Initially the film ended with scenes showing Ricky and Jane convicted for Lester's murder; this aspect of the film was completely dropped in post-production. Sam Mendes
The original ending had Dante shot and killed in the convenience store by a customer; the scene was viewed as too dark and cut after its first screening. Kevin Smith
As originally conceived the movie featured a dark ending and no narration; due to audience reaction, Ford was 'dragged kicking and screaming' into the studio for the voiceover. Ridley Scott
After the conclusion of filming numerous allegations surfaced against Kevin Spacey; all of his scenes were reshot with Christopher Plummer less than two months prior to release. Ridley Scott
The third act was filmed with a plot twist in which the team's owner turned out to be helping them win all along; test audiences' dislike for the reveal caused it to be dropped. David S. Ward
As befitting Snyder's vision for the DC universe, the movie was grim and dour; Joss Whedon was brought in to 'punch up' the movie, reshoot scenes, and inject Marvel-esque banter. Zack Snyder
A near three-hour cut had the extraterrestrials threatening earth with a number of massive tidal waves; this material was cut and released in a later director's cut. James Cameron
A young Adrien Brody was to be the star of the film; after editing his role was reduced to 2 scenes and 5 minutes with Jim Caviezel becoming the nominal lead. Terrence Malick
A more intense '40 miles of bad road cut' featured scenes of drone guns mowing down xenomorphs; editing removed these scenes and 17 total minutes before release. James Cameron
Allen discarded his original choice of 'Anhedonia' as a title, along with 'It Had to Be Jew' and 'Anxiety'; the final title was chosen over 'Annie and Alvy.' Woody Allen
The film was supposed to feature the Joker much more, in addition to an overall darker feel; the drastically changed final cut was instead produced by a film trailer company. David Ayer
Originally filmed as a musical, it tested terribly with focus audiences; Brooks ultimately excised all musical numbers and re-edited it into a conventional dramedy. James L. Brooks
The rough cut was reportedly over three hours and so bad it made Stallone and his agent sick; it was radically edited down to a lean 93 minute actioner. Ted Kotcheff
Welles' original cut was ~130 minutes, but then he went down to Brazil to make another film; RKO edited the film down to less than 90 minutes and shot a new ending. Orson Welles
The finished version, which was shown in European cinemas, was deemed far too long for US distribution; a full 80 minutes were lopped off for the US market. Sergio Leone
Multiple disagreements between the director and Fox led to a movie with no ending; the conclusion of the film was cobbled together from discarded ideas and last second reshoots. Josh Trank
Originally the film had a major romantic subplot with Andy Garcia; Garcia's scenes were cut entirely in order to focus on the relationship between Pfeiffer and the students. John N. Smith
As with the play, the film originally had the lead couple killed by plants; test audiences reacted extremely negatively and a happier ending was substituted accordingly. Frank Oz
The director discovered that his friend, a minor player in the film, was a registered sex offender; the scene featuring him was ultimately removed before the film's release. Shane Black
The movie was intended to plunge the viewer directly into the world of its amnesiac narrator; studio fears about audience alienation led to an explanatory opening voiceover. Alex Proyas
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