Another interesting example of a "cut" DVD that is actually an addition, not a subtraction. Recently released on DVD by MGM Home Entertainment, the small cult gem Echo Park features an alternate ending that didn't appear in either the previous laserdisc or VHS editions of the film.

In previous home video versions, the film ends immediately after the father of August (Michael Bowen) says with a slap, "What are YOU doing in America!?" But on the DVD version, there is an additional scene with all three of the main characters in the mountains together.

Since the DVD is not billed as a special edition or director's cut, one can only assume that either this scene was in the original theatrical cut of the film and the previous video versions were altered, or this is a scene included in television broadcasts of the film, and MGM used this longer cut. Or, perhaps this is simply a secret director's cut? In any case, this mysterious addition is an intriguing one...