1. I remember thinking that the second Nutty Professor movie was the most vulgar and disgusting PG-13 movie I'd ever seen. It was also horrible, which might be might I think it should have been R.

Posted at 12:24PM on Aug 7th 2008 by Jonathan Kuhn

2. Just a correction, there was no nudity in CAN'T BUY ME LOVE. It got the PG-13 for one use of the F word (which was changed to "funny" when it aired on THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF DISNEY).

Posted at 12:26PM on Aug 7th 2008 by Moviezzz

3. Oh, there's nudity dude. I totally remember it clear as day when I was growing up. I remember them taking it out of different versions that have been on TV here and there, but it's definitely in there. Maybe they recut the flick -- does anyone else remember the nudity?

Posted at 1:52PM on Aug 7th 2008 by Erik Davis

4. Oh, there certainly was nudity in Can't Buy Me Love -- when he's in the back of the station wagon, and she says something like "look at these" or "are these real" ...

Posted at 12:30PM on Aug 7th 2008 by Erik Davis

5. Erik, have you seen CBML recently? There wasn't any nudity in that scene.

It is a common urban legend. It is suggestive, but nothing is shown.

Having seen the film (too) many times theatrically, on VHS, and cable, I can guarantee it. Heck, half my site is dedicated to the film.

Posted at 1:15PM on Aug 7th 2008 by Moviezzz

6. "...these days, if you're a comedy, you kinda want that 'R' rating because your box office take will most likely be higher."

Funny, because I remember reading the exact opposite somewhere recently. Where could it have been? Oh yes, on Cinematical:

http://www.cinematical.com/2008/07/30/r-rated-comedies-fare-poorly-at-the-box-office/

Posted at 12:37PM on Aug 7th 2008 by Patrick R

7. Patrick, I actually believe the opposite, but it also depends on that film's creators and stars. I do believe that, right now, R-rated comedies are "hotter" than PG-13 comedies.

That other post was based on another report, not something that originated here at Cinematical.

Posted at 12:50PM on Aug 7th 2008 by Erik Davis

8. Pretty much all of Wes Anderson's movies could be PG-13. Some of the themes may be darkly comical, but they're not ADULT or damaging to a teenager. Coen's "The Ladykillers" had a couple of naughty words and revolved around trying to kill an old lady, but it was more Looney Tunes than "Psycho". On the other hand, a vast majority of 1970's movies that were PG should be R. Like the aforementioned "Jaws" how about pretty much all of Charles Bronson's output from that time period? "Mr. Majestyk", "The Mechanic", "Rider on the Rain", etc. Some odd flicks like "Darktown Strutters" (which would no way in hell be made now), "The Manitou", "Grizzly", "Bird with the Crystal Plumage", "Four Flies on Grey Velvet", etc. The sad thing is as disturbing as these movies would be to a PG audience, they're not really any less violent than the PG films of modern times ("Raiders of the Lost Ark", "Gremlins", "Dick Tracy", etc.) . It's just that, as a society, we've become too uptight and politically correct to just believe that people will know "it's just a movie" and keep moving forward. Big Brother thinks we need our hands held, and some people belive that as well. My parents were very liberal in letting my brother and I watch whatever we wanted (within reason, of course) when we were younger, and we turned out fine. I haven't killed anyone...recently ;-)

Posted at 12:44PM on Aug 7th 2008 by ECWaenigma

9. Orgazmo is a pretty obvious choice, NC-17 with absolutely no frontal nudity.

And I gotta agree with OMGLists on Planes Trains and Automobiles. The only reason they had the F-bomb scene was to make sure it was R, because in the 80's comedies were rated R and anything PG was a family film.

And then there's Airplane, which is PG, in spite of some blatantly sexual human and bared breasts (if only for about 20 frames).

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom is another obvious choice, since it was the film that started the discussion that ultimately led to the creation of the PG-13 rating, and it's awfully dark for a PG film.

Posted at 12:51PM on Aug 7th 2008 by Kurt

10. As much as I love Planes, Trains and Automobiles (and the car rental scene in particular) there is no way that can be anything but an R. Does that mean I believe that movie is inappropriate for anyone under 17? No. But under the current ratings system there is no way in hell you can give a movie with that many f-bombs, even if only in one scene, anything less than an R.

I admire Hughes and the studio for not cutting that classic scene. Nowadays, it would almost certainly not make the theatrical cut. And that's a damn shame. Imagine all of the classic scenes we are missing out on because of the conformity of ratings.

Posted at 1:05PM on Aug 7th 2008 by Mike

11. Once got an R for language. What a great tale about love in the real world and the creative process that teens could've gotten a lot out of. I think there were one or two f-bombs dropped.

A little after I saw Once I saw another musical, Across the Universe, which I was surprised managed a PG-13 with all the nudity and swears. It's probably borderline but there's no way Once was worse

Posted at 1:39PM on Aug 7th 2008 by akaglebe

12. Here's an idea:

Get rid of the MPAA altogether.

Posted at 1:44PM on Aug 7th 2008 by AJ Wiley

13. "Once" recieved an R rating while "The Dark Knight" got a PG-13. What is more harmful to your children; a couple of F-bombs or a psychopath holding a gun to a child's head?

Posted at 1:52PM on Aug 7th 2008 by Kelsey

14. completely agree - I had to go back and check Dark Knight's poster for the rating after seeing it. How did that movie get such a low rating? And don't even get me started on them marketing toys to toddlers for that movie.

Posted at 4:28PM on Aug 7th 2008 by njbeetle

15. People who pontificate on ' what is harmful for the children '.

Damn you all to hell.

Posted at 6:09AM on Aug 11th 2008 by monstermac

16. I only mentioned "harmful to children" because the MPAA claims that their ratings system is based on "protecting children" from things their parents deem offensive.

Posted at 12:24PM on Aug 18th 2008 by Kelsey

17. Maybe I remember a different Showgirls, but it had full-frontal, female masturbation, a rape scene, lesbian scenes, and that ridiculous pool scene.

The pool scene alone makes it unfit for anyone who isn't drunk, and therefore, underage. :)

Posted at 2:41PM on Aug 7th 2008 by Astin

18. I agree that airplane is the worst rated movie ever. You'd think that if it was PG than you would feel comfortable watching it with your grammy. Prepare to sweat as there is a vast amount of sexual humor and full frontal nudity (bouncing).

Posted at 3:25PM on Aug 7th 2008 by zctop

19. I definitely agree on Poltergeist. I saw that as a kid (hey it was PG) and it scared me for years afterward.

Posted at 5:14PM on Aug 7th 2008 by Liz

20. BACK to the Can't Buy Me Love 'controversy'...
there is a hilarious imdb message board thread that spans three years and countless arguments over whether Darcy's breasts were shown in the original theatrical/video releases: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092718/board/nest/15039999

If anyone out there has a screen shot proving the scene in question, I implore- on behalf of those masses- that you post them a link (oh and btw Moviezzz, along with many others I remember the breasts in question quite clearly- so much for your urban legend theory!)

Posted at 5:23PM on Aug 7th 2008 by CLS