Here's a scene that would never be done today (explanation in comments)
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Fun trivia. Both Austin Powers and Bourne were both some of the lowest rated "Test screenings" for their respect companies and both were sent out to die in theaters quietly, only to flip and become massive trilogies that changed the industry to this day.
Proving as always that test audiences are some of the most retarded people in this country, and don't get called out nearly as much as they deserve for probably being a solid chunk of why all movies turn out as horseshit as they do.
Where do they find test audiences?
I know they premier everything in California and New York only, and sometimes only in smaller theatres.
Its one of those magical things where you'd think there would be tens of thousands of people across the nation every year who at least knew someone who was involved in one, but yet we never seem to know who they are.
Either way, every single time I hear of something being changed because of them its the worst change fucking possible.
Even the meme Scott Pilgrim movie wouldn't have ruined a generation of women if test audiences hadn't forced the change of the ending to make Ramona win and enable all her worst behaviors by getting the guy.
People who like movies are entirely different from people who go to movies.
You see them try to monetize these people with screenings of old films, but for the most part they make the theaters dick and people just looking for a place out of the heat or a place to take their family around a holiday that's relaxing are the revenue.