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- Intro (:24, HD) is a greeting from director Tom Huckabee.
- "Taking Tiger Mountain: Revisited" (75:11, HD) is Huckabee's 2019 take on the 1983 picture, summoning the spirit of George Lucas to rework the feature, adding digital effects, new sounds, and a post-credits sequence that visually doesn't match the rest of the movie. Think what Lucas did to "THX 1138" in 2004, and that's close to the viewing experience of "Taking Tiger Mountain: Revisited."
- Taking Over 'Tiger Mountain'" (27:56, HD) returns to Huckabee, who tries to communicate just what "Taking Tiger Mountain" is. It's not an easy job. The helmer recounts the picture's 1973 origin as a project for Kent Smith, who shot 10 hours of footage with short ends from "Lenny." Huckabee recalls meeting Bill Paxton and collecting the original footage, spending years decoding what Smith shot, which was offered without story and sound. How a workable edit was created is shared, along with specific influences from William St. Burroughs. The interviewee discusses Paxton's gung-ho spirit, happily dealing with stunts and interactions with a live vulture, even going as far as to be hypnotized for a scene. The eventual 1983 release of "Taking Tiger Mountain" is detailed, along with its disappearance for the next 15 years, eventually returning to view online thanks to a terrible bootleg.
- "Revisiting 'Tiger Mountain'" (17:46, HD) explores the resurrection of the picture, with Huckabee delighted to receive a chance to go back to the original effort and rework it in many ways. The helmer discusses the visual effects he added to the movie, and provides a vague understanding of a new post-credits scene, which is meant to reflect the wisdom of age, not the nihilism of youth. It's been a 45-year-long journey for the feature, and Huckabee seems like he's only getting started, happy to continue restructuring and decorating "Taking Tiger Mountain" for years to come. Brief summaries of Burroughs's involvement in the movie and viewer interpretation are also included.
- "Interviews with Welshmen" (16:25, HD) is a short film by Kent Smith.
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