| Scene | Theatrical Cut | Extended Cut | |-------|----------------|--------------| | | Brief prologue | Extended scenes with Young Johnny and Crash Simpson | | Mephistopheles’ temptation | Short deal | Longer dialogue about the curse’s price | | The transformation scene | 2 minutes | 4 minutes – more bone-crunching, leather forming, and Cage screaming | | Roxanne’s role | Secondary love interest | Additional subplot of her investigating Blackheart | | The Penance Stare | Used once | Used twice (including on a minor villain) | | Caretaker’s past | Hints only | Full flashback to the previous Ghost Rider in the Old West | | Final battle with Blackheart | Short brawl | Extended fight with Blackheart absorbing more souls | | Alternate ending | No | Deleted scene of Johnny riding off with a voiceover | | Runtime | 114 min | 123 min |