The petition was mailed on July 30!
It has come to our attention that film producer Michael Arick may have in his personal collection possibly the only remaining complete print of George Cukor's 1954 film A Star Is Born.
Starring Judy Garland and James Mason, the film was cut by 27 minutes shortly after its premiere, and a 1983 restoration was able to uncover only about 22 minutes of the missing footage. It has not been seen in its entirety since its theatrical premiere - Mr. Cukor was so upset by the cuts that he refused to ever watch the shortened version during his lifetime.
If Mr. Arick does indeed have a complete print, we, the undersigned, call on him to donate or loan the print to an appropriate organization, such as Warner Bros. or The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, so it can be preserved and finally presented to the millions of fans around the world who have been hoping to someday see this masterpiece in its complete form. To continue to hide it would be a shame.
For information, please contact: [email protected]
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July 23, 2010
July 21, 2010
Michael Arick is sitting on a piece of cinema history while the rest of us are left with a butchered version of this masterpiece. We are about to hit one thousand signatures so blast this link out to everyone you know right now and force him to acknowledge he cannot keep this film locked away any longer.
April 27, 2010
One hundred people have joined this fight to end the suppression of this cinematic masterpiece. Michael Arick needs to stop treating this history like his own private trophy and finally let the public see it.
Reached 100 supporters
April 26, 2010
April 23, 2010
Michael Arick is hoarding cinematic history while we all wait for the truth. We are nearing one hundred signatures and I need you to push this link to your circles right now so he knows we are watching.
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Ridiculous that this is sitting in a basement somewhere while fans wait decades to see it. Release the film!
Judy deserves to be seen in her best role ever. Please just let us see it
History shouldnt be hidden away like this. Give it to the archives.
Its a masterpiece that needs to be finished. We have waited long enough.
The 1954 version is the only one that matters. Bring it back.
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The petition was mailed on July 30!
It has come to our attention that film producer Michael Arick may have in his personal collection possibly the only remaining complete print of George Cukor's 1954 film A Star Is Born.
Starring Judy Garland and James Mason, the film was cut by 27 minutes shortly after its premiere, and a 1983 restoration was able to uncover only about 22 minutes of the missing footage. It has not been seen in its entirety since its theatrical premiere - Mr. Cukor was so upset by the cuts that he refused to ever watch the shortened version during his lifetime.
If Mr. Arick does indeed have a complete print, we, the undersigned, call on him to donate or loan the print to an appropriate organization, such as Warner Bros. or The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, so it can be preserved and finally presented to the millions of fans around the world who have been hoping to someday see this masterpiece in its complete form. To continue to hide it would be a shame.
For information, please contact: [email protected]
Updates
Reached 1,000 supporters
July 23, 2010
July 21, 2010
Michael Arick is sitting on a piece of cinema history while the rest of us are left with a butchered version of this masterpiece. We are about to hit one thousand signatures so blast this link out to everyone you know right now and force him to acknowledge he cannot keep this film locked away any longer.
April 27, 2010
One hundred people have joined this fight to end the suppression of this cinematic masterpiece. Michael Arick needs to stop treating this history like his own private trophy and finally let the public see it.
Reached 100 supporters
April 26, 2010
April 23, 2010
Michael Arick is hoarding cinematic history while we all wait for the truth. We are nearing one hundred signatures and I need you to push this link to your circles right now so he knows we are watching.
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JUDY GARLAND IS A LEGEND!!!! give us the full movie please
Ridiculous that this is sitting in a basement somewhere while fans wait decades to see it. Release the film!
Judy deserves to be seen in her best role ever. Please just let us see it
History shouldnt be hidden away like this. Give it to the archives.
Its a masterpiece that needs to be finished. We have waited long enough.
The 1954 version is the only one that matters. Bring it back.
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JUDY GARLAND IS A LEGEND!!!! give us the full movie please