Is This movie rated R or PG?
I recently bought a copy and it was rated PG. Everything I have read and seen on various web sites say it is R. Which is it? Are there two different versions?
shareWhen I saw this movie in 1969 it was rated R. There is a scene at the begining of the movie with a nude woman. That was enough for a R rating in 1969. When I watched the DVD the woman's breast were only partially covered by her long hair. I don't remember if this was a different version of the same scene or not. 1969 was a long time ago and I was too young to be in an R rated movie so my memory may be tainted. The DVD box does say "PG". I guess a little partial nudity doesn't rate a automatic R rating anymore.
shareIt's simple, guys. MPAA standards for both nudity and violence have grown more tolerant (some can read: lax) over the past 38 years. Therefore, quite a few films have been rerated less restrictively than upon their original release. MIDNIGHT COWBOY and A CLOCKWORK ORANGE, for instance, both had their initial X ratings -- the equivalent of today's NC-17 -- changed to an R for separate, subsequent rereleases. Neither film had anything cut, but the ratings board decided upon later appeals that those films' content no longer required the stricter ratings. And it's the same for 100 RIFLES: Soledad Miranda's brazen nudity was "hotter" in early 1969 to an audience that still wasn't used to seeing much flesh, than to a later audience raised on premium channels.
shareThe above pretty much sums it up. Today you have to get pretty strong before even getting to a PG-13. There have been a few grumblings that the rating system needs another overhaul because of changing standards. That said, even by today's standards I don't understand why 100 Rifles isn't at least a PG-13 -- some of the scenes (violent and sexual) are pretty intense for PG. Its possible it might be a "default" rating since films made before 1969 seem to be considered somewhat more family friendly than those that came after.
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