THE ANDROMEDA STRAIN (1971)

[trekgeezer]

When I was a kid  (60's) the MPAA was more concerned about keeping the kiddies away from sex.  I remember seeing all kinds of violent stuff back then and my parents didn't seem to care, they did get a little upset when I saw  Barberella.

Midnight Cowboy was rated X, and they show worse on TV now.  I  remember my  Dad  taking  my  Mom  along with me and one of my friends to see  The Wild Bunch,  she didn't say anything about the ultra violence, but she sure did get worked up about Warren Oates playing with the Mexican girl's breasts.

Sensibilities were just different back then.    Who knows what movie is responsible for the PG-13 rating??

[Eirik]

Great movie, but I highly recommend renting or buying it because the pacing does not translate well to commercials every 15 minutes.  The first time I saw it was on regular TV and I didn't even watch the end.  I rented it some years later and loved it.

Yaddo is on the money.  If this were being made today, it would be Brad Pitt and Jennifer Anniston's first joint project.  Probably would co-star Taye Diggs, Hillary Duff, and Seth Green for comic relief.  Ugh.

This movie has the benefit of being based on (and very closely following) Crichton's best (in my opinion) book.  The scene where the two guys explore the desert town is the best.

[Susan]

Trek - same here. Growing up My folks took us to movies that were more for them not us, we fell asleep or watched. But they didn't seem to care about violence as much as sex. My dad did th whole routine of distracting us by discussing popcorn and drinks while mom would cover my eyes with her hand.

I remember when we watched "An american werewolf in london", plenty of violence there but as soon as the sex started the video was shut off. I spent that nite with my ear pressed against my door in my room listening to the rest of the movie. Now i own it. ;-)

[Dave Munger]

This reminds me of Adam Carola's stories (on the radio show Loveline) about seeing "Papilon" when he was little, and general anecdotes about how everything in the 70s was totally weird and inappropriate, like when he took a date to see "The Man Who Fell To Earth". I remember seeing "Midnight Cowboy" a long time before I had any idea what was going on in it.