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- Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking (3)
- Frightening & Intense Scenes (6)
- Spoilers (3)
Certification
| MPAA | Rated R for terror/violence |
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Sex & Nudity
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- A tarot card is shown featuring simple, cartoonish illustrations of a naked man and child from behind and a naked woman in profile; there is virtually no detail in the illustrations and only butts are shown
- The incestuous relationship between the antagonists is hinted at via actions and interactions throughout the movie, though not confirmed verbally nor visually.
- The male antagonist appears in a full leather BDSM outfit.
- Some sexual references. The use of the "P" word. A man says that thirteen is unlucky anyway. Too old for T***. Too young for a**.
Violence & Gore
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- A man is seen cutting loose a chunk of meat from a dead mans body and feeding the people under the stairs with. This is the most graphic scene in the movie and it's not really graphic at all. It takes place in the dark, making it difficult to see the most. It sounds a lot worse than what it is. It is still disturbing though.
- A man pours gasoline over a dead persons body laying in a furnace, then he burns the body.
- One of the tamest horror movies I have ever seen. 11/12 years and up can watch. Some even younger children can watch but only if they really are capable of doing so! The only scary parts is the scenes in the basement, like when the man in the house cuts off a piece of meat from a guys body and feed it to the people locked up under the stairs.
- It's not relevant that it's allowed from 16/18 in some countries, the desicions are probably taken a long time ago, when it was new in 1991. It was not the same world that it is today.
- Dark but not serious. This is a satire, it is comedic on purpose.
- 3 people are shot. Non-graphic.
- A woman feeds a severed hand to a dog.
- A large puddle of blood is seen below a stair case.
- A doll is seen with his hand caught in something like a rat trap.
- It is mentioned that the people under the stairs have had their ears, eyes, and/or tongue cut out after either speaking, hearing, and/or seeing evil. None of these events occur in the film since they have happened long before any events seen in the film.
- The thing between the walls (one of the people under the stairs who has found his way out from under the stairs into the walls) shows the remaining stump of his tongue that was cut out.
- One of the people under the stairs is shot off screen. He writes a girl's name in blood from his wound to help a kid find her. We see him die right after.
- A woman is stabbed to death; she's pretty bloody. She also gets her arm bitten by one of the people under the stairs before hand and we see her wound.
- A dog is stabbed through a wall; blood is seen dripping out of the hole.
- A guy's near-skinless, gory corpse is seen.
- Non-sexual child abuse is seen and suggested throughout the movie.
- A young girl is seen being bathed in scalding water.
- Just about any weapon you can think of can been seen from slingshots to explosives can be seen in the movie.
- A kid kills a man with explosives, but we do not see the aftermath. We see money fly out the house.
Profanity
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- "Fuck" is used several times throughout
- 2 or 3 derogatory remarks to black people.
- A pretty good sprinkling of S-words, A-words, D-words, and H-words.
- Some words referring to female genitalia as well such as Pussy or Tits.
Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking
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- In the ghetto, some drug users are seen doing drugs. We do not know what drugs are being used, but they move their arms in way we know they are using drugs. The scene is very brief.
- A man smokes a pipe
- A man smokes cigarettes.
Frightening & Intense Scenes
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- (Deleted. Personal opinions about suitable viewing ages are not appropriate for the Parents Guide.)
- Extremely tame for being a horror movie today.
- Most of the scenes in the celler basement is scary for real and could be too much for some. The rest is not scary. This is a dark comedy.
- Main villains abuse Alice. Few scenes of child abuse and isn't for a sensitive viewers who has been going through this experience.
- Children are put into intense peril and terror throughout.
- The main villains are scary and extremley nasty.
Spoilers
Violence & Gore
- A dog bites a man's arm.
Frightening & Intense Scenes
- The scene where the protagonist discovers the secret in the cellar is scary.
- A boy is chased by a big Rottweiler in several scenes.
