# So, you want to edit a movie **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 14, 2001, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-you-want-to-edit-a-movie/68858 "2001-06-14T23:54:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2001, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-you-want-to-edit-a-movie/68858/1 "2001-06-14T23:54:30Z")
I’ve been amused at the recent story of a die hard _Star Wars_ fan who took it upon himself to re-edit _The Phanthom Menace_ by way of removing extraneous dialog, reducing Jar Jar’s presence (thank you!), and removing some of young, but annoying, Annakin’s scenes. For those who have seen “The Phanthom Edit”, as it’s known, have been impressed. Even George Lucas was curious enough to want a copy. The editor sent him one immediately, although I haven’t heard Lucas’ reaction yet. What movie would YOU re-edit in this fashion? I think I could chop out a good 30 minutes of _Star Trek: The Motion Picture_ and not lose a thing. How 'bout a _Reader’s Digest_ form of movie? Take a well-known movie and cut it down to under 30 minutes. ---
**Author:** ![Brunetter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/839c29/32.png) [@Brunetter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brunetter)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2001, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-you-want-to-edit-a-movie/68858/2 "2001-06-15T00:22:38Z")
I could SO go for this. For example, my husband has often said that Dogma would be a great movie, if not for the last 10 minutes. Pearl Harbor, I think, would have been better without the last 45 minutes. Bridges of Madison County could probably be shaved down to bullet points and made into a 15-minute film. That’s all I can think of off the top of my head!