At least one theater was happy to ignore terrorist threats and screen The Interview in righteous protest—Sony hackers be damned. But even the Texas-based Alamo Drafthouse was unable to move forward with its plans to show the controversial film.
FOR THE RECORD: We were still going to show #TheInterviewMovie…
— Alamo Drafthouse DFW (@AlamoDFW) December 17, 2014
It did the next best thing, however. In lieu of The Interview, the Richardson, Texas-based Drafthouse will host a giant Team America: World Police party Dec. 27, complete with singalongs and, presumably, miniature American flags.
…but now we’ll be showing TEAM AMERICA in it’s place…for FREE(DOM). Because AMERICA, F YEAH. http://t.co/7A7p6ApIIE pic.twitter.com/U3EEqQU1Px
— Alamo Drafthouse DFW (@AlamoDFW) December 17, 2014
In case you missed it, the beloved, oft-quoted film is basically about North Korea attacking the U.S. and it’s told with puppets. The late Kim Jong-il is a bastardized villain portrayed with intentionally racist fervor—it’s supposed to be OK because he’s an evil dude IRL. But it is insatiably funny.
If you can’t make the trip to Texas, enjoy these memorable Team America clips.
Update 3:10pm CT, Dec. 18: Paramount Pictures will not make Team America available to the Alamo Drafthouse for screening—thereby cancelling the planned event.
Due to to circumstances beyond our control, the TEAM AMERICA 12/27 screening has been cancelled. We apologize & will provide refunds today.
— Alamo Drafthouse DFW (@AlamoDFW) December 18, 2014
Screengrab via MOVIECLIPS/YouTube
