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MPAA Upholds NC-17 Rating For ‘Killer Joe’

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Wednesday March 14, 2012 @ 2:43pm PDTTags: Killer Joe, LD Entertainment, Tracy Letts

‘Killer Joe’ Gets NC-17; Planning To Appeal Rating

LOS ANGELES — The Classification and Rating Appeals Board today upheld the NC-17 rating given to the movie Killer Joe. The Classification and Rating Administration (CARA) had assigned the movie the NC-17 rating for “graphic aberrant content involving violence and sexuality, and a scene of brutality.” In the appeal brought by LD Entertainment, the Appeals Board heard statements on behalf of Killer Joe from David Dinerstein, President of LD Entertainment, and Tracy Letts, Pulitzer Prizewinner, Playwright and Screenwriter. The Classification and Rating Administration was represented by Chairman Joan Graves.

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‘Killer Joe’ Gets NC-17; Planning To Appeal Rating

By MIKE FLEMING JR | Wednesday February 29, 2012 @ 4:56pm PSTTags: Killer Joe, LD Entertainment, NC-17, Tracy Letts
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EXCLUSIVE: Another movie has gotten an NC-17. Killer Joe, the Billy Friedkin-directed adaptation of the Tracy Letts play just got an NC-17 rating. That is one of the first releases by LD Entertainment, the new distribution company started by Mickey … Read More »

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