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Parental Guide for Profanity is way off.

posted 9 years ago by nl_pics
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50 uses of sh!t? Get real.

http://www.springfieldspringfield.co.uk/movie_script.php?movie=super-8

Transcript from the film here. Ctrl+F to find swear words:

S-word: 17 uses
A-hole: 2 uses
Dumb ass: 1 use
Bitch: 2 uses
Damn: 3 uses
Dick: 1 use
Pussy: 2 uses
F-word: 1 use
Douche: 1 use

I would change it, but it's locked...

On a side note, holy Christ! This movie got away with a lot of profanity for a PG-13. The only other PG-13 on this level that I'm aware of is Ferris Bueller's Day Off. That has 20 uses of sh!t. Or, Barbershop which has 8 s-words, but FOURTY-NINE uses of ass and 23 uses of damn. The sequel had 24 uses of ass and TWENTY ONE uses of sh!t too.

[–] Dan_Garten 9 years ago

Yeah, you don't see profanity-filled PG-13 movies too often.

[–] Fluke_Skywalker 9 years ago

I was most surprised by the F-bomb. Not because it's a PG-13 film (you're allowed one F-bomb by the MPAA in a PG-13 film I believe), and not because it didn't fit the moment or wasn't true to the character who used it, but mostly because it didn't fit the genre. Super 8 is like a love letter to Spielberg's E.T. and Close Encounters, and though they have some salty language, they don't drop any F-bombs.

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[–] watcher101 9 years ago

This movie was REAL, as in it had characters say and act how real people would in real life rather than how a movie would portray people. It's one of the great things about it.

[–] boogles 9 years ago

Yeah, the F Bomb was a little OTT for this type of film - even if it was a PG 13(12 in the UK - and yes, you're allowed to use it - but once only as well).

[–] sleepysundew 9 years ago

You sir have a strange hobbie.