Why is pirate radio rated r

The s mantra "Drugs, sex and rock-and-roll" sets sail aboard a floating radio station strategically positioned in international waters, but close enough to be heard on England's shores. Captained by a DJ known as "The Count" Philip Seymour Hoffman , the illegally broadcasted radio waves capture both the rebellious heart of UK youth and the attention of the stern and controlling British Government. Why is Pirate Radio rated R? Run Time: minutes. He's on summer holiday and is rather uncertain in the midst of this hotbed.

It's possible he may find the solution to a personal question onboard. Richard Curtis is good at handling large casts, establishing all the characters and keeping them alive. No coincidences means more development. And the wall-to-wall '60s rock keeps things bright. Meanwhile, back in Parliament, a tight-arsed Sir Alistair Dormandy Kenneth Branagh denounces pirate radio as "a sewer of of dirty commercialism and no morals.

The government vows to sink the pirates and finally forces through the required legislation. This is highly unpopular. Just imagine an American administration turning off your rock and forcing you to listen only to NPR.

Wow, I'm sorry I wrote that. There are probably fringers who think Obama is plotting to do just that. No Beatles. No, I don't mean Obama would outlaw the Beatles.

I mean I noticed Radio Caroline didn't play their records. Roger Ebert was the film critic of the Chicago Sun-Times from until his death in A young man asks two men for a condom, one man hands him one and tells him when he's finished to "take it off, wash it out and have another go at it!

A woman wearing a short skirt opens her jacket to reveal a very tight shirt with the name of a man written across the chest and the man whose name it is comments, using crude language. A young man asks a man if he could borrow a condom, the man agrees and then throws the condom at the young man. An older man tells a young man to hide his pornography because his mother is coming to visit. A woman tells a group of men that since her newly discovered sexual prowess might be dangerous, that she should stay on a ship she refers to an affair with a seemingly heterosexual woman.

A man talks about sexual dreams and a woman in the group lustfully repeats the name of a woman she had fantasized about. A man asks another man if he had sex with the first man's wife; the second man sheepishly admits that he had. A young man asks a man how his previous night had been; the man replies that it had not been very good, but that he had better hope for the next night. A man tells a woman, using crude language, that he had enjoyed having sex with her.

A man declares that Saturday is "Sexurday" because they are allowed to have women on board and that the day almost always ends in fornication. A man tells a young man that he is interested in sleeping with an entire ship of women.

A young man tells a man that he does not know his father, because his father was a man who had sex with his mother and left in the morning without giving his name. A woman tells a young man that she is a lesbian, and a man comments that lesbians are "things of dreams" and uses a crude term for lesbians.

A man comments to a young man that it is "too bad" that a woman is a lesbian. A man comments that a woman is of the "lesbianic" variety. A man makes a crude joke about another man's sexual relationship while broadcasting over the radio. An older man tells a young man that for the young man's birthday he is going to "give him a good time" by inviting his "attractive" niece to have dinner with them.

An older man tells a young man that the young man's mother is very attractive and a "sexual legend. A man tells a young man that his mother is a "hot mom. A woman asks a young man to tell a man, "Thanks for the good night," implying that they had sex. A man asks another man how he manages to have sex with so many women. No Morals. Rated R for language, and some sexual content including brief nudity. Did you know Edit. Trivia The scene in which Young Carl sulks about Marianne was originally supposed to be about eight seconds long and contain nothing but Tom Sturridge sitting on a bench and looking sad.

Will Adamsdale and Ike Hamilton happened to be there, so executive producer, writer, and director Richard Curtis told them to have a go at what they would have done if their friend was in the same situation.

He put on "So Long, Marianne" and they came up with everything that remains in the scene. Goofs The characters frequently use vernacular that was not made popular until much later than Characters refer to protection as 'condoms,' which were much more commonly called 'Johnnies' in the 60s.

Also, Young Carl is told that when dealing with Thick Kevin, it was important to "think outside the box," a term not coined in general use until the early 90s. Crazy credits This film is dedicated to all who worked and broadcast on the pirate stations - all those wonderful years, all day and all of the night.

This new version will be edited for length by director Richard Curtis after some European reviewers cited its minute running time as a factor in its diminished success.

Under license from Universal Music Operations Ltd. User reviews Review. Top review. Good, honest fun. Richard Curtis' first 'non romantic comedy film' is really another romantic comedy film- it's just that the romantic bit gets swamped within 20 other sub-plots so you try and not notice.

They are adored by the populace but hated by the government, including the Minister of Communications Kenneth Branagh and his chief subordinate Jack Davenport who aim to shut them down. If that was the extent of the plot then it would probably be a mins film. However the Boat That Rocked has so many little sub-plots- many seeming like excuses to put in another montage or cameo cast appearance that the time has ballooned out to mins and it does tell at times.

Furthermore, while Richard Curtis is entitled to look back on these days with an air of nostalgia, he sometimes seems to get a little too weepy eyed with the story. But these faults are more than made up for in the performances; all of which are good- and some are outstanding.