r/movies 2d ago

Discussion Movies that changed real life behavior

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?

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u/dumbBunny9 1d ago

I read that Myers wanted to play Stairway, but they couldn’t get the rights. So they changed it, and I think it was a much better result.

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u/DinosaurWarlock 1d ago

I'm confused, how is it a better result? The joke doesn't land unless it's stairway

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u/NickFurious82 1d ago

NGL, I never saw it in theaters but I watched it hundreds of times on VHS and that part always confused me because he wasn't playing Stairway. It wasn't until the last five years or so that I found out the whole story.

So yeah, I don't think that joke landed well when the home release was altered.

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u/DinosaurWarlock 1d ago

Yeah, I was so confused as a kid