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.
I loved it, but there was WAY too much adult material (drugs & sex) for the young teen group that watched it. I am glad to see the ratings here have changed. Previously, there was no mention of the 36DD that filled the screen for 3 awkward seconds!
I know it's light and funny, but it has deal-killers in it
Clever, funny movie. My son was laughing at references he didn't even understand (e.g., the beach seen spoofing "From...Eternity"). However, the following scenes made this inappropriate for my teen: 1) the topless woman scene, 2) the oral sex scene with the auto-pilot, 3) the airport announcers at the beginning of the movie talking about getting an abortion, 4) a "...sit on your face..." comment. I know all of this was either comically over-the-top or either delivered with such a straight face that you weren't sure what was said, but my son caught all of it.
I call this a "it's only ONE can of beer" movie as in "hey, the movie generally funny and the inappropriate stuff is mostly harmless, just like only ONE can of beer would be harmless." Maybe one can of beer is harmless for a 17 year old, but not for a 13 year old like this is rated. Hope that makes some type of sense to someone other than me.
Brief nudity might bug some viewers (which I find kind of hilarious) and there is one scene of pretty clear inuendo. Other than that, it's just a freaking hilarious movie.
Airplane! is one of the funniest movies I have every seen. I think I understood it more the second time I watched it and laughed harder because I finally got all the jokes.
However, Airplane! is not recommended for young children under 12. There are crude and sexual jokes, brief topless nudity, drug use including illegal drugs and references and some violence. Because of the nudity and how it was presented (although briefly) would give the movie an R today. I personally believe that it should be no higher than PG-13 but the MPAA has gotten more uptight about nudity in PG movies since the late 70s, early 80s. In spite of this, Airplane! is a must-see.
Epic parody. Sure, that topless woman runs across the camera, but it's not like kids are going to be scarred for life. And a tiny bit of product placement (that Bud truck) but other than that, in my view kids 11 and up will laugh out loud watching it.
should be 13 or 17+ but definetly not 11
i think this movie is off for ages 13 and under, iffy for ages 13-17 and on for ages 17 and over (off for grades 7 and under (younger middle schoolers), iffy for grades 8-11 (mature middle schoolers and older high schoolers and on for grades 12+) (Mature High schoolers and older).
should be 13 or 17+ but definetly not 11
i think this movie is off for ages 13 and under, iffy for ages 13-17 and on for ages 17 and over (off for grades 7 and under (younger middle schoolers), iffy for grades 8-11 (mature middle schoolers and older high schoolers and on for grades 12+) (Mature High schoolers and older).
should be 13 or 17+ but definetly not 11
i think this movie is off for ages 13 and under, iffy for ages 13-17 and on for ages 17 and over (off for grades 7 and under (younger middle schoolers), iffy for grades 8-11 (mature middle schoolers and older high schoolers and on for grades 12+) (Mature High schoolers and older).
Despite the fact that this movie has a PG rating this movie is filled with Sexual innuendo (A woman blows up a blow up Pilot and the blow hole is in the crotch, some topless woman) Also This movie has many uses of Sh*t. Also The thing that is supposed to be so funny about this movie is the Stupidity of the characters
I thought Airplane was a very funny spoof for it's time. Sure, it's not gonna be a big hit with the kids, but To those who like The Clasical stuff, and Who can tell what time it was made from, it's gonna be Pretty darn funny!
Sex: This is the Part that stretches the PG rating. Quite a bit of indo, and a part where it looks as if a woman is Preforming Oral Sex on a "Automatic Piolet." The worst part is when a bare-Breasted woman runs across the screen and starts bouncing for a few seconds. Altough the Scene is short, it's still prity Inappropriate.
Violence: It's all commical, but it's still there.
Language: Rare uses of the "S" word.
Drugs: Quite a bit! I'm not going to go into Detail, but there's quite a bit of drug use here!
Overall: Let you thirteen or Fourteen year old see it. It's funny, and if they like spoofs, whey'll laugh at this one!
I rented this movie expecting it to be a PG movie I could watch with my 4 year old. It was absolutely not appropriate for a 4 year old. A woman snorts cocaine and a topless woman crosses the screen. The PG rating is clearly a mistake.
I wonder why should anyone 'spoil' the movie by adding nudity? What is the nudity there for in the first place I would like and love to know. I and many others would personally give it a very high rating if it wasn't for the naked woman.