truly over. Even before Marvel Studios was using scenes during and after the credits

to tease their upcoming films, studios and directors were relying on small scenes to

bookend their entire story, or just offer audiences another laugh. But some of the best

after-credits scenes hit theaters long before audiences knew to find them. Make sure you

rank your favourite in the comments section below! Here are Screenrant’s 10 Hidden Movie

Scenes You’ve Never Seen.

Pirates of the Caribbean

Disney's swashbuckling series used post-credits scenes for small gags, including a ghostly

Monkey and a worshipped dog. But for the third movie, series star Will Turner made a serious

sacrifice, choosing to take over as captain of Davy Jones’ ship - which meant setting

foot on land just one day every decade. Will still got to marry the love of his life, Elizabeth,

but it was the post-credits scene that delivered the real happy ending. With the pair's son

now ten years old, he and Elizabeth watch as Will's ship returns in a flash of green

light, with the wayward sailor set to meet his son for the first time - teasing an obvious

adventure starring the Turner family, if Disney ever decides to tell it.

Harry Potter

He may not be what comes to mind when you picture a magical con man, but the magical

celebrity Gilderoy Lockhart lied, exaggerated, and charmed his way into the Harry Potter

series. But his swagger cost him his memory in the second film, when a spell backfired

and wiped his mind. A post-credits scene proved his talent for fame wasn't affected, already

out promoting his new biography, "Who Am I?"

The Grey

The story of a plane load of oil workers forced to survive in an Alaskan winter wasn't a happy

one - as one by one, the men are picked off by a pack of grey wolves. The film ended with

Star Liam Neeson strapping broken glass to his hands and taking on the pack's alpha,

but cutting to black before audiences could know who came out on top. The ending fit the

endless struggle between man and nature, but director Joe Carnahan offered one more hint.

A post-credits scene shows both the wolf and man wounded and wheezing, and even if fans

can't really tell who won the fight, it's an even more powerful image to drive home

the movie's message.

The A-Team

The big screen reboot of the classic TV series wasn't the hit that the studio hoped for,

but that didn't mean members of the original cast had any hard feelings. Although their

cameo appearances were cut from the film, the scenes were spliced back into the movie's

end credits. Fans of the TV series can watch as actor Dirk Benedict, the original "Face"

gives some advice to Bradley Cooper, and a white coat-wearing Dwight Schultz finds out

just how much crazier the new version of "Howling Mad" Murdock is compared to his original performance.

Zombieland

There’s no question that the surprise cameo from Bill Murray in this zombie killfest is

among the best in years, appearing as himself, just trying to survive in a zombie apocalypse.

The actor winds up being killed by the stars of the movie, followed by a memorable final

scene. But following the film’s credits, audiences got an added bonus that didn’t

make the cut of the movie. Rather than using his last breaths for a deadpan gag, the scene

shows Murray reciting one of his best-known lines from the classic golf comedy, Caddyshack.

Hancock

Will Smith was anything but your typical superhero in this action/dramedy, but by the end of

the movie, Hancock had accepted the role of a superpowered do-gooder. Of course, he still

had a bit of an edge. Those who stayed through the credits got to see that for themselves,

when an armed hostage taker decided to disrespect the movie’s star. It was a fitting joke

to end the movie on, but comic book fans will appreciate that the criticized black leather

suits of the X-Men movies made its way into another superhero story.

Lethal Weapon 3

Post credits scenes are usually used to tease a sequel these days, but they can also be

used for one last gag. But no end credits joke is more staggering than Lethal Weapon

3. The movie opens with stars Riggs and Murtaugh trying, and failing to defuse a bomb. The

studio had actually paid for the demolition of the building so it would be even more convincing

in the movie – and when director Richard Donner found out the Soreno Hotel nearby was

going to be demolished, he had to take advantage. The post-credits scene put the partners in

harm’s way one last time, even though that explosion wasn’t technically their fault.

Baseketball

This sports comedy from the minds behind South Park has become a cult hit since its release,

but it boasted some truly impressive talent. Outside of the main cast, famous sports commentators

Bob Costas and Al Michaels showed a sense of humor, appearing as the go-to play-by-play

men for the movie’s strange baseball/basketball hybrid league. But those who sat through to

the end credits were treated to even more of the pair’s comradery, with a post-credits

scene that shows the two broadcasters working their way to a passionate kiss, before playing

coy to the camera.

Green Lantern

Post-credits scenes don’t always make a movie better. Since DC’s first Green Lantern

movie was less than a hit with fans and critics, most viewers left the theater as quickly as

they could. But to make things worse, the post-credits scene wasn’t meant to deliver

a joke, or even a bit more action. After Hal Jordan managed to wipe out the movie’s villain,

the bonus scene showed his mentor, Sinestro, slipping on a yellow ring to master the power

of fear. In the comics, it was the exact action that created Hal’s greatest enemy, and the

perfect villain for a Green Lantern movie – and fans were enraged. Choosing a silly,

big-brained bad guy because you don’t know any better is one thing. But when this scene

showed the filmmakers knew Sinestro was the real threat, and were just saving him for

a sequel, fans took it as the final straw.

Super Mario Bros.

OH YES WE DID! It might be famously known as the worst video game movie ever, but the

makers of the Mario Bros. movie definitely had an imagination. Fans of the video game

were disappointed to realize that the movie had almost nothing in common with the actual

games, but according to the movie’s fiction, Nintendo is to blame for the differences.

In a post-credits scene, two Japanese men are shown talking to the movie’s comedic

relief – Iggy and Spike – about developing a video game based on their adventures. Every

child of the 1980s saw the movie, but few may realize that the games are based on the

movie… according to the writers, anyway.

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