CAST AS ROLE MODELS:

LUKAS HAAS plays a teen student who's looking for some excitement in his life and is willing to give up school for it.

WINONA RYDER plays a mysterious woman with a past filled with partying and men.

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ALCOHOL OR DRUG USE

One of John’s buddies appears to be inhaling pot.

People drink beers in a bar while Patty is having a mixed drink.

Valentine and Patty leave the bar drunk and drive away.

At a fair, John gets beers for himself and Patty and is caught by a police officer who just gives him a warning about underage drinking.

BLOOD/GORE

John reads a writing class project that includes descriptions of a beheaded spouse and lots of blood.

A little blood is seen on the hand of a student who just punched a wall.

There is a little blood on the head of a driver who's just been in a car accident.

A dead body is pulled from a car after it's pulled out of a pond.

DISRESPECTFUL/BAD ATTITUDE

John says he's going to skip school the next day since his teacher reprimanded him for being late ("better to get a zero by not being there than to get one for being late").

John "borrows" the school car on several occasions to drive himself and his friends around.

By taking her to his room, John, in a way, "kidnaps" Patty who doesn't know where she is.

John says "I hate it here" four times in a row (referring to his school).

A woman refers to a police officer as "that fat head cop."

Valentine steals a car while Patty does not object to the theft.

John "friends" turn against him merely because he doesn't tell them anything about Patty.

John drops out of school, preferring to be with Patty instead.

FRIGHTENING SCENES

A car crashes into a small pond and goes underwater. Patty makes it out but the driver doesn't.

GUNS/WEAPONS

Guns are worn by the police officers.

Knife: Used by Valentine to break into a car.

IMITATIVE BEHAVIOR

Phrases: "Shut up," "Bitch," and "Something up that guy’s butt."

Drunk driving.

JUMP SCENES

None.

MUSIC (SCARY/TENSE)

Just one scene where a car has plunged into a small pond and Patty has to escape the car after it's gone under.

MUSIC (INAPPROPRIATE)

None.

PROFANITY

1 "f" word, 6 "s" words, 11 hells, 4 "ass" words, 2 damns, and 10 uses of "God damn it," 5 of "Jesus," 2 of "God," and 1 of "Christ’s Sake" as exclamations.

SEX/NUDITY

One of the younger students tells John (sensing John’s growing interest in Patty), "...nothing compared to that boner in your pants."

John takes Patty’s shirt off (it's wet and she’s not feeling well) and she’s seen in her bra.

Moments later, she gets too hot and takes her shirt off and is again seen in her bra.

Commenting on John’s writing assignment, Patty says she likes the part with the three prostitutes in a tub.

John lies on top of Patty kissing her while she moans a bit.

It’s implied that they had sex: The next morning when she hears someone coming, Patty quickly pulls on her pants.

There is an ever-so-brief shot of Patty’s bare butt as she pulls on her pants.

SMOKING

John’s school buddies are often seen smoking.

A policeman smokes.

Some of Patty’s friends smoke at a local fair.

TENSE FAMILY SCENES

John and his parents often argue about his behavior.

TOPICS TO TALK ABOUT

Moving what could be a seriously injured person and thus injuring them more (The boys carry the limp and injured Patty who has been thrown from a horse).

There is a brief mention of a girl who committed suicide the year before.

Drunk driving and accidents.

Staying in school versus following a romance.

VIOLENCE

John forcibly removes one of the younger students from his room and pushes him up against a wall.

A student tells another, "I'll punch your face in."

In anger, one of John’s friends punches his hand into a wall.

John’s father smacks him.

After his classmates taunt him, John first turns and kicks one of their desks and then grabs one of the students and throws him to the floor.