 The original screenplay was called Bloody Mary. The title was  cleared in every territory except Japan, where the name Bloody Mary  is copyrighted, and it was suggested that the title be changed to  Dead Mary for release in that country alone. When the films  producers discovered that another film, also called Bloody Mary, was  being readied for release around the same time, it was decided that  the films title be officially changed to Dead Mary in order to  avoid confusion. This spawned an inside joke in the finished film,  when the better