10 Movies That Tried To Change Cinema Forever (And Failed)

9. Clue Distributed Alternate Endings To Random Cinemas

When in-cinema props are too much bother, why not just film multiple endings for the movie and randomly ship them to cinemas across the globe? That's what happened during the theatrical release of the 1985 black comedy classic Clue.

For while it's not uncommon for filmmakers to shoot multiple endings, typically the alternate climax will only show up on the home video release, perhaps in piecemeal form having not gone through the post-production process.

But writer-director Jonathan Lynn shot three endings for Clue and, on release day, audiences were shocked to discover the different outcomes they were experiencing compared to their pals who lived in the next town over.

Quite ingeniously, these endings were all included on the film's home video release, with the first two serving as fake-outs before the third proved to be the "canon" ending.

Despite the potential for this to drum up greater repeat business with popular movies, it's a novelty that's scarcely been repeated.

Unfriended: Dark Web reportedly pulled a similar trick last year, but probably due to the added costs and impracticality of shipping two versions of a film to cinemas, there hasn't been much studio enthusiasm.