I can still see it clear as day.
The only problem with this poetic image is it doesnt exist.
I watched the movie subsequently on video, only to wonder why it was missing.
Director Ken Russell confronted Walker on this point during a BBC interview focusing on the reaction to the film.
Theres a certain urban myth quality to these phantom moments too.
On that front, a good place to start is the enduring myth ofThe Rings Brussels cut.
What likely happened is somebody saw this cut and imagined the slit mouth visual.
Considering this isThe Ringwere discussing, it all feels a little meta.
One particular scene seems to haunt the nightmares of those who saw it.
Its likely to be a long search since the producers, filmmakers and actors confirm it was never shot.
The lack of blood was a conscious act, sinceJawsattracted complaints from parents about the gore.
In fact, on the making ofJaws 2director Jeannot Szwarc talks about his deliberate staging of Marges death.
So where do these phantom memories come from?
There are numerous explanations, including the brain filling in blanks when it cant complete a connection.
If it cant fully reconcile pieces of information, it will often stitch them together.
Theres also a theory these false memories have something to do with The Mandela Effect.
Their memories pulled together disparate facts about Mandelas life and reached the same conclusion.
This ending stayed with fans for years, but if it ever existed no one could find the footage.
It turns out this lost ending was neither made up or mysteriously buried.
Fans did, in fact, see this ending, it just wasnt forBig.
This article originally appeared onDen of Geek UK.
