Long before the current “patched” versions surfaced, still photographs and the film’s screenplay (available online since 2000) confirmed the content of the lost footage.
In the theatrical cut, the orgy sequence is a fever dream of red-draped bacchanalia with strategically placed figures blocking explicit acts. The deleted scenes revealed: eyes wide shut deleted scenes patched
The infamous final scene where Alice says, “There is something very important we need to do as soon as possible… fuck,” was originally preceded by a ten-minute scene of the couple shopping for Christmas presents, acting normally. Kubrick cut this to leave the film on that raw, ambivalent note, but the deleted version provided a smoother tonal transition. eyes wide shut deleted scenes patched