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(1997)

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Certification

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MPAA Rated R for language
Certification

Sex & Nudity

  • A man ogles a woman in a short skirt as she bends down to pick up clothes to hang on a clothes line. He pursues her and she screams and runs into the house.
  • A woman is show nude in bed. The blankets cover her breasts. Her husband changes into his boxers and get in with her. Nothing sexual happens.

Violence & Gore

  • War is talked about quite a lot, and the over all mood of the movie is dark albeit hilarious.

Profanity

  • Moderate profanity. Usually F bombs and s words

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

  • Lots of alcohol is drunk and many people smoke constantly, drugs are referenced to though not shown directly.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • A plane flies through an intense storm; afterward we see the main characters in the wreckage.
  • A man sexually asaults a girl offscreen, and is shot dead (offscreen) by her father.
  • A character is known to be a violent and psychotic rapist; his character is creepy and may be disturbing.

Spoilers

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Sex & Nudity

  • The movie begins 11 days before a presidential election. Top staff, with private help, create a bogus war with many other phony side distractions. All this is to divert press coverage and public attention away from the accusation of a young girl that the president sexually abused her during a White House event. The encounter is not shown but it is referred to several times in the movie.

Violence & Gore

  • A man attempts to rape a woman offscreen. We see the woman's father grab a shotgun and go into the room where he is. We hear a shot and a character says he's still alive. Then we hear another gunshot and the rapist is killed.
  • A plane crashes

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