Okay, I read the explaination of the Kowalski joke, and it IS dirty, but even then, I don't recall a lot of crude language or excessive violence in this film. Why was the DVD rated "R?"
I mean, the Kolwalski joke is dirty, actually FILTHY....but it slipped by me, and I'm a fairly astute guy. I can't think of anything else that provocative in this movie.
It was probably originally rated R when the movie came out for that particular joke.
But you know how the movies are rated changes over time-apparently you can d*** and b**** in a PG movie now.
So it goes without saying that a hidden joke like that wouldn't be considered much of a threat anymore.
You can look up the rating of any movie at www.mpaa.org There's a little box to search right there on the front page.
Looking up "Take the Money and Run," it looks like it was rated M when it was released in 1969, and has not been re-rated. M and PG are the same rating: they just changed the name in the 70s. This, of course, is the "old" PG, which was later split into PG and PG13.
It looks like it was never rated R. Sometimes, there are different versions with different ratings, but those should come up when you search the MPAA database. Why a DVD publisher would put an "R" on the box is a mystery to me. Aside from limiting the audience, it would get you in trouble with the MPAA.
Yes, this movie was never rated R. I think it was PG when first released. The VHS company arbitrarily stuck on the R rating themselves, not that it really represents the content of the film.
TAKE THE MONEY AND RUN is PG through and through. Suitable for childeren with mature comedy tastes.
Interestingly, my Magnetic Video VHS from 1980 has the R rating on the slipcover and the original M rating on the label.
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"Are you trying to say "capisce"? Because it hurts my ears the way you say it."
Why a DVD publisher would put an "R" on the box is a mystery to me.
"R" for "retarded."
shareYou have to remember, some theatrical releases DO get changed when released on home video.
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Never rated R; it was rated M for mature audiences. I saw it in a theater when I was 12 or 13 with a friend the same age.
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