Passengers Are Furious After Airline Plays Graphic R-Rated Film on Every Screen

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Australian airline Qantas has its tail between its legs after inadvertently playing an R-rated movie on every screen.

A technical issue precluded passengers from choosing their own in-flight entertainment en route from Sydney to Tokyo last week. The crew chose one film — the R-rated film Daddio, according to multiple reports on social media— to play for everyone including young passengers, according to a statement the airline provided to CNN.

“Our crew members had a limited list of movies that they were able to play across all screens on the aircraft and based on the request from a number of passengers, a particular movie was selected for the entire flight,” reads the statement.

The airline added that it tried to fix screens for passengers, 'particularly those who had complained about the content,' but to no avail.

“The movie was clearly not suitable to play for the whole flight and we sincerely apologize to customers for this experience,” an airline spokesperson told the news outlet, adding that the film was ultimately replaced by “a family friendly movie … which is our standard practice for the rare cases where individual movie selection isn’t possible.”

The airline said it’s currently reviewing how the R-rated film was chosen.

The film was discussed on social media.

Reddit users remarking on the incident have pointed to the Dakota Johnson-Sean Penn flick as the “extremely inappropriate” film in question.

The two-hander drama stars Johnson as the passenger in Penn’s late night cab from JFK. During the ride, the pair discuss their lives, trials and tribulations in great, and often explicit, detail. The film also features recurring glimpses at Johnson’s phone and the sexts she’s sending and receiving, both written and visual. (AV Club described the Qantas incident as “Airline apologizes for foisting unsolicited ‘Daddio’ d– pic on innocent passengers.”)

Sexting and graphic nudity were included in the film.

“It featured graphic nudity and a lot of sexting — the kind where you could literally read the texts on screen without needing headphones,” shared one Reddit user, who attached pictures of said texts. “It took almost an hour of this before they switched to a more kid-friendly movie, but it was super uncomfortable for everyone, especially with families and kids onboard.”

Qantas did not immediately respond to the Daily News’ request for comment.

–Jami Ganz, New York Daily News (TNS)

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