Some SPOILERS obviously, be forewarned.
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Desertman84 — 9 years ago(November 24, 2016 12:58 AM)
And finally, the book ends with Red on his way to try to find Andy, still with most of the $1000 Andy left him under the volcanic rock, writing "I hope Andy is down there." The movie adds one scene, barely 1 minute long, showing Andy and Red meeting on the Mexican shore.
The movie would have ended the same way like the book with the final scene having Red on the bus. But the producers of the film insisted that a final scene should be added when Red finally gets to meet Andy.That is why the scene at St.Croix was shot. -
TxMike — 9 years ago(November 27, 2016 07:32 AM)
Yeah, I don't recall specifically but didn't they test the ending with an audience before release and viewers were disappointed not knowing if Red ever found Andy, thus adding the final scene?
Edit: I found the reference
" that slightly cheesy ending - where Red and Andy finally meet on the beach - was absolutely not in the original cut of the film.
Instead, the original version hinged on hope, as did Stephen King's original short story. In fact, the last words of King's prose were "I hope". The idea was that the story was left as Red left prison, to see if he would find his new life, or meet the same fate as befalls the late James Whitmore's Brooks in the movie. However, when two different endings were tested side by side, the one least preferred by the filmmakers, and most preferred by the test audience, prevailed. That lingering question about hope was thus firmly answered, diluting the ending of the picture in the process."
.... TxMike ....