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Disc 1: Theatrical Cut
- No supplementary material on this disc.
Disc 2: Extended Cut
- Commentary #1 features Kevin Costner and producer Jim Wilson. Costner talking up his approach to the film, spotlighting the scenic beauty of the frame and the constant challenges facing a relatively low-budget film. Reflecting on their movie with equal parts pride and awe, still floored over what they were able to achieve.
- Commentary #2 with cinematographer Dean Semler and editor Neil Travis is technical conversation, discussing the look of the film and its dramatic progression, with both men making an effort to break down the image to its individual elements, revealing the steps of the artistic process.
Disc 3: Extras
- "A Day in the Life of the Western Frontier" (14:19, SD) is a historical featurette covering the early settling of the Great Plains, using interviews with experts (including "Dances with Wolves" author Michael Blake) to explore the hardships of the land, detailing how newcomers survived the difficult environment.
- "The Original Making Of 'Dances with Wolves'" (20:59, SD) is a mini-doc from 1990, providing a rush of nostalgia with this look at a slightly different era of promotion and BTS footage were combined to survey the production process. Here's Costner discussing his approach to direction and adaptation, while pallin' around with Michael Blake and producer Jim Wilson.
- "The Creation of an Epic" (74:40, SD) is a gargantuan retrospective documentary that breaks down the filmmaking machine into featurette sections to help explore how the movie came to be. With cast and crew interviews as the guide, the conversation steps back in time to recount the adaptation challenges and moviemaking adventures, communicating the labor of love atmosphere of the "Dances with Wolves" shoot and its quest for authenticity.
- "Original Music Video" (3:53, SD) is a promotional clip using a contemporary pop version of the John Barry theme music.
- "Second Wind" (5:19, SD) is a presentation reel from editor Neil Travis, who assembled the first 30 days of shooting as a way of motivating the production through the lengthy shoot.
- "Confederate March and Music" (2:14, SD) follows a cast of Civil War reenactors as they stroll to the film set and prepare for shooting.
- "Getting the Point" (3:59, SD) observes the filming of an early attack sequence, with Costner walking actor Robert Pastorelli through the finer points of arrow-based death.
- "Burying the Hatchet" (1:13, SD) showcases Costner and the repetition of a gruesome hatchet fatality.
- "Animatronic Buffalo" (2:19, SD) surveys the moviemaking tricks involved in depicting buffalo slaughter from the geniuses at K.N.B. Effects Group.
- Poster Gallery and Photo Montage (with introduction by photographer Ben Glass) are offered.
- T.V. Spots (1:05, SD) present two commercials for "Dances with Wolves."
- Theatrical Trailer (2:34, HD)
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