| Overall Grade: | -- |
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| Violence: | -- |
| Sexual Content: | -- |
| Language: | -- |
| Drugs/Alcohol: | -- |
| Run Time: | 107 |
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| Video Release: | 28 Jul 2008 |
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ShareHarold and Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay is rated R: for strong crude and sexual content, graphic nudity, pervasive language and drug use
The MPAA has rated Harold and Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay Rated R for strong crude and sexual content, graphic nudity, pervasive language and drug use.
Release Date: 25 April 2008
Because we usually only review G, PG, and PG-13 movies at Parent Previews we did not review this title. For your convenience, we have provided some brief information about the film's synopsis and content.
Synopsis:
After Harold and Kumar 's vacation at White Castle (the first movie), actors John Cho and Kal Penn reprise their characters. This time, the drug-impaired, sex-obsessed duo find themselves being mistaken for terrorist and having to Escape From Guantanamo Bay.
Cast: Kal Penn, John Cho, Rob Corddry, Neil Patrick Harris, Roger Bart.
Content Information:
Studio: New Line Cinema.
Content Details
This additional information about the movie’s content is taken from the notes of various Canadian Film Classification boards:
Violence:
- Infrequent gun and hand-to-hand violence (some blood shown).
- Depiction of a character getting shot.
- Depiction of a character on fire.
Sexual Content:
- Frequent use of crude and descriptive sexual language, references and innuendo.
- Portrayals of simulated sexual activities (breast and buttock nudity shown).
- Scenes depicting frontal nudity, buttocks and breasts in a non-sexual context.
- Implied sexual assault by coercion (few details shown).
- Frequent crude portrayals of bodily functions, some in a sexual context.
Language:
- Frequent use of the sexual expletive (and variations), some in a sexual context.
- Abundant use of profanity (including scatological slang, and vulgar expressions).
- Frequent use of ethno-cultural slurs and derogatory remarks about sexual orientation.
Drugs and Alcohol:
- Frequent detailed portrayals of illegal drug use for recreational purposes.
- Use of alcohol and tobacco.
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Of Special Note:
If you are looking for comedy with a little less objectionable content, you may want to check out the work of actor Rowan Atkinson. His vacations plans also get detoured in Mr. Bean’s Holiday, and he spoofs the spy genre in Johnny English.
DVD Notes: Harold and Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay
DVD Release Date: 29 July 2008
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