History TheRedStapler / FilmsLiveAction

* Sales of Victoria's Secret lingerie surged after Creator/JamieLeeCurtis wore a Victoria's Secret black lace bra and thong ensemble in ''Film/TrueLies''.

* After the success of ''Film/TheBlairWitchProject'', tourism to the quiet little town of Burkittsville, Maryland skyrocketed. Since many, if not most, of the town's new visitors were loud, obnoxious young people (some of whom committed outright acts of vandalism, thievery, and the like, including stealing the signs to the town), the residents of Burkittsville were understandably upset.

* After the release of ''Film/TopGun'', sales of Ray-Ban Aviators and bomber jackets skyrocketed. It also increased the number of people enlisting the Navy and Air Force, but that at least was intentional: the film was BackedByThePentagon.

** Despite being an outdated design from the 1920s chambered for the rather anemic .32 ACP round, the Walther PPK (or more specifically, its import-legal variant, the .380 PPK/S) still enjoys impressive sales numbers thanks to its association with the iconic British spy. Walther's later P99 line also saw an uptick in sales after Creator/PierceBrosnan took over the role and Walther [[ProductPlacement asked]] for Bond to carry what was then their newest weapon.

* The Toys/MyBuddy doll line never recovered from the release of ''Film/ChildsPlay1988'', having been released about three years earlier. The line was designed to create a companion doll that appealed to boys, a risky venture in itself; however, the dolls took off to the level of Toys/CabbagePatchKids at release in part due to a catchy EarWorm song. The writer Don Mancini claims that he was basing it on the Cabbage Patch Kids line and it was also themed by 80s consumerism, but later [[https://www.bustle.com/p/is-chucky-based-on-a-real-doll-the-childs-play-villain-has-roots-in-80s-consumerist-culture-18008375 admitted the connection]]; initially, Chucky was even named "Buddy." The doll seen in the movie bears virtually no resemblance to a Cabbage Patch Kid and a ''strong'' resemblance to a My Buddy doll with a name more similar to it -- namely "Good Guy" -- it's understandable where the "confusion" could occur. After the movies became popular, sales plummeted due to the very close resemblance and while a redesign of the doll attempted to get away from the association, the brand never recovered especially as movies continued to come out. My Buddy eventually was discontinued in the early 1990s.

* The My Buddy doll line never recovered from ''Film/ChildsPlay1988''. Making this stranger is that the writer Don Mancini claims that he was basing it on the Cabbage Patch Kids line. Given that the doll seen in the movie bears virtually no resemblance to a Cabbage Patch Kid, and a strong resemblance to a My Buddy doll, with a name more similar to My Buddy than Cabbage Patch Kids -- namely "Good Guy" -- it's understandable where the "confusion" could occur.

* The original ''Film/{{Dhoom}}'', aside from increasing the popularity of sports bikes and racing in general, canonized the Suzuki GSX1300R Hayabusa as ''the'' sports bike.

* Creator/JamesDean in ''Film/RebelWithoutACause'' gave blue denim jeans, until then primarily known as work pants, an association with GreaserDelinquents and [[CoolPeopleRebelAgainstAuthority youth rebellion]] in TheFifties, making them fashionable among teenagers. From there, jeans spread through mainstream culture such that, by The70s, they were considered normal casual pants across the US and an enduring symbol of EaglelandOsmosis throughout the world.