F word - The Nanny Diaries (2007) Discussion

[–] sayitaintso1234 17 years ago

The MPAA allows one F-word in a PG-13 movie nowadays.
And of course in R movies you can have up to like 851684 F words.
They've certainly become very relaxed lately about things like that.

But the F-word in this movie was pretty funny! It might have been my favorite quote of the movie.
"That's you in five years. Your future is looking pretty f---ing bleak!" Haha loved it!

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[–] standtest 17 years ago

I loved that scene. She really cut those guys down to size - even if they weren't drunk they would have said the same thing, IMO.

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[–] t-burke5 17 years ago

The MPAA Allows 2 "F" words in a movie before its rated R example movies:

American Dreamz

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[–] movie_freak_88 15 years ago

In King of California they said the F word twice and it was still rated PG-13.

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[–] davsny1 14 years ago

Actually, in King of California they say it 3 times, its said 4 times in Million Dollar Baby and 5 times in 1408. Its said 20 times, maybe more in Sketches. If you don't use it in a sexual context you're okay for multiple uses with a PG-13 rating.

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[–] laurierenee 17 years ago

no it doesn't. for a movie to earn an R rating on language alone, characters can only say 2 sexually derrogatory words. i know, i've researched it for a paper on movie ratings once.

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[–] frisbyg 17 years ago

It depends on how it's used.

If it's used as cussing, than it's not a high rating (PG13)

But if it's used in the sexual sense, than it goes to 14A or higher.

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[–] rymatt 17 years ago

I did a paper on movie ratings.

You can say the f-word in a NON SEXUAL use two times though sometimes 3 times but rarely.

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[–] t-burke5 17 years ago

What I dont get, is that if someone hears an F word once or Twice, Saying it more times shouldnt be any different. And its not like a 13 year old hasnt heard or said the F word more than once or twice

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[–] SoundOff316 16 years ago

THey are only allowed one use of the "harsher sexually-derived words".

It can only be used as profanity, not referring to the actual sex act!

So you can get away with one "F-Bomb" in a PG13 movie.

*beep* You!", is OK! "I want to F*uck you", is not!

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[–] ShizaMinelli 15 years ago

What was your source for this, because the MPAA has never publicized its ratings criteria and most "assertions" on how it works are based purely on assumptions and not fact.

The PG13 rated "woman in red" had a beaver shot, PG rated "Mommie Dearest" has an f-bomb dropped, and many more examples that I can't think of at the moment. The MPAA is, at best, wildly inconsistent.

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[–] ShizaMinelli 15 years ago

I don't recall saying there is no criteria that they use (and please feel free to quote and link if I did), simply that it has yet to be released officially. Even over 4 months later no one has come up with a reliable source showing exactly what their criteria is, which was more than plenty or time to have come up with something

The ratings given do seem to be pulled out of their asses sometimes, though, quite correct there.

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[–] katlyn 15 years ago

I work for a movie company.

Currently, you are allowed 1 F-word, unless it is in sexual context.

They are thinking of changing it to F-word = R rating.

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[–] kered4892 16 years ago

nope... if you say it more than once it will get an r rating.

the ring two is a good example.

-"I am not your f-ing mommy".

they say the f word in the ring two and it is still PG-13

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[–] girlwithkaleidoscopeyes1 16 years ago

If it just says it once it doesn't get an R rating...usually if its 2 or more...at least that's the way it is from what i've seen

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[–] mkayboi-1 16 years ago

Oh, no. Language is not nearly as high up on the MPAA's scale of badness. It's about fifth.

Female nudity is PG-13, but male nudity is R.

Violence is okay, as long as there's not too much blood.

A few F words can still keep you in the PG-13 range.

And two guys kissing is an instant NC-17.

The moral purity of our youth must forever remain intact. God bless America, you guys.

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[–] greenjae 15 years ago

2 guys have kissed on tv before. you sure?

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[–] nmatacic 15 years ago

The person you responded to is horrible wrong. Rent had 2 guys kissing. Quite a passionate kiss and they had a PG13 rating. There is no hard and fast rules about what is allowed and what isn't. For instance, with Rent they allowed the filmmakers to get away with a little more than normal for that rating because they thought the overall message of the movie was important for teenagers to see. Just look at the lyrics to some of the songs (like La Vie Boheme) that they got away with.

2 guys kissing is NOT an automatic NC17 rating in ANY movie.

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[–] hooper-xxx 14 years ago

What are you talking about?
That horrid Rent movie is a crappy adaptation of the transcendent play of the same name. The only thing that the "film makers" got away with is draining all of the magic out of my favorite play. Thankfully, there is now the "Rent, Filmed Live on Broadway" movie. So, you philistines who haven't seen the play can get a better idea of what Rent is all about.

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[–] nmatacic 14 years ago

I have been a Rent head since 1994. I have seen it live on stage 8 times and plan to see it again in January on the final tour. I know how much more amazing the stage show is. And sorry but the Live on broadway thing was crap. horrible editting. They needed 1 steady camera on the stage and nothing more. They took away from the meaning of the play and from how powerful it is. The movie may not have been anywhere near what the stage show is, but it did a lot of good for the play and the cause. It brought a whole new audience to the show. (allowing it to last on Broadway as long as it did. It was about to close for lack of ticket sales when the movie came out.) Also, because of the success of the movie Adam Pascal and Anthony Rapp made a return to the stage on Broadway. And luckily, we all get to see them in the final tour (which has the best cast since the OBC. They did the movie right with having most of the original cast At one point Justin Timberlake's name was thrown around for Roger and Britney Spears for Maureen. That would've been disasterous. A movie can not be an exact of what the stage show is. It's a different medium, it wouldn't work the same. Was it as good? No, of course not. not by far, but that doesn't mean it was a "crappy adaptation". The cast wouldn't have done it, nor would Jonathon Larson's family have agreed to let it be shot. (There had been 15 different pitches made to them since 1994 and they turned down every single one). So don't go assuming that because I mentioned the movie I am not a real fan.

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[–] cbatower 14 years ago

Well actually the MPAA looks at what context the F word comes in. If it is sexual than one F word will get a movie an R rating. If it is not than the terms are a lot more flexible. One film I believe had something like 8 F words and received a PG because of the type of movie it was.

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[–] stairway2heaven 14 years ago

Everyone on this board needs to rent Gunner's Palace. It came out around 5 years ago and is PG-13 for strong language throughout and has 30+ f words, so don't tell me you can only say one f word in a pg-13 movie. That may be the norm, but there is no absolute rule for the mpaa, just cash for bribing them to post a certain rating.

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[–] ranger-33 14 years ago

Yeah, there's all kinds of examples of it being used more than once in PG-13 movies. 16 Blocks used it 4 times, Finding Forrester used it 2, A Civil Action used it 3, Gunner's Palace (as mentioned above) used it a bunch, and got away with it because they appealed it due to it showing "the realities of the war" or something, which is really unfair when harmless movies such as Bottle Rocket, Changing Lanes etc. got R ratings just for language and had like 10 F words. What's the difference, right??

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