10 Interesting Subplots That Were Cut From Comic Book Movies

4) Clone Fight – Judge Dredd

The Sylvester Stallone Judge Dredd movie is another comic book misfire from the early 1990’s; one that completely misjudged the tone of the comic and the character. Still, it had some arresting visuals and hammy performances, so it’s not a total slog.

One bizarre cut in the theatrical version is the moment the villain Rico awakens some evil clones to fight Dredd, and then nothing happens. There’s a strange cut, then they disappear. That’s because the scene where they attack was removed since it involved Stallone shotgunning some unarmed dudes who then burst like ripe fruit. The studio wanted to secure a lower rating for the film, so they removed this moment entirely, despite keeping the set up for it.

Their quest for a lower rating didn’t even work, since the film still landed an R rating in the U.S.