When the “lead actor” is brutally cut out of the film…

In 1997, a 23-year-old Adrien Brody was handed the incredible opportunity to star in Terrence Malick's "The Thin Red Line". His leading role was publicised in Variety, and he was being positioned for an Oscar nomination for his performance. But when Brody was promoting the movie, he discovered that Malick had reduced his "leading role" to virtually nothing. This is the story of The Thin Red Line's crazy edit.