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They can get a rating. But their problem is getting an R, which allows children to see a film in the company of an adult. After two preliminary screenings, the Motion Picture Association of America's classification board indicated that in its present form, Basic Instinct would receive an NC-17 rating (no children; 17 or older). Douglas and Verhoeven have urged that the disputed scenes stay, even if this results in an adults-only tag. But Carolco, which produced the $40 million film, and Tri-Star, which is to release it in March, are insisting that Verhoeven keep cutting...
...anybody in Hollywood could bring muscle to breaking the taboo against releasing NC-17 movies, Douglas and Verhoeven are the guys. The Dutch director (who in his early films Spetters and The Fourth Man peppered extravagant sexual themes with lavish male and female nudity) is known for his inventive, violent and profitable sci-fi films RoboCop and Total Recall. Douglas is one of the town's most respected and powerful actor-producers; his risks pay off. Should Tri-Star take a gamble on his instincts? Director Lili Fini Zanuck (Rush) thinks so: "You've got Michael Douglas, a major star...
...critically acclaimed independent fare as Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer and The Cook the Thief His Wife & Her Lover. After much debate, and the likelihood that a major-studio film (Universal's Henry & June) would get an X, the film industry's rating board altered the label to NC-17. The idea was to remove the stigma of pornography that the X rating bore and allow serious filmmakers to explore provocative styles without worrying that the parents of a 14-year-old might be offended...
...didn't take. Many theaters, bound by restrictive real estate contracts, will not show NC-17 movies, and many newspapers won't run the ads. The majors continue to require directors to deliver films that will be rated no worse than R. So the rating really meant "No Change"; not a single big-studio film since Henry & June has been released NC-17. And for directors wanting the same freedom as their European counterparts, it means "No Chance...
Richard Heffner, the chairman of the ratings board, says NC-17 should not be treated as "the mark of Cain. I firmly believe that NC-17 is a rating that should be used and respected," he says. "Americans are wise enough to understand that we should discriminate between what children and adults can see, and that's all it means...