Those little bits in the credits of movies where they show outcuts of their "whacky mistakes"

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I don't know how others feel about these out takes but they really wind me up. Urrgh it is that whole sort of "oh look at us, we not only got paid hundreds of thousands for making the pile of shite you just sat through, but we had such a laugh doing it too, we're such fun people"

All that self loving laughter and sychophantic hoots from the crew. God it gets up my nose. But I always watch them, why?

― Paul Kelly (kelly), Wednesday, 1 December 2004 03:12 (twenty years ago)

the cannonball run outtake during the credits of 'anchorman' prompts guffaws from me just thinking about it

― cinniblount (James Blount), Wednesday, 1 December 2004 03:28 (twenty years ago)

Smokey and the Bandit 2, dude.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 1 December 2004 03:31 (twenty years ago)

Jackie Chan's films always do this and it's always great stuff.

― TOMBOT, Wednesday, 1 December 2004 03:32 (twenty years ago)

Its great when you know it is genuine, and you can see they're really cracking up or whatever but some films it looks like they forced the whoopsie outtakes, and that just looks lame.

― Trayce (trayce), Wednesday, 1 December 2004 03:34 (twenty years ago)

it would be AMAZING if they did this at the end of a horror/suspense/drama/etc. film

― JaXoN (JasonD), Wednesday, 1 December 2004 03:35 (twenty years ago)

Funny this should come up the same week I rent Being There. Sellers wanted the end-credit outtakes removed, apparently.

― MC Transmaniacon (natepatrin), Wednesday, 1 December 2004 03:36 (twenty years ago)

I like to watch.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 1 December 2004 03:37 (twenty years ago)

Jackie Chan's films always do this and it's always great stuff.

Except the "whacky mistakes" in this case involve Chan breaking a limb or almost cracking his head open. (At least in his older films; haven't seen a Jackie Chan flick in ages.)

― m.e.a. (m.e.a.), Wednesday, 1 December 2004 03:37 (twenty years ago)

i'd love it if there was a special edition dvd of smokey and the bandit two that came out with eight hours of outtakes

― cinniblount (James Blount), Wednesday, 1 December 2004 03:38 (twenty years ago)

i don't really get the 'porn bloopers' trend

― cinniblount (James Blount), Wednesday, 1 December 2004 03:38 (twenty years ago)

And it's a shit movie, but the end credits of Liar Liar has a great "blooper" where somebody screams "overactor!" at Jim Carrey, and the yeah-I-know look on his face is funnier than anything in the whole flick.

― m.e.a. (m.e.a.), Wednesday, 1 December 2004 03:40 (twenty years ago)

"oops, missed the face" (xp blount)

― MC Transmaniacon (natepatrin), Wednesday, 1 December 2004 03:40 (twenty years ago)

These are brilliant, of course. As are character's future lives being mapped out.

― Kevin Gilchrist (Mr Fusion), Wednesday, 1 December 2004 03:45 (twenty years ago)

I'm a sucker for almost any ending that "breaks frame" and leaves the world of the movie for the "real" behind-the-scenes world or some other in-between place, like when they all sing "Love Train" (?) at the end of "The Last Days of Disco."

― Ken L (Ken L), Wednesday, 1 December 2004 03:47 (twenty years ago)

my fave 'future telling' of all (after 'hot for teacher' vid natch) is 'legally blonde', really great

ken l otm!!!

― cinniblount (James Blount), Wednesday, 1 December 2004 03:48 (twenty years ago)

the end of Bring It On is grebt.

― Sterling Clover (s_clover), Wednesday, 1 December 2004 03:53 (twenty years ago)

every second of that movie is nothing less than fantastic

― cinniblount (James Blount), Wednesday, 1 December 2004 03:54 (twenty years ago)

There's the one at the end of Kill Bill 2, of course.

― Jordan (Jordan), Wednesday, 1 December 2004 03:57 (twenty years ago)

"The State" doing their take on the Cannonball Run outtakes was one of the funniest things I ever saw in 90s.

― Pleasant Plains (Pleasant Plains), Wednesday, 1 December 2004 03:57 (twenty years ago)

I guess that I am in the minority then. mind you, I forgot about Jackie Chan mind, but they are more Ouch then laughter inducing. I have always had a soft spot for jakie since he helped up my friend who took a tumble two years ago in a hotel.

― Paul Kelly (kelly), Wednesday, 1 December 2004 04:09 (twenty years ago)

Most classic of all: Pixar films.

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Wednesday, 1 December 2004 08:17 (twenty years ago)

Speaking from the filmmaker's perspective -- it's really the best way to convey a great on-set atmosphere at the end of a picture. Most people I know really appreciate these moments, and it's a nice little bonus for the people involved. I really don't see how this translates into "self loving laughter and sychophantic hoots from the crew" if it's genuine and comical. I certainly would understand frustration if the end of a film were used for various personalities to air their little frustrations and (proverbial) dirty laundry but ... Jesus, why not let 'em put the outtakes at the end? It's totally harmless.

― Remy Snush (x Jeremy), Wednesday, 1 December 2004 08:23 (twenty years ago)

it's really the best way to convey a great on-set atmosphere at the end of a picture.

Remind me again: Why do we give a shit? If I've paid to see a movie, I've paid to be entertained and by the end of the film I am or I amn't. Seeing that the cast and crew had a great time on my dollar isn't of any interest to me. Watching them look dumb - now, that's classic.

I certainly would understand frustration if the end of a film were used for various personalities to air their little frustrations and (proverbial) dirty laundry but

Actually I think it would be brilliant if directors started using these as obvious and vicious attacks on the actors/apologias for the wasteland you've just endured. I anticipate 45 minutes of out-takes on Troy.

"HECTOOOR"

"..."

"line?"

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Wednesday, 1 December 2004 09:02 (twenty years ago)

ah but there are ones where the 'actor lead' makes 'funny' and the cast 'laugh'. Just to keep him in a good mood. Jim Carey? Who said that?

― mark grout (mark grout), Wednesday, 1 December 2004 09:15 (twenty years ago)

Bruce Almighty. Good film, bad outtakes.

― mark grout (mark grout), Wednesday, 1 December 2004 09:16 (twenty years ago)

the Pixar ones are funny (in both senses of the word) because, of course, they didn't make any mistakes during the 'filming'

― koogs (koogs), Wednesday, 1 December 2004 09:39 (twenty years ago)

i kinda wish they'd have had these credit cookie things on "schindler's list".

― latebloomer (latebloomer), Wednesday, 1 December 2004 09:52 (twenty years ago)

the cannonball run outtake during the credits of 'anchorman' prompts guffaws from me just thinking about it

OTM - one of the most genius strokes i've seen in *any* movie...

if dom deluise is involved, then ALWAYS classic. i can't tell you how many expensive imported Chef Paul Prudhomme spices and herbs i've bought because he reminds me of dom.

― stevie (stevie), Wednesday, 1 December 2004 10:19 (twenty years ago)

C/D, S & D: Dom Deluise

― stevie (stevie), Wednesday, 1 December 2004 10:21 (twenty years ago)

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