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.
A couple (Kurt Russell and Kathleen Quinlan) traveling
cross-country has a car breakdown and the wife is abducted.
SEX/NUDITY 1 - Kissing. Sexual innuendo.
VIOLENCE/GORE 7 - A man is stabbed with a letter opener. A man is shot in
the chest with some blood and then lies down twitching. A man has duct tape tied around
his neck and then is choked repeatedly. A man is shot in the shoulder with some blood.
Another man is shot and killed -- with no blood. A man is hit with a rifle a couple of
times and has a bit of blood on his forehead and hands. An extended fistfight with lots of
face punches and one man is then very bloody. A few falls; one results in a man landing on
rocks with some blood on his temple. A woman has her leg pinned. A woman is covered in
tarp and kicked a few times. A truck rams a car and tries to push it over a bridge. A
couple of explosions.
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PROFANITY 7 - About 20 F-words, many mild obscenities and scatological
references, some anatomical references. [profanity glossary]
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