The Children (1980) Poster

(1980)

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Sex & Nudity

  • Camera focuses on a young woman's bottom as she cycles.
  • A man kisses a woman.
  • A woman is seen in just her bra and underwear.
  • A young girl is seen just wearing a thin dressing gown.
  • A waitress flirts with the Sherriff asking him when he's going to take her for a drive.
  • A man works out in only some speedos whilst exercising by the pool next to a topless woman who is sunbathing.
  • One woman is seen sunbathing topless - she's lying on her side when seen so her breasts are clearly seen.

Violence & Gore

  • A man rolls over in a swimming pool; his face is missing.
  • A man is knocked unconscious with a heavy rock by a pregnant woman.
  • A man shoots at children with a pellet gun; the children pop back up over and over again.
  • An overweight man is seen slouching out from a car, deceased with his face mutilated.
  • A little boy is found deceased in his bed.
  • A girl hugs her mum - her face is melted off. She walks towards her dad who see's this - he backs off. Presumably the same faste bestalls him - but not seen on screen.
  • A young woman is killed offscreen when a young boy hugs her - she doesn't want him to touch her. He goes to hug his dad who finds them (the scene is cut so we don't know what happens to him)
  • A number of people are burned alive and we see their charred corpses. Various children are shot and hacked to pieces with blades.

Profanity

  • Mild profanities only, including "damn/goddamn", "shit" and "hell".

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

  • 2 men acting as deputies get drunker and drunker as they watch a roadblock. Both are happy and singing
  • An older lady watching a store drinks a small swig of whisky
  • A woman gives another woman some codeine and imply she is keeping the lady drugged
  • A woman smokes marijuana. Another woman smokes cigarettes, even when she is very obviously pregnant.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

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Violence & Gore

  • A woman who has gone into a graveyard to look for her son sees him, and he runs up and hugs her. She screams and her face melts; she fall dead on the ground. Quite graphic and could be frightening for some.
  • A man chops off the hand of one of the zombie children. The surviving adults discover that this is the only way to kill the zombie children.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • The very last shot is the baby being breastfed as the father sees in shock that their baby has black fingernails.

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