In the March 5, 2004 issue of "Entertainment Weekly", Stephen King wrote about the film and that particular scene, claiming that today it would earn the film an NC-17 rating. Earlier here, it was said that the VHS had the scene uncut, while the DVD was altered. What this is instead, perhaps, is a difference in processing. The VHS transfer is "open matte", showing top and bottom picture information that would usually be cropped in theatrical showings. In this case, it made the scenes with the boy more revealing. In contrast, the DVD is matted widescreen, reflecting the theatrical intent of being more restrained about the boy's nudity.