> "80% of Hollywood movies include smoking, including half of all G-rated movies."http://www.nmmlp.org/what_we_do/smoke_free_movies.html

> The truth from the Motion Picture Association of America, Film Rating Board:

> “Some have called for a ‘mandatory R’ rating on all films that contain any smoking. We do
> not believe such a step would further the specific goal of providing information to
> parents on this issue. Unfortunately, the debate on this extreme proposal has become
> heavily politicized, and many inaccurate statements have been made. While those pushing
> this proposal are no doubt wellintentioned, it is important that there is an accurate
> understanding of the declining prevalence of smoking in non-R rated films. The rating
> board has comprehensively reviewed depictions of smoking in every rated film over the past
> several years. From July 2004 to July 2006, the percentage of films that included even a
> fleeting glimpse of smoking dropped from 60 percent to 52 percent. Of those films, 75
> percent received an ‘R’ rating for other factors. So, three out of every four films that
> contained any smoking at all over the past few years are already rated ‘R.’http://www.mpaa.org/press_releases/mpaa%20statement%20smoking%20as%20...