“Lost Videos” refers to videos that are known to actually exist, yet for one reason or another, they are not publicly accessible to all. For example, the original copy of the movie “Foodfight!” is considered lost because the hard drive it was stored on was stolen, and has never been found. This is just one of many examples of lost videos, and today we are going to go through a few of the most peculiar lost videos. NSFW warning!
The Buttress is an underground rapper/producer who has been posting music online since 2008. One of her songs, Miracle Gro, grew to meme status during the days of Vine. A segment of the music video for Miracle Gro was posted to Vine and received a lot of meme attention. The Buttress for whatever reason removed the full music video from YouTube, and it has never resurfaced. I assume the artist did not like how it was a meme, or something similar, but I still hope that one day we will all be able to watch the video again, and reminisce about the days of Vine.
Owen Hart was a wrestler for the World Wrestling Federation (now WWE) in the late ’90s. He was wrestling under a new gimmick, the Blue Blazer, a bafoonish masked wrestler who always seemed to have mishaps. At the 1999 pay-per-view event “Over the Edge” Blue Blazer was set to take on the Godfather, and was supposed to drop in from the ceiling with a wire set up. However, while they were airing the promo for the match, Owen Hart suddenly fell over 80 feet to the ring. Everyone in attendance watched in confusion as they did not know if this was part of the story or really happening. While several pictures of the aftermath have leaked online, footage of the incident has never been seen by the public eye. WWF 100% has a copy of the fall, but I wouldn’t hold my breathe for them to release it.
The original airing of the Nas single “Hate Me Now” featuring Puff Daddy aired only one time on TRL on April 15th, 1999, and has remained one of the most elusive lost videos of all time. The story goes that the original version featuring both Nas and Puff Daddy being crucified. But before the video was supposed to air, Puff Daddy spoke with his priest and ultimately decided he wanted to cut out him on the crucifix. Surprisingly though, TRL played the original cut by mistake, and within minutes Puff Daddy burst into the office of Nas’ manager with bodyguards. After assaulting the manager, Puff Daddy is said to have taken the master tape. The edited cut is still easily accessible, but unless someone was recording that TRL episode, then we most likely will never see this cut again.
This one has a lot that goes into it, so I am going to give you a very, very short explanation. “200” and “201” are two episodes of South Park that were banned from ever airing again after the original airings. The premise is that Tom Cruise and other celebrities who have been made fun of by South Park are trying to get revenge on South Park. They want South Park to hand over Muhammed (The Prophet of Isla,) for his “goo”, which is supposed to make it to where the celebrities themselves can not be made fun of. It is important to know that depicting Muhammad in a drawing or cartoon is strictly forbidden in the Muslim faith, so the South Park creators could not actually say Muhammad’s name or show their drawing. This would mean any time Muhammad was on the screen, he was censored, and anytime they mentioned his name, you heard a beep. The uncensored version is said to have finally leaked online, however good luck finding it.
Adam Lanza was the shooter of the infamous Sandy Hook massacre in 2012. Lanza shot and killed 20 children and 6 staff members at Sandy Hook Elementary. However, one thing that has fueled conspiracy theories is that there has never been any photographic evidence of Adam Lanza at Sandy Hook Elementary school. Let me make one thing clear, SANDY HOOK 100% HAPPENED, however many idiots believe that since there has never been proof of him being in the school in the first place, it is a big conspiracy.
You might be thinking, “How could the Phantom of the Opera be lost?” Well, The Phantom of the opera is one of the most re-released movies of all time. The very first version made in the early 1900s was shown to a focus group, who absolutely hated it. So they went back and edited it, and tried again but the test group hated that too. So they edited it one more time, and that version is the beloved version we all know today. However, neither of the other 2 versions have remained lost ever since those original test screenings.
Although the Phantom of the Opera is still partially accessible, this is not the case for a majority of silent movies that have ever been made. In fact, the majority of silent films that have ever been made are most likely lost and will never return. Silent movies were being pooped out non stop, but no one ever stops and thought to archive any of these films for the future. Just take a second and imagine all of the cinematic masterpieces that have been lost to time. Lost horror movies, romances, suspense, comedies… and they are probably sitting in someone’s basement collecting dust. It is really depressing to think about.
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