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Reason for R rating?

posted 18 years ago by tiboy88
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The description says "some language", but does anyone have specifics on why the movie was rated R?

Thanks.

[–] paxman356 18 years ago

I believe the "F" bomb is used. That alone will get the R anytime.

Time is an illusion. Lunchtime doubly so.

Yeah, there's a few "F" bombs and a bit of other language, but it's really a clean movie other than that. I really enjoyed it!

[–] sanfordrm 15 years ago

Acually, a film can have up to 1 (maybe even 2) F-bomb and not get the R Rating. There are a number of films that fall in this category: Back to School, Bruce Almighty.

In fact, a film can have nudity and still be PG (look at 18 Again).

[–] Ghanandrhin 15 years ago

that's the weird thing about the whole rating system. Studio movies get away with more while they usually stick it to the indies.

[–] WarpedRecord 14 years ago

This is an R-rated film that feels more like a PG-13. It probably has half a dozen F-bombs, yet it still feels mild. None of them is used sexually, which is how PG-13 films get away with using the word. But I think this just has a few more than would be allowed in PG-13. Anyway, great film with incredibly imaginative dialogue and direction.