Since the dawn of Hollywood, genres have evolved and solidified themselves into categories that now pertain to creating buzz among cinephiles. Yet, Tinseltown in its years of evolution has lost as much as it has found. Despite 2024 giving R-rated comedies a chance to flourish, its significant absence in the heart of Hollywood has never gone unnoticed by fans. But it is not the fans who share such concerns as Vince Vaughn recently shed some light on its lacking content.

Vaughn cited an increasing concern that has taken over the creators of the entertainment capital, reasoning it with the loss of R-rated comedies in the La-La-Land.

Vince Vaughn, known for his roles in comedies like Four Christmases, available on HBO Max and Swingers, recently discussed the decline of raunchy R-rated comedies during an appearance on Hot Ones. Vaughn believes Hollywood executives have become overly cautious about financing R-rated comedies, which once helped launch his career. At 54, he attributes this shift to their tendency to overthink and fears of financial risk.

Vaughn likened the situation to a set of rigid rules in geometry—where a single deviation throws off all the results. He noted in Tinseltown, a similar concept has emerged, where having an "IP" has become essential for storytelling. While his early career was built on shared experiences, he feels that people have become so accustomed to these set rules as a safety net that their relevance has diminished and so have their desires to breathe life into something great that pushes the envelope.

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The Old School actor, however, had hopes for the genre’s revival as well.

Vince Vaughn launched his career on the coattails of R-rated comedies and it is only fitting that its decline aches his heart. In a recent conversation on Hot Ones, Vaughn explained that those avoiding R-rated comedies do so knowing the set rules will not jeopardize their jobs. Despite this, he remains hopeful that R-rated comedies from the '90s and early 2000s will make a comeback.

“People want to laugh, people want to look at stuff that feels a bit like it’s, you know, dangerous…”, said Vaughn. Given that audiences ultimately dictate what dominates the silver screen, he expects a revival sooner rather than later. While only time will tell if his predictions come true, his optimism provides hope for fans eagerly awaiting the return of Hollywood's golden era of edgy humor.

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