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Sex & Nudity

  • Three scenes involve showing the covers of Juggs magazines, but no nudity.
  • A man says he feels trapped in a woman's body. However, this is done for comic effect.
  • A man asks another man if he wants to wife swap.
  • Nicholas Cage has a few scenes where he is shirtless.
  • Dialogue about infertility, wife swapping, and other similar topics.
  • A woman is jumping on a man with passion when he enters home. Both are fully dressed.

Violence & Gore

  • One man punches another man, knocking him down. He gets up and runs into a tree. No gore and meant to be somewhat humorous.
  • During an extended chase, a man is shot at many times by police officers and two store clerks. He is not injured.
  • A man beats another man, punching him several times, squeezing him very hard, and throwing him down. Mild blood is shown.
  • Several armed robbery scenes are shown throughout the film.
  • A man in a motorcycle almost runs over several people.
  • Two men fight inside of a house, grabbing each other and breaking several things in the house. No blood or gore.
  • A man blows up an innocent rabbit with a grenade. He then later shoots a lizard and sets a yellow flower on fire.

Profanity

  • 1 use of "fuckin", 9 uses of "shit" (2 used as "bullshit"), 7 uses of "goddamn", 2 uses of "ass", 7 uses of "hell", 5 uses of "son of a bitch", 3 uses of "sumbitch", 13 uses of "damn".
  • 'F*ck' is said once.
  • 'Sh*t' is said 6 times, mostly by one character.
  • '*ss' is said three times.
  • 7 uses of 'son of a bitch'.
  • 'Damn' is said eight times, including one paired with 'God'.
  • 'Hell' is said ten times.
  • A woman tells her husband not to cuss in front of a baby, but they both continue to do so.
  • 'Goddamn" is said four times.
  • "Jesus" and "For Christ's sake" are used once each.

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

  • A few prisoners in jail smoke cigarettes.
  • One man offers another a can of beer, and they both drink from their cans.
  • A woman smokes a cigarette.
  • Two men drinks many cans of beer.
  • The antagonist smokes cigars continuously.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • An extended car chase, and a few short ones.
  • Two men are escaping from jail. They are seen emerging from a mud during a stormy night, screaming.
  • A bank robber orders bank customers to lie down on the ground, while he and his partner hold shotguns.
  • A baby is left behind when the adults leave and they are frantic when returning to find it, twice.
  • A man riding a motorcycle is chasing a woman who holds a baby in her hands.

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Violence & Gore

  • A man is blown up by grenades - this is implied but a smoking boot is seen falling to the ground.
  • The main characters' car is blown up by a grenade. The two escape out of it before the grenade sets off.
  • A blue paint bomb explodes on the roof of Gale and Evelle's car, smearing the paint inside and causing them to lose focus while driving.

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