Bizarre Reasons These Movies Got An R Rating

The Motion Picture Association of America has assigned ratings to pretty much every movie ever released during Hollywood's long history - but that doesn't mean they've always been in the right. Here are a few of the most bizarre reasons that movies have been given R ratings.

This drama about four adolescent boys in 1950s Oregon, who embark on an adventure to see a dead body, has become a modern classic and something of a staple on cable television schedules. Based on a Stephen King novella and directed by Rob Reiner, Stand By Me features breakout performances from its young cast - including Wil Wheaton, River Phoenix, Corey Feldman, and Jerry O'Connell. The coming-of-age film full of kids does occasionally feature some adult language, but it's mostly just the kind kids often use as soon as their parents leave the room. This handful of F-words, however, still earned the otherwise youth-friendly movie an R-rating from the MPAA, as the organization strictly adhered to their codes rather than actually analyzing the overall content of the film.

Columbia Pictures tried to get the screenwriters to eliminate some of the language to obtain a PG rating, but they balked at the suggestion. Raynold Gideon, one of the film's writers, told Yahoo:

"Norman Lear said to us, 'Don't change a thing. If my life has meant anything, it's to keep artistic excellence the way it is; we don't try to compromise because of ratings.' Also, we felt that an R would make people go, 'Oh my God, I have to see that movie!'"

And people did see it. Despite the R rating, Stand By Me managed a respectable $52 million at the box office.

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The Matrix | 8:25
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