I remember watching this movie as a teenager two decades ago and loving it, but could not recall exact scenes or lines. Recently, after reading the Amazon customer reviews about the difference between the original VHS movie and the edited "Feature Films for Families" DVD, I actually bought them both to compare. I must say I agree with the people who were aghast at how much of the original had been cut out. I was particularly astonished to see that parts that were completely "family appropriate" - such as Kathy's exchange about hockey with her mother's date at the dinner table - were snipped. WHY? It made Kathy's darting from the table seem like a complete and confusing overreaction.

I can understand if "Feature Films for Families" wanted to remove the "herpes" comment and the scene involving underage drinking. But they tinkered all over the place. How does a film company obtain permission to (essentially) kidnap a movie and butcher it like this??

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Rating: - Appalling chop-job to good movie
I remember watching this movie as a teenager two decades ago and loving it, but could not recall exact scenes or lines. Recently, after reading the Amazon customer reviews about the difference between the original VHS movie and the edited "Feature Films for Families" DVD, I actually bought them both to compare. I must say I agree with the people who were aghast at how much of the original had been cut out. I was particularly astonished to see that parts that were completely "family appropriate" - such as Kathy's exchange about hockey with her mother's date at the dinner table - were snipped. WHY? It made Kathy's darting from the table seem like a complete and confusing overreaction.

I can understand if "Feature Films for Families" wanted to remove the "herpes" comment and the scene involving underage drinking. But they tinkered all over the place. How does a film company obtain permission to (essentially) kidnap a movie and butcher it like this??

Rating: - VERY DISSAPPOINTED
THE ORIGINAL HOCKEY NIGHT IS A GREAT MOVIE. UPON WATCHING THE NEW DVD THAT I JUST PURCHASED I WAS UPSET TO DISCOVER THAT HALF THE MOVIE WAS GONE. THEY SHOULD HAVE MADE IT A POINT AND STATED THAT THE MOVIE WAS EDITED. IT WAS CERTAINLY A WASTE OF $18.

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Rating: - Hockey Night
I have loved this movie since the first time I saw it in the 80's. I recently bought the DVD and was disappointed to discover that they had edited the movie. This movie is about as tame as it gets so I'm not sure why they felt it necessary to do this. The parts they took out made the movie seem a bit choppy. There is not a notation stating that this movie is edited on any of the current listings or on the DVD itself - so beware. It seems as though this should be a requirement. If you want to view this movie in it's entirety, then you should purchase the VHS which is not edited.

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Rating: - so angry!
How could they butcher such a tame and great TV movie? I'm so pissed off! Going to have to get my old ex-rental VHS back off my friend now, cause this dvd was a complete waste of money and time! I just hope some better, more legit company releases the full version soon!

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Rating: - They edited a movie I use to love
I can't believe how much they cut from this movie. The took out the drinking, they took out some funny line all to make this movie a learning lesson for some family movie company. There was nothing really bad about the parts they took out. Why mess with something that was more real than what they left in. I was disappointed with the edited version. This refers to the DVD VERSION by FamilyTV.com

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