True Romance (1993) Poster

(1993)

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Certification

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MPAA Rated R for strong violence and language, and for sexuality and drug use
Certification

Sex & Nudity

  • Two sex scenes. Both are pretty tame. The second one is mostly just kissing, but it's still obvious what's happening.
  • A woman is seen in a television and one breast is visible naked, brief.
  • We frequently see Alabama in a bra during various scenes (getting a tattoo, changing, etc.). She shows deep cleavage in every scene she's in.
  • A woman and Clarence have a conversation about having sex with Elvis.
  • A man and woman have sex with rear male nudity and brief female breast nudity.
  • Sexual references.

Violence & Gore

  • Strong and brutal, typical Quentin Tarantino style action and violence.
  • A fight occurs between one man and two other men, with many punches and some minor blood.
  • A pimp suddenly and unprovoked shoots two men to death with a shotgun, blood spurts out of their shirts.

Profanity

  • The Lord's name is taken in vain, including 'Jesus' said four times, 'God' said three times, and 'Christ' said three times.
  • 'D*mn' is said at least once.
  • An obscene gesture is made using the middle finger.
  • '*ss' is said 16 times.
  • 'Sh*t' is said 12 times.
  • 'H*ll' is said 12 times.
  • 'Godd*mn' is said 9 times.
  • 'B*tch' is said 9 times.
  • 'Wh*re' is said 5 times.
  • 'P*ssy' is said 5 times.
  • 'D*ck' is said 4 times.
  • '*sshole' is said 3 times.
  • 'F*g' is said 2 times.
  • 'Balls' is said twice in a vulgar context.
  • 'C*cksucker' is said twice.
  • 'B*stard' is said once.
  • Some sexual dialogue.
  • The word "Ni**er" is said multiple times in a single scene.
  • 234 uses of "fuck"

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

  • The film opens in a bar where the main characters drinks a beer and a woman smokes a cigarette.
  • A woman smokes a cigarette in a movie theater.
  • A man smokes a cigarette while talking to his son.
  • A man samples cocaine by snorting it off of a butter knife.
  • Lee snorts cocaine through a rolled up piece of paper.
  • A man and woman drink wine while sitting on a bed.
  • A man smokes a cigarette while driving a car and talking on a car phone.
  • The plot revolves around stolen cocaine.
  • Dick's roommate, Floyd, is a stoner who sits on the couch all day. He's high for all of his screentime, clearly smokes a joint in one scene, and takes a hit off a bong in another scene.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • The scene where Alabama is beaten by Virgil is very lengthy and hard to watch
  • The instances of violence are intense.
  • The scene where a mobster questions a man may be difficult to watch for some viewers.
  • The extended climax is violent and dramatic.

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Violence & Gore

  • Clarence, Drexl, and Marty engage in a violent brawl, and Clarence shoots Drexl in the crotch (in the uncut version, we see blood spurts out of his boxers), and then fires several shots into his head (with some blood spurt, although the act is mostly offscreen). He also shoots Marty to death (blood spurts out of his shirt).
  • Clifford Worley is tortured by having his palm sliced open with a knife. Gasoline is then poured on the wound. He is then shot in the head repeatedly (blood spurts in a brief shot), he falls to the ground, and a few more shots are fired.
  • Virgil punches Alabama in the face. She's on the ground, with blood on her face, and he then punches and kicks her repeatedly until her face is COVERED in blood. Alabama then smacks him in the head with a mini-statue, and they tussle until Virgil pushes her into a shower. After some more tussling, she hits Virgil in the head several times with the top of a toilet. She then gets a lighter and hair spray (or something along the lines of that), and lights Virgil on fire. She then stabs him with a Swiss army knife repeatedly and shoots him in the chest several times with his shotgun. In the uncut version, she then hits him with the shotgun several times.
  • Lee, Elliot, Clarence, Alabama, and Dick are negotiating when the cops come in. Then, the mobsters come in also. After some arguing, a 5 minute shootout begins. Lee, Elliot, the mobsters, and all the cops (except for Nicky) are shot to death repeatedly (with LOTS of blood spurts). Nicky shoots Clarence, but the bullet hits his eye instead of his forehead, causing him to survive. Nicky finds that one of the guards is still bleeding out, and shoots him several times as revenge. Alabama then shoots Nicky in the chest with blood spurt. In the theatrical version, Nicky is shot by an mobster instead.

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