Thread: Movie mistake: Families get horror film

HOLTSVILLE, N.Y. - An audience expecting to watch a family film was stunned to get an 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 director, Wes Craven. The film centers on National Guard troops who stumble on a clan of mutant cannibals and 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 Thursday in one of the theaters at the Island 16 multiplex.

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.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070407/ap_on_fe_st/movie_mistake

"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.

Man...that sucks!

Rent a "PG" movie from Blockbuster Video & record some porn over the tape, somewhere in the middle of the movie, then return it.
;D

"singersp" wrote:

Rent a "PG" movie from Blockbuster Video & record some porn over the tape, somewhere in the middle of the movie, then return it.
;D

Sounds like you've done that before, Singer...
;D

Good thing the movie they saw wasn't "Rosemary's Baby"!!!!

"shockzilla" wrote:

"singersp" wrote:

Rent a "PG" movie from Blockbuster Video & record some porn over the tape, somewhere in the middle of the movie, then return it.
;D

Sounds like you've done that before, Singer...
;D

Good thing the movie they saw wasn't "Rosemary's Baby"!!!!

No I haven't. I just have all these crazy ideas, but don't follow thru with them.

"singersp" wrote:

"shockzilla" wrote:

"singersp" wrote:

Rent a "PG" movie from Blockbuster Video & record some porn over the tape, somewhere in the middle of the movie, then return it.
;D

Sounds like you've done that before, Singer...
;D

Good thing the movie they saw wasn't "Rosemary's Baby"!!!!

No I haven't. I just have all these crazy ideas, but don't follow thru with them.

Write a book and make some money.
Singer's Crazy Ideas and Things That Might Get Someone in Trouble.