Found an alternate ending to The Butterfly Effect that would've changed everything

I was scrolling through YouTube last night and stumbled on a deleted scene from The Butterfly Effect where Ashton Kutcher's character actually dies at the end instead of the whole 'burning the letters' thing. Apparently the studio thought it was too dark, so they went with the happier version we all know. The alternate ending shows him going back to the womb and strangling himself with the umbilical cord (yeah, super heavy). I had no idea that was even filmed until I saw it pop up in a recommended video with like 2 million views. It makes me wonder how many other big movies had completely different endings that got scrapped last minute. Has anyone else found a deleted scene that totally changed how you saw the movie?

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kevin_harris786h ago

2 million views on an old alternate ending clip is crazy. I can't even get 2 million views on my life choices, like the time I thought growing a soul patch was a good move. That alternate ending makes my mistakes look pretty tame.

terry_jones7h ago

It's wild how the ending we get is usually the least risky choice, like with movie studios it's never about what fits the story best but what doesn't scare the focus groups. Kinda reminds me of how in everyday life people play it safe with their decisions, you know, picking the road more traveled just to avoid any blowback.