UK heatwave leads movie theaters to offer free tickets to redheads

[Sugar Cookie]

As the U.K. faces an unprecedented heatwave, one movie theater company is offering to “help” some people who are more susceptible to the sun.

Showcase Cinemas U.K. is offering free movie tickets for people with red hair on Monday and Tuesday of this week.

The promotion, which the theater chain titled “SPF (Sun Protecting Flicks) for Redheads,” was announced last week on social media.


“Since redheads are often more vulnerable than most to the sun’s rays, we’re giving them shelter from the sun inside our fully air-conditioned cinema screens to catch the latest blockbusters for no cost at all,” the promotion website says.

The promotion is only available in person for screenings on Monday, July 18, and Tuesday, July 19, according to the terms and conditions. Free tickets are limited to one per transaction and one per day for people with red hair.

People with red or blond hair are at greater risk of developing skin cancer, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Other genetic factors that can increase someone’s risk of skin cancer include skin that burns or freckles easily, blue or green eyes, lighter natural skin color, certain types of moles and older age, the CDC website says.

UK heatwave leads movie theaters to offer free tickets to redheads

As the U.K. faces an unprecedented heat wave, one movie theater company is offering to “help” some people who are more susceptible to the sun.

nypost.com

 

[Metalfan]

Excuse me Ma'am can we check downstairs? We aren't sure that's your natural color.

 

[cubby]

I'm old, pale skinned, brown hair and green eyes, maybe I could go see a movie in their air conditioned theater? Tho I was born blonde, does that count?

 

[Metalfan]

I'm old, pale skinned, brown hair and green eyes, maybe I could go see a movie in their air conditioned theater? Tho I was born blonde, does that count?

I was born blonde,but I changed my hair color to half grey. I just waited, didn't cost a dime.

 

[cubby]

Mostly my hair is gray at the temples, I really don't have a lot of gray hair at all for my age. You can't really even see the gray unless I pull my hair back from my face. I've known quite a few people who turned gray in high school, so I guess I'm abnormal, have been all my life, so no surprise.

 

[Alxprkrkrls]

Redheads are notoriously crazy. I think it’s quite a risk for inviting a bunch of them to a movie theater on a hot day. Or it was set up by the police to keep crime down haha

 

[cubby]

Redheads are notoriously crazy. I think it’s quite a risk for inviting a bunch of them to a movie theater on a hot day. Or it was set up by the police to keep crime down haha

I can kinda confirm that theory, most of the people on my mother's side are redheads, mother, aunt, grandfather, great uncle, and my nephew and for the most part they were all crazy to one extent or another.