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When Gone with the Wind was released in 1939, the MPAA ratings system did not exist. The movie was rated G in 1971 without comment.
The MPAA ratings system was introduced in 1968 with:
• G (general audiences)
• M (mature audiences-parental guidance suggested, but no restriction),
•R (Restricted, no one under 16 admitted without an accompanying parental guardian - later raised to 17)
• X (no one under 17 admitted)
Parents initially thought the M rating indicated stronger content than the R rating so it was later revised to PG.
If Gone with the Wind were re-rated today it would likely receive a PG rating because their are some elements that aren’t suitable for young children.
It was. It was one line. "Frankly my dear, I don’t give a damn."
When this was said it was the first expletive used in a movie… ever. This caused quite a stir and some parent groups wanted it banned, and in a few towns, it was.
Eventually it became the cause of the rating system. There really wasn’t a comprehensive rating system before this film. It was there, but not in the form that we know it today.
October 28th, 2009 at 1:02 am
When Gone with the Wind was released in 1939, the MPAA ratings system did not exist. The movie was rated G in 1971 without comment.
The MPAA ratings system was introduced in 1968 with:
• G (general audiences)
• M (mature audiences-parental guidance suggested, but no restriction),
•R (Restricted, no one under 16 admitted without an accompanying parental guardian - later raised to 17)
• X (no one under 17 admitted)
Parents initially thought the M rating indicated stronger content than the R rating so it was later revised to PG.
If Gone with the Wind were re-rated today it would likely receive a PG rating because their are some elements that aren’t suitable for young children.
More on the history of the MPAA ratings system. Info above is from page 2.
http://www.filmratings.com/about/content.htm
October 28th, 2009 at 1:02 am
It was. It was one line. "Frankly my dear, I don’t give a damn."
When this was said it was the first expletive used in a movie… ever. This caused quite a stir and some parent groups wanted it banned, and in a few towns, it was.
Eventually it became the cause of the rating system. There really wasn’t a comprehensive rating system before this film. It was there, but not in the form that we know it today.