Everything must go in the new extended cut of Kane Parsons‘ “Backrooms,” released in theaters on Friday.
“Backrooms,” which followed furniture store owner Clark (Chiwetel Ejiofor) as he stumbles across the confusing and eerie web of mirror spaces, later joined by his therapist Mary (Renate Reinsve), became A24’s highest grossing movie since its May 29 release. And on Friday, fans were treated to an extended cut of Kane Parsons’ horror hit, which came with an additional 15 minutes of post-credit footage.
The new footage begins with a team of Async Research Institute employees venturing into the Backrooms. Aysnc, the organization responsible for opening the gateway to the Backrooms, was seen at the end of the movie when Mary escapes and ends up speaking with Async researcher Phil (Mark Duplass) in a private room.
The opening of the post-credits scene firmly places the to-be-seen events on June 18, 1990. A group of hazmat suit-wearing Async employees, one of them holding a camera and establishing himself as the point of view, begin exploring the space.
In their words, it’s the “same hallway shit” at the beginning, interceded by photos of doors and passageways, until they come across three signs with the same slogan: “Everything Must Go. Entire Store on Sale.”
