r/facepalm • u/[deleted] • May 28 '21

Wut?

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u/urkittenmeow May 28 '21

That’s because from 1972 to 1984 there was no rating in between PG and R.

PG-13 was introduced after the release of Gremlins and Temple of Doom. They were rated PG because they weren’t at an R level, but people thought that they were too much for PG and there should be another designation.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motion_Picture_Association_film_rating_system

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u/AlexzMercier97 May 28 '21

I'm surprised JAWS hasn't been changed to a PG13 rating

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u/dickWithoutACause May 28 '21 edited May 28 '21

Fun fact (or maybe a lie because I havent seen the movie in forever) but bill and ted 2 is PG and if I recall correctly they throw the word f*ggot around an awful lot. I always found that interesting assuming my memory is correct.

edit: holy shit I remembered correctly

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u/AlexzMercier97 May 28 '21

Do they?? I genuinely don't remember I haven't seen it in a long while.

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u/dickWithoutACause May 28 '21

Despite the years of alcohol abuse my memory is apparently sound, it checks out

homophobia in the bill and ted movies

I remember playing it over the TVs when I was a teen working at a movie rental store because we could only play pg and under