February 2, 2011
February 2, 2011
Stanton A. Glantz, PhD
Stanton A. Glantz, PhD
Why "The King's Speech" would NOT be Rated "R" for Smoking ...
The well regarded film, "The King's Speech" is filled with smoking. The MPAA rated it "R" for language because of one scene where the "f-word" wasrepeated several times as part of a speech therapy session, somethingthat I think was silly. Despite all the smoking, we would not haverated the film "R" for two reasons: (1) King George actually smoked (anddied of lung cancer) and smoking's negative consequences are clearlypresented (effects on the voicebox).
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