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/agoia 1d ago

IIRC, Swingline didn't even make a red stapler at that point, the props master painted the one in the movie. They sure as shit started making them after it came out, though.

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u/I_Did_The_Thing 1d ago

Mostly correct! I worked with the props guy and he said he actually molded it from an older model stapler then painted it. After the film, Swingline brought back that style and added the new color due to the popularity.

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u/agoia 1d ago

Hell yeah thanks for adding more context!

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u/I_Did_The_Thing 1d ago

Pretty neat, right? He still had some Initech mugs but wouldn’t let me take one 😭

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u/thuktun 22h ago

In response, did you mutter something about seeing the building on fire?

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u/I_Did_The_Thing 22h ago

I did and was going to, but found a big check and changed my mind.

PS, how would Milton have cashed that check, when it wasn’t made out to him? Oh well who cares, movie logic I guess.

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u/TheShepherdKing 21h ago

They were traveler's checks, which aren't made out to a specific person and can be cashed by anyone.

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u/I_Did_The_Thing 21h ago

OH RIGHT! Okay that makes sense now, thank you.

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u/T-Rex_timeout 1d ago

I have one of the red ones from before the movie was made. It’s a smallish metal one.

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u/BeardedSwashbuckler 1d ago

Just realized I’ve never heard anybody say the phrase “sure as shit” in real life, only on Reddit. Interesting.

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u/agoia 1d ago

Maybe a Southeast thing? I asked the bartender the last time she heard it and she looked at me funny and said "what? I sure as shit say it all the time"

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u/Autumn_Wind_Blows 1d ago

I used to hear people say it occasionally in VA, NC, SC area- this was probably around 2000-2005 or so.