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(1985)

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Sex & Nudity

  • A man forces a kiss on a teenage girl, knocks her down to the ground, then tries to rape her in front of cheering men, but is stopped by the preacher. Her dress is ripped but she was otherwise not violated.
  • A man is passionately kissed by woman. He tells her to close cabin door and casual sex is then implied to occur.
  • Megan makes a pass (in her words) to a man.

Violence & Gore

  • Several men on horse back ride through a campsite deliberately knocking people over, firing their guns off, and damaging property. They shoot and kill a cow and a dog. The cow is shown on the groung with blood coming out of it's nose. One man hits another with a shovel.
  • A man is beaten by three men with wooden sticks drawing blood. Another man beats the three men with a stick leaving them writhing in pain. The three men report to their boss and all display bloody facial injuries.
  • A man is hit in the face and groin with a sledge hammer.
  • A man shoots another man in the hand, and we see a bloody bullet hole.
  • A young woman is abducted. In kissing her, her abductor falls on top of her. He attempts to push her skirt up and tears her bodice.
  • We see an encampment being destroyed by dynamite.
  • Several men fire their guns at the feet of a man to make him 'dance'. They then repeatedly shoot him before one finally shoots him in the forehead. We see the impact of the bullets and his bullet riddled body is shown.
  • Six men are shot in rapid succession. We see them fall one by one.

Profanity

  • 2 uses of "shit", 17 uses of "damn", 15 uses of "hell", 2 uses of "bitch", 2 uses of "ass", 2 uses of "Jesus", 1 use of "bastard", 1 use of "tit", 1 use of "whore", 1 use of "humping", and at least 1 fuck.

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

  • Several characters are seen drinking alcohol. One is seen staggering drunk slurring his words.
  • Some miscellaneous and supporting characters are smoking pipes and chewing tobacco infrequently.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • The scene where the Marshall and his Deputies shoot a man repeatedly in cold blood may be upsetting for some, as this takes place in front of the man's horrified family and friends, who can only stand helpless and watch.
  • Attempted rape scene (brief)
  • A village is raided as the people are harassed and beaten.
  • The final shootout is long and intense.

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Violence & Gore

  • A man shoots another man in the head with a rifle, and he crashes through a window.
  • There's a tense gun battle where several people are shot, and we see bloody bullet holes. Two characters have a draw, one of them draws first and shoots the other six times--the bullets exit out of his back, and we see incredibly bloody bullet holes with blood draining out both sides of the man; the other man then pulls out his second pistol and shoots him in the head, killing him, and we see another bloody bullet hole.

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