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[Video] Alternate Ending to ‘Mac and Me’ Surfaces and It’s Shockingly Messed Up
Notable for being one of the worst movies ever made, 1988’s E.T. ripoff/bizarre McDonald’s commercial Mac and Me was just released on Shout Factory Collector’s Edition Blu-ray this week, which means it’s once again become a top of discussion on Film Twitter. Even more so because someone tracked down an insanely messed up alternate ending this week.
Producer and film curator Peter Kuplowsky is the man responsible for this rare footage, taken from the Japanese version of Mac and Me. Unlike the version we’ve all seen, which ends with young main character Eric seemingly dying in an explosion but then being saved by his alien pal, Eric is shot point blank in the chest by a cop in the alternate version of the film!
Kuplowsky explains, “This is cut out of every US version that I’ve seen; no mention of it on the Shout Factory release.”
One of the people responsible for Shout’s bonus features, Daniel Griffith chimes in with more insight, “I discussed this scene with the director when I was producing the extras for the blu, and he mentioned elements in the film that went too far. They toned it down (I think after a test screening), but I can only assume that original cut went to foreign markets.”
Presumably, even the Japanese version ends with Eric being re-animated by Mac, but the “death by police shooting” is shockingly dark for a movie aimed towards children.
Check it out below…
After years of doubt, indisputable proof that the kid from MAC and ME gets shot on camera in the Japanese release of the film. Paul Rudd and @ConanOBrien need to see this. pic.twitter.com/Ge4Zzw8Zal
— Peter Kuplowsky (@PeterKapow) August 8, 2018
Brendan Fraser is back for the upcoming fourth installment in The Mummy franchise from directors Radio Silence, and Michael Johnston (Obsession) is now in talks to join him.
The Hollywood Reporter lets us know tonight that Michael Johnston is in “early talks” to join The Mummy 4, which will release in theaters on October 15, 2027 via Universal.
Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz, and John Hannah will reprise their iconic roles as Rick O’Connell, Evelyn O’Connell, and Jonathan Carnahan in the upcoming movie.
Radio Silence duo Matt Bettinelli-Olpin & Tyler Gillett (Ready or Not, Scream 5-6) are directing from a script by David Coggeshall (Orphan: First Kill).
Plot details are being kept under wraps at this time, but the brand new sequel is expected to disregard the events of the third movie, in which Rachel Weisz did not appear.
“It’s just really beautiful and scary and sweeping, and it’s awesome,” Gillet teases. Bettinelli-Olpin adds that the film “has all of the heart and the character that you could hope for.”
A remake of the classic Universal monster movie that took an action-adventure approach, The Mummy was released in 1999 and grossed $417 million worldwide. It was followed by The Mummy Returns in 2001 and The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor in 2008.
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