DELETED SCENES
Originally, the scene where Diane is invaded by an invisible force and
dragged up the walls was more darker. It was more relavent that she was
actually being raped by the force, and a stain grows on the wall, which
breathes and grows. The scene was re-shot without the stains and Diane's
movements were tamed down.
The scene where they encounter the spirits on the staircase was slightly
longer.When they are veiwing the the playback of the event, an evil
entity appears on the screen. Diane starts screaming "That thing is in
there with my baby!" Steve starts holding her. Dr. Lesh also has a line
"My God, there are hundreds!" This scene appeared in the theatrical
trailer.
A scene was filmed showing Marty enter the kid's room and being bitten
by the force. In the film, we only see the wound. The story going on with
the family was much too important to cut away from, so the scene was
cut. The script includes furthure dialogue in the bedroom scene where Steve
and Diane are discussing the pool. Steve says it would be good for
business after Diane suggests that it a pool isn't needed.

The scene where Diane shows Steve the chair gag there was longer with
more dialogue. Steve was looking for a magnet under the chair, and after
he looks he expresses his dislike for Pizza Hut. Diane says that she
could not just tell him, that she had to show him. Steve also suggests
that the quake is related to the chair gag. Carol Anne then shoots
toward the wall and crashes. When the parents run towards her, she says
"You promised pizza!" Since these moments have been taken out of the
movie, there is a strange jumpcut in the film.

The scene in the bedroom where Steve and Diane discuss the recent
ghoulish activity in the kitchen was a little bit longer with dialogue
relating to Carol Anne crashing into the wall. Obviously, this dialogue
was removed because that scene was removed.

There was a moment where Dr. Lesh mentions teleportation to the
Freelings,to which Robbie replied "Like when Spock beams up Capt. Kirk
on Star Trek?"

The script has a scene in the kitchen where Steve and Diane are
talking to Robbie about him leaving.

There was a scene with Diane in her bedroom, where she encounters a
small stain growing on the wall. She looks at it and then decides to
hang a picture over it.

The script included a scene where Dr. Lesh discusses the events with a
professor at a University, who suggests using Tangina.

In the script, there's a scene where Tangina sets herself up and smiles
at the camera.






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