The MPAA buzzkill brigade did what it does best in Hollywood this week when it slapped the film-festival favorite Killer Joe (2011) with the dreaded NC-17 rating.
The film, which Deadline describes as "Tennessee Williams meets Quentin Tarantino," stars Emile Hirsch as a young man with money problems, Juno Temple as his promiscuous younger sister, and Gina Gershon as their evil trailer-park witch of a mother. In order to avoid getting whacked by the Mob, Hirsch hires a hit man (Matthew McConaughey) to kill his mom so he can collect the insurance money. Both Temple and Gershon go nude in the movie.
The filmmakers say they plan to appeal the rating in time for Killer Joe to hit theaters as planned in mid-May.
The scene the MPAA found so offensive? Well, it involves Gina Gershon and a bucket of KFC. Speaking of which...lunchtime!
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Killer Joe Gets the Kiss of NC-17 Death
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