Alright, folks, gather ’round for a thrilling tale of digital detective work! Okay, maybe not thrilling, but it’s something I went through the other day and figured I’d share. You know that classic flick, “Planes, Trains and Automobiles”? Love that movie. John Hughes at his finest, Steve Martin and John Candy – comedic gold. Anyway, it popped into my head, and I suddenly realized, “Hey, what’s the actual age rating on that thing?” It’s been ages since I last checked, and you know, sometimes you want to know if it’s something you can just casually put on when anyone’s around.
My Little Adventure in Rating-Finding
So, my first instinct, as it usually is these days, was to just grab my trusty smartphone. No complicated strategy here. I just opened up my web browser and bashed in something super straightforward like “planes trains automobiles age rating”. Real simple. No need to get fancy with it, right?
Up pops the usual flood of results. You know the drill – movie database sites, review pages, the whole shebang. I started clicking on the first few promising ones. It wasn’t like digging for buried treasure, thankfully. Pretty quickly, I started seeing a consistent letter pop up: R. Yep, R-rated, at least for the good old USA. That’s generally the one I’m looking for first.
Now, I’m the kind of person who likes to be, let’s say, reasonably sure. So, I didn’t just stop at the first “R” I saw. I poked around a couple of different sites. Sometimes, believe it or not, you find slight differences, or things get muddled with international ratings, which are a whole other ball game. But for “Planes, Trains and Automobiles,” it seemed pretty consistent across the board. The consensus was definitely building.
After maybe five minutes – tops – of this highly intensive investigation (ha!), I had my answer locked down. R. Restricted. That generally means if you’re under 17, you’re supposed to have a parent or adult guardian with you. And why the R? Well, from what I could gather piecing things together from various summaries and content notes, it’s largely down to the language. There’s a fair bit of swearing, including that one famous scene. Those 80s comedies, man, they really went for it sometimes!
So, there you have it. My little quest was complete. It wasn’t exactly climbing Everest, but hey, now I know. And knowing is half the battle, or so they say. It’s just good to have that info in your back pocket, especially if you’re thinking of a movie night and want to make sure it’s appropriate for the audience. Another digital mystery solved!
