# Do you sit through the credits in the theater? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 3, 2012, 7:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-sit-through-the-credits-in-the-theater/636562 "2012-10-03T07:57:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2012, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-sit-through-the-credits-in-the-theater/636562/41 "2012-10-03T23:30:07Z")
I very rarely stay unless there is something interesting in them. A list of names is not interesting. Usually anything I want to find out about I can see on IMDB while I’m walking out to the car. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2012, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-sit-through-the-credits-in-the-theater/636562/42 "2012-10-03T23:38:32Z")
I never did until I went to a movie with a co-worker, and it turned out he always stayed. So I humored him and found it oddly enjoyable, and I always do it now. There’s a pleasant sense of the movie baking in and firming up in those quiet minutes, and the afterglow (or the aftertaste) isn’t erased so quickly by red carpet and chattering people. ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2012, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-sit-through-the-credits-in-the-theater/636562/43 "2012-10-04T01:17:26Z")
But how would I know if there’s a stinger or “something special” to stay for? ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2012, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-sit-through-the-credits-in-the-theater/636562/44 "2012-10-04T01:23:59Z")
One of these days I’m going to recognize a Best Boy or Key Grip from another movie. ---
**Author:** ![harmonicamoon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/65b543/32.png) [@harmonicamoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmonicamoon)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2012, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-sit-through-the-credits-in-the-theater/636562/45 "2012-10-04T02:39:53Z")
> [@JKellyMap](#): > > Dopers are not a good sample if you’re looking for a representative cross-section of Americans (plus a good number of other English speakers). > > Not to get snooty, but pretty much by definition, we are (by and large) rather more _curious_ about stuff than your average bear. Gracias. You are right. Although I now live in Mexico, the bulk of my theater experiences were in Utah. Probably not many Dopers in that state, eh? ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2012, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-sit-through-the-credits-in-the-theater/636562/46 "2012-10-04T03:15:42Z")
You can’t realistically read all the credits of a movie, so the only reason to watch is to look for something specific, as listed in the poll. Just respectfully staying when you’re clearly not paying attention to them anyway is pointless. I do like it when my name, or a friend’s name, is in there, though. Not that I’ve ever worked on a big successful production. ---
**Author:** ![chizzuk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e36b37/32.png) [@chizzuk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chizzuk)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2012, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-sit-through-the-credits-in-the-theater/636562/47 "2012-10-04T03:30:16Z")
Sometimes, for a few reasons: -There’san actor’s name I couldn’t place and it’s driving me nuts -There’s a hot or talented actor I’ve never seen before and I wanted to learn their name -The theater is packed and it’s simpler to wait for it to clear than stand in the aisles -There’s a zinger or something weird in the credits that I heard about beforehand -I’m with someone else who feels the need to sit through the credits and I can’t leave without them (usually my dad; he likes the music) Finishing a snack? Um, no. If I didn’t eat it in the first 2 hours, another 8 minutes is not going to help. It’s probably cold, watery, or gross by that point. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2012, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-sit-through-the-credits-in-the-theater/636562/48 "2012-10-04T03:44:05Z")
Even though it’s not actually possible to read more than a smattering of the credits, I feel like it’s only polite to stay for them, and it’s only about 5 minutes, that I’d probably otherwise just spend sleeping, anyway. About the only time I don’t stay is when the theater staff is really obviously in a big hurry, or if I’m with someone else who wants to leave. And, of course, post-credit scenes are a nice bonus when they happen. ---
**Author:** ![RandMcnally](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b782af/32.png) [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2012, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-sit-through-the-credits-in-the-theater/636562/49 "2012-10-04T03:55:46Z")
> [@SCAdian](#): > > But how would I know if there’s a stinger or “something special” to stay for? Internet. ---
**Author:** ![Uncle\_Brother\_Walker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/f08c70/32.png) [@Uncle\_Brother\_Walker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncle_Brother_Walker)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2012, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-sit-through-the-credits-in-the-theater/636562/50 "2012-10-04T04:14:40Z")
I used to recognize the names of a lot of the stuntmen who worked the '80 horror flicks, so I liked to know they were getting steady work. These days, not so much. Also, I haven’t been to a movie in over 10 years. What with the internet and DVDs and all. ---
**Author:** ![alphaboi867](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alphaboi867/32/3898_2.png) [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2012, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-sit-through-the-credits-in-the-theater/636562/51 "2012-10-04T04:51:39Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > I never sit through the credits at a theater. They scroll by too fast and frustrate me. > > At home I often pause the dvd and read the credits when I didn’t recognize an actor. Or I’m curious about who performed the music soundtrack. I only sit through the credits in a theatre if I’m expecting a stinger at the send or they’re showing bloopers or deleted scenes. And it’s pretty easy if I should stay beforehand without being spoiled. For DVDs if I want to know something specific from the credits (like who played who, etc) I just look it up online. I will watch the credits to the end if I’ve been listening to the audio commentary & it’s still interesting. > [@jackdavinci](#): > > …I find the cleaning people highly annoying. Either stay outside until the movie is over, or clean the other rows. We clean after ourselves, thanks, and don’t need you standing there looking impatient. The next showing isn’t for awhile anyway. Yeah, especially since there are 20 minutes of local ads & trivia games between movies. Or rather between movie & the 20 minutes of coming attractions & PSAs begging people to turn their phones off. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-sit-through-the-credits-in-the-theater/636562.md?page=2)