| Overall: | C+ |
|---|---|
| Violence: | A- |
| Sexual Content: | D+ |
| Language: | D |
| Drugs/Alcohol: | B- |
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| Video Release: | 01 Jul 2002 |
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Shallow Hal is rated PG-13: for language and sexual content.
Cast: Jack Black, Gwyneth Paltrow
Studio: 2001 20th Century Fox
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Why Is Shallow Hal Rated PG-13?
Overall: C+
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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.
