The legend that changed American film ratings forever.
The PG rating in the 1980s became a controversy in the film industry, and Steven Spielberg was behind a lot of it. Before the PG-13 rating, there was no slot for a film that was between a PG and an R-rated film. Thus, a lot of films fell on either end of the spectrum. Some were doomed to an R rating, which limited their audience by not letting anyone under 17 in without a parent or guardian.
Indiana Jones and 'Jaws' Showed Why We Needed a PG-13 Rating You cannot talk about PG-13 without talking about everyone's favorite adventure hero: Indiana Jones. As the franchise is coming to an end this summer with Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, it's fun to look back at the groundbreaking series that pushed limits. Raiders of the Lost Ark is a fairly average action movie regarding its violence.
'Poltegeist' and 'Gremlins' Pushed the Boundaries of a PG Rating Poltergeist, written by Steven Spielberg and directed by Tobe Hooper of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, is another film that pushed the boundaries of a PG rating. Not only does it have pretty scary imagery involving the numerous ghosts and monsters throughout the film, like the iconic Beast that manifests as a giant skull and later guards the doorway to the children's room in the final act as a skeletal giant.
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