Some trailers use the text “THIS PREVIEW HAS BEEN APPROVED FOR RESTRICTED AUDIENCES ONLY BY THE MOTION PICTURE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA” over a red background. Trivia: Sometimes, at the end of trailers from 1976-1980, there is the rating screen from 1974-1982. The R version is retained on Amazon Prime prints of the trailers for Serpico and The Longest Yard, as well as the one for Zardoz, which can be found on the 2001 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment DVD of Enemy Mine.īumper: On a blue background, we see the words “THIS SPECIAL PREVIEW HAS BEEN APPROVED FOR ALL AUDIENCES BY THE MOTION PICTURE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA”. It was seen on trailers of movies from 1971-1976. Variant: A trailer for Silent Running, as seen on its 2020 Arrow Video Blu-ray reissue, features the normal GP variant.Īvailability: Rare. It was seen on trailers of movies from 1970-1971.īumper: Same as the normal bumper, except with the rating centered and additional text above it reading “This PREVIEW has been Approved by the Motion Picture Association of America for General Audiences.” It was seen on trailers of movies from 1968-1970.Īvailability: Rare. There are trailers for X-rated films that use the blue-background/yellow-text variant.Īvailability: Rare. The text is pink and the background is gray. In some trailers for X-rated films, the top text is replaced with “This motion picture has been rated”, but the MPAA insignia is absent. On some trailers for R-rated films in which the card’s background is black, the text is red. On trailers where the card has a black background, the text is wither white or yellow. The blue-background-and-yellow-text variant can also be seen in some trailers for M-rated films. In some trailers for G-rated films, the background is green, but in others that have the blue background, the text is yellow. This would cause the text on the screen to be a different color. Variants: In some trailers, the background is black. X: Persons Under 16 Not Admitted (Higher Age Restriction May be Posted in Theater Lobby) R: Restricted Audiences (Persons Under 16 Not Admitted Unless Accompanied by a Parent or Adult Guardian) M: Mature Audiences (Parental Discretion Advised) The rating and audience type varies depending on the film.
It was seen on trailers of movies from 1967-1968, such as Rosemary’s Baby.īumper: On a blue background, we see the words “THE MOTION PICTURE CODE AND RATING ASSOCIATION Has Rated This Motion Picture” at the top, the film’s rating in the middle, “Suggested for ”, and the MPAA insignia at the bottom.
Bumper: On various backgrounds (which varies depending on the trailer), we see the words “Suggested for Mature Audiences”.Īvailability: Rare.