# Saruman cut from "Return of the King" theatrical release?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saruman-cut-from-return-of-the-king-theatrical-release/213000>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [November 13, 2003, 8:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saruman-cut-from-return-of-the-king-theatrical-release/213000 "2003-11-13T08:10:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![Earl\_of\_the\_CC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/58956e/32.png) [@Earl\_of\_the\_CC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_of_the_CC)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2003, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saruman-cut-from-return-of-the-king-theatrical-release/213000/41 "2003-11-14T23:47:50Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Cheesesteak \*  
> \*\*I agree with Dex, the confrontation was one of the best scenes in the book. I was looking forward to seeing it on the big screen ☹ \*\*

Absolutely agreed. The books quite frankly bored me. Except for a few high points. The highest of those high points was the chapter “The Voice of Saruman”. I loved the confrontation. It was brilliant and very enjoyable. Taking it out is criminal.

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**Author:** ![Myron\_Van\_Horowitzski](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9de053/32.png) [@Myron\_Van\_Horowitzski](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Myron_Van_Horowitzski)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2003, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saruman-cut-from-return-of-the-king-theatrical-release/213000/42 "2003-11-18T17:21:15Z")

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Saruman gets to commiserate with Cthulhu and Crud Puppy in [_User Friendly_](http://ars.userfriendly.org/cartoons/?id=20031118&mode=classic).  
I love this comic strip!

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