This Film Is Not Yet Rated

Genres

Documentary

Overview

Kirby Dick's provocative documentary investigates the secretive and inconsistent process by which the Motion Picture Association of America rates films, revealing the organization's underhanded efforts to control culture. Dick questions whether certain studios get preferential treatment and exposes the discrepancies in how the MPAA views sex and violence.

Details

Budget

Revenue

$302179

Runtime

98 min

Release Date

2006-01-26

Status

Released

Vote Count

357

Vote Average

7.12

Cast

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Kimberly Peirce

Self - Director of 'Boys Don't Cry'

Jon Lewis

Self - Author of 'Hollywood v. Hardcore'

David Ansen

Self - Film Critic at 'Newsweek'

Martin Garbus

Self - First Amendment Attorney

Wayne Kramer

Self - Director of 'The Cooler'

Paul Dergarabedian

Self - Box Office Analyst

Kevin Smith

Self - Director of 'Clerks' and 'Jersey Girl'

John Waters

Self - Director of 'A Dirty Shame'

Matt Stone

Self - Producer of 'South Park' and 'Team America'

Richard Heffner

Self - Former Rating Board Chairman

Bingham Ray

Self - Co-Founder of October Films

Joel Federman

Self - Author of 'Media Ratings'

Kirby Dick

Self - Filmmaker and Interviewer

Jay Rosenzweig

Self - Private Investigator

Paul Huebl

Self - Private Investigator

Clark Baker

Self - Private Investigator

Becky Altringer

Self - Private Investigator

Cheryl Howell

Self - Private Investigator

Cookie Schwartz

Self - Private Investigator

Lindsey Howell

Self - Junior Private Investigator

Jay Landers

Self - Former MPAA Rater

Stephen Farber

Self - Former MPAA Rater

Dottie Hamilton

Self - Author of 'Hollywood's Silent Partner

Maria Bello

Self - Actress in 'The Cooler'

Mark Urman

Self - Head of U.S. Theatrical Thinkfilm

Allison Anders

Self - Director of 'Gas - Food - Lodging'

Mary Harron

Self - Director of 'American Psycho'

Jamie Babbit

Self - Director of 'But I'm a Cheerleader'

Joan Graves

Self - Rating Board Chairperson (voice)

Joann Yatabe

Self - Senior Rating Board Member

Darren Aronofsky

Self - Director of 'Requiem for a Dream'

Theresa Webb

Self - Southern California Prevention Research Center at UCLA

Michael Tucker

Self - Co-Director of 'Gunner Palace'

David L. Robb

Self - Author of 'Operation Hollywood'

Lawrence Lessig

Self - Copyright Attorney and Author

Anthony 'Tony' Hey

Self - Senior Rater

Barry Freeman

Self - MPAA Rater

Arleen Bates

Self - MPAA Rater

Matt Ioakimedes

Self - MPAA Rater

Jane Worden

Self - MPAA Rater

Scott Young

Self - Senior Rater

Howard Fridkin

Self - MPAA Rater

Atom Egoyan

Self - Director of 'Where the Truth lies'

Rachel Blanchard

Self - Actress in 'Where the Truth Lies'

Michael McClellan

Self - Appeals Board Member

James Wall

Self - Appeals Board Clergy Member since 1968

Eddie Schmidt

Self - Interviewer (voice)

Kirsten Johnson

Self - Interviewer (voice)

Javorn Drummond

Self - From Fayetteville N. Carolina (archive footage)

William H. Hays

Self (archive footage)

Eric Johnston

Self - MPAA President for 1945-1963 (archive footage)

J. Parnell Thomas

Self (archive footage)

Jack Valenti

Self - Founder of MPAA Rating System (archive footage)

Tom Brokaw

Self - 1978 TV Newscaster (archive footage) (uncredited)

Walter Cronkite

Self - 1968 TV Newscaster (archive footage) (uncredited)

Ann Curry

Self - 1999 TV Newscaster (archive footage) (uncredited)

Dan Rather

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Richard Nixon

Self (archive footage)

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Kimberly Peirce

Jon Lewis

David Ansen

Martin Garbus

Wayne Kramer

Paul Dergarabedian

Kevin Smith

John Waters

Matt Stone

Richard Heffner

Bingham Ray

Joel Federman

Kirby Dick

Jay Rosenzweig

Paul Huebl

Clark Baker

Becky Altringer

Cheryl Howell

Cookie Schwartz

Lindsey Howell

Jay Landers

Stephen Farber

Dottie Hamilton

Maria Bello

Mark Urman

Allison Anders

Mary Harron

Jamie Babbit

Joan Graves

Joann Yatabe

Darren Aronofsky

Theresa Webb

Michael Tucker

David L. Robb

Lawrence Lessig

Anthony 'Tony' Hey

Barry Freeman

Arleen Bates

Matt Ioakimedes

Jane Worden

Scott Young

Howard Fridkin

Atom Egoyan

Rachel Blanchard

Michael McClellan

James Wall

Eddie Schmidt

Kirsten Johnson

Javorn Drummond

William H. Hays

Eric Johnston

J. Parnell Thomas

Jack Valenti

Tom Brokaw

Walter Cronkite

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