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Parents Guide for
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Since the beliefs that parents want to instill in their children can vary greatly, we ask that instead of adding your personal opinions about what is right or wrong in a film, that you instead use this feature to help parents make informed viewing decisions by describing the facts of relevant scenes in the title for each one of the different categories: Sex and Nudity, Violence and Gore, Profanity, Alcohol/Drugs/Smoking, and Frightening/Intense Scenes.
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Sex & Nudity

A naked couple are shown having sex (from a distance), we then see their bare butts as they run away

we see a man's bare butt as he runs through some tall grass

There is a very brief and non-graphic rape scene

Violence & Gore

Most of the violence in this film is implied and occurs offscreen.

A fair amount of blood is shown when a character's throat is cut open in a car crash, and later when Max is shot in the knee.

A severed hand is shown.

Several car chases, many resulting in crashes or death.

Profanity

very mild pg-13 level profanity

1 "f" word, at least 3 "s" words and other minor uses

Profanity Count (Australian English edition): damn- 3, hell- 2, shit- 2, ass- 1, bitch- 1, crap- 1, fuck- 1

A woman and small child are run down by a motorcycle gang, although nothing is shown it's still quite disturbing. Additionally, there are many scenes in the film involving gangs and high-speed chases that could be frightening for some.

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Certification:
UK:X (theatrical rating) / Singapore:NC-16 / Netherlands:16 / UK:18 (cut) (1986) / Ireland:18 / Brazil:16 / Italy:VM18 / Argentina:16 (re-rating) (1999) (uncut) / Argentina:X (original rating) / Argentina:18 (re-rating) (1982) (cut) / USA:TV-MA (cable rating) / Australia:R / Canada:18+ (Quebec) / Canada:18A (special edition) / Canada:R / France:-16 (re-rating) / France:X (original rating) / New Zealand:(Banned) (original rating) / New Zealand:R18 (re-rating) / Norway:18 / South Korea:18 / Spain:18 / Sweden:(Banned) / UK:18 / USA:R / West Germany:18 / Finland:K-18 / Germany:BPjM Restricted

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