NGC Theatre Corporation v. Mummert

CAMERON, Justice.

This is an appeal from an order of the trial court holding that the film “I Am Curious (Yellow)” is obscene under the Arizona statutes § 13-531.01 and § 13-535 A.R.S. and granting a permanent injunction prohibiting the appellant, National General Corporation, from exhibiting the film within "the State of Arizona.

We are called upon to decide:

1. Does the definition of obscenity as set forth in the Arizona statutes violate the due process requirements of notice ?

2. Does the statute cover motion pictures ?

3. Is this film protected by the First Amendment ?

4. Is “I Am Curious…