| Feature | 1999 U.S. Theatrical/DVD (Rare) | International / Current U.S. Release (Common) | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | | Has small, obvious CGI figures placed in the foreground to block explicit background activity. | No digital obstructions. You see the full, choreographed scene as Kubrick shot it. | | Runtime | 159 minutes | 159 minutes | | Rating | R (after MPAA threat) | Unrated / R (for different content) | | Availability | Out of print. Only on early U.S. DVDs. | Every current Blu-ray, 4K, and streaming version (including Max, Amazon, etc.). |
To avoid a restrictive NC-17 rating, the studio used digital "hooded figures" to obscure sexually explicit acts during the infamous masked orgy sequence. These CGI additions were placed in front of couples to hide penetration and graphic nudity. eyes wide shut unedited
The story begins on a Christmas Eve, where Bill and Alice attend a party at their friend Ziegler's (Sydney Pollack) mansion. There, Alice reveals to Bill that she had considered an affair the previous summer, which sparks a conversation about their own desires and relationship. | Feature | 1999 U
When the film was released in the summer of 1999, just months after the director's death, American audiences were presented with a curious anomaly. In the midst of a story about desire, secrecy, and the dark underbelly of the human psyche, digital figures were superimposed over the action. During the film’s pivotal orgy sequence, robed extras were digitally inserted into the foreground to obscure the explicit couplings occurring in the background. It was a clumsy, obvious compromise—a quiet admission that while the American audience was mature enough to contemplate the darkness of the soul, they were apparently too fragile to see the mechanics of the act. | No digital obstructions