This segment also contains an inside joke from director John Landis . During the segment where Bill is in Vietnam , one American soldier says to another : " I told you guys , we should n't have shot Lieutenant Neidermeyer . " This is a reference to the character of the same name in the film '' Animal House '' , which was also directed by Landis . At the end of Animal House , the viewers are told what later happened to each of the main characters ; it states that Douglas Neidermeyer was , " killed in Vietnam by his own troops . " '' ' Cast ' '' '' Note '' : Originally , this segment was to end with Bill returning to his own time after redeeming himself by saving the lives of two Vietnamese children during a helicopter raid on their village . The aforementioned scene was dropped due to the death of Morrow and two child actors during filming
the death of Morrow and two child actors
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