What's the R-rated movie you were too young to be watching?

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Steve Sun, Feb 15, 2009 at 01:36 AM EST

I was either 8 or 9 when my mom and dad took the whole family to see ANIMAL HOUSE.

Tim Fri, Feb 6, 2009 at 09:54 AM EST

We had HBO and Showtime when they both first came out. I used to go down in the basement by myself and watch all these amazing movies. I look back now and I can't believe I was watching those movies at such a young age. "Fast Times @ Ridgemont High" floored me. I was like 10. After seeing that and "Porkys" at around the same time, I couldn't wait for highschool! lol.

Quinton3 Fri, Feb 6, 2009 at 09:38 AM EST

They should at least make 3 or 4 of them every 2 months at least. There is just too many. They don`t even make as much money as PG or PG-13. Who wants to watch sexual scenes or nudity!

Jessica Sat, Jan 31, 2009 at 01:43 PM EST

I was 14 when I sneaked "A Clockwork Orange" behind my parents' back. I'd heard about it and was intrigued, but it disturbed me for the next week. Especially at the end..."Oh, I was cured, all right." Yikes.

sae Sat, Jan 31, 2009 at 10:59 AM EST

i took my 12 yr old cousin and 13 yr old brother to see forgetting sarah marshall not seeing all the hype about the nude seen my sister and i thought it was hillarious but there was alot of quiet staring at the ceiling next to us and that was the second apatow clan movie i brought them too the first one was superbad haha that was not as much as shocker but still pretty awkward for them

jen Sat, Jan 31, 2009 at 10:49 AM EST

The Godfather. When my dad would pick me up early from the babysitter, he wouldn't know what to do with me, so he'd take me to the movies. "I" saw the godfather alone because he fell asleep soon after the movie started. I also saw this movie called the Harrod Experiment. The only thing I remembered about that movie was there were naked people in it and up to that point had never seen naked people in the movies.

Shauna Sat, Jan 31, 2009 at 10:37 AM EST

I was always allowed to go see whatever I wanted with my parents. I think they only things that disturbed me were Dressed to Kill(too much sex) and one of the Lone Wolf and Cub movies at the Drive-In. This scene where he has Freddy Kreuger hands and is poking people out from under the sand by shoving the blades through? I mean the guys were waiting in the sand to attack him, so it was clever, but wow, the brutality! I basically grew up still loving horror movies, but being a bit of a prude.

Elise Sat, Jan 31, 2009 at 02:31 AM EST

Oh man. I sneaked out of bed to hide behind our very large, semi-circular couch at the tender age of 9 to watch Interview With the Vampire, simply for the reason that I heard a child's voice and thought, "This has gotta be kids' movie!" The whole Louis-Claudia thing, sooo over my head, but I loved every minute of it, didn't scare me a bit, and to this day i LOVE vampire movies however good or bad -- ahem, The Hunger, anyone?
Strangely, I never liked stuff like E.T. or any Disney movies...I thought they were kinda dumb.

Also, I so was not ready for Y Tu Mama Tambien at 15. Maybe that's why I overly-anticipated the arrival of the 3rd Harry Potter movie???

Chelsea Fri, Jan 30, 2009 at 11:42 PM EST

I can't remember a time before I had seen Dirty Dancing, I must have been about 5 when I saw it the first time. I loved it, but so much went over my head -- I didn't get the abortion subplot until I re-watched it in my teens! But its still one of my favorite movies of all time.

Rhonda Fri, Jan 30, 2009 at 05:30 PM EST

For me it was One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest. I was 12 and had read the book so my parents decided to take me with them.

Erin Fri, Jan 30, 2009 at 04:37 PM EST

But the worst movies I saw as a kid was Pacino in "Dog Day Afternoon" and "The Other Side of Midnight". Between watching someone's brains being blown out and the homemade abortion....WAY, WAY, WAY to much info for child to digest!!

Erin Fri, Jan 30, 2009 at 04:33 PM EST

Seriously, only one person has mentioned "Clockwork Orange"? I was it at 16 and that freak-show had me messed up for years!! Then I went to college and got all caught up in the hysteria behind "Caligula" and "Face of Death". Why.

ARC Fri, Jan 30, 2009 at 04:17 PM EST

this to show my parents never Care much for ratings or anybody expect for my friends parents..
movies I watched with my mom:
Boogie Nights-7yrs old
Girl, Interrupted -around the age of 9
Goodfellas- somnetime around the ages of 4 or 5
there are many more...
now with other people like uncles:
American Pie: around the age of 9
American Pie 2: 11 yrs old

movies I watch by myslef that mom allowed me to rent:
The Virgin Suicides: 10yrs old(now my favourite movie, when i first watch it, same with GI I was bawling my eyes out)
Requiem for a dream: 11yrs old
there are so many more
at least I turned out normal...

Audrey Fri, Jan 30, 2009 at 02:38 PM EST

I saw Gremlins at the age of 5 because my Dad thought I would like Gizmo. I loved Gizmo, but the rest of the Gremlins had me sleeping with the lights on for a year.

jwdoc Fri, Jan 30, 2009 at 01:10 PM EST

Jaws 2 ... I was 7. My sisters were 5 and 3. To this day neither of them can get more than knee deep in the ocean. And you can clear out a pool party humming the theme music. Good job, Dad!

darren72 Fri, Jan 30, 2009 at 12:41 PM EST

My parents didn't care what we watched when we were little. My dad took my brother and sister and I to a Cheech and Chong film when we were quite young. But the worst had to of been "Cruising" with Al Pacino. I just casually walked in and started watching this film with my parents. They had rented it back in the day when VHS was new. That film scared the hell out of me. As a gay male, certain scenes from that movie stayed with me until today. I have not re-visited the film since then. What a dark and horrifying film to see at such a young age when the word "gay" or homosexual didn't even make much sense to me.

Chris Fri, Jan 30, 2009 at 12:36 PM EST

For me (in my youth) those films were:
Porky's, Fri the 13th, Nightmare on Elm Street, Alien, Blue Lagoon

Monie Fri, Jan 30, 2009 at 12:13 PM EST

One movie that I was too young to see was "Coming to America". I have watched that as an adult and with all the cursing and sexual innuendos in this movie, I couldn't believe my mom let me watch it. I had to be maybe 8. Another one was "In The Mouth of Madness" which is a really freaky movie. I was maybe 11 which I think is too young to watch that movie.

Kevin Fri, Jan 30, 2009 at 09:36 AM EST

When i was about 6 or 7 i saw "When Harry Met Sally..." and i thought Meg Ryan must have really liked that food! It was only natural for me to have the same reaction when sampling my favorite ice cream at a local restaurant! My parents were mortified, and from then on closely monitored my viewing habits.

Rocket88 Fri, Jan 30, 2009 at 09:18 AM EST

Last House on the Left at 14 in 1972. Psychotic criminals butchering two girls and playing with the bloody pieces. Lesbianism, oral sex, BDSM. I did not have the words then, but the movie "bruised my spirit". To me, Last House was far worse than any supernatural horror film. Remake comes out Mar. 13th.

bootsycolumbia Fri, Jan 30, 2009 at 12:25 AM EST

Honest Abe, thanks for the reminder about The Deer Hunter. I was 17 when I saw that movie and it still freaked me out.

bootsycolumbia Fri, Jan 30, 2009 at 12:21 AM EST

Midnight Cowboy when I was about 11 or 12. I thought it was a western and wasn't prepared for the material. It's still one of my favorite movies. And there was a t.v. movie in the early 70s starring Linda Blair about a girl who's gang-raped with a broomstick in a women's prison. NBC went through about a decade of legal hell over that movie because it was so graphic and so many people sued them. I think I was about 13 then.

jayma Fri, Jan 30, 2009 at 12:15 AM EST

i had a sleepover for my 13th birthday, my friends and i had a crush on brad pitt and heard a movie called 12 monkeys had just come out with mr pitt, utterly weird watching that with your mom and a group of your 12-13 year old friends. probably should have found out what the movie was about first!

Jocardo Fri, Jan 30, 2009 at 12:06 AM EST

My super cool uncle took me to this crazy movie that he would act out with all of his friends. I thought I was the coolest eight year old in the world with my teenage uncle when we walked into the movie theatre. After we walked out of The Rocky Horror Picture Show, my life would never be the same. I credit that movie for my warped sense of humor and my incredible comic timing. I still love this movie!!!

Alexandria Thu, Jan 29, 2009 at 11:46 PM EST

i had a babysitter that let me watch Grease when i was 9. when she told me the title, i thought she meant the country. she was also responsible for showing me Sixteen Candles and Dirty Dancing. needless to say, it was years before i actually understood them. also, while it hadn't been made into a movie yet, i played the very first Resident Evil when i was 11. i didn't sleep for a week. to this day, at 22, the thought of those zombie dogs still makes me shiver.

Karen Thu, Jan 29, 2009 at 11:31 PM EST

I saw "Halloween" on HBO when I was 10. I slept on my parents floor for a year after that. But I still watched it every time it ran on HBO! To this day when I hear the music I get scared.

clynngo Thu, Jan 29, 2009 at 10:31 PM EST

I suggested that the family go see Sin City in theaters. It looked interesting, and my brother and I both love graphic novels.

I had NO IDEA it was so gratuitous and violent. I enjoyed it, but my parents were mortified that they took me to see that at the age of 14.

Claire Thu, Jan 29, 2009 at 09:23 PM EST

At age 8- National Lamppon's Vacation, I don't remember it being that bad when i think about it.

Claire Thu, Jan 29, 2009 at 09:23 PM EST

At age 8- National Lamppon's Vacation, I don't remember it being that bad when i think about it.

JEFF Thu, Jan 29, 2009 at 09:16 PM EST

I forgot - in junior high on HBO, "The Sailor Who Fell From Grace With the Sea" starring (I think) Vera Miles and Kris Kristoferson (I'm sure I spelled that wrong) Again, everybdoy at school thought it was so bad it was funny. We were all probably little freaks anyway.

JEFF Thu, Jan 29, 2009 at 08:57 PM EST

My first was Clockwork Orange. I saw it on HBO when I was in junior high school(sometime during 1975 to 1978). My parents didn't know I was watching it on the TV in my room while they were watching it downstairs. Almost everybody at my school had HBO and we all thought the movie was so stupid. We saw it as so bad it was funny.

Michelle Thu, Jan 29, 2009 at 08:52 PM EST

9 1/2 Weeks - warped our junior high minds for years!

Youngblood - I was the only girl with about 12 boy hockey players. And I think I'm the only one who appreciated Rob Lowe's a** even at that age.

Bachelor Party - wrong on so many levels.

The Goodbye Girl - It was at a drive in, and I was supposed to be sleeping. I just remembered there was stuff I shouldn't have seen.

Creepshow, Friday the 13th & Halloween - talk about a triple feature! Scared me silly!

Elliott Thu, Jan 29, 2009 at 06:53 PM EST

I saw Poltergiest at a friends house when I was about 5, it was right after it came out on video. My freinds mom did not seem to see the problem with us watching it. I didn't want to watch it,I knew it would be too scary but I saw it anyways. I did not tell my parents because I did not want to get in trouble. Later that night when I had a babysitter and I was crying that I did not want the skeletons to get me, my secret was revealed. I saw it again 20 years later, it is one of my favorite movies now.

terry Thu, Jan 29, 2009 at 06:13 PM EST

My husband took my 4 year old son to see Jurassic Park. four year olds love dinasaurs and it was heavily advertised with lots of dinasaur toys. My son was sitting on his father's lap and was so scared he peed his pants.

Sara Thu, Jan 29, 2009 at 05:38 PM EST

I have an answer to this question to beat the band: Looking for Mister Goodbar. During one crucial scene, my eleven-year-old mind wondered how a man had spilled a glass of water on Diane Keaton's dress while he was flopping around on her. I never saw a glass of water....This film also started me on being creeped out by Richard Gere. Always have been always will.

Thu, Jan 29, 2009 at 05:11 PM EST

im sixteen now but i really shouldnt have watched the tv shows six feet under and sex and the city when i was about ten on HBO. my parents let me watch anything i wanted but i hated violence and horror movies so i went for stuff that was way too sexual

John Thu, Jan 29, 2009 at 05:00 PM EST

I saw Predator for the first time when I was about 8 or 9. I wouldn't go into the woods behind my house for weeks. Still won't go there after dark.

Bill Thu, Jan 29, 2009 at 04:45 PM EST

Starship Troopers at age 10.

Michelle Thu, Jan 29, 2009 at 04:36 PM EST

The Craft - age 9 - my mom had a fit
Idle Hands - age 10 - my mom had a fit
Scream 2 - age 10 - my mom nearly had a fit
Scream - age 11 - my mom was scared
The Sixth Sense - saw it opening night, age 12, frightened out of my mind for three months thinking I was going to find Mischa Barton in my room some night - she scared me that much
True Lies - age 7
Aliens - age 7 (LOVE this movie today, took me forever to get up the nerve to watch it a few years ago)

I'm also sure I saw far too many R-rated movies between 10 and 15 that were for sexuality and not violence that I probably shouldn't have seen. Shoot, I was disturbed by Kinsey when I was 16!

Michelle Thu, Jan 29, 2009 at 04:32 PM EST

Oh gee, I don't know how to distinguish between movies I shouldn't have been watching and knew that at the time, and movies that I had no problem with, but probably still shouldn't have seen.

Realized I Was Too Young
*Alien - age 7
*Edward Scissorhands (not even R but it scared the life out of me at the age of 5)
*Revenge of the Nerds - age 8
*Cujo - age 8
*Poltergeist (not even R but it scared me to death, and the sequel with the kid and his braces and the electrical outlet)
*Silver Bullet - age 5 or so
*ET (I'm with the one poster, that movie scared me too)
*Titanic - 9 years old, parts of that flew over my head
*Pretty Woman - 6 years old, over my head
*Ace Ventura - too young for even that stuff - age 6

Movies That Didn't Bother Me Despite My Young Age
*Predator - age 5, go figure
*Terminator 2: Judgment Day - didn't bother me at all, age 5, favorite movie at my aunt's house
*Batman Returns - age 4, saw in theaters, LOVED it
*Jurassic Park - age 5, LOVED the raptors, not afraid

Helen Thu, Jan 29, 2009 at 04:19 PM EST

"The Mummy," original version made in black-and-white circa 1950-something. I was in second grade and went to a sleepover. My friend's parents took us to see it and I was scared for (literally) years after that experience. I still remember the details of the guy getting his tongue ripped out and the mummy coming out of the swamp.

Rachael Thu, Jan 29, 2009 at 02:50 PM EST

I saw "Kids" when I was 12 or 13. I was younger so I thought it was an actual documentary, with the camera just standing by as the rape and drugs and AIDS spread throughout the movie. That film scarred me forever, and when it comes on I still have to immediately change the channel so I won't get nightmares.

dublin04 Thu, Jan 29, 2009 at 02:36 PM EST

"Best Little Whorehouse in Texas" I remember asking my Mom why that guy was stuffing a sock down his pants

JB Thu, Jan 29, 2009 at 01:43 PM EST

Jaws, Richard Pryor Live on Sunset Strip (my mom wonders why I have a potty mouth), Stir Crazy and Excalibur.

Dillon Thu, Jan 29, 2009 at 01:35 PM EST

I saw The Hand That Rocks the Cradle when I was ten. Not only was it age innappropriate, I also had pretty bad asthma as a kid and the scene where Rebecca DeMornay empties the inhaler convinced me I would die of an asthma attack. My sister was also watching the movie, and I just knew she was going to get mad at me and empty mine out.

Sara Thu, Jan 29, 2009 at 01:26 PM EST

I saw "Carwash" when I was like 8 and my friend was 11. We thought we were in the theater to see "Raggedy Ann and Andy!" We were to scared to get up and leave so we watched the whole movie.

McKell in Toronto Thu, Jan 29, 2009 at 01:04 PM EST

I saw Poltergeist in the summer of grade 5. I was OK until the bodies started coming out of the ground. I ran to the lobby and stayed there until the end of the film.
Dead bodies falling onto people is STILL not right...

James L Howlett Thu, Jan 29, 2009 at 12:42 PM EST

The Exorcist. I think my fundamentalist Catholic parents let me watch it to literaly put the fear of God in me so I'd go to church and be a devout Catholic. Oh how that backfired on them.

M.C. Millies Thu, Jan 29, 2009 at 12:28 PM EST

My dad took me along when he and some friends went to see Tommy. The woman at the ticket window didn't even charge him for me. Luckily for my dad I feel asleep...and no one called child services.

Honest Abe Thu, Jan 29, 2009 at 12:13 PM EST

"The Deer Hunter" My mom let me watch it when I was 11-years-old. Totally traumatized me. I was walking around in a daze for weeks after watching Christopher Walken blow his brains out at the end. Waaaaay to young for that movie. On the flip side, my therapist is happy I saw it because we've spent countless (billable) hours talking about what it did to me and to my childhood. Thanks so much Mom!

Lucca.Ita Thu, Jan 29, 2009 at 11:54 AM EST

Definitely The Toxic Avenger Part III. I don't remember anything about that movie except for the opening scene. I was 8 and I remember sitting in front of the TV as the Toxic Avenger stuck a guys hand in a VCR and ripped it to shreds, then ripped another guys guts out and skipped rope with it. That image is burned into my head forever...

Alyssa Thu, Jan 29, 2009 at 11:47 AM EST

My Dad let me watch Halloween at age of about 14. I was so scared sitting on the couch I didnt move a muscle. It has become my favorite movie since then. But the first time, was like having Michael and his butchers Knife right there in front of you with that breathing he does. I also watch Friday the 13th and Nightmare on Elm st. after that, they were equally as bad and of course now I watch them every Halloween. Actually anytime.

Lypifera Thu, Jan 29, 2009 at 11:12 AM EST

I saw Interview with a Vampire in the theater at 13...with my FATHER. We haven't seen a movie together since then.

Rebecca Thu, Jan 29, 2009 at 09:29 AM EST

The Fog. I saw this when I was about 4 or 5 - my parents had left me with a bad sitter. To this day I have to struggle to leave my house if it's foggy out. And if it's thick fog, there's just no way.

lisa Thu, Jan 29, 2009 at 06:03 AM EST

I saw Jaws when I was 10. Both of my parents took me and to this day, I do not like to go into the ocean.

Headless Horseman Thu, Jan 29, 2009 at 05:58 AM EST

Boxing Helena in VHS format when I was around 12. Our neighbor had this bunch of VHS in his house. I borrowed the movie thinking it was about a female boxer. I was way, way off.

jason89 Thu, Jan 29, 2009 at 03:57 AM EST

Starship Troopers! Definitely. It's full of violence and potrayed a totalitarian, neo-fascist society. Still the worst movie ever. Scared me to death when I was 14.

Susie R Sat, Jan 10, 2009 at 10:50 PM EST

Mine was Pretty Woman. Even better, I took my younger sister, who was 13 at the time, to see "Wild Things" while I was in college. I had no idea what it was about, and it was made 10x worse by the number of drunk college kids in the audience, interacting with the movie.

derek10056 Thu, Jan 8, 2009 at 11:19 PM EST

i saw deep throat at 10 on the vcr i found my dads porno stash

kande111 Thu, Jan 8, 2009 at 01:19 PM EST

"Fast Times at Ridgemont High," The Shining," and "Dressed to kill" were probably the most memorable, just because I was so young-did not really understand them(GenXer). Saw pretty much every inappropriate, indecent movie ever made! But that is part of the reason I'm still a crazy movie fan and pop culture freak today (and self-professed critic)..lol

RBlues Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 03:02 PM EST

I was 11 and my mother fobade me from seeing "Saturday Night Fever". I had this racy, rebellious "cousin-in-law" (my uncle's neice from his wife's side of the family) who was only one year older than me. Well she convinced me to sneak in (I don't even remember what movie we were "suppossed" to be seeing) and I felt guilty for months. In retrospect, the scary movies we WERE allowed to see were much more traumatizing than SNF--not only that, my mom took us to a midnight showing of Rocky Horror Picture Show when I was 12 and my sisters were 9--talk about shocking!

Shorty Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 02:17 PM EST

Oh yeah, I was babysitting my cousins on Halloween night. They heard me and their mom talking about the Stephen King movie "Christine" and wanted to watch it. I didn't see any harm in it. They lost their "R" rated movie virginity. In the words of one of them: "There's more cussing and sexual jokes than I've ever heard in a movie." They were 10 and 11, btw.

Laurie Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 09:35 AM EST

Aliens. I couldn't sleep for a month.

Tara Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 09:29 AM EST

My dad is an idiot and rented Porky's for my 4th grade birthday party! Lets just say that's the last time my mom let my dad go to Blockbuster.

Michaela Miller Tue, Jan 6, 2009 at 11:44 PM EST

I saw the Exorcist when I was 8. I didn't even finish it because I ran out of the room crying. I finally finished it when this year at the age of 22. I saw a ton of R-rated movies and TV shows the only downside is that It ruined clowns for me.

Emma Tue, Jan 6, 2009 at 09:58 PM EST

I was 12 when I saw American Pie but honestly I just didn't get it.

Jules Tue, Jan 6, 2009 at 06:49 PM EST

Oh, and I was 10 at the time. F!

Jules Tue, Jan 6, 2009 at 06:47 PM EST

My dad took my brother and me to see 48 Hours. We get to the theater and "oops" Dad finds out that it's "R"--took us in to see it anyway. I remember being shocked at how many times they said the F word. I think that's why it's my favorite curse word to this day...

Mystic Tue, Jan 6, 2009 at 06:36 PM EST

My mother didn't care too much about what we we watched at the movies, and like most everyone else, covered me and my brother's eyes on the sex parts. I remember seeing the Exorcist at the drive in when I was around 5. And she took us to see every Cheech and Chong movie that came out in the 70's.

Shorty Tue, Jan 6, 2009 at 02:58 PM EST

My parents were middle-of-the-road when it came to movies, not really strict but not overly permissive either. I was 7 when "Titanic" came out. I begged my grandma and mom to take me. I couldn't have cared less about Leo; I just wanted to watch the boat sink. It's not rated "R" but I'm sure my mom thought it should've been when the nudie scenes came on. I was the youngest person by far in the theater.

Chris G Tue, Jan 6, 2009 at 02:32 PM EST

How could i forget when I watched Halloween on TV when I was about 9. My uncle said it was a good movie, so i watched it. I was seriously traumatized. Even saying the name Michael Myers creeped me out. That's when I started sleeping with my closet lights on. It's now evolved into one of my all time favorite movies.

Chris G Tue, Jan 6, 2009 at 01:41 PM EST

I didn't actually go see an R rated movie in the theater until I was 15 BUT that didn't stop me from watching movies like Toy Soldiers (with Sean Astin) when I was like 7. Was it wrong for me to jump up and down when they shoot the bad guy in the head??

razor Tue, Jan 6, 2009 at 12:36 PM EST

Without a doubt—"Jaws." Saw it the first night it showed in Nashville.

At 40, I'm still scared to go into the water, whether it's a lake, river, or God forbid—the ocean.

Neici Tue, Jan 6, 2009 at 12:33 PM EST

We saw R rated movies all the time when I was a teenager. I had a boyfriend that got put on restriction because we saw Eddie Murphy "Raw" My dad didn't care because he has a collection of Redd Foxx and Richard Pryor records I listened to all the time. Me and my best friend used to sneak her little sister in with us and she wanted to know why there were no PG-9 movies. Good times!

Grover Tue, Jan 6, 2009 at 12:30 PM EST

Saturday Night Fever when I was 9. My Dad said it was "the closest thing to a pornographic move" that I'd ever see. Man, he turned out to be wrong about that.

Alison Tue, Jan 6, 2009 at 12:10 PM EST

My parents apparently did not believe in censorship, however, I would like to say that I am not psycho because of it... I saw the following movies at the theater, most of them with a parent... FYI - I was born in 1976...

Porky's 2 - the Next Day
Porky's 3
Beverly Hills Cop
Missing in Action 2
The Terminator
Mischief

... to name a few.

wendy Tue, Jan 6, 2009 at 12:05 PM EST

my sisters made me watch I spit on your grave when I was 9. Trauma City. Damn Older sister made me watch all scary movies. Faces of death was a fav they liked to watch too. They are sickos. LOl I made it through normal I don't know how.

Steve Tue, Jan 6, 2009 at 10:58 AM EST

I saw Basic Instinct when I was eleven. I remember because it was my mom's 40th birthday, and we had many family friends over to our house. The adults put all of the kids, of which I was in the middle in terms of age, in the basement. We had HBO at the time, and so one of the older kids put Basic Instinct on, and we watched the whole movie.

Jeremy Tue, Jan 6, 2009 at 10:55 AM EST

Basic Instinct 2. I was 25. There is no age that is appropriate for that movie.

mary Tue, Jan 6, 2009 at 09:49 AM EST

it would have to be "blue lagoon" when i was 9.

Tue, Jan 6, 2009 at 08:19 AM EST

the Shining, Halloween and Friday the 13th at age 8

Raquel Tue, Jan 6, 2009 at 06:20 AM EST

Hmmm... I'm going to have to go with "Purple Rain," "Last American Virgin," and "Clockwork Orange"

lency Tue, Jan 6, 2009 at 05:41 AM EST

I was 10 yrs old and I would sneek out my bedroom at 3am in the morning to watch HBO in the living room. One night I struck the mother load and was able to watch Porky's and Porky's 2, boy did I learn alot that night..LOLLL

seattle_girl Tue, Jan 6, 2009 at 05:09 AM EST

Ha! I see that I'm not the only one to toss their cookies after seeing the first "Alien" movie. I was maybe 15 and convinced my boyfriend that I had the flu so he wouldn't think I was such a total wuss. Ahhh, such good memories...

seattle_girl Tue, Jan 6, 2009 at 05:05 AM EST

I saw "Carrie" with my big sister when I was 13. I was too young to really get the innuendo from the weirdly perverted mom, but dang that last scene at the graveyard freaked me out for EVER.

Tue, Jan 6, 2009 at 12:30 AM EST

Porky's: I saw this in middle school and am permanently scarred.
Dirty Dancing: Watched it when i was very little. Thought that Swayze's dance partner was having a tummy ache, not suffering side effects from a back alley abortion. Oh to be young and naive!
Exorcist: Saw this when I was in middle school too, didn't scar me one bit. Thought is was hilarious. I think hearing your mom say over and over again "This is the scariest movie ever" really made the movie a real let down. Porky's is the scariest movie I have ever seen!

saffron Mon, Jan 5, 2009 at 11:12 PM EST

A Clockwork Orange...hands down.

I was like 12.

Kevin Mon, Jan 5, 2009 at 10:23 PM EST

I'm still in my teens, yet nearly 2/3 of my DVD collection are chock full of rated-R movies... I think the worst one I saw at the earliest age was Pulp Fiction. I was six when I first saw that one. Also, I fell in love with Fight Club back in the 6th grade. Kinda weird I'm just barely relating to it...

ladyli1 Mon, Jan 5, 2009 at 09:02 PM EST

I had seen many of "R" movies in my youth but the one I could honestly say I should have waited until I was a little older was "Dawn of the Dead"! I was 11, and saw it at a mall that when the show let out, the mall was closing up for the night and was totally dark! I was soooo creeped out and had nighmares for days. There were two other films I saw but did not get until later in life (if you know what I mean ;-)- "Born Innocent", a made-for-TV movie w/ Linda Blair and a broomstick(@ age 8)and "Andy Warhol's Dracula"(@ around 9yrs. because my much older sisters couldn't find a sitter!)

Omari Mon, Jan 5, 2009 at 07:57 PM EST

I was 9 when my mother took me to see Coming to America. 20 years later i can still pretty much recite every line from that movie. One of my favs. Thanks mom.

Gabby Mon, Jan 5, 2009 at 07:06 PM EST

"Coming to America" when I was 10. That movie gave me the potty mouth I have today. I'm pretty sure my mother didn't realize at the time that me and my brother and sister would go around for weeks saying "What does dumb f%&k mean?"

Jenn Mon, Jan 5, 2009 at 07:02 PM EST

OMG, after looking at IMDB and it's listing for "The Beach Girls" it reminded me of some movies I saw on TV when I was about 12. My brother was actually watching them and we had just gotten a tv in our bedroom (sister and I) so after he booted me out I watched in there. They were called "Star Hops" and "Car Wash Girls". Think they were in the same vein as "The Beach Girls".

Tony Mon, Jan 5, 2009 at 06:59 PM EST

I was in 7th or 8th grade and my parents took me and my younger brother and sister to see Blazing Saddles. They'd already seen it and decided it was hilarious and fit for a family. (they were correct.) For a week, we were the coolest kids on the block because our folks took us to an R rated movie... On Purpose!

Jenn Mon, Jan 5, 2009 at 06:53 PM EST

Oooo...."Robert" brought back an interesting memory. '..Goodbar' may have been violent but those Emmanuelle movies were sexy as hell to someone who was 12! Trust me, guys, they did warp me but in a good way!

Sandy Mon, Jan 5, 2009 at 06:40 PM EST

The first R-movie I ever saw was "Teachers" with Ralph Macchio and for the life of me, the only thing I remember about that movie was me and my friends throwing little cinammon candies at some friends a few rows ahead of us. Oh, and I remember the movie's theme sung by 38 Special. I keep meaning to track down the movie and watch it now to see if it was actually any good or not. Since I can never remember to do that, it must be something telling me that it's not worth the time....

Jenn Mon, Jan 5, 2009 at 06:39 PM EST

Btw, "steph" - yep, the nudity & the pot references but also the animal abuse, elder abuse, incest references, adultery....this could get a bit long.....

AMO Mon, Jan 5, 2009 at 06:39 PM EST

Friday the 13th-I couldn't go to camp because of that movie. Nightmare on Elm Street-couldn't take a bubblebath for years after and was scared of a water bed. Ironically, I didn't see that movie again until pretty recently and laughed when I realized Johnny Depp was the one eaten by the water bed. Thankfully, got over that trauma.

Jenn Mon, Jan 5, 2009 at 06:31 PM EST

The movie I remember seeing that should not have seen was "Waiting for Mr. Goodbar". My aunt & uncle had gone to the drive-in and taken my cousin and I. He was 2 or 3 to my 8/9 so think of what he was thinking!
(Btw, thank heaven for "madego". There's someone here who was born early enough for me to hang with!)

Marty McDoodle Mon, Jan 5, 2009 at 06:30 PM EST

I went to see Saturday Night Fever with my parents when I was about 14. Big mistake. Too much sex in the movie and watching it with my parents was not fun.
I snuck into Halloween when I was about 15 but got kicked out.