Desperately Seeking Susan (1985) [reclassified 2019]

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Synopsis

Comedy. After hitting her head, a bored housewife (Rosanna Arquette) suffers from amnesia and becomes entangled in a dangerous case of mistaken identity

Content elements

• Infrequent use of the sexual expletive in a non-sexual context; infrequent use of scatological slang, cursing, profanity, and vulgar expressions
• Infrequent portrayals of hand-to-hand and weapons violence - no blood or detail
• Infrequent buttock nudity in a non-sexual context
• Frequent portrayals of tobacco use in a recreational context; infrequent portrayals of alcohol and cannabis use in a recreational context

Thematic elements

• Identity
• Seeking adventure
• Desire

Classification rationale

Rated 14A for coarse language and substance use

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