{
  "id": 5179694,
  "title": "Stanley Kubrick's daughter denies that there are 20 missing minutes from Eyes Wide Shut",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/stanley-kubricks-daughter-denies-that-there-are-20-missing-minutes",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-02T13:37:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The A.V. Club",
    "slug": "the-a-v-club",
    "url": "https://www.avclub.com/vivian-kubrick-eyes-wide-shut-conspiracy"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Stanley Kubrick's daughter, Vivian, has dismissed claims that the film Eyes Wide Shut contains 20 missing minutes. In a lengthy missive on X, she asserts that she never heard about such footage being removed after her father's death or since then. Vivian, who was not present during most of the film's production, emphasizes that the only alteration she knew of was the use of CGI to conceal nudity in the orgy scene, aiming for an R rating. Unlike modern digital films, Eyes Wide Shut was shot and edited on physical film, making alterations more challenging. Vivian acknowledges that she has no knowledge of any Avid editorial material from the production still existing. While she is uncertain about events immediately after her father's death, she firmly dismisses the idea of 20 minutes being removed as a conspiracy theory, unless compelling evidence surfaces. Vivian also criticizes those who might sensationalize their roles in such stories, potentially including Roger Avery, who has claimed that Kubrick's final edit included a scene where Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman's characters sold their souls to a \"pedo cult.\"",
  "summary": "Vivian Kubrick addressed a theory that makes the rounds on social media every so often.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "IGN",
        "title": "Stanley Kubrick’s Daughter Responds to Eyes Wide Shut Conspiracy Theories",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/stanley-kubricks-daughter-responds-to-eyes-wide-shut-conspiracy",
        "published": "2026-09-01T23:08:15.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}