Australian flag carrier Qantas has apologized after an R-rated movie was played on every screen during a flight.
The incident occurred on a flight between Sydney and Haneda Airport in Tokyo.
Technical issues with the Airbus A330’s in-flight entertainment system meant passengers couldn’t select their own movies.
Qantas said its crew members had a limited list of movies that could be played across every screen, and some passengers had requested a particular movie.
The Guardian reported that the film shown was “Daddio” — a 2023 film starring Dakota Johnson and Sean Penn.
It’s rated R for language throughout, sexual material, and brief graphic nudity. According to the Guardian, one passenger described it as “40 minutes of penis and boobs.”
one passenger described it as “40 minutes of penis and boobs.”
Lmao did they ask the designated in-flight pearl-clutcher lolol
Could have been an excited 13yr old.
Not enough context to know!
I just scrubbed through it and it is nowhere near this level of nudity either. I think there’s a photo of boobs on a phone and that’s it lmfao.
40 minutes of penis and boobs
This feels appropriate
And also inappropriate.
The Guardian reported that the film shown was “Daddio” — a 2023 film starring Dakota Johnson and Sean Penn.
I have no idea what that movie is, but it sounds horrible. I’d be upset too.
Edit:
a young woman returning home to Manhattan after a trip, who unexpectedly ends up conversing with her taxi driver (played by Sean Penn).
Yikes
There are worse Dakota Johnson movie options - Madame Web for one.
Why not simply turn off your screen and sleep through the flight?
I’m not sure I could sleep knowing there is 40 minutes of penis and boobs just waiting for me.
Did somebody say ‘penis and boobs’ … people on the flight trying to sleep but turned on their monitor instead
For it to be forced onto every screen and people unable to make selections it sounds like the system wound up in the mode for the safety video, and the screens can’t be turned off then. The article says they were eventually able to switch to a family movie but still couldn’t control individual screens.
Ma’am… MA’AM! Please listen to the inflight announcements. They’re for your safety! Look at it. LOOK!
The horror.
Person in front of them probably reclined their seat, too.
