Season 19, Episode 13

I have told this story countless times, both in real life and on the main show, but that will not stop me from telling it again!
I watched an advanced screening of Cop Land at the Fairfield Cinemas back in the 90s.

There are many perks to working for a movie theater company, but we stumbled upon this special event by accident. My friend and I were in attendance for a different film when a woman approached us asking if we wanted to watch an advanced show of a movie not even released. Of course, we said yes!
We didn't know the movie until we were sitting in the packed auditorium and they announced the movie to everyone. We knew Cop Land was coming out and we were already excited about seeing it, knowing the cast and the plot, so we were psyched when we found out this Stallone vehicle was minutes away from being on the big screen.
This was also my first experience with seeing a movie that would eventually be different from the final version. I knew of test audiences and focus groups, but had never been part of one. There were songs in the movie that were placeholders and never made the final print. And there were scenes, hence the quote in the title, that were ultimately cut before opening day.
I've always said that the advanced screening was better than the final version, and I still believe that to be true. Find out what we thought about the movie in our latest episode as we close out Season 19!
Cop Land
Written and Directed by James Mangold
Starring Sylvester Stallone, Harvey Keitel, Ray Liotta, Robert De Niro, Peter Berg and so many more!
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