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Family Ties Forever! · 04-09-2007, 01:50 AM

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Movie Mix-Up Shocks Families Expecting PG Film
Scene Showed Nude Woman Birthing Mutant

Posted: 7:29 am CDT April 7, 2007

Holtsville, N.Y. -- A family-film audience was stunned to get an unintended glimpse of a horror movie, which left some parents shaken and the theater chain apologizing for the movie mix-up.

The moviegoers were expecting to see "The Last Mimzy," the PG-rated tale of a brother and sister who discover a mysterious box of toys and become endowed with superhuman powers to help preserve humanity's future.

Instead, the crowd saw the opening scene of "The Hills Have Eyes 2," the R-rated sequel to a recent remake of a 1977 horror classic by the genre's renowned Wes Craven. "The Hills Have Eyes 2," which centers on National Guard troops who stumble on a clan of mutant cannibals, starts with a chained woman giving birth to a mutant.

"There were kids that were crying, there were people trying to cover the kids' eyes, they were caught off guard," said Anthony Rasco, who was in the audience when the scene was unexpectedly shown in one of the theaters at the Island 16 multiplex on Thursday. "By the time we could react and pull the kids together and figure out what was happening, we pulled them out of the theater."

Another patron said the episode had left his 3-year-old son with lingering, and unsettling, questions.

"My wife is eight months pregnant, and he's been asking, 'Is that what mommy's going to have?"' said Frank Doll, 31, of Mastic.

Theater staffers soon stopped the movie, gave the patrons free ticket vouchers, and started "The Last Mimzy" about a half-hour late, according to parents.

National Amusements Inc., which operates the Island 16 and about 1,500 other movie screens in the United States and elsewhere, expressed "deepest apologies" in a statement Friday.

"We are working with our theater's managers to correct this situation and ensure that it does not happen again," said the statement from the company, based in Dedham, Mass.

Copyright 2007 by The Associated Press. All rights reserved.

dawsongirl · 04-09-2007, 01:59 AM

How does something like that happen?? Double check, people!

ABlairican Pie · 04-09-2007, 09:18 AM

Great going, movie theater projector people.

Refunds for all and free passes.

At least it wasn't 'Caligula' showing. Or 'Shortbus'.

Sterling Holobyte · 04-09-2007, 10:28 AM

Didn't anyone working there wonder why there were so many parents bringing their young kids to see "The Hills Have Eyes 2" ??

Number 9 Dream · 04-09-2007, 11:09 AM

Hey, this happened relatively close to me

I go to that theatre all of the time!

catlover79 · 04-09-2007, 11:58 AM

I used to work in a movie theater (not as a projectionist, btw) as a box office cashier, so I handled refunds quite often. I don't recall anything like this ever happening to me, but I wouldn't want to be that projectionist who screwed up right now!!

Karen* · 04-09-2007, 03:15 PM

Damn, that sucks.

Courtnee · 04-09-2007, 03:18 PM

Urg.

hno:

ABlairican Pie · 04-10-2007, 12:52 AM

Hey movie projector people:

Hollow · 04-10-2007, 03:49 AM

the horrible impact on the children aside.... that is hilarious.

80sTrivia · 04-10-2007, 06:10 AM

Those types of movies make me what to cover my eyes and run, so I can only imagine the effect on small children!!!

04-09-2007, 09:18 AM	#3
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Hollow Member Forum Superstar Join Date: Dec 16, 2001 Posts: 30,406	the horrible impact on the children aside.... that is hilarious.

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