>Yes, the movie is based on the novel written by J.G. Ballard. The movie
>came out in 1996 and starred Holly Hunter and James Spader. It's
>R-rated, I think, because of all the gore. Likely available on video by
>now.
>
>Lela
>
Excuse me, Lela, but what gore? Did you see a different cut of the film
than I did? I assumed the rating was due to the simulated sex scenes and
explicit language used by the characters. (Cronenberg does not seem very
comfortable with the one gay sex scene in the film, but then he almost
entirely excised the homosexual content from NAKED LUNCH).
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