So what exactly was the reason why I could not watch nudity, but violence was okay?
What Was Your 1st "R" Rated Movie?
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I have no idea. I saw films as a kid that would probably be rated R today but the ratings system wasn't in effect. My parents were big film buffs to the point of driving us all to Hollywood and downtown L.A. to see movies before they were in general release.
I'd guess "Easy Rider". I asked my parents if I could see it and they said no. I suspect because of the drug use in it. So of course my friends and I immediately drove up to L.A. to see what all the fuss was about. I watched it years later with my dad (who was a huge Jack Nicholson fan) and he said, "I don't know what we were so worried about. Seems kind of tame."
I'd guess "Easy Rider". I asked my parents if I could see it and they said no. I suspect because of the drug use in it. So of course my friends and I immediately drove up to L.A. to see what all the fuss was about. I watched it years later with my dad (who was a huge Jack Nicholson fan) and he said, "I don't know what we were so worried about. Seems kind of tame."
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Probably Hellraiser when I was about 11 years old, although I did see a fair amount of Halloween 2 a couple years prior to that on laser disc (remember those?)....
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American Ninja 2 or 3, can't remember. Know it wasn't the original as I was too young when that came out.
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Oh, sh*t! I forgot about Rambo, American Ninja, and Gymkata! I watched those when I was maybe 7!!!
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So what exactly was the reason why I could not watch nudity, but violence was okay?
I think we can safely blame the Christians for that one. I reversed the trend with my son. We let him watch movies with nudity in it from a very early age. We were a bit more restrictive with horror films and really violent action films but only in that we wouldn't let him watch them without us.
Steve
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That's Mr. Riff-Raff to you!
You were 14 if I recall.
Zeno
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My older brother took me to see ******** when I was 4.
I don't really remember it but I just remember my parents were pissed. Here is the plot...
I don't really remember it but I just remember my parents were pissed. Here is the plot...
Wow.
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I have to ask if you liked it. That's one of my least favorite movies of all time. It was just stupid IMHO.
(I saw it with my mother who liked Barry Newman. She actually said, "You would think that hot leather seat would burn her naked butt." The whole theater burst out laughing.)
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Right again, Ken.
I can't remember. I thought it might have been "Romancing the Stone" since there was a rather vivid sex scene I remember being embarrassed about, but I looked it up and saw it was PG.
My parents sheltered me pretty well. A lot of good THAT did. I didn't see Stripes until about two years ago. And I have never seen Risky Business all the way through and uneditted.
My parents sheltered me pretty well. A lot of good THAT did. I didn't see Stripes until about two years ago. And I have never seen Risky Business all the way through and uneditted.
I was 8 and there was a naked woman on a big movie screen. Of course I liked it!
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well... you got me beat on that one!
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Wasn't OJ Simpson in that?
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I had to IMDB it...Don't see OJ listed but Ken "Black Hercules" Norton (the boxer) was in it.
I honestly don't remember the movie at all, just my parents reaction. My parents laugh about it now though...going on about how awful my brother was as a babysitter. Same brother also took me to see Prophecy when I was 6 or 7...a lame horror movie with Talia Shire.
I also remember going to see Amityville Horror in the theater with my mother and sister, I think I was 7 then--that scared the crap out of me. I couldn't sleep with my door closed for years after that.
"Have you checked the children?"
"The calls are coming from inside the house, Jill, just get out of that house."
That movie jacked me up because I remember watching it on HBO when I wasn't supposed to. I remember regretting watching it after wards . (probably about 7 or 8 yrs old)
"The calls are coming from inside the house, Jill, just get out of that house."
That movie jacked me up because I remember watching it on HBO when I wasn't supposed to. I remember regretting watching it after wards .
(probably about 7 or 8 yrs old)
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No to OJ for "********". Boy, there was a movie that caused an uproar. Worse than 100 Rifles which got everybody all hot and bothered because of the Black/White thing with Raquel Welch and Jim Brown
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Like Jersey, I was a pretty sheltered child. My best guess would have to be Nightmare on Elm Street. I did not see it when I was 12, and it may have been on TV & edited. I know I lied to see Dream Warriors, but I don't think that was in the theater, either.
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Like Jersey, I was a pretty sheltered child. My best guess would have to be Nightmare on Elm Street. I did not see it when I was 12, and it may have been on TV & edited. I know I lied to see Dream Warriors, but I don't think that was in the theater, either.
No kidding. Remember we weren't allowed to watch the Dukes of Hazzard? It sent the wrong message.
Crazy.
I have no idea. My mom or dad would both take me to any movie. Never worried about my age. Guessing it would have been in 1976 or 1977. Probably something like Carrie, The Omen, or The Gauntlet.
Two that stood out at the time I saw them in the theater were The Fury (1978) in Northridge, CA and Tom Horn (1980) at Thomas Mall in Phoenix.
Two that stood out at the time I saw them in the theater were The Fury (1978) in Northridge, CA and Tom Horn (1980) at Thomas Mall in Phoenix.
My cousin who is a couple years older than me saw Jaws in the theaters in 1975. They lived in San Diego at the time...forget the beach - he wouldn't even go into the swimming pool in their backyard. LOL
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