RocShemp

The first R for me was when my mom took me to see The Punisher. There were many other R-rated films my parents took me to see cos they felt I could handle it (though my mom was more conservative - "close your eyes" - than my dad a few times). The first R I remember seeing alone was Army Of Darkness but I'm sure there were others because I remember seeing Evil Dead 2 and A Nightmare On Elm Street andmy parents reallly didn't like me seeing those type of films (though the Nightmare films seem to hold a special place all their own in my mothers heart).

I don't remember my first R video cos I think I saw them all when I was growing up.

laserdogg

It was either The Vampire Lovers, Twins of Evil or Scars of Dracula

This was the early 70's and I don't remember the order I saw them in.

immortal_zeus

I think the first one that I saw in the theater was Blue Thunder. I went with my dad's friend and his son (who was quite a bit older than me). I remember watching the scene with the nude girl doing stretching exercises and liking it quite well.

I think the first R rated movie I saw ever, though, was H.O.T.S.. My friend's dad had it on tape so he (my friend, not the dad) showed it to me and I was like, WOW.

El-Kabong

Like who? It's not like were talking about a recient or obscure movie - the thing is 27 years old and hugly popular. Anyone who's likely to see it has already done so. That's like insisting on spoiler tags on Vader's "I am your father" line in Empire.

Was it like that way back in 75? Jaws was his first film of any note*. When Steve was the film making powerhouse in the mid-80's, I'd agree with you hands down, but I dont think as much in the early 70's.



* (Yeah, Sugarland Express and Duel came before - but neither put him on the map like Jaws did)

Groucho

El-Kabong is right. Spielberg was a nobody when Jaws was released, and had zero clout with the MPAA or anybody else.

Simpson Purist

Robocop

BassDude

Okay...I don't feel so odd now.. :-) I saw FAME when I was 15. My mom had heard that Cara got topless during her audition, so when she sings "Out Here on My Own" my mom sent me for popcorn, thinking that was the scene. I was back in time for the disappointing, but still a big deal for me, ACTUAL audition scene. Also the guys spying on the girl's room made quite an impression.

I got into slasher movies a couple years later but didn't see many other R's until I actually was 17.

Not unless you count watching 'ON' TV (early pay TV service) between the scrambler!

Crocker Jarmen

It's an unscientific sampling, but the two most popular first R-rated movies seem to be Robocop which was listed by 4 people, and Alien which was seen by a whooping 6 people.

Also, I envy anyone who got to see Psycho back when it came out.

Jazzbutcher

The Amityville Horror (1979)

That house freaked me out man.

MasterCXtreme

Scream

Cusm

The first I can recall in the theater was Tarzan, the Ape Man when I was 8. My two older cousins (2 and 4 years older) and I got our grandmoter to take us, and she was not as happy as we were with the nudity.
There were several I saw at home on cable and Beta.

TREX1993

The original Friday the 13th, on cable. I was so damned scared for weeks and weeks and weeks. Lakes, woods, kitchen cupboards, EVERYTHING got my heart thumping!

steebo777

Halloween 6

JDF5244

Happy Birthday To Me

TheAllPurposeNothing

National Lampoon's Animal House.

For some reason, my dad felt it necessary to take me and my brothers to see it when it played at a local theatre. Funny thing is that he laughed loudly through the whole damn thing, and then while eating afterwards, kept shooting it down for being "just okay."

On an slightly interesting note - yesterday, I ran into a local movie listing from the time while researching a project at work. It listed the movie playing at the theatre I saw it at, so I can even pinpoint my first R-rated flick as being in August of 1978. Also playing at the time: Foul Play, Heaven Can Wait, Star Wars, Grease, Hooper, The Norseman (with Lee Majors), International Velvet, Hot Lead and Cold Feet, and others. Strange seeing a movie listing page with no multiplexes and a ton of drive-ins (only two remain in MD).

F For Fake

My dad let me watch "The Blues Brothers" on cable. Yeah, a pretty tame "R", but my mom was mad nonetheless.

Also, several years later, he got in trouble when he let me rent "Robocop".

These are just a couple of reasons why my dad is great.

badlieut

All that Jazz is the one I remember seeing when I was 6. I remember all the nudity, the tent I pitched, and wondering why the guy "wet" his pants after licking the women's boobs. My parents used to take me the R movies all the time. Guess it was cheaper than a babysitter.

jeffkjoe

Halloween 6: The Curse of Michael Myers was 1996.

And you were too young for that?

Man, oh man, are you young!

Were you alive when President Clinton took office?

movie diva

My mom took me to see Psycho, what was she thinking?

Rypro 525

which one?

Bricks II

First ever:

I think it was T2 when I got the video as an Xmas present. Loved the movie ever since, even though now I think the movie isn't a very hard R; it's actually pretty mild to me.

In theater:

I'm not really sure, but if I had to guess, it would be Starship Troopers. I would've been 11 at the time. Being a Paul Verhoven movie, that was probably the wrong one to see, from a parenting standpoint.

Chew

I'll bet they're the only people who haven't had the ending ruined for them in some fashion.

chanster

Aliens was the first R movie I saw. It literally scared the crap out of me so bad, I had nightmares for about a year afterwords. I clearly remember the night I got home from the movie, I kept on having this re-occuring dream where I was walking in this hazy maze and there were aliens coming for me. I was really really scared.

MasterCXtreme

I haven't seen it. But there's a lot of movies that I've been meaning to see. Mark my words, someday... someday I'll see em all!

Mutley Hyde

I bow to you... you lucky, lucky, lucky S.O.B.!