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End could have been done better


Wish it was edited a bit better, maybe explaining why Forester got into that crash in the first place. Did they die? I don't see anybody in the car in the last shot.

Otherwise the ending is fine, but just those things need to be changed.

I'm from Paris... TEXAS

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The radio broadcast that happens right before the car crashes says that John was in critical condition and that the "unidentified" woman was dead on arrival.

I agree that the last scene appears dated now. This movie was way indie, and unfortunately trying to shoot a horrific car crash with limited means meant they had to be creative.

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I totally agree. There's no reason shown for the crash on the empty tree-lined road through the park.

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Remember the movie started with the reporters taking pictures of a car accident on the expressway and being indifferent to it. Like the tourists driving by their crash.

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I thought the ending was pretty great, typical downbeat late 60s ending.

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Getting in a deadly auto accident by hitting a small tree is a pretty impressive feat.

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