Let's dust off another Segment, shall we?
In Almost Heroes, we highlight a Supporting Player (sometimes even a Lead) who is helpful...but gets killed/disposed of before the End.
They helped...but didn't quite finish the task.
Let's look at a great example of this in Prom Night's Detective Nash...
He works with the Police when they discover- too late- that the Killer is on the loose.
Again- it's a bit late, but the Film wouldn't be as long as it is if they caught up to him sooner, now, would it?
He keeps working the case- alongside Elba's Winn- and they finally seem to do something right when they clear out the Hotel.
That's actually the worst thing they could have done (since this lets the killer slip out), but, again, Movie Cops.
He's sent to guard our Final Girl, since the killer escaped.
He's on the job!
He investigates some strange sounds around the area and sees that the phone line has been cut.
This was a bigger deal in 2008, of course, as we now have people 'cutting the cord' to save money in 2023.
Unfortunately, he's killed off-screen by the bad guy before Winn arrives.
Was this due to the PG-13 Rating or drama? You decide!
So close! He was so close to the end!
Literally, there were 8 minutes left in the Film when his body gets discovered.
Sorry, Nash- maybe your Actor will make it to the end of his biggest Film to date- It: Chapter Two.
...oh, never mind.
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