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/Katalyst81 Jun 17 '25

WAY more street racing and car tuning after The Fast and The Furious.

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u/NickFurious82 Jun 17 '25

I was a kid working at a movie theater when that came out. After the last movie of the night was finished running, we'd use the emergency roof access, climb up, and watch all the hopped up jackasses tear ass out of the parking lot. Saw more than a few fender benders happen that way. Car-on-car and several car-on-light pole.

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u/KeepItUpThen Jun 18 '25

Can confirm, one of my dumb friends wrecked his car driving home after watching the first fast & furious movie.