Year One gets cut
04.10.2009
Despite a personal appeal from director Harold Ramis and producer Judd Apatow, the MPAA refused to lift the R-rating on YEAR ONE. Since Ramis, Apatow and Sony lost their one and only appeal, that meant one of two things could happen: they could release the film with an R-rating or they could cut it down to a PG-13. They chose the latter. The MPAA revisited the film and has now given the film a PG-13 for "crude and sexual content throughout, brief strong language and comic violence."
You might ask why, with the precedent of successful R-rated movies like STEP BROTHERS, TROPIC THUNDER and SUPERBAD, would Sony be so desperate to get a Judd Apatow produced comedy a PG-13? R-rated comedies have been performing better than ever and last year alone saw three earn more than $100 million. But unlike most comedies, YEAR ONE has a big budget (reportedly north of $75 million) and so far hasn't seen much in the way of positive buzz. A PG-13 rating would help bring in some of Michael Cera's teen fans and hopefully give the film a better chance to break even.
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| Extra Tidbit: | I'm still convinced there's funnier stuff from the movie that they're not showing us... |
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| Source: | THR |
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I SAW A TEST SCREENING OF THIS LAST SUMMER...
you had me, you lost me...
Guess i'll wait for the unrated dvd now. So long box office, smell ya later.
Guess i'll wait for the unrated dvd now. So long box office, smell ya later.
75 million
PG-13