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Originally Posted by shireguy
Wouldn't you think that Paul Hogan would have some interest in seeing this title released in a BD / 4K format locally ??
As for restoration - Hoges isn't short of a few $$
but nope.... it's yet another of those Aussie films that seem to have gotten 'lost' ...
much like the films of Yahoo Serious .. never to bee seen or heard from again....
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Its not so much the costs, but more about finding the best usable elements that aren't battered beyond the infinite or just another international cut print from New Zealand.
I have a strong feeling Paramount may indeed have that combined print sitting around in their archives somewhere. That element was the Aussie version they were sent by Hoyts and used to edit into the US version. Paramount would be the ones to ask since they usually keep and matain their film elements unlike most studios down under. However, theres also a possiblity they used the same editors at the time and ether discarded the print or the material cut to make the US version (these goons at the time were careless with discarding the trimmed material from Mann's original cut of The Keep, and the original version of Best Defense from before the reshoots with Eddie Murphy). We won't know the definitive anwser until someone at Paramount wants to do something with CD and looks to see what they can find in the archives.