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Masterminds | 1997 | PG-13 | - 1.6.4
A teenager tries to thwart a kidnapping/ransom attempt.
SEX/NUDITY 1 - Scantily clad woman and moaning on a television show. Sexual innuendo.
VIOLENCE/GORE 6 - A man burns his hand -- some blood. A few people have bloody scrapes on their faces. Many people are shot with tranquilizer guns and machine guns. Land mines blow up and injure people. A man is shocked by an electrical wire. A man is hit with a bat, a man is knocked out with a wrench and a man is punched and knocked unconscious. People are washed away by swimming pool water and a person is hit by a dune buggy. Missiles are shot at teenagers.
LANGUAGE 4 - Many scatological references, many mild obscenities, a couple of anatomical references.
DISCUSSION TOPICS - Hostage taking, paying ransom, computer hacking.
MESSAGE - A smart teenager can save the day.
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