With respect *667 to "The Lion King" distributed in 1995, plaintiff alleges it contains a subliminal scene where a cloud of milk-weed particles form the word "Sex" in the sky above one of the main characters in the movie. With respect to "The Fox and the Hound" distributed in 1994, plaintiff contends that one scene contains a subliminal message consisting of the widow in the film "giving the finger" to the camera after picking up Tod, the fox.
Specifically, plaintiff alleges that the front cover of the plastic case in which "The Little Mermaid" was distributed in 1989 & 1990 contains a depiction of an erect penis on one of the spires of the castle drawn between the two main characters. The plaintiff claims that the video cassettes or the plastic video cassette case of these three Disney films contain drawings and animated scenes depicting sexual messages or other sexually related material unsuitable for young children and/or family viewing. These putative class action cases were filed by Janet Gilmer on behalf of herself and all other similarly situated individuals throughout the United States who have purchased certain home videos, namely "The Lion King," "The Fox and the Hound," and "Little Mermaid." These consolidated cases are currently before the court on the defendants' motion to dismiss and the plaintiff's response thereto. Sutton, Friday, Eldredge & Clark, Little Rock, AR, for Buena Vista and Walt Disney. *666 Thomas Allan Mars, Everett, Shemin, Mars & Still, Fayetteville, AR, For Plaintiff.
WALT DISNEY PICTURES AND TELEVISION and Buena Vista Home Video, Inc., Defendants. Janet GILMER, and all Others Similarly Situated, Plaintiff,
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