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Originally posted by RUgreek
I've never seen an NC-17 movie hit the local theaters. Time to make a sequel to deep throat hollywood!
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You might see one hit the art-house or indy-film circuit, such as the Angelika, but very few mainstream movie theater chains will take on an NC-17 film. Much like the X rating it replaced, NC-17 can mean the kiss of death for major film distribution and sales.
Directors will edit a film to tone down violence and sexuality to earn an R rating, sometimes sneaking the trimmed bits after the film has been rated (a big no-no). Which is why you see sometimes an 'unrated' or 'international' version of a popular film released on DVD.