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Certification

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MPAA Rated PG-13 for strong action sequences
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Sex & Nudity

  • Jack mentions premature ejaculation.
  • Models in lingerie, including thongs, run around.
  • Ashley kisses Danny.
  • A prostitute offers herself to Benedict.

Violence & Gore

  • There is lots of violence in this movie, but a lot of it is played for comedic effect, as it pokes fun at the action genre. Many shootouts, car chases, and explosions take place, with some hand-to-hand fighting. Most of it is bloodless.
  • A house explodes and kills two police officers.
  • There's a large-scale car chase towards the beginning of the film, with several vehicles blowing up and several people getting shot. One car crashes into an ice cream truck, and an ice cream cone stabs a bad guy in the back of the head and kills him, but there is no blood, and it's meant to be funny. Lots of shooting occurs during this scene.
  • A large shootout takes place in Slater's home, and he shoots and kills 3-4 men, electrocutes one, and beats up another. Gunfire destroys the place, but no blood or gore is shown. The main character is shot in the chest, but he recovers, and no blood is shown.
  • Slater shoots a villain in the chest.
  • A shootout takes place at a funeral, but no one is hit. Many people fire weapons at Slater, who avoids the shots. It's meant to be funny.
  • A bomb is put into a corpse's body, and the corpse explodes, but the explosion happens in a tar pit, and no blood or gore is seen.
  • One character is shot in the back.
  • The main villain shoots a bad guy and he dies.
  • Slater's friend is found beaten half to death.
  • A woman beats a man to death with her bare hands.
  • When in the real world, the main bad guy kills several innocent pedestrians.
  • Slater shoots at a man driving away in a car after a few shots are exchanged.

Profanity

  • 1 use of "fucking" and "cocksucking" (Spoken very fast)", 7 uses of "shit", 14 uses of "hell", 3 uses of "ass", 14 uses of "damn", 1 use of "goddamnit", 1 use of "Jesus Christ", 1 use of "Jesus".
  • 'Sh*t' is said six times.
  • 'H*ll' is said seven times, and heard in the lyrics of a song once.
  • 'D*mn' is said twice.
  • 'Godd*mn' is said once.
  • '*ss' is said once and '*sshole' is said once.

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

  • Some very minor, brief drinking.
  • The main character lights and smokes cigars many times throughout the film.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • A young boy is threatened with a switchblade and then handcuffed while a robber ransacks his home.

Spoilers

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Violence & Gore

  • Slater electrocutes a villain by zapping rain water on a rooftop that the villain is on. This is not very graphic at all.
  • Slater shoots a villain and he explodes, but no blood, body parts, or gore is seen.
  • A man is shot near the end, and almost dies, though he recovers.
  • An escaped mental patient is thrown off of a roof by a gunshot blast. In retaliation, he grabs Slater's son by the shirt collar and drags him along, killing them both.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • Slater's son is killed.

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