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Status
Released
Release
2006
Runtime
1h 38m
"Censorship, uncensored."
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.
58 Cast Members
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
