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MPAA Rated PG-13 for mature thematic material, sexuality, drug and alcohol content, and some language
Certification

Sex & Nudity

  • Lots of frank sexual references and innuendo. Don's friend talks about his mom and wanting to sleep with her (in a sort of joking manner), and says something about her slowly taking off her shirt as he watches; Don listens to a flirtatious phone message from what sounds like a Hispanic man and then we see a sweaty, shirtless, well-fit man doing yardwork outside his window; While Don is sitting talking with his dad, a comment is made about his dad sleeping with students he teaches. We then see a girl come out of his trailer wearing his dress shirt, but it looks as though she may just be in her underwear (if that) underneath; We learn that a woman is having an affair with a married man; We see a sort of sexy-looking woman in a carrot suit, first as a digital cartoon and then later as a real person dressed in a costume; We see a bumper sticker that says "Abstinence makes the heart grow fondlers;" Two women walk into the mens room at college and one stands up and uses the urinal. Later, Don sees her and she comments on being a lesbian and asks Don if he knows how to tell if another woman is a lesbian and says that her "*ss gets bigger;" We see a bulletin board with photos of people with the label "bi-curious" underneath one; Don tries to fit in and makes a sexual reference about "popping" someone's "tart;" Don is handed a pile of condoms at a fair. We also see a large blow-up balloon of a condom with a smiley face on it; Lauryn comes into Don's room and lies in bed with him, upset that a girl she likes is straight. She asks if she can stay with Don and he asks half-jokingly if she'll "put out." She asks him to be serious and he remarks that he remembers when she used to be "bi-curious" (to which she replies she remembers when he used to be nice). Later, "The Pope" asks Don if he knows he has a lesbian in his bed; We hear the story of a young man who had been molested by a priest; We find out a woman who had been having an affair with a married man is pregnant; We see a church steeple with the condom balloon pulled over it that was done as a prank. A comment about asking the church people to stop reproducing is written in graffiti on the building; A large man kisses Don as part of a ritual during a massive party; We see Don in just his boxers after he gives his dirty laundry to someone; More innuendo and references to sex and lesbianism are made during the film.

Violence & Gore

  • In a montage of scenes from Don joining obscure clubs on campus, we see him get tackled in a war reinactment club; A student burns books in protest; Some students disrupt a bookstore to protest big businesses and get pushed around and thrown out by security; We hear about an earthquake devastating a poor country and see some non-descript related footage on TV; In anger, Don throws some things in his room and shouts into his phone.

Profanity

  • 1 incomplete "F" word, 8 "S" words, 7 "h*ll," 2 "*ssh*le," 3 "a" words, 1 "d*mn," 2 "cr*p," 2 "b*tch," 1 "b*stard," and about 6 derivatives of "G-d"

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

  • We hear about Don's dad being a pothead and see him sitting outside his trailer drinking; We see a bumper sticker that reads "I found Jesus: He's drunk in my backseat" (or something like that); Don's friend tells him to come over for a big party with women and beer. We then see the friend sitting alone drinking later that night; We frequently see college kids drinking and carrying beers around, etc; We see Don very drunk while talking to Penny; Don tells "The Pope" that he is getting over a beer buzz; "The Pope" makes a remark about being hopped up on PCP; "The Pope" and Don eat brownies at a big drinking bash (which are probably laced with something) and then drink an unspecified liquid that "goes with the brownies" and makes them act even more wild.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

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