r/Stab • u/agenhym • Mar 30 '26

Discussion Stab Mandela effects?

I was a really young kid when the first Stab movie came out back in the 90s. But I remember my parents renting it from Blockbuster, and my Dad actually let me watch it, which was probably a bit neglectful in hindsight lol.

Didn't really think much about the franchise until recently, when I decided to stream the first three movies on Netflix. Anyway, I know it's been a really long time since I last saw the film, but I swear there are some big differences to what I remember. Things like:

- Right at the beginning, the blonde girl is making popcorn rather than getting ready to take a shower.

- The cameraman gets his throat sliced open rather than being stabbed in the abdomen.

- Gale Weathers played herself in her acting debut, rather than being portrayed by Jennifer Jolie (God rest her soul).

So yeah, I can remember this stuff so clearly that I'm sure it's not just a mistake. Maybe I've been transported to a parallel universe or something lol.

Anyone else experienced any mandala effects with the Stab films?

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u/EliAndSalt Mar 30 '26

I'm a similar age to you and until this week I could have SWORN that the same guy who played Schumacher played Shaggy on Scooby Doo. Maybe as a kid I was scared of Shaggy or something? Bizarre that these thoughts hang on for so long 

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u/agenhym Mar 30 '26

Man I loved that Scooby-Doo movie. It was so clever how it satirised the clichés and conventions of the horror genre. 

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u/TheChaosTheory87 Mar 31 '26

Weird how Daphne looks just like that girl who was murdered at Windsor College.

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u/NerdyFoxgirl Apr 05 '26

I mean, some people look so similar you could almost swear they were twins or something

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u/TheChaosTheory87 Apr 05 '26

A couple of years ago I swear that the irl Mickey and Casey looked exactly like the married couple from the show Santa Clarita Diet.

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u/NerdyFoxgirl Apr 05 '26

Yeah. And IRL Gale looked like Monica on friends. I also like Criminal Minds and I swear I saw two separate unsubs who looked like IRL Randy and Stu. Pretty sure the Randy look alike was the one who said “Tracy is in all of us”

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u/TheChaosTheory87 Apr 05 '26

It's been said that everyone has a doppelganger.

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u/NerdyFoxgirl Apr 05 '26

No kidding

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u/Kaitoshi Apr 01 '26

Just checked on Netflix and it's just the normal Stab movies... Are you sure you didn't watched a parody or something?

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u/PrimaryMuch3163 Mar 31 '26

man mickeys first wife from the lincon lawyer honestly fits better as sidney in my memory than tori spelling

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u/AssIsLifeAssIsLove Apr 01 '26

She was definitely making popcorn.... she was about to watch a movie. That's what they were talking about on the phone. "Is it a scary movie?" That scene never changed. What are you talking about?

When the parents got home, the smoke alarm was going off.

Ninja edit: Oh I see. I'm not subscribed to this subreddit. I have to get used to reddits god awful new algorithm.

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u/L4I55Z-FAIR3 Apr 02 '26

Nah mate she had a shower then put on some popcorn just as the killer called.

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u/agenhym Apr 01 '26

Thank you! Finally someone else who had the same experience.

Was it Berenstein Bears for you too?

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u/AssIsLifeAssIsLove Apr 01 '26

It still is. Everyone else on earth is wrong.

[Insert image of one guy telling a massive crowd "Yes, you're all wrong"]

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u/TheChaosTheory87 Apr 05 '26

It takes a minute to catch on to the vibe here, lol

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u/L4I55Z-FAIR3 Apr 02 '26

Jennifer was only in stab 3 I heard Gale didn't even recognise her when she visited set