Is there a version of Harvey in which Harvey becomes visible in the final scene?

Is there a version of Harvey in which Harvey becomes visible in the final scene? - Woods Covered With Snow

I recall seeing a version of Harvey on TV in the late 1970s or early 1980s with James Stewart walking up the hill in the final scene and Harvey appears walking beside him. I'm fairly certain it was in black and white.

There are numerous remakes plus several releases on VHS, DVD and a Blu-ray. Perhaps one of them has Harvey appear at the end.

I recently bought a DVD version but Harvey did not appear walking up the hill.

I also found a VHS tape but unfortunately the tape was damaged towards the end.



Best Answer

No such version of the 1950 original screen version exists.

Mary Chase [the writer] had the idea that film audiences should actually see Harvey at the end of the film because she "didn't want anybody to go out of the theater thinking Elwood is just a lush. He believes in Harvey...and I think the audience ought to believe in Harvey, too."

The studio reportedly considered this and experimented with how to show him to the audience, including his appearance in silhouette, and even by attaching a rabbit tail to the taxi driver at the film's conclusion. In the end, however, the studio won out and wisely decided NOT to ruin the illusion.

Only once had a giant rabbit actually appeared on stage in the play of Harvey, and the results were disastrous. Theatrical Producer Brock Pemberton recalled in a 1945 interview that at that performance in Boston, "a chill descended on the gathering, which never quite thawed out afterwards."

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As far as I can tell, Harvey only appears in a portrait painting:

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The movie was remade for TV in 1996 but I apparently Harvey does not actually appear in that version either.

The ending scene in the 1996 differs from the 1950 original.




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Do you ever see Harvey?

Despite us never seeing him, Harvey almost certainly exists. He's not just a figment of Elwood's imagination, as we see him leave his imprint on the world many times. Here are the clues in approximate order of appearance: Vera admits she occasionally sees Harvey.

Which one of these people does Harvey also appear to in the movie?

22 Which one of these people does Harvey also appear to in the movie? Dr. Chumley not only sees Harvey, but at the end of the story, he asks Elwood if Harvey can stay with him.

Is there a remake of Harvey?

Harvey is a 1996 American made-for-television fantasy-comedy film and a remake of the 1950 classic film (starring James Stewart) based on Mary Chase's 1944 play of the same name.

What happens at the end of Harvey?

The final and most telling evidence of Harvey's existence comes at the end of the film, when Dr. Chumley has convinced Elwood to let Harvey stay with him.



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