Why did this get an 18 in the UK?????
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gfe-6 — 19 years ago(March 07, 2007 06:26 AM)
It has PG violence, There is almost no nudity and very few swear words. The sexual dialouge is actually very very tasteful and not explicit by any means.
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Radiant_Rose — 19 years ago(March 07, 2007 08:21 AM)
In answer to the question, I have no idea. I would say that there is no nudity unless one defines the amount of flesh on show at the average swimming pool as nudity.
Perhaps standards were different in 1989? It's ridiculous.Nicebat and I had to party.
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BethH24 — 16 years ago(April 28, 2009 06:59 PM)
It doesn't seem right,as there are no graphic scenes in this film,but perhaps it was given that certificate because of the discussions the characters had.Even so,i think it should only be certificate 15,as i don't think it's bad enough to be 18.
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puschit-1 — 16 years ago(August 15, 2009 11:17 AM)
Maybe because two 15year olds are allowed to do it?
Seriously, sex doesn't hurt anybody and they don't even show it, just talk about. Everybody who is too young for sex would urn off this movie after 15 minutes anyway because s/he would be bored to hell. Anyone who is in puberty should at least be allowed to talk about sex. -
r-p8791 — 14 years ago(January 19, 2012 12:00 PM)
Well, the BBFC was significantly more conservative in 1989-1990 than it is today. You can see that this film was rated 18 in 1990 and hasn't been re-rated since. Sometimes films that were banned in the 80s have since been rated 18 uncut, and other films that were certified 18 in the 80s have been given 15s. An example that I happen to know about: "I Am Curious Yellow" was certified X (and cut) in 1968, given an 18 uncut in 1994, and then given a 15 uncut in 2006.