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(1998)

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Certification

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MPAA Rated R for pervasive language, drug use, violent anti-social behavior and some sexuality
Certification

Sex & Nudity

  • Steve-Os butt is shown after his pants fall off during a mosh pit
  • his butt is also shown during the beer-raid as he tries to draw attention he has a tattoo there
  • several times during the movie Steve-o and Sandy have sex (not graphically shown)
  • Sandy is shown with another guy having sex (under covers)
  • some sexual jokes and references (nothing graphic)

Violence & Gore

  • a main theme of the movie is why Punks fight other people groups and why other people groups fight punks and the reasons they do so.
  • there is one scene involving a brutal beating of skinhead punks (nothing bloody or graphic shown, and is seen from a distance....but still rough)
  • several mosh pits during the concert scene
  • several fist fights done schoolyard style
  • a man threatens to kill 3 teenagers (he points a gun at them) because he thinks they are Satanists (they arent)
  • a drunk teenager kicks out the window of a cop car, then breaks free
  • Mark points a gun at Bob and meanly asks if he stole his pot (implying hes going to shoot him)
  • Shaun chases his mom through the house with a knife thinking she is Satan (he is high on acid)
  • at the beginning of the movie a character punches out a window and bleeds severely,
  • ... and later on the hand is shown swollen and bloody after bandanges are removed
  • when sandy is having sex with the other boy SteveO proceeds to punch the boy several times in the face and is shown with bloody nose and lip
  • When Sandy and Steve-O are high on Acid...Steve-O somehow kills a snake and drips its blood into the river (more disturbing than violent)
  • ...Steve-O then graphically describes how a group of people were killed by a cult leader in a forest.

Profanity

  • very pervasive language/phrases (including many uses of the word "fuck")
  • and also some sexual references
  • 126 F-Words

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

  • characters all drink and Beer is a common theme throughout the movie
  • Steve-O goes on a rant about Beer and how to get it, find it, and what kinds, etc.
  • some characters use Pot and Acid
  • One of the main characters is a pot dealer and is shown dealing a few times
  • several scenes are shown with characters using and tripping on these drugs
  • Bob is known for not doing anything besides Smoking and Drinking
  • ...therefore earning him his nickname "Heroin Bob"
  • Drugs: Marijuana and LSD

Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • The movie is a comedy and mostly hilarious but has an important message/lesson the film does contain dark and emotionally intense scenes.
  • there is a scene where Mark is describing how his family died in a plane crash and graphically tells how they died
  • when SteveO and Sandy get high on Acid in the park, several disturbing things are shown, including SteveO killing a snake and letting its blood drip into the river, and Sandy having a dream of Armageddon
  • While at a party, several drunk kids try to summon Satan (it doesnt work)
  • Shaun, while tripping, chases his mom through his house with a butcher knife (shown quickly, but still intense)

Spoilers

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Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • at the end of the movie, Bob's dead body is shown the morning after the party after SteveO pulls off his covers , he then has an intense emotional breakdown

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