| Overall: | C+ |
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| Violence: | B- |
| Sexual Content: | B+ |
| Language: | B+ |
| Drugs/Alcohol: | A |
| Run Time: | 88 |
| Theater Release: | |
| Video Release: | 20 Sep 2011 |
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Why Is Spooky Buddies Rated G?
Violence: Dogs are kidnapped and turned into stone by a warlock who wants their souls. A magical being is summoned. Men are turned into toads. Characters see ghosts. A man scares children in a cemetery. A curse is unleashed and some characters are turned into rats. Characters talk about contacting spirits and using a weegie board. Rats bite a man. Characters are exposed to moments of peril. Spirits of the netherworld are depicted. A man is shot in the stomach with a wand that leaves a smoldering wound. A dog attempts to eat eyeballs.
Sexual Content: Two naked boys hide after being changed back into human beings.
Language: Some name-calling and unkind comments are included in the script.
Alcohol / Drug Use: None noted.
Other: Man tells children that a warlock can’t enter a church. A dog passes gas.
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About the Reviewer: Kerry Bennett
Kerry Bennett is interested in media from both a journalist and parent perspective. Along with authoring articles for several family-oriented publications, she has written for Parent Previews for nearly 10 years. She serves as Vice President of the Alberta Association for Media Awareness. She and her husband Garry have four sons.
