Parents guide

A man and a woman kiss in several scenes.

A some kissing and making out in the movie.

A woman wears clothes that show a lot of cleavage.

A few mild references.

Charlene wears revealing shirts and short, tight shorts at the bar where she works, which encourages folks to leer. In fact, the first time she meets Micky, she asks him if he's just going to stare at her rear all day.

A few ring girls are shown at boxing matches in bikinis.

A woman is seen in just her underwear. Her nipples are visible through her bra. She is kissed & groped on the bed, but is interrupted before anything else happens.

Secondary characters are occasionally seen kissing and groping.

Dicky punches several people on the street and is then battered in the face by a few police officers. Micky tries to intervene and is grabbed by the police who break his hand with their baton.

A few women fight briefly until they are broken up. One woman is punched in the face and another woman comments that her nose may be broken.

Much of the violence takes place in the boxing ring.

Frequent use of scatological slang, profanity, and vulgar expressions.

152 uses of "fuck"

3 uses of "cocksucker"

A main theme is Dicky's addiction to crack. He uses crack in some scenes, and some scenes take place in a drug house.

Dicky tries to make a little money by dealing crack, but it all goes wrong.

Scenes take place in a bar where many people are drinking and smoking cigars and cigarettes.

An HBO documentary is being filmed about Dicky being a junkie. Many people are shown watching it on TV, where Dicky says that it feels so good to be high all the time, and he goes into great detail about what it's like to get high. This portion of the film is dramatic and emotional.

A character is shown going through withdraw from crack cocaine.

Smoking is seen throughout the movie.

Alcohol is used many times throughout, and one character works in a bar.

During sparring, one man hits another very hard and then takes a cheap shot when the man is knocked down.

The boxing scenes are quite violent and intense.

The themes and scenes of drug use and addition may be difficult for some viewers.

The film is essentially about a family and the problems that plague them. A few verbal fights ensue.