A cop out, bullshit ending or rehash.
As made famous by Steven Spielberg and George Lucas in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. Probably used in a time of panic and under the influence of both alcohol and a myriad of illegal substances.
George: "Are we sure we want to make a new Indie movie, I mean the guys not as fit as he used to be and those are classic films?"
Steven: "How else are we gonna fund our habit?"
George: "I'm just struggling with an ending, that's all"
Steven: "Aliens did it."
George: " You haven't read the script..."
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