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Why was it Rated R?

posted 16 years ago by mcbain20
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Just curious.

I'm surprised no one has answered this...it is for language and on-screen drug use...if you love improvisation jazz, you will love this film

I've seen things you people wouldn't believe...

[–] 15 years ago

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[–] georgemiller-1 14 years ago

By today's standards it would be PG13.

[–] Ricochet84 12 years ago

No, I think "motherf----r" is still an automatic R.

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[–] Thetruthisinhere 10 years ago

actually,words containing *beep* are not rated R unless it is used more than 2 times in the film.

[–] Studman_Productions 8 years ago

the word motherf-cker granted a woody allen film an R and it was used only once and is the ONLY profanity in the film. no drugs, nudity or violence either!

[–] centauri2014 7 years ago

Or only once if it is used in a sexual context.

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[–] [deleted] 3 years ago

Yes, a great film

[–] 7 years ago

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[–] SandyR (7347) 2 years ago

Fuck appears multiple times in the movie and it's really just not a movie for kids. It is, however, Clint Eastwood's masterpiece.