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.
Shakedown artist Chili Palmer (John Travolta) gets into the
movie business with a guy he was sent to shake down.
SEX/NUDITY 2 - A man and woman kiss passionately while she's
supposedly rubbing his crotch; she's wearing a teddy. A man and woman kiss and later we
see their bare shoulders in bed. Some sex talk.
VIOLENCE/GORE 4 - A man shoots at another man and we see blood on
his forehead (later). A man is shot and falls off a balcony. Another man is shot (there's
blood on his torso). People are threatened (sometimes with guns). A man bloodies a guy's
nose and throughout the film his nose is bruised and misshapen. Several men are beaten up.
A woman is slapped resulting in a bloody nose.
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PROFANITY 9 - 40+ F-words, many scatological references, many mild
obscenities, some anatomical references. [profanity glossary]
DISCUSSION TOPICS - Professional hitmen, loan sharks, the movie
industry.
MESSAGE - It's a jungle out there in the L.A. movie business; you
never know who might make a good business partner.
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