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Alternate Ending(s)

posted 13 years ago by ekmyers
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When this was in production, TV Guide did a full spread and interviewed Perkins about the film. One of the bombs he dropped was that four (!) different endings had been filmed, and not even cast and crew were aware which was the "real" ending, but that whichever was used, it was going to shock people. Burning down the house felt almost obligatory for putting the franchise to bed; but that interview made it sound like we were going for a twist worthy of the first film (or, hell, even the second).

ekm
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[–] ugotit-1 13 years ago

According to director Mick Garris, the cast and crew saying that four endings were shot was just a publicity stunt imposed by Universal Studios. Only one ending was shot for the film and that's the one we see today. I suppose since this was a TV movie Universal felt that they had to create alot of hype since it wasn't being theatrically released like the first three films.

We all go a little mad sometimes...

[–] ekmyers 13 years ago

A better stunt would have been filming one ending that was actually good.

ekm
Writer/Director -- ROULETTE
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[–] jameswarrender 12 years ago

What could the other ending have been?

1) Ending used
2) Norman dies
3) Janet Leigh returns as Marion
4) It was all a dream had by Pam Ewing

[–] ChristmasStan 12 years ago

His wife Kills Norman and we find out her sister was Normans first victim