An isotope analysis of the surrounding ice bores suggests that an object had been trapped in the glacier for over 18,000 years.Afterwards, Wade (healed by still disfigured) emerged in the mud from the remains of the destroyed facility, but was distressed by his own horrible appearance and cruel comments people made under their breath as he passed on the street.Overall, the dramatic adaptation of John Steinbeck""s novel was a financial success and made $5 million, and was the 10th highest-grossing film of the year.A so-called ""director""s cut"" version of the film, threatened with an NC-17 rating when submitted to the MPAA ratings board in 1993 prior to a re-release in 1994, held up the film""s re-release for many months.As a film pioneer and producer of over 500 short films, Melies made up and invented the film medium as he directed.