2007-02-06 16:31:08 · 2 answers · asked by Maris M 1 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Movies
Not any more...read this...
This Film Is Not Yet Rated" interviews the only two members of the MPAA ratings board to ever break their confidentiality agreements publicly: Jay Landers, board member 1995-2000, and film critic Steven Farber, who wrote a book about his experiences on the board in the early 1970s. The MPAA claims that the ratings board is comprised of "average American parents" who have children aged 5-17. Kirby Dick hired private investigator Becky Altringer of Ariel Investigations to find out who these people are. I can't say that I was shocked to learn that members of the ratings board don't fit that description. They are considerably more affluent and older than most American parents of school-aged children -and most of them don't have school-aged children. Their values are decidedly bourgeois and their standards conspicuously fickle. Some more sleuthing uncovered the secrets of the Ratings Appeals Board also.
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2007-02-06 16:59:10 · answer #1 · answered by Zholla 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
An "R" rating can kill movie profits. There names are secret for there own safety.
2007-02-07 13:57:57 · answer #2 · answered by badcarma98 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋