 FAIR: Many viewers reported that they spotted a car in the  background of the theatrical version when Sam says that he is now  the furthest he has ever been from home. In a 1 December 2003  Newsweek article, director Peter Jackson (I) (qv) confirms the  presence of a car, seen in the theatrical release of the movie. The  DVD versions reveal no such car, because it was subsequently removed  digitally. Jackson says: "We actually didnt know about the car  until we were cutting the movie. The smoke and dust wasnt so bad  because there was already lots of it around, but the bloody  windshield was reflecting the sun back into the camera lens. So we  erased it for the DVD. I think some people were upset because they  tried to show it to their friends and it was gone."