# Stephen King’s uncut The Stand. A specific question on a difference from the original **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** movies, books-writing-myths\ **Created:** [May 2, 2024, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-king-s-uncut-the-stand-a-specific-question-on-a-difference-from-the-original/1001067 "2024-05-02T15:40:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![FlikTheBlue](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fliktheblue/32/10972_2.png) [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2024, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-king-s-uncut-the-stand-a-specific-question-on-a-difference-from-the-original/1001067/1 "2024-05-02T15:40:37Z")
I’m listening to the uncut version of _The Stand_. A scene towards the beginning has me wondering what the original scene was like. It’s one of the chapters with Larry, where he goes to watch _A Nightmare On Elm Street_ at a theater. What movie did he watch in the original version? There’s some mention made of a Roman numeral indicating that a sequel was likely, so I’m guessing he was watching one of the sequels of either _Jaws_ or _Rocky_. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2024, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-king-s-uncut-the-stand-a-specific-question-on-a-difference-from-the-original/1001067/2 "2024-05-02T15:52:19Z")
I don’t recall his going to a movie at all in the original version. ---
**Author:** ![FlikTheBlue](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fliktheblue/32/10972_2.png) [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2024, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-king-s-uncut-the-stand-a-specific-question-on-a-difference-from-the-original/1001067/3 "2024-05-02T15:59:21Z")
Ah. That scene must be one of the 400 added pages rather than a revision. I should have considered that possibility 😅. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2024, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-king-s-uncut-the-stand-a-specific-question-on-a-difference-from-the-original/1001067/4 "2024-05-02T16:05:25Z")
A lot of those 400 pages was good stuff. I’m glad he earned enough clout to put out the revised version. You could be correct about the movie scene, he would definitely revise the movie title for the re-write — you’ll have to ask Steve-o, otherwise, the world may never know. 🍭 😁 ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2024, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-king-s-uncut-the-stand-a-specific-question-on-a-difference-from-the-original/1001067/5 "2024-05-02T16:23:21Z")
The trend of using Roman numerals in film titles started in '74 with The Godfather, Part II, but didn’t really take off until the '80s. The Stand was originally published in '78, which was the same year Jaws II came out, and a year before Rocky II, so unlikely to be a reference to either of those. The Exorcist II and French Connection II were both in theaters early enough to possibly have been referenced in The Stand, but they weren’t big hits, so it’s unlikely. So, probably new material, not cut material. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2024, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-king-s-uncut-the-stand-a-specific-question-on-a-difference-from-the-original/1001067/6 "2024-05-02T16:24:51Z")
Nice detective work, sir.