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.
Billy Crystal and Robin Williams are putative fathers
tracking down their son.
SEX/NUDITY 3 - Scantily clad women with lots of cleavage in club scenes,
suggestive dancing. Sexual innuendo (including masturbation and pedophilia references).
Kissing.
VIOLENCE/GORE 3 - A man is contemplating suicide with a gun to his head and
in his mouth. A man has hot coffee poured in his lap. A person is hit by a car and breaks
his arm. Lots of wild goings-on in a couple of punk rock concerts with scuffles, head
butts, people being thrown around and a man gets his cuff caught in a woman's nose ring. A
kick in the crotch and a kick in the shins. A man falls down a hill trapped in a portable
toilet. A few slaps in the head. A foot chase. Threatening with a gun.
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PROFANITY 3 - A profane hand gesture, a couple of mild obscenities, some
anatomical references, a few scatological references. [profanity glossary]
DISCUSSION TOPICS - Fatherhood, teenagers, running away from home.
MESSAGE - Biology makes a father but only love makes a dad.
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