Monday, November 4, 2002

MPAA Trying To Tag Solaris With R Rating

The MPAA Ratings Board came back with an R rating on Steven Soderbergh's Solaris on Monday. 20th Century Fox, distributing domestically, was expecting a PG-13 for the space drama, which has been touted as a major commercial player in the holiday movie season. The studio also maintains serious Academy Awards aspirations for the film.

The rating fight balances on two of Hollywood's most valued commodities, George Clooney's left and right butt cheeks. The MPAA has pegged Clooney's buttocks as the only image that stands between Solaris and a PG-13. Fox is expected to appeal the ruling.

Female frontal nudity, above the waist, has become accepted PG-13 fare, as long as there is no touching. This standard goes as far back as 1985's "Just One Of The Guys," in which Joyce Hyser bared her breasts at the climax of the film.

According to on-set sources, the rear end in question is actually Clooney's and not a stunt tuchus.

 

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