MAY 1, 1993

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• Headline: Dukedom Rivalry: Cash vs. Clumsiness. Impact: This film may have inspired a generation of klutzes everywhere to aspire to nobility, leading to a bizarre movement where people start claiming aristocratic titles based solely on their ability to trip over their own feet in a royal manner.. Fact: Did you know that trying to kill one's way to a title is actually a more common career path than you'd think? Just ask any reality TV star..
• Headline: From Bullying to Bravery in Film. Impact: The bullied boy turning karate champ likely led to an explosion of martial arts studios, resulting in a global shortage of bullies as they all mysteriously went into hiding.. Fact: Fun fact: After this film, many bullies tried to start their own karate classes, but they were quickly shut down for lack of actual karate skills..
• Headline: Mazursky's Unique Perspective on Hollywood. Impact: Mazursky’s cynicism caused an existential crisis among Hollywood elites, leading to an underground movement where actors began performing Shakespeare in coffee shops instead of blockbuster films.. Fact: Ironically, the best way to shed cynicism in Hollywood is to simply avoid it altogether, but who would want to do that when there's so much money to be made in cynicism?.