Were there different endings to the movie "Clue", based on the odd clips in the old preview?
I'm embarrassed to know the movie "Clue," inside and out so much that this might be an esoteric question..
I know nowadays movie previews may sometimes have a clip or a change in what you'll see in the theater to avoid giving away some of the 'best jokes', etc.
In the movie, "Clue" (1986), there were three endings on any DVD or release I can find. But the Trailer, definitely has a few different clips, that never happen in the movie.
- 0:21 scream/slap by Col. Mustard
- 0:47 Christopher Lloyd's "I'm looking"
- 1:13 the crash of guests (there's a similar one in the movie, but it takes place on the mezzanine upstairs)
I am assuming that there might be additional footage, and wondering if it is because there were more endings released. Many articles copy and paste each others' claims there was a fourth ending, but their reporting is dubious (and almost word-for-word the same: just google it and you get a dozen saying the same).
Is there actually more footage that is just not copy+paste gossip on blogs?
Best Answer
The fourth ending was cut because Landis and Lynn either didn’t really think it was that good, or they just thought it was too dark for the tone of the rest of the movie. Unfortunately for them, they forgot to tell Michael McDowell, who was working on the novelization for the film. Thanks to that gaffe, and to [the] Clue Storybook that they put out as a kiddie novelization with pictures and everything, the infamous fourth ending was preserved, and now we can all talk about it and imagine what could have been.
Found a copy of the Novelization. Chapter Twenty, Version C is the unreleased ending (The Butler did it!). Also found the Story book and it does indeed have four endings, with pictures from the movie as well.
*Note, none of the clips from the trailer you describe are part of the Fourth Ending. Those seem to be just deleted or dropped jokes. It's common for trailers to have scenes that never appear in the movie, as they are made long before the movie goes through final filming and editing. See TV Tropes: Missing Trailer Scene for a ton of examples.
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Did the movie Clue have different endings?
Three different endings exist for this movie, each with a different person being the killer. In theaters, only one of the endings was shown. Television and rental versions include all of the endings. In some television broadcasts of the movie, the "drawing lots" scene in the kitchen is cut out.Why do some movies have alternate endings?
One of the biggest reasons behind the restoration of movies with added scenes or alternate endings is due to overbearing studio control which can result in last-minute reshoots and changes to the ending that can detract from the story and even ruin the theme of the movie.Why did Clue have multiple endings?
Each ending was sent to different theaters as a studio ploy, meant to lure viewers into paying to see the film several times in first release. The idea failed \u2014 Clue was a box-office flop \u2014 but it found cult status on home video, where people could see all three endings back-to-back.What was the original ending to legends of the fall?
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