The 1985 movie Clue was released theatrically with three completely different endings. Each screening would randomly show one. The home video release of the movie contained all three endings.
The 1985 movie Clue was released theatrically with three completely different endings. Each screening would randomly show one. The home video release of the movie contained all three endings.
one of the best comedies ever made. the whole cast was genius.
Secure-Breakfast-404 on
omg i never knew that!
i_chose_this_shit on
Oh wow, I didn’t know they didn’t show all 3 theatrically. What a way to get people to see it multiple times.
Probabl7 on
Damn…. Where can I stream this?
GrimaceMusically on
It wasn’t exactly “random”, most theaters showed you which ending was being shown on the marquee and in the paper when they listed showings. At least where I lived, you knew going in what ending you were going to see, they were labeled A, B, and C at all the theaters by me.
Edit: spelling
aWittyTwit-2712 on
We crawled theatres in Toronto, trying to find the different endings🤙🇨🇦
blackdog-911 on
I had this on VHS when it came out. Might still have it.. Not sure.
Available-Anxiety280 on
I kind of wish they did a similar thing again.
A massive event flick, highly published but with very little context… And only show it for one day. Something along the lines of Cloverfield.
And then… That’s it. One day. No media release. No streaming. Just make it AN EVENT.
Ok_Winner8793 on
Brilliant movie,showed my kids it and they loved it 😀
LustyLover5 on
imagine seeing Clue in theaters and not knowing the ending.. what an interactive experience!! its a mystery worth watching again..
EditorRedditer on
“Don’t tell anyone the ending, it’s the only one we have.”
Alfred Hitchcock: ‘Pyscho’
PhillyChef3696 on
I hated her so… much… it… it… the… it… the… flames… flames… flames… on the side of my face… breathing… breathless… heaving breaths… heaving…
minwood on
Anyone who hasn’t seen this movie you absolutely must. It’s fantastic and a cult classic for a reason.
matt-piles on
Communism was just a red herring.
BitterJD on
The title has to be misleading. This would have been film. A projectionist would have built the movie with a pre-existing ending. There’s no way a projectionist would splice in and out endings every showing. As such, endings were contingent upon reel distribution and which numbered theater you saw the film in… there’s a world where a projectionist might do splicing in a per day basis, but that’s pretty insane and unrealistic given damage to the real (eg cigarette burns) and added work to an otherwise low pay position.
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one of the best comedies ever made. the whole cast was genius.
omg i never knew that!
Oh wow, I didn’t know they didn’t show all 3 theatrically. What a way to get people to see it multiple times.
Damn…. Where can I stream this?
It wasn’t exactly “random”, most theaters showed you which ending was being shown on the marquee and in the paper when they listed showings. At least where I lived, you knew going in what ending you were going to see, they were labeled A, B, and C at all the theaters by me.
Edit: spelling
We crawled theatres in Toronto, trying to find the different endings🤙🇨🇦
I had this on VHS when it came out. Might still have it.. Not sure.
I kind of wish they did a similar thing again.
A massive event flick, highly published but with very little context… And only show it for one day. Something along the lines of Cloverfield.
And then… That’s it. One day. No media release. No streaming. Just make it AN EVENT.
Brilliant movie,showed my kids it and they loved it 😀
imagine seeing Clue in theaters and not knowing the ending.. what an interactive experience!! its a mystery worth watching again..
“Don’t tell anyone the ending, it’s the only one we have.”
Alfred Hitchcock: ‘Pyscho’
I hated her so… much… it… it… the… it… the… flames… flames… flames… on the side of my face… breathing… breathless… heaving breaths… heaving…
Anyone who hasn’t seen this movie you absolutely must. It’s fantastic and a cult classic for a reason.
Communism was just a red herring.
The title has to be misleading. This would have been film. A projectionist would have built the movie with a pre-existing ending. There’s no way a projectionist would splice in and out endings every showing. As such, endings were contingent upon reel distribution and which numbered theater you saw the film in… there’s a world where a projectionist might do splicing in a per day basis, but that’s pretty insane and unrealistic given damage to the real (eg cigarette burns) and added work to an otherwise low pay position.