| nudity | Some kissing, men and women are seen together in bed (only their heads are visible). No nudity. |
| violence | This television film had a considerable amount of violence for what it was. Dorsie is seen with severe burns after accidentally setting off the bomb. Her face is bloody and covered in blisters, her clothes are charred and her hair is mostly gone. David kills her by shooting her in the head. David later on dies in the fire. A teacher is shot. Kids are yelled at and terrified by David's threats and outbursts. Some of them cry and vomit. David viciously slaps his daughter across the face and threatens two men with guns. A boy gets scolded by his father for nearly letting a scary-looking bull out of its pen. David threatens to shoot Downey in the head. He also threatens to shoot children and teachers one by one unless they bring him chocolate. A boy begins rebelliously planning to take out David with a pair of scissors. A little girl passes out from smoke inhalation. Despite all the violence, nobody except for David and Dorsie are actually killed. The hostages escape pretty much unharmed physically except for the shot teacher, but at the end of the film it states that he recovered in the hospital and was released two days later. |
| profanity | Mostly words like "hell" and "damn", no real swearing. Other words like "puke", "god", "weirdo", "idiot", "crazy", "nutbag" and "redneck" are said once or twice which may be considered offensive for younger viewers to hear. |
| alcohol | Dorsie smokes cigarettes. |
| frightening | This whole film is extremely violent, and despite having a non-violent ending, much of the film is very intense, disturbing and frightening. Dorsie's death is somewhat gory and very sad since she never really wanted to hurt anyone. Melanie has to identify her father's body, which is rather sad. The threats of shooting teachers and children are very scary. The teacher getting shot is sad and intense. The fact that this film was based on a true story may bother some viewers. |
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