I'm guessing that the makers of it really tried to push the boundaries of the new PG-13 rating. Maybe because the rating was so new, the MPAA didn't really know where to stand yet or something. I'm curious, considering that the original was R-rated, if this was received by the audience as a family picture? If so, there must have been quite a few upset reactions.
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Many would likely think that the nudity in this is inappropriate for a 13-year old which it is also rated appropriate for. I don't know of any PG movie prior to this that was allowed so much of it as here (but then again, I have not seen all movies).
I know that the PG-13 was introduced following Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) being considered too dark and inappropriate for little kids.
The G rating hardly even exists anymore. Disney movies get PG now. So there has been an inflation in ratings in a way. With that said, I don't think a movie with as much nudity as National Lampoon's European Vacation would get a PG-13 now.
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Yeah, there is no age limit on PG and PG-13 movies. It's just a recommendation, but kids younger than 13 can rent/buy or get into a PG-13 title.
The first two Scary Movies were R-rated when they were made by the Wayans, then they became PG-13 when the Zucker brothers took over and made the third (no tits in that). Epic Movie had an unrated version and only that showed tits. I know that tits can be allowed in PG-13 but I wouldn't think to this extent as shown here, because it is done a lot. Other PG-13 movies that show longer shots of tits that I can think of are Titanic and Six Days Seven Nights.
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A PG-13 rated film, in the United States, is not recommended for children (preteens) under the age of 13. This rating exceeds the PG rating when it comes to rating material. It can have intense violence, brief strong language, partial nudity, and (as the minimum rating) drug use. PG-13 is normally unrestricted. Unlike rated R features, there is no legal enforcement, and placing age restrictions on rated PG-13 features is voluntary by cinemas.
With sex and nudity, context is once again key.
Showing the side of a woman’s breast — often referred to as “side boob” — or a person’s rear end can be considered PG or PG-13, if the appearance is brief and not associated with a sex act. In Paramount’s “The Lost City,” for example, actor Channing Tatum briefly exposes his butt during a scene. The film maintained a PG-13 rating because the nudity was for comedic effect.
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Yes, well, the MPAA has been accused of 'selling' ratings to people and studies they're connected with. Matt Stone and Trey Parker claimed they were treated very differently when they made the South Park movie compared to before when they were independent filmmakers.
South Park - Matt Stone on Problems with the MPAA
https://youtube.com/watch?v=nDzblNKjsO0
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I remember seeing this as a kid and my eyes popping out (among other reactions) when the German girl goes topless for Rusty! And Christie Brinkley dropped top in the original movie.
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why did they decide not to have beverly nude again. was it too derivative because they did it in the first one. or was the song and dance sexy enough and maybe full nudity would have seemed tasteless? she could have been nude in another scene..
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