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This Film Is Not Yet Rated (2006) -- Kirby Dick's expos� about the American movie ratings board.

Overview

User Rating:
7.6/10   7,901 votes
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Director:
Kirby Dick
Writers:
Kirby Dick (writer) &
Eddie Schmidt (writer) ...
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Contact:
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Release Date:
1 September 2006 (UK) more
Genre:
Documentary more
Tagline:
censorship, uncensored.
Plot:
Kirby Dick's exposé about the American movie ratings board. | full synopsis
Awards:
3 wins & 2 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(19 articles)
Kirby Dick brings "Outrage" to the screen
 (From AfterEllen.com. 19 May 2009, 1:30 PM, PDT)

Truly Outrageous
 (From IFC. 8 May 2009, 1:03 PM, PDT)

User Comments:
Maybe Not Rated, But Definitely Brilliant more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Kimberly Peirce ... Herself - Director of 'Boys Don't Cry'
Jon Lewis ... Himself - Author of 'Hollywood v. Hardcore'
David Ansen ... Himself - Film Critic at 'Newsweek'
Martin Garbus ... Himself - First Amendment Attorney and Filmmakers Representative at Appeals

Wayne Kramer ... Himself - Director of 'The Cooler'
Paul Dergarabedian ... Himself - Box Office Analyst
Kevin Smith ... Himself - Director of 'Clerks' and 'Jersey Girl'

John Waters ... Himself - Director of 'A Dirty Shame'

Matt Stone ... Himself - Producer of 'South Park' and 'Team America'
Richard Heffner ... Himself - Former Rating Board Chairman
Bingham Ray ... Himself - Co-Founder of October Films
Joel Federman ... Himself - Author of 'Media Ratings'
Kirby Dick ... Himself - Filmmaker and Interviewer
Jay Rosenzweig ... Himself - Private Investigator (as Jay)
Paul Huebl ... Himself - Private Investigator (as Paul)
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rating surrendered; previous version rated NC-17 for some graphic sexual content.
Runtime:
97 min
Country:
UK | USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Certification:
Malaysia:(Banned) | UK:18 | Singapore:R21 | USA:Unrated (rating surrendered) | Netherlands:16 | USA:NC-17 (rating surrendered) | Argentina:18 | Canada:14A (Canadian Home Video rating/Manitoba/Ontario) | Australia:MA | Greece:K | USA:TV-MA (TV rating) | Portugal:M/12 | New Zealand:R13

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Trivia:
The MPAA announced that starting in March of 2007, it will change their policy and allow filmmakers to cite other film's ratings as comparison. The MPAA will also provide information about the demographics of its board. more
Quotes:
Herself - Rating Board Chairperson: We don't disclose that. more
Movie Connections:
References Gas, Food Lodging (1992) more
Soundtrack:
IP Laws more

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126 out of 135 people found the following comment useful:-
Maybe Not Rated, But Definitely Brilliant, 28 February 2006
10/10
Author: marobertson from Columbia, Missouri USA

The film rating system in this country is governed by a secret panel created by the major film studios more than 35 years ago. Since its inception the MPAA ratings board has functioned as a sort of 'black box' where movies go in one end and a rating comes out the other, with absolutely no transparency or public accountability of the process.

The MPAA rating system is publicly proclaimed to be merely a voluntary industry system that nobody is 'required' to follow. Unfortunately the reality of the movie industry is entirely divorced from these innocuous proclamations. The rating placed on a film largely determines who gets to see it in a theater, and what sort of publicity for the movie will be accepted by television and newspapers. An NC-17 basically guarantees that only the small sliver of the public with access to art house cinemas will ever sit down in a theater to watch the film, and that there will be virtually no way to promote the film to the public.

So, in the real world, the MPAA ratings board wields considerable unchecked power over the film industry. Since the organization is funded and sustained by the major studios, that influence becomes particularly problematic when applied to independent productions. It would be not unlike a small, local merchant having to go to board set up by Wal-Mart and Target to get approval for what he can put out on his shelves.

Kirby Dick approaches this subject with humor, insight, and tenacity. He undertakes to blow the lid off of the black box of the MPAA rating system. In the process he creates a narrative filled with both information and humor. While I will leave his methods as a surprise for the viewer, suffice it say they are both unconventional and effective.

The interspersing of interviews with independent filmmakers who have been forced to do battle with the MPAA to get their movies seen, provides an excellent counterpoint to Dick's quest to expose the star chamber like proceedings of the rating board to the light of day. As well, his side-by-side comparisons of similar films, one receiving an R rating and the other an NC-17, is illustrative of the particular biases present on the ratings board.

If you care deeply about he art of film, This Film Is Not Yet Rated is a must-see. On the other hand if you just want to learn a little something and have a good laugh, this is a good pick for you too.

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