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(1986)

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Sex & Nudity

  • Some brief non-graphic reference to masturbation.
  • In one scene an older boy tells his friends that his girlfriend only lets him touch her boobs.
  • A kid says that he can see that a girl's boobs are getting bigger.
  • There is no male or female nudity.
  • Implied nudity in the swamp but none shown on camera.
  • A kid mishears a man saying "sick 'em boy" to "sick balls"
  • Infrequent mild sexual references are made, mostly in a joking or humorous manner. No actual sex or nudity whatsoever in this film.
  • Some very brief rude dialogue, but on the most part it is innocent

Violence & Gore

  • After falling into a deep pond, the gang find leeches on their bodies. When taking them off, blood is seen. This may be disturbing.
  • A dead body is seen. His eyes are open and he has some blood on his face.
  • A young man has a word carved into his skin with a razor-blade, with blood seen. This is voluntary however, so there is no violence during the scene.
  • An older boy bullies a younger boy by pushing him to the ground, getting on top of him, and putting a lit cigarette close to the his face. It then stops before anything happens.
  • Teddy continuously punches Vern in the shoulder. Vern finally gets fed up and jumps on top of Teddy, pummeling him.
  • The villain threatens several young boys with a knife but is stopped before anything can occur.
  • The antagonist is threatened with a gun.
  • We hear someone was killed with a stab to the throat.
  • A boy dies in a car crash. We just hear about it

Profanity

  • About 11 uses of "fuck", 33 uses of "shit", 15 uses of "ass" (7 used as "asshole"), 7 uses of "goddamn", 3 uses of "damn", 8 uses of "hell", 4 uses of "son of a bitch", 1 use of "bitch", 2 uses of "bastard", 5 uses of "Jesus Christ".
  • There is a lot of name-calling, such as "retarded", "douchebag", "idiot", "pussy", "dogshit", "faggot", "stupid", "asshole", "looney", "fatass", "bastard", "peckerwood" and more.
  • Most swears are said by kids.
  • 1 Use of Cock Knocker.

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

  • Smoking is glorified
  • Young boys are seen smoking cigarettes.
  • Older teens drink and drive (as well as smoke) in several scenes.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • The film is about a group of boys looking for a dead body
  • The characters get leeches all over their bodies and one of them gets one on their penis. The way it's presented in the film could be scary for many people.
  • There are several threatening scenes between the boys and an older gang.
  • An intense stand-off scene with characters threatening each other with a knife and gun.
  • We see a funeral recession for a teen boy where the father blames his other son (this is all a dream).
  • A man mocks a boy's mentally ill father and the boy tries to scale a fence to kill a man.

Spoilers

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Sex & Nudity

  • Four boys come out of a pond with leeches all over them. It is implied that one of the boys has a leech stuck on his penis. He reaches into his underwear, withdraws a bloody hand, and faints briefly afterward.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • In one scene, the boys are walking on train tracks, and when the train comes the boys are running for their lives, a very intense scene as two of the boys were almost hit, but they make it off the tracks.
  • The group of boys finally discovering the body is deliberately made to feel disturbing, as the boys are forced to confront the reality that death isn't a funny game, it's a tragic thing to deal with. The body itself looks very convincing, but this is all intentional.

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