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(I) (1997)

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Certification

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MPAA Rated R for strong violence/terror and language
Certification

Sex & Nudity

  • The antagonist uses vulgar sexual dialogue to describe the wife to the husband. This includes him referring to her "tits" as well as her "brown curly hair both upstairs and down."
  • In one scene it is briefly suggested that the protagonist's wife may have been sexually assaulted by the group of villains

Violence & Gore

  • There's a car chase, and one of the drivers drives into a river. He swims in the river and the man chasing him shoots at him.
  • A man is hit in the face with a gun, knocking him out. Blood is later seen on his head.
  • A man hits another man in the face in a truck while his hands are tied.
  • A man kicks another man in the face and locks him in a cellar.
  • Two men fight in a car after one stabs the other several times in the shoulder with a letter opener. They struggle, and one brutally beats the other in the face and incapacitates him (bloody).

Profanity

  • 22 uses of "fuck" (1 paired with "mother"), 17 uses of "shit", 13 uses of "damn" (9 paired with "God"), 12 uses of "hell", 9 uses of "ass" (4 uses as "asshole"), 6 uses of "bitch", 4 uses each of "Jesus" and "Christ", 1 use of "tit", and 1 use of "slut".

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

  • People are seen smoking cigarettes in a few scenes
  • A few people drink alcohol at a bar.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • There's an intense car chase, and a man drives his car into a river to escape another car. He is pulled downriver while his pursuer shoots at him.
  • Scenes near and in the climax and resolution may be too intense for young viewers.
  • A man is threatened with guns numerous times.
  • The final car chase and fight scene are very intense and fast-paced.
  • A man jumps onto a moving truck and hangs onto the bottom.

Spoilers

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Violence & Gore

  • A woman puts a truck in gear and it drives over a bridge and crushes a man.
  • A man shoots a cop in the chest (moderate blood shown), but is then shot and killed by the cop (blood shown).
  • A kid points a shotgun at a man and is about to pull the trigger when the man pushes the barrel another direction and another man is hit when the gun goes off (blood is shown).
  • There's a lengthy car chase in the end. Two men in care pursue a man and woman driving a third car. The two men shoot at them, but both crash, and one's car explodes. Another man pursues the couple in a semi-truck, and pond them against a bridge's railing.
  • A man in a semi truck rams a car with a man and woman inside against bridge railing repeatedly. The woman's leg is injured (blood seen). The man climbs into the truck, and it goes over the bridge and hangs. The men fight, and one falls and lands on rocks below.

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