Rated, "PG" but used the "F-word???" - The Elmore Leonard Website - Weblog - hzgn.com

I've thought about this one on and off for several years. OK - my understanding is that use of the F-word is generally confined to PG-13, R and NC-17 films. I simply don't remember any film other than "The Right Stuff" to use the F-word a few times and still maintain a PG rating. Am I right that the Right Stuff is unique in this regard?

PCVentures.. Actually, there have been several films that have received PG rating that contained the F-word. "All the Presidents Men" released in 1976 and contained the use of the F-word several times. Also released in 1976, Woody Allen's "The Front" used the F-word as well. According to Roger Ebert, these two films are the first PG rated films to use the F-word. Bear in mind that these films, as well as "The Right Stuff" (1983) were released well before the PG-13 rating was instituted on July 1st, 1984. There obviously wasn't enough other content in these films that warranted the jump from a PG rating to an R rating. Since PG-13 was put in place, according to the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), the body that rates movies in the United States: "A film's single use of one of the harsher sexually-derived words, though only as an expletive, shall initially require the Rating Board to issue that film at least a PG-13 rating. More than one such expletive must lead the Rating Board to issue a film an R rating, as must even one of these words used in a sexual context. These films can be rated less severely, however, if by a special vote, the Rating Board feels that a lesser rating would more responsibly reflect the opinion of American parents" MPA Movie Ratings About http://www.mpaa.org/movieratings/about/content5.htm So, in essence, you are correct. Any films released after 1984 that contain a single use of the f-word are immediately given a minimum of PG-13. I hope this answers your question. If you need any additional clarification, please let me know. Regards, -THV Search Strategy: F word PG References: Google Answers: Rated R for language http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=17456 MPA Movie Ratings History http://www.mpaa.org/movieratings/about/content2.htm Right Stuff, The http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086197/

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Jun 23, 2005 Leonard an R-rated writer in a PG-13 world. Nate Hensley of making a PG-13 movie. For example, you can only use the F-word once.
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