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Parents need to know that The Banana Splits Movie is a 2019 low-budget comedy horror movie in which the beloved children's television characters go on a murderous rampage through a TV studio. Adults who grew up watching The Banana Splits will either be thoroughly appalled or perversely amused by this…
Horror movie gore and violence. Characters sawed, stabbed, and sliced open -- bl
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Regular use of profanity: "A--hole," "p---k," "s--t," "d--k," "bitch," "bastards
Drinking, Drugs & SmokingOne of the characters binge-drinks before going on stage to perform in front of
Sex, Romance & NudityInnuendo. Marital infidelity.
No positive messages in dark low-budget comedy-horror in which beloved kids' sho
Horror movie gore and violence. Characters sawed, stabbed, and sliced open -- blood, entrails. Decapitations. Cut off body parts. Character's face set on fire by a can of aerosol and a match. Characters shown crucified on a wheel of fortune. Character hit and run over by a car. Character impaled in the throat by a giant lollipop. Kids chained up and forced to watch a performance of "The Banana Splits" involving dead bodies.
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Regular use of profanity: "A--hole," "p---k," "s--t," "d--k," "bitch," "bastards," "pissed," "badass," "crap," "hell."
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One of the characters binge-drinks before going on stage to perform in front of kids and is very drunk. Cigar smoking. Wine drinking.
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No positive messages in dark low-budget comedy-horror in which beloved kids' show characters are animatronic slashers.
Parents need to know that The Banana Splits Movie is a 2019 low-budget comedy horror movie in which the beloved children's television characters go on a murderous rampage through a TV studio. Adults who grew up watching The Banana Splits will either be thoroughly appalled or perversely amused by this premise, and those expecting a basic kid-friendly reboot should avoid this at all costs. Horror movie blood, gore, and entrails throughout, as characters are killed in a variety of disturbing methods -- ranging from lollipop impalement to crucifixion on the "Wheel of Endings." Character's face set on fire by an aerosol can and a match. Character run over by a car. One of the performers on the show binge-drinks and performs while drunk. Kids are chained prisoners and forced to watch a disturbing version of The Banana Splits that involves dead bodies and killing. Frequent profanity includes "a--hole," "p---k," "s--t," "d--k," "bitch," "bastards," "pissed," "badass," "crap," and "hell." To stay in the loop on more movies like this, you can sign up for weekly Family Movie Night emails.
