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(1979)

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Certification

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MPAA Rated R for nudity, violence, and intense scenes
Certification

Sex & Nudity

  • Opening scene in a graveyard, a character licks and sucks on a woman's breasts. We can hear her moaning intensely with pleasure throughout the scene.
  • The 13-year-old main character peeps on his brother trying to have sex with a woman.
  • Two implied sex scenes
  • Two characters are in a graveyard about to make love. The woman pulls down her top, and the man removes his pants. He is seen with her panties in his mouth, and is about to penetrate her but gets interrupted by his younger brother.

Violence & Gore

  • Suggested rating 11+ due to some scary scenes. The violence is not so strong though, but some scenes are scary for real.
  • A man is stabbed.
  • An arm is bitten blood flows from the wound
  • A man has his head literally drilled into by a lethal flying sphere. (Rather fake) looking blood flies and gushes out of the sphere, squirting everywhere - almost comedic nowadays but is also played for laughs.
  • A teenager is manhandled by a man with unnatural strength.
  • A rather fake looking large fly attacks a boy but still manages to be an effective scene.
  • A boy cuts off a mans fingers which ooze yellow blood. (rubbery looking)
  • A car crash
  • A boy blows a hole in his bedroom door.
  • A dwarf is impaled by a branch, yellow blood is seen oozing out of it's mouth.

Profanity

  • The main character-who is supposed to be 13 years old-uses a lot of profanity, including an outburst at his brother.
  • Occasional light swear words 'bastard' 'son of a bitch'. At least 1 "fuck" and "shit". Reference to a "retarded kid"

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

  • A man drinks beer at a bar
  • A boy takes a gulp of beer

Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • Quite intense and scary. It has an eerie, creepy tone. Not very violent though.
  • A teenager is terrified when he cannot remove his hand from a box. The idea of the death of a loved one, and the theme of death and funeral homes may be disturbing to some.
  • The Tall Man is very menacing and will no doubt creep out or even scare viewers
  • Although dated, the movie is very intense and graphic in some scenes. The violence looks fake but it makes for some memorable scenes that linger in you mind for a very long time.
  • Many intense scenes such as a car chase, two (intense and creepy) chase scenes between a boy and The Tall Man
  • The ending scene is very surprising and may scare viewers

Spoilers

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Sex & Nudity

  • 2 characters have sex. The lady grinds and you see one breast in closeup while the woman's hand is over the other. Later, she kills the man she has sex with without a top on, having her breasts exposed.

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