With all the talk of "revisionist filmmaking" these days, it is worthwhile to remember that such retinkering didn't begin with George Lucas and the advent of CGI technology. Case in point is the recent DVD release of the Barbra Streisand and George Segal misfire The Owl & The Pussycat. Not one of Babs better-known or well-liked comedies, the film is notable for a few historic firsts. Aside from being Babs first R-rated film and heavily promoted as such, Le Streisand also agreed to appear nude in the film, and would also become the first woman in Hollywood history to utter the "F" word onscreen.

Alas, Streisand changed her mind. While the naughty footage was filmed, the nude scene was excised along with most of the profanity, and the film was subsequently Rated PG. (The nude footage was also completely destroyed in 1970; too bad the Internet wasn't around then.) However, Streisand's famous line "Do us a favor and just fuck off" remained in most theatrical prints, and was also included in a 1999 re-release of the film.

But, oddly enough, for their recent DVD release Columbia elected to not use the "fuck" print, and thus the DVD omits this precious line of dialogue. We received a reply from Columbia regarding the omission, and they are aware of the change and that is the version they decided to go with. So much for historical accuracy, eh?