XTC McKay, the author and conductor of Don't Feeling Up, admits he had no estimation the phone phone number enrolled in the Netflix film LED to a real-sprightliness turn on hotline.

In an audience with Insider, McKay said it was “pure accident” that the amount listed in the movie, which was arrange up as a Federal Emergency Management Agency 1-800 routine for purposes of the story, concluded up being a gender hotline.

“We were going to set up a line for that. But we didn't think of doing it until the end and we didn't have enough time to get our own phone number so that's just a random phone number,” he said. “We in no way planned it being a sex hotline. Pure accident.”

He continued, “Unless someone at Netflix or our graphics house picked it and I didn't know about it, I have no idea. In fact, no way. They wouldn't have done that on purpose.”

The setting involving the hotline occurs midway through and through the flick. In it, http://128.199.104.206 Leonardo DiCaprio's Dr. Mindy stars in a governing Prostate specific antigen offer a earphone numeral for citizenry to phone call to bewilder “peace of mind” as a planet-violent death comet heads toward Earthly concern.

As some investigatory TV audience set up out, that identification number — 1-800-532-4500 — actually leads to an ostensible sound sex hotline.

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“Kudos to you Don't Look Up to having the BASH hotline for their asteroid stress prevention hotline being linked to a Hot Singles in Your Area phone number,” one individual wrote on Chitter.

Some other drug user tweeted, “Why did Don't Look Up put a phone number on their movie only for it to be a sex line?????”

In the scene, DiCaprio's Dr. Mindy says, “Right now, millions of you are having these 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.”

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A teller and bchwiki.org then says, “Call 1-800-532-4500 for peace of mind. Offer only available to BASH customers. Details of your call may be shared with other subsidiaries to enhance your future customer experience. Data and roaming charges apply.”

The hotline, http://128.199.104.206 in literal life, http://128.199.79.152 is answered by a woman's representative that says, “Welcome to America's hottest hotline. Guys, hot ladies are waiting to talk to you. Press 1 now. Ladies, to talk to interesting and exciting guys free, press 2 to connect free now.”

Don't Look Up is immediately flowing on Netflix.