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.
Adam Sandler stars as a misfit who starts tackling his
problems on the football field. With Kathy Bates and Henry Winkler.
SEX/NUDITY 3 - Sexual innuendo (including a reference to bisexuality).
Kissing. A woman shows her breasts to a man (we don't see anything). A man fondles a
clothed woman's breast. A man reveals his tattooed buttocks.
VIOLENCE/GORE 4 - Played mostly for laughs. A man pokes another in the eyes
and delivers a flying kick to yet another. Many are tackled quite roughly (one person is
seen afterward with injuries). A man is hit in the head with a football and another is hit
with an object that first crashes through a window. People put a water cooler over a
man's head and step on it while he's laying on the ground. A woman threatens a
man with a knife. A woman bites the head off a cooked alligator. A woman holds a sign on
which a threatening question is written.
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PROFANITY 5 - One F-word, many anatomical references, some scatological
references, and some mild obscenities. [profanity glossary]
DISCUSSION TOPICS - Being an outcast, being picked on, dysfunctional families and
relationships, weird cuisine.
MESSAGE - Everyone has a special talent. Pursue your dreams even if others are
against your doing so.
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