I didn't see this posted anywhere. I'll definitely be picking it up!!

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment have announced the Region 1 DVD release of Bugsy (Extended Edition) for 3rd October 2006 priced at $24.96 SRP. Barry Levinson and screenwriter James Toback deliver a remarkable collaboration of Hollywood’s best in Bugsy, the true story of legendary playboy gangster Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel who betrayed the Mafia for love. Starring Warren Beatty and Annette Bening, the mobster film also boasts an all-star support cast including Harvey Keitel, Ben Kingsley and Elliott Gould.

Completely digitally remastered for the best possible quality picture and sound, the all-new Bugsy: Extended Cut 2-Disc DVD Set is loaded with extras including 13 minutes of additional footage and an all-new bonus disc including deleted scenes, “The Road to Damascus: The Reinvention of Bugsy Siegel” Documentary, Filmographies and more.

Features include:


Feature film including 13 minutes of additional footage

Digitally remastered for the best possible quality picture and sound

The Road to Damascus: The Reinvention of Bugsy Siegel” All-new documentary featuring interviews with Barry Levinson, Jim Toback, Warren Beatty, Annette Bening, Ben Kingsley and Elliott Gould

Deleted Scenes

Bugsy Siegel “Screen Test” Video Montage

Filmographies

I like the movie and it's definitely in need of a new transfer, but an "extended edition"? Can't anyone in Hollywood just leave their old movies well enough alone?

No commentary?
I may skip this. I like the movie, but not enough to double-dip.

I totally agree with you. I think it´s a sick trend with all these EE versions.

An extended version does not necessarily make a movie any better. Most often it makes it worse. However, the majority of the consumers thinks it will and the studios know this. Furthermore, it´s a nice marketing device to lure customers to keep buying the same titles over and over again.

Great to see it getting attention, but I'm with Josh Z, do you really have to go back and do an extended cut for this?

Makes me wonder if the extended edition was approved by the director.

I hope the theatrical cut is an option as well.

Especially annoying since Annette Boning has already done a commentary for Bugsy... guess they're saving that for the HD version?

She has? link?

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Looking forward to this one...I liked Bugsy when i saw it, but the video quality was lacking.

hmm, why doesn't DDD have this for pre-order yet??

That would be a great porn star name.

Perhaps they were planning a simultaneous BD release, but now they're delaying it due to the complaints about currently available BD titles. They could be waiting for BD-50.

Doubtful.

1) It's never been rumored or even hinted at.

2) Thus far, they're not doing any extended editions or directors cuts on the HD formats.

Yeah, I stole it from the computer game Leisure Suit Larry 7. LSL7 had a few other good ones like Dewmi Moore and Wydoncha & Nailme Judd.

Checked with Sony....Looks like this is back on track for a December 12th release!!!

Amazon still has this coming out 10/03... they're usually one of the more reliable ones.

No, the new date is definitely 12/12/06

Nice-I definitely pick this one-Thanks for the info.

From dvdactive.com:

http://www.dvdactive.com/news/releases/bugsy.html

I'll definitely pick this up but...just wish they had included the original cut.

The way the new announcement is worded ("the set will include 13 minutes of additional footage") isn't clear whether it's actually integrated into the movie or in a deleted scenes section. It's also not titled "Bugsy Extended Edition" like the last announcement. Maybe Sony went back to the original cut?

The footage is within the body of the film: