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Why the R rating?

posted 20 years ago by Tin Man-5
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Just curious.

[–] ertznaytoouyay 19 years ago

Four words..."Welcome to The Club..."

[–] poofta1970 19 years ago

I think the R in this case stands for RATHER BRILLIANT.

[–] Possessed-like-a-Fish 19 years ago

In Australia it's (R). (R) in Australia is what Porn is classified. That's why it's R in the states.

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[–] Tin Man-5 19 years ago

Yeah, it must have been publicity. There's nothing in here that would merit an R rating these days. Little cursing, brief gore, no sexuality to speak of... Oh well.

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[–] Oliver-50 19 years ago

I remember there were some F-words in there and the bar-room sequence was intensly violent. I agree with the 'R' rating.

[–] MorbidKittyProductions 19 years ago

the knife being used and the oral.. umm... yeah... all of that warrants an R rating not to mention all of the cussing thrown around now and again... esp. since "F- u" was used i think more than 1 time.. and i've already heard the 'f' word explanation by John Waters -- depends on the context used, and if it's just the 'f' word with like 'can i get the f out of here?' you can only say it 1 time for pg, 2 times gets pg13, and 3 times gets you an R and Waters wanted "Cry Baby" to be PG-13, hence 2 outward uses and 1 BLEEPED use :)

maybe they used the F word too much for their likings??

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[–] heelmaster2000 14 years ago

It would be rated. R for Some Violence and Language.