Alternate Versions
The film was originally rated NC-17, one of the few movies to be rated NC-17 with drug use cited as one of the main reasons (the only other film being Comfortably Numb). The NC-17 cut was described for "sexual violence, strong sexual situations and dialogue, graphic drug use".
Blockbuster, the largest video rental company in the United States, had a policy prohibiting the purchase and rental of NC-17 films. An R-rated cut was created specifically so that Blockbuster would rent out the film. The R-rated cut was described with "drug use, language, violence, and nudity".
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