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Sex, Erotica and Body of Evidence (Erotic 90’s, Part 10)

You Must Remember This

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The Rise and Fall of Movie Sexuality

Batman Returns had been released with APG-13, and sparked controversy because parents claimed it was so scary that it made their children cry. The LA Times reported that the cuts were made not to the interminable candle scene, but to the parking garage and masturbation scenes. A major studio was turning away from a product that had made a ton of money. Tim Burton implied in an interview 30 years later that Warner Bros. had exaggerated this outcry,. "...just thought it was too weird"

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