15 Famous Movies That Had Ding Dong IRL Consequences

The Phantom Menace left the world a better place than we thought.
15 Famous Movies That Had Ding Dong IRL Consequences

A film director's job is to provide a nuanced evaluation of a movie's strengths and limitations. And even sometimes, it's just to reassure readers that taking their kids to see, say, "Space Jam 2: A Legacy" won't make them want to try to overdose on stale theater nachos. There is also the need to make a connection with other people who survived that comes from sitting through a relatively boring film.

Everyone enjoys watching movies. They're a hit with everyone. From crime fiction to explorations, humor to horror films, movies are a part of every day, and the film industry is expanding all the time. Take a look at famous movies and how they had ding-dong real-world consequences.

The release of the second trailer for The Phantom Menace was a watershed moment not only for Star Wars fans but for the entire internet. So scroll down and read more. Here's the complete story, as well as 14 others:

It was a cool time to be alive

The Phantom Menace's 2nd trailer was a milestone in internet history. It was the biggest Internet download event in history, (Steve Jobs) and a test of then-new Akamai network tech for heavy traffic- Akamai passed.

Source: CNet

Apocalypse Now made one town in the Philippines a big surfing center. Locals watched actors surf during filming, and got inspired - they later became pro surfers, and turned Baler into the birthplace of Philippine surfing. CRACKED.COM

Source: BBC

Apparently, Black Widow made a lot of people more interested in hair dye. According to a UK beauty retailer, Google data shows a 163% increase in interest in red hair dye since the movie got released on July 9. CRACKED.COM

Source: CBR

In the '90s, watches were huge partly because of action movie stars. Watches were marketed by the likes of Ahnuld and Stallone, who had huge wrists, which influenced the trend of wearing oversized watches. CRACKED.COM

Source: GQ

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