Swamp Thing Recalled: MGM Withdraws Support for Adrienne Barbeau's Bodacious Ta Ta's! (1 Viewer)

Proving that sometimes you can't tell a book by its cover, Dallas, Texas mother of two Mary Dorflinger was not happy when she picked up a copy of MGM's recent DVD release of the 1982 comic book adaptation Swamp Thing at her local Blockbuster and got more than she bargained for. Though labeled "Rated PG" on the packaging, the disc in fact contains only the unrated, International version of the film which features considerably more nudity and sexual content. Although numerous sites, including this one, already reported on the mislabeling of the disc (see our Cut List for more) MGM either remained unaware or nonresponsive to the issue. So, Dorflinger saw green and went on a crusade...
Now, even after Blockbuster has already removed the title from its shelves, MGM has officially recalled the Swamp Thing DVD until further notice. No word on whether they will reissue the disc with updated packaging to reflect the disc's actual content, repress it with the original PG-rated theatrical version, or simply discontinue the disc completely. Who knew Adrienne Barbeau's, er, ample assets could cause so much trouble? Stay tuned, and in any case, anyone already owning the title likely has a collector's item on their hands!"

Go out and pick up your copy without delay, especially for an average retail price around $10 just in case MGM does something rash and never releases it again (though an anamorphic transfer of the Internationl cut released as an S.E. would be very nice).
The disc is already off the shelves of the local Blockbuster and Wherehouse music stores here in Austin, TX. Circuit City still had several copies (not after I left however), and the clerk I talked to was unaware of the recall. I called the local Barnes and Noble which still had at least two copies.
Several e-tailers I surfed had already removed the disc from availability.

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Do they sell these at 'Target'?

What "Bodacious Ta Ta's" or "Swamp Thing" DVDs?
Target sells MGM discs, so they could possibly have it. Call the Targets around your town and check and see. I'm sending the three I bought earlier today out as birthday and Christmas gifts this year.

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Regardless of what the rating was on the box, the mother should still have known beforehand about the film itself.

I don't think it's fair to expect this from the comsumers, and to an extent I can understand the mother. She bought a product that was labeled PG, and I think she should be promised a presentation that reflected that rating. However, I do think this specific incident is a little extreme though. But in the end MGM made the stink, they could've just replaced the PG logo on further pressings with the UNRATED logo, which is what I hope they will now do.

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I don't think it's fair to expect this from the comsumers, and to an extent I can understand the mother. She bought a product that was labeled PG, and I think she should be promised a presentation that reflected that rating. QUOTE]





HenrikTull

Are you sure that you aren't here in the states. That is normally what I expect out of the general population here.

PG means "Parental Guidance." If a parent has no idea what's on the disk, that alone should be enough information for them to decide that they need to familiarize themselves with it before their child sees it, or watch it with their child. I'm probably overreacting to all of this a little, but I'm really kind of sick of parents plopping little Giorgio and Juliette down in front of the TV, sticking something "PG" in the player and expecting everything to come out all right.

Thank Goodness someone else feels that way.



Just last week I took my boss and her son to see Jason X. He is 8 and has watched, thanks to me, the other films in the series. His mother doesn't think that anything is wrong with an ounce of violence in the films, yet, when it came to the breast in the film, her hand flew over his eyes.



It is because of this approach to sex that America has the problems that it does in regard to sex crimes. If they stop presenting sex, in this case basic nudity, as something shameful and wrong, we might not have some of the Ted Bundy's and Dahmer's that we have had.



I wish that I knew this lady that is resposible for this to tell her how stupid and foolish and in the long run how wrong she is for the mixed messages that she will be sending.



Though I never have had interest in this title, I just might now out of support.

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"We'll set the DVD versions aside while we work with the MPAA [Motion Picture Association of America] on the rating," she said. "We've placed the picture on moratorium, and we don't plan to make any future copies available until we can rectify the problem."
"It's going to be corrected. The version that this customer used will not be out there with the PG label."

This will add to the value of the misprinted/rated DVDs, as a PG version my not ever exist on DVD in Region 1.
I seriosly doubt that MGM will go back to create a new transfer much less and S.E., as this title will never be a top seller, and creating anamorphic digital tranfers and S.E.s costs a lot more than the minimal costs of having a film rated by the MPAA.
The S.E. idea is simply a "bodacious" pipe dream.
Don't worry though fearless forum members, stay tuned to this thread to keep abreast of the situation.

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