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(1994)

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Certification

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MPAA Rated R on appeal for extensive use of extremely explicit sex-related dialogue
Certification

Sex & Nudity

  • Porn magazines can be seen in the background of some scenes but they are hard to see as it's from a distance. In a certain scene, a character opens up a magazine and shows a close-up of a shaved vulva to another character.
  • An erection is seen under a cover.
  • Despite the film being re-rated from its original NC-17 rating without any cuts, the dialogue is still quite explicit by most standards.
  • Frequent and quite graphic conversations regarding sex. Oral sex is a recurring subject throughout, pornography, past sexual experiences, hermaphroditism, masturbation and sexual fetishes are also discussed/mentioned.
  • There's a scene where a man lists the extremely explicit titles of numerous pornographic movies

Violence & Gore

  • A dead man lays on a gurney.

Profanity

  • Frequent and explicit uses of "fuck", "shit", "ass", "pussy", "tits", "slut", "whore", "hell" & 4 uses of "cunt".
  • "Bitch" is said twice.
  • "Pussy" is said several times.
  • "Ass" and "asshole" are said many times.
  • "Slut" and "whore" are said.
  • Religious exclamations many times.
  • "Dick" is said at least 5 times. "Cock" is said several times.
  • Cinemax content advisory for theatrical version: rated R for strong sexual content (SSC) and graphic language (GL)
  • Cinemax content advisory for the unrated version: rated TV-MA-DLV for strong sexual content (SSC), graphic language (GL) and violence (V).
  • 89 uses of fuck, & 40 uses of shit (Theatrical Cut). 98 uses of fuck, & 44 uses of shit (First Cut).

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

  • A man talks to several people about the dangers of smoking.
  • Many people buy cigarettes.
  • Jay talks about doing drugs.
  • A pack of cigarettes is sold to a minor.
  • Jay and Silent Bob sell marijuana outside the store.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

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Sex & Nudity

  • a man accidentally drops his keys into his dead girlfriends vagina and has to get them out, animated

Violence & Gore

  • Even without the movie's original ending, this movie had some dark, twisted scenes. The subject matter of an old man dying while masturbating, and we do see the graphic aftermath, is dark humor incarnate.
  • There's a fight scene between the two main characters in the climax; one grabs the other by the throat and attempts to strangle him, while the other fights back and hits the other with a baguette. They are then seen wrestling on the floor thereafter but no one is seriously injured. Ends quickly and intended for laughs.
  • The original ending for the film, included on most DVD releases as an optional feature, features one of the main characters being shot dead by a robber

Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • A man dies of a heart attack in a restroom, a young woman enters the restroom while a blackout has occurred and accidentally has sex with the corpse which she mistakens him as her lover. This scene is quite disturbing.

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