Zack and Miri have trouble with the MPAA

In an earlier post I reported that Kevin Smith's new film Zack and Miri Make a Porno will hold its US premiere at Austin's own Fantastic Fest Sept. 18.

Reports on the web have revealed that Smith has had a lot of trouble marketing the film to the MPAA for a rating. The film was initially rated NC-17, but was changed to an R after an appeal by Smith. Nothing was cut out of the film to obtain this lower rating.

This week, the film's official poster was banned in the United States as being inappropriate. The poster features the films two stars, and tuffs of hair on the bottom of the screen, insinuating that they are receiving oral sex. Smith said that he thinks the film is being targeted because it has the word "porno" in the title. The poster will still appear in Canada.



Check out the Red Band trailer for this film on Youtube.