The MPAA has given an NC-17 rating to William Friedkin's crime drama Killer Joe , prompting Liddell Entertainment to announce it will appeal the ruling. The film stars Matthew McConaughey and Emile Hirsch and is due for its U.S.
premiere at SXSW in March and a domestic launch this summer. Hirsch portrays a 22-year-old drug dealer who has his stash stolen by his mother and has to come up with $6,000 quick or he's dead. Desperate, he turns to Killer Joe (McConaughey)
when he finds out that his mother's life insurance policy is worth $50,000. Update: Appeal turned down 15th March 2012. See
article from deadline.com The Classification and Rating
Appeals Board has upheld the NC-17 rating given to the movie Killer Joe . The Classification and Rating Administration (CARA) had assigned the movie the NC-17 rating for graphic aberrant content involving violence and sexuality, and a
scene of brutality. In the appeal brought by LD Entertainment, the Appeals Board heard statements on behalf of Killer Joe from David Dinerstein, President of LD Entertainment, and Tracy Letts, Pulitzer Prizewinner, Playwright and Screenwriter.
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