Most movies are sources of adventure and excitement, but some films can also be a source of temptation. Whether a movie was off-limits by your parents or banned by the church, a forbidden film can often be all the more enticing to watch. Maybe your parents thought the dinosaur eating a man off the toilet in "Jurassic Park" was too violent, or that "To Kill a Mockingbird" talked about taboo topics.
Host Frank Stasio talks with , film professor at North Carolina State University, and , film curator at the , about listeners' favorite "forbidden films" and the history of censorship in Hollywood. ​
Watch classic scenes and trailers from the movies featured below:
"Jurassic Park"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5Co3A3fLBo
"Blazing Saddles" campfire scene
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPIP9KXdmO0
"The Day After" fallout scene
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7VG2aJyIFrA
"Baby Face"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NkcRllnmFo
Rita Hayworth in "Gilda"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-LO9Ay6v_M
"To Kill A Mockingbird"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44TG_H_oY2E
"Cabaret"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLQij2qT1e4
"Titticut Follies"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JT3GcV4UXAM
"The Picture of Dorian Gray"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jp7xAM-ZCCg
"Star Wars: The Phantom Menace"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bD7bpG-zDJQ
"The Rocky Horror Picture Show"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4plqh6obZW4