"Several studios would save some of those at the end of the shooting day, and at MGM, in particular, they would put together strings of bloopers for their studio Christmas parties."
"We tend to go to movies much more as events now, versus just kind of randomly going. The investment... [is] going to be those big events - action, fantasy, sci-fi, dramas."
"You usually have to go back to the main menu, and scroll down, and click on it on purpose."
"I think that we've seen the studios try all they can to get people back into theaters, except big, audience-pleasing comedies."
Jackie Chan's stunts in films like Rush Hour 2 popularized blooper reels, which became a form of entertainment in the 1990s. Studios began compiling these mistakes for events, leading to dedicated shows like TV's Bloopers & Practical Jokes. As movie-going has shifted towards major events, bloopers have become less common in theaters, often relegated to social media or streaming platforms. However, there is hope for a resurgence of comedy films and blooper reels in theaters, as studios seek to attract audiences back.
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