Why We Rated This Appropriate for Ages 12 and UP

What to watch out for

• Consumerism:

  Several bikers ride Orange County Choppers, and founder Paul Teutel Sr. even cameos.

• Drugs:

  The Wild Hogs drink beer at various bars and diners throughout their road trip; Tim Allen's character discusses how often he was high in his college days.

• Language:

  Surprisingly frequent cursing, especially from John Travolta's character, including words like "bitch," "s--t," "p---y," "a--hole," etc.

• Sex:

  The friends skinny dip, and viewers see William H. Macy's bare buttocks. A gay highway patrolman joins the guys and shows off his naked butt. Macy and Marisa Tomei share a couple of passionate kisses. Several homophobic comments: "If any of... More

  The friends skinny dip, and viewers see William H. Macy's bare buttocks. A gay highway patrolman joins the guys and shows off his naked butt. Macy and Marisa Tomei share a couple of passionate kisses. Several homophobic comments: "If any of my gay friends look at my junk, I'll kill them," "Does anyone else get a pre-rape feeling?," "I'm going to put your balls in my mouth and chew on them," etc. Close

• Violence:

  Ray Liotta's biker gang and the four Wild Hogs have a climactic fistfight, but despite the nonstop punching and kicking, no one ends up too bloody. Martin Lawrence knees two bikers in the groin and squirts condiments all over their face. Li... More

  Ray Liotta's biker gang and the four Wild Hogs have a climactic fistfight, but despite the nonstop punching and kicking, no one ends up too bloody. Martin Lawrence knees two bikers in the groin and squirts condiments all over their face. Liotta regularly punches, pushes, and slaps his underlings. Close

• Messages:

  Not an issue.

What Parents Need to Know

About Wild Hogs

Parents need to know that this comedy adventure isn't as kid-friendly as the previews suggest. The four middle-aged friends who set out on the central road trip use plenty of adult expletives, and the genuine biker gang they butt heads with is full of slapsticky violent, tattoo-covered hog riders out to punish the "suburban a--holes" posing as bikers. And then there are all homophobic jokes and double entendres -- not to mention the scatological possibilities of four men taking on the great outdoors. Be prepared for a lot of gay, poop, and pee jokes.

Families Can Talk About

Families can talk about what the four friends learned about themselves and each other on their road trip. Why was the trip so important to Woody? How was Woody misleading his pals? Why didn't Doug's son consider him cool until the end of the movie? Why was Bobby afraid of his wife? How did Dudley act bravely despite his geeky personality? Ask kids to explain how the guys proved their friendship to each other. What other movies does this one remind you of? What's the appeal of "road trip movies"?