Comments on: One Vintage Photo That Broke Ten MPAA Rules

By: Cap

Cap — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 02:10:08 +0000

The staff who created Batman: The Animated series did one of these too, exhibiting all the restrictions that were put upon them. Can’t find the image online, but it’s in the “Batman: Animated” book.

By: Peyton Farquhar

Peyton Farquhar — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 22:29:55 +0000

Awesome find – great article!

By: noire

noire — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 21:58:27 +0000

all this *and* lethal bias-cut silk satin.

By: Adina

Adina — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:42:35 +0000

The musical “A Day in Hollywood/A Night in the Ukraine” has an entire tap number that lists the rules. It’s the only good thing about the show.

Low-Res video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKUpNcrN2Rg

By: Tequila

Tequila — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 11:00:39 +0000

It’s a great image.

The MPAA still pushes for stuff like this though. The rules that separate a PG-13 from an R rating can be downright ridiculous. On the first Fast & The Furious DVD a segment about editing was tossed in that highlighted this beautifully. One got the impression this was less about the art of editing than it was a sly way by the director to show how silly the MPAA was even for a film that was already popcorn mass audience entertainment.

TCM has some great box sets featuring Pre-Code films coupled with an excellent documentary. It was part of a special event the channel ran last year if I remember correctly.

http://www.tcm.com/thismonth/article/?cid=191905