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How Ben Stiller's Meet The Fockers Dodged An R-Rating By The MPAA
SlashFilmStory by staff@slashfilm.com (Witney Seibold)
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How a clever edit saved Ben Stiller's 'Meet the Fockers' from an R-rating, letting the Focker-themed hilarity flow freely.
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- The MPAA was ready to slap 'Meet the Fockers' with an R-rating for its near-curses, but Stiller and team fought back with a strategic edit that kept it at PG-13.
- According to insiders, the film originally featured a few extra F-bombs and other more adult jokes that were ultimately trimmed to avoid the dreaded R-rating and reach a wider audience.
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Ben Stiller, Meet The Fockers