On This Day: July 1, 1984 — The PG-13 Rating Is Born
On July 1, 1984, the MPAA created the PG-13 rating after Gremlins and Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom pushed the old PG too far.
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On This Day: June 12, 1981 — Raiders of the Lost Ark Premieres
On June 12, 1981, Steven Spielberg’s Raiders of the Lost Ark hit 1,078 theaters, made Harrison Ford a franchise lead, and launched the action-adventure template every blockbuster since has copied.
