Alright, alright, so it's not a classic, and no one probably cares. Released in 1981 to stinging reviews and horrible box office, The Fan sunk without a trace, and few remember it, if at all. But why did someone at Paramount see fit to edit a line from this unsung camp classic? Even bad movies deserve better...

Finally getting a DVD release from Paramount Home Entertainment, check out this line at the 57:17 mark:

"Dearest Bitch, I've exhausted myself on thinking of ways to kill you."

Just more insipid dialogue, you say? Well, check out the old VHS version, and the line should go:

"Dearest Bitch, See how accessible you are? How would you liked to be fucked with a meat cleaver?"

Yes, charming indeed, and so classy! But why the change? Only Paramount knows for sure, but since the rest of the film appears intact, including all the gore, the edit is even more odd. It's not the TV version, or edited for airlines, so this has to gone down as one more of those puzzling DVD mysteries likely never to get solved...