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Sounds like a scene I would have loved, being a ToD fan, but maybe would be detrimental as far as general consensus goes.
EgyptianPharaoh said:LOL!....why would he catch an egg.....silly Indy!
What page did you read that on? All I can find is the production design sketch that Exulted Unicorn posted above and an excerpt from the script which says it just "rolls and totters on the brink of the cage". There's no description of a Rube Goldberg-type of travelling egg. Don't forget that "Doom" came out a year before "Back to the Future" so it wouldn't have been removed due to any similarity.fenris said:What I got from the "The Making of" book was that the scene was never included because it became too complicated. It was too much like Doc Brown's clock mechanism in BTTF...
Exulted Unicron said:It was mentioned in the Complete Making Of. There's a storyboard of the whole scene. From what it says, the pilot was intended to go into the back and bludgeon them with a knife and a wrench. However, to make it quick, he hands a pistol to the co-pilot.
For the benefit of the raveners, here it is:
There ain't no scene, herr Flannery is delusional.Stoo said:/I]
CALLING ALL GERMANS! Dig out your early VHS tapes and see if you have the version Flannery10 had.
Sharkey said:There ain't no scene, herr Flannery is delusional.
It was filmed. The equipment isn't there because the final idea was changed into a simple drop straight down into Indy's hand.Hanselation said:And I've noticed, that you can not see the equipment what is shown at the drawing (like bicycle wheels, brooms and skythes). So I don't believe it was filmed.
I never doubted that, what I meant was I´m going to proof if this is the VHS that contains the missing sceneStoo said:@JayDee: I hope you win the auction. However, even if the egg part is not on that VHS, it won't mean that the scene never existed.
Flannery10 said:Well, I'm a lot of things sir, but certainly not delusional, thank you very much. Granted, it's been a long time since I have seen the movie on said VHS and sadly I don't even own it anymore, because let's be honest, who still owns VHS tapes these days? But unless my memory is pulling a really bad joke on me, I'm 100% sure to have seen the scene before.
Somebody mentioned earlier that they had a German version of the VHS and that it wasn't on there. Was the box of the VHS yellow or red? Because mine was red, and I know those are even older than the yellow ones. I'm just looking for some reassurance here that I'm not imaginging this, as Mr. Sharkey pointed out so politely.
Since I'm the one who notified Flannery10 of the recent disbelief towards his claim, one thing must be added: I don't think he saw a theatrical release of "Doom" in 1984* so how else could he have witnessed the egg scene other than via VHS?Flannery10 said:But unless my memory is pulling a really bad joke on me, I'm 100% sure to have seen the scene before.
While I'm no expert on German VHS releases, if it's anything like the image that Hanselation posted, those red & yellow editions were part of the "Complete Adventures" set and released simultaneously in 1999. (Flannery10, are you referring to something earlier? Because, in 2007, you said that the VHS was "like 15 years old" which would mean c.1992.)Flannery10 said:Was the box of the VHS yellow or red? Because mine was red, and I know those are even older than the yellow ones.
I hear you, JayDee. My comment was aimed at the doubters & non-believers. (I just hope that you didn't bid on the wrong VHS edition!)JayDee said:I never doubted that, what I meant was I´m going to proof if this is the VHS that contains the missing scene.
As I've mentioned previously, the egg scene did NOT happen that way! (That is a preliminary production sketch...things changed.)JuniorJones said:Scenes that never were!
Stoo said:As I've mentioned previously, the egg scene did NOT happen that way! (That is a preliminary production sketch...things changed.)
Yes, I realize that, Junior. I'm just trying to make a point for those who don't believe it (people like Sharkey).JuniorJones said:I know, I wasn't making any comment on the scene, it was just additional reference.
Along with the testimony of several witnesses...JuniorJones said:For the record has anyone established that this was filmed, in any form?
if memory serves, it goes like this: Willy is watching Indy sleep, shortly after the "What are you, a lion tamer?" line and right before she herself falls asleep. Indy has pulled his hat over his head and is laying there. The egg falls, he reaches out lightning fast and grabs it. Willy shakes her head and tries to fall asleep. At least, that's how I remember it. Granted I was 10 at the time! But I've always wondered why it was cut. I distinctly remember it garnering a laugh from the theater.