The Motion Picture Association of America have upheld its decision to hand Harold Ramis’ upcoming comedy “Year One” an R-rating on the grounds of ‘some sexual content and language.’
Producer extraordinaire Judd Apatow and the film’s director/producer Ramis appeared before the board seeking leniency on the original R rating but failed. The R rating means no one under the age of 17 can attend the film without adult supervision which will no doubt be a blow for the film and that looks like it’s a done deal with no reversal. Strangely, McG’s “Terminator Salvation” was this week revealed to have gained a PG-13 rating. How far have we come that apocalyses and violent A.I. are deemed more appropriate for children than biblical comedy?
‘Year One’ is due out June 18th and follows two cavemen, played by Jack Black and Michael Cera, as they travel through the biblical tinged world. The trailer’s have looked rather silly and goofy, and R-Ratings haven’t exactly hurt Judd Apatow related projects in the past, so here’s hoping this MPAA slap is actually a good thing in the end.
Actually, people under 17 will be able to get in, they just need an adult to go with them. I always see a ton of teens in R-rated comedies.
Thanks for that Jordan. Fixed that up now. I guess my excuse is that the Australian rating system is different to the American one.
We got PG, M-15+ (adult supervision), MA-15+ (strictly over 15’s) and R-18+ (strictly over 18’s).
I just wish the trailers actually looked funny…
@action. That’s what i’m saying. Trailers look terrible, but maybe they’ve been PG-minded? The script to this thing is ok, so maybe there’s a better film in here somewhere.
It looks and sounds like a PG-13 movie- I hope they take some extra time and reshoot some stuff to earn that R-rating. And I don’t mean boobies or something, I mean like really offensive Virgin Mary jokes or gags about decapitation. I’m 12 years old today.