Vindicated by History/Film: Difference between revisions

* ''[[Stand and Deliver]]'' was completely overlooked on its release in 1988, buried amid a slew of big blockbusters. Critics are nowadays championing it as a top-notch drama.

* ''[[UHF (film)|UHF]]'' was critically panned and flopped (at $6.2 million, barely recovering its $5 million budget) at the summer 1989 box office—ironically, the latter was because its studio was so confident it would be a hit that it was scheduled amongst much higher-profile [[Summer Blockbuster|blockbusters]] (''Batman'', ''Ghostbusters II'', ''Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade'', etc.). It became a cult hit among [["Weird Al" Yankovic]] fans and eventually found even greater reception upon its DVD release—which was due to popular demand that outstripped any other MGM-owned title that hadn't received a DVD up to that point.

* ''[[Heathers]]'' was shunned in theaters for [[Unfortunate Implications|the perceived glorification of teen suicide]] ([[Satire|although this was not the case at all]]). It made $1.1 million against a $2 million budget. Upon arrival on home video it was a top seller, and is highly regarded nowadays.

** Though in another case of Vindicated by History, all [[Do Not Do This Cool Thing|portrayals of suicide]], no matter the intent, run a [[wikipedia:Copycat suicide#Factors in suicide reporting|strong risk of copycats]]. If a notable character in a popular show or movie commits suicide, no matter how much it is intended to serve as a cautionary tale, expect a wave of suicides committed in a similar manner to the portrayal to occur.