Starting a movie using a button

Question of the day:

How to start a movie by clicking on, for example a graphic, or text symbol with the words “start movie,” or “view page.”

Buggered if I know, but I am learning so watch out

Do you want to play a movieclip or a external swf? To play a movieclip:

on (release) {

_root.movieclip.play();

}