Screen Rant

  • Writer/director Charlie Kaufman explained the Robert Zemeckis name-only cameo in I'm Thinking of Ending Things. 1 / 8

  • The scene happens midway through the trippy movie. 2 / 8

  • A janitor is watching a sappy love movie on a TV during his work break. 3 / 8

  • At the romance scene comes to an end, the film cut to black and Robert Zemeckis is credited as director. 4 / 8

  • Kaufman says the reason Zemeckis ended up credited for directing the movie within the movie was pure chance. 5 / 8

  • "It’s really just luck of the draw," Kaufman told Uproxx. 6 / 8

  • The assistant director on the film is who initially suggested Zemeckis. 7 / 8

  • Kaufman adds that he contacted Zemeckis who approved of the funny nod. 8 / 8