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(1994)

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Certification

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MPAA Rated R for satirical presentation of strong violence, vulgar language, and sexual episodes
Certification

Sex & Nudity

  • Character is watching porn on the television, multiple scenes of bare breasts.
  • The four members of real all-female rock band L7 play the roles of fictional rock band "Camel Lips" in a climactic concert performance scene. Honoring the meaning of the fictional combo's name, all four women wear skin-tight white pants that show the prominent shape of prosthetic vulvas underneath.
  • in brief scenes photos of female full frontal nudity
  • Contains a brief over-the-top fully clothed sex scene between Kathleen Turner and Sam Waterston's characters. There is comical thrusting and loud moaning, much to the horror of her children.
  • Contains comic depictions of a character masturbating in an over-the-top manner whilst watching an adult film.
  • The film also contains some mild breast nudity (through pornographic magazines and films), and some comedic sexual references.

Violence & Gore

  • Beverly Sutphin runs over a man with her car. There is blood, although she washes her car afterwards.
  • Beverly Sutphin stabs a man in the back with a fireplace poker in the men's bathroom. Bloody.
  • 7 murders, 7/10 for violence
  • Contains frequent depictions of over-the-top violence as Kathleen Turner beats, stabs, runs over and ignites her victims. Most scenes contain some blood and gore.
  • Contains some scenes from horror movies (including scenes of surgical gore).

Profanity

  • Contains some moderate coarse language (e.g. "pussy", "fuck is used close to 20 times mixed with motherfucker", "cocksucker is used a lot" etc).

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

  • Contains mild drug use (i.e. marijuana) and some fleeting mild drug references.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • There are 7 murders, and all include gore. The murder weapons include scissors, a fireplace poker, a car, an air conditioner, a telephone receiver, falling stage lights and a leg of lamb. One victim is set on fire. All of these scenes are played for comic effect, but they are gruesome nonetheless. Also, several gross-out scenes, involving a squashed fly, disgusting table manners, and phlegm.
  • Some scenes of violence and gore may be unsettling for some viewers. However, all scenes are dealt with in a light hearted fashion.

Spoilers

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Violence & Gore

  • Beverly Sutphin kills a married couple because the husband is a dental patient of Beverly's husband and he doesn't follow the rules to take care of his teeth and the couple is shown eating chicken for dinner and the chicken reminds Beverly of her favorite hobby which is birdwatching. Beverly stabs the wife with a pair of scissors, blood is seen. Beverly kills the husband by pushing a rooftop air conditioner on him. The only blood is seen is the wife's murder.
  • Beverly Sutphin chases a teenage boy (who happens to be her son's friend) after the teenage boy witnesses Beverly beating the previous victim with a leg of lamb. She attempts to stab him through the roof of his car, he's not stabbed. Then Beverly carjacks someone to chase the boy. The chase ends at a club. Where the boy attempts to hide and run from Beverly. Beverly catches the boy and sprays him with alcohol spray and a lighter. Setting him on fire and he's shown burning in flames.
  • Beverly Sutphin gets bothered after a juror in court wears white shoes after Labor Day. After Beverly is acquitted of all charges. She follows the juror into a payphone and beats her with the receiver. She is shown with blood on her face then Beverly hits her again. She is seen in the final scene of blood dripping down her shoes while Beverly looks at Suzanne Somers with her evil face.
  • Beverly Sutphin breaks into a woman's house as the woman is watching Annie and singing and attempts to stab the woman with a knife but changes her mind and puts the knife in her purse then Beverly goes to the kitchen and grabs a leg of lamb and then she beats the woman and blood is seen everywhere and the woman's dog eats the lamb after Beverly kills the owner.

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