Unbeknownst to Dewey, Petey legitimately arranges for just that, and shows up unannounced at the station with his flamboyant girlfriend, Vernell (TARAJI P. HENSON). Station owner E.G. Sonderling (MARTIN SHEEN), who's more used to deejays such as the silky-voiced ladies man Nighthawk (CEDRIC THE ENTERTAINER) and veteran smooth talker Sunny Jim (VONDIE CURTIS HALL), doesn't want anything to do with this outspoken player.
Yet, Dewey manages to get Petey on the air, and while he ruffles many feathers, he's an instant hit with the listeners. From that point on, and through various personal and public crises such as the aftermath of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s assassination, the two men forge an unlikely friendship and business relationship.
There's a partially seen sexual encounter (movement and sounds), followed by the man being fully nude (the only explicit thing we see is his bare butt, no longer in a sexual context), and others are heavily implied (including that of a threesome), while a woman shows a lot of cleavage.
Violence consists of some brief fighting, as well as footage of rioting and related aspects of that. Some of these scenes may be unsettling or tense for some viewers, and various bad attitudes are present. Various characters drink and/or smoke (some quite a bit of both), there are two vomiting scenes, and some behavior might be enticing to imitate
Should you still be concerned about the film's appropriateness for yourself or anyone else in your home, you may want to look more closely at our detailed listings for more specific information regarding the film's content.
For those prone to visually induced motion sickness, there's some brief, and thus a bit shaky, handheld camera footage from time to time in the film.
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(2007) (Don Cheadle, Chiwetel Ejiofor) (R)
Alcohol/
DrugsBlood/Gore
Disrespectful/
Bad AttitudeFrightening/
Tense ScenesGuns/
Weapons
Heavy
Minor
Heavy
Mild
Moderate
Imitative
BehaviorJump
ScenesMusic
(Scary/Tense)Music
(Inappropriate)Profanity
Moderate
None
None
None
Extreme
Sex/
NuditySmoking
Tense Family
ScenesTopics To
Talk AboutViolence
Extreme
Extreme
Minor
Heavy
Moderate
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Reviewed June 4, 2007 / Posted July 13, 2007
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