10 of the Coolest Movie End Credits of All Time

9. SPEED RACER (2008)

The Wachowski siblings' take on the cult classic anime series has gone down in history as a failed experiment, but there’s no denying the movie’s surreal Technicolor barrage left an impression. The end credits are some kind of sugar-and-meth-fueled hallucination featuring swirling colors and chimps set to a funked-up, hip-hop version of the Speed Racer theme. You didn’t know what the hell was going on, but you kept watching …

8. THERE’S SOMETHING ABOUT MARY (1998)

When you have a bunch of people making a movie together over the course of a few months, they are bound to get a little punchy. Leave it to the Farrelly Brothers to take that on-set goofiness and turn it into the theme for their end credits. The movie ends with a montage of the entire cast and crew lip-synching and dancing along to “Build Me Up Buttercup” by The Foundations (yes, even Brett Favre).

7. WALL-E (2008)

Pixar is known for dotting the “i’s” and crossing the “t’s” on all of their movies, creating some great end credit sequences (check out “Ratatouille” and “The Incredibles,” as well), but “Wall-E” was something special even by their standards. Not only does it continue the story (mankind repairing Earth’s environment), it does so with animation showing human artistic evolution from cave paintings to hieroglyphics to Impressionism, all set to Peter Gabriel’s “Down to Earth.” Amazing.

6. GHOSTBUSTERS (1986)

Kicked off with Ernie Hudson’s classic “I love this town!”, the “Ghostbusters” end credits show the aftermath of their final battle with Gozer the Gozerian, as the gang soak up the adulation of grateful New Yorkers (who were all extras happy to wave and shake hands with Bill Murray and Sigourney Weaver — no acting required). It’s a perfect party note to end on — Venkman and Dana’s VJ Day-like kiss, Ray lighting up a victory cig — even if it does contain a note of sadness (no one, it seems, wants to interview Louis Tully).

5. CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER (2011)

As we mentioned earlier, the Marvel Comics movies are usually all about the post-credit scene. And while Cap does end with an extended teaser for “The Avengers,” what’s more impressive are the credits done in the style of World War II propaganda posters (Uncle Sam wants you … IN 3D!).  The bombastic score and the stars and stripes are the perfect coda for the All-American Superhero, and it gives you something cool to look at while you wait for the post-credit scene.

4. HOT TUB TIME MACHINE (2010)

It’s one of those closing segments that elevates a movie from “awesome” to “legendary.” We’ve already been treated to some of the subtle changes Lou (Rob Corddry) made to the future when he decided to stay behind in 1986, but the moneyshot (as it were) was yet to come. The end credits feature a shot-for-shot remake of the Mötley Crüe video for “Home Sweet Home,” only this time featuring Lou as the frontman for the rechristened Motley Lue. So much awesome.

3. THIS IS SPINAL TAP (1984)

When you have a movie as monumentally funny as "Spinal Tap," you can’t contain it all in between opening and closing credits. So, while the names of cast and crew scroll by, the band keeps on playing. There are more funny lines during these throwaway bits than most alleged comedies have in their entire running time: “This is my exact inner structure, done in a T-shirt.” “So when you’re playing you feel like a preserved moose onstage?”  “He was the patron saint of quality footwear.”

2. THE HANGOVER (2009)

Just a great payoff, plain and simple. Throughout the entire movie, the main characters have been trying to piece together what, exactly, they did during one wild night in Vegas. All questions are answered as the credits roll and we are presented with a slideshow of every despicable act the Wolfpack committed. From self-dental-surgery to elevator fellatio, it’s all there in glorious NSFW detail.