Reno 911!: Miami - R

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Lowbrow hilarity for adult fans of the TV comedy.

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Rating: R for sexual content, nudity, crude humor, language and drug use. Studio: Twentieth Century Fox Directed By: Ben Garant Cast: Thomas Lennon, Niecy Nash, Ben Garant Running Time: 99 minutes Release Date: 02/23/2007 Genre: Comedy

Common Sense Note

Parents need to know that these cops definitely aren't your typical brave men and women in blue. Like the TV show it's based on, this movie is a raunchy, heavily improvised comedy. The characters may be diverse, but they're equal-opportunity idiots who know very little about enforcing (or upholding, for that matter) the law. The Reno officers love to wield their guns, drink, swear, and talk about sex. Those unfamiliar with the series should keep in mind that the characters are meant to be fumbling, bottom-of-the-barrel iterations of reality-TV cops.

Families can talk about the predominance of reality TV in primetime. Are there programs on the air that that resemble the Reno 911! show-within-a-show? What movies or TV shows provide better, more realistic examples of law-enforcement officials? Older teens should also be able to discuss the many stereotypes depicted in the film. Is it funny to play up stereotypes for laughs? When do you cross the line? What's the appeal of deliberately offensive humor?

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Common Sense Review

Reviewed By: Sandie Angulo Chen

Lovers of Comedy Central's COPS parody Reno 911! are in for a treat. In the show's big-screen extravaganza, the improv crew responsible for the anything-goes series heads from Nevada to Miami Beach, where the bumbling officers of the Reno Sheriff's Department -- led by Daisy Duke-shorts-loving Lieutenant Jim Dangle (Thomas Lennon) -- are barred from a national police convention.

Without a convention to attend, the cops indulge in a little Miami-flavored debauchery. The next day, the seriously hung-over team learns that the conventioneers have been hit by a bioterrorism attack, and that Dangle and Co. are now literally the only available "trained" law enforcers in all of Miami.

That's when the fun of witnessing the inept Reno gang roam Miami's streets begins. Fans of the show are sure to love watching sassy Deputy Raineesha Williams (Niecy Nash) patrolling South Beach in a thong, deputies James Garcia (Carlos Alazraqui) and S. Jones (Cedric Yarbrough) fleeing from an alligator-infested pool, and Dangle blowing up a beached whale. There's even a location-appropriate recurring gag featuring Paul Rudd as a trigger-happy, Tony Montana-esque drug dealer (complete with gold chains and an awful Cuban accent) who keeps kidnapping the cops.

RENO 911!: MIAMI isn't much more than a super-sized episode of the late-night show. The main difference is that instead of blurred images of topless (and bottomless) suspects and bleeped expletives and sexual banter, viewers get the full R-rated experience. The uninitiated may wonder what the fuss is all about, but hardcore Reno! fans will be left hoping for a sequel.

Love raunchy, laugh-out-loud comedies that some people consider offensive? Check out Borat, South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut, and -- of course -- the original Reno: 911! show.

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Content
Sexual Content Many sexually crude episodes. In an early scene, almost all of the Reno deputies can be seen masturbating in their motel rooms. When he's not sporting his "short shorts" uniforms, Lt. Dangle wears hammock thongs that reveal his bare butt. A sequence takes place on a topless beach (viewers see various women's breasts). Desperate Trudy asks a wasted Dangle, who's gay, for a "pity f--k" when he obliges, the camera cuts to a couple having sex (nude breasts once again) in the motel room next door. One character, who always looks high and is known for being a gay prostitute on the show, makes lewd references about homosexual sex.
Violence Lots of goofy gunplay and cartoonish violence (like a man getting eaten by an alligator and a SWAT officer accidentally blowing himself up during a motivational speech). A drug kingpin fires his machine gun in the air and threatens to torture characters with a weed whacker. In a few cases, blood is shown, but there are no graphic scenes of violence.
Language Not a minute goes by without an expletive ("s--t," "dick," "f--k," "f--khead," "N" word, etc.) -- but that's no surprise, considering the number of bleeped words used on the Comedy Central show.
Message
	Social Behavior The Reno cops' tale suggests that even if you're completely incompetent, eventually you'll get lucky and save the day.
	Commercialism The officers drive Mustang police cars, and there are close-ups of various tourist spots around Miami Beach.
	Drug/Alcohol/Tobacco Lots of excessive partying: All of the Reno cops get drunk, and Clem is so hungover she can't remember whose face she had tattooed on her cleavage. There are scenes of the cops doing shots and of partygoers drinking. A drug lord's girlfriend casually snorts cocaine. One officer steals a joint from a perp she's arresting. An underage girl gets so drunk she vomits on one of the cops. (And the list goes on...)