Director's Cut
The Director's cut has a largely similar foundation but explores the betrayal of Porter through flashbacks and most significantly removes the Bronson character from the screen. Instead a female voice (belonging to Sally Kellerman) on the telephone replaces Kris Kristofferson. Porter does not kidnap Bronson's son nor is he in turn kidnapped. Val kills Rosie's dog Porter. The simplified story line ends with Porter collecting his money at an arranged drop in a train station where he has several shootouts with syndicate hit-men staking out the station. He is seriously wounded and seemingly near death before being driven away by Rosie with the money. The Director's cut also lacks the theatrical version's voice-over narration by Porter.
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