The Good, the Bad and the Ugly 1983 and MGM Home Entertainment in 1990. The film was first released on DVD by MGM Home Entertainment in 1998. The special features contain 14 minutes of scenes that were cut for the film's North American release, including a scene which explains how Angel Eyes came to be waiting for Blondie and Tuco at the Union prison camp. In 2002, the film was restored with the 14 minutes of scenes cut for US release re-inserted into the film. Clint Eastwood and Eli Wallach were brought back in to dub their characters' lines more than 35 years after the film's original
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (theme) Hi-Fi". The song was also covered by The Pogues for the soundtrack of the parodic western "Straight to Hell". The American punk rock group Ramones were known to play a recording of this song at the beginning of their concerts, while at the end of their shows, a snippet of "The Ecstasy of Gold" was played; the band Green Day also uses the main theme for the start of concerts. The Vandals use the opening motif and short guitar arpeggio on "I Want to Be a Cowboy". The song is also featured in the video game, "Maestro! Jump in Music".