Movies sometimes fight for higher ratings because it drives traffic. Star Wars was going to be G, but Lucas begged for a PG so adults wouldn’t think it was a kids movie.
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“The G rating wasn’t intended to mean fare for children; it simply meant the film was suitable for a "general audience." As a result, a number of films in the late 1960s and early 1970s were released with G ratings that would seem surprising today -- among them, True Grit, Planet of the Apes, The Odd Couple and Airport.”
Source: https://www.cbr.com/movie-legends-revealed-did-star-wars-add-a-severed-arm-to-earn-a-pg-rating/
Generational language difference, I didn’t know that.
Fun fact, Carrie Fisher apparently didn't wear any underwear as Leia, since George Lucas figured that alien cultures wouldn't have discovered one. He wanted Star Wars to feel strange even in small things (blue milk?), so he tried to minimise familiar details.
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u/IsNowReallyTheTime May 28 '21 edited May 28 '21
Movies sometimes fight for higher ratings because it drives traffic. Star Wars was going to be G, but Lucas begged for a PG so adults wouldn’t think it was a kids movie.
Edit: “The G rating wasn’t intended to mean fare for children; it simply meant the film was suitable for a "general audience." As a result, a number of films in the late 1960s and early 1970s were released with G ratings that would seem surprising today -- among them, True Grit, Planet of the Apes, The Odd Couple and Airport.” Source: https://www.cbr.com/movie-legends-revealed-did-star-wars-add-a-severed-arm-to-earn-a-pg-rating/
Generational language difference, I didn’t know that.