7 Most Unexpected Ways Movies Had An Impact On Real Life
6. Jaws Changes Summer Forever And Scares People Off The Beach
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This all changed during the Summer of 1975, when a young Steven Spielberg released Jaws and it became a massive box office hit. Suddenly, every studio in Hollywood wanted to mimic that film's success, which is why they began to program their high concept million dollar extravaganzas around Summertime. As if that were not impressive enough, between June and September of 1975 one of the highest movie attendances in History was recorded, which coincided with a dramatic decline in beach attendance in the United States.
So next time you're wondering why people rather sit in a dark, crowded room instead of frolicking on a beach during the most beautiful time of the year, you know it's all because of a shark.
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