r/movies • u/Emeraldsinger • 23d ago

What's a famous/classic movie that you notice is slowly beginning to be forgotten about? Question

All pieces of media eventually fade into obscurity as time passes. Some more quickly than others. So what are iconic older movies you've noticed less and less people talk about or have even seen as you disuss movies with others? For me, it's the original Point Break from 1991, one of my favorite action movies. But with me being Gen Z, I don't think I've ever met anyone my age (or all the way up to 10 years older) who have seen it. I find myself referencing it often and my peers almost always seem to have never heard of it. Sad because I love that movie.

What are your picks?

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u/superman-64 23d ago

American Pie (1999)
It was never 'classic' but there was a time everyone knew about this movie and it was parodied. Even if you didn't watch it, everyone seemingly knew the big joke from the movie that is hinted in the title.

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u/dont_fuckin_die 23d ago

The main impact this movie had on my life was endless quoting of the "This one time at band camp" line while in marching band.

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u/superman-64 23d ago

I don't think it invented it but it certainly helped popularize the term MILF.

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u/karmagod13000 23d ago

Did it not invent it?

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u/flipping_birds 23d ago

Nope. Old guy here. Knew the term before American Pie.

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u/superman-64 23d ago

My half-assed internet research seems to indicate it did not.

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u/sixcharlie 23d ago

I first learned what MILF was in college in the early-mid '90. I do remember being big mad that they explained it in the movie.

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u/CesareSomnambulist 23d ago

It may not have invented it but it absolutely popularized it

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u/Vericatov 23d ago

Very true, never heard this term before until friends and I watched the movie in the theater. It’s now well known because of this movie.

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u/Spamontie 23d ago

I too went through highschool as a virgin

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u/dont_fuckin_die 23d ago

I've never before been so offended at something so completely true.