AUSTIN, Texas – A live bat caused a ruckus at an Austin movie theater Friday after a guest brought it in as a prank during a “Batman” showing, according to reports.
The incident happened at the Cinepolis Moviehouse & Eatery on FM 620, according to KVUE in Austin.
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After staff became aware of the live bat wandering around in the theater, the showing was stopped and theater personnel tried to catch the creature.
According to a video shared on Twitter, theater personnel are seen turning some of the lights off to steer the bat toward an exit.
I was there. They tried to bait it into flying out pic.twitter.com/tkPLMJdtbm
— Vincent Genovese (@sparty1211) March 5, 2022
After their efforts were unsuccessful, animal control was contacted, KXAN in Austin reports.
The theater offered to give refunds to viewers who wanted to leave; however, most chose to stay. Theater personnel told KXAN that more security measures would be implemented until further notice.
“To ensure a prank like this does not again occur, we will be adding additional security and checking all bags upon guest entry.”