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The Director's Cut adds the following scenes for six minutes of additional running time:

*Mona "Hatchet-Face" Malnorowski's parents sell cigarettes in front of the school. *The scene where photographer Toe-Joe Jackson takes pictures of a beautiful brunette on the hood of his Manhattan Sedan starts a little earlier. *Allison sings the third verse of "A Teenage Prayer". Her performance is interrupted by sirens of an air raid drill. Mrs. Vernon-Williams asks the attendants to stay calm and to take cover. Baldwin - who fell in love with Allison - tries to make a pass at her. *The Jukebox Jamboree in Turkey Point starts a little earlier. Several dance interludes - along with the one performed by Belvedere Rickettes - were cut out. Additionally you see Allison and Cry-Baby arriving. *After the brawl with the Squares in Turkey Point, Cry-Baby Walker and his drapes are brought to trial. There's a restored shot of Wanda Woodward's parents playing cards inside the courtroom while waiting for the trial. When they spot their daughter, they wave their hands but Wanda is not really glad to see them. The defendants are brought in. Allison's grandmother tells her to do her hair. *After Cry-Baby takes the blame to protect Allison, his grandmother tries to calm the judge down. *When Ramona, Belvedere and Pepper come out of the office of their probationer, a group of Squares throws tomatoes at them. *Baldwin - the Squares' leader - tries to win Allison back with the song "The Naughty Lady of Shady Lane".

A few scenes that had a matter of seconds trimmed for the theatrical cut have had them restored.