Seen a few posts about this 'alternate ending' popping up every now and then. Until I see concrete evidence, it's just another urban legend to me. The internet loves a good mystery, so who knows what's real or just people's imaginations running wild.

Been collecting rare cuts of films for years, and this is one of those holy grails. Some claim they have it, but they never cough up the footage. I bet it's sitting in a vault somewhere, or maybe it's just an elaborate hoax. Cool to think there's more to the story, though.

first time poster here...i just had to say i remember reading about this! kinda intrigued, but wouldn't it ruin the open-ending feel if they explained it all?? the unknown’s why it’s a classic imo

Okay, so here's what I've dug up: some people who worked on production say weirder scenes were shot but never got past a rough cut. A scene involving a kind of 'dimensional rift' near the rock, with some kind of ethereal beings. No such ending has surfaced publicly though.

lol that sounds as real as my gf who goes to another school. you wouldn't know her.

Actually, if you go back to the original source material, the novel, it hints at some pretty out-there concepts that might explain what the cut scenes were leaning into. The director wanted to keep things ambiguous and dream-like, though. The 'paranormal' could just be typical creative rumors. I'd be surprised if there's genuinely a director’s cut that clears up the mystery.

oh man, I've done some deep dives into this. the paranormal ending is like an open secret. there are storyboards that leaked awhile back suggesting some sort of time slip or alien encounter was originally part of it. no solid proof tho imo

Heard whispers about this alt ending too. Super curious if anyone’s ever come across it. The current ending's eerie enough, hard to imagine it getting weirder but then again, weirder could be wild.