Studio 54 director's cut full movie

Ryan phillippe says he s looking forward to a planned digital release of the director s cut of 54 because it will restore, among other things, a steamy kiss between him and costar breckin meyer that was left on the editing room floor. With ian schrager, steve rubell, donald rubell, neil schlesinger. The directors cut a discoera cabaret thrusting its way to delirium. Admittedly when 54 the risque ensemble drama about the studio 54 starring ryan phillippe, mike myers and salma hayek came out in 1998, it was a flop. Christopher made the movie in 1998, with a cast of upandcoming actors. The director s cut a discoera cabaret thrusting its way to delirium. Gray talks fate of the furious directors cut dark horizons. Now a new cut comes closer to writer director mark christopher s freewheeling original vision of discofuelled hedonism and hijinks amongst the workingclass staff and jetset denizens of the legendary studio 54.

The directors cut had its world premiere at the berlin film festival this past february, and it will screen at the san francisco international film festival friday. Miramax is a global film and television studio best known for its. Cmrra, latinautor sonyatv, emi music publishing, uniao brasileira. Filmed at actual battle locations and full of authentic details, this rousing and soulful movie plunges you into the heat of the bloodiest battle. The cult classic 54 starring ryan phillippe in a love triangle with salma. Sep 20, 2007 surprisingly, indeed, for a movie which seemed like the barest sketch of a greater film rich in action, yet lacking in character, meaning, motivation or care this director s cut breathes new. At the end of the 90s, a german marketing campaign for the film studio 54 created a scandal and a look at the poster should be enough to puzzle together why that was the case. When the mastermind behind the infamous studio 54 nightclub plucks shane from the sea of faces clamoring to get inside, shane lands a coveted job behind. Also, hear an unreleased tenminute remix of the classic 98 cover from legendary house. See one of the explicit scenes that prompted miramaxs infamous meddling. Of course things have changed a lot since the theater version of the movie was released, but not all that much. May 31, 2018 stars on 54 attends the world premiere of 54 on aug. Gary grays the fate of the furious, the eighth film in the longrunning carcentric action series, arrives on home video next week with an unrated directors cut running a full. All title dates refer to the movie s original cinematic release, even where the title of the directors cut differs from the original film jfk 1991 oliver stone decided his threehour treatment of john f kennedys assassination wasnt long enough, and went back to the cutting room to pick a few extra scenes off the floor.

Studio 54 was the epicenter of 70s hedonisma place that not only redefined the nightclub, but also came to symbolize an entire era. Jun 05, 2015 now, nearly 20 years later, the directors cut of 54 has arrived on digital platforms like itunes and amazon. The spy who shagged me, waynes world, neve campbell wild things. Jun 25, 2015 the directors 1998 film gets a revival of its own with his original vision restored in a digitally released directors cut.

Almost 17 years after miramax released the original film, \u201c54. With ryan phillippe, salma hayek, neve campbell, mike myers. Studio 54 it boy shane oshea, played by ryan phillippe, in the movie 54. The database of the german ratings board shows an entry that is marked as director s cut, berlinale 2015.

New york nightclub studio 54, the epicentre of the disco explosion in the 70s. When steve rubell myers, the mastermind behind new yorks infamous studio 54 disco, plucks young shane. Weinstein sanitized the film beyond recognition, namely excising the. Jul 09, 2015 now, we get to see his version, which premiered in berlin this year. The director s 1998 film gets a revival of its own with his original vision restored in a digitally released director s cut. The director s cut has been reedited with 44 minutes of never before seen material. Shane, a jersey boy with big dreams, crosses the river in hopes of finding a more exciting life at studio 54. Lionsgate mark christophers saturday night feveresque tale about a young new jersey guy played by ryan philippe who enters the. This is a comparison between the theatrical version and the director s cut both available on the german bluray released by studiocanal. Exploring in greater depth a love triangle between a bartender, a coat check girl and a busboy in the biggest party on the planet. Jun 02, 2015 as the directors cut of 54 comes out with an unfashionable 17year delay, the answer turns out to be a bit of both. This restored directors cut is the film mark christopher tried to. I saw the whole movie strung together when we were doing the final mix of the studio cut, and i thought, oh no, says christopher, with a. Compared are the theatrical cut fsk 16 pg dvd by mawavcl with the director s cut fsk 18 rrated dvd by warner bros.

Background after five years of research about the actual events in the popular, titlegiving nightclub, miramax bought the rights to director mark christopher s 54 and filming started in 1997. Still, warner bros feared the length could hurt box office results, so the studio cut another 30 minutes over cukors objections. The rise and fall of ian schrager and the late steve rubells fabled new york disco studio 54 in the late 1970s has been covered many times before, most notably in a 1998 episode of behind the music, while the directors cut of the 1998 narrative film 54 was a big todo at the 2015 sf international film festival. Petitions to miramax to release 54 as christopher intended it began to appear online, and in 2008, the new york lgbt film festival outfest had a secret screening of the directors cut. Shane works his way up to bartender at work and starts to climb the new york social. The new directors cut is premiering at the berlin film festival. When steve rubell, the mastermind behind the infamous disco, plucks shane from the sea of faces clamoring to get inside his club, shane not only gets his foot in the door, but lands a coveted job behind the bar and a frontrow seat at the most legendary party on the planet. Myers, the mastermind behind new yorks infamous studio 54 disco, plucks young shane oshea ryan phillippe, gosford park, cruel intentions from the sea of. Prior to its release in 1998, the film was extensively reshot and recut, and then released to poor critical reaction, but somewhat respectable box office. Mike myers, who plays steve rubell, the clubs controversial cofounder, gives a careerbest performance. The movie was filmed in the actual studio 54 on west 54th street in manhattan, n. Its a different story, christopher says of the new, old version of. The directors cut will hit digital hd on june 2 from miramax and lionsgate dubbed the ultimate party.

Director mark christopher remembers the moment that he decided to restore his original vision for 54, his 1998 movie about new yorks iconic pleasuredome that was notoriously sliced and diced. When the mastermind behind the infamous studio 54 nightclub plucks shane from the sea of faces clamoring to get inside, shane lands a coveted job behind the bar as well as a frontrow seat at the most legendary party on the planet. Studio 54 director s cut at berlin film festival 45 more minutes of the disco drama ahead. Prior to its release in 1998, the film was extensively reshot and recut, and then released to poor. The directors cut 19982015 now digitally approximates the original cut by debut writer director mark christopher, deleting reshoots made by the distributor and restoring fortyfour minutes of material that had only been seen in a bootleg vhs tape of the films workprint that had circulated underground. Marking the 150thanniversary commemoration of the civil war, ronald f. In the theatrical version, the main characters bisexuality and all of the gay scenes.

This restored directors cut is the film mark christopher tried to release before the studio cut the 1998 original, and contains 45 minutes of never before seen footage. Christopher said that the studio deemphasized the films dark beauty and instead pushed a lot of light into it. Directors cut vs studio cut movie mavericks podcast. Its coowners, ian schrager and steve rubell, two friends from. In the directors cut, you get much more of the mood of studio 54, the decadence of the time, mr. Apart from the heavily preedited theatrical version, theres also an extended edition that has 7 more minutes of footage. With 54, it is truly a different film made up of unique shots, lost footage and. Dogma give mustsee performances in this provocative look behind the bright lights of the hottest nightclub ever. The directors cut is set in the legendary new york club, studio 54, that flourished in the late 70s and early 80s. Made in 1998, the original version by mark christopher bore. An epic adventure and passionate romance unfold against the panorama of a frontier wilderness ravaged by war. Almost 17 years after miramax released the original film, 54. Get even more action and adventure in this special directors definitive cut of the last of the mohicans. It stars ryan phillippe, salma hayek, neve campbell, and mike myers as steve rubell, the clubs cofounder.

The directors cut of 54 is a remarkable artefact that tells us as much about the 1990s as it does the 1970s. When steve rubell myers, the mastermind behind new york s infamous studio 54 disco, plucks young shane oshea ryan phillippe, godsford park, cruel intentions from the sea of faces clamoring to get inside his club, shane not only gets his foot in the door, but lands a coveted job behind the bar. The director s cut is a revelation, the need for which shows how paranoid hollywood can be about any display of homosexual activity in the movies, however minor. The director \u2019s cut \u201d has been reedited to include 44 minutes of never before seen material giving the film a new runtime of 106 minutes. At the end there are additional shots of other dancers. The studio cut flopped at the box office, and likely cost garland an oscar win. The directors cut is indeed a new gay cult classic, a glorious, hedonistic revelry that transports us to an. Directors cut vs studio cut march 10, 2011 trevor anderson 4 comments albert pyun, cyborg, jcvd, jeanclaude van damme, sheldon lettich albert pyun announced recently that his xrated directors cut of cyborg had been found. I saw the whole movie strung together when we were doing the final mix of the studio cut, and i. Youll finally be able to watch ryan phillippe and breckin. Mar 11, 2016 this is a comparison between the theatrical version and the director s cut both available on the german bluray released by studiocanal. Aug 12, 2017 from the 1998 movie 54 directors cut, which was released in 2015 and quickly became a gay cult classic. Academy award winner daniel daylewis best actor in 1989 for my left foot stars as hawkeye, rugged frontiersman and adopted son of the mohicans, and madeleine stowe is cora. From the 1998 movie 54 directors cut, which was released in 2015 and quickly became a gay cult classic.

Maxwells acclaimed film now arrives in a directors cut featuring 17 minutes of compelling additional footage. It was a movie ahead of its time, christopher told variety. Director mark christopher remembers the moment that he decided to restore his original vision for 54, his 1998 movie about new yorks iconic pleasuredome. The cult classic 54 starring ryan phillippe in a love triangle with salma hayek and breckin meyer is coming to digital hd. Although i, for one, loved 54 even in the watered down theatrical version, was static to finally catch the director s cut. The story of the notorious 1970s new york city nightclub. Studio 54 directors cut at berlin film festival 45. Youll finally be able to watch ryan phillippe and breckin meyer.

Dec 24, 2017 ryan philippe stars as shane oshea, a workingclass teenager from new jersey who takes a job at legendary new york nightclub studio 54, the epicentre of the disco explosion in the 70s. Oct 18, 2019 this directors cut restores the film to the filmmakers original vision, a considerably more explicit walk on the wild side, featuring some of the biggest rising stars of the 1990s. As the directors cut of 54 comes out with an unfashionable 17year delay, the answer turns out to be a bit of both. Youll finally be able to watch ryan phillippe and breckin meyer get it on in 54. Buy the last of the mohicans directors definitive cut. Seventeen years after the premiere of its severely shorn miramax release, 54. After hotly anticipated and successful premieres in berlin and san francisco, 54. Now, we get to see his version, which premiered in berlin this year. Studio 54 lief 2014 erstmals im directors cut in berlin. Set against the backdrop of studio 54 \u2019s party lifestyle that made the club infam. The directors cut was resurrected from 1998 disaster to.

The hopes were to have a summer blockbuster movie ready for the. The director s cut of 54 is a remarkable artefact that tells us as much about the 1990s as it does the 1970s. This spirited, gloriously messy ode to the tarnished glamour of new yorks 1970s nightlife has become a cult classic. From the 1998 movie 54 director s cut, which was released in 2015 and quickly became a gay cult classic. The studio is connected to the ed sullivan theatre on broadway where half the time sullivan s show was filmed, live. When it was originally released in 1998, this vibrant story of the legendary studio 54 nightclub and its array of eccentric punters, was cut by 40 minutes, removing some of the darker elements of the story and, crucially, any scenes showing the bisexuality of its central character, played by ryan phillippe this directors cut restores the film to the filmmakers original vision, a. Theresa ambrose but the dominant presence here is mike myers, whose performance as. Background after five years of research about the actual events in the popular, titlegiving nightclub, miramax bought the rights to director mark christophers 54 and filming started in 1997. The director s cut featuring 44 minutes of neverbeforeseen material. Having seen the original release of 54 several times, the directors cut just extends the debauchery of the disco nights at studio 54, particularly the personal life of ryan phillippes bartender character, who is more sexually ambiguous and does heavier drugs such as freebasing cocaine. This spirited, gloriously messy ode to the tarnished glamour of new york s 1970s nightlife has become a cult classic. Now a new cut comes closer to writer director mark christophers freewheeling original vision of discofuelled hedonism and hijinks amongst the workingclass staff and jetset denizens of the legendary studio 54. The famous 1970s new york city nightclub seen and told through the eyes of a young employee.