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Jan 11, 2019 · 50 Best Alternate Movie Endings. From unexpected deaths to last-minute twists, here’s our pick of 50 alternate movie endings that never made it to the big screen…
- Gone with the Wind (1939) The classic Civil War film starring Vivien Leigh and Clark Gable almost veered a bit differently from Rhett Butler's iconic ending line "Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn," after Scarlett O'Hara pleads with him to stay with her in Atlanta.
- Suspicion (1941) One of Alfred Hitchcock's Cary Grant-led thrillers was notoriously fraught in the decision over its ending, abetted by studio meddling.
- The Birds (1963) In another famous Hitchcock picture, the classic horror film about inexplicably murderous avians almost had a much more chaotic final scene.
- Dr. Strangelove (1964) Stanley Kubrick's satirical skewering of Cold War hysteria almost ended in a pie fight, as opposed to a nuclear holocaust cheerfully set to the song "We'll Meet Again," sung by Vera Lynn.
An alternate ending (or alternative ending) is an ending of a story that was considered, or even written or produced, but ultimately discarded in favour of another resolution. Generally, alternative endings are considered to have no bearing on the canonical narrative.
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- Titanic (1997) We’re all familiar with the Titanic ending: Jack Dawson (Leonardo DiCaprio) dies, Rose DeWitt Bukater (Kate Winslet) survives and lives a long and fulfilling life.
- Alien (1979) Ridley Scott’s sci-fi horror classic, Alien, ends with Ellen Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) defeating the Xenomorph once and for all before going into cryo-sleep.
- Seven (1995) Is there a movie ending more memorable than the Seven finale with its painful “What’s in the box?” scream from Brad Pitt’s David Mills? Well, David Fincher’s 1995 thriller could have gone in multiple directions, according to the Telegraph (via SlashFilm).
- Get Out (2017) The Get Out ending leaves things on a relatively high note with Chris Washington (Daniel Kaluuya) being rescued by his best friend, Rod Williams (Lil Rel Howery), but there’s an alternate scene that is more devastating than anything in the final film.
- 'Gone with the Wind' (1939) The classic Civil War film starring Vivien Leigh and Clark Gable almost veered a bit differently from Rhett Butler's iconic ending line "Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn," after Scarlett O'Hara pleads with him to stay with her in Atlanta.
- 'Suspicion' (1941) One of Alfred Hitchcock's Cary Grant-led thrillers was notoriously fraught in the decision over its ending, abetted by studio meddling.
- 'The Birds' (1963) In another famous Hitchcock picture, the classic horror film about inexplicably murderous avians almost had a much more chaotic final scene.
- 'Dr. Strangelove' (1964) Stanley Kubrick's satirical skewering of Cold War hysteria almost ended in a pie fight, as opposed to a nuclear holocaust cheerfully set to the song "We'll Meet Again," sung by Vera Lynn.
Oct 15, 2022 · The alternate ending: This time, we start with the 'alternate' ending; Sarah apparently escapes from the evil cavern and makes it to her car, before it is revealed that she is, in fact, hallucinating, and is doomed to stay trapped within its terrifying confines. A truly bleak ending, but brilliantly dramatic and haunting. The ending ...
Nov 6, 2021 · Here are all the alternate endings: Ending A: It's revealed Yvette killed the cook and Mr. Boddy under orders from Miss Scarlett. Then it's revealed Miss Scarlett herself killed Yvette, the ...
