 SPOILER: When George Sluizer (qv) was told he could direct an  American version of the book "Het Gouden Ei" (which had already been  made in the Netherlands as _Spoorloos (1988)_ (qv)), he was told  that this would only go through if the ending was changed because  the American audience wouldnt approve the original ending. The  original ending has Jeff Harriman leaving Rita without telling where  he went. Jeff isnt saved and dies in the coffin, and Barney  survives 