As Sony's release of the comedy "The Interview," which mocks North Korea and their "leader" Kim Jong Un, falls apart in the face of terrorist threats, one movie theater has found a way to show Pyongyang that there are people (and companies) in this country who won't kowtow to terrorists and their nonsense.
After Sony canceled the release of the North Korean assassination comedy, which stars Seth Rogan and James Franco, a Texas theater said it would swap the film with Paramount's 2004 film "Team America: World Police" for one free screening.
"We're just trying to make the best of an unfortunate situation," James Wallace, creative manager and programmer at the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema's Dallas/Fort Worth location, told THR.
In a note on its website, the theater added: "THAT is how true American heroes will be celebrating this year, but if you want to let the terrorists win...well, that's your prerogative."
For those of you who aren't familiar with it, the plot of "Team America," co-written by "South Park" creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone, revolves around Kim Jong Il, the father of current North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un. The posters promoting the R-rated movie in 2004 included the tagline, "Putting the 'F' Back in Freedom."
And here's how "Team America" treats the man who ruled North Korea in 2004. He's just a "wittle ronery" (the clip has some NSFW language):
Here's to the Alamo Drafthouse in Dallas. America. F*** yeah!
