Parents' Guide to Sweet Dreams

Parents need to know that Sweet Dreams is a rowdy comedy starring Johnny Knoxville about an awkward recreational softball team made up of the residents of a sober house, who are competing to win a prize that will save their home. It plays like an adult version of The Bad News Bears and has the content to match, including constant profanity ("bitch," "ball sack," "s--t," "f--k," and much more), lewd remarks ("slinging d--k," "p---y"), and insults that fly faster than a gazelle rounding third ("pr--k," "pecker," "idiot"). There's also plenty of rude humor, from urinating on a pillow to the awkwardness of a masturbating roommate to a dog licking the exposed backside of someone who's passed-out drunk. And as part of their healing process, the characters share stories of the reprehensible things they did while drunk or high. There are far more verbal references to substance use than actual usage: Only Knoxville's character is shown guzzling mini bottles of vodka, then waking up with a bloody face. The subject matter is mature, and while viewers never really see any of the characters seriously struggling to stay sober, the movie still conveys the idea that recovery is difficult—and a lifelong challenge.

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