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(2017)

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Sex & Nudity

  • A man wakes up to find his penis covered in large, crusty, discolored herpes sores. This is shown close up, and the penis is visible during the first few strokes of masturbation. A little later we see it as he rubs it a couple of times.
  • A man and woman are shown fully nude taking turns licking each other's anus. This is shown from the side, so we don't see anal contact, just head movement, and no gore is visible. Breasts are seen, but no genitals. Afterward they lie down face up, his genitals and her breasts fully visible, her genitals mostly hidden. This scene lasts nearly a minute.
  • There are a couple of brief sex scenes with a man behind a woman thrusting loudly and vigorously, without nudity. One of these occurs in public to mixed reactions. Other scenes show kissing with tongues very close up.
  • The plot of this movie centers on anuses, on heterosexual anal intercourse and oral-anal fetishes, on sexually transmitted diseases, and on drug use. Activity, description, and conversation related to these matters recur throughout the film, usually in explicit and vulgar terms.
  • A feces-covered woman seen from the front may appear nude but is wearing flesh-colored clothing over breasts and genitals, so no private parts are seen.
  • A pop art painting showing a nude woman from the front is visible several times. The view zooms in on a photo showing the breast and nipple of a woman feeding an infant. Another photo shows an unclothed infant from the rear. Four people are seen sitting on side-by-side toilets, pants down around their legs, but no genitals visible.
  • A man harasses his friend by putting his unclothed genitals (not seen) near the other's face.
  • Condom use is discussed in a disparaging way.
  • Herpes is shown to limit various characters' romantic options.
  • The modern (2017) younger persons' dating paradigm that requires being drunk to hook up is discussed.
  • The Lewinsky/Clinton incident is mentioned, but not described.
  • One psychiatrist relates that a patient suggested showing the doctor his penis. Another one says that a knife is a phallic symbol.
  • Actress Betsey Brown Is director Peter Vack's real life sister. He convinced her to perform fully nude (for the first time in her career) and in graphic sex scenes, including pretending to lick a man's butthole while he licks hers. Their parents also appear in the film and watched those scenes at the premiere with a large audience.

Violence & Gore

  • A plan to kill a person is discussed.
  • Three people barge into a meeting; one is brandishing a large knife.
  • Guns are discussed, with one character opining that not playing with guns as a child will feminize boys. This opinion is denounced as sexist by another character.
  • Gross, brownish, crusty (and presumably exaggerated) herpes sores are seen on a penis (see Sex & Violence, above). They are also seen on characters' faces, covering increasing areas as the film progresses. Close up views are common.
  • Brown feces are seen several times, gooey, slimy, or wet. A woman is shown partially covered in it over her entire body. Two people unexpectedly vomit feces at a restaurant.

Profanity

  • "Asshole" in the literal sense of "anus" occurs regularly. "Fuck" is heard often, mostly casually, a few times in anger, and a couple of times in the sexual sense. Other that that, there are very infrequent uses of "bitch", "pussy", "dick", and "shit" (the latter sometimes literally.)

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

  • Drug use -- including bongs, but primarily inhalants ("poppers", amyl nitrate) -- plays a huge role in this film. The potential for shared tools to spread STDs is dramatized. A person who wishes to remain sober is led astray. We see excessive drug use result in hallucinations and erratic, obnoxious public behavior. Long-term usage causes decreased sensitivity to the drugs, which results in a desire for ever-stronger doses. Eventually, serious physiological effects occur. (This is portrayed in a comic-horror manner.)
  • The modern (2017) younger persons' dating paradigm that requires being drunk to hook up is discussed. Also, getting high is portrayed as one solution to emotional distress.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • Nothing strong; the movie style is mostly comic.

Spoilers

The Parents Guide items below may give away important plot points.

Sex & Nudity

  • BIG SPOILER HERE................................................................................................................... Two main characters' faces are transformed into giant brown puckered anuses, with no other observable features. No gore is seen, but they do fart from their new orifices. They have a baby whose face is also an anus. Grandma kisses the baby's "face" (off-center).

Violence & Gore

  • The feces-covered woman emerged from Adah's rectum. We only see her arm appearing to emerge, not the orifice, and then the woman after she is out.

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

  • Characters who had become drug dependent are shown staying sober after an intervention.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • Younger viewers, if any, might be frightened when the feces-covered demon emerges from a woman's rear, and by the transformations of some characters' faces into otherwise featureless anuses.

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