Why is it that old movies always have the credits in the beginning and almost all new movies have them at the end?

Also what year did "The End" finally get scrapped?

5/24/2010 11:51:38 PM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opening_credits

5/24/2010 11:52:41 PM

The UAW demanded that their workers not be forced to sit through the credits before the movie. It required too much reading and would put the workers to sleep before the movie even started. So after much negotiations (such as UAW workers can be used for free in any automobile factory scenes, like in Tommy Boy), the credits were moved to the end of the movie. It was a good move IMO.

"The End" was finally scrapped when they moved the credits to the end of the movie, as the credits served the same exact purpose.

5/24/2010 11:55:01 PM

thanks,

I didn't know this:

Quote :

"Many major American motion pictures have done away with opening credits, with many films, such as Van Helsing in 2004 and Batman Begins in 2005 not even displaying the film title until the closing credits begin. Francis Coppola’s Apocalypse Now (1979) even went so far as to not feature the title at all, except briefly as a graffiti sketch in Colonel Kurtz’ (Marlon Brando) compound. George Lucas is credited with popularizing this with his Star Wars films which display only the film's title at the start.[1] His decision to omit opening credits in his films Star Wars (1977) and The Empire Strikes Back (1980) led him to resign from the Directors Guild of America after being fined $250,000 for not crediting the director during the opening title sequence.[2] Hollywood had been releasing films without opening credits (except for the film's title) for many years before Lucas came along, most notably Citizen Kane, West Side Story, and The Godfather. However, "title-only" billing became an established form for summer blockbusters in 1989, with Ghostbusters II, Lethal Weapon 2, and The Abyss following the practice.[3] Clint Eastwood has omitted opening credits (except for the title) in every film that he has directed since approximately 1982. Other recent films that follow the trend:"

5/24/2010 11:55:10 PM

the latest movie that has a scriptive "The End" that I can think of is A Few Good Men

5/24/2010 11:56:59 PM

watching old movies and seeing "The End" reminds me of cartoons.

5/25/2010 12:01:04 AM

watching cartoons and seeing "The End" reminds me of old movies.

5/25/2010 12:02:53 AM