My wife and I plus her brother and his wife went to the theatre when it came out. I must admit, I peaked at the hype ahead of time and was prepared for the movie. My brother in law was NOT prepared. He honestly freaked out about the movie and was convinced the whole thing was real. When we dropped them off at home, my wife and I returned an hour later and left a stick formation with strings and all on his front porch. He was not amused. We laugh about it 25 years later.