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Eyes Wide Cut

August 4, 1999 | Issue 35•27

In order to receive an 'R' rating from the MPAA, Stanley Kubrick's Eyes Wide Shut was digitally altered, with human figures added to obscure scenes of explicit sexuality. What do you think about what many film critics are condemning as censorship?

Young Woman

Jessica Dybzinski,
9-Year-Old
"I'm glad Kubrick was forced to alter Eyes Wide Shut. Otherwise, I wouldn't have been able to go with my daddy."

Young Man

Patrick
Tidrow
,
Bus Driver
"This kind of censorship has gotten way out of hand. I was watching Spice on pay-per-view the other night, and they didn't even include the penetration shots."

Black Man

George Fisk,
Systems Analyst
"I would have preferred to see the NC-17 version, because I really get off on graphic depictions of alienation, paranoia and betrayal."

Old Woman

Diane Nyman,
Librarian
"Stanley Kubrick? Didn't he direct Sammy The Way Out Seal? Oh, no, I'm thinking of Norman Tokar."

Old Man

Gene Stegman,
Civil Engineer
"I hear the original version has even more explicit footage showcasing the bare breasts of Sydney Pollack."

Asian Man

Bob
Paciorek
,
Roofer
"If depraved filth is what you want to see, rent one of those porno tapes. But if you want to see a towering, final artistic statement by a major director, then could I have the porno tape?"

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