My first R movie was "The Jerk". I was staying at my grandparents house when I was about 10, and they let me and my younger brother watch it. I think it's rated PG 13 now as well.
I honestly don't recall the first R rated movie I saw. I do know that I'd seen Death Wish, Up In Smoke, The French Connection, One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest, and a ton of other R rated movies by the time I was ten. The rating wasn't ever a big deal to me until I saw 48 Hours. That definitely stood out from all the 70's R flicks I had seen...
I was about 5 and my parents and had goen tothe Beach (Jones Beach) and then the sky started pouring rain. We drove around, had dinner at Fiendly's and then hit a movie. That movie.. Blazing Saddles whci hhad been re-released t otheaters. The Year... 1977. My age: 5.
This is absolutely key. She definitely has to feel comfortable, because she'll be living the next four or more years of her life at this school. That was the deciding factor for me.
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