Aside what has been mentioned ...
Other elements which make this film somewhat un-G-Rated.
1) Dead Bodies ... Lots of dead bodies.
2) Birds eating the bodies of dead??
3) There's a scene in which a wrist is slit!!! (close up, too!)
4) Three swears are spoken: "Hell" (twice), and "Damn."
5) Drug Reference/Sexual Reference: When Dr. Ruth Leavitt first arrives at the Wildfire scientific lab, she says, "A POT FARM? Looks like a great place to grow Pot." And, concerning the fact she does not like red lights: "It's from my younger days; growing up in a Bordello."
Also, in the original (before it was cut from 131minutes to 127), there was a shot of full-frontal male nudity - not sexual, but it was there. What's still in the film is a shot of James Olson which shows him laying nude on a table, the view is from his head down to his pubic hair (his penis is barely blocked by some equipment).
If the MPAA saw this film now, it would get an R-Rating (for the two scenes where someone lights up a smoke), otherwise it would get a PG-13.
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njaco5552
16 years ago
and this is why the US of A is going to Hell in a handbasket (opps, I said hell - ohhh I said it again!)
Jeez, lighten up! Do you think any of those things are gonna corrupt or warp the minds of anyone? Not when you hear much stronger language from TV and radio these days. And this is even better than those mediums - don't buy, rent or see the DVD!
When will we learn that its not so much as what is there but how we police our family and ourselves to its exposure. If this was on a billboard or posted in my local McDonalds, I'd have a gripe. But this!?
Thank you all, you politically correct, virgin-eared, lilly-white denizens who contribute in your offensive ways to the destruction of the free world.
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OPatriot
16 years ago
"Thank you all, you politically correct, virgin-eared, lilly-white denizens who contribute in your offensive ways to the destruction of the free world."
I believe RasGold was only making an observation, not advocating for stricter ratings based on what was in Andromeda Strain. njaco5552, you're the one who needs to lighten up, or at least know what you're talking about before you bash someone.
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atomicmutant-1
16 years ago
It's not always about corrupting, sometimes It's about scaring young kids ... Like said, the wrist slicing shot could really scare some very young children. Don't forget we're talking about a G rating here, meaning ANYONE can see it, at ANY AGE. I think the gore (as minimal as it was) in Andromeda Strain could be considered a lot more scary than say Snow White, and yet both movies are G.
I can see how a wrist being slit with dried blood pouring out could be just a tad scary for a 5 year old. And yes, some younger kids may also get scared by a lot of dead bodies. And teh scenes of the animals dieing could really upset some small children. Plus the dude getting shot in the face with the laser could also be very scary for small kids. Like I say, it may not corrupt them, but for a lot of kids it could easily give them nightmares ... I agree it probably should have been PG.
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not_even_one
16 years ago
Yeah. Kids are known for crying hysterically whenever they see a boob or an ass. They're also known for being traumatised when they hear the word hell. They start banging their heads against the wall whilst repeating "this is not happening", and a few years later they become serial killers. That's how it happens.
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