Woody Woodpecker | 2017 | PG | – 1.3.2

Why is “Woody Woodpecker” rated PG? The MPAA rating has been assigned for “some action, rude humor and language.” The Kids-In-Mind.com evaluation includes an animated woodpecker flirting with a decoy, discussions of relationships, many scenes of a woodpecker menacing people with some dangerous incidents that do not leave lingering injuries, a few scenes of poachers with weapons threatening a woodpecker, several arguments, and some mild language. Read our parents’ guide below for details on sexual content, violence & strong language.

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A feisty but rare species of woodpecker (animated and voiced by Eric Bouza) must protect his Washington State wilderness from wildlife poachers (Scott McNeil and Adrian McMorran) and a landowner (Tim Omundson) committed to building a modern mansion. Also with Thaila Ayala, Graham Virchere, Jordan Largy, Chelsea Miller, Jakob Davies, Sean Tyler, Emily Holmes and Karin Konoval. Directed by Alex Zamm. [Running Time: 1:31]

Woody Woodpecker SEX/NUDITY 1

 – Two scenes include a man and a woman under covers in bed (both are clothed). A man kisses a woman on top of the head. A woodpecker flirts with a female decoy, smiling and leaning toward it, but then discovers it is made of wood.
► Two women wear scoop neck tops that reveal cleavage in two scenes. A woman wears a miniskirt and short-shorts in a couple of scenes. Two teen boys are left wearing only their boxer shorts (we see their bare chests, abdomens, backs and legs) as they run away from an incident (please see the Violence/Gore category for more details).

Woody Woodpecker VIOLENCE/GORE 3

 – A woodpecker enters an RV, blows out the flame under a teakettle, a woman turns up the gas and relights it, and the RV explodes in smoke and flames; the woman comes out screaming with her hair matted and smoldering, her dress charred and her face grimy, but otherwise uninjured before calling a cab and leaving angrily.
► Two poachers threaten three preteens in several scenes and lock them in a cage. Two poachers fire tranquilizer darts at a woodpecker, miss each time, but hit each other and collapse. A man fires a poisoned dart at a woodpecker, misses, and the bird flies into a wooden door and its beak is temporarily stuck. A man locks a woodpecker in a cage and another man and a woman are locked into cages, but the man knocks over his cage and frees the bird that then frees all the people with a key.
► A woodpecker chases two screaming men on an ATV, who stop at a footbridge and one man pulls out a long knife; the bird pecks a hole in the bridge and the men fall through and into a river, wash up on a shore while riding a small piece of wood, and they are arrested. A poacher knocks out a man and a woodpecker creates a whirlwind to knock out the poacher. Two men cut down a woodpecker’s tree, taser the bird (we see zaps flash), and put it in a small cage. A man is tasered by a booby-trapped net and falls to the ground with flashes running through him (he is fine in the next scene). Two teen boys threaten a preteen boy on a sidewalk, knock him down, and steal his guitar; a woodpecker flies over, creates a whirlwind around the attackers and when it clears up, their clothes are ripped to pieces leaving them wearing only their boxer shorts, as they run away. Three preteen kids enter an old barn and find a stuffed bear, small animal skulls, and small pelts; two men enter, shout at them, and run them off. A man throws a shoe at a woodpecker, and the bird catches it and throws it back (no injuries are seen).
► A woodpecker pecks trees loudly, especially at night, mocks humans, burps, flatulates, snores loudly, and blows raspberries in several scenes. A woodpecker dive bombs people several times without hurting them, while they swing shovels at it, miss, and fall down. A woodpecker defecates on a car window after flattening the tires, it defecates on the head of a woman who gags loudly, and again on an ice cream cone eaten by a man who thinks it tastes fine. A woodpecker pecks holes in a house under construction, making walls collapse without hurting anyone, but pecks a woman and causes a man to fall several feet, but without injury. A woodpecker drops a wasp’s nest among construction workers who scream and run away and it drops over 100 pine cones on a man’s head (no injuries are seen). A woodpecker pecks electrical wiring and causes a man to be electrocuted with zaps of power, but the man is not seriously injured nor does he need medical care. A woodpecker flips a switch to fill an SUV with two people in it with concrete (no one is hurt). A woodpecker pecks a wire in a house and causes a fire that burns the house down with large flames; we see the charred rubble the next day. A woodpecker accidentally knocks a birdhouse on a tall pole onto a tent where two people are sleeping (no one is hurt). A woodpecker pecks a man on the head several times in a few scenes (no injuries are seen). A man accidentally hits a woman with a broom (she is not harmed and slaps his arm).
► A man and a woman argue in a few scenes. Two men argue and shout in several scenes. A man and his preteen son argue a couple of times. We hear that an older man had a stroke but is getting better. We hear that a man defecated on his jeep but says it was only once. There are a few references to vomiting.
► A man spits in his hand (we do not see goo) and another man refuses to shake hands with him. A preteen boy wins a hot dog eating contest after eating 29, holds his rumbling stomach, and runs off-screen saying he will be sick (we do not see him getting sick).

Woody Woodpecker LANGUAGE 2

 – 8 mild scatological terms, 2 anatomical terms, 3 mild obscenities, name-calling (crazy, stupid, psychotic, dumb, dumber, dummy, demon, flying demon, runts, hard-head, punk, buster, sellout, trailer trash, Death Star), exclamations (heck, jeez, crud, whoa, wow, hey, put a cork in it, squawk it up, shut-up), 3 religious exclamations (e.g. Holy crow, Holy moly, God of chaos and mayhem). | profanity glossary |

Woody Woodpecker SUBSTANCE USE

 – A woman says she needs Xanax (we do not see any), and a woman asks a man if he is taking medications (he ignores her). A man and a woman pour two glasses of wine and hold their glasses but do not drink in a couple of scenes, and several men and women hold glasses of champagne at a celebration but do not drink.

Woody Woodpecker DISCUSSION TOPICS

 – Big Oil, flipping houses, greedy corporations and individuals, the black market, the environment, wildlife, taxidermy, poaching, families, fathers and sons, conflict, making amends, adults apologizing to children, making new friends.

Woody Woodpecker MESSAGE

 – Business people should be less greedy and more appreciative of families and nature.