--- title: "Chaos Erupts After Sexually Explicit, R-Rated Movie Airs to Hundreds of Airline Passengers" description: "Qantas Airlines had to issue an apology after airing an R-rated film starring Dakota Johnson during a flight from Sydney to Japan." date: "2024-10-07" modified: "2024-10-07" authors: - name: "Victor Tangermann" job_title: "Senior Editor" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/victor" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/explicit-movie-passenger-jet" categories: - "Advanced Transport" tags: - "passenger jet" - "qantas" - "the digest" --- # Chaos Erupts After Sexually Explicit, R-Rated Movie Airs to Hundreds of Airline Passengers ![Qantas Airlines had to issue an apology after airing an R-rated film starring Dakota Johnson during a flight from Sydney to Japan.]() *\Image: Getty / Futurism\* ## Bad Daddio Qantas Airlines had to issue an apology after [airing an R-rated film]() starring Dakota Johnson during a flight from Sydney to Japan. The flight's crew aired the movie to the entire aircraft following technical issues forcing the conventional entertainment system to go down. But it didn't take long for the crew to realize their mistake: the movie, a 2023 psychological thriller called "Daddio," wasn't exactly age-appropriate for the many children on board. "The movie was clearly not suitable to play for the whole flight and we sincerely apologize to customers for this experience," a Qantas spokesperson [told *The Guardian*](). "All screens were changed to a family-friendly movie for the rest of the flight, which is our standard practice for the rare cases where individual movie selection isn’t possible," they added. "We are reviewing how the movie was selected." ## Turn It Off Naturally, the internet had a field day with the odd screening. One [passenger on Reddit]() described the film as "40 minutes of penis and boobs," noting the "audible gasps across the plane." Worse yet, even without audio, the movie turned out to be incredibly inappropriate. "It featured graphic nudity and a lot of sexting — the kind where you could literally read the texts on screen without needing headphones," one Redditor [noted](). "How is this acceptable for a major airline?" they added. Many questions remain: why did it take so long for the movie to be taken down? Why choose an R-rated film for the entire flight in the first place? It's unclear if the passengers will be compensated for their troubles. One Reddit user was pessimistic about their chances. "I hope you like lounge passes," the user [joked](). **More on commercial airlines:** *[Airline Exec Raves That AI Is So Good at Sending Flight Delay Texts It’s “Hard to Tell the Difference” From Human Work]()* ## Author I've been at Futurism since 2017, where my role has evolved to encompass design, writing, and increasingly editing. I've always been fascinated by space exploration and advanced transportation, which I've leaned into by interviewing luminaries in those fields while closely following the dimensions of policy and regulation that allow next-generation projects to succeed -- or, sometimes, to fail. I'm also keenly interested in the effects of generative AI on society, policies, and democratic institutions, as well as clean energy, physics and biology, and the vagaries of tech leadership. My work for Futurism has been cited by publications including Ars Technica, Gizmodo, PC Magazine, Jalopnik, Fox News, and the New York Post. I spent my childhood living in locations including Manila, the Philippines, and Geneva, Switzerland, attended McGill University, and now live in Toronto, Canada. Before Futurism I worked at AskMen and a small photography studio. In my free time, I'm an avid gardener, foodie, and craft beer lover, as well as a maker of artisanal hot pepper sauces. I have a magnificent dog named Freida. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()