Drew Barrymore and Adam Sandler ‘s “ 50 First Dates ” is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, and the former dropped a surprise revelation on her eponymous daytime talk show by sharing the original ending to the 2004 romantic-comedy classic. The film was not supposed to end in with a definitive happily ever after for main characters Henry (Sandler) and Lucy (Barrymore). “Something that always sticks in my mind is the original ending of ’50 First Kisses,’ as it was called at the time,” Barrymore said.
“Yeah, it was a drama set in Seattle. The original ending was her saying, ‘You should go and live your life, because this is no life here. And he goes away, as he does, and he comes back and he walks into the restaurant and he just sits down and says, ‘Hi, I’m Henry.
’ And the film ends.” Barrymore’s co-host Ross Matthews reacted to the revelation by saying: “Honestly, can I just tell you: thank you. Thank you for changing it.
” “50 First Dates” centered on the love story between marine veterinarian Henry (Sandler) and art teacher Lucy, who lives with anterograde amnesia. Lucy’s memory resets at the start of every day, so she never remembers falling in love with Henry. The film’s theatrical cut ends with the two very much together as they join their daughter on a boat in Alaska, where Henry is pursuing his work.
Back in 2019, “50 First Dates” director Peter Segal spoke to Entertainment Weekly about another alternate ending for the .