First, I obviously don’t know if there’s a term for these.
But I’m talking about those little five second scenes after the final credits of a movie. They seem to be becoming more common in movies ranging from Chicken Run to Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back. The earliest example I can think of off the top of my head was in Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. But I think there was some slasher film from the 70’s that had a final scene of the killer returning from his apparent death in anticipation of the sequel.
So I guess the point of my ramblings is: Is there a name for these scenes? What was the first movie to use them? What are some favorites you remember? And have there ever been any of these scenes that actually were important to the plot of the movie?
I’ve always seen them referred to as “credit cookies.” The first ones I remember were during the credits of The Cannonball Run. Although those were really outtakes/bloopers, so I’m not sure if they qualify.
My favorite was at the end of South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut, although the ones at the end of A Bug’s Life are good as well.
The cookies during the credits of Wild Things are vitally important to the plot–in fact, they change the entire nature of the movie.
“Diner” (1982) did something like that a couple of years before “Bueller.” As the credits rolled, you heard a long conversation between the characters. The dialog was so good that people wouldn’t leave the theater until it was over.
“The Stunt Man” (1980) had a short scene after the credits (the credits did run over some action), where Peter O’Toole yells, “Sam, rewrite the opening reel! Crush the little bastard in the first act!”
Also, in Toy Story 2, there were “bloopers” during the credits. Considering that they had to be created with as much effort as the main story, I thought it was a nice touch.
A good exampe is Young Sherlock Holmes where Moriarty emerges from the icy water at the very end.
There are a couple of Darth Vader breaths at the end of SW:Ep 1.
There may be a Two Towers preview at teh end of Fellowship (I’m staying for the credits in any case)
The little blurbs are indeed credit cookies. But I wouldnt call my exmaples CCs. The bloopers/ little scenes would be CCs. (IMHO)
Brian
I second pldennison’s citation of Wild Things. Let’s face it, the only reason most of us bothered with this movie in the first place was The Kiss – but if you didn’t stay through the credits, you don’t really know what this movie was about.
I’ve been so spoiled by these things that I feel cheated when a movie doesn’t have them.
I’ve heard them called ‘pig-edits’.
There’s one at the end of ‘K-PAX’, IIRC. I might be wrong about that, but I just saw one very recently[sub]it’s late, i’m tired[/sub].
And, yes, bad movie but to see Dean Martin say, “These Bleads?” made sitting throught almost worthwhile.
I believe all of Jackie Chan’s movies include outtakes during the credits, including assorted snafus (and broken body parts) from his stunts.
But the “bloopers” in the Pixar movies are the best IMO, because the actors stay in character. It especially tickles me to see the villians revealed to be working stiffs who get flustered over their lines…
“Rrrawwwwwwwwah–! No, no, no, hold on, I’m sorry. I’m just not feeling it. Oh, I know, how about if I lather up a bunch of spit? Oooh, oooh, that’s great, can we do it again?”
The first one I recall was Joe Dante’s movie The Howling – he stuck in a the scene with the Gypsy Woman from the original movie The Wolfman with Lon Chaney, Jr. This predates Ferris Bueller. Dante said he wanted to leave “a little extra” for the fans who sat through the credits.
Actually, this isn’t what you see (not what I saw, anyway) – you see scenes of someone travelling through snow-covered mountains on a sleigh and registering at an inn as “Professor Moriarty”. Then you see the face of the (presuymed dead) villain of the movie (who is not named “Moriarty”), and you realize that you are seeing the “origin” of another Sherlock Holmes element.
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert had a little scene post-credits, too … pretty funny. Often in movies something will disappear and is lost forever to the movie’s characters; this, for once, shows what happened to it.
Somewhat related - DVDs can have all sorts of hidden bonus material; see this link : DVD Easter Eggs
Apparently, the MIB DVD has a MST3K - like commentary. And I think I just exceeded the abbreviations limit in that sentence.
The first movie I can think of is the horror anthology Dead of Night (1945), with the final “cookie” making an already scary film that much more terrifying.
The recent Bridget Jones movie had some post-credits scenes. Reportedly, these were slightly different in the American and European versions of the movie, but I haven’t seen both versions so I can’t vouch for this. For instance, a post-credits scene where Hugh Grant (who plays one of Bridget’s sleazy dates) meets a transvestite called Allan at a bar was, I’ve heard, not in the American version.
There are subtle differences between the same scenes in the USA and UK versions of the movie. This includes not only different takes of the scene, but sometimes different dialogue. For example, one version of the first job interview has a question about “the El Niño phenomenon”, others have a question about Microsoft. In addition, during the credits, the USA version has a home movie of Mark Darcy’s 8th birthday party with the young Bridget. The UK version has interviews with the various characters about the new relationship between Bridget and Mark.
About Wild Things - all I remember at the end is the two of them on the boat. Can someone explain what I have missed, perhaps indicating in big letters that there will be spoilers so it doesn’t get ruined for others?
