Also in November, Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg were brought onto the project to rewrite the script as an adult-oriented, R-rated film.

In 1971, Karya released his first adult-oriented film, Wadjah Seorang Laki-Laki (The Face of a Boy).

In this 98-minute violent, adult-oriented film, the creature was portrayed as a misunderstood monster, who only wanted to be loved.

But much of the decline occurred in adult-oriented R-rated films, where the appearances dropped to 13 percent from 30.

Further adult-oriented animated films influenced by underground comix followed, including The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat and Down and Dirty Duck.

Miller is perhaps best known for creating the Touchstone label, which allowed Disney to produce and release adult-oriented films without harming the family-friendly reputation of the Disney name.

If you look back at the big successes of recent summers, you find adult-oriented films - 'Ghost,' 'Sleepless in Seattle,' 'Forrest Gump.'

A smaller niche in merchandising is the marketing of more adult-oriented products in connection with similarly adult-oriented films and TV shows.

Among the more adult-oriented films to which children might be taken, "Back to the Future Part II" is darker than its predecessor but it isn't likely to scare anyone.

The film was the first adult-oriented animated film since 1981's Heavy Metal, with different themes such as government surveillance, corporate malfeasance, and paranoia.