If you think that Marvel invented the post-credits scenes, the truth is that they did not. That there is something additional after the end credits begin to roll is a long-standing tradition of cinema. For this reason, we show you which was the first movie that had a post-credit scene and what it consisted of. As you can see, that first post-credits scene in the story was a bit… Well, you better watch it for yourself.
The credits of the film appear and it is the signal to get up from your seat and leave… Or not. Marvel has spoiled us so that, in addition to its two-and-a-half hour long movies, we sit a while longer watching names go by, so as not to miss its famous post-credit scenes.
On many occasions they reveal interesting details or where the shots are going to go in future films, while in other cases they are simple additions without much value that you could have saved us.
In fact, since Marvel’s first post-credits scene appeared in his first movie, Iron-Man (2008), now you have to be even more vigilant, because they usually include two.
However, the first movie in history to include post-credits scenes has nothing to do with superheroes and is quite old.
What was the first movie to include a post-credits scene?
That first film was Silencers (The Silencers), 1966.
Starring the legendary Dean Martin, he stars as Matt Helm, a daytime photographer and retired secret agent who is convinced by his former agency, ICE, to investigate evil enemy agent Tung-Tze.
He intends to launch a missile at an atomic testing site and start a nuclear war. Based on a book by Dan Hamilton , it is a kind of 007, where the womanizing and trigger-happy agent (the title refers to the silencers on the pistols) ends up foiling the evil plans of his enemy.
Action comedy and espionage, Dean Martin navigates through a sea of bullets and women, and that is precisely what the post-credits scene is about.
What is the first post-credit scene in film history like?
The film, heavy on alcohol and scantily clad girls, ends with Dean Martin kissing Stella Stevens, who plays the role of Gail Hendricks, a possible enemy agent who will come to his aid.
The two are in a round bed and it begins to move, until it reaches a pool, where they both fall and everything culminates in a kiss drenched in water and foam.
However, since these were other times and Martin, a member of the famous Rat Pack in real life, had a reputation to maintain, the credits begin immediately. A few seconds later, the round rotating bed appears again, in which Dean Martin appears surrounded by a large group of women in their underwear.
The bed turns and Martin kisses them, while the title of the next film , Murderers row , is announced, in which Matt Helm’s new adventures are anticipated.
Indeed, there would be 3 more films of the adventures of the former agent , in addition to a series of 1970, already with Tony Franciosa as the protagonist, instead of Dean Martin.
As you can see, the first post-credits scene in history is already 56 years old and without a doubt it was a reflection of other times.