- Simon Magnuson
Alternate:
Take my strong hand
Current:
Take my little hand
Laughing at ghosts
The first Scary Movie, err, movie, was taking a jab at the slasher movies of the 1980s, and did well enough to spawn a sequel, Scary Movie 2. The target this time was the ghosts, demonic and supernatural trends this time, so look for plenty of references to The Exorcist, The Amityville Horror, The Haunting etc.
The movie wasn't very well received at the time but has since become somewhat of a cult classic.
One of the stand-out moments involves Hanson, the sinister caretaker with a deformed hand. Many sight gags are focused on this hand, but there's one very well-known one where he is reaching out to save someone who is hanging of a ledge.
Many remember him saying "Take my strong hand" as he offers the withered one, and this makes sense as a joke. However, it now appears as "Take my little hand", which whilst not as funny, is also not as memorable.
Since then, this quote has become known as a meme on the internet, so if it was never there where did it originate?
- Paul Baker
Alternate:
Wizard of Oz: The Tin Man did not wear a shirt and tie
Current:
Wizard of Oz: The Tin Man wore a shirt and tie
If I only had a heart
Oh boy, another Wizard of Oz Mandela Effect.
This movie must take the record for the number it contains. This time it's our old friend the Tin Man, and specifically the fact that many people "suddenly" see him wearing a big, obvious metal shirt and tie, and are sure it wasn't there before.
Everyone remembers his tin axe, the oil can on his head, and famously his lack of a heart, but not, apparently, a shirt and tie. Those who do vaguely remember something seem to remember the line of buttons down his front as metal rivets.
- Bitterwood
Alternate:
Pinhead: "I'll tear your soul apart"
Current:
Pinhead: "We'll tear your soul apart"
Hellraiser 1987
Pinhead made his first terrifying appearance in Clive Barker's 1987 Hellraiser movie.
He was played by Doug Bradley, a classically trained stage actor friend of Barker's, and boy did this experience show in the chilling way he delivered his lines.
It's one on those lines - perhaps his most famous one - which is the subject of a Mandela Effect.
Did he say "I'll" or "We'll" tear your soul apart when he was talking to Kirsty? Viewing the movie today, he clearly says "We'll", but many remember him saying "I'll". There is a popular internet meme with him saying "I'll" too.
- ZachKnife
Alternate:
1960's
Current:
1940's
When was the first Batman movie?
Many people are aware that there was a Superman movie in the 1950's. When you ask them about Batman however, they just remember Adam West playing him in the 1960's and think that was his first appearance on film. They are surprised to hear he was around even earlier than Superman.
Batman first appeared in comic form, since his creation by Bob Kane and Bill Finger. In fact his first two movies were in the 1940's and titled Batman (1943) and Batman and Robin (1949). The first actor to play him on film was Lewis Wilson, and his role was played by Robert Lowery in the second movie. There's some controversy around the first movie. Since it was made by the US during World War 2, there is a great deal of anti-Japanese sentiment present.
- SavageTweet
Alternate:
The sequel to Goonies is Goonies 2
Current:
The sequel to Goonies does not exist
Was there a Goonies 2?
Recently there has been speculation of a sequel the the 1985 Goonies movie, which has caused some confusion amongst those experiencing the Mandela Effect. That's because they are sure there already was one, which came out not long after the original. They even remember some of the story line, and the fact the movie, unfortunately, was nothing like as good as the original. In fact they claim it totally sucked.
Internet searches for "goonies 2" show there was a work with that name, but it was a video game. Those who remember it say they either had no interest or knowledge of this, and are definitely not confusing it with the movie sequel.
- Paul Baker
Alternate:
A player at the start fell off their pod and exploded
Current:
A player at the start did not fall off their pod and explode
Player explodes at start
At the start of the 'Hunger Games' movie and book the players are lined up on starting pod as an ominous countdown timer booms out across the playing field. The players can see their weapon packs just ahead of them, and know how important they will be once everything has kicked off.
Many remember one of the players falling off before the timer reached zero, either because they were too eager or just lost their balance. They remember this player instantly exploding in a ball of fire, yet this isn't see in the movie today. There are plenty of other movies which something similar happens, but those who remember it are certain it was in the Hunger Games.
Some suggest it may have been in the book, but again there's no reference today.
- ZachKnife
Alternate:
Gene Wilder was in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Current:
Gene Wilder was not in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Gene Wilder's most famous role?
Roald Dahls famous book "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" has been delighting children, and many grown-up children, for decades since it was written in 1964.
Featuring the colorful Willy Wonka, the book went on to be adapted as a musical movie twice, the first of which starred Gene Wilder as the lead role, Willy Wonka, in 1971.
Yet there's something odd here, because although world famous for the role and this movie, he wasn't in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory at all - the one he was in was called Willy Wonka and the Chocolate factory.