re: Has any movie star ever had the run of John Travolta from 1977-1980?

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A movie becoming a revered classic and a movie having cultural influence are 2 different discussions. Indiana Jones is my all time favorite movie character, but people across the nation weren’t walking around with a bullwhip on their hip searching for treasures afterwards.
It’s not generational bias, it’s generational knowledge- if you weren’t from that generation you didn’t witness what occurred.

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Offhand, I can only think of a few others...

Selleck from Magnum, Johnson from Miami Vice both had lots of people dressing like them.

Biggest might be Tom Cruise in the 80's. Every guy wanted to be him, and every gal wanted him. Risky Business did wonders for the Wayfarer sales, I'm sure. Everyone bought a bomber jacket after Top Gun.