So, many movies have an extra few minutes of film at the end of the credits, such as Pirates of the Caribbean. Many more movies don't. I work at a movie theatre, and often there are people waiting during the credits for that last bit, when there actually isn't one. As I stand in the shadows with my broom, wishing I could tell the people that there is nothing more to see, I wonder what movie started the whole, "but there's more lol!" thing. So, tell me, what is the oldest movie you have seen that has an extra bit at the end? [that wasn't added on after the movie was made into a DVD].
Also, to anyone here who likes to wait for those things and happens to be going to the movies soon, I'll tell you which movies don't have stuff at the end so you don't have to sit there and wait for nothing:
Hairspray
Chuck & Larry
Harry Potter
Die Hard
Ratatouille
Transformers
Evan Almighty
License to Wed
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Wayne's World is the earliest one I remember.
Some notable movies tagged with surprise-after-end-credits on IMDb:
L.A. Confidential (1997)
Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
Aliens (1986)
Airplane! (1980) is the oldest popular film I see (and it's sequel).
I usually sit through the credits unless I didn't like the movie or I'm in a hurry.
Any easter-egg at the end comes as a bonus.
I sit through the credits out of respect for the names scrolling by... except for The Number 23, god damn, that movie was shit. Walked right out of that one.
I sit through credits when I'm alone, but if I'm with friends I don't like to make them wait if they get up to leave.