Director
Donald Cammell had his name removed as director after the film was re-cut by its American producers Nu Image. In late 90s
Hamish McAlpine, head of Metro Tartan distributors in London, successfully negotiated with Nu Image for the UK rights to "Wild Side", and gave
Frank Mazzola an opportunity to reconstruct the film. Using a video cut prepared by Cammell as a template, and working from various different sources of footage, the editor set about what must rank as one of the most intricate and thorough restoration jobs in cinema history. The Director's Cut, featuring a new soundtrack by
Ryuichi Sakamoto, has been released on video/DVD in the UK under the title "Donald Cammell's Wild Side" in 2000 with a run time of 110 minutes.