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done, quote, voluntarily, unquote. And I am saying what is wrong with including in your voluntary system, understanding your opposition to the legislation, the amount of minutes that you have cut from a film?
Mr. Eves. Sir, I think that, as we indicated, I know that the MPAA is certainly willing to sit down and to continue discussions. I recognize that there are legitimate differences of opinion over the precise language.
Mr. Berman. To your way of thinking, that does not affect the marketability of your video dealer's inventory, an accurate description of the amount of time that has been cut from the originally released film? Is that a fair conclusion?
Mr. Eves. The average film today costs $50 million to produce.
Mr. Herman. My question is, does an accurate description of the amount of time that has been cut from the originally released film negatively affect the marketability of your product in the video stores?
Mr. Eves. I believe that one has to take a look at the entire label in its context.
Mr. Berman. Nothing else for a second, hjrpothetically, except where the modification has been a shortening of the film, a cutting of the time of the film, adding or substituting for the modification the words, "18 minutes has been edited from this film as originally released." Would that negatively affect the marketability?
Mr. Eves. This is going to be more of a television issue than a video store issue since it is rare to cut from a video cassette. There may be a marketability question as to the ability to show the film on free television in terms of whether it could fill the time slot.
Mr. Berman. I was asking about video dealers at this point.
Mr. Eves. No, as a matter of fact, with the video dealers generally there is not a situation where there is anjd^hing cut. And, in many cases, there are more than one version of the film that is available, including the director's cut. And also some of the studios are making available the film without the pan and scan technique used.
Mr. Berman. I am gathering you are saying it would not affect marketability in the video dealer context.
Mr. Eves. It is not an issue primarily in the video context unless the language used on the label is disparaging to the product.
Mr. Berman. What about a label that said, this film has been colorized?
Mr. Eves. Again, in the video area, the label relating to colorization already appears in this way.
Mr. Berman. Was "Angels in the Outfield" — was that originally in the color? I just saw it, and I didn't see a label that said it was colorized.
Mr. Eves. It was made in a color version just in the last 2 or 3 years. It is a remake. It is a relatively recent production.
Mr. Berman. So, it is not a colorized version. I missed the new one. It came and left without me knowing about it.
Mr. MOORHEAD. The gentleman's time has expired.
Mr. Berman. Thank you.
Mr. Becerra. Mr. Chairman.
Mr. MoORHEAD. The gentleman from California, Mr. Becerra.