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Faneditor Name: dubmecrazy
Original Movie Title: The Assassination of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford
Genre: Western
Fanedit Type: FanFix
Original Release Date: 2007
Original Running Time: 154 minutes
Fanedit Release Date: October 2012
Fanedit Running Time: 116 minutes
Time Cut: 38 minutes
Brief Synopsis:
To keep the edit under a 2 hour running time I removed:
The subplot of Jesse & Dick hunting down Jim Cummins
The beating and references to Albert Ford
Scenes which pose no new (or redundant) information
The final years of Bob & Charley
Intention:
For whatever reason, this film never received the attention it deserved - maybe a 2 ½ hour psychoanalytical western drama was not what the average movie punter was after.
My goal was to reduce the running time to less than 2hrs but keep the mood and atmosphere of the original. Also, I wanted to see if I could edit a film!
Cuts and Additions:
Removed Bob’s chat with Frank:
Bob seeks out Frank requesting to be the James’ ‘regular sidekick’, Frank refuses. This is correlated later when Charley speaks to Frank (at Bob’s persistence) whom Frank again refutes
Cut opening banter between the gang members:
Although a good introduction to some of the main gang (Dick Liddil a womaniser, a not too bright Ed Miller) we find out these character traits later in the film. This version has Bob going straight to Jesse to request coming along on the train robbery
Removed Jesse arriving at Major George Hite’s to collect Dick and subsequent hunt for Jim Cummins:
Jim Cummins is only mentioned by name and has no physical presence in the original version
Removed beating of Albert Ford (cousin of Bob & Charley) and subsequent reference to him:
Jesse & Dick introduce themselves to Albert under pseudonyms saying they are searching for Jim but Albert does not know where he is, Jesse then beats him for information
Cut Bob’s reference to Albert’s beating by Jesse
Edited Jesse’s chat with Charley:
Jesse confesses to Charley of murdering Ed Miller – trimmed for continuity and to remove the reference to Albert
Removed Jesse & Charley’s trek through the snow & ice
Removed Bob wandering/creeping alone around the James’ house
Removed the final years of Charley & Bob’s life
Added epilogues for both Charley and Bob after fade out of Jesse on ice
Added new credits
Audio: Stereo 2.0
Bob seeks out Frank requesting to be the James’ ‘regular sidekick’, Frank refuses. This is correlated later when Charley speaks to Frank (at Bob’s persistence) whom Frank again refutes
Cut opening banter between the gang members:
Although a good introduction to some of the main gang (Dick Liddil a womaniser, a not too bright Ed Miller) we find out these character traits later in the film. This version has Bob going straight to Jesse to request coming along on the train robbery
Removed Jesse arriving at Major George Hite’s to collect Dick and subsequent hunt for Jim Cummins:
Jim Cummins is only mentioned by name and has no physical presence in the original version
Removed beating of Albert Ford (cousin of Bob & Charley) and subsequent reference to him:
Jesse & Dick introduce themselves to Albert under pseudonyms saying they are searching for Jim but Albert does not know where he is, Jesse then beats him for information
Cut Bob’s reference to Albert’s beating by Jesse
Edited Jesse’s chat with Charley:
Jesse confesses to Charley of murdering Ed Miller – trimmed for continuity and to remove the reference to Albert
Removed Jesse & Charley’s trek through the snow & ice
Removed Bob wandering/creeping alone around the James’ house
Removed the final years of Charley & Bob’s life
Added epilogues for both Charley and Bob after fade out of Jesse on ice
Added new credits
Audio: Stereo 2.0
Release Information
PAL DVD5
AVI/MKV
Special Features
Selected Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack
Special Thanks:
Neglify for previewing.
Gatos for approval.
The Fanediting community.
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