Popcorn flies at Adelaide’s Odeon Star Cinema in special ‘chicken jockey’ screening of Minecraft movie

Teens have flocked to a special screening of the new Minecraft movie – but this time the cinema encouraged the absolute chaos that unfolded when those infamous words were heard.

A global online trend criticised by many as a waste of food and vandalism has made its way to a small family owned cinema in Adelaide, and this time lobbing popcorn has been encouraged.

Named the ‘chicken jockey’ screening — for the infamy of one scene in A Minecraft Movie where actor Jack Black says the very same words — the Odeon Star Cinema at Semaphore had one of its biggest nights ever, and it wasn’t too hard to clean up after either.

Events and marketing manager Julz Janzen said the screening encouraged “connection” and “fun and not vandalism”.

“There’s been a whole lot of chaos globally around the Minecraft movie, in particular a specific scene where people are doing outlandish things,” he said.

A viral TikTok trend has caused chaos at a screening of the Minecraft Movie. Picture: TikTok.

The scene from the Minecraft movie featuring the Chicken jockey.

“We didn’t see it as teenagers rebelling for rebellion’s sake, we saw it as teenagers crying for attention.

“We thought instead of putting up warning signs or some cinemas cutting the scene, let’s go for it.”

A sold-out cinema of 270 teenagers, families and young kids were seen flinging popcorn into the air, running around in the costume of a Minecraft chicken, and giving piggy backs during the chicken jockey scene.

Mr Janzen said the screening sold out in three days, and the cinema offered moviegoers half-priced popcorn so the frivolity didn’t break the bank.

Odeon Star cinema at Semaphore of a special screening of the Minecraft movie where they've encouraged people to throw popcorn and be silly. Picture Supplied

“We looked at it as the modern day Rocky Horror Picture Show screenings for Gen Z with people clapping and cheering and throwing things,” he said.

“I reckon we might’ve got a Guinness World record on popcorn thrown but unfortunately the officiators weren’t around.

“And it only took about two hours to clean up afterwards. It was me, the owner Joe Proud, and his dad Terry, who owned it before him.”

Mr Janzen said the event crossed the line between online and the real world.

“There were real connections made last night,” he said.

“I had a teenager standing out the front, crying, saying it was the best night of his life.

“To be able to facilitate that as a cinema, as a business, it’s really amazing.”

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