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was this originally unrated in theatres?


on some posters of the film it says its rated r but on otheres it said that no noe under 17 will be admitted

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just watched most of this on hulu and then really wished i hadnt....did this even get RELEASED to theaters??

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I've never seen a 'Toxie' poster with an R-rating, but it makes sense. Most theater and video chains will not carry a film if it's unrated, so almost every theatrically-released Troma film has two cuts, an R-rated version and an unrated. With 'Toxie', the unrated originally had a small East Coast theatrical run until it became popular enough for a wider release, in which case the R-rating was necessary. So, both versions were screened.

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