And that isn’t even the version Kubrick wanted you to see. He died “conveniently” right before they finished editing the film. Steven Spielberg was brought in to “tighten” it up. It’s a theory that Kubrick was killed and that the over four hour rough cut that he showed to Warner Bros. executives has never seen the light of day and was most likely literally destroyed by Spielberg.
And that isn’t even the version Kubrick wanted you to see. He died “conveniently” right before they finished editing the film. Steven Spielberg was brought in to “tighten” it up. It’s a theory that Kubrick was killed and that the over four hour rough cut that he showed to Warner Bros. executives has never seen the light of day and was most likely literally destroyed by Spielberg.