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** Turns out the dramatic scene was just part of an ad.

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* '''Deconstructed''': The post-credits scene is totally superfluous to the action of the main story, making its inclusion within the film pointless.
* '''Reconstructed''': The post-credits scene contains the seeds for the director's next project, making it a stinger on a meta level.

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* '''Deconstructed''': '''Deconstructed''':
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The post-credits scene is totally superfluous to the action of the main story, making its inclusion within the film pointless.
** Most of the audience leave before the post-credits scene plays.
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The post-credits scene contains the seeds for the director's next project, making it a stinger on a meta level. level.
** The advertising for the movie promotes that there is an important post-credits scene at the end.
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* '''Played for Horror''': The post-credits scene is a JumpScare.

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* '''Exaggerated''': [[MovieMultipack An entire new film]] is attached to the end of the credits.

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* '''Exaggerated''': '''Exaggerated''':
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[[MovieMultipack An entire new film]] is attached to the end of the credits. credits.
** The end credits play ''before'' the movie even starts.
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''[[Film/FerrisBuellersDayOff You're still here? It's over!]]'' ''[[TheStinger Go home, go!]]''

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''[[Film/FerrisBuellersDayOff You're "You're still here? It's over!]]'' ''[[TheStinger Go home, go!]]'' go!"]]''
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* '''Inverted''': The film starts with a vingette [[FlashForward which may have some bearing on the action]].

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* '''Inverted''': [[BatmanColdOpen The film starts with a vingette vingette]] [[FlashForward which may have some bearing on the action]].
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* '''Exploited''': [[Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse Post-credits scenes are used to show hardcore fans scenes from "next week's episode"]].

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* '''Exploited''': [[Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse Post-credits scenes are used to show hardcore fans scenes "scenes from "next next week's episode"]].
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* '''Lampshaded''': The post-credits scene involves [[WhatHappenedToTheMouse tying up a very important loose end the characters forgot]].

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* '''Lampshaded''': The post-credits scene involves [[WhatHappenedToTheMouse [[SomethingWeForgot tying up a very important loose end the characters forgot]].end]].
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* '''Enforced''': [[ExecutiveMeddling The studio asked]] for a scene to clear away any [[FridgeHorror unpleasantries]] in the script.

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* '''Enforced''': [[ExecutiveMeddling The studio asked]] for a scene to clear away any [[FridgeHorror unpleasantries]] in the script. script, which the director decided to place at the very end.
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* '''Implied''': Something very important [[PlotHole was left unaddressed at the film's end]]; audience members who watch past the end credits are treated to [[IntendedAudienceReaction the real climax of the film]].

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* '''Implied''': Something very important [[PlotHole was left unaddressed at the film's end]]; audience members who watch past the end credits are treated to [[IntendedAudienceReaction [[AllThereInTheStinger the real climax of the film]].
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'''Basic Trope''': A scene which takes place after the ending of a work.

* '''Straight''': After the credits of ''[[ActionGenre The Crime Punchers]]'', the audience is treated to a final scene where the villain [[EyeAwaken wakes up]].
* '''Exaggerated''': [[MovieMultipack An entire new film]] is attached to the end of the credits.
* '''Downplayed''': Nothing is shown, but [[LastNoteNightmare the end credits music suggests things take a turn for the worse...]]
* '''Justified''': [[WhatHappenedToTheMouse Certain minor questions]] have not been answered by the time the credits roll.
* '''Inverted''': The film starts with a vingette [[FlashForward which may have some bearing on the action]].
* '''Subverted''': The film pauses for a moment in blackness, as if something is about to start playing. [[AntiClimax Nothing happens]].
* '''Double Subverted''': Until: [[LyricalColdOpen "Okay, we doing this or what?"]]
* '''Parodied''': The characters [[BreakingTheFourthWall speculate on what the post-credits scene will entail]].
* '''Zig Zagged''': The movie doesn't have a post-credits scene... as part of the theatrical release. [[BetterOnDVD The digital download]] contains a special scene added as part of a [[ReCut director's cut]].
* '''Averted''': The only thing at the end of the credits are copyright notices and the studios' [[VanityPlate vanity plates]].
* '''Enforced''': [[ExecutiveMeddling The studio asked]] for a scene to clear away any [[FridgeHorror unpleasantries]] in the script.
* '''Lampshaded''': The post-credits scene involves [[WhatHappenedToTheMouse tying up a very important loose end the characters forgot]].
* '''Invoked''': Onscreen text informs the audience there will be a post-credits scene.
* '''Exploited''': [[Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse Post-credits scenes are used to show hardcore fans scenes from "next week's episode"]].
* '''Discussed''': [[DeadHorseTrope "When will folks get tired of watching tiny movies after the movie they already watched?"]]
* '''Conversed''': [[CyclicTrope "Probably after people stop doing it enough for it to become novel again."]]
* '''Implied''': Something very important [[PlotHole was left unaddressed at the film's end]]; audience members who watch past the end credits are treated to [[IntendedAudienceReaction the real climax of the film]].
* '''Deconstructed''': The post-credits scene is totally superfluous to the action of the main story, making its inclusion within the film pointless.
* '''Reconstructed''': The post-credits scene contains the seeds for the director's next project, making it a stinger on a meta level.
* '''Played for Laughs''': The post-credits scene is a {{Blooper}}.
* '''Played for Drama''': The post-credits scene is a [[InMemoriam tribute to an actor who died during production]].

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''[[Film/FerrisBuellersDayOff You're still here? It's over!]]'' ''[[TheStinger Go home, go!]]''
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