OVERALL: Draw

The US/Canada Arrow releases have two versions of the film and the most extras.
The French release has an exclusive French interview.

GENERAL NOTES:
The film exists in at least four versions:
- the unreleased version titled "Communion" – although it would play as "Communion" overseas in some territories although with the theatrical alterations – featuring an additional teeth-bashing shot during one murder and an alternate, bloodier take of one shot during the final murder (107:05);
- the first theatrical release version "Alice Sweet Alice" with a cutaway in place of the additional teeth-bashing shot and a less bloody take of the one shot during the final murder (107:05);
- the 1981 "Holy Terror" re-release cut moved up Brooke Shields' credit in the opening titles and made other slight alterations (107:13);
- the 1997 director's cut that tightened the pacing as well as removing a sequence featuring a phone call from the current wife of Alice's father (~102 minutes). Subsequent official DVDs and Blu-rays did not recreate these alterations.

CUTS:

• Blu-ray A America- Arrow Films - No cuts - includes the original release (107:05) and the 1981 re-release version (107:13)
• Blu-ray A Canada- Arrow Films - No cuts - includes the original release (107:05) and the 1981 re-release version (107:13)
• Blu-ray ALL United Kingdom- 88 Films - No cuts - 1981 re-release version (106:52)
• Blu-ray B France- Rimini - No cuts - original release version (106:59)

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Comparison added by Rick_Curzon on 31/03/18
Comparison last updated by Eric_Cotenas on 24/02/25

UPDATE LOG:

09/08/19: Updated poster info.
14/03/19: Added U.S. release.
31/03/18: Initial entry.
11/10/22: Added Canada, France.
28/01/25: Alternate title, dates, clean-up.