I saw this film with my mother at like some premiere screening with the director, the two older PI women and their daughter answering questions afterward. I stood in line afterward to give my opinion on the film and the MPAA on camera. But I was fresh out of highschool and my thoughts were very scatterbrained. The gist of what I said was “A way to solve all of this is to remove the NC-17 rating all together and make the R-rating 18 and older.” I still stand by that.
MPAA Rating System: G: General Audiences All ages admitted. Nothing that would offend parents for viewing by children. PG: Parental Guidance Suggested Some material may not be suitable for children. Parents urged to give "parental guidance". May contain some material parents might not like for their young children. PG-13: Parents Strongly Cautioned Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13. Parents are urged to be cautious. Some material may be inappropriate for pre-teenagers. R: Restricted Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them. NC-17: Adults Only No one 17 and under admitted. Clearly adult. Children are not admitted.
From what I’ve heard on Wikipedia, it’s even more interesting than that. An early version of the movie was submitted for a rating (obviously NC-17), but then they tried to appeal the rating in order to talk about the appeal process in the final movie. It seems like those changes were kept on the DL, because apparently those scenes were a surprise when the movie was shown publicly. The final version was then never submitted for a new rating.
Japan Rating evolution(1951-now): N/A(until 1979) A N/A(until 1979) B>PG6>6 N/A(until 1979) C>M12>12 XXX>F>R18>NK One tier(1951-1979) Four tiers(1979-now)
G-General Audiences-All Ages Admitted PG-Parental Guidance Suggested-Some Material May Not Be Suitable For Children PG-13-Parents Strongly Cautioned-Some Material May Be Inappropriate For Children Under 13 R-Restricted-Under 17 Requires Accompanying Parent Or Adult Guardian NC-17-Adults Only-No One 17 And Under Admitted
The Rating Called "This Movie is not yet Rated" It's Applied Only for those Crappy Indie Home Video Releasced Movies instead of the Theatrical Releasced. for the Videogames Needs a ESRB or PEGI Rating Called "NC" (Not Classificed) dedicated for the Japan Exclusive PS1 or DS Games That's are Imported via Internet
G General Audiences All Ages Admitted PG Parental Guidance Suggested Some Material May Not Be Suitable for Children PG-13 Parents Strongly Cautioned Some Material May Be Inappropriate for Children Under 13 R Restricted Under 17 Requires Accompanying Parent or Adult Guardian NC-17 No One 17 And Under Admitted
