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Sex & Nudity

Violence & Gore

  • Kangaroo field goal kicks one of the students (Or Katie the yellow yak) through the air.
  • A man is thrown about and is pinned by heavy furniture.
  • A scary vulture attacks an elephant to take a flower from him.
  • The mayor gets a stapler stuck to his head. Twice.
  • While believing that the flower in question does not contain a world of people, a villain that is hired to destroy it promises his new boss that he will "devour" the flower, then "regurgitate it", and then "devour it again". (used for comedic effect)

Profanity

  • In the audio commentary for one of the deleted scenes (on the special edition DVD and Blu-Ray), there is a mention of a literal "asskicking machine".
  • One notable use of the term "hell brain."

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • The ending is chaotic and somewhat violent.
  • The Sour Kangaroo and Wickersham Brothers are very mean and frightening characters that will possibly scare some small children.
  • Katie's iconic 'Ahhhhh!' may slightly disturb some.

Spoilers

The Parents Guide items below may give away important plot points.

Violence & Gore

  • Animals push an elephant into a cramped cage and threaten to boil a flower with a society of people on it in a giant cauldron. But the flower is saved as the animals hear the voice of people from the flower.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • The vulture and his attack may be frightening to children.
  • At the end of the film, Horton is roped down and locked into a prison while the clover is snatched from him and nearly dropped into a pot of boiling water. While the who's are saved at the last minute, this scene is surprisingly violent for a G rated film

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