Summary of The Old Rules Of Hollywood : The Hays Code

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The Hollywood Haze Code was a set of guidelines that regulated what could be shown in movies. However, it was eventually abandoned because it was not effective. The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) replaced it with the MPAA Rating System. This system allows for more competition, but it has also led to legal troubles.

• 00:00:00 In the early 1900s, society was very different and there were concerns about the effect that Hollywood movies would have on society. To try to appease these fears, a priest named Daniel A. Lord created the production code, which regulated what movies could be shown. Some of these rules were pretty stupid, such as the Hays Code, which limited the amount of sex, violence, and alcohol that could be shown in a movie. This rule was in place from the early 1930s to the early 1970s. With the rise of cable TV and the internet, the production code has become less necessary, but it is still in use today.
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• 00:15:00 The Old Rules of Hollywood were a set of guidelines that Hollywood followed in order to avoid government regulation. However, over time these rules became less and less effective, with movies such as "Some Like It Hot", "The Italian Job", and "The Graduate" succeeding despite breaking them. The main reason for this is that society was changing and people were no longer interested in being preached to about morality. In the 1960s, the allure of the forbidden led to filmmakers breaking the rules in order to boost their profile. However, this eventually led to the code losing steam.
• 00:20:00 The Hollywood Haze Code, which was designed to control the content of movies, was eventually abandoned in the 1970s because it did not work. The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) replaced it with the MPAA Rating System. This system allows for more competition, but it has also led to legal troubles.