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<p>Much has been made of the rating given to <em>Blonde.</em></p>
<p>Opening in select theaters on Sept. 16, the Marilyn Monroe biopic was slapped with an NC-17 by the Motion Picture Association, meaning that teens 17 and under will have to wait until it hits Netflix twelve days later to find out what all the fuss is about.</p>
<p>And fuss there is. In an interview with British film magazine <a href="https://www.screendaily.com/news/andrew-dominik-hopes-netflixs-marilyn-monroe-biopic-blonde-is-heading-for-out-of-competition-cannes-slot-exclusive/5167553.article"><em>Screen International</em></a> back in February, director Andrew Dominik bragged about the sticker, holding it up as evidence that he refused to budge on his interpretation of Joyce Carol Oates’ 2000 book of the same name.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/with-blonde-netflixs-marilyn-monroe-biopic-the-nc-17-movie-rating-finally-comes-of-age?source=articles&via=rss">Read more at The Daily Beast.</a></p><!-- /wp:html -->
Opening in select theaters on Sept. 16, the Marilyn Monroe biopic was slapped with an NC-17 by the Motion Picture Association, meaning that teens 17 and under will have to wait until it hits Netflix twelve days later to find out what all the fuss is about.
And fuss there is. In an interview with British film magazine Screen International back in February, director Andrew Dominik bragged about the sticker, holding it up as evidence that he refused to budge on his interpretation of Joyce Carol Oates’ 2000 book of the same name.
