The discussion surrounding "verified" deleted scenes from Stanley Kubrick's Eyes Wide Shut

I finally got access to the full 24-minute cut of the Eyes Wide Shut deleted scenes (not the grainy VHS dailies, but a clean transfer from a private collector’s 35mm workprint). Short verdict: These scenes don’t “add context”—they recontextualize the entire movie.

The "Holy Grail": The 90-Minute Cut

Important Note: A persistent Reddit myth is that Kubrick’s first cut was 2.5 to 3 hours longer than the final film.

This guide organizes the known deleted or altered scenes based on consensus verification from film historians and long-standing Reddit discussions.

  • Reddit discussion: r/AskReddit (2020) - A user asked about the film's deleted scenes, and another user provided information about the prostitute subplot.

to block explicit sexual acts to avoid an NC-17 rating. An "unrated" version (the original cut Kubrick delivered) is now widely available on platforms like and Blu-ray. Replaced Actors

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