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The Family Corner

Speed Racer is rated PG for sequences of action, some violence, language, and brief smoking. The racing is wild (and impossible) but no one is hurt in the car crashes—drivers are encased in some kind of foam/plastic before ejecting from their vehicles. Violence is minimal, although one character's finger is chewed off by a piranha—offscreen, but it might be scary for small kids. There's some light profanity, including misuse of the Lord's name. The film is relatively wholesome, but there's a troubling scene involving Speed's rambunctious 11-year-old brother Spritle, who is disobedient to parents and flips the bird to a bad guy. Also, his monkey Chim-Chim throws poop in another villain's face. Since both characters are meant to elicit laughs, impressionable viewers may emulate Spritle's behavior.

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