Keeping Up with the Steins (PG-13)
So-so comedy about over-the-top bar mitzvah.
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- Studio: Miramax, Miramax
- Directed By: Scott Marshall
- Cast: Jeremy Piven, Jami Gertz, Garry Marshall
- Running Time: 99 minutes
- Release Date: 05/12/2006
- Video/DVD Release Date: 10/31/2006
- Genre: Comedy
- MPAA Rating: PG-13
- MPAA Explanation: for some crude language, nudity and brief drug references.
Parents need to know
Families can talk about the tension between Irwin and Adam, as this is premised on Irwin's abandonment of his family 20 years before: How can Adam forgive his father? (And how is it hard for him to accept that his mother forgives his father?) How can traditional rituals (like bar mitzvahs or birthday parties) simultaneously be exciting and stressful?
Message
Social Behavior:
Children lie to parents; adult child is angry at his father, who left the family 20 years ago; kids tease Benjamin, burp, and throw up (after drinking parents' liquor).
Consumerism:
References to Versace, Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble, Bill O'Reilly, The Real World.
Drugs/Alcohol/Tobacco:
13-year-olds sneak drinks, get instantly drunk, then Ben throws up.
Violence
Slapsticky humor; Irwin pulls a sword on a driver who tries to fight him after a car accident (this upsets Benjamin's father).
Sex
Mostly jokey references to youthful desire (Ben has a crush on a girl and fumbles his way through asking her to his bar mitzvah); Benjamin has what looks like a sexy-girls site on his computer screen, which he hides when Adam enters his room; Irwin and his girlfriend appear naked in a pool (we see his back, and only hints of her breasts); wedding planner mentions a past job for a "Rastafarian gay marriage."
Language
One s-word, several uses of "hell," "crap," and slang for sex act ("get laid") and genitals.
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