Hey guys, this is my first post on the forum in a while, I haven’t been around for a long time, but I figured this is as good a time as any to jump back in!
The workprint discovery by Krieger may be the biggest piece of news for the deleted scenes we’ve had. It’s the biggest lead by far. The next step, is to wait and see whether Krieger ends up pushing for it to be publicly viewable, which is unknown at this point. He would need the permission of Universal/Amblin to show any footage, and judging by the blurring in the Instagram post, that hasn’t happened yet. But to me, it would be quite cruel for him to make this kind of post and not even attempt to do something with it 
Still, this is huge news, as it confirms that there is at least one workprint featuring multiple deleted scenes still in existence. And one of them - specifically this one - who knows, we could be on the cusp of something big guys 
I'd want to be excited. I do, I do!
But at the same time... I hold the same opinion that many other people do... that I will believe it when I see it. However, considering it is Stu Krieger himself revealing the news, I will remain cautiously optimistic and have faith that indeed he is not being cruel to the fans.
Though if he wanted to do an actual April Fools joke...
He could have posted the reveal of the lost tape on Instagram on April 1st, making everybody believe he is just fooling us because after all... April Fools!!! Am I right? Then the real April Fools Joke is the fact that he actually does have the real footage, and he will release the unreleased shorter version of the first film with those extra Sharptooth attacking scenes!
Now, wouldn't that be swell!?
Ahhh!!! Mo-o-o is really hope we ain't being punked, tricked, and bamboozled! It is some super elaborate April Fools joke, or is it the real deal?!
It’s real. Remember, it all lines up with the AMA response Krieger gave on the forum back in November where he said he had found an early workprint in his archive with a runtime shorter than the final release:
Here's the truth: After years of being asked about the fabled "more violent" cut of the movie, I recently went back into my archives and uncovered what is perhaps the earliest cut of the movie in existence. It's so early, in fact, that some scenes aren't fully animated yet. I can now reveal....
Though there are a few extra moments the Sharptooth fight (some shots are held for slightly longer, there's a brief scream from Littlefoot's Mom that's slightly different to the theatrical release, etc), there are no violent deleted scenes! In fact, the early cut of the movie was shorter than the theatrical release.
This kind of slipped my mind actually, thanks for the refresher. Though I'm guessing at the time, in my initial excitement of having a pretty great answer despite the fact that Mr. Krieger could not reveal everything, I had forgotten the literal fact that, yes, indeed, he found a literal tape in his archives! The earliest cut in existence! So awesome! That I forgot to acknowledge it as something tangible, physical, real, that yes, it is possible that this footage can be released to the public in the foreseeable future! All I was thinking at the time was thanking him for his responses, his time, and his generosity.
But to be fair...perhaps my mind was also focusing on the "no violent deleted scenes" aspect. So awhile the news itself was exciting, the reveal that there is not the fabled "more violent" cut of the movie as Mr. Krieger would describe it as, made it perhaps a bit of a downer? Not saying that it dampened my excitement in the slightest, but that I suppose it made me inherently think less overall about the news.
And hey, I'll give him the benefit of the doubt. He answered my question, answer my question he did!
Always will be super grateful and happy that he came down to us on the forum to answer our questions.
