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Possible MPAA rating?

posted 11 years ago by absiddique1
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Is it going to be an NC-17 or just R?

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[–] tonyp3101 11 years ago

A friend of mine who saw it at Sundance said it was rated NC-17. He also said it was more poignant than sexual, but did not say he was surprised by the rating.

[–] larry-411 11 years ago

I saw it. There is no way it could be rated R. It has real, unsimulated sex in it. That said, it's possible they may not even go for a rating. It's only 60 minutes long and will probably not be released to theaters anyway.

[–] bssmg 11 years ago

any nudity from Franco?

[–] phelpsg1 10 years ago

Any nudity from Franco? Nope. Quite a bit from others, however.

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[–] johnmichael-2 10 years ago

It shows onscreen erections and onscreen blowjobs. If it were submitted to the MPAA rating, it would get an NC-17. Obviously, the point James Franco made at one point in this movie is why does it have to be like that? Why do we get murder in our MPAA-approved previews, but sexual expressions of love automatically get an NC-17?

[–] Kompressor_Fan 10 years ago

Because the ratings system is based upon providing guidance to parents as to what would or would not be considered objectionable for their children to see.....on screen sodomy, with erections showing, is the kind of thing that most parents don't want their little children exposed to.

Contrary to popular belief, ratings are not a 'judgment' of a film's quality or redeeming value...simply a guideline for parents, and nothing more.

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[–] bootblack987 9 years ago

But like johnmichael-2 stated so well, why is nudity and sexuality considered something we should protect children from...while scores of people killed (with their bodies splattering in multiple directions) something which makes it to thousands of movie screens on a regular basis?