When I got the LD of Xanadu for X-Mas 1981, I too thought it was a mistake on MCA DiscoVision's part - fortunately, Pioneer's Winter '81 LD catalog had a note about the GP rating and that it was no longer used. I didn't realize the MCA Videocassette VHS/Beta releases of Xanadu used the GP rating card too - good to know. (I assume it was on the MCA Videocassette label, NOT MCA Home Video or later, when it had been 're-rated'.)
The 1980 film "Xanadu" was the very last movie rated "GP." I think only the original MCA DiscoVision LaserDisc release contained the rating card at the end of the film.
@oldschoolbx1970 : Yes, PG was brought to life in 72, but GP was kept too and was still used up until 1980 when Xanadu was the last film to receive the GP rating. The film prints, one-sheets and video's all list it as GP rated. GP and PG existed together - GP was a film that was for all audiences that might have a small amount of adult content while PG was for films with adult content but tame enough for all audiences. They existed together until 1980.
@lovemylogics Then where was the rated GP being used until 1980? By the way,what was the first movie to be rated GP in 1970 and what was the last one to be rated GP in 1972?
@oldschoolbx1970 : I don't know - I never cared, but I do know that Xanadu in 1980 was the last GP rated film. The MCA DiscoVision LaserDisc as well as the MCA Videocassette releases carried the MPAA GP rating card at the end of the film and it was listed as rated "GP" in MCA's 1980 and 1981 catalogs as well as Pioneer LaserDisc's catalogs. Check them out for yourself.
@oldschoolbx1970: here's a quote from a site about XanaduL " It’s interesting to note that Xanadu was the last film to receive the GP rating from the MPAA. It would be officially re-rated with a PG rating just in time for the advertising material, like the official movie poster. You can see the old GP bumper at the very end in the laser disc and early videotape copies."
I have a one-sheet poster for the pre-release publicity that shows the GP rating.
@oldschoolbx1970 I don't know why Xanadu got the GP rating - at the time it came out on LaserDisc, I had never heard of GP and had to look it up. But it was officially rated GP for about the first few days of its short theatrical run - then it was re-rated PG and later artwork reflected that - but all the home video releases used the MPAA's blue GP rating card at the end of the film, and its the last film ever to be given the GP rating.
When the MPAA rating system came out in 1968, originally the rating was known as "M"—suggested for mature audiences. This confused parents, and theater owners, who mistakenly thought it meant "adults only". It was changed to "GP" in 1970; "GP" was mistaken to mean "General Public". The "PG" came out in 1972.
ooohhh pretty lights
TaTgurl1003 3 months ago
the hot dog ad is an example of subliminal advertising
Childist2 1 year ago
Why did not the X films receive the self-regulation symbol?
verax17 2 years ago
@verax17 - Unlike the other 3 ratings, any studio was free to use it at their discretion.
WhatsAYak 1 year ago
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verax17 2 years ago
Dude this is awesome! Can I use it in my next movie, "The Way of the Fist"? I'll make sure to accredit you if you do.
jheadSF06 2 years ago
When I got the LD of Xanadu for X-Mas 1981, I too thought it was a mistake on MCA DiscoVision's part - fortunately, Pioneer's Winter '81 LD catalog had a note about the GP rating and that it was no longer used. I didn't realize the MCA Videocassette VHS/Beta releases of Xanadu used the GP rating card too - good to know. (I assume it was on the MCA Videocassette label, NOT MCA Home Video or later, when it had been 're-rated'.)
lovemylogics 3 years ago 2
The 1980 film "Xanadu" was the very last movie rated "GP." I think only the original MCA DiscoVision LaserDisc release contained the rating card at the end of the film.
lovemylogics 3 years ago 15
@lovemylogics GP was transformed into PG back in 1972,not 1980.
oldschoolbx1970 5 months ago
@oldschoolbx1970 : Yes, PG was brought to life in 72, but GP was kept too and was still used up until 1980 when Xanadu was the last film to receive the GP rating. The film prints, one-sheets and video's all list it as GP rated. GP and PG existed together - GP was a film that was for all audiences that might have a small amount of adult content while PG was for films with adult content but tame enough for all audiences. They existed together until 1980.
lovemylogics 5 months ago
@lovemylogics Then where was the rated GP being used until 1980? By the way,what was the first movie to be rated GP in 1970 and what was the last one to be rated GP in 1972?
oldschoolbx1970 5 months ago
@oldschoolbx1970 : I don't know - I never cared, but I do know that Xanadu in 1980 was the last GP rated film. The MCA DiscoVision LaserDisc as well as the MCA Videocassette releases carried the MPAA GP rating card at the end of the film and it was listed as rated "GP" in MCA's 1980 and 1981 catalogs as well as Pioneer LaserDisc's catalogs. Check them out for yourself.
lovemylogics 5 months ago
@oldschoolbx1970: here's a quote from a site about XanaduL " It’s interesting to note that Xanadu was the last film to receive the GP rating from the MPAA. It would be officially re-rated with a PG rating just in time for the advertising material, like the official movie poster. You can see the old GP bumper at the very end in the laser disc and early videotape copies."
I have a one-sheet poster for the pre-release publicity that shows the GP rating.
lovemylogics 5 months ago
@lovemylogics Thanks for that info. I was never aware of that one. By the way,why was Xanadu about to be given a GP rating?
oldschoolbx1970 5 months ago
@oldschoolbx1970 I don't know why Xanadu got the GP rating - at the time it came out on LaserDisc, I had never heard of GP and had to look it up. But it was officially rated GP for about the first few days of its short theatrical run - then it was re-rated PG and later artwork reflected that - but all the home video releases used the MPAA's blue GP rating card at the end of the film, and its the last film ever to be given the GP rating.
lovemylogics 5 months ago
@lovemylogics Once again,thanks.
oldschoolbx1970 5 months ago
When the MPAA rating system came out in 1968, originally the rating was known as "M"—suggested for mature audiences. This confused parents, and theater owners, who mistakenly thought it meant "adults only". It was changed to "GP" in 1970; "GP" was mistaken to mean "General Public". The "PG" came out in 1972.
RJSchex 3 years ago
Yep...the confusion had to w/an earlier pre-ratings designation of SMA (Suggested for Mature Audiences) for certain films.
WhatsAYak 3 years ago
groovy great find!
only257 3 years ago
The announcer sounds like the guy who did all the old Quinn Martin series.
marklungo 3 years ago
A joke for 39 seconds into this video...
"Sizzling hot dogs, bursting with juicy goodness" has been rated "NC-17" by the Motion Picture Association of America for crude sexual innuendo.
Watcher3223 3 years ago 20
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verax17 3 years ago
It was a joke.
Think about the words and you may get it.
Watcher3223 3 years ago
@Watcher3223 LOL!
JeterSwisherFan88 8 months ago
Great find! I've been looking for this and the old "What's GMRX" clip for a long time.
Psychotronic42 4 years ago 3