Film Ratings

How It Rates In The Great White North

For Canadian movie-goers, ratings will vary from province-to-province, as each province or region has a different ratings system. Most provinces, such as British Columbia and Quebec, has issued a "G" rating, while Ontario has considered it a film for the whole "Family" to enjoy. The only known holdout is Manitoba, which rated it "PG" for its offensive content.

Here's how Rugrats In Paris rated in each province (some provinces use the ratings system of another):

Province	By Authority Of:	Rated:
Nova Scotia New Brunswick Prince Edward Island Newfoundland	Maritime Film Classification Board, led by the Alcohol and Gaming Authority of Nova Scotia	G
Quebec	Régie du Cinéma	G
Ontario	Ontario Film Review Board	Family
Manitoba	Manitoba Film Classification Board	PG ("may offend some")
Alberta Northwest Territories	Alberta Film Classification Services (system similar to BC's)	G
British Columbia Sasketchewan Yukon	British Columbia Film Classification Office	G
Nationwide Videos	??? (system patterned after BC's movie ratings)	G

What's in this film, really?

According to Movieguide, a Christian movie magazine, expect the following in Rugrats In Paris:

• Mostly moral worldview of family with some romantic elements
  
• No foul language but some frequent scatological elements such as discussion of poop amongst children
  
• Talk about a bidet as a potty that squirts you back
  
• Implied vomiting
  
• Baby takes bag of implied vomit with him after thinking it is food
  
• Depicted baby wets pants
  
• Flatulence
  
• Depiction of dog urinating on wall
  
• Robot malfunctions
  
• Robots battle with depicted fire, smoke & parts crashing into each other & destroying surroundings
  
• Dog knocks over waiter with tray
  
• Man falls with other men subsequently falling on top of him
  
• Man shot into ride prop
  
• Dream sequence with some monsters
  
• Woman thrown out of car by villain
  
• Some pushing among children
  
• No sex
  
• Depictions of babies' buttocks
  
• Men in sumo outfits with partial rear nudity
  
• Woman seen in lingerie after her dress is ripped away
  
• Miscellaneous elements including lying, revenge & hints of blackmail

Kind of makes you wonder why this film was G-rated.

How many G-Rated films are there per year?

Even with films that push the limit, such as the Rugrats movies, G-rated films, and their Canadian equivalents, are few and far between. This question was raised at a town hall meeting at a military garrison at Fort Belvoir, VA, where someone questioned about the movies shown at the post's movie theater (from Ft. Belvoir's website:)

QUESTION: I would like to know why they don't show "family" movies at the post theatre. RESPONSE: AAFES would be delighted to show more family movies. The fact is that there aren't too many being produced. Over the past few years the studio production of "G" rated movies looks like this: 1997: 5 out of 144 movies were "G" rated 1998: 8 out of 147 1999: 5 out of 140 In 2000 thus far there have only been 4 "G" rated movies produced. AAFES will show every "G" rated movie that is produced for the mainstream. Here at Ft. Belvoir we schedule matinees for such movies each time we get one. The news isn't all bad. The new "102 Dalmatians" and "Rugrats in Paris: The Movie" are both "G" rated and will be hitting the Ft. Belvoir theater in early 2001.

(Note: AAFES, The Army & Air Force Exchange Service, is a retailler with on-base stores, PXs, malls and movie theaters on American military bases worldwide.)