Day The Music Died, The: The Story Of Don McLean's American Pie

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Synopsis

Dir: Mark Moormann. Documentary. An in-depth look at the writing, production, and legacy Don McLean's song "American Pie" in celebration of its 50th anniversary.

Content elements

• Infrequent use of profanity and vulgar expressions
• Infrequent use of sexual language and references - no detail
• Brief depictions of guns and weapons violence in a war footage context - no blood, little detail
• Infrequent depictions of tobacco use in a recreational context; infrequent references to substance use

Thematic elements

• Legacy
• American music
• Artistic expression

Classification rationale

Rated PG for mature subject matter

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