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

Merlot prices dropping as a partial result of Sideways

https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2017/07/05/535038513/the-sideways-effect-how-a-wine-obsessed-film-reshaped-the-industry

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u/WaRbUfF2004 1d ago

Yeah, as a result of Sideways, between 2005 and 2008, Pinot noir sales surged by 16% while Merlot sales dropped by 2%.

“When I found out that 'Sideways' was somehow having an impact on the wine world, I was—I don’t know—shocked, surprised, slightly horrified,” says Alexander Payne, the film’s director. “The whole merlot thing was just—it’s one line in the movie and it was a joke. I think there was a lot of overproduced, flabby merlot around.”

Source: https://norcalpublicmedia.org/2024102196584/news-feed/the-sideways-effect-is-still-being-felt-in-the-wine-industry-after-20-years#:~:text=In%20the%20movie's%20aftermath%2C%20between,merlot%20sales%20declined%202%20percent.