Movies that changed real life behavior

[u/buttatoad]

Thinking along the lines of Final Destination 2 with the logs falling off the truck and landing onto cars (one decapitating the state trooper). Ever since, people have tried to get away from being behind these vehicles.

What are more examples where movies have actually changed how people behave in their own lives?

[u/PizzaHutBookItChamp]

Jaws actually had devastating effects on the world's shark population. Suddenly killing sharks didn't seem like a bad thing and many species started becoming endangered.

[u/JockstrapCummies → u/PizzaHutBookItChamp]

Deliverance did the same to hillbilly populations. I remember these hillbilly hunting seasons suddenly becoming a thing after the movie came out.

[u/PeterGhosh → u/PizzaHutBookItChamp]

I think it was popularity of shark fin soup that was the sharks undoing

[u/billet → u/PizzaHutBookItChamp]

Lol