# What movies do you want to see released to DVD? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 6, 2006, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movies-do-you-want-to-see-released-to-dvd/379234 "2006-11-06T01:04:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Zakalwe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zakalwe/32/270_2.png) [@Zakalwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zakalwe)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2006, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movies-do-you-want-to-see-released-to-dvd/379234/21 "2006-11-06T19:37:05Z")
[Cannery Row](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083717/) _sigh_ ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2006, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movies-do-you-want-to-see-released-to-dvd/379234/22 "2006-11-06T20:17:02Z")
**El Topo** - which is actually out now or soon. Woohoo! ---
**Author:** ![B.Serum](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/b.serum/32/14266_2.png) [@B.Serum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/B.Serum)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2006, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movies-do-you-want-to-see-released-to-dvd/379234/23 "2006-11-06T20:51:48Z")
\*\*Little Shop of Horrors \*\*with the [original / alternate ending.](http://www.dvdtalk.com/dvdsavant/s92shop.html) ---
**Author:** ![Walloon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/fbc32d/32.png) [@Walloon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walloon)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2006, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movies-do-you-want-to-see-released-to-dvd/379234/24 "2006-11-06T21:01:16Z")
[QUOTE=bluethree] And a made-for-TV version of Frankenstein that was made in the 70s. I don’t know the title or the actors, director, or producer, but I remember thinking it was pretty neat. It had a bride of Frankenstein that wore a black choker around her neck to hide the scar where her head was sewn on. Man, would I like to see that movie again. [/QUOTE] The two-part miniseries [_Frankenstein: The True Story_](http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0070074/) (1973), with a screenplay by Christopher Isherwood. Very impressive work, indeed. Just released on DVD two months ago. ---
**Author:** ![Contrapuntal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e274bd/32.png) [@Contrapuntal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contrapuntal)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2006, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movies-do-you-want-to-see-released-to-dvd/379234/25 "2006-11-06T21:14:26Z")
[Zentropa (Europa)](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101829/) ---
**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2006, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movies-do-you-want-to-see-released-to-dvd/379234/26 "2006-11-06T21:18:30Z")
[QUOTE=Hey you!] \*\*Little Shop of Horrors \*\*with the [original / alternate ending.](http://www.dvdtalk.com/dvdsavant/s92shop.html) [/QUOTE] It was released, but they never asked David Geffen’s permission to use the footage of the original ending, which he owned the rights to. The DVD was pulled and re-released without the original ending. The original DVD is now a valuable collector’s item. ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2006, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movies-do-you-want-to-see-released-to-dvd/379234/27 "2006-11-06T22:26:33Z")
Wow, where to begin? In rough chronological order: **The Italian Straw Hat, The Wind, The Lighthouse Keepers, I Was Born But…, Man’s Castle, The Story of Late Chrysanthemums, Intruder in the Dust, El, The Tarnished Angels, Decision at Sundown, The Big City, Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors, The Mother and the Whore, The Travelling Players, Kings of the Road, Red Sorghum, The Double Life of Veronique** and **Belfast, Maine** for starters. And that’s not to mention some titles (_Ashes and Diamonds, On Dangerous Ground, Ordet_) that you can only purchase in box sets but not individually and some (_The Incredible Shrinking Man, The Earrings of Madame de…, Voyage to Italy, Chimes at Midnight, Killer of Sheep, Make Way for Tomorrow_) already mentioned. ---
**Author:** ![Gala\_Matrix\_Fire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/4da419/32.png) [@Gala\_Matrix\_Fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gala_Matrix_Fire)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2006, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movies-do-you-want-to-see-released-to-dvd/379234/28 "2006-11-06T22:38:51Z")
[QUOTE=Walloon] The two-part miniseries [_Frankenstein: The True Story_](http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0070074/) (1973), with a screenplay by Christopher Isherwood. Very impressive work, indeed. Just released on DVD two months ago. [/QUOTE] The straight dope message board comes through again! Thank you thank you thank you, **Walloo** n. ---
**Author:** ![MacSpon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/34f0e0/32.png) [@MacSpon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacSpon)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2006, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movies-do-you-want-to-see-released-to-dvd/379234/29 "2006-11-06T23:57:27Z")
[QUOTE=DataZak] _Eric the Viking_ was supposed to be released early this year, if I’m not mistaken, but was pulled out in the last minute. Donno why. [/QUOTE] I’ve had a copy of Erik the Viking for quite a while now. (Don’t have it handy to look, but I’m guessing it isn’t region 1.) [QUOTE=DataZak] **MacSpon** , Branagh’s version of _Hamlet_ is scheduled for a 2007 release. [Link](http://www.thedigitalbits.com/mytwocentsa129.html#ham). Scroll down until you get to the October 18th news update. [/QUOTE] Woo-hoo! Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Contrapuntal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e274bd/32.png) [@Contrapuntal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contrapuntal)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2006, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movies-do-you-want-to-see-released-to-dvd/379234/30 "2006-11-07T00:01:20Z")
[QUOTE=mobo85] It was released, but they never asked David Geffen’s permission to use the footage of the original ending, which he owned the rights to. The DVD was pulled and re-released without the original ending. The original DVD is now a valuable collector’s item. [/QUOTE] All of that information is contained in the first few sentences of **Hey you!**'s link. ---
**Author:** ![Gozu\_Tashoya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/7993a0/32.png) [@Gozu\_Tashoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gozu_Tashoya)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2006, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movies-do-you-want-to-see-released-to-dvd/379234/31 "2006-11-07T00:28:55Z")
The Japanese film [Last Scene](http://imdb.com/title/tt0347386/), directed by Hideo Nakata, of _Ringu_ fame. Saw it at a film festival a few years ago, but still no domestic release. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Argent\_Towers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e8c25b/32.png) [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2006, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movies-do-you-want-to-see-released-to-dvd/379234/32 "2006-11-07T01:16:57Z")
As far as I know, _The Public Enemy_ is not out on DVD. The best thing about this movie are Jimmy Cagney’s incredible outfits. ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2006, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movies-do-you-want-to-see-released-to-dvd/379234/33 "2006-11-07T01:24:26Z")
[QUOTE=Argent Towers] As far as I know, _The Public Enemy_ is not out on DVD. The best thing about this movie are Jimmy Cagney’s incredible outfits. [/QUOTE] [Ahem](http://www.amazon.com/Public-Enemy-James-Cagney/dp/B0006HBV2S/sr=1-1/qid=1162862626/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/104-8066188-6626340?ie=UTF8&s=dvd) ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2006, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movies-do-you-want-to-see-released-to-dvd/379234/34 "2006-11-07T01:55:20Z")
[Dogs in Space](http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0092904/) ---
**Author:** ![Governor\_Quinn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/d26b3c/32.png) [@Governor\_Quinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Governor_Quinn)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2006, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movies-do-you-want-to-see-released-to-dvd/379234/35 "2006-11-07T02:14:59Z")
To name just one, [the Jeanne Eagels version of The Letter](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0020092/) ---
**Author:** ![drillrod](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@drillrod](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drillrod)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2006, 11:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movies-do-you-want-to-see-released-to-dvd/379234/36 "2006-11-07T11:17:35Z")
**Trilogy of Terror** Why, oh why isn’t this available? Scared the living piss out of me as an impressionable tot. ---
**Author:** ![Walloon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/fbc32d/32.png) [@Walloon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walloon)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2006, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movies-do-you-want-to-see-released-to-dvd/379234/37 "2006-11-07T14:05:15Z")
[Did you check to see if it was available?](http://www.amazon.com/Trilogy-Terror-Dan-Curtis/dp/B000FFJZO2) ---
**Author:** ![Kizarvexius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/da6949/32.png) [@Kizarvexius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kizarvexius)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2006, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movies-do-you-want-to-see-released-to-dvd/379234/38 "2006-11-07T17:33:52Z")
[QUOTE=MacSpon] Branagh’s **Hamlet** – the uncut version. [/QUOTE] And then there’s the flip side. [_A Midwinter’s Tale_](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113403/) (known in some markets as _In the Bleak Midwinter_) is Branagh’s loving tribute to the fearless thespians who give it their all for the sheer love of the theater. Filmed as a warm-up for his massive, epic, big-budget, seventy-milimeter widescreen treatment of _Hamlet_, (with some of the same cast) it’s the hilarious story of a bizarrely ecclectic theater troupe mounting a no-holds-barred, zero-budget, seven person rendition of the same play. It’s the only movie in my “must watch once a month” collection that has yet to find its way onto DVD. ---
**Author:** ![randwill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a3d4f5/32.png) [@randwill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/randwill)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2006, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movies-do-you-want-to-see-released-to-dvd/379234/39 "2006-11-07T18:03:12Z")
[QUOTE=ArchiveGuy] Wow, where to begin? In rough chronological order: **The Italian Straw Hat, The Wind, The Lighthouse Keepers, I Was Born But…, Man’s Castle, The Story of Late Chrysanthemums, Intruder in the Dust, El, The Tarnished Angels, Decision at Sundown, The Big City, Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors, The Mother and the Whore, The Travelling Players, Kings of the Road, Red Sorghum, The Double Life of Veronique** and **Belfast, Maine** for starters. And that’s not to mention some titles (_Ashes and Diamonds, On Dangerous Ground, Ordet_) that you can only purchase in box sets but not individually and some (_The Incredible Shrinking Man, The Earrings of Madame de…, Voyage to Italy, Chimes at Midnight, Killer of Sheep, Make Way for Tomorrow_) already mentioned. [/QUOTE] Wow. I consider myself somewhat film-knowledgable. But with the exception of \*\*The Incredible Shrinking Man \*\* and **Chimes at Midnight** , I had never heard of any of these film titles. It’s like I’m on a mirror-earth where all the great films are the same but have different titles. Well, I’m off to watch Thorson Pelles’ **Resident Blane**. ---
**Author:** ![lissener](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lissener/32/6139_2.png) [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2006, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movies-do-you-want-to-see-released-to-dvd/379234/40 "2006-11-07T19:50:02Z")
Here’s an infinitesimally partial list, off the top of my head; every single day I come across another dozen or so titles that need to be released. Salo Confessions of an Opium Eater Ace in the Hole Gabriel Over the White House The Iron Horse Street of Shame Killer of Sheep To Sleep with Anger Christmas in July The Crowd Distant Voices Still Lives [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movies-do-you-want-to-see-released-to-dvd/379234.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movies-do-you-want-to-see-released-to-dvd/379234.md?page=3)