Rejected Movie Plot Twists That Would Have Made The Films Too Short

Rob Block
Slackjaw
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1 min readMay 15, 2023
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Rocky

The Italian Stallion drinks the glass of raw eggs and dies of salmonella poisoning.

The Wizard of Oz

The house falls on Glinda; the Wicked Witch is happy and recruits Dorothy as her Amway protege.

It’s a Wonderful Life

George’s bank is bailed out by the Fed.

Back to the Future

Marty falls for his mom and stays in the 50s.

The Godfather

The horse’s brothers seek revenge and trample Vito to death.

12 Angry Men

The jury is given magic mushrooms for anger management and immediately votes to acquit.

Pinocchio

The puppet rots due to a termite infestation. Geppetto says to hell with it and gets a dog instead.

A Streetcar Named Desire

Stanley and Stella are poisoned after a streetcar crashes into their house spilling toxic chemicals.

West Side Story

The Jets and Sharks settle their differences with a penalty kick shootout.

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Rob Block
Slackjaw

Software geek. Mountain biker. Aspiring comedy writer.