Getting into R rated movie?

[Black&Tan]

another option...buy a ticket for the movie next to the 300 auditorium. The only gotcha is that the starting times must be relatively close, otherwise you may be held back until your movie is ready to seat. Also, it helps if you don't stand out in a crowd as being a teenager. Finally, go through the ushers post when there is a big line and they don't have time to read each ticket. Best time to do this is on a Friday or Saturday night. But there are usually plenty of ushers around so this could be tricky.

Another option is to do this on a weekday afternoon, when there is only one usher, concessionist and cashier. You will need to do this within the first week, otherwise they may not sell any seats for the show, and won't run the movie at all.

 

[MacFan25863]

Whenever I go see a movie (at the Valencia Town Center Edwards, too ) they ID me when I buy the ticket but not when I enter the theater. Probably will work the same way for you.

PS- I'm 17.

 

[dextertangocci]

Just buy a ticket online

 

[latergator116]

A lot of times If you look about the right age or older they probably won't say anything. I buy lottery tickets from the corner store near my house occasionaly, and I'm not even 18 yet.

 

[latergator116]

Yeah because obviously you're of legal age if you're using a cell phone!

I don't think he's implying that. If you talk on your cell phone, they will be less likely to stop or interupt you.

 

[mattscott306]

another option...buy a ticket for the movie next to the 300 auditorium. .

If 300 is busy then this won't work. They stand outside and check tickets before you enter into the actual auditorium.

 

[Kingsly]

Whenever I go see a movie (at the Valencia Town Center Edwards, too ) they ID me when I buy the ticket but not when I enter the theater. Probably will work the same way for you.

PS- I'm 17.

I once lawyer-speak-ed my friend's way into the theater. He was 16 and I 17, and I went off on this huge rant about Minors and their accompaniment. Lots of multi-syllabic words. They didn't even put up a fight.

Gonna have to do it again on saturday for 300 (though it would be easier if the minor simply bought a ticket for something else... )...

 

[twistedlegato]

Gah! Some of you are such Hypocrites, you are all against Piracey and are sugesting ways to sneak into a movie for free AND sneaking into one that your not old enough to see.

IMHO thats exactly like pirating movies, you are watching your movie for free.

 

[Sdashiki]

To answer the question:

Wait until you are seventeen.


problem solved.

 

[Kingsly]

Gah! Some of you are such Hypocrites, you are all against Piracey and are sugesting ways to sneak into a movie for free AND sneaking into one that your not old enough to see.

IMHO thats exactly like pirating movies, you are watching your movie for free.

When I go with friends we are ALL paying for a ticket and, if the movie is R,
I always make sure that all the members of our group have permission to view said movie.

I would suggest to the OP to get in legitimately... in fact, I was waiting for this thread to get locked since a lot of the posts describe what may be defined as "illegal acts"

 

[Black&Tan]

What has been suggested, aside from the fake ID, is not illegal. I spent more than 1o years in the theater industry, starting as a concessionist and worked my way up to management. The rating system is a guideline suggested by the MPAA (Motion Picture Association of America). It is up to the individual theaters/theater chains to decide whether or not to enforce the ratings. Personally, I think that the ratings are mostly arbitrary, and based on the lowest common denominator in the public. Essentially, the rating system places the movie theater in the role of a babysitter. They assume a maturity level of the general public and decide whether someone who is under 17 is able to view sexual content and language. And then rely on the theater to enforce the ratings. In Europe, the ratings are different, taking into account the maturity and social values of society.

A few things stick in my mind years after I've left the industry, as I enforced the ratings. Parents attempting to bring toddlers into Hellraiser III, at a late night Friday show! This movie was rated NC-17 for graphic violence. It boggles the mind to think that the parents felt it was okay. I told them no, they were not allowed to bring a toddler into the movie. I'm definitely proud of that moment. And second, I was working the afternoon shift as a cashier on a quiet summer afternoon, and saw a teenager walking across the lot to the theater. The parking lot and driveway was at least 3/4 of a mile long, so this kid was definitely making a hike to see a movie. He came in, and was probably about 15. He wanted a ticket to an "R" rated flick, I don't remember what it was, probably something along the lines of Lethal Weapon. Nothing too sexual, but relatively violent. When I told him "no, he wasn't 17" he didn't put up much of an argument, just turned away and walked home. I was doing my job and enforcing the ratings, but really, what harm would it have caused to sell him a ticket. He looked mature enough, and this was proven to me by his acceptance of the "rules." I learned that day to make exceptions to the rules.