# Change the Parent of a Movie Clip

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/change-the-parent-of-a-movie-clip/264877>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [July 1, 2008, 3:36pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/change-the-parent-of-a-movie-clip/264877 "2008-07-01T15:36:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![alexku](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b38774/32.png) [@alexku](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/alexku)\
**Post date:** [July 1, 2008, 3:36pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/change-the-parent-of-a-movie-clip/264877/1 "2008-07-01T15:36:53Z")

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How can I change what movie clip an object is contained in after it has been added to the stage? I want a movie clip to start out in the main stage but them move into another movie clip so that when I move the containing movie clip the sub clip moves as well.  
Thank you.

-Alex

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**Author:** ![pantas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@pantas](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/pantas)\
**Post date:** [July 1, 2008, 3:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/change-the-parent-of-a-movie-clip/264877/2 "2008-07-01T15:44:49Z")

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if you load a movie inside a movieclip, i dont think you can change the place where you attached it.