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Sex & Nudity

  • Sexual references (cop a feel), but nothing graphic.
  • A high school boy, is driving down the strip (street), when a girl moons him, in another car.
  • A guy (Miller) pulls a guy's (toad) pants down to show him in his underwear (they are outside).
  • Some kissing.
  • Two high school graduates are shown making out in the backseat of a parked car. The guy wants more but it doesn't go further. Both are fully clothed.
  • A guy picks up a girl, they go to park, they get in the backseat and lay down together, making out. The girl's long underwear is shown but her butt or any part of it is not seen. Nothing else happens.

Violence & Gore

  • A store owner comes out of a store shooting at a guy who stole from him.
  • A girl threatens to falsely accuse a young man of raping her.
  • Two guys are beating on a guy and another guy shows up and starts beating on them before they run away.

Profanity

  • There are 2 uses of the middle finger.
  • 'Son of a bitch' is said once and 'bitchin' is said twice.
  • 'Damn' is said six times, including five paired with 'god.'
  • 'Piss' is said twice.
  • 'Ass' is said four times, including once paired with '-hole.'
  • 'Hell' is said six times.
  • 'Shit' is said 15 times, including one paired with 'bull-" and one paired with 'chicken-.'
  • The Lord's name is taken in vain, including 'for Christ sakes' said once, 'Jesus Christ' said once, 'oh God' said twice, and 'Jesus' said six times.

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

  • There are about 13 smoking scenes (cigarettes) and 1 drinking scene.
  • A teenager asks several men to buy alcohol for him.
  • Several people are seen smoking and drinking alcohol.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • A few arguments between couples.
  • There is a car crash, which may be intense for some viewers.
  • Epilogues at the end of the movie imply some characters eventually died.

Spoilers

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Violence & Gore

  • A car blows up after rolling several times. No serious injuries.

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