Why Is The Princess Bride Rated Pg?

The Princess Bride is a 1987 American fantasy adventure comedy film, directed and co-produced by Rob Reiner. The movie is rated PG by the MPAA and is considered one of the best films of the 80s. The story begins as a grandfather reading out of a book, but the grandfather is played by Peter Falk. The movie has a spin on it, with the grandfather being played by Cary Elwes.

The Princess Bride is a lighthearted fairy tale about a beautiful young woman and her one true love, Buttercup (Wright), who must find her after a long separation and save her. They must battle the evils of the mythical kingdom of Florin to be reunited with each other. The movie has some sexual references, such as a masked man commenting on Buttercup’s perfect breasts and several kissing scenes. There is slight physical abuse (nothing terrible).

The movie is rated PG for its mild themes, violence, sexual references, and coarse language. It is considered a family movie for children aged 8-10, providing excellent conversation starters about gender roles, vengeance, wisdom, diversity, substance abuse, abuse of power, and corruption. The movie is rated PG for its swashbuckling, melodramatic nature and is rated 8.0/10 on IMDb.

Is Princess Bride ok for an 8 year old?

Children aged 5-8 will be scared by violent and disturbing scenes from The Princess Bride. They’ll be scared by the torture scene, the fire-swamp scene, and the eels scene.

Story. In The Princess Bride, a boy named Frank Savage is home from school because he’s sick. His grandfather sits by his bedside and reads to him. The boy is disgusted by the fairytale his grandfather reads because he thinks it’s going to be about kissing and romance. He gets drawn into the story and asks his grandfather to keep reading. The movie moves between the book’s fairytale world and the boy’s bedroom. The book is about a girl named Buttercup and her boyfriend, a farm boy named Westley. When Westley is captured and Buttercup is forced to marry Prince Humperdinck, hope of reunion seems lost. Before the wedding, three outlaws kidnap Buttercup. They soon find out that a mysterious man is following them. They try to outrun him, but the masked man beats them and captures Buttercup. Prince Humperdinck and his men are also after Buttercup to marry her.

Can a 9 year old watch Princess Bride?

Theyre likely to be particularly scared or disturbed by the torture scene, the scene with the fire-swamp and giant rodents, and the eels scene. Children aged 8-13 years might be disturbed by the torture scene from The Princess Bride, mentioned above.

Story. In The Princess Bride, a young boy (Frank Savage) is sick and home from school. His grandfather (Peter Falk) sits by his bedside to keep him company and reads aloud to him. Initially, the boy is disgusted by the fairytale his grandfather reads, because he thinks it’s going to be all about kissing and romance. Gradually he’s drawn into the tale and begs his grandfather to continue.

The movie moves between the book’s fairytale world and the boy’s bedroom. The book is about a young woman called Buttercup (Robin Wright) and her true love, a handsome farm boy called Westley (Cary Elwes). When Westley is captured by the Dread Pirate Roberts and Buttercup is forced into an engagement with Prince Humperdinck (Chris Sarandon), all hope of reunion seems lost.

Before the royal wedding, three outlaws kidnap Buttercup. They soon discover that they’re being followed by a mysterious masked man. They try to outrun him using their sword-fighting skills, brute strength and superior intellect, but the masked man manages to beat them all and capture Buttercup himself. Of course, Prince Humperdinck and his entourage are also in hot pursuit, determined to bring Buttercup back to be married.

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Has there ever been an R-rated Disney movie?

Disney never releases R-rated films under the Disney brand. These films are published by subsidiaries and will not be covered here.

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Is The Princess Bride book appropriate for 10 year olds?

Parents should know that William Goldman’s The Princess Bride is a fairy tale for older kids. The story is more intense and some scenes are scarier than in the film. You’ll find evil villains, murder, swordfights, knives, blood, poisoning, kidnapping, torture. What you will and won’t find in this book. This site says there’s no language in the book, but there is. Page 282 of ISBN 978-0-15-603521-7 has “shit” and page 236 has “damn.” Page 349 has SOB.

I love it. My 6-year-old granddaughter loved it too.

What are the trigger warnings for The Princess Bride?

Parents need to know that The Princess Bride is a quirky, funny fairy tale with quite a bit of action-style violence, including a torture machine, sword fights (one to the death), a death by poisoning, quicksand, fire pits, ROUSes (rodents of unusual size), and giant shrieking eels that attack main characters.

A Lot or a Little?. What you will—and wont—find in this movie.

In THE PRINCESS BRIDE, the most beautiful woman in the world, Buttercup (Robin Wright Penn), gets engaged to the cruel Prince Humperdinck (Chris Sarandon) after she hears that her true love, Westley, was killed by the Dread Pirate Roberts. But before the wedding, shes kidnapped by a huge man with enormous strength (Andre the Giant), a master swordsman (Mandy Patinkin), and an evil genius (Wallace Shawn). A mysterious masked man (Cary Elwes) must defeat them all, and then escape with Buttercup through the treacherous Fire Swamp. When theyre both captured by the prince and his six-fingered henchman, Count Rugen (Christopher Guest), they discover that not even death can get in the way of true love.

Families can talk about what makes for a really good adventure/love story like The Princess Bride. Is it sword fights? Scary creatures? Handsome leading men and ladies?

What is the first R-rated movie from Disney?

Disney is known for many things, but Walt’s legacy isn’t known for making R-rated movies. Disney has carefully crafted its image as a family-friendly entertainment company. But Disney has made an R-rated movie. The first was Down and Out in Beverly Hills in 1986. Disney finally released raunchy content for mature audiences, but it took a long time. Walt Disney Studios was founded in 1923 and only made G-rated movies for decades. The studio didn’t release an R-rated film until the late 70s. By the end of the 70s, movies were becoming grittier, raunchier, and more adult-themed. More studios started making more adult content.

How old should kids be to watch Princess Bride?

This movie is not suitable for children under 9 because of violence, scary scenes, and mild themes. Children aged 9–12 should be supervised because of violence and mild themes. Children over the age of 12 can watch this movie. Not suitable for children under 9; parental guidance for children aged 9–13 (violence, scary scenes, mild themes) Overall comments and recommendations; details of classification and consumer advice lines for The Princess Bride; a review of The Princess Bride by the Australian Council on Children and the Media (ACCM) on 29 September 2020. About the movie. This section contains details about the movie, including its classification and consumer advice lines. If the Australian film classification is not available, other classification advice is provided.

Is the Princess appropriate for 12 year olds?

The Princess is a gory medieval action film, not a fairy tale.

A Lot or a Little? What you will and won’t find in this movie.

THE PRINCESS (Joey King) wakes up in a tower guarded by two armed men. She was drugged and brought there after refusing to marry a local lord. Julius (Dominic Cooper) has taken over the palace with his army and wants to become king. He has the king, queen, and younger daughter locked in a cell. Meanwhile, the princess, trained by her friend Linh, has to fight her way down from the tower.

Families can talk about how The Princess is different from traditional fairy tales. What fairy tale princess traits does her story include?

Why does the princess have an R rating?

Why is “The Princess” rated R? The MPAA rating has been assigned for “strong/bloody violence and some language.” The Kids-In-Mind.com evaluation includes an interrupted sexual assault, a passionate kissing scene, discussions of arranged marriages, many fighting sequences with swords, crossbows, bows and arrows, a whip and knives leading to deaths and injuries with a lot of blood shown, and at least 1 F-word and other strong language. Read our parents guide below for details on sexual content, violence & strong language.

When a strong-willed princess (Joey King) with excellent martial arts skills refuses to marry a ruthless nobleman (Dominic Cooper), he locks her in a tower and takes over her fathers kingdom. Not ready to accept her fate and gender role, she fights fiercely floor-by-floor to save her family and throne. Also with Veronica Ngo, Olga Kurylenko, Katelyn Rose Downey, Alex Reid, Ed Stoppard and Kristofer Kamiyasu. Directed by Le-Van Kiet. Running Time: 1:34.

The Princess SEX/NUDITY 3. – A man and a woman kiss passionately (please see the Violence/Gore category for more details). A man grabs a young girl and forces her to kneel on an altar, to be married to him. A young woman is shown on an altar with a man during a marriage ceremony where she declines to follow through and runs away. A man touches a young womans face tenderly (please see the Violence/Gore category for more details).►A man wearing an iron helmet and an animal skin around his waist (we see his bare chest, abdomen, back and legs to the hips) enters a room and urinates in a hole (please see the Violence/Gore category for more details). A young woman wears a low-cut dress that reveals cleavage throughout the movie. A young woman tears off pieces of her dress in a few scenes and we see more of her bare legs (to the mid-thighs) and bare arms to the shoulders. A young woman wears a low-cut bodice that reveals cleavage.

Is Princess Bride a PG?

Fencing, fighting, torture, revenge. The Princess Bride is rated PG, not R. Box Office Mom Jackie Solberg reviewed it from a parent’s perspective.

Rating: 4. 5 out of 5 popcorn buckets. Release date: September 25, 1987 PG Best for ages 8 and up 8. Sexual content: Mild violence/disturbing content: moderate. Mild profane language. Mild drug and alcohol content. Mild. Kids will like it. One true love: Buttercup (Robin Wright) and Westley (Cary Elwes). Buttercup is in love with Westley. Buttercup agrees to marry Prince Humperdinck when she hears that Westley was killed. Buttercup goes through many hard times, but only thinks of her one true love. The Princess Bride is about a grandfather reading a book to his 10-year-old grandson. A great movie for the whole family.

Is The Princess Bride a PG movie?

Fencing, fighting, torture, revenge. The Princess Bride is rated PG, not R. Box Office Mom Jackie Solberg reviewed it from a parent’s perspective.

Rating: 4. 5 out of 5 popcorn buckets. Release date: September 25, 1987 PG Best for ages 8 and up 8. Sexual content: Mild violence/disturbing content: moderate. Mild profane language. Mild drug and alcohol content. Mild. Kids will like it. One true love: Buttercup (Robin Wright) and Westley (Cary Elwes). Buttercup is in love with Westley. Buttercup agrees to marry Prince Humperdinck when she hears that Westley was killed. Buttercup goes through many hard times, but only thinks of her one true love. The Princess Bride is about a grandfather reading a book to his 10-year-old grandson. A great movie for the whole family.