FEMA’s Phone Number in ‘Don’t Look Up’ Leads to a Real Life Sex Hotline

Picture this: an asteroid is headed to end all life on Earth, about to collide with the planet with little to no clear route to safety in the way. You’re the only one that knows about it. And who will you call? According to the new Netflix satire Don’t Look Up, you’d better get in touch with a sex hotline. That’ll ease your nerves!

Kidding, of course, but in Adam McKay‘s new doomsday flick, that’s pretty much what happens. Leonardo DiCaprio‘s character, astronomer Randall Mindy, issues a statement to the world about their impending demise. In that announcement, he says that anyone looking for “peace of mind” should call a FEMA-sponsored 800 number also working with the movie’s fictional telecommunications company BASH.

And that number is a real one! It just leads to an active phone sex line, per The Wrap‘s reporting. When you call the number, a recorded message reads the following out loud: “Welcome to America’s hottest talk line. Guys, hot ladies are waiting to talk to you. Press 1 now. Ladies, to talk to interesting and exciting guys, press 2 to connect free now.”

Was this intentional? Who knows! Netflix and McKay have yet to confirm or deny the intentions of the sex hotline, although it wouldn’t really make sense within the rest of the movie’s narrative. Still, McKay is known for messing around in his movies a bit — just look at the fake credits in the middle of Vice as an example.

In the movie, the hotline seems as a tool to actually help people. “Right now, millions of you are having these same doubts and questions about the approaching comet,” Randall says in his speech. “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.”

Maybe the point is that telephone hotlines aren’t helpful in apocalyptic events. Either way, McKay, explain yourself!

Stream Don't Look Up on Netflix