10 Movies Which Unwittingly Inspired Real-Life Crimes

8. The Program

In the early 90's movie, The Program, the main character lies down in the middle of a busy freeway as an act of bravado and to demonstrate just how 'manly' he is. As there always seems to be, some idiots decided to emulate his behaviour in a grand act of stupidity. One such account featured a young man convincing his friend that it was a good idea for the two of them to dress in dark clothes and go and lie at night on a busy Philadelphia highway.

As expected, this didn't end well as they were both hit by a truck that didn't see them. One of them was lucky to escape with his life, the other not so much and similar incidents were reported nationwide in the aftermath of the release of the movie. Police chief George Moyer sums their actions up accordingly: "In the movies, you jump out of a window and walk away, but in real life, we pick up the pieces."