The Cultural Review

1980s Cinema

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Protestors demonstrating outside a movie theater in 1988 against the screening of Martin Scorsese's 'The Last Temptation of Christ,' which was ultimately banned.
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Religious Right's crusade targets Scorsese's 'Last Temptation'

In 1988, theatre chains across Georgia, Louisiana, California, and Oklahoma outright banned Martin Scorsese's 'The Last Temptation of Christ,' igniting a nationwide cultural firestorm.

Matteo Ricci·May 30, 2026