Boom For Real: The Late Teenage Years Of Jean-Michel Basquiat

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Synopsis

Documentary. Archival footage and interviews with his friends, colleagues, and contemporaries reveal the early life and career of American artist Jean-Michel Basquiat.

Content elements

• Infrequent use of the sexual expletive and variations, in a non-sexual context; infrequent use of scatological slang, cursing, and profanity
• Infrequent depictions of hand-to-hand and weapons violence in a documentary context - little detail
• Infrequent breast nudity in an artistic context
• Frequent depictions of and detailed references to illegal substance use in a recreational context - some detail; infrequent depictions of smoking and alcohol use in a documentary context - little detail

Thematic elements

• The artistic temperament
• The history of American art
• Creativity and self-expression

Classification rationale

Rated 14A for illegal substance use

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