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Style magazine via Telegraph: screenwriter Kelly Marcel quoted [50SHD] will be NC-17 Antibody Jan 08, 11:07

I'd be surprised if Focus didn't have an R rated cut for theatrical release. Too much potential money left on the table with NC17 {nm} Moviesnob Jan 08, 11:09

If the film doesn't really stay true to its raunchy roots, the film may flop in many countries outside US Peterlee Jan 08, 12:02

For this film, foreign box office is where the big bucks are {nm} Peterlee Jan 08, 12:04

which is why I'm suggesting there should be multiple cuts. {nm} Moviesnob Jan 08, 12:17

but i dont know how true that is, the book has a big following right now, makes it more relevant than most sex thrillers {nm} Moviesnob Jan 08, 12:20

And there goes the big box office prospects... {nm} skamanfu Jan 08, 11:09

Oh wait, I should probably show my proof before I get scribbled. skamanfu Jan 08, 11:10

Your post was fine since you were offering an opinion on the box office, and not on the stock price. {nm} Antibody Jan 08, 11:19

I'm not so sure personally. Big enough property that theatres wouldn't avoid playing it even with that rating. {nm} MiyazakiFan Jan 08, 12:49

I know a lot of the big chains refuse to play NC-17 movies. Or at least they used to. {nm} skamanfu Jan 08, 12:53

its a totally messed up system. its mixed up with print ads too and newspapers not running them for NC17 films {nm} Moviesnob Jan 08, 12:57

I looked up Shame and it did play in some AMCs, some Regals, and some Cinemarks {nm} Moviesnob Jan 08, 13:08

its not available at itunes or Target, and I would assume Walmart was a pass too. I am sure they all sell 50 Shades the book. Moviesnob Jan 08, 13:12

since when do scriptwriters decide mpaa ratings? {nm} islander Jan 08, 11:20

Well..... she was hired by the film's producers and novel writer; she just writes what her employers wanted {nm} Peterlee Jan 08, 11:36

I wonder if she has seen "The Player"? second gary Jan 08, 11:22