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When the 1985 Disney film '''''The Black Cauldron''''' was initially released to a test audience, many sequences caused some negative reaction due to its graphic nature, despite the film being targeted at older audiences. It was very late in production, when Jeffrey Katzenberg joined in, that he ordered the film to be cut down and re-animated for continuity sake. 12 Minutes were cut out of the movie, and clues to where scenes were possibly deleted remain in the final film, as the quality of the animation appears to decrease in some scenes, as well as jump cuts.
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When the 1985 Disney film ''The Black Cauldron'' was initially released to a test audience, many sequences caused some negative reaction due to its graphic nature,<ref>[https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/disney-will-stir-the-black-cauldron-again-181011796.html The negative test reactions] Retrieved 10 Sept '20</ref> despite the film being targeted at older audiences. When Jeffrey Katzenberg joined in, he ordered that the film be cut down and re-animated for continuity's sake, even though it was very late into production by that point. '''12 minutes of footage''' were reportedly cut out of the movie, and clues to where scenes were possibly deleted can be seen in the final film, as the quality of the animation appears to decrease in some scenes, as well as some jump cuts in some cases.<ref>[http://michaelperaza.blogspot.com/2010/09/cauldron-of-chaos-part-3.html An Ink And Paint Club post that talks about the cuts.] Retrieved 10 Sept '20</ref>


Some of the most notable cuts include the scenes of the Horned King's undead army, the Cauldron Born, killing some of his henchmen (after two are pounced upon, the men dissolve in a very graphic manner in which their skin bubbles and melts off their bodies, leaving a pair of skeletons behind). Another notable scene that was cut was that of a man's throat being slashed with a sword. Both cuts caused jumps in the soundtrack.
Some of the most notable cuts include the scenes of the Horned King's undead army, the Cauldron Born pouncing on and killing some of his henchmen, with at least two of them dissolving in a very graphic manner in which their skin bubbles and melts off their bodies, leaving a pair of skeletons behind. Another notable scene that was cut was that of a man's throat being slashed with a sword. Both cuts caused jumps in the film's soundtrack.<ref>[http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/dvdextras/2010/10/the_black_cauldron.single.html Slate.com's article on the subject.] Retrieved 10 Sept '20</ref>


Recently, some cells of the melting men were obtained during an online auction, and a couple of years later these cells were inserted into footage of the released film (along with some missing shots featured in the trailer), which was then published on YouTube to show how the scene might have looked in motion.
==Availability==
Recently, some production cels of the melting men were obtained during an online auction, and a couple of years later these cells were inserted into a reconstruction of one of the film's scenes, along with shots from the trailer that wasn't present in the final film.<ref>[https://comics.ha.com/itm/animation-art/concept-art/the-black-cauldron-cauldron-born-concept-art-and-program-walt-disney-1985-/a/122017-17652.s?ic16=ViewItem-BrowseTabs-Inventory-BuyNowFromOwner-ThisAuction-120115 An auction for one of the deleted "Cauldron Born" scenes.] Retrieved 10 Sept '20</ref>


Producer, Joe Hale is said to own the fully black and white uncut version of the film, though he has never released these aforementioned (or any other) deleted scenes to the public. It has also been theorised that the lost scenes may currently be stored at either Walt Disney Animation Studios, or Disney Studios (both located in Burbank, California), although this has never been proven as anything more than speculation.
Producer Joe Hale is said to own a full black-and-white uncut version of the film, though he has never publicly released any scenes from it. It has also been theorized that the deleted scenes or additional full cuts may be stored at either Walt Disney Animation Studios or Disney Studios (both located in Burbank, California), although this has never been proven as anything more than speculation.<sup><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources" style="white-space: nowrap;">[''citation needed'']</span></sup>


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==Gallery==
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==References==
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Revision as of 22:13, 28 October 2021

TheBlackCauldronDeletedFootage-InfoboxFlyer.JPG

A flyer for the film.

Status: Partially Found

When the 1985 Disney film The Black Cauldron was initially released to a test audience, many sequences caused some negative reaction due to its graphic nature,[1] despite the film being targeted at older audiences. When Jeffrey Katzenberg joined in, he ordered that the film be cut down and re-animated for continuity's sake, even though it was very late into production by that point. 12 minutes of footage were reportedly cut out of the movie, and clues to where scenes were possibly deleted can be seen in the final film, as the quality of the animation appears to decrease in some scenes, as well as some jump cuts in some cases.[2]

Some of the most notable cuts include the scenes of the Horned King's undead army, the Cauldron Born pouncing on and killing some of his henchmen, with at least two of them dissolving in a very graphic manner in which their skin bubbles and melts off their bodies, leaving a pair of skeletons behind. Another notable scene that was cut was that of a man's throat being slashed with a sword. Both cuts caused jumps in the film's soundtrack.[3]

Availability

Recently, some production cels of the melting men were obtained during an online auction, and a couple of years later these cells were inserted into a reconstruction of one of the film's scenes, along with shots from the trailer that wasn't present in the final film.[4]

Producer Joe Hale is said to own a full black-and-white uncut version of the film, though he has never publicly released any scenes from it. It has also been theorized that the deleted scenes or additional full cuts may be stored at either Walt Disney Animation Studios or Disney Studios (both located in Burbank, California), although this has never been proven as anything more than speculation.[citation needed]

Gallery

A re-creation of one of the scenes featuring removed shots.

The Black Cauldron Deleted Scenes Investigation (Part 1) - Soundtrack gaps and Jump-cuts.

The Black Cauldron Deleted Scenes Investigation (Part 2) Storyboards (Sequence 005).

The Black Cauldron Deleted Scenes Investigation (Part 3) Storyboards (Sequences 06.1 and 011).

The Black Cauldron Deleted Scenes Investigation (Part 4) Oddities and Music misc.

Alternate opening for the film.

Yesterworld Entertainment's video on the film and its deleted scenes.

References

  1. ↑ The negative test reactions Retrieved 10 Sept '20
  2. ↑ An Ink And Paint Club post that talks about the cuts. Retrieved 10 Sept '20
  3. ↑ Slate.com's article on the subject. Retrieved 10 Sept '20
  4. ↑ An auction for one of the deleted "Cauldron Born" scenes. Retrieved 10 Sept '20
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