Alternate endings 1408 (film)

1 alternate endings

1.1 original ending (unused)
1.2 second alternate ending
1.3 third alternate ending

alternate endings

in addition ending appears in theatrical release version, 3 other endings shot. incentive filming 3 alternate endings based on director s belief king s intention, in original short story, leave conclusion ambiguous. none of 4 endings match ending of king s original short story.

original ending (unused)

director mikael håfström said ending 1408 reshot because test audiences felt original ending of downer. first alternate ending used in theatrical release. original discarded ending had mike dying in fire, happy see room destroyed. during mike s funeral, olin approaches lily , sam. unsuccessfully attempts give box of mike s possessions, including tape recorder. olin claims room destroyed , no longer hurt else. later listens recording in car, , becomes visibly upset when hears katie s voice on tape. looks in car rear-view mirror , sees little girl walking on cemetery grass behind car, in dress, calling out if s lost. shifts gaze seat, , sees enslin s burnt alive corpse in seat. sees same girl holding hands father walk away. olin places tape recorder in box , drives off. final scene of gutted room, apparition of mike looks out window while smoking cigarette. hears daughter calling name, , disappears walks toward her. door heard closing , scene fades black.

this ending default ending on blu-ray release , two-disc collector s edition. canadian networks space , movie network, , u.s. network fx broadcast version of film, space broadcast theatrical ending on july 23, 2012. ending used on u.k. , australian dvds, , u.s. itunes, netflix , amazon prime versions of film.

second alternate ending

another ending uses elements both theatrical ending , discarded original ending. mike dies in fire; afterwards olin remarks, done, enslin. done. instead of funeral scene, sounds of funeral dubbed on establishing shots of los angeles. lily , sam sort through mike s effects in lily s new home. sam says, well, @ least went out in blaze. lily gives him of disapproval. sam returns new york office, sorts through mail, , discovers manuscript mike wrote room 1408, written after mike thought had awakened dream. sam reads story, audio mike s experiences in room heard. in final scene, sam s office doors slam shut , mike s father s voice says, was, are. am, be.

third alternate ending

in third alternate ending, mike survives , moves los angeles lily. when plays tape of katie s voice 1408, lily hears , looks shocked. mike stares @ lily strangely. ending shown on australian streaming service presto , on netflix in japan. netflix in netherlands used show ending, netflix changed ending used in theatrical release.