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(#10) The Santa Clause
- Tim Allen, Frank Welker, Peter Boyle, David Krumholtz, Mary Gross, Judge Reinhold, Wendy Crewson, Eric Lloyd, Jayne Eastwood, John Pasquin, Kerrigan Mahan, David Sparrow, Melissa King, Philip Williams, Gordon Masten, Steve Vinovich, Jack Newman, Larry Brandenburg, Judith Scott, Jesse Collins, Scott Wickware, Gene Mack, Lachlan Murdoch, Cody Jones, David Paul Grove, Tabitha Lupien, Kenny Vadas, Joyce Guy, Bob Dermer, Zachary McLemore, Nina Keogh, Christopher Benson, Peter Kosaka, Joshua Satok, Laura Catalano, Michael Caruana, Paige Tamada, Dennis O'Connor, Alexandra Petrocci, Ron Hartmann, Brett Moon, Ryan Moon, Lindsay Lupien, Lawrence Nakamura, Bradley Wentworth, Azura Bates, Aimee McIntyre, Brian Reilly, Nic Knight, Jimmy Labriola, Hun Sun Tran, Tony Krolo, Steve Kosaka, Ivanka Kotalto, Steve Tsukamoto, Marc Pichette, Alec Bachlow, Todd Davis, Micha Jackson
Character And Film: Scott Calvin, The Santa Clause
Deleted Scene: Though never filmed, Tim Allen says the original script for The Santa Clause involved his character, Scott, firing at Santa because he thinks he's a burglar.
How It Changes The Main Character: Given this is a comedy, it wouldn't have been a major change, but it certainly would have made the film much darker. If Scott had slain Santa himself rather than startle him off the roof, he'd be burdened with a much guiltier conscience as he tried to replace him.
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(#11) Blade Runner
- Harrison Ford, Daryl Hannah, Sean Young, Rutger Hauer, Edward James Olmos, M. Emmet Walsh, Joanna Cassidy, James Hong, William Sanderson, Brion James, Joe Turkel, Morgan Paull, Monty Pyke, Kevin Thompson, John Edward Allen
Character And Film: Rick Deckard, Blade Runner
Deleted Scene: Deckard daydreams about a unicorn running through a misty forest.
How It Changes The Main Character: When it comes to Blade Runner, assessing the plot depends on which of the several versions you're watching. Then, there are the contradictory statements made by Ridley Scott, Harrison Ford, and others. And that's not even bringing the original short story into it. But if you watch the Director's Cut, you'll see the unicorn scene, which was removed from the original theatrical release.
On its own, the scene doesn't mean much, but when you realize Gaff left an origami unicorn for Deckard, it suggests he knows what Deckard was dreaming about. This implicitly confirms the long-running theory that Deckard is a replicant.
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(#2) Aliens
- Sigourney Weaver, Bill Paxton, Michael Biehn, Paul Reiser, Lance Henriksen, Jenette Goldstein, Daniel Kash, William Hope, Mark Rolston, Ricco Ross, Al Matthews, Carrie Henn, Colette Hiller, Tip Tipping, Cynthia Dale Scott
Character And Film: Ellen Ripley, Aliens
Deleted Scene: After learning she's been in stasis for decades, Ripley asks Burke for news of her daughter. It turns out she passed two years ago - at the age of 67.
How It Changes The Main Character: This piece of information affects Ripley as a character across the franchise, but for Aliens, it explains why she's so protective of Newt, the orphaned girl she discovers on LV-426. This is likely why Newt was included in the narrative in the first place.
This information also completely changes Ripley's motivations and makes her trip aboard the Nostromo in Alien even more tragic. As Ripley tells Burke, "I promised her I'd be home for her birthday. Her 11th birthday."
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(#6) Thor
- Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Tom Hiddleston, Stellan Skarsgård, Colm Feore, Ray Stevenson, Idris Elba, Kat Dennings, Rene Russo, Anthony Hopkins
Character And Film: Thor Odinson, Thor
Deleted Scene: After making breakfast for his new friends, Thor asks for one of their mugs. He brings it to the diner they were previously at and gives it to the proprietor to replace the one he had smashed earlier, apologizing for his behavior in the process.
How It Changes The Main Character: Though it's not a major moment, it's a nice callback and further illustrates just how much Thor has changed since coming to Earth. Given that the entire plot of the film revolves around Thor becoming a better person, his humility and thoughtfulness in this scene speak volumes for his character.
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(#13) Superman II
- Gene Hackman, Christopher Reeve, Terence Stamp, Margot Kidder, Glenn Ford, Ned Beatty, Valerie Perrine, Susannah York, Jackie Cooper, E. G. Marshall, Sarah Douglas, Jack O'Halloran, Clifton James, Marc McClure
Character And Film: Superman, Superman II
Deleted Scene: Some sort of North Pole police show up to detain Lex Luthor and the evil Kryptonians after their ordeal in the Fortress of Solitude.
How It Changes The Main Character: In the theatrically released Superman II, Superman depowers Zod, Ursa, and Non, and then throws them into an icy pit. They are never seen again, leading the audience to assume they perish. This scene reveals Superman just puts them out of commission, then turns them over to the authorities. Superman isn't a slayer, and his wholesome reputation remains spotless.
Perhaps more intriguing, however, is what else the scene establishes. First, that the North Pole has a police force, and second, that Superman's secret base isn't that big of a secret.
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(#3) Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi
- Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, James Earl Jones, Alec Guinness, Billy Dee Williams, Frank Oz, Ian McDiarmid, Warwick Davis, Kenny Baker, Peter Mayhew, David Prowse, Anthony Daniels, Denis Lawson, Sebastian Shaw, Kenneth Colley, Jeremy Bulloch, Michael Pennington, Mike Quinn, Larry Ward
Characters And Film: Luke Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi, and Yoda; Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi
Deleted Scene: Yoda explains to Luke that Obi-Wan wanted to tell him Darth Vader is his father, but Yoda wouldn't let him.
How It Changes The Main Character (And His Friends): This small moment changes the relationship between Luke, Yoda, and Obi-Wan. For Luke, he now realizes that Obi-Wan didn't want to keep things from him, but Yoda did. For Obi-Wan, it proves he disagreed with Yoda and wanted to reveal the truth to young Luke.
The whole thing switches around a number of relationships and personalities while also teasing tension between Yoda and Obi-Wan.
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