21 Oct 2003
Rated Rx

From the NY Times comes this bit on ratings at the movies. Seems as though an 'NC-17' is the kiss of death:

Russell Schwartz, president of domestic marketing at New Line Cinema, said the studio had to trim "Chainsaw Massacre" twice to get an R rating. In particular, the ratings board was concerned about one graphic scene in Leatherface's lair, where characters die on meat hooks at the hands of the chainsaw-wielding killer. "There was too much impaling," Mr. Schwartz said.

How much impaling is too much impaling?

Studios Killing (but Carefully) for an R Rating[The New York Times]

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