LINK Oklahoma Theater Warns of Same-Sex Kiss in 'Lightyear,' Backtracks
A movie theater in Oklahoma posted, and then removed, over the weekend a note on a window for customers about a same-sex kiss in Disney and Pixar's "Lightyear," saying that it would fast-forward through the scene.
The independent 89er Theatre in Kingfisher, Oklahoma posted the note, which said, according to NBC News:
"Attention Parents: The management of this theatre discovered after booking 'Lightyear' that there is a same-sex kissing scene within the first 30 minutes of the Pixar movie. We will do all we can to fast-forward through that scene, but it might not be exact."
The local NBC affiliate KFOR reported that the sign was gone by Monday morning. The local ABC affiliate KOCO 5 reported that the theater's owner said that the theater never actually tampered with the movie and it was shown uninterrupted.
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Disney will yank your ability to show their movies for things like that, and not a thing you can do about it. Since the 1950s their license agreements with theaters have been very explicit about any editing of any type, including repairing splices, so I'm pretty sure the Disney rep informed the theater that their license to show any Disney product was at risk if they carried through with their plot.
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