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.
Christopher Lambert plays an ex-army officer who ends up in
a maximum security prison because his wife is pregnant (she ends up there, too). In this
reality, overpopulation has forced the U.S. to ban second births.
SEX/NUDITY 7 - A couple of dream sequences depicting sexual encounters, with
a lot of kissing and moaning. There is also an attempted rape scene -- between men -- in
the prison. There are a few quick glimpses of male genitalia and bare buttocks. Also
several shots of bare breasted women; most are shown in photographs and distorted on a TV
screen.
VIOLENCE/GORE 7 - Most of the violence comes from fight scenes where inmates
punch, kick, and shove each other. There are a few scenes where weapons are used. A number
of people have their stomachs shot out; in one scene a victim puts his hand in the gaping,
bloody hole which used to be his stomach. A man is stabbed repeatedly in the back with a
shard of glass. Guard dogs attack a man and tear at his arms and legs. In a rather gross
scene, a man removes an explosive device implanted in his stomach by dragging it upwards,
and out of his mouth. We see it bulging through the skin as it is pulled by a magnet on
its way up.
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PROFANITY 6 - Approximately 35 F-words as well as a generous assortment of
other scatological terms and anatomical references. [profanity glossary]
DISCUSSION TOPICS - Voyeurism, population control, abortion, omnipotent
corporations.
MESSAGE - The will to survive can help overcome insurmountable obstacles.
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