QA note regarding spoilers
AThe following FAQ entries contain spoilers. Only the biggest ones (if any) will be covered with spoiler tags. Spoiler tags are used sparingly in order to make the page more readable.
ANo! This is emphasised by David Slade in his commentary with the writer Brian Nelson. Hayley has placed an unknown bloodied object in the glass to make it look like she has cut his testes off, but later the viewer learns that she has clearly placed a bull dog clip over Jeff's scrotum to numb them. Jeff reaches down, unclips it and says "I'm all there." David Slade points out his relief at finding he is whole. The images of what Jeff believes are live images of his own castration turn out to be coming from a videotape of the operation being performed on someone else, which Jeff discovers afterward. A knife is also shown clearly having jelly instead of blood on it.Logically, a man who was just castrated would likely not have had the ability to run around and climb a ladder. Also, it is unlikely that Hayley would have gone out of her way to castrate him if she was going to subsequently get him to hang himself.
QWhat happened at the end?
AWas Jeff hanged? Yes, according to David Slade and Brian Nelson. David points out that the overall budget was less than one million dollars, and it was shot in 18 days, leaving very little margin for errors or re-shoots. That scene was filmed at the stunt director's house with a large mat under the wall. The stunt man jumped and was required to pull the rope tight as he landed on the mat to simulate Jeff hanging, but to do this he brought his arm up, which had to be digitally erased. David states it may not look authentic because of the budget and shooting restraints.
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