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{{Short description|Guideline in American filmography}} |
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{{DISPLAYTITLE: One-''fuck'' rule}} |
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The '''one-fuck rule''' is an oft-quoted guideline in American filmography. It is a reference to the [[Motion picture content rating system|movie rating system]] enforced by the [[Motion Picture Association of America]] (MPAA), and claims that films rated [[PG-13]] are only able to use the expletive ''[[fuck]]'' once to avoid an [[Motion Picture Association film rating system#R-rated|R rating]] for language.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/ready-player-ones-f-bomb-is-one-of-the-best-ever/ |title=Ready Player One's F-Bomb Is One of the Best Ever |publisher=Den of Geek |date= |accessdate=2022-01-01}}</ref> |
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== Rule == |
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Contrary to popular belief, the MPAA's rules make no mention of specific expletives. The rules only state that "A motion picture's single use of one of the harsher sexually-derived words, though only as an expletive, initially requires at least a PG-13 rating. More than one such expletive requires an R rating, as must even one of those words used in a sexual context."<ref>{{cite paper|url=https://www.filmratings.com/Content/Downloads/rating_rules.pdf |title=Rating Rules |publisher=MPAA |date= |accessdate=2022-01-01}}</ref> However, more than one sexual swear word may be permitted in a PG-13 film if the ratings board opine that the use of an expletive is appropriate in context or if the word was inconspicuous.<ref name=ham>{{cite web|last=Alexander |first=Julia |url=https://www.theverge.com/2020/6/23/21300393/hamilton-disney-plus-lin-manuel-miranda-fuck-mpaa-rating-streaming |title=Hamilton drops two uses of “fuck” to land on Disney Plus |publisher=The Verge |date=2020-06-23 |accessdate=2022-01-01}}</ref> |
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The MPAA rule was referenced in the 2005 film ''[[Be Cool]]'', in which the movie producer Chili Palmer ([[John Travolta]]) says: "Do you know that unless you're willing to use the R rating, you can only say the 'F' word once? You know what I say? Fuck that. I'm done."<ref name=dog>{{cite web|url=https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/using-the-f-word-in-pg-1312a-movies/ |title=Using the F-word in PG-13/12A movies |publisher=Den of Geek |date= |accessdate=2022-01-01}}</ref> Often film producers will use their "one fuck" for a scene of gravitas or humor and then blur out any further instances with sound effects.<ref name=dog /> |
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== Implementation == |
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Though it has commonly been held that the one-fuck rule was MPAA policy, it has been observed by media critics that it is applied inconsistently. Some films with more than one use of ''fuck'' in them, such as ''[[Antwone Fisher]]'' and ''[[The Hip Hop Project]]'', have been granted a PG-13 rating.<ref>{{cite web|last=Brown |first=Ben |url=https://collider.com/how-do-you-know-mpaa-rating/ |title=HOW DO YOU KNOW Likely to Be Re-cut to Avoid R-Rating for Language |publisher=Collider.com |date= |accessdate=2022-01-01}}</ref> Other occasions such as ''[[Bully (2011 film)|Bully]]'' were allowed more than one instance of the expletive on appeal on the grounds that it was "... to avoid confusion or inconvenience for moviegoers".<ref>{{cite web|author=Peter Knegt |url=https://www.indiewire.com/2012/04/mpaa-grants-pg-13-to-bully-without-cut-of-crucial-scene-48313/ |title=MPAA Grants PG-13 To “Bully” Without Cut of Crucial Scene |publisher=IndieWire |date=2012-04-05 |accessdate=2022-01-01}}</ref> ''[[The King's Speech]]'', however, was given an R rating for one scene using the word ''fuck'' several times in a speech therapy context; the MPAA refused to recertify the film on appeal. This was despite the [[British Board of Film Classification]] reducing the British rating from a 15 to a 12A on the grounds that the uses of the expletive were not directed at anyone.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://latimesblogs.latimes.com/the_big_picture/2010/11/the-mpaa-cracks-down-on-bad-language-in-the-kings-speech.html |title=To the MPAA ratings board, 'The King's Speech' is just as bad as 'Saw 3D' |date=2010-11-01 |accessdate=2022-01-01}}</ref> |
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Some forms of media are cut post-release so as to obtain a PG-13 rating for [[Home video|home media]] release or to feature on an Internet streaming service that will not carry films rated higher than PG-13. In 2020, a recording of ''[[Hamilton (musical)|Hamilton]]'' was released on [[Disney+]] after cuts by [[Lin-Manuel Miranda]] to remove two of the three instances of ''fuck'' in the musical to qualify it as PG-13 under MPAA guidelines.<ref name=ham /> |
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== References == |
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{{Reflist}} |
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[[Category:Motion Picture Association]] |
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[[Category:Motion picture rating systems]] |
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[[Category:Film censorship in the United States]] |
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