A small character moment at a gas station.
An extended or alternative look at the ending's visit to the cemetery. Why You Haven't Seen Them
Based on production records and fan research sites like FindingBrokeback.com , the following scenes are known to exist in some form: The full 1973 sequence. brokeback mountain deleted scenes
Perhaps the most substantial deleted sequence is the "Hippie Scene," written by James Shamus to demonstrate that Jack and Ennis were "competent cowboys" despite their personal struggles.
While Ang Lee and producer have famously stated they do not intend to release these deleted scenes commercially, information from production scripts, publicity photos, and crew interviews has allowed fans to piece together what was lost. The Lost "Hippie" Sequence A small character moment at a gas station
The sequence required Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal to perform actual "cowboy work," including a rescue of the vehicle.
In Annie Proulx's original short story, Ennis experiences a profound sense of "oblivion" while driving down from the mountain; evidence suggests this was filmed but cut. Known Deleted Scenes List Perhaps the most substantial deleted sequence is the
Several shorter scenes were designed to flesh out the separate lives of the two men, reinforcing that they did not simply "spend their lives pining for each other".
Set in 1973, Ennis and Jack encounter a brightly painted VW bus struggling to cross a swollen creek in the Bighorn Mountains.
The scene was considered questionable during the editing phase, possibly because it felt tonally inconsistent with the rest of the film's more internal drama. Character-Building Moments