Directors Cuts of Iconic Films That Surpass The Originals

Brazil

When director Terry Gilliam sent his cut of Brazil to Universal Pictures, exec Sid Sheinberg wasn't a fan of the ending and wanted to give it a "happy one." Gilliam then went on a tirade by taking out a full-page ad in Daily Variety asking Sheinberg when the studio will release the movie. He also went on Good Morning America and called him out during an interview.

The More You Know

In the first draft of the Back to the Future screenplay, the time machine wasn't a Delorean, it was a refrigerator.
In the entire Lord of the Rings film trilogy, no two female characters ever speak to each other.
The bridge blown up by Eli Wallach and Clint Eastwood in The Good, The Bad and The Ugly was prematurely detonated by a Spanish Army Captain. Upon learning of his mistake the Captain ordered his troops to rebuild the bridge, only for it to suffer another explosion once complete.
Peter Ostrum, Charlie from Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, never acted in another movie after that and is now a veterinarian.

Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.