jinxed_07 t1_j2d7ivn wrote on December 31, 2022 at 11:06 AM

Reply to comment by TimeWellWasted25 in It's been said before, but I dislike how the PG rating has effectively replaced the G rating for animated movies. by Zealousideal_Art2159

I think Airplane! doesn't really deserve an R rating since the nudity is just a blip of 5 seconds compared to the run time, and the alcohol/drug use is shown in a comedic light and also for brief periods of time, so there's not a compelling argument that the film promotes or glorifies it in any way

TimeWellWasted25 t1_j2dm3x0 wrote on December 31, 2022 at 1:54 PM

I get where you’re coming from, I’m just surprised that it didn’t get an R by 70’s-80’s standards.

Like The Jerk, MASH, Student Bodies and Halloween all came out in the 70’s/early 80’s. They all got an R and they’re all tamer than Airplane, IMHO. And I’m sure there’s films that got an R in the 70’s/80’s just for brief shots of nudity or someone briefly smoking a joint.