That can't be right!
Both Wikipedia and IMDB agree me. Neener.
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That can't be right!
Both Wikipedia and IMDB agree me. Neener.
M not in use when Jaws came out:
* M - For mature audiences (used 1969-71). This rating is now defunct. Most films given this rating were re-rated PG, PG-13, or R. It is not considered equivalent to any other rating, unlike GP, another defunct rating that is considered identical to PG.
* GP or General audiences—parental guidance suggested - In 1970-71, the MPAA found that the "M" rating was viewed by audiences as seedier and more adult than its intended meaning (to signify films containing material that may not be appropriate for some children). In response, the designation was changed to "GP". Shortly afterward the MPAA shortened it to PG- (Parental Guidance Suggested).
Also, Hair was rated PG, too, in spite of the nudity.
JAWS was PG, Hec. Amazingly, there was no big stink, even though I think the nasty bits in that are far worse than the one heart ripping scene in Temple of Doom. But it was the 70s.
Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane was PG. While I suspect there was body double used for Jodie Foster's bare-ass-about-to-have-sex scene, she was still playing a 14 (15?) year old. Yet another one you couldn't even get away with even as an R in this country today.
Back then, nobody was thinking of the children. Won't somebody think of the children?
I guess boobies became more dangerous over time
People back then just didn't realize what they were capable of.
I guess boobies became more dangerous over time
Definitely, since I remember seeing boobies watching Monty Python on PBS.
Not to mention the "nobody panic" scene in Airplane.
it might have been the boobies that drew me to Monty Python in the first place.
I've met the actress who was the first girl killed in Jaws.
So there's that.