46:06-46:08 / 52:49-55:04

In the Original Version, Lenny leaves the house and Cosmo is already waiting for him outside. As soon as Lenny is out of sight, he climbs up the ladder and talks to Annie. He is incredibly disappointed she does not feel about him the way he feels about her.

Cosmo: "Good morning."
Annie: "Good morning."
Cosmo: "What happened?"
Annie: "About what?"
Cosmo: "What happened?"
Annie: "What do you mean?"
Cosmo: "I thought we had something going."
Annie: "We did."
Cosmo: "What?"
Annie: "We were friends."
Cosmo: "There was more."
Annie: "Cosmo, we were friends."
Cosmo: "You just used me to stay close to Lenny."
Annie: "Why are you saying that? We got no papers on each other. I'm back with Lenny cos that's where I wanna be."
Cosmo: "He dumped ya, I was nice to ya. Don't that matter?"
Annie: "Sure it matters."
Cosmo: "Answer me one thing. Do you love him?"
Annie: "Yes."
Cosmo: "No, you don't. Nobody loves nobody round here. Everybody fakes it."
A female neighbor interrupts: "Why don't you leave the lady alone?"
Cosmo: "Shut your fat mouth!"
Nachbarin: "I'm calling the cops!"
Cosmo: "I'll break your face!"
Annie: "Look, do you wanna come in?"
Cosmo: "For what? Small talk and coffee? Tea and crumpets? For what? Friends, huh?"
Annie: "Good friends."
Cosmo: "You two should never have been leading me on."
Annie: "I never led you on. I never wanted to lead you on, Cosmo. Come in. All the heat's getting out."
Cosmo: "Then close the window."
Annie: "You want me to close the window?"
Cosmo: "Close the window."
Annie: "I'm gonna close the window!"
Cosmo: "You wanna close the window? I don't like you neither. I don't like nobody. I'm in demand. I don't need you. I don't need nobody! I'm sensitive."
He leaves and she is so annoyed, she tears her hair out.

In the US TV Version, the previous scene with Cosmo is insignificantly longer instead (no screenshots).

Original Version 132.9 sec (= 2:13 min) longer

US TV Version longer / Alternate
48:33-49:42 / 57:29-58:37

Before Cosmo and Victor slap each others backs on the street, the conversation the two of them are having is alternate: In the US TV Version, it occurs inside while Victor is shaving. In the Original Version, they are having their conversation outside on the street. Contentwise, the dialog basically the same though.

In the Original Version, Cosmo says: "Vic, last night was the beginning of something big."
Victor: "How big?"
Cosmo: "I'll level with you. You stepped in them ropes an ice-ball jerk, and came out a champ."
Victor: "I don't feel like no champ."
Cosmo: "Don't worry, just make me a handler."
Victor: "I can't do it. I promised Susan."
Cosmo: "Don't promise her nothing. Her relatives bombed Pearl Harbor."
Victor: "Watch your mouth. She's Chinese."
Cosmo: "What's the cliff? I'm getting a headache."
Victor: "She got annoyed when she found out."
Cosmo: "Suey don't know nothing."
Victor: "Susan."
Cosmo: "All right, Susan. Will you stop kicking that can? Now look. Look, you and Suey... Susan, I'm sorry. You and Susan got plans about getting out and buying a houseboat. Where do you want that houseboat?"
Victor: "Jersey."
Cosmo: "Wrestling can be your passport out of this city. It's a growing sport."
Victor: "How soon?"
Cosmo: "What do you want, the exact date?"
Victor: "I promised Susan."
Cosmo: "I wanna let you in on something. Suey's almost a regular girl. Regular girls don't know nothing about wrestling. Know how many guys coulda sat on top of the world, but they let a dame tell them what to do and only ended up sitting on a toilet? You're causing me to breathe heavy. You got no reason to treat me crummy."

In the US TV Version, the dialog is almost identically equal (racial slurs included). Only "I'm not treating you crummy!" at the end of the scene is being said inside for the very time first time which leads to the identically equal comment outside which is also the moment the versions are back in sync.

no difference



58:30 / 67:25-67:32

Lenny also says: "Nobody's leading you on. It's in your head."
Cosmo: "I don't wanna hear it. I don't like what you two done. I'm in this just for the money."

6.7 sec

59:04 / 68:06-68:22

Burp (Joe Spinell) also says: "Your guy's gotta have a good record before these jerks will bet heavy on him. I'm not talking about those five and tens, neither. I'm talking about that $100 you stole from me, you creep. My man wasn't in shape."
Lenny: "You're saying that's all there is to it?"
Burp: "Yeah, that's all there is to it."

16 sec

59:59 / 69:17-69:18

Beginning of some shot with a rather brutal fight.

1.1 sec

60:01 / 69:20-69:29

Victor gets bitten in the nose and gets his butt kicked longer in general.

8.7 sec

60:20 / 69:47-69:56

Victor pulls his opponent back longer & further fighting.

9 sec

61:18 / 70:54-70:57

Earlier transition.

2.3 sec

61:37 / 71:16-71:19

Victor takes down another guy & Burp pushes someone away.

3.7 sec

62:23 / 72:06-72:14

Lenny gets paid insignificantly longer. Burp then grabs someone one more time & Victor in action.

7.8 sec

62:29 / 72:20-72:27

Victor takes a few punches in the corner & he manages to push his opponent to the ground.

7 sec

62:58 / 72:56-72:59

A few more hits & Lenny with the salami in his hand once again.

3.3 sec

65:45 / 75:46-76:06

Subsequent to the first tracking shot of the bar prior to Franky walking in, a scene with Stitch is missing. One of his goons is happy about getting brass knucks, the other one gets a knife.

Goon with brass knucks: "Oh, Stitch. This is beautiful.
Stitch: "I got your name inscribed on the side. Use them in good health."
Goon: "Oh, I will, I will."
Other goon with knife: "Stitch, this is exactly what I wanted. You must've read my mind."
The girl next to him says: "It's pretty."
Goon: "Shut up!"

20.2 sec

US TV Version longer
67:22-67:48 / 77:43

After Cosmo enters the motel, there is an additional scene at the reception.

Sally: "Cosmo! It's merry X-mas. Come on, what you got?"
Cosmo: "Well, something special for you, Sally, since you've been such a sweet Madame."
He hands her a salami with a ribbon wrapped around it and they both laugh.

+ 26.2 sec

68:01 / 77:56-78:27

On the other hand, Lenny here gets to speak with Annie longer.

Annie: "Oh, Lenny, I'm terribly sorry. I forgot to get you anything."
Lenny shuts the little box with the ring in it: "It's OK. I'll get a refund."
Annie: "Maybe I did get you something."
While saying that, she opens the door and presents some sculpture she made for him.
Lenny (while standing next to the sculpture): "He's a handsome devil, isn't he?"
Annie smiles: "I don't know about the handsome part."

31 sec

70:48 / 81:14-81:19

The last shot of Annie is longer.

4.9 sec

73:48 / 84:18-84:36

Big Glory claps and says: "Well, merry Christmas, old Franky the Thumper! I brought you a present all the way from the North Pole!"

17.8 sec

86:49 / 97:37-97:44

Victor longer when he is beating the crap out of Franky in the corner.

7.1 sec

88:31 / 99:26-99:30

Franky rams his knee into Victor's back.

3.4 sec

88:49 / 99:48-99:54

Obvious jump cut: Victor keeps getting beaten up longer.

6.2 sec

89:14 / 100:19-100:21

Probably another jump cut: Victor barges a little longer & Stitch insignificantly earlier.

2.1 sec



90:13 / 101:20-101:29

Victor barges longer and smashes into Franky. The subsequent shot starts a bit earlier as well.

8.9 sec

90:22 / 101:38-101:43

One again, a part of the fight is missing.

4.7 sec

91:33 / 102:54-102:56

Victor gets hit on the temple at the beginning of the shot.

2.2 sec

91:37 / 103:00-103:02

Further punches at the end of the shot.

1.5 sec

91:59 / 103:24-103:26

Franky jumps onto Victor.

2.5 sec

92:42 / 104:09-104:15

Further attacks.

5.8 sec

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Last but not least a screenshot comparison to illustrate: The US TV Version is open matte hence more picture information at the top and bottom.

US TV Version Blu-ray	Original Version Blu-ray