Salem's Lot: The Cinematic Cut


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Salem's Lot: The Cinematic Cut

Faneditor: MusicEd921  
Fanedit Type: TV-to-Movie
Fanedit Release Date: 1st October 2022
Fanedit Runtime: 2h:20m:0s
Time Cut: 0h:43m:0s
Time Added: 0h:1m:0s
Genre: Horror
Original Title: Salem's Lot (1979)   
Original Release Date: 1st January 1979
Original Runtime: 3h:3m:0s
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Source: Digital
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Synopsis:

I have taken the classic miniseries and edited down to its core story. Some of the melodrama is gone as are plotlines that didn't go anywhere. Now we get a leaner and meaner take on the story and getting there with a little bit of a brisker pace.

Intentions:

I really enjoyed this miniseries the couple of times I've watched it, but there are parts that felt like it could use a little bit of editing to get things go quicker.

Change List:

-Reframe the movie to 16:9 widescreen -Bring running time to 150 minutes or less -Remove all fade/hard cut to black commercial breaks -Remove Crockett/Bonnie/Cully affair -Cut Cully completely, Bonnie only appears in the scene when Ben talks to Crockett -Move some scenes around, including cutting the opening in Mexico, but reusing the footage to add to the end -Tighten things up such as the removal of the several excessive scenes of Straker leaving the house and driving into town -Added a vampire-esque hissing sound for Ralphie Glick's two vampiric appearances and a bite sound during his second one -Upped the music volume during Straker's murder of Dr. Norton to add to the terror of the scene.

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Other Sources:

Salem's Lot Original Soundtrack was utilized to mask scene cuts and transitions.

Special Thanks:

DwightFry and BionicBob.


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