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97 minute cut?

posted 8 years ago by iconzero
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I live in Australia, and I noticed Cobra DVD in the ex-rentals section at Blockbuster the other day, and it said it had a runtime of 97 minutes, whereas the standard cut is 87 minutes? Anyone know if Australia did actually get a less censored version of the movie?

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[–] Hendry_William_French 8 years ago

I live in Australia, and I noticed Cobra DVD in the ex-rentals section at Blockbuster the other day

Wow, you've still got blockbuster in Australia? I thought that place went bust? There were three blockbusters in my town and they've all closed down.

To answer your question - it's a probably just a type-o. No extended cut has ever nor will ever be released.

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[–] TheRowdyMan 8 years ago

Yes, there aren't many video stores in general left in Australia.

I believe the Aussie version is the same as the US DVD. Remember PAL also alters the running time.

There are torrents of the 2 hour work print out there online. It's ripped from a VHS source and is time coded. Perhaps some clever person with the time on their hands, could edit together a version using the DVD/TV Version and the Workprint to get the best version of Cobra?

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