The original, 1988 laserdisc featured James Cameron's much better "director's cut", missing nearly 20 minutes of footage, and having many scene re-edited and reordered.
The UK MIA video and DVD release featured the original UK cinema print which contains the topless nudity during the boat scene with Jai and Loretta. However the film itself starts with Lou and Lisa in the water (their brief dialogue scene on the boat is missing) and their killing is shown before the opening credits.
The video version is missing the scene that introduces the two female boaters Jai and Loretta who are sunbathing topless on their boat. Also in the video version, the scene of the teen couple Chris and Allison making out in the waterfall is much darker obscuring Allison's nudity.
The topless sunbathing scene has been restored on the 2002 video release. Also, the lovemaking scene in the waterfalls is much brighter (due to a much better video transfer).
The Japanese release is longer than the "R" rated U.S. release, and features the gratuitous nude scenes, extra dialogue and character development, extended sequences, and a bit of extra gore.
The 2002 DVD release includes a short scene at the very beginning of the film that introduces the doomed scuba divers Lou and Lisa conversing aboard their small boat just prior to their fatal dive to the Dwight Fitzgerald, putting their attempt at underwater lovemaking in some sort of context.
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