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Sex & Nudity

  • A teenage boy and girl kiss passionately on several occasions.
  • A woman makes a reference to using a the vibrations of a washing machine to masturbate herself.
  • A boy accidentally sticks a pool cue between a teenage girl's legs.
  • A teenage girl is shown bent over in tight jean short shorts.
  • Role play occurs before John Candy starts kissing his wife heavily.

Violence & Gore

  • One of the characters, whom Chet and Roman meet in a bar, says that he has been struck in the head by lightning 66 times. Later, the same character gets struck in the head one more time.
  • A heated argument occurs in which two men square up. But no punches are thrown.
  • A bear gets shot in its backside.

Profanity

  • "Goddamn." Used twice.
  • 2 uses of goddamn (one is hard to hear)
  • 3 uses of "son of a bitch"
  • 2 uses of bitch.
  • 3 uses of bastard
  • Contains as much profanity as a PG-13 movie despite being rated PG.
  • 15 uses of hell
  • 7 uses of the word "shit"
  • 5 uses of damn
  • Lots of uses of ass.
  • Some uses of the word "god."

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

  • A couple of bar scenes at the main camp lodge. Only adults are seen with alcohol, no teens drinking during their "hanging out" times. The main character, Chet, selects club soda during a party, because he states he is the Designated Driver.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • The bear scene at the end of the movie is fairly intense and may be frightening for younger viewers.
  • Chet tells about his first encounter with the bear which is shown in flashback where the bear tried to break into the cabin until he scared it off by firing at it with a shotgun. The way John Candy tells the story along with the scene's score can make it quite chilling, as it is told in the style of a campfire ghost story. The scene ends with a jumpscare which can startle some people.

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