 There is great dispute over the films alternate ending, where Peter  shoots himself in the head and Fran commits suicide by sticking her  head up into the blades of the copter. Some, such as makeup artists  Tom Savini (qv) and Taso N. Stavrakis (qv), maintain that the  scene was filmed, while director George A. Romero (I) (qv) used to  be adamant that it wasnt. However, in the documentary _Document of  the Dead (1990)_ which was shot during the making of this film (and  is included on some DVD copies), Romero clearly states to Frumkes,  as they walk around the mall set, that they did indeed film the  alternative ending, although he never filmed the effects shot.  Gaylen Ross (qv) had a head mold made for the effects scene, and  Savini did not want to see it go to waste, so he dressed the head up  as a bearded African