History PlayingWith / AvoidTheDreadedGRating

** The movie is on the border line of a PG rating. A few too many [[PrecisionFStrike mild swear words like "shit", "ass", "bitch", "bastard", and "asshole"]] push it over.

* '''Subverted''': Viewers suspect that a show was RatedMForMoney using this trope, but the director's commentary reveals that several {{Cluster F Bomb}}s where in fact ''removed'' for being ''too'' gratuitous, and the movie was never in danger of a PG rating.

* '''Zig Zagged''': In the Director's commentary, one says the movie has this, the other says the movie's rating was never in question.

** A movie received a G rating at first review, so it was rewritten with GratuitousRape, {{Cluster|FBomb}} and {{Atomic|FBomb}} F-Bombs, BloodierAndGorier, and HotterAndSexier to the point where it received an R-rating... but the plot and premise didn't change.

* '''Lampshaded''': "You know, in Hollywood movies you can say "fuck" once before it gets an R-rating" said in a PG-13 rated movie

* '''Reconstructed''': The {{Cluster F Bomb}}s turn a movie that would be DarthWiki/SoBadItsHorrible into a SoBadItsGood movie and it becomes a CultClassic.

* '''Downplayed''': The movie is on the border line of a PG rating. A few too many [[PrecisionFStrike mild swear words like "shit", "ass", "bitch", "bastard", and "asshole"]] push it over.
** The movie uses words like "damn" and "hell" to bump it from a PG rating to a G rating and market it to older kids and parents.

* '''Reconstructed''': The {{Cluster F Bomb}}s turn a movie that would be SoBadItsHorrible into a SoBadItsGood movie and it becomes a CultClassic.

* '''Parodied''': "So, gentlemen... shall we call this case concluded? Ah, there is in fact one more thing before we can conclude this case report... Oh, shit! If I don't start fucking swearing, this episode might get a goddamn PG-rating!"

Back to the f***ing page for AvoidTheDreadedGRating, motherf***er!

** A character says a harsh swear word like "f***" or "c***" (not referring to a rooster) in order to bump a G rated film to PG-13.

* '''Downplayed''': The movie is on the border line of a PG rating. A few too many [[PrecisionFStrike mild swear words like "s***", "a**", "b****", "b******", and "a**hole"]] push it over.

* '''Parodied''': "So, gentlemen... shall we call this case concluded? Ah, there is in fact one more thing before we can conclude this case report... Oh, s***! If I don't start f***ing swearing, this episode might get a goddamn PG-rating!"

* '''Lampshaded''': "You know, in Hollywood movies you can say "f***" once before it gets an R-rating" said in a PG-13 rated movie
* '''Invoked''': "We don't want a G-rating, they'll think we're selling to little kids. Add a "s***" to the script to bump it to PG"

* '''Discussed''': "Uh, didn't that seem kind of gratuitous and out of character?" "Dude, this show has to f***ing sell, s***!I Think we'd earn f***-all money at a bloody G rating?"

** A character says a harsh swear word like "fuck" or "cock" (not referring to a rooster) in order to bump a G rated film to PG-13.

* '''Downplayed''': The movie is on the border line of a PG rating. A few too many [[PrecisionFStrike mild swear words like "shit", "ass", "bitch", "bastard", and "asshole"]] push it over.

* '''Parodied''': "So, gentlemen... shall we call this case concluded? Ah, there is in fact one more thing before we can conclude this case report... Oh, shit! If I don't start fucking swearing, this episode might get a goddamn PG-rating!"

* '''Lampshaded''': "You know, in Hollywood movies you can say "fuck" once before it gets an R-rating" said in a PG-13 rated movie
* '''Invoked''': "We don't want a G-rating, they'll think we're selling to little kids. Add a "shit" to the script to bump it to PG"

* '''Discussed''': "Uh, didn't that seem kind of gratuitous and out of character?" "Dude, this show has to fucking sell, shit! Think we'd earn fuck-all money at a bloody G rating?"

Back to the fucking page for AvoidTheDreadedGRating, motherfucker!

** An otherwise R-rated horror movie has some of the "worst" scenes removed leading to instances like TheRing. Parents actually reported taking their tween kids to see it, expecting something like a slightly edgier version of Goosebumps, but instead the kids were traumatized and even the parents were terrified.
** The creators of TheKingsSpeech wanted it to have a PG-13 rating, but it was given an R-rating, so they tried to rework it to take out as many of Bertie's therapy swears as possible in a film that's otherwise G-rated.

* '''Deconstructed''': The producers used the [[NoSuchThingAsBadPublicity controversy]] and {{Cluster F Bomb}}s to cover up SpecialEffectsFailure, bad writing, bad acting or other such problems. The critics and moviegoers see right through their attempt and the movie flops.

* '''Deconstructed''': The producers used the [[NoSuchThingAsBadPublicity controversy]] and ClusterFBombs to cover up SpecialEffectsFailure, bad writing, bad acting or other such problems. The critics and moviegoers see right through their attempt and the movie flops.

* '''Reconstructed''': The ClusterFBombs turn a movie that would be SoBadItsHorrible into a SoBadItsGood movie and it becomes a CultClassic.

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* '''Straight''': Several instances of what were originally {{Precision F Strike}}s were made into gratuitous {{Atomic F Bomb}} to secure an M rating.
** OR: A character says a harsh swear word like "fuck" or "cock" (not referring to a rooster) in order to bump a G rated film to PG-13.
* '''Exaggerated''': A movie received a G rating at first review, so it was rewritten with GratuitousRape, {{Cluster|FBomb}} and {{Atomic|FBomb}} F-Bombs, BloodierAndGorier, and HotterAndSexier to the point where it received an R-rating... but the plot and premise didn't change.
** OR: A movie that would otherwise be G-rated has a horrifying scene like a graphic decapitation in an overhead view for maximum goriness resulting in an instant bump to an R-rating, if not an NC-17 rating.

* '''Inverted''': A ClusterFBomb is changed to GoshDangItToHeck to ensure a family friendly rating.
** OR: An otherwise R-rated horror movie has some of the "worst" scenes removed leading to instances like TheRing. Parents actually reported taking their tween kids to see it, expecting something like a slightly edgier version of Goosebumps, but instead the kids were traumatized and even the parents were terrified.
** OR: The creators of TheKingsSpeech wanted it to have a PG-13 rating, but it was given an R-rating, so they tried to rework it to take out as many of Bertie's therapy swears as possible in a film that's otherwise G-rated.

* '''Downplayed''': The movie is on the border line of a PG rating. A few too many {{Precision F Strike}}s push it over.

* '''Lampshaded''': ???
* '''Invoked''': ???
* '''Exploited''': ???

* '''Defied''': "No way. I am not going to burst into vulgarity now just because this movie needs to sell. I am a MagnificentBastard, for goodness' sake! [[GracefulLoser I will accept my defeat graciously this day.]]

* '''Inverted''': A ClusterFBomb is changed to GoshDarnItToHeck to ensure a family friendly rating.

* '''Enforced''': {{Executive Meddling}}/{{Rated M For Money}}

* '''Enforced''': ExecutiveMeddling/RatedMForMoney.

* '''Enforced''': ExecutiveMeddling.

** RatedMForMoney

* '''Exaggerated''': A movie received a G rating at first review, so it was rewritten with GratuitousRape, [[ClusterFBomb Cluster]] and [[AtomicFBomb Atomic]] F-Bombs, BloodierAndGorier, and HotterAndSexier to the point where it received an R-rating... but the plot and premise didn't change.
* '''Downplayed''': The movie is on the border line of a PG rating. A few too many {[Precision F Strike}}s push it over.
* '''Justified''': The movie wanted to stay out of an age-related [[GhettoIndex Ghetto]].