A screening of the Minecraft movie had to be paused and police had to be brought into a theater to intervene after the “Chicken Jockey” scene caused the theater to erupt.
The Minecraft movie has had an incredible theater run so far, completely outperforming all projections due to younger audiences showing up in droves.
Even if the film didn’t do well critically with pre-release screenings and reviews, it’s been an absolute hit with its target audience.
However, a large part of the film’s appeal is just how insane the in-person experience can be. But one audience got so crazy that the police got called on them, resulting in several people getting escorted out of the theater.
Police called after Minecraft movie crowd goes crazy
So many out of context clips of the film have been shared on social media that people going to see it, even if it’s their first time watching it in full, already know several of the now-iconic lines from the film.
When Jack Black first shows up and announces his name is Steve, it’s apropos to cheer him on and applaud his appearance. At this point, you should expect this sort of rowdiness going into any screening of the film due to just how viral it is on TikTok and other social media.
But the Chicken Jockey scene is where crowds really go crazy. It’s arguably the biggest cultural effect this film has had, with the phrase “Chicken Jockey” spreading everywhere on social media almost immediately after this film hit theaters.
For one audience, though, several moviegoers got booted out of the theater after the cops were called on them.
The moment that zombie got airdropped onto the chicken, the crowd went absolutely nuts. Popcorn was thrown everywhere as people cheered the movie on.
The clip then cuts to the film paused on a scene that takes place a short time after the Chicken Jockey scene, with officers going into the theater and escorting several teenagers out.
Reactions to the viral clip have people feeling empathy for the people who work at theaters and have to clean up the mess. A room filled with hundreds of people all throwing food everywhere leaves a huge mess to clean up.
“I’m a theater employee: by throwing water, popcorn and all that onto people (which many have been doing) yall are making our jobs harder,” said one TikTok user in the replies.
“Theatre employee here. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE just don’t be obnoxious I worked both opening days and it has been a living nightmare. Nothing wrong with cheering during big moments but don’t be swearing,” said another.
Considering how widespread clips of this kind are from different screenings of the movie, it’s no surprise that the people whose job it is to clean up the theaters and keep things under control aren’t having a good time.
