...now eat the star...I remember a story of a cinema where people who had just seen the film "BABE" were met with a sign offering bacon sandwiches at a local cafe with the tagline: "you've seen the film, now eat the star..."
Remember 'Finding Nemo' ?
After seeing the film, many children wanted a clown fish, and the demand threatened the species and the coral environments where it lived. They didn't want to eat Nemo as much as take him home and have their own... (although I do have a cartoon somewhere with Nemo chopped up in sushi rolls)
This story from June 2008 provides a little more background on the clown fish story.
There was also 'Happy Feet', which featured penguins, but there was little chance of parents shelling out for one of those.
Other films that created a big demand for pets: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ? - cue loads of terrapins dropped down the sewers to join the giant crocodiles down there...
The latest anthropomorphic antics of the new Disney film "G-Force" feature guinea pigs, and of course these are far more accessible in terms of price and general availability (there's a pet shop at the end of my road - no really, there is...) and it has quite a few in at the moment.
This trend goes back quite a long way apparently - it's sometimes called the "101 Dalmations" effect...
A quick look at the PETS AT HOME website revealed that it's not just the cost of the animal (the guinea pig), it's all the other stuff that they need....
Local news also featured a report last night on the increasing number of cats that are being abandoned. Why not get a RESCUE GUINEA PIG if you really have to have one...
Inspiration for this post was a brief piece in Guardian G2: "Hollywood guinea pigs are for life, kids.
Any other film-related trends which had an environmental impact ?
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