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Mac | 1993 | R | - 6.4.8

John Turturro's directorial debut is inspired by his own family history. The story follows Mac Vitelli (played by Turturro), an Italian-American carpenter, as he builds really solid-looking houses with his two brothers.

SEX/NUDITY 6 - A man and a boy are shown urinating; we see them from the back. And, a man is shown sitting on a toilet with another man in the bathtub and another shaving with a towel wrapped around his waist. Nothing is shown. An artist's model is first shown strategically covered with a scarf, and later with slices of bread. Only her naked back and legs are visible. A couple of naked male behinds are also shown. There are a couple of sexual encounters: in one, a woman in a see-through negligee (only her behind is visible) seduces her husband which results in groping, moaning and groaning. In the film's most explicit sexual scene, a man and woman flirt on a bus, and the man ends up rubbing against her, until he's conspicuously sexually gratified; both are fully clothed. A man forcefully jumps on a woman, after talking sexually about flowers. Nothing happens.

VIOLENCE/GORE 4 - A man shown dead in a coffin, later appears to be talking to three characters. A man threatens a boy over money, and there's some shouting, name-calling and shoving. There are a couple of fights, which resemble wrestling matches. There are few punches, though, and a few whacks with wood planks. There's no blood. A man falls off a roof and we see him twisted on the ground.

LANGUAGE 8 - 74 F-words and its derivations, approximately 17 scatological, sexual and anatomical references and one profane gesture. Also some racist slurs.

DISCUSSION TOPICS - Obsession, shop-lifting, honesty and integrity, promiscuity, impersonal sex.

MESSAGE - Happiness is to love your job. One should always strive for perfection in one's craft.

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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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