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Title: Question about Salem's Lot (1979) run-time
Post by: Barlow on October 24, 2022, 11:46:00 PM
This is puzzling me. I've always remembered the original Salem's Lot tv movie running 3 hrs. The IMDB lists this though:


https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079844/technical (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079844/technical)



3 hr 4 min (184 min) (uncut) (USA)
3 hr 3 min (183 min) (DVD)
3 hr 20 min (200 min) (TV)
1 hr 52 min (112 min) (movie)


How is there a 3 hr, 20 minute version? Moreover, WHERE is it? I've never come across it!
Title: Re: Question about Salem's Lot (1979) run-time
Post by: Mike Scott on October 25, 2022, 12:27:28 AM
Did you read this?

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079844/alternateversions?tab=cz&ref_=tt_trv_alt (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079844/alternateversions?tab=cz&ref_=tt_trv_alt)
Title: Re: Question about Salem's Lot (1979) run-time
Post by: aura of foreboding on October 25, 2022, 02:36:22 AM
Sounds like the long version is the one with the double credits and the recap.   Let's give a generous 4 minutes for credits... It's hard to imagine a 12 minute recap, though.  But they say it was lengthy. 
Title: Re: Question about Salem's Lot (1979) run-time
Post by: marsattacks666 on October 25, 2022, 04:12:34 AM
I think the FYE steelbook has the 3hr twenty minute version. I could be wrong.
Title: Re: Question about Salem's Lot (1979) run-time
Post by: Barlow on October 25, 2022, 09:19:08 AM
Oh hell! I never even checked that part of IMDB. Thanks Mike! That pretty much explains it. I do remember a lengthy recap when I saw it on tv originally. That makes sense. I just wanted to make sure I had the complete movie.
Title: Re: Question about Salem's Lot (1979) run-time
Post by: Mike Scott on October 25, 2022, 12:19:10 PM
I have the DVD (183m). If all I'm missing is one minute, I can live with that.  :)
Title: Re: Question about Salem's Lot (1979) run-time
Post by: Barlow on October 25, 2022, 12:21:51 PM
I'm not even sure what that one minute could be. Probably credits or something.
Title: Re: Question about Salem's Lot (1979) run-time
Post by: marsattacks666 on October 25, 2022, 05:36:20 PM
I agree