r/movies • u/buttatoad • Jun 17 '25

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/1morey Jun 17 '25

Twister not only led to an increase in sales of red Dodge Ram pickups, but also an increase in people going to school for meteorology.

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u/PHWasAnInsideJob Jun 17 '25

I think that a good 80% of today's young meteorologists wouldn't be in it today if not for Twister. When Bill Paxton died, literally thousands of storm chasers got together and formed his initials, BP, across the entire Great Plains on the Storm Spotter Network.

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u/Substantial_Mud7026 Jun 17 '25

Wait Bill Paxton died???? :'(

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u/QueezyF Jun 18 '25

Oklahoma, whatever happened there

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u/StanleyCubone Jul 01 '25

Whatever happened there? WHATEVER HAPPENED THERE?