Minecraft Steve and Minions cheer wildly in a movie theater, surrounded by flying popcorn and confetti, with a chicken on Steve's arm.

Minions' Audience Reaction To Chicken Jockey on The Minecraft Movie: Throwing Popcorn, Shouting "CHICKEN JOCKEY!", lighting off fireworks, throwing candy and slushies and snacks, bringing in live chickens and confetti cannons , dancing and cheering and More! -----> The film has sparked boisterous reactions and disorderly conduct from viewers, particularly American and British adolescent boys, with some partaking in a viral Internet phenomenon on TikTok, alongside other social media platforms. Participants would often react enthusiastically to moments in the film that have been the subject of Internet memes, such as spontaneously erupting into loud cheers, jumping in excitement, dancing, or throwing popcorn when Black's character exclaims, "Chicken jockey!"[122][123][124] Other viral lines include "Flint and steel!" and "I... am Steve", though neither approached the frenzy surrounding "Chicken jockey!"[125][126] In one screening, viral videos emerged documenting audience members hoisting a live chicken after the quote and promptly ejected from the theater in Provo, Utah;[127][128] another involved a group setting off fire extinguishers and smoke bombs, suffocating fellow theatergoers;[129][130][131] while another led to a violent altercation in the parking lot outside the theater after adults asked four teenagers to quiet down.[132][133] The trend has also spread to Australia and South Africa.[134][135] Reactions to the phenomenon have been mixed. Some audience members See more