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The Strongest Man in the World

(1975, Rated G, Family and kids, Starring Kurt Russell, Joe Flynn, Eve Arden)

  • Is it age appropriate?

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    Not age appropriate for kids under 4, age appropriate for kids over 5; suggested age 6.

  • Is it any good?

    2.0

  • Common Sense says

    Dexter Riley trilogy falls flat in its final installment.

Why We Rated This on for Ages 6 and Up

What to watch out for

  • Messages:

    Dated, problematic stereotypes of Asian culture pop up here, especially when the villians go to Chinatown to get help in brainwashing a character. Though Aunt Harriet is the CEO of a cereal company, there are few women or girls with any lines in this dated film. Dexter lives in a house with all white guys, and all of his friends are white.

  • Violence & scariness:

    Dexter throws mobster thugs around the laboratory and destroys the room and equipment.

  • Sexy stuff:

    Dexter holds hands with his girlfriend.

  • Language:

    Characters call each other "idiot," "numbskull,""stupid."

  • Consumerism:

    The premise behind the plot is to create a formula that can be added to a consumable food product to increase strength and stamina. Most of the adults in the film are portrayed as money oriented and ruthless.

  • Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

    The strength potion taken by the characters could be termed a drug, since it creates physical changes after it's consumed. Cigar smoking by older male character.
 

What Parents Need to Know

About The Strongest Man in the World

Parents need to know that although this film is geared toward kids, it has less to do with its youthful main character, Dexter Riley, than the fictional cereal companies that are vying for a strength formula he created in science class. Watch out for the belittling portrayal of Asian-American culture.

Read our full review by Joly Herman

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Families Can Talk About

  • Families can talk about whether foods like breakfast cereals can really do everything that they promise. What other kinds of products make such lofty promises? Is Dexter cheating when he takes the strength formula before he performs in the weight-lifting contest?
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