki_Ryan on 19/09/23
Comparison last updated by James-Masaki_Ryan on 19/09/23UPDATE LOG:
20/09/23: Initial entry.
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