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Common Sense Media says OK for kids 13+ A dated rebellion tale.
What Parents Need to Know Parents need to know that the music and movement will keep preteens entertained, but the sexual material and profanity may be too mature for the youngest. Teens will enjoy the energy of it, but the music is dated and the central conflict (to hold a dance or not) is a bit hard for teens to buy.
  • Families can talk about how we stand up for our values.
  • What would you have done in Ren's shoes?
  • How do you relate to authority figures similar to the one portrayed by John Lithgow?
The good stuff
  • message true2 Positive messages: To keep fighting for what you believe in... or keep dancing for what you believe in.
  • rolemodels true0 Positive role models: A girl straddles a moving car and a pickup truck. Two boys play a game of chicken in tractors, but ultimately Ren is a charismatic bad-boy gone good.
What to watch for
  • violence false3 Violence: Fisticuffs. One bloody nose and one person knocked out.
  • sex false3 Sex: Teens talk about ordering diaphragms through the mail, masturbation, and going all the way. Two teens are seen getting dressed after they've obviously had sex. We see bare male bums in a shower. There are numerous comments about the preacher's daughter's promiscuity.
  • language false3 Language: Fairly mild, including "asses" and "bulls--t." The worst is probably "bitch in heat."
  • consumerism false0 Consumerism: Not an issue
  • drugsalcoholtobacco false3 Drinking, drugs and smoking: Teens talk of "sniffing spray starch" as a means of getting high. The cool kids smoke cigarettes, drink, and even use a little pot (though smoking dope is mostly frowned upon).
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