Comments on: The movie gone with the wind has a mpaa rating of “G”. is it true that it was rated ‘R’ when in first came out? http://davidawesomemovies.info/the-movie-gone-with-the-wind-has-a-mpaa-rating-of-g-is-it-true-that-it-was-rated-r-when-in-first-came-out.html Movies that Blow Your Mind Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:48:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Justin H http://davidawesomemovies.info/the-movie-gone-with-the-wind-has-a-mpaa-rating-of-g-is-it-true-that-it-was-rated-r-when-in-first-came-out.html#comment-18670 Justin H Wed, 28 Oct 2009 06:02:30 +0000 http://davidawesomemovies.info/the-movie-gone-with-the-wind-has-a-mpaa-rating-of-g-is-it-true-that-it-was-rated-r-when-in-first-came-out.html#comment-18670 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 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

]]> By: The Soothsayer http://davidawesomemovies.info/the-movie-gone-with-the-wind-has-a-mpaa-rating-of-g-is-it-true-that-it-was-rated-r-when-in-first-came-out.html#comment-18671 The Soothsayer Wed, 28 Oct 2009 06:02:30 +0000 http://davidawesomemovies.info/the-movie-gone-with-the-wind-has-a-mpaa-rating-of-g-is-it-true-that-it-was-rated-r-when-in-first-came-out.html#comment-18671 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. 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.

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