While many people are familiar with the 1996 film From Dusk Till Dawn, the Exclusive Director’s Edition Laserdisc shown in your image contains unique content and historical quirks that have never been replicated on modern digital releases.
The "Lost" Extended Scenes
This specific Laserdisc is famous among collectors for containing exclusive footage that was cut for being too graphic for the theatrical release.
- The Pimple Scene: This edition includes an infamous, stomach-churning moment during the "vampire feast" where a girl pops a pimple on a guy.
- Extended Gore: It features a longer version of the "vampire feast" (dinner is served) and an extra scene where Sex Machine (Tom Savini) kills two more vampires and takes a picture of one. These "extended cut" scenes have reportedly never been officially released in this integrated format on DVD or Blu-ray.
Laserdisc Technical Oddities
- The "Director’s Edition" Layout: This is a massive 2-disc set with four sides. Sides 1 and 2 contain the film, while sides 3 and 4 are dedicated entirely to bonus materials.
- Hidden Audio Tracks: The analog and digital audio tracks on sides 3 and 4 contain specialized content, including production and "temp" audio and special effects demonstrations narrated by director Robert Rodriguez and the makeup supervisor.
- "Full Tilt Boogie": While many modern sets include this feature-length documentary, this Laserdisc was one of the first home media formats to package it alongside the film.
Production Movie Trivia
- Tarantino’s First Paycheck: This was the first screenplay Quentin Tarantino was ever paid to write, receiving exactly $1,500.
- The "Pulp Fiction" Speech: The famous Ezekiel 25:17 speech from Pulp Fiction was originally written for this movie. It was intended for Harvey Keitel’s character, Jacob Fuller, to recite while fighting off the vampire horde.
- Green Blood for Censors: To avoid a restrictive NC-17 rating, Robert Rodriguez changed the color of the vampires' blood to green.
- The Gecko Baby: Some of the growling noises made by the vampire dog (Sex Machine’s transformed state) were actually recorded from Robert Rodriguez’s baby son, who was just learning to talk at the time.
From Dusk til Dawn - Laserdisc Movie EXTENDED
SKU: LDdusk
C$40.00Price
