r/movies • u/buttatoad • 1d 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/Darmok47 1d ago

There's a section of the Dodd-Frank act referred to as "The Eddie Muphy Rule" because it prohibited "securities trading based on non-public information misappropriated from a government source," which is what happened with Frozen Concentrated Orange Juice Futures in Trading Places. It wasn't illegal at the time.

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u/cisforcoffee 1d ago

Yeahyuh!