Credit cookies
They should be called trash popcorn after PSXer. Because once people leave and you’re all alone you can go to the trash and pull out an empty tub of popcorn and then take it to go get a free refill.
Thank you, this is going to come in soooo handy.
I imagine it depends on the movie. Certain types of films (superheroes / sci-fi, Pixar films, etc.) do them fairly regularly, and I would think that many fans who go to those movies regularly have begun to make certain to stick around for a bonus scene. I don’t expect you get too many stingers in period pieces or arthouse films.
But are examples like Dawn of the Dead or Wild Things different from a single “stinger” at the end? In those films, the credits start rolling, but are immediately interspersed with some final epilogue scenes.
“Stingers” seem to be literally you are waiting until after the “All characters appearing in this work are fictitious and no animals were hurt” disclaimer and the Dolby sound logos to see some final joke or preview.
I first learned the term “stinger” for the short clip of the movie that MST3K would run at the end each episode, back in the days of USENET and alt.tv.mst3k. (e.g. “Buzz off kid!” - Mitchell) Never thought the term was a generic term!
First stinger I ever encountered was the one at the end of Ferris Bueller, but that had the whole scene of Rooney on the bus running through the credits, so that encouraged you not to run for the exit at the start of the credits.
That’s where I got it, and that’s why I use the term to this day.
Yeah, those examples probably aren’t exactly what the OP was referring to.
I’ve always known them as stingers, and my husband and I always sit through all the credits even when we know there isn’t one. I’m a theatre nerd, so I like seeing who did the tech ops, and we’re both easily amused by interesting names, so it’s fun to see the really exotic or strange combinations.
After “Pirates of the Caribbean” we call them “Undead Monkey” scenes.
Except when Deanna Dubin sings it! Lord, I love that story!
I declare you the winner of the thread and henceforth I shall use no other method of referring to the post-credits scene.
Modern technology has proven useful - when the credits start I use my Smartphone to go to aftercredits.com to see if I should stick around or not.
The wife and I are credit junkies. We stay to the very end regardless. And we’re often the only ones to see any surprises at the end.
Why don’t you do that before the movie. I know it is stodgy of me, but if I’m watching the credits I’d still rather not be bathed in the glow of your phone.
it’s not necessary for some of our cinemas here. if some of the lights are turned up to allow a bit of visibility for the cleaners to work, there are no bonus clips; if the cinema remains dark, there are clips or even just credits with fancy artwork and stuff.
The “Monk Scene”—a slight variant on Ebert’s term.
Stinger
I’ve known it from a musical term. Think of the Monty Python TV theme. Actually it’s Liberty Bell March by JP Sousa. At the end of the opening credits you see the foot come down and you hear a squashing noise right where the last note should be. Taht last note is called a stinger.
Of course I would only call a scene at the end of the credits a stinger. (It starts after all the credits, and it should be short and have a punch)
Something that runs during all the credits is something else.
Oh, I’m sure you can handle it, along with the distraction of 98% of the audience getting up to leave.
When the credits start rolling and everyone has started to leave, I’ll ask the usher / cleaner if there are any additional scenes shown during the credits. I figure they’ve probably seen the movie’s credits a dozen times and would know.
Yes, I can handle. It would still be nice of you to not do it while the movie is still running.
But I understand how difficult it would be to know before the movie that you’ll want this information at the end of the movie so couldn’t possibly plan for it.