over. Persons under 18 years of age are not permitted to attend under any circumstances. These motion pictures are "adult motion pictures", as defined in the Act, and may contain explicit sexual scenes, violence or scenes referred to in Section 5(3) of the Act, or any combination of them. The director will assign this classification to motion pictures if the director considers that the theme, subject matter or plot of the adult motion picture is artistic, historical, political, educational or scientific. This is generally similar to the MPAA's NC-17 rating and the Australian Classification Board's R18+ rating, although most commercial films will be edited to receive an 18A rating instead, as many theatres will not exhibit a Restricted film (much as most films rated NC-17 by the MPAA are edited to receive an R rating instead for their theatrical release; originally named Restricted Designated). Adult - Restricted to persons 18 years of age and over. Persons under 18 years of age are not permitted to attend under any circumstances. These motion pictures are "adult motion pictures", as defined in the Act, and may contain explicit sexual scenes or scenes of brutality or torture to persons or animals, or any combination of them, that are portrayed in a realistic and explicit manner; however, the scenes would, in the director's opinion, be tolerable to the community. These films would typically not submitted for a rating to the MPAA in the United States. Titles in the "Restricted" and "Adult" categories have labelling and/or display restrictions under the Motion Picture Act for home video retailing purposes, but not those rated 18A or below. The "Restricted Cougar" Symbol The B.C. Film Classification Office originated the restricted cougar symbol in August 1960 as an icon that audiences could easily associate with the former "Restricted" category, which was much broader in application than today's category. The B.C. Film Classification Office chose the cougar not only for its dramatic presence but also its significance as the largest wild cat native to BC. The symbol was trademarked in 1965 and soon became identified with the movie-going experience, as an animated "Restricted Cougar" trailer typically preceded any film bearing the Restricted rating; according to the BCFCO, "the trailers also added a new excitement to the movie-going experience: when the Cougar made its way to the screen, audiences knew they were only moments away from the highly anticipated feature presentation." The