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(1987)

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Sex & Nudity

  • Pictures of topless women are shown on a wall towards the start of the movie. This is brief and the images aren't in focus.
  • A man makes hinting advances towards another man and later tries to force himself on him, but is talked down.
  • A man says that he has just narrowly avoided "having a buggering".

Violence & Gore

  • Despite some UK releases being rated 15 for 'Strong Violence', the film contains little to no onscreen violence.
  • Numerous verbal threats throughout.
  • A couple of scenes involving one man using threatening behaviour towards another man. No real violence is seen.
  • Two characters deliberate on how best to kill a chicken.

Profanity

  • The word 'spade' is twice used to describe a black man, once by the sympathetic hero-narrator. A less sympathetic character contemptuously refers to an apparently Jewish man as a 'dreadful little Israelite'.
  • 32 uses of 'fuck,' 16 of 'bastard,' 3 of 'shit,' 2 of 'cunt,' 'wanker,' and 'bollocks,' and 1 of 'bitch.'

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

  • A main character is an alcoholic and is often seen inebriated and disgruntled throughout.
  • Smoking is frequent throughout the film.
  • A man drives whilst inebriated.
  • A man drinks lighter fluid and he promptly vomits offscreen.
  • Many scenes take place in pubs so drinking is frequently shown.
  • A minor character is a drug dealer, he frequently talks about drugs and displays his inventory which includes pills and cannabis.
  • A Cannabis joint is rolled and smoked in one scene.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • A couple of scenes that some people may find disturbing or intense, such as the one mentioned in the Sex & Nudity section and another when two characters are upstairs and think someone is attempting to break into the house.

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