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2022 Canada/Hungary/France Sci-Fi horror by Brandon Cronenberg cut in the US for an MPA R rating
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 | 4th November 2022
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| See report [pdf] from filmratings.com
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Infinity Pool is a 2022 Canada/Hungary/France Sci-Fi horror by Brandon Cronenberg Starring Mia Goth, Alexander Skarsgård and Amanda Brugel
 Originally the movie was MPA NC-17 rated, but the producers decided to appeal for an R
rating. The Classification and Rating Administration's (CARA) Appeals Board tied in a vote to change the NC-17 rating to R but a two thirds majority is required to change the rating and so the NC-17 rating was maintained. The producers then
decided to cut the movie for an MPA R rating. It is not yet clear if the cuts will affect international releases. Summary Notes James and Em Foster are enjoying an
all-inclusive beach vacation in the fictional island of La Tolqa, when a fatal accident exposes the resort's perverse subculture of hedonistic tourism, reckless violence and surreal horrors.
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Marilyn Monroe biopic, Blonde, enjoys a little hype for its MPA NC-17 rating. Not that the reporter knows what an NC-17 rating actually means though. See
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Military Wives cut in the US for an MPAA PG-13 rating
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Military Wives is a 2019 UK comedy drama by Peter Cattaneo. Starring Kristin Scott Thomas, Sharon Horgan and Emma Lowndes.
 Inspired by global phenomenon of military wives choirs,
the story celebrates a band of misfit women who form a choir on a military base. As unexpected bonds of friendship flourish, music and laughter transform their lives, helping each other to overcome their fears for loved ones in combat.
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the US the film was originally rated R by the MPAA for brief language and a sexual reference. The distributors appealed hoping for a PG-13 rating, but did not win their case. Instead they edited the film to achieve an MPAA PG-13 rating
for some strong language and sexual references. For comparison the BBFC gave the film a 12A rating for infrequent strong language, moderate sex references. |
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Screen writer confirms rumours that the first submission to the MPAA was indeed R rated
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Scooby-Doo is a 2002 USA / Australia comedy mystery adventure by Raja Gosnell. Starring Matthew Lillard, Freddie Prinze Jr and Sarah Michelle Gellar.
 The Mystery Inc. gang have gone their separate ways and
have been apart for two years, until they each receive an invitation to Spooky Island. Not knowing that the others have also been invited, they show up and discover an amusement park that affects young visitors in very strange ways. Fred, Daphne, Velma,
Shaggy and Scooby soon realize that they cannot solve this mystery without help from each other.
Screenwriter James Gunn has confirmed that a lesbian kiss was filmed but was cut from the final edit. He also commented on a submission
that was indeed MPAA R rated. See article from screenrant.com : Gunn answered a fan's question on Twitter about an eventual
release of the R-rated Scooby-Doo , and shed some light on how the whole rating fiasco went down. Gunn confirms that the film was originally rated R by the MPAA, but that he never set out to write an adult movie. Apparently, the harsh rating was because
of one stupid joke the MPAA misinterpreted. The film eventually earned a PG-13 from the ratings board, but by then a successful test screening skewed the film's target demo to a younger audience. This led to a third PR rated cut of the film removing
material such as language, cleavage, and sexual situations - including a same-sex kiss between Daphne and Velma. Gunn tweeted: Yes, the first MPAA rating was R, but it was only because of one stupid joke the MPAA
misinterpreted. The movie was originally meant to be PG-13 & was cut down to PG after like 3 parents were outraged at a test screening in Sacramento. The studio decided to go a more family friendly route.
Language and jokes and sexual situations were removed, including a kiss between Daphne and Velma. Cleavage was CGI'd over. But, thankfully, the farting remained. I thought at the time the rating change was a
mistake. I felt like a lot of teens came out for the first film and didn't get what they wanted (and didn't come back for the sequel). But today I don't know. So many young kids loved those movies, which is pretty cool. Also, for
the record I doubt any of those old cuts still exist.
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