Parents should know that while being hysterically funny, this quirky comedy includes sexual allusions and visuals. Bare breasts are shown once briefly (in a non-sexual manner), and references to sex pop up occasionally. comic violence is abundant including hangings, stabbings, and more. Social behavior isn't great.
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Airplane!
(1980, Rated PG, Comedy, Starring Julie Hagerty)
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Not age appropriate for kids under 11, age appropriate for kids over 12; suggested age 11. -
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Common Sense says
Rapid-fire parody aimed squarely at teen boys.
updated 07.04.08
Why We Rated This 
for Ages 11–12
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What Parents Need to Know
About Airplane!
Parents need to know that this movie contains some mild cursing, drug use, a drawn-out barroom brawl between two Girl Scouts, and plenty of sexual innuendo. The drug and sexual references may fly over the heads of younger viewers. However, the overall tone of the film makes it clear that nothing is to be taken seriously.
Read our full review by Elliot Panek
Families Can Talk About
- Families can talk about the use of humor in the movie. This movie is an equal opportunity offender that features several jokes at the expense of women, people of color, war veterans, and gays. Parents might consider talking with their kids about the intentions of the filmmakers. How does context change the way we interpret comedy?
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Lives in ConnecticutI rate this title iffy for age 13 and give itHilarious but edgy comedy for young teens.
- Lives in OhioI rate this title iffy for age 11 and give itMy concerns are:
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Drinking, smoking, or drug use
- Lives in ConnecticutI rate this title iffy for age 16 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Inappropriate language
- Drinking, smoking, or drug use
funny but it should be rated R
this really is a great movie but has very bad role modles. it has every illeagal drug known to man. there is some strong laungauge and topless female nudity. the violince is comic but will frighten some kids. a plane crashes through an airport. a man junps out a window (he is on crack). a man sets himself on fire and a woman hangs herself. two girl scouts get in a all night fist fight at a bar. this has all the stuff an R movie does,but somehow got away with PG. overall this movie is very VERY funny. but almost all the humor is either about drugs, mental retardation, sex, swears or violince. but parents will probbaly love lesley nielson in this movie. he is so funny in this one. but you have to be careful of your kids under the age of sixteen seeing it. it was definetley made for adults. see you next time. bye.
Lives in TexasI rate this title iffy for age 9 and give itMy concerns are:- Inappropriate sexual content
- Inappropriate language
This is sure to become a classic
It's been a long time since I've seen it, and I don't remember it really well. Just as a good movie.
- Lives in VermontI rate this title iffy for age 11 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate sexual content
BEST COMEDY MOVIE EVER but not for the young ones . . .SPOILER ALERT!!!
Dont get me wrong, I absolutely LOVE this movie, its a one-off clever satire for every movie lover, but some of the humour is sexual and crude. There is partial nudity (in one scene, a woman's bare breasts are shown) as well as other references: double entedres for fellatio, sexual magazines are shown, one of which is titled "Modern Sperm", a doctor is looking up a young girl's nightie, and there is also some language (sh*t etc) and comedic violence which could be too much for kids under 11 (a japanese man stabs himself with a samurai sword, an old woman hangs herself, and a sick young girl's drip is knocked out of her wrist by the end of a guitar causing her to die. All of this is in a comic vein, but maybe think twice before showing it to the young ones All round an ABSOLUTELY EXCELLENT movie for kids over 11 and an amazing testament to the power of comedy!!
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| 100% | of parents say there's too much drinking, drugs, or smoking |
| 50% | of parents say it has language their kids can't use |
| 50% | of parents say the sexual behavior isn't age appropriate |
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