Your Favorite Films That Had Crazy Alternate Endings

The Shining

In the end, Wendy and Danny escape the hotel of horrors while Jack is left to freeze in the maze. The movie ends with a smiling photo of Jack on the wall, dated 1921. In one version though, the movie continued after this point. Two minutes showed Danny and Wendy in the hospital, but this was seen as overkill and was ultimately cut entirely.  

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The More You Know

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