The Weather Man

2005 R 1h 41m DVD

The Weather Man

2005 R 1h 41m DVD
  • Overview
  • Details
Chicago weatherman Dave Spritz gets one step closer to fame and fortune when he's invited to try out for a spot on a popular national morning show. All he has to do is pull himself together, but that proves increasingly difficult.
Cast
Nicolas Cage, Michael Caine, Hope Davis, Gemmenne de la Pena, Nicholas Hoult, Michael Rispoli, Gil Bellows, Judith McConnell, Chris Marrs, Dina Facklis
Director
Gore Verbinski
Format
DVD
Screen
Widescreen Anamorphic 1.85:1
CC
Yes
Audio
English: Dolby Digital 5.1
Rating
R - Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.
age 17+
Common Sense rating OK for kids 17+
age 17+

Common Sense Note

Parents need to know that this film includes scenes showing a counselor's attempted seduction of his teenaged charge (the older man takes photos of the boy and asks him to take off his shirt). Characters use strong language (frequent use of "f--k," slang for male and female genitals), drink and smoke cigarettes (a 12-year-old girl smokes with her classmate). Flashbacks show the protagonist in sexual situations with women who are not his wife (including brief nudity). When a young girl is called a "Camel toe," the film includes an insert shots to illustrate the reference (as well as a real camel's foot, to pound home the point). The film is focused on family tensions, so many scenes show arguments and resentments. The grandfather is dying, so the film includes several scenes in the hospital. A character points an arrow at his wife's new boyfriend. Several men fight with one another, drawing blood.

Sexual Content

Sexual scenes show breasts and adulterous activity; a man tries to seduce a teenaged boy by having him pose for pictures with his shirt off.

Violence

Fights between men include punches and bloody faces.

Language

Heavy use of the f-word (over 50 instances), slang for genitals, "damn," "ass."

Social Behavior

Selfish, unhappy characters; children feeling abandoned by their squabbling parents; lessons learned, eventually.

Consumerism

McDonalds, Frosty, Big Gulp.

Drugs / Tobacco / Alcohol

Drinking and brief smoking (including a 12-year-old girl smoking a cigarette).

  • Age appropriate
  • Not an issue
  • Depends on your child and your family
  • Parents strongly cautioned
  • Not appropriate for kids of the age

This information for parents is provided by Common Sense Media, a non-profit organization dedicated to improving kids' media lives.

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