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Hoffa | 1992 | R | - 2.8.10
Danny DeVito's biopic of Jimmy Hoffa, the Teamster union boss whose Mob connections caused his "disappearance" more than a decade ago.
SEX/NUDITY 2 - Sexual innuendo. A woman is shown naked in bed, under covers. We see a woman nude from the side and then from the back sitting on a bed, no sex is shown.
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VIOLENCE/GORE 8 - There is a huge brawl at a truck yard between pro-union and anti-union truckers; we see a mass of swinging arms and wrestling bodies. There is a threat with a knife, then with a gun. We see a man in flames, then we see him in the hospital; the camera lingers on his charred body. Another brawl between working and striking truckers results in men dying in various ways. A deer is shot with a hand gun; its body lies dead, there's no blood. Two men are shot three times each. Particularly disturbing: a reporter gets a present from Hoffa which is a jar containing severed (anatomically precise) male genitalia.
LANGUAGE 10 - At least 134 F-words, lots of references to male and female genitalia, scatological references, some racial slurs.
DISCUSSION TOPICS - Unions and union-busting. Mob connections.
MESSAGE - Hoffa comes across as a sympathetic figure, despite connections with organized crime and a number of illegal activities. Loyalty to one's laboring brethren is considered the ultimate virtue.
CAVEATS
Be aware that while we do our best to avoid spoilers it is impossible to disguise all details and some may reveal crucial plot elements.
We've gone through several editorial changes since we started covering films in 1992 and older reviews are not as complete & accurate as recent ones; we plan to revisit and correct older reviews as resources and time permits.
Our ratings and reviews are based on the theatrically-released versions of films; on video there are often Unrated, Special, Director's Cut or Extended versions, (usually accurately labelled but sometimes mislabeled) released that contain additional content, which we did not review.
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