No matter how many movie theaters begin requiring photo identification from minors, young people will continue seeing R-rated movies, according to Kim Davis, manager of the Coral Ridge 10 theaters in Coralville.
Kids know what's going on.
They buy tickets for one movie, then sneak into another. Davis' remarks came Tuesday after the announcement by President Clinton that the National Association of Theater Owners will begin requiring photo identification from young people seeking admission to R-rated movies. Central States Theatre Corp. The screens in Cedar Rapids are owned by Carmike Cinema, which does not belong to the association. The president said in May that the typical American will see 40,000 dramatized murders by the age of 18. The theater association on Tuesday also endorsed the idea of a national study of youth violence.