I'm not sure if this held true in 1974, but even by (or perhaps especially by) today's standards, the profuse racial slurs would be enough to warrant the R-rating.zedz wrote:Children shouldn't know about farts until they're 18.Lemmy Caution wrote:Blazing Saddles was the first rated R movie I ever saw.
I was 9. My grandfather took me.
I have no idea why it was rated R.
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Apparently, Brooks appealed to the MPAA to have the rating reduced to PG when the film was re-released in 1978, but there weren't enough votes on the board to do so. I agree that the film could still garner an R-rating today for the racial slurs alone; after all, Magic In The Moonlight received a PG-13 rating for period smoking!
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Still not as good as the MPAA rating the Remains of the Day PG for "Themes." Not even adult themes, just themes
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On the other hand, 2001: A Space Odyssey has always gotten away with it's G rating.
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This has really veered off the topic of our beloved Gene Wilder, so perhaps this should be moved to a more appropriate thread, but as far as I know a film will always carry its original rating regardless of changes in policies unless it is specifically re-submitted to the MPAA. That's why the original Planet of the Apes still carries a G rating, despite its violence, mild profanity, and the shocking sight of Charlton Heston's exposed derriere.flyonthewall2983 wrote:On the other hand, 2001: A Space Odyssey has always gotten away with it's G rating.