Disney+ Tried To Edit Daryl Hannah's Bum Out Of Splash Using CGI... And It Did Not Go Well

The unfortunate censorship choice has been compared to the visual effects in Cats.
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As well as the obvious animated classics the film studio is best known for, Disney’s recently-launched streaming service boasts an impressive catalogue that includes a select few live-action offerings, including 10 Things I Hate About You, Sister Act and Mrs Doubtfire.

However, to keep things family-friendly, Disney+ has had to exercise a bit of censorship with certain films, and it turns out that not all of it has been totally seamless.

One such casualty is Splash, the romantic comedy starring Tom Hanks and Daryl Hannah, which tells the story of Allen and Madison, a young man and a mermaid who fall in love.

When the two first meet, Daryl’s character is naked, and swims into the sea after kissing Allen on the lips.

In the original scene – as depicted in the video above – viewers saw the briefest of glimpses of Daryl’s bare backside when she ran into the water, but as film fan Allison Pregler pointed out, this moment has been given a less-than-smooth makeover in its Disney+ edit.

Comparing Disney’s handling of the scene to the CGI seen in the recent Cats film, she joked: “Disney+ didn’t want butts on their platform so they edited Splash with digital fur technology.”

Disney+ didn't want butts on their platform so they edited Splash with digital fur technology pic.twitter.com/df8XE0G9om

— Allison Pregler 📼 (@AllisonPregler) April 13, 2020

And as you can imagine, people had plenty to say after seeing the clip in question…

THEY GAVE HER A FURRY BATH MAT ON HER BUTT WHAT THE HELL

— 💀PunisherHatesChuds💀 (@lilithssymbiote) April 13, 2020

It's like they tried to make her hair longer and thicker, but gave her a giant shag carpet for a butt instead

— Social Distance Warrior Arvu (@ArvuReBantra) April 13, 2020

I bet you they only did this for the lady butts. I bet you plenty of male butts are on there completely uncensored.

— Sammy Mills (@essaym22) April 13, 2020

The Simpsons 138th Episode Spectacular literally ends with a montage of all the times they showed naked Simpsons butts

— One false move, baby, suddenly everything's ruined (@tonygoldmark) April 13, 2020

Funny, they are ok with showing Hugh Jackman’s bare butt in X-Men: Days Of Future Past....

— “Isolated” Sloth Mammoth (@Gojirahawk) April 13, 2020

The new puritans want to pretend arses don’t exist. Yet all the violence in their superhero films is perfectly fine

— You’re Gonna Need A Bigger Boat (@film_quiz) April 13, 2020

For 35 years, young audience have seen the butt and breasts of Daryl Hannah in Splash without it disturbing them and suddenly Disney + considers it shocking for them ?

— Thom02 (@Thom23691) April 13, 2020

Bart is still nude in The Simpsons movie

— Bejohncé the Welfare Queen🐝 (@JohnsamJulian) April 13, 2020

HuffPost UK has contacted Disney+ for comment.

Disney+ launched in the UK last month, and features Disney’s entire filmography, as well as Pixar, Star Wars and Marvel films.

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