The classification system of the Motion Picture Association of America, implemented on November 1, , originally consisted of four ratings:. Persons under 16 not admitted, unless accompanied by parent or adult guardian. There would be modifications: the M was rechristened GP in and then, again, to PG in ; the minimum age for R-rated movies was raised from 16 to 17 in ; the PG, nestled between the PG and R, was added in But no single rating caused more commotion and controversy than the X, initially intended merely as a label for films made for, by, and about adults. But there was a snag. Mainstream theaters put rules into place prohibiting the distribution of X-rated movies — any X-rated movie.
Rated X is a American television film starring brothers Charlie Sheen and Emilio Estevez , with the latter also directing. Based on the nonfiction book X-Rated by David McCumber, the film chronicles the story of the Mitchell brothers , Jim and Artie, who were pioneers in the pornography and strip club businesses in San Francisco in the s and s. The film focuses on the making of their most profitable film, Behind the Green Door. It also portrays Artie's descent into drug addiction. The film was shot in Hamilton, Ontario , and Toronto, Ontario.
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