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From reshoots to budget cuts, some films hit theaters despite being woefully incomplete! Join us as we explore notorious movies that somehow made it to release even though they were missing crucial elements. These production nightmares show what happens when studios rush to meet deadlines regardless of quality!
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00:00Welcome to WatchMojo and today we're counting down our picks for another batch of awful
00:08movies that were released despite being incomplete.
00:2110.
00:22Justice League After numerous false starts, Man of Steel
00:25director Zack Snyder was announced to helm the DC crossover Justice League.
00:2910.
00:30I know you.
00:35However, the film's production was troubled and due to a combination of studio executives
00:40being dissatisfied with Snyder's Batman v Superman and personal tragedy in his life,
00:44he never finished filming the movie.
00:46His replacement was Joss Whedon, leading to a disjointed film.
00:4910.
00:50I'm not doing this on purpose.
00:5110.
00:52Despite the change in production, the original release date was kept so executives could receive
00:56bonuses.
00:57It meant digital artists weren't given time to properly finish the film.
01:0010.
01:01Does your thing really stand for hope?
01:0210.
01:03Yes, it does.
01:04When the film crashed at the box office and with a passionate outpouring of support from
01:08fans, Snyder was finally able to finish his version of the film in 2021.
01:1211.
01:13Not impressed.
01:149.
01:15The Disappointments Room
01:16Allegedly based on an episode of HGTV, this aptly titled horror flick, which finished filming
01:21in 2014, entered into post-production hell for two years.
01:2411.
01:25David, there's something out here.
01:2611.
01:27You live in the country now, babe.
01:28What kinds of crazy critters out there?
01:2911.
01:30As it was a waiting release, the film's distributor, Relativity Media, filed for a Chapter 11 bankruptcy,
01:35causing them to sell off their rights to the film.
01:37The film received and then lost a video on demand release date before finally being acquired
01:41by Rogue Pictures.
01:4211.
01:43I was upstairs, David.
01:44I was locked in that little room in the attic.
01:4611.
01:47Hey, wait, wait.
01:48You got it?
01:4911.
01:50In that lengthy post-production, several scenes were cut, resulting in a finished product
01:53where chunks of the story were clearly missing.
01:5511.
01:56You are a miserable mother, and you will fail again.
02:0211.
02:03Upon release, the film would drop from playing on over 1,500 screens one week to just 36 the
02:08next and earn a notorious 0% critical score on Rotten Tomatoes.
02:1112.
02:12I think I can't tell anymore what's real and what's not real.
02:158.
02:16Star Trek V – The Final Frontier
02:18Trouble arose from the very start of the fifth Star Trek film.
02:21William Shatner, slated to direct due to contractual obligations, clashed with studio
02:25execs and writers.
02:2612.
02:27You told me you could have this ship operational in two weeks.
02:29I gave you three.
02:30What happened?
02:3113.
02:32I think you gave me too much time, Captain.
02:33The film was rushed into production due to a writer's strike and a perceived warning
02:36of the franchise's appeal.
02:37It's effects budget was drastically cut, and ILM, which had worked on the previous three
02:41Trek films, was deemed both too busy and too expensive to work on the film.
02:4413.
02:45Bring the ship closer.
02:4614.
02:47I said, what does God need with a starship?
02:5115.
02:52What are you doing?
02:53I'm asking you a question.
02:5415.
02:55Instead, a cheaper option was taken, with effects artists given half the industry standard
03:00time to work on the film.
03:0115.
03:02Nobody's perfect.
03:03This resulted in a climax which, at scripting, was bold and ambitious, appearing as one that
03:10was clearly incomplete with bad effects and a lack of tension.
03:1315.
03:14I thought I was going to die.
03:1615.
03:17Not possible.
03:1817.
03:19Highlander 2.
03:20The Quickening.
03:21Despite a very definitive ending, the financial allure of a sequel to the highly profitable
03:25Highlander drew back stars Christopher Lambert and Sean Connery, as well as director Russell
03:29Mulcahy.
03:30Three men of the planet hear me.
03:31You gather together in secret for the last time.
03:3415.
03:35The film retconned much of the lore established in the first outing, notably including the
03:39inexplicable return of Connery's deceased character.
03:4116.
03:42Will we be together?
03:4316.
03:44Well, not at first.
03:4516.
03:46But we are joined in a way that can never be broken, not even by death.
03:4916.
03:50To make matters worse, the film was shot in Argentina, and during filming, the Argentine
03:54economy crashed, causing hyperinflation in the country.
03:5717.
03:58Life is going to be quite predictable without McLeod.
04:0017.
04:01McKehe was taken off the film, a decision made by a Bond company that took over production,
04:05drastically changing the story and re-editing what had already been shot into an incomprehensible
04:09mess.
04:1018.
04:11You're nothing but a tired old man.
04:1218.
04:13More than you know.
04:1418.
04:1518.
04:16Dune.
04:17After more than a decade trying to get a Dune adaptation off the ground, producer and
04:19rights holder Dino De Laurentiis signed director David Lynch.
04:2218.
04:23I did not say this.
04:2418.
04:25I am not here.
04:2618.
04:27I understand.
04:2818.
04:29First envisioned as two films and then a three hour epic, Lynch was unable to shoot
04:34much of what he originally planned.
04:3518.
04:36Even after the cuts to his original script and while facing a limited effects budget, Lynch's
04:40role cut totaled four hours in length.
04:4219.
04:43Remember, walk without rhythm and we won't attract the worm.
04:47It will go to the thumper.
04:4919.
04:50I'm ready.
04:5119.
04:52The theatrical release ultimately cut the runtime in half and was cobbled together with
04:57new scenes and voiceover to piece together the film that clearly was missing parts.
05:0120.
05:02He shall know your ways as if born to them.
05:0520.
05:06Over the years, intrepid fans have managed to piece together a more complete version akin
05:09to Lynch's original vision.
05:1020.
05:11God created Arrakis to train the faithful.
05:1421.
05:15One cannot go against the word of God.
05:1820.
05:19Number 5.
05:20Superman IV.
05:21The Quest for Peace.
05:22Made by Canon as the company was on the verge of financial success,
05:2420.
05:25The Daily Planet hasn't made any money in three years.
05:2721.
05:28And the name of the game is making money.
05:3021.
05:31The result is clear on screen as the initial budget was cut in half and the crew from the
05:35first three films was replaced for pennies on the dollar.
05:3722.
05:38This led to bad effects and recycled shots.
05:4022.
05:41John Cryer, who appeared in the film, even stated that because of the cuts, the film was left
05:47unfinished.
05:4822.
05:49This is my nephew, Lenny.
05:5022.
05:51He worships me.
05:5222.
05:53The dude of steel.
05:5422.
05:55Boy, are you gonna get it.
05:5622.
05:57However, much of what had been completed wasn't even in the film, with 45 minutes of footage
06:00being deleted by Canon.
06:0122.
06:02None of this helped Canon or the film, which became a huge financial and critical disaster.
06:054.
06:06Food Fight
06:07Conceived as the Avengers of product placement, mascot for all kinds of food companies would
06:16be featured in this supermarket crossover animated flick.
06:1922.
06:20But it's so dangerous.
06:2123.
06:22Don't cry for me, Charlie Tuna.
06:2323.
06:24However, a haphazard production caused several brands to back out of their involvement with
06:28the film as the film faced numerous setbacks.
06:31The most notable was when multiple hard drives containing assets from the film were either
06:35stolen or intentionally deleted, depending on who you believe.
06:3824.
06:39The film was delayed for multiple years, until finally it was stitched together as quickly
06:44and cheaply as possible and released.
06:4525.
06:46This despite much of the animation being in an unfinished state, those unlucky few that
06:56saw it in the single week of release were treated to pure nightmare fuel.
07:0025.
07:01I'm so proud of you.
07:02You saved us all.
07:0325.
07:04We saved each other, because the secret is inside.
07:08Inside all of us.
07:103.
07:11Masters of the Universe
07:12Based on the line of action figures of the same name, the Masters of the Universe movie
07:15was hampered by serious budgetary problems.
07:1725.
07:18Stop complaining.
07:19It's only mud.
07:2026.
07:21That's easy to say when you don't have clogged gilts with.
07:2426.
07:25It seems that much of the planned scenes to be set on the fantasy world of Eternia were
07:28relocated to suburban areas on Earth.
07:3027.
07:31When things finally got rolling, production slowed to a standstill as Mattel only paid half
07:35the budget on time.
07:3627.
07:37We're not your enemies.
07:3828.
07:39If you would just give us that, we would be very, very grateful.
07:4029.
07:41You're not getting nothing till I get some answers.
07:4229.
07:43With no money to shoot the final climatic battle between the hero He-Man and the villainous Skeletor,
07:47the film was in trouble.
07:4829.
07:49You promised not to hurt them.
07:5030.
07:51I lied.
07:5230.
07:53The final result took place in a dimly lit set, shot with just a few crew members and
07:56only the two primary actors, and financed by the director himself.
07:5929.
08:00It's over.
08:0130.
08:02Yes.
08:0330.
08:04Number 2.
08:05Alone in the Dark.
08:06U.A. Boll is no stranger to loosely adapting video games into barely comprehensible films
08:09that often don't bother with the basics, such as setting out a visible dolly track.
08:22While many of his adaptations feel like a rough cut, to be generous, a few stand above, including
08:27the atrocious vampire film Blood Rain.
08:30But one we feel is even more blatantly incomplete is a film frequently cited as one of the worst
08:35films of all time, Alone in the Dark.
08:3730.
08:38Give me one reason why I should ever even speak to you again.
08:4030.
08:41Look at this.
08:4230.
08:43I was in the Amazon for six weeks, tracking poachers across their transport lines.
08:57Even with the opening text crawl that seems to go on forever, the film is practically
09:02incomprehensible.
09:03It's a key.
09:04This could be our only way out of here.
09:06Not even those involved can come to an agreement as to which of the seven scripts for the film
09:11was actually used while making the film.
09:13I don't believe it.
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09:31The Snowman
09:33Unresolved plots, vanishing characters and jarring edits are some of the problems that plague
09:38this murder mystery.
09:39Your marriage.
09:40Is everything alright?
09:44Were either of you having an affair?
09:50All of these stem from the fact that large chunks of the film were simply never shot.
09:55As director Thomas Alverson revealed that somewhere between 10 to 15% of the screenplay was just
10:00never shot due to a rushed production.
10:02What did you argue about?
10:04He doesn't want to leave the city.
10:07Large chunks of the story that are simply missing are often filled in with automatic dialogue replacement,
10:13awkwardly spliced in or by cutting together unrelated shots.
10:16Can you tell me, was your wife seeing anyone?
10:21I checked her credit card bills.
10:25She's been to see a pregnancy doctor.
10:29Meanwhile, other scenes that were probably not finished still appear in the released film.
10:34The biggest flaw resulting from the unfinished production, however, is that the central mystery
10:39is absolutely incomprehensible nonsense.
10:41You have a woman who loves you.
10:44A boy who's devoted to you.
10:47Why did you abandon them?
10:50They deserve better.
10:53Which unfinished film did you end up watching?
10:57Let us know in the comments down below.
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