# After I loadMovie() why can't i controll it?

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/after-i-loadmovie-why-cant-i-controll-it/163675
**Category:** random
**Created:** [September 24, 2005, 9:05pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/after-i-loadmovie-why-cant-i-controll-it/163675 "2005-09-24T21:05:09Z")
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### Author: ![Crusadr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/898d66/32.png) [@Crusadr](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Crusadr)
#### Post date: [September 24, 2005, 9:05pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/after-i-loadmovie-why-cant-i-controll-it/163675/1 "2005-09-24T21:05:09Z")

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Hey guys quick question…

I do a:  
target.loadMovie(“blah.swf”);  
\_root.target.gotoAndStop(1);

and it doesn’t do the “gotoAndStop(1)” command.

I’ve also tried:  
stop();  
gotoAndStop(1);  
\_parent.target.gotoAndStop(1);

Nothing works… can you not control a timeline this way?