10 Terrible Movie Moments The Directors Didn't Even Want

Only one film managed to have a studio impose two separate egregious additions. Both equally as bad, the cinematic release of Blade Runner combined the mystique-ruining narration of Dark City with the cop-out ending of I Am Legend.

One of the best elements Ridley Scott intended was the underlying question as to whether Harrison Ford's replicant-hunting Rick Deckard was actually a replicant himself, and that's where the problem lied. Scott wanted to keep that question open-ended whereas the studio... not so much. Not only did the studio commission a voice-over by Ford essentially spoon-feeding the audience and quashing the mystery, they also demanded Scott shoot a happy ending, where he had to edit in unused material from The Shining. Ford hated the changes as much as Scott did, as evident by his lifeless delivery of the mandated voice-over.

Since its original theatrical run, a further six versions of the film have been released, partly due to Scott needing two more bites at the cherry to give fans his intended vision. While Scott and Ford may disagree on the answer to the question, the studio insertion that took it off the table was the first thing to hit the cutting room floor once Scott achieved autonomy of the editing booth.