Information for Parents

Rocket Science

Rocket Science

Common Sense Media Age 16

Parents Need To Know

Positive Messages
A teen with a severe stutter joins the debate club and finds his voice. An overly competitive girl tries to sabotage a team's chances of winning.
Positive Role Models & Representations
Violence
Hal gets pounded by his angry brother; Hal throws a cello through a window.
Sex
Teen couples kiss; Hal and Ginny make out in a janitor's closet; Hal hears his mom having sex with a neighbor; Hal and his brother discuss oral sex and "bases." Illustrations from the Kama Sutra are shown.
Language
Several instances of "the finger" and uses of words including "s--t," "bulls--t," "ass," "retard," etc.
Consumerism
Lincoln Town Car.
Education Value
Ease of Play
Privacy
Hal drinks a bottle of hard liquor and then does stupid things while very drunk.
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