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.
An ex-con (Dan Aykroyd) wants to get his R&B band back
together after 18 years.With John Goodman.
SEX/NUDITY 3 - Discussions of infidelity. Exotic dancers are shown in
various stages of undress, most expose their bare buttocks and all show a lot of cleavage.
Some women are shown in skimpy bikinis. We see a few scenes of women girating and dancing
suggestively.
VIOLENCE/GORE 3 - A man is smacked with a metal rod. A man is thrown down
some stairs. Men are fired at repeatedly. A man is crushed by a boat. Some skeletons are
shown. A pileup with many cars running into each other. A club is shot to bits and set
ablaze, a car is flipped and a boat explodes.
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PROFANITY 3 - A couple of dozen scatological references, several anatomical
terms, and several mild obscenities. [profanity glossary]
DISCUSSION TOPICS - Resolve and perserverence, being a convict, a sense of
mission.
MESSAGE - With a little help from a few friends a lot of things are
possible.
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