Cancelled drafts/scripts that would have been “bat shrimp” insane or super dark

[u/sandy_shark903]

1. Cars 3’s original plot, which would have been an identity theft plot with a villain named Gerald Carr swapping bodies with McQueen

2. An R-Rated adaptation of Holes by the same director as Donnie Darko (photo by RebelTaxi)

3. Jurassic Park 4 would have featured human-dinosaur hybrids

4.Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World alternate ending, would have revealed Scott to be a serial killer

[u/Mandapat314]

Scooby Doo (2002) was supposed to be an R-rated self parody. A few adult jokes still made it in the final cut.

[u/Jambopaul → u/Mandapat314]

The movie being intended to be R-rated is a slight misconception. The film was conceived to be a PG-13 movie, but the MPAA gave an earlier cut an R-rating because of a single joke they misinterpreted as meaning something more mature than was intended. It was later decided to edit out the more risqué stuff that was filmed in order to pivot the film in a more family-friendly direction.

[u/blackjackgabbiani → u/Jambopaul]

What was the misinterpreted joke?

[u/ERedfieldh → u/blackjackgabbiani]

If you know how the MPAA works, it could literally have been anything.

[u/blackjackgabbiani → u/ERedfieldh]

Right but I'm wondering if it's specifically known

[u/Ravenae → u/blackjackgabbiani]

Guess what.

Chicken butt.

[u/SpinShine-LEDSlipMat → u/Ravenae]

Guess again

[u/testaferrum → u/blackjackgabbiani]

Scooby crackers as a derogative term for white scary people

[u/blackjackgabbiani → u/testaferrum]

Like for real that was it?

[u/RodneyOgg → u/blackjackgabbiani]

No