Unlike the MPAA we do not assign
one
inscrutable rating based on age, but 3 objective ratings for SEX/NUDITY, VIOLENCE/GORE
and PROFANITY on a scale of 0 to 10, from lowest to highest,
depending on quantity and context.
After living in a fallout shelter his entire life, Brendan
Fraser finally meets the real world -- and real girl Alicia Silverstone -- when his
parents ask him to buy supplies for the next decade. Co-starring Christopher Walken, Sissy
Spacek, Dave Foley and Joey Slotnick.
SEX/NUDITY 2 - Sexual innuendo. A few kisses. A transvestite propositions a
man. We see several women in cleavage-revealing tops and several women in bathing suits;
one brief scene takes place in an adult book store and we see -- from a distance -- many
scantily clad woman on video and magazine covers (no nudity is visible).
VIOLENCE/GORE 2 - A jet crash-lands on a vacant house and we see it explode
(no one is injured). We see a person vomit. A man clutches his chest and passes out; we
see him recovering in bed in later scenes. In self defense, a man punches another three
times. A man backs a truck into a car (no one is injured).
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PROFANITY 5 - 1 F-word, a few anatomical references, several scatological
references, lots of mild obscenities and several insults. [profanity glossary]
DISCUSSION TOPICS - The Cold War, the 60s, nuclear weapons, religious groups.
MESSAGE - The world has changed a lot since the 60s -- for the better and
for the worse.
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