film deletion

[scubalal]

just a quickie, anybody know why films get deleted, as i am looking for a luc besson film called the big blue, every where i go i'm told it's deleted, and i can't seem to win one on ebat either lol.

[Octavius]

http://www.play.com/Gadgets/Gadgets/4-/1025926 /Big_Blue_French_Movie_Poster/Product.html#

[Octavius]

Sorry, realised after posting that the above is a poster.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Big-Blue-Rosanna-Arque tte/dp/B00004TBSX/sr=1-12/qid=1161616364/ref=s r_1_12/203-6019720-0579165?ie=UTF8&s=dvd

[The Big Gill]

Tried looking for it under the French title as well?

[Mortartube]

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Big-Blue-Rosanna-Arque tte/dp/B00004TBSX

[growlybear]

http://www.amazon.com/Big-Blue-Directors-Cut/d p/B00004TWZF

Amazon have it in stock - 23/10/06

[shineybomb]

I'm searching for the 1935 version of Brewsters Millions so would also like to know why they are deleted. There are no copies of this, even on Ebay (I've been looking for 5 years!)

[LeMarchand]

Re the "why": It's basically because existing stocks of the movie have beed exhausted. The distributor then has to decide whether it is to their advantage to do another run, bearing in mind that there may be a need to renegotiate some contracts and that the DVD is unlikely to sell as many copies as a "reprint". It may also be that they are waiting for an anniversary/some other excuse to put out a "special edition". I would also imagine that a lot of distributors are holding back on DVD reissues as HD/BluRay launches very soon.

As for "Brewsters", has it ever been on DVD? If not, there are a number of problems with older movies: rights can be difficult to get (or even to find out who to get them from), there may well be a shedload of contracts to deal with, and there is the difficulty of finding a good print/restoration. When you factor in that it's something of a niche market, it may just be not economically viable.

[shineybomb]

1935 Brewsters has never been released on DVD as far as I know - thanks for the info. I will just have to keep searching for it on VHS - what i was looking for anyway

[scubalal]

thanx to all who answered my question about movies deleted, been a great help. and the where abouts of said movie.cheers.
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