I recently discovered that PUNISHER writer (and future director) Boaz Yakin participated in the recutting of CYBORG along with JCVD and their mutual friend Sheldon Lettich...
Yakin in an email to me:
And yes, when I was a very young man, I must admit I helped keep JCVD's career! He had made Bloodsport, which did well, and then those Cannon guys put him in Cyborg, which had some cool visuals but was an absolute and total mess (and I mean mess, when I say mess) and they were going to put it straight to video, which was not good for JC as his second film. He and Sheldon showed me the cut, and I was like— 'wait up, I think there's something we can do with this, change the structure, etc',
So I went into the editing room and recut three reels with the editor, while Sheldon and JC worked on the other reels in the other room. When they showed the new assembly we made to the heads of Cannon they decided to release it theatrical again. Sheldon and JC changed a bunch of my stuff, and they reshot a new ending to make a better fight and it was released in the theaters and did well enough for JCVD to stay a viable star...
The good old 80's
P.S.
Yakin also complimented me for what he read of the PUNISHER book manuscript during his busy schedule...