30 Trendsetting Movies That Completely Changed the Game
Some of the biggest seismic shifts in Hollywood history
Every so often, a movie comes along that gets everyone else in Hollywood scrambling — either to piggyback on their success or to stop and think, “Wow, you can do that now? Good thing these risk-taking pioneers were around to show us the way!” Highly creative people can’t help it. They get bored easily and need to constantly switch things up.
Here are some very successful instances of creative game-changery. That’s clearly not a word, but hey, maybe it’ll become so popular that you’ll start hearing it in movies!
Twister
Twilight
The Exorcist
Star Wars
Red Dawn
The Searchers
Casper
The Manchurian Candidate
Fatal Attraction
Harry Potter
The Fast and the Furious
Shrek
Halloween
Die Hard
The Exorcism of Emily Rose
Batman
The Toll of the Sea
Toy Story
Color Film Techniques
Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots
The Power of Love
Don Juan
The First Ever Stunt Team
Mid-Budget Movies
Twilight Zone: The Movie
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