cut the picture, and the 97 minute version was approved by Aubrey. The  picture was press screened at that length, but afterward an additional 4  minutes were cut from the picture without Dan Curtis consent, probably in  order to guarantee a GP rating (1971s PG equivalent) as all of this material  cut was violent or sexually suggestive in nature. During release some of the  preview (97 mins) prints were accidentally circulated and still show up  today, probably through private collectors as the 97 min prints are no longer  held in MGMs archive. Dan Curtis 129 min original version has been  considered lost and presumed destroyed for decades, but film historian Darren  Gross unearthed the sole existing material for this version in August 1999.  Plans for restoration and release of this version are currently being  formulated.