Subject: The whims and secrecy of the MPAA, the Motion Picture Association of America
Director: Kirby Dick
Ever wonder who rates movies G, PG, PG-13, R, or NC-17? The director of This Film Is Not Yet Rated wondered, and this film is the result. MPAA members names are not disclosed publicly, and so there's some surveillance and research to track down the men and women who decide what the public can and cannot see. Furthermore, it shows just how important a rating can be - many theaters refuse to show NC-17 films, meaning that movies that straddle the line between R and NC-17 can be significantly impacted by the MPAA's decision.
Ultimately the topic is slight - it's only of interest if one gets one's self into high dudgeon about Art and Society and the like. Still, it makes for a good story even if the result isn't that important.
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