The Spoiler Puzzle

I absolutely can't stand it when I want to see a movie, and somebody comes around and spoils the ending for me. My friend Andy doesn't mind "spoilers" as much as other people do. In fact, he's generated a list of 60 spoilers to ruin your day. He wants to know how many movies you can recognize from the spoiler. They can be theatrical films, made-for-TV movies, or straight-to-video releases.

  1. He's not really still alive; the laughter is coming a gag joke box.
  2. The remains of the Statue Liberty prove that he was on Earth the whole time.
  3. She awakens to find it was all a dream, and her friends (and enemies) were characters in it.
  4. To the surprise of his family, she revealed she actually loved his brother.
  5. If the guy hadn't been so prompt about returning the key, no one would ever have solved the crime.
  6. The chick was really a guy.
  7. His memory was wrong; it was a completely different guy that released the virus.
  8. James Bond and the girl have sex.
  9. The man she thought she loved never loved her; the man she really loved doesn't love her anymore; the North have burned down her home and have won the war; nonetheless, hope springs eternal.
  10. The son actually believed he was his own dead mother.
  11. The mother actually believed she was her own dead son.
  12. He was named heir because he refused to give the secret of the Everlasting Gobstopper to the competitor.
  13. Despite their success in destroying the DeathStar, Darth Vader manages to escape unscathed.
  14. The pregnant police chief captures the psycho single-handedly.
  15. The ex-pilot and stewardess rekindle their love, and even the autopilot gets a piece of the action.
  16. Some may say that crime doesn't pay, but it paid a little.
  17. The servants kill their corrupt master and return to their home planet.
  18. Judas's angel ponders on the odd choice of Israel in 4 B.C.
  19. Despite the warning of his father, he turns back time to save her.
  20. The feather wasn't magic after all; it was just a placebo.
  21. He winds up being the father of his best friend and mentor.
  22. Despite a plethora of opportunities, he never quite gets the chance to score with Christie Brinkley.
  23. A cavity search is the closest he EVER comes to scoring with ANYBODY.
  24. He undergoes a tranformation that sends him to the next level, similar to the process that caused apes to become human.
  25. His death by crucifixion doesn't have to happen, but he resists the temptation to step down.
  26. His death by crucifixion is inevitable, but he spends his last moments looking on the bright side of life.
  27. The surgery was a success; nothing grosses him out anymore.
  28. The change of identities results in the wrong man getting sent to, and killed in, Vietnam.
  29. Once upon a time he was a bully; now, he's an effeminate car-washer.
  30. Aided by dishonest nuns, they make it to Switzerland, (even though Salzburg isn't anywhere near the Swiss border--Ed.)
  31. The reconstruction of the delegates results in a jumbling of personalities, but--who knows--it may aid world peace after all.
  32. He supports himself on his injured leg to deliver the final kick that wins him the tournament, the girl, and the respect of the bully community.
  33. They are offered the coveted rich-and-famous contract.
  34. He finally realizes on both the conscious and subconscious level that the "real world" is simply an illusion; as a result, he can't be harmed by anything in it.
  35. The operation was only temporary; he's retarded again.
  36. The plant's tough, but electricity is tougher.
  37. A cowboy marries a farm girl; maybe they can be be friends after all.
  38. The first officer repairs the warp drive with his bare hands, killing himself but saving the ship.
  39. Thanks to basketball advice from the Professor, the team of robots is soundly defeated.
  40. Is he a Replicant or isn't he? We're never too sure.
  41. He may really be a man, but the wedding's still on; hey, nobody's perfect.
  42. Juror #3 finally realizes he's angry with his own son, not with the defendant, and votes to acquit.
  43. OK, so maybe the world IS better off with him than without him, but the crook is still never brought to justice.
  44. The only way he can return to his own time is to alter history in some positive way.
  45. He keeps his word and sets the genie free.
  46. He chose wisely and both he and his father survive. Fortunately, the girl they both slept with is a criminal and thus isn't forced to choose between them.
  47. The police arrive and insist the camera be turned off.
  48. He's the son of a sea-cook and not really related to his family after all!
  49. The grandfather will read the book again tomorrow if his grandson so wishes.
  50. The final battle occurs outside the very theater where the movie is being shown!
  51. The President himself pilots a plane to defeat the aliens.
  52. He wasn't visited by aliens after all; it was just a tumor.
  53. The good guys go to heaven, the bad guys go to hell, and Whoopi Goldberg has a part in the oddest menage a trois in the history of movies.
  54. The mime is the chattiest character in the whole movie!
  55. The Workers below and the Thinkers above decide to iron out their differences and not send sexy robots to do their dirty work anymore.
  56. The Rev. Jones dies, but his monument make a mountain from a hill.
  57. Not even being on a chain gang will deter him from preaching the Holy Word.
  58. He skis the K12 and survives!
  59. They ALL pass the AP Calculus test!
  60. He can spell "fussbudget," but he can't spell "beagle."

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