USCCB - (Film and Broadcasting) - Day the Fish Came Out, The

Day the Fish Came Out, The

Alphabetical Listing of Movie Reviews

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Day the Fish Came Out, The -- When dying fish surface around a small Aegean island teeming with tourists, it's the result of an accidently jetisoned nuclear weapon contaminating its waters and world doom is forecast. Michael Cacoyannis wrote, produced and directed this satiric morality play starring Candace Bergen and Tom Courteney that tries to do too many things and none of them well. Some sexual references concerning homosexuality. (A-III) (br) ( 1967 )

These movies have been evaluated for artistic merit and moral suitability by the media reviewing division of Catholic News Service. The reviews include the CNS rating, the Motion Picture Association of America rating, and a brief synopsis of the movie.

The classifications are as follows:

A-I -- general patronage;
A-II -- adults and adolescents;
A-III -- adults;
L -- limited adult audience, films whose problematic content many adults would find troubling. L replaces the previous classification, A-IV.
O -- morally offensive.

Note: Some movies previously were designated A-IV. Older films with this classification should be regarded as classified L.