| Overall: | C+ |
|---|---|
| Violence: | A- |
| Sexual Content: | C |
| Language: | C+ |
| Drugs/Alcohol: | C |
| Theater Release: | |
| Video Release: | 09 Oct 2006 |
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A Prairie Home Companion is rated PG-13: for risque humor.
Cast: Garrison Keillor, Meryl Steep, Lily Tomlin, John C. Riley, Woody Harrelson
Studio: 2006 New Line Home Video
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Rod Gustafson has worked in various media industries since 1977. He founded Parent Previews in 1993, and today continues to write and broadcast the reviews in newspapers, on radio and (of course) on the Internet. He currently serves as the President of the Alberta Association for Media Awareness, a provincial non-profit society. He also authors a regular column for The Parent's Television Council in Los Angeles. He and his wife Donna have four children.
