It's very clear that there are many adult themes going on in this movie. I mean, there are certain things that would leave younger children confused. Yet--somehow--the MPAA gave this a "G" rating. What was their logic in this?
share"Planet of the Apes" came out the same year, with nudity and profanity,
yet is rated G, along with three of its four similarly very violent sequels.
<"Planet of the Apes" came out the same year, with nudity and profanity,
yet is rated G, along with three of its four similarly very violent sequels.>
I guess they figured if 'apes' did it, it was.....you know....cute & funny.
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Seeing as it's the ONLY pop musical to have snuff Vietnam images in it, I would have thought a G rating would have been out of a question. Just shows you how times have changed!!
shareI read that the Monkees themselves feel that the "R" rating is what sunk this movie at the box office. Afterall, most of the their fans were young, teenage girls. Since the movie was rated "R", most of their fan base couldn't even get in the theater to see the movie...bummer!
shareContrary to the popular myth (mostly perpetrated by Micky Dolenz) that Head had an "R" rating, this was never the case as even a cursory glance of archival material can tell you. The fact was that Head was one of the first films to receive an MPAA rating, and as such got away with more than it would have had it been released a few months later when it would likely have gotten an "M" rating (which eventually got changed to GP, then PG). Another movie released about the same time, Dracula Has Risen From The Grave, in spite of its graphic violence also received a "G" rating.
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I think the harem girls are pushing the G rating. Today, a PG rating would probably be more appropriate.
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logan's run had all kinds of drug rerences, orgy scenes and nipple shots, it got a g rating.
We didn't have the MPAA ratings in Canada, and I saw the movie in 1969, when I was 8 (and unaccompanied by an adult). It was rated "General," and shown in our small town theatre on a Friday & Saturday, which was when the movies for general audiences were shown.
shareUnder the rules of the day if there was no explicit nudity and only cartoon violence it was rated "G". That became the Kiss of Death for many films because these were perceived as "kiddie fare" so the ratings system was revised later on. Today "Head" would have a PG rating because of the adult themes. A PG-13 would probably push it: They'd have to show Julie Fairchild actually jumping to get that.
shareBecause it was 1968 thats why! Did you see "Planet Of The Apes"
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Head has a G rating as there is no swearing, nudity or sex, and no violence.
shareWhy is "Hellfire" objectionable for general audiences? Children hear that word in church. This movie seems appropriate for the entire family, in my opinion. The only possible objection I could see would be the psychedelic themes, but even those don't condone drug use.
Lots of films in the late '60s and early '70s were rated G despite "adult" themes:
"The Odd Couple" (1968) has a suicide attempt and adult humor.
"Change of Habit" (1969) features the rape of a nun.
"Airport" (1970) features adultery and a couple's discussion about whether to abort their child.
Of course, "Midnight Cowboy" was initially rated X, so who knows what was on the MPAA's mind?
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Is there footage of the Vietcong execution in this? I know there is in "The Magic Christian."
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It was particularly alarming in "The Magic Christian." I didn't notice it here, though. I'll have to watch again. Is it that same sequence of the guy being shot? Very disturbing.
It seems movies were in a bit of a netherworld in the late '60s in terms of ratings, with a lot of stuff getting through in G-rated films and other films like "Midnight Cowboy" being rated X for little apparent reason.
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Believe it or not, one of the cable channels has a Catholic Mass on Sunday which is also on the free to air Channel Ten.
Ten rates it G, the cable channel rates it PG. All the Protestant services on the Christian Channel are G.
I am not religious but I just think it is strange.
Some young audiences are far more clever than people assume.
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