Warning: Parental Advisory

Warning: Parental Advisory
Promotional poster
Written by	Jay Martel [1]
Directed by	Mark S. Waters [2]
Starring	Jason Priestley Mariel Hemingway Dee Snider Lois Chiles Deborah Yates Tim Guinee Griffin Dunne [3]
Music by	Christopher Lennertz [1]
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producers	Steven Haft [1] Stephen Tao Melissa Cobb
Producers	John J. McMahon [1] Howard Griffith
Cinematography	Alex Nepomniaschy [3]
Editor	Pamela Martin [1]
Running time	100 minutes
Production companies	Haft Entertainment [3] ROI Films Wilshire Court Productions [3]
Original release
Network	VH1 [4]
Release	April 21, 2002 (2002-04-21) [4]

Warning: Parental Advisory is a 2002 American comedy-drama television film directed by Mark Waters and written by Jay Martel. ^[1] The film follows the story of Dee Snider, John Denver, and Frank Zappa, testifying before Congress against lyrics labeling laws. ^[2]

The film focuses on the formation of the Parents Music Resource Center and its impact on music during 1985. ^[4] It stars Jason Priestley, Mariel Hemingway as Tipper Gore, Griffin Dunne as Zappa, and Snider as himself. The introductory speech that Snider gave in the film before testifying is the same speech he gave in 1985. ^[3]

Cast

• Jason Priestley as Charlie Burner ^[4]
• Mariel Hemingway as Tipper Gore ^[5]
• Dee Snider as himself ^[5]
• Lois Chiles as Susan Baker ^[5]
• Deborah Yates as Pamela Stone ^[4]
• Tim Guinee as John Denver ^[4]
• Griffin Dunne as Frank Zappa ^[4]
• Deborah Jolly as Shirley ^[3]
• Lee Burns as Andrew Norris ^[3]
• John S. Davies as Dave Gorman ^[3]
• Jim Beatty as Al Gore ^[5]
• Richard Dillard as Senator Sam ^[3]
• Gail Cronauer as Senator Paula Hawkins
• Joe Berryman as Donald Bean ^[3]
• David Born as James Baker
• Dina Waters as Receptionist ^[3]
• Tom Prior as Senator Sam's Aide ^[3]
• Alex Harder as Pizza Guy ^[3]
• Anthony Marble as Record Store Clerk ^[3]
• William Caploe as Dom ^[3]
• Michael Crabtree as Senator Danforth
• Eleese Lester as PMRC Receptionist ^[3]
• Tony Richards as Press Club Reporter
• Cherry Petty as Curtis's Assistant
• Dwight Adair as Frank Zappa's Manager

See also

• Parental Advisory

References

1. Salamon, Julie (April 19, 2002). "TV WEEKEND; When Rock Was a Four-Letter Word". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved June 25, 2025.
2. Thibault, Alexis (July 6, 2020). "Parental Advisory: the secret history of music's most controversial logo". Numéro. Retrieved June 25, 2025.
3. Gallo, Phil (April 17, 2002). "Warning: Parental Advisory". Variety. Retrieved June 25, 2025.
4. Demenchuk, Michael (April 7, 2002). "No 'Warning' Needed for VH1 Flick". Multichannel News. Retrieved June 25, 2025.
5. Tucker, Ken (April 17, 2002). "Warning: Parental Advisory". EW.com. Retrieved June 25, 2025.

External links

• Warning: Parental Advisory at IMDb