Viewers have been left baffled after some realised that a phone number for a federal agency featured in the fictional new Netflix movie 'Don't Look Up' directed viewers who called the number in real life to a sex-hotline.
In the movie, which is based around the idea of an asteroid heading towards Earth, the number can be called to get 'peace of mind' about the deadly object.
In the movie Dr. Randall Mindy, played by Hollywood mega-star Leonardo Di Caprio, says:
"Right now, millions of you are having theses same doubts and questions about the approaching comet. That is why BASH Cellular, in conjunction with the United States government, is creating a new hotline, free of charge, to answer all of your questions. And who knows? Maybe, just maybe one of our scientists can be that friend we all need to lean on during uncertain times."
However, anyone phoning the featured number in the real world is greeted with the phrase:
"Welcome to America's hottest hotline. Guys, hot ladies are waiting to talk to you. Press one now. Ladies, to talk to interesting and exciting guys free, press two to connect free now.
The film, which satirises the American government and makes broad illusions to the climate emergency and the pandemic response in the United States, has been met with both positive and negative reviews.
Di Caprio, a well-known climate activist who attended the COP26 conference in Glasgow in 2021, said of the film:
"The brilliance of this screenplay is the analogy of making it a comet that is going to wipe out mankind within a six-month timeframe created this massive sense of urgency, rather than some slow-moving climate behemoth narrative."
"It really came at this specific moment in time, like films like Network or Dr. Strangelove, that really encapsulates what we're going through as a culture. It perfectly held a mirror to our society and how we deal with the climate crisis, that we just let it continue and don't take the actions that we need to take in order to survive on this planet."
The movie is currently available to watch for all Netflix subscribers and is also showing in theatres.
[Based on reporting by: The Daily Mail]
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