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This Film is Not Yet Rated is a 2006 American documentary film about the Motion Picture Association of America's rating system and its effect on American culture, directed by Kirby Dick and produced by Eddie Schmidt. The film premiered at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival and was released limited on September 1, 2006. The Independent Film Channel, the film's producer, aired the film later that year. It was rated TV-MA in the United States by the TV Parental Guidelines.
The MPAA gave the original cut of the film an NC-17 rating for "some graphic sexual content" - scenes that illustrated the content a film could include to garner an NC-17 rating. Dick appealed, and descriptions of the ratings deliberations and appeal were included in the documentary. True to its title, the new version of the film is not rated.
The film discusses disparities the filmmaker sees in ratings and feedback: between Hollywood and independent films, between homosexual and heterosexual sexual situations, between male and female sexual depictions, and between violence and sexual content.
Original Release
01/26/2006
US Release
01/26/2006
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Kimberly Peirce | Self - Director of 'Boys Don't Cry' |
| Jon Lewis | Self - Author of 'Hollywood v. Hardcore' |
| David Ansen | Self - Film Critic at 'Newsweek' |
| Martin Garbus | Self - First Amendment Attorney and Filmmakers Representative at Appeals / Self - First Amendment Attorney |
| Wayne Kramer | Self - Director of 'The Cooler' |
| Paul Dergarabedian | Self - Box Office Analyst |
| Kevin Smith | Self - Director of 'Clerks' and 'Jersey Girl' |
| John Waters | Self - Director of 'A Dirty Shame' / Self - Director 'A Dirty Shame' |
| Matt Stone | Self - Producer of 'South Park' and 'Team America' |
| Richard Heffner | Self - Former Rating Board Chairman |
Directors
Writers
Kirby Dick, Eddie Schmidt, Matt Patterson
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Kimberly Peirce | Self - Director of 'Boys Don't Cry' |
| Jon Lewis | Self - Author of 'Hollywood v. Hardcore' |
| David Ansen | Self - Film Critic at 'Newsweek' |
| Martin Garbus | Self - First Amendment Attorney and Filmmakers Representative at Appeals / Self - First Amendment Attorney |
| Wayne Kramer | Self - Director of 'The Cooler' |
| Paul Dergarabedian | Self - Box Office Analyst |
| Kevin Smith | Self - Director of 'Clerks' and 'Jersey Girl' |
| John Waters | Self - Director of 'A Dirty Shame' / Self - Director 'A Dirty Shame' |
| Matt Stone | Self - Producer of 'South Park' and 'Team America' |
| Richard Heffner | Self - Former Rating Board Chairman |
| Bingham Ray | Self - Co-Founder of October Films |
| Joel Federman | Self - Author of 'Media Ratings' |
| Kirby Dick | Self - Filmmaker and Interviewer |
| Jay Rosenzweig | Self - Private Investigator |
| Paul Huebl | Self - Private Investigator |
| Clark Baker | Self - Private Investigator |
| Becky Altringer | Self - Private Investigator |
| Cheryl Howell | Self - Private Investigator |
| Cookie Schwartz | Self - Private Investigator |
| Lindsey Howell | Self - Junior Private Investigator |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Alison Palmer Bourke | Executive Producer |
| Nick Fraser | Executive Producer |
| Evan Shapiro | Executive Producer |
| Eddie Schmidt | Producer |
| Megan Parlen | Producer |
| Jessica Wolfson | Producer |
