# How do I make movie clips move in a random direction?

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-make-movie-clips-move-in-a-random-direction/191263
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [June 19, 2006, 6:20am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-make-movie-clips-move-in-a-random-direction/191263 "2006-06-19T06:20:32Z")
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### Author: ![Detective223](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e56c9b/32.png) [@Detective223](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Detective223)
#### Post date: [June 19, 2006, 6:20am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-make-movie-clips-move-in-a-random-direction/191263/1 "2006-06-19T06:20:32Z")

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The title says it…

How can I have a movie clip move in a random direction within an area? Like have a circle not go outside of the square, but go in random directions in it.