BBFC Cuts D: Db-Dm

DCU: The New World

The Extended Version was passed 12 uncut for:

• UK 2010 Warner R2 DVD

• UK 2010 Warner R2 DVD

Deacon Brodie

• The sight of cocks clashing in a cockfight has been excised

Dead Alive

See Braindead

Dead and Buried

• Dead & Buried

Uncut version is available at:

R Rated

Passed 18 uncut with previous BBFC cuts waived for:

• UK 2007 Optimum R2 DVD at UK Amazon
• UK 2004 Anchor Bay R2 DVD
• UK 1999 Polygram/4 Front VHS

The US release is uncut and MPAA R Rated for:

• US 2009 Blue Underground R0 Blu-ray via UK Amazon and at US Amazon
• US 2003 Blue Underground R1 DVD at US Amazon

The BBFC commented:

In 1999, the video no longer compares in terms of its 'horror' effects with more recent popular successes such as SCREAM, the HALLOWEEN series, WISHMASTER or SPECIES 2.

The Board has therefore concluded that audiences are unlikely to suffer any harm from viewing the video, and that it may be released at '18'.

See trailer from youtube.com

Summary review: Bravo

In the sea of forgettable Friday the 13th sequels and clones came this little creative and disturbing gem from the early 80's wave of gruesome horror.

Several people passing through the quaint and picturesque town of Potter's Bluff die terrible, violent deaths only to turn up as upstanding members of the community days later.

• UK 1990 VCI VHS

The cuts were:

• Cuts were required to an early sequence in which a photographer is attacked and burned to death by a mob of zombies,
• A hypodermic being plunged into the photographers eye has been deleted
• There is a very obvious jump in the murder of a hitchiker - a rock is held above her, and just as it is dropped, it jumps to her body lying on the road the next day. A recent discussion in the alt.horror newsgroup has revealed that the cut in question is, in fact, soundtrack only - a large squelch being removed!

R Rated

R Rated

• UK 1981 cinema release

Dead End Drive-In

• Dead End

See trailer from youtube.com

Uncut version is available at:

The US release is uncut and MPAA R Rated for:

• US 2011 Image R1 DVD via UK Amazon and at US Amazon

Summary review: Drive-In Lock-up

Society is going down the tubes and the authorities have the idea of keeping the kids locked up in drive-ins complete with junk food and 24 hour movies.

Generally enjoyed by most reviewers though noted for being a bit silly. But punks, violence, drugs and car chases keeps viewers interested

• UK 1987 New World VHS

Dead Fire

Dead Heat

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R Rated

The R Rated Version was passed 18 without BBFC cuts for:

• UK 2010 Boulevard R2 DVD at UK Amazon
• UK 1989 New World VHS
• UK 1988 cinema release

At the time of release cuts were made to tone it down to an R Rating. Some of these cuts have been added to DVD extras as rough cut but there is no sign these being fully restored into any release.

The BBFC cut the Cineplex video by 25s

Dead or Alive

• DOA: Dead or live
• Dead or Alive: Hanzaisha

Unrated

The Unrated Version/Director's Cut  was passed 18 uncut for:

• UK 2002 R2 DVD at UK Amazon

The US release is uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

• US 2003 Kino R1 DVD at US Amazon

There is also a cut R Rated Version to avoid

The Dead Pit

Unrated

The Unrated Director's Cut was passed 18 uncut for:

• UK 2000 Midnite Movies R0 DVD via UK Amazon
• UK 1992 Mega VHS

The US release is uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

• US 2010 BCI Eclipse R1 DVD at US Amazon

There is also a cut US R Rated version missing about 6 minutes to avoid. See pictorial cuts details from movie-censorship.com

The Dead Pool

• Dirty Harry in The Dead Pool

The BBFC waived their cuts for the 2002 Warner DVD

The uncut region 2 DVD is available at UK Amazon
The uncut UK Blu-ray is available at UK Amazon

The uncut region 1 DVD is available at US Amazon
The uncut US Blu-ray Boxset is available at US Amazon

From cuts details on IMDb:

• edits made to images on a TV screen combining footage of a woman screaming in a car and a shot of a woman being attacked by a dog (the latter of which was stock footage from the 1977 film The Pack)

Dead Presidents

5s

R Rated

The cut US Theatrical Version was passed 18 without BBFC cuts for the 1996 cinema release and 1997/99 Buena Vista video/DVDs

See cuts details from angelfire.com

No BBFC cuts but scenes were removed in the US to avoid an MPAA NC-17. The excised rough cut footage has appeared on a Criterion laserdisc:

• Chris Tucker shooting the cop has the cop's brain bleeding out from his skull and him falling into the ground shortened (substituted with a close-up of Tucker), and when he's lying on the ground, Tucker shooting him repeatedly has lost a single shot.
• Larenz Tate bashing the guard with a broken nose with his gun is shown in a more tame angle in the R-rated edit.
• A shot cop bleeding from this throat in the car has been shortened by few frames.

Dead Silence

See video from youtube.com

Uncut version is available at:

Unrated

The Unrated Version was passed 15 uncut for:

• UK 2010 Universal R0 Blu-ray at UK Amazon
• UK 2007 Universal R2 DVD at UK Amazon

The US release is uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

• US 2009 Universal R1 DVD at US Amazon

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R Rated

• UK 2007 cinema release

See pictorial cuts details from movie-censorship.com. The R Rated version is shorter by 2:30s. Some cuts to violence but mostly to plot.

Dead Zone

See trailer from youtube.com
 

Uncut version is available at:

R Rated

Passed 15 uncut for strong threat and gore for:

• UK 2011 Scanbox R2 DVD at UK Amazon
• UK 2009 Lions Gate R2 DVD

The US release is uncut and MPAA R Rated for:

• US 2006 Paramount R2 DVD at US Amazon

Passed 18 uncut for:

• UK Sanctuary DVD
• UK 2000 MIA R2 DVD
• UK 1993 Castle VHS
• UK 1983 cinema release

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• UK 1986 EMI VHS

Cuts details from IMDb:

• Shots of topless nudity and the descending scissors were removed from the gazebo murder.
• Dodd's  scissor suicide sequence was re-edited to remove shots of the preparation and aftermath

Deadbeat at Dawn

Exploited video banned by the BBFC in 1998

The video was submitted by Dave Gregory from the Exploited label and he made it absolutely clear that Whittam Smith was personally responsible for the ban. The story goes like this:

I submitted Deadbeat at Dawn back in July hoping to release it alongside Vigilante. The BBFC sent me a not entirely unexpected cuts list for Deadbeat totalling two minutes of footage. I made around fifty cuts to remove all sight of chain sticks and throwing stars exactly as they requested. Most of the gore in the film passed unnoticed. 

I resubmitted the film and started sending out preview copies, printed the sleeves, and ran a couple of ads, under the foolish assumption that because I had cut what they asked the film would be approved. Not so. Ferman watched it and through his secretary informed me that there was a problem with the violence in the film. A discussion was to be staged on the matter two days after the original release date: Oct. 26th. According to Ferman, opinions were split among the examiners.

Then Whittam Smith entered the room, overruled all discussion and declared that the film was to be rejected. Democratic discussion! Anyway, Ferman said they didn't want to issue another cuts list and that I could submit a toned down version if I wanted to. He had this impression of the film reaching a massive audience of impressionable. I told him that he ought to consider, in future, the actual market for a film of this type. 1500 units max! Not a huge blockbuster by any account, but a healthy specialist market.

The uncut region 1 DVD is available at US Amazon
The uncut region 1 DVD is available via UK Amazon

Review from US Amazon: Worthwhile Experience

Van Bebber not only directed the film, he starred in it as well. He plays Goose, the tough as nails leader of a gang named the Ravens locked in eternal struggle with the Spiders.

The last twenty or so minutes of Deadbeat at Dawn consists of one slam-bang scene after another, scenes guaranteed to warm the heart of the most fervent action film aficionados.

The last line of dialogue uttered by Goose is compelling evidence that the creator of this film intended his project to be more than a gory, shoot 'em up gang picture. Violence is central to the plot, however, so the viewer can sit back and enjoy watching the mayhem even as the message of the film slowly filters into the mind. Too, the acting goes a long way to realizing the vision Bebber intended.

A few of the performances go over the top, especially Bone Crusher's misanthropic soliloquy on murder, but most of these amateur actors do a competent job. Yep, Deadbeat at Dawn is a worthwhile experience for the lover of low budget cinema.

Deadgirl

Unrated

2008 Canada horror by Marcel Sarmiento & Gadi Harel with Shiloh Fernandez and Noah Segan. See IMDb

The Director's Cut/Unrated Version was passed 18 uncut for strong violence, gore, sex and very strong language for:

• UK 2010 Metrodome R2 DVD at UK Amazon

The US release featuring the Director's Cut is MPAA Unrated for:

• US 2011 Dark Sky RA Blu-ray via UK Amazon and at US Amazon
• US 2009 Dark Sky R1 DVD at US Amazon

See pictorial cuts details from movie-censorship.com. Various short shots of Wheeler having sex with the dead girl are toned down via darkening, reframing and cutting

Deadly Blessing

See trailer from youtube.com
 

Uncut version is available at:

Unconfirmed on the BBFC database, but seems to have been passed 15 uncut for:

• UK 2011 Arrow R0 DVD at UK Amazon
• UK 2007 Arrow R2 DVD at UK Amazon

• UK 1986 Polygram VHS

• UK 1983 Spectrum/Polygram VHS

Summary Review: A Good Effort

A good effort from Wes Craven, having an eerie and at times claustrophobic atmosphere. It is set in an Amish like community but altogether more menacing.

Two women outsiders join their friend, the wife of a suspiciously killed member of the mysterious community. Strangers aren't appreciated in the community and any minor moral transgression seems to to cause nasty things to happen courtesy of a local incubus.

There are some scary moments in this film but also some well-worn cliches.

The demonic ending seems a bit tagged on, and has in fact been left off in the past out of choice.

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• UK 1981 cinema release

The demonic ending was left out as it was simply considered confusing and not a good ending.

Thanks to Daniel:

I saw Deadly Blessings on ITV in the mid eighties and that version did include the demonic ending that was deleted from the 1981 theatrical release.

The removal of the scene which is the only explicit supernatural element in the entire film lead to at least one film reviewer claiming that the distributors interference was one of the few instances of cuts rendering a film more subversive than originally intended.

Deadly China Dolls

• Jing tian long hu bao
• Lethal Panther

Uncut version is available at:

Passed 18 after 43s of BBFC cuts for:

• UK 2003 Eastern Heroes Double Bill R0 DVD
• UK 1998 Eastern Heroes VHS
• UK 1995 Eastern Heroes VHS

The US release is uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

• US 2004 Tai Send R0 Double Bill DVD via UK Amazon and at US Amazon

Note that the UK double bill DVD of Deadly China Dolls + Lethal Panther is confusingly titled. It actually contains Deadly China Dolls (Lethal Panther 1) + Lethal Panther 2.

Thanks to Bleach:

• At 68 mins - Reduce sexualised violence and rape of naked woman (Sophia), as follows:
  
  a) after man puts gun back into pocket, remove sight of other man brushing gun up woman's bare breast and nipple, resuming on gun on cheek.
  
  b) after the line What are you talking about?, remove sight of bare-breasted woman's hair being pulled, resuming on her being thrown out of bed.
  
  c) after she says Fuck you, remove line okay and
  sight of gun being played down her back and buttocks, resuming on line: Don`t you remember where they are.
  
  d) after sight of two women (Ling and Miyamoto) entering garden, remove entire rape sequence, resuming on gun being loaded.
  
  e) after she swings back to hit man's crotch, remove sight of her being pushed back onto bed and gun held on her barely covered chest, resuming on man's face as he fires two shots below screen.

Review from US Amazon: Quite enjoyable

While it's not great, it was quite enjoyable in the way typical Hong Kong actioners are. Sibelle Hu, an actress who HK film fans should be quite familiar with, makes a small appearance in this film. The cover is misleading, the main character in this film is played by Maria Jo.

Maria Jo is featured prominently throughout this film, but her action scenes involve mostly gunplay, and those scenes, while not wholly elaborate, are quite well done and pretty entertaining. She even has a short fight with Sibelle Hu where she holds her own martial arts wise, even though Sibelle is obviously more skilled, and she makes a really exciting escape from the top of a building.

While this film doesn't compare to the guns and bullets films of John Woo (which is a good thing for some, bad for others), it is pretty entertaining in that sense. So LP1 is good for fans of HK gun actioners, but don't expect much martial arts action here. Although the few scenes Sibelle Hu is in are pretty good in terms of martial arts choreography, the rest of this movie is all gun fighting, and it's quite well done, in the cheesy over the top HK film tradition.

Deadly Dream Woman

• Nu hei xia huang ying
• Lui hak hap wong au

The BBFC cut the 1993 TVB video by 35s

Deadly Heroes

DeadTime

UK: Passed 18 after 12s of BBFC cuts for:

• UK 2012 4Digital R2 DVD
• UK 2012 cinema release

The BBFC commented:

• Cuts required to a scene of sexual and sexualised violence, in this case a woman being stabbed between the legs with a blade.

Deadtime Stories

See Freaky Fairy Stories

Death Before Dishonor

The BBFC passed the 2008 Anchor Bay DVD 18 uncut.

The uncut region 1 DVD is available at US Amazon
The uncut region 1 DVD is available via UK Amazon

Review from US Amazon: Excellent Action Movie

Terrorists kidnapped his boss so it is up to Fred Dryer to rescue him. Excellent action sequences as this one is directed by Terry Leonard (stunt co-ordinator in many action movies).

The lovely Joanna Pacula co-star as a journalist. After the Sep 11 event, watching movie about heroes kicking terrorists is a nice relief. It is great to see this B title appear on DVD. Worth getting it.

From cuts details on IMDb:

• cuts to shots of Halloran's hand being pierced with a power drill

Death By Misadventure

Death Game

Cut in 2003 with the following BBFC comment: Compulsory cuts. Distributor was required to remove scenes of eroticised sexual violence

The uncut region 1 DVD is available at US Amazon

Death Match

Same cut video version submitted in 1994 and then 2000.

Death May be your Santa Claus

Passed 18 without BBFC cuts for:

• UK 2011 BFI RB Blu-ray
• UK 2011 BFI R2 DVD

• UK 1969 cinema release

The submitted running time was noted as 37:29s

Death Proof

Unrated

The Extended and Unrated Version was passed 18 uncut for:

• UK 2009 Technicolor/Momentum RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon
• UK 2009 Technocolor online
• UK 2008 Technicolor/Momentum R2 DVD at UK Amazon
• UK 2007 cinema release

The US release is uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

• US 2008 Dimension R0 Blu-ray at US Amazon
• US 2007 Weinstein R2 DVD at US Amazon

Also available with edits as part of a US Theatrical Double Feature with Planet Terror and fake trailers

Death Race 2

Unrated

The Unrated Version was passed 18 uncut for:

• UK 2010 Universal Blu-ray at UK Amazon
• UK 2010 Universal R2 DVD at UK Amazon

There is also a cut US R rated version that deletes any fleeting nudity

Death Race 2000

Uncut version is available at:

R Rated

The BBFC passed it 15 uncut for:

• 2008 Optimum R2 DVD at UK Amazon

The US release is uncut and rated R for:

• 2010 Shout! Factory Blu-ray via UK Amazon and at US Amazon
• 2010 Shout! Factory R1 DVD at US Amazon

Review from UK Amazon: Cult Classic

I've ridiculed many a Roger Corman film in my time, but I have nothing but love for his 1975 B-movie triumph Death Race 2000 (although, to be fair, most of the credit should go to director Paul Bartel). In this brilliant black comedy satire, Corman gives us what we want - fast cars, hot naked gals, and lots of glorified violence, not to mention brilliant performances by David Carradine and a pre-Rambo Sylvester Stallone - and all with a budget of only 300 grand.

In this futuristic vision of the year 2000, America has devolved into something of a fascist police state called the United Provinces, ruled from overseas by Mr. President (Sandy McCallum) who, like all good dictators, has established an external outlet for whatever bloodlust, anger, and general discontent that may exist among the populace. Enter the Transcontinental Road Race, better known as the Death Race. Now in its 20th iteration, this fierce competition pits the greatest, most fearless drivers in the land racing from New York to New Los Angeles. Lest any visions of Cannonball Run threaten to run your head, know this: the beauty of the Death Race is the fact that extra points are awarded for any and all innocent spectators you kill along the way, with children and seniors bringing in the most points.

From euthanasia day at the hospital to the wickedly tripped-out cars designed for human carnage as well as speed, Death Race 2000 is a tour de force of B-movie entertainment. Carradine's amazing, Stallone's a brilliant bonus, the supporting cast make hay with even the smallest of parts, and Simone Griffeth is fun to watch both in and out of her clothes. Death Race 2000 is the epitome of cult classic.

• 2006 Universal R2 DVD
• 2004 Universal R2 DVD
• 2001 4 Front VHS
• 2000 Universal R2 DVD
• 1996 Universal VHS
• 1991 Braveworld VHS
• 1988 Orange Scope VHS

From cuts details on IMDb

• cut to remove a head crushing scene
• edited shots of blood spurts from the car killings
• cuts to a man's groin being stabbed with Joe's bayonet.

The BBFC noted the submitted running time as 79:31s = 76:20s

Death Rides a Horse

• Da uomo a uomo

Uncut version is available at:

Passed 15 uncut for:

• UK 2005 MGM R2 DVD at UK Amazon

Review from UK Amazon: Surprisingly good Spaghetti Western

If you are a fan of Spaghetti Westerns, this is among the best. This is a fast moving revenge Western with an apparently simple plot filled out with memorable characters and situations, and a generally satisfying conclusion.

Sure, it does not have the style or panache of Leone, and Morricone's score is not his best -- but a less than perfect score from Morricone is still better than most others, and it is a memorable distinctive musical treat. The alternating themes of strumming guitar and choral voices bring his usual uniqueness to the movie, and the movie benefits greatly from it.

The story follows a young boy who witnesses the brutal rape and murder of his mother and sister, and murder of his father. He grows up as a respectable community member (John Phillip Law), but shuns responsibility while he harbours one thing in mind -- revenge.

The movie is not fantastically shot, but not bad -- the story is good, but not quite epic -- what redeems the movie above all else, is the fantastic turn by Lee van Cleef, who easily equals his work in Leone's Westerns here. Law on the other hand is a charisma free zone, and the movies weakest point -- you can almost imagine how those shoes filled by a greater or even more interesting actor could have made this a classic.

There are some great set pieces -- not as epic as they might be, but inventive -- the final shootout in the middle of a dust storm must have been a nightmare to shoot, but is very effective -- best of all, the director does not linger too long, and gives the film a nice pace which make the movie a well balanced thoroughly enjoyable 1hour 50 minutes.

In short a cracking good film.

• UK 1998 Warner VHS

Maybe this is the cut cinema version

• UK 1970 cinema release

The submitted running time was noted as 115:20s = 110:43s PAL

Maybe relevant from IMDb:

Some versions are missing a single shot of a person being stabbed (in the opening sequence), cut by the censors on the film's first English language release in the 1960s

Death Ring

The 2002 DVD is uncut but no comment about this from the BBFC

The uncut region 0 DVD is available via UK Amazon
The uncut region 1 DVD is available via US Amazon

Review from US Amazon: Best B Action

In 1992, the film world was graced with the creation of the greatest movie ever. Well, maybe not to conventional moviegoers, but to real men and B fans everywhere, Death Ring is the definition of humans living that one moment when they achieve perfection.

Chad McQueen and Don Swayze are the dynamic duo that are to B what Redford and Newman are to real movies. Swayze's contorted faces and McQueen's tough attitude and sleeveless denim vest make this the best B effort yet.

Then when you throw in Mike Norris and his wonderful overacting and the always terrible Billy Drago.

So, if you're looking for a life-altering 90 minutes, involving human safari, watch the best movie ever: Death Ring. It is hands down the winner of the Sid the Elf Lifetime Achievement Award for Best B Action.

• Cut to remove sights of martial arts weapons

Death Row Uncut: Too Gangsta for TV

Same cuts for the 2000 & 2005 releases: Cuts required for requested 18 category, to explicit sex and nudity. An uncut R18 certificate was available to the distributor.

Death Sentence

The US release features the Unrated Version and is MPAA Unrated for:

• US 2008 20th Century Fox R1 DVD at UK Amazon and at US Amazon

See pictorial version details from movie-censorship.com. The US Unrated Version features non contentious plot extensions.

R Rated

• UK 2007 EIV R2 DVD

• UK 2007 cinema release

Death Trap

• Eaten Alive
• Brutes and Savages
• Horror Hotel
• Horror Hotel Massacre
• Legend of the Bayou
• Murder on the Bayou
• Starlight Slaughter
• Slaughter Motel
• Amok

Uncut version is available at:

Passed 18 uncut for:

• UK 2010 Cornerstone R2 DVD at UK Amazon
• UK 2003 Horror Video/Vipco R0 DVD
• UK 2001 Horror Video/Vipco VHS

The US release is uncut and MPAA R Rated for:

• US 2007 Dark Sky R1 DVD via US Amazon

See review from IMDb: Messed Up

Delirious, surreal, and savage, Tobe Hooper's follow-up to his landmark debut Texas Chainsaw Massacre, is one of a kind while bearing the same signature stamp he left with his predecessor.

A sheer unrelenting onslaught of pure madness, macabre and dark humor. Although not as entirely successful as Chainsaw, Eaten Alive is one messed up little drive in flick with good performances particularly by Brand as the psycho Inn keeper of "Starlight Hotel". Mumbling incoherently through most of his screen time and sputtering gibberish when audible, Neville Brand is eerily convincing.

The beginning of this picture owes to Psycho in that you meet a character that you are led to believe is the (no pun intended) titular heroine but is quickly dispatched and we are left with the equally sleazy and\or oddball residents of the locale like ole' country boy Buck (Englund, who's a hoot) or that oddball couple who's dog gets chomped by the gator that lives in the swamp behind the hotel. It's that kind of movie folks so be aware what you're getting into. Creepy, oddball fun.

• UK 1992 Vipco VHS

The first BBFC certified video version fell foul of the the post Video Nasties scare and suffered unwarranted intervention.

1. Cuts from early sex scene with Buck attempting to force himself on prostitute Clara
2. First murder loses some shots of Judd (Neville Brand) hitting Clara (Roberta Collins) with a rake.
3. Murder of Roy (William Finley) has lost a shot of a scythe being pulled out of his stomach.
4. A scene where a young child watches her mother being attacked by Judd had several shots of hits removed. Violence towards a woman in the presence of a child was apparently the cause of complaints about the film.
5. Harvey (Mel Ferrer) is murdered with a scythe. Several shots of Judd trying to pull the scythe out of the victim's neck have been deleted.

• UK 1978 cinema release

IMDb states that the cut cinema version suffers the same 25s of cuts as the first BBFC approved video. However the running times don't stack up. As the cinema release seems a couple of minutes shorter than would be expected from 25s of cuts.

Death Warmed Up

• Death Warmed Over

The BBFC cut the 1985 Medusa video by 54s and these cuts were maintained for the video of 1992 (Vipco) and 1999 (Arrow)

Death Weekend

• House by the Lake

The 1982 pre-cert Vampix video was uncut

The BBFC cut the 1976 cinema release

• minor cuts including the removal of the word 'cunt'

Death Wish

Cuts were waived when DVD re-submitted to the BBFC in 2006 by Paramount.

See censorship history for Death Wish from sbbfc.co.uk:

Although the rape scene was still considered offensive and disturbing, the comparative lack of detail and the brevity and discretion with which the nudity is shown, convinced the Board that the overall effect of the rape scene was to repel and disgust rather than to arouse.

Given that the only real issue with the scene was offensiveness, it was agreed that the scene could be passed at '18'.

The uncut region 2 DVD is available at UK Amazon
The uncut region 1 DVD is available at US Amazon

Review from UK Amazon: What a film

What a film. This film rode the tide of admiration for vigilante action against the ones that seem to avoid justice or just plain slip through the cracks. When Paul Kersey's (Bronson) wife and daughter are attacked in their own home, beaten and sexual assaulted by a gang of low life scum, the police and the courts offer no justice. Later after learning to shoot and ditching his liberal values Kersey takes to the streets to dispense some real justice!

Now this sure does raise some interesting moral questions, but lets face it, we all back Bronson/Kersey, and maybe even secretly admire his actions, at least to some extent. We know that what he does is wrong, but the 'thrill' of revenge and harsh punishment dealt out to criminals sure carries a hell of a punch. You may be surprised just how relevant and fresh the issues are to modern Britain now. Time to remind yourself just how important a film this is

See censorship history for Death Wish from sbbfc.co.uk:

On this occasion the Board was inclined to grant a video certificate on the understanding that a few brief cuts, totalling 29 seconds, were made to remove elements of nudity, including the spray painting of the buttocks, that had been problematic in the past and which were felt to raise concerns under the Board's strict sexual violence guidelines.

• Rape sequence has been cut to remove clear nudity, fondling and a bit where Kersey's daughter has her rear spray painted.

The impasse ended up with the video being withdrawn from the BBFC rather than receiving a formal ban. But it ended up being unavailable for 13 years.

The censor at the time, Stephen Murphy was concerned about the repeated use of the 'cunt' during the early rape scene and also the aerosol spraying in the same scene. Robust defence from director Michael Winner convinced the BBFC to leave the film uncut.

Death Wish II

• Death Wish 2

See trailer from youtube.com
 

Uncut at:

Netherlands:

• NL 2003 Columbia/TriStar R2 DVD via UK Amazon

European releases are generally the Unrated Version which can be considered to be the definitive.

2:58s

R Rated

• UK 2012 Media Sales/Final Cut R2 DVD

The BBFC commented:

• This is a pre-cut US version of the film. Both rape scenes have been substantially reduced and re-edited prior to submission to the BBFC.

The R-rated US version has cut both the rape scenes:

• While only the more violent aspects of the maid's rape scene were cut,
• the daughter's rape scene (where she did not resist) was almost entirely cut except for the last few seconds.
• Also the daughter afterwards is shown jumping out the window but the US version cuts out the part where she gets impaled on a fence.

2:58s

• UK 2006 MGM R2 DVD

The BBFC commented:

• Cuts were required to remove scenes of sexual and sexualised violence.

The overall cut is still a heavily cut version similar to all UK releases to date.

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A pre-cut version was passed 18 with some BBFC cuts restored for:

• UK 2005 Columbia/TriStar R2 DVD

But it is still heavily cut.

• UK 1990 VCI VHS
• UK 1986 RCA/Columbia VHS
• UK 1982 cinema release

Two women were gang-banged by multiple rapists. Ferman referred to this in a recent lecture: I cut three minutes 42 seconds of that stuff, a record I think. Winner was furious.

See also TV interview with Michael Winner from youtube.com

• Re-edited for the scene between Kersey's daughter and Cutter; with BBFC cuts the scene would have jumped from him rubbing her leg to him finishing having sex with her subsequently a scene where Jill Ireland finds an unconscious Bronson was added in between (in the full version this scene follows the death of Kersey's daughter).

The infamous scene between Rosario and the muggers suffered the following cuts:

• The shot of Rosario's knickers being removed was briefly cut.
• The shot of Cutter licking her and her reaction is missing.
• A view of Jiver removing his trousers is missing as is the cut-aways to him having subsequent sex with Rosario (the UK version renders this scene a series of reaction shots between the rest of the gang).
• The bedroom scene between Rosario, Cutter, Punkcut and Stomper cuts away just after she is on the bed, the uncut version offers several topless shots and sex scenes with Punkcut and Cutter.
• After Jiver has said "don't worry he'll come" the British version cuts to head shots (presumably outtakes) of two to the gang, the uncut version cuts to Stomper having sex with Rosario.
• When Nirvana walks into the room the British version cuts away, the uncut version follows it on with rosario crawling across the floor and him removing his trousers.
• The death of Rosario is missing several shots of her falling to and in spasms on the floor.

Death Wish 3

See trailer from youtube.com
 

Uncut version is available at:

R Rated

UK: Passed 18 uncut with BBFC cuts waived for:

• UK 2012 Media Sales/Final Cut R2 DVD at UK Amazon
• UK 2006 MGM DVD which was never actually released
• UK 1985 cinema release

US: Uncut and MPAA R Rated for:

• US 2004 MGM R1 DVD via UK Amazon and at US Amazon

Summary Review: Entertaining

Paul Kersey, New York architect and part-time vigilante, comes to LA to visit an old friend. Instead, he must avenge his death by fighting youth gangs.

Death Wish 3 is a very different film to it's predecessors, whereas the first two movies were powerful urban drama's about how a man can be driven over the edge as a result of violence this instalment goes all out as an action movie and disregards the social commentary for the most part.

Whereas in the previous film's Bronson was hunting down muggers and rapists and disposing of them with his pistol in Death Wish 3 he gets hold of a gattling gun and buys a magnum and a military issue rocket launcher and lays waste to the scum of society by the bulk load. It might not be as realistic but it's damn entertaining and is by far my favourite of the Death Wish sequels.

• UK 1986 Guild VHS

See pictorial cuts details from movie-censorship.com

• The rape on the woman who Paul had saved in the parking lot is missing 6s and also the sight of bare breasts
• A topless black woman being dragged out of a window is missing. Then a little later there is a shot of her continuing to resist the same thugs

Death Wish 4: The Crackdown

See trailer from youtube.com
 

Uncut at:

R Rated

UK: Passed 18 uncut for strong violence with previous BBFC cuts waived for:

• UK 2012 Media Sales/Final Cut R2 DVD at UK Amazon
• UK 2006 MGM video (never released)

US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

• US 2004 MGM R1 DVD via UK Amazon and at US Amazon

Summary review: Bigger Fish

Architect/vigilante Paul Kersey takes on the members of a vicious Los Angeles drug cartel to stop the flow of drugs after his girlfriend's daughter dies from an overdose.

After briefly flirting with the usual Death Wish route of Kersey hitting the streets and blowing away some punks, the script takes a different direction and has Kersey functioning something like a mob hit-man instead. He has a mysterious benefactor feeding him with information on crime bigwigs instead of the usual hoodlums.

Death Wish 4 certainly isn't unpredictable. But that's not needed in a Death Wish film, anyway. The basic requirement is for Bronson to be able to kick butt in entertaining and suspenseful ways, and Thompson gives you as much or more bang for your buck on that end as any other film in the series.

UK: Passed 18 after 54s of BBFC cuts for:

• UK 1988 Cannon VHS
• UK 1988 cinema release

The cuts were to the rape depicted in the early dream sequence:

• Shots of the victim screaming whilst been dragged out of a car are missing
• Shots of the girl being slapped and receiving a nasty punch have also been cut

Death's Ecstacy

See La Bete

Deathstalker II: Duel of the Titans

• Deathstalker II
• Deathstalker 2

See video from youtube.com

Uncut version is available at:

The Director Approved Cut is MPAA R Rated for:

• US 2011 Shout! factory Sword and Sorcery Collection R1 DVD via UK Amazon and at US Amazon

The director shortened the film by removing a lot of the cheesy B movie dialogue and 2 entire scenes, one between Sultana and Evie, and the other with Reena and the Amazon Queen getting a massage.

The film then becomes tighter, faster paced and more serious. But sometimes it is the light hearted dialogue that makes a B movie worth watching. So some fans at least prefer the long version.

• US 2001 New Concorde R1 DVD via UK Amazon and at US Amazon

Extra uncontroversial footage was added for this version

• US 1989 Lions Gate VHS

• UK 1991 Polygram VHS
• UK 1987 Lazer VHS

From IMDb. The BBFC cuts were to remove:

• All shots of the Ninja Star
• The head clap in the wrestling match.
• About 10 seconds of Reena's rape.

The Decameron

• Il Decameron

Uncut at:

UK: Passed 18 uncut for strong sex and sexualised nudity with previous BBFC cuts waived for:

• UK 2011 BFI Dual RB Blu-ray/R2 DVD at UK Amazon
• UK 2009 BFI R2 Online
• UK 2009 BFI RB Blu-ray
• UK 2009 BFI R2 DVD
• UK 2001 BFI R2 DVD

UK: Passed X (18) uncut for:

• UK 1971 cinema release

• UK 1988 Warner VHS

The BBFC cuts were:

• Full frontal nudity and an erection offended the censors and so had to go

Deception

• Reindeer Games

See trailer from youtube.com

Uncut at:

US: The Director's Cut is MPAA R Rated for:

• US 2012 Miramax Lionsgate RA Blu-ray via UK Amazon and at US Amazon
• US 2011 Miramax Lionsgate R1 DVD via UK Amazon and at US Amazon
• US 2001 Dimension R1 DVD

The Director's cut contains a little more sex and violence and a lot of extra dialogue. See pictorial version details from movie-censorship.com:

R Rated

The Theatrical Version was passed 15 without BBFC cut for:

• UK 2000 Buena Vista R2 DVD
• UK 2000 cinema release and 2000 Buena Vista DVD.

Decoy

The Deep

Passed 15 uncut for:

• 2005 Columbia/TriStar R2 DVD at UK Amazon
• 1999 Columbia/TriStar VHS
• 1986 RCA/Columbia VHS

• UK 1977 cinema release

From IMDb:

Cut for an A certificate with edits to:

• the body search of Gail by Cloche's men,
• removal of shots of Gail's bloody stomach during the voodoo scene,
• heavy cuts to punches and groin kicks in the fight between Kevin and Slake.

Deep in the Valley

See American Hot Babes

Deep Red

• Profondo Rosso
• Deep Red Hatchet Murders
• Dripping Deep Red
• The Hatchet Murders
• The Sabre Tooth Tiger
• Suspiria 2

See trailer from youtube.com
 

Uncut version is available at:

Unrated

The Italian Language Version was passed 18 uncut with BBFC cuts waived for:

• UK 2011 Arrow/Arrowdrome R2 DVD at UK Amazon
• UK 2011 Arrow (Italian + US Version) R0 Blu-ray at UK Amazon
• UK 2011 Arrow (Italian + US Version) R2 DVD at UK Amazon

The film makers had managed to convince the BBFC that the lizard's death was faked with a false pin.

Note that the 2011 Arrow releases include a shorter ~101:00s English Language US Version of the film but there is no sign of this in the BBFC database. This version has been shortened via deletion of plot development.

The US release is uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

• US 2011 Blue Underground (Italian + US Version) R0 Blu-ray at US Amazon
• US 2007 Blue Underground (Italian Version) R0 DVD at US Amazon

Summary Review: Initiation into Giallo

This is a gorgeous film, it is rich in content and thought, it has an old school story telling feel about it, fantastic music by "Goblin", it is shocking and suspenseful, whilst showing some glorious cinematography by Luigi Keveiller.

Brilliant, Dario is unique and this is my favourite film of his, and one of my ALL time favourite films. A wonderful initiation into the world of Giallo.

• UK 2005 Platinum DVD

From cuts details on IMDb:

• The DVD is slightly re-framed (to exclude the lizard scene) and restores the dog sequence, as it seems likely that they are playing rather than fighting.

• UK 1993 Redemption VHS

The BBFC cuts were:

• 4s has been cut from a scene showing two dogs fighting
• A 7s shot of a squirming lizard being impaled with a pin has been deleted. This cut also impacts the scene. A father slaps his little daughter because of the impaling. In the cut version, a now motiveless slap remains.

Deep River Savages

• Il Paese del sesso selvaggio
• The Man from Deep River
• Nel Paese del Sesso Selvaggi
• Au Pays del'Exorcisme
• Mondo Cannibale
• sacrifice

See trailer from youtube.com
 

Uncut version is available at:

The US release is uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

• US 2004 Shriek Show R1 DVD via UK Amazon and at US Amazon

Review from imdb: Not much gore

I liked this one strictly for its exoticness. Me Me Lay looks great dressed or naked. She has a great face. I have the Prism edition video. That one is missing a brief cannibal scene that later showed up in Lenzi's Eaten Alive by the Cannibals. The cinematography was well done and I may catch some heat for this but I actually liked the music.

The love scene in the river came very close to XXX. A well placed bush (no pun intended) kept it soft-core. Not much gore, so jungle flick fans should like it. I know I did.

• UK 2007 Shriek Collection R0 DVD
• UK 2003 International Trading/Screen Entertainment R0 DVD

The BBFC commented:

Cuts required to remove sight of real animal cruelty (in this case setting

• a mongoose on a snake
• locking a monkey into a vice and slicing off the top of its head
• a cock fight
• cutting a snake and bleeding it alive
• and stabbing a crocodile in its neck with a small knife)

• UK 1975 cinema release under the title The Man From Deep River

Deep Space Nine

Deep Throat

See Sex Films: Deep Throat

Deewana Mastana

Deh Shiva Bar Mohe

Cut when submitted in 2004 with the following BBFC statement: Distributor chose to cut sight of hard drug dealing and use to accommodate a 12A. A 15 uncut was available.

Delirium

Featured on the video nasties list. See Psycho Puppet

Deliverance

The video 1987 and 1994 Warner videos are uncut

The uncut region 2 DVD is available at UK Amazon
The uncut US Blu-ray is available at UK Amazon

The uncut region 1 DVD is available at US Amazon
The uncut US Blu-ray is available at US Amazon

Cuts to the male rape scene.

The submitted running time was noted as 108:55s = 104:34s

Delta Force 2: The Columbian Connection

• Delta Force 2
• Delta Force 2: Operation Stranglehold

1 cut was waived (the twirling butterfly knife) when MGM DVD resubmitted in 2000.

• Cut to a neck break

The uncut region 1 DVD is available at US Amazon
The uncut region 1 DVD is available via UK Amazon

• A twirling butterfly knife was cut from the fight between Norris and one of Billy Drago's henchmen.
• Cut to a neck break

Dementia 13

• The Haunted and the Hunted

Uncut version is available at:

Unrated

Version without the prologue passed 15 uncut with BBFC film cuts restored for:

• UK 2006 Odeon R2 DVD via UK Amazon
• UK 2005 Classic Entertainment R2 DVD
• UK 2003 Siren R2 DVD
• UK 2003 SFH R2 DVD
• UK 1995 Screen Multimedia VHS

The US release is uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

• US 2011 HD Cinema Classics R1/RA DVD/Blu-ray via UK Amazon and at US Amazon

Review from US Amazon: A Tad Slow Paced

Dementia 13 was the result of producer Roger Corman's infamous apprentice program at AIP; Corman was shooting his own film and let Francis Ford Coppola get his first director's credit by shooting Dementia 13 on the same location.

Dementia 13 is just a nice little low-budget horror film for which the biggest complaint is that the pace is a tad slow. The story is set in Ireland and if it bears a strong resemblance to Corman's film adaptations of Edgar Allan Poe, well duh.

Dementia 13 is not a gory film, but more of a character study, which alone makes it somewhat atypical for the time and genre. Coppolla manages to create atmosphere so that the film is more of a psychological exercise than it is a splatter flick, and the submerged scream is certainly a memorable touch.

• UK 1964 cinema release titled The Haunted and the Hunted

From cultmovieforums.com:

• Reel 1 - Shorten considerably shots of John's corpse floating down in water.
• Reel 4 - Shorten the murder of Louise to a bare minimum; remove all shots of her corpse being dragged along the grass.
• Reel 6 - Remove the shot of Simon's head flying off. Shorten the attack on Lord Halloran.
• Reel 8 - Remove all shots of Louise's hanging corpse. Remove all shots of axe being driven into doll.
• This version contains a 7 minute prologue in which a psychiatrist would gives the audience a test to see if they were stable enough to withstand viewing this film.

The submitted running time was noted as 81:36s

Demolition Man

See trailer from youtube.com
 

Uncut version is available at:

Thanks to Tim

The UK release is uncut for:

• UK 2011 R0 Blu-ray at UK Amazon

I can confirm that the recently released UK Blu-ray of Demolition Man is uncut (2 hits to the head and an instance of ear-clapping have been restored). It is also the original Taco Bell print (some European releases were dubbed over with Pizza Hut). However, this is not reflected on the BBFC's site

The Danish release is uncut and 15 rated for:

• DK RB Blu-ray via UK Amazon

The US release is uncut and MPAA R Rated for:

• US 2010 Warner RA Blu-ray at US Amazon
• US 2010 Warner R1 DVD via UK Amazon and at US Amazon

• UK 1999 Warner R2 DVD
• UK 1994 Warner VHS

The BBFC cuts were

• The showdown between Stallone and Snipes has been trimmed to remove 2 hits to the head and an instance of ear-clapping.

The uncut version has been shown at one point on Sky TV

• UK 1993 cinema release

The European Version changes the product placement advertising from Taco Bell in the US Version to Pizza Hut in the European Version

The Demolitionist

Demoniac

• L'Éventreur de Notre-Dame
• The Ripper of Notre Dame
• Exorcism & Black Masses (hardcore)
• Exorcisme et Messes Noires (hardcore)
• El Sadico de Notre-Dame
• Exorcism
• Exorcisme
• Exorcisms
• Chains and Black Leather
• Expériences sexuelles au château des jouisseuses
• Sexorcismes (hardcore)

Uncut version is available at:

Thanks to Mark:

The budget DVD label Boulevard Entertainment accidentally released the full uncut version. The release was a port of the Synapse R1 DVD including alternate footage & a commentary. The UK DVD is actually supposed to be a release of another film under the same title on a double bill with 976-Evil 2. See UK Amazon

The US release is uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

• US 2002 Synapse R1 DVD titled Exorcism via UK Amazon and via US Amazon

Summary Review: Good but Not Great

Exorcism is a good but not great film. Like so many of Franco's films EXORCISM is at once brilliant and amateurish.

Franco stars as a kinky priest who serves GOD by ridding the world of sinners with his Sword of the Lord. His best moments are shared with his lover/partner Lina Romay. It's always interesting to watch the couple interact together especially during sadistic scenes.

Despite it's strong scenes of violence EXORCISM is not a gory film. The bloodiest scenes involve the beheading of a pigeon and the removal of a woman's entrails. Franco claims (on the commentary track) that the pigeon is a special effect. I seriously doubt that what Franco says is true.

• UK 2003 Arrow R2 DVD

Passed 18 in 2003 with cuts for sexual violence:

• A knife being played across a girls nipples
• The sight of blood from a girls genitals
• Stabbing and entrails
• A naked girl being slapped
• Another girl being threatened with a knife

Banned by the BBFC for:

• UK 1994 Redemption VHS

The BBFC commented:

This was another shocker from the 70s, from a film-maker most of whose cinematic work appeared to revel in the tying up and abusing of naked women. Here their bodies were liberally splashed with blood, stage blood, in rituals acted out as a turn-on for audiences in search of sexual arousal. Later each evening, we see the rituals re-enacted sadistically and homicidally by a criminal psychopath (played by the film-maker himself), whose deeds perform the same function as the video viewer. The Board considered whether cuts could make such a work acceptable, but given its multifarious images of women stripped, inverted, bound, gagged, manacled at ankles and wrists, with blood smeared on bodies, especially breasts, and with blades driven into flesh, we concluded that cuts would have been so extensive as to leave little of the misogynistic framework intact. This might have been no loss on artistic or social grounds, but it would have left an unviable video commercially.

Demoniacs

See Les Demoniaques

The Demons

• Les Démons
• Les Démons du sexe
• Las Poseidas Del Demonio
• Os Demonios
• She-Demons
• The Sex Demons

Uncut version is available at:

The Director's Cut was passed 18 uncut for:

• UK 2011 Redemption R2 DVD at UK Amazon
• UK 2008 Redemption R2 DVD

Summary Review: A decent effort

The UK DVD of the Demons by Redemption is 103 minute directors cut restored by Franco in 2003 and is longer than the previous UK VHS release (which ran for less than 80 minutes). It is a decent effort not as good as some of Franco's earlier work but definitely better than the stuff he directed in the early 80's for Eurocine. Some scenes are in French without English subtitles!

• UK 1972 cinema release

The cinema release of 1972 was banned

It was granted a GLC X certificate though.

Demons

• Demoni

See trailer from youtube.com
 

Uncut at:

UK: The Director's Cut was passed 18 uncut with previous BBFC cuts waived for:

• UK 2012 Arrow Limited Edition Steelbook [Demons 1 + Demons 2] RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon
• UK 2012 Arrow RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon
• UK 2012 Arrow R0 DVD at UK Amazon
• UK 2006 Platinum R2 DVD via UK Amazon

US:  Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

• US 2007 Ascot R1 DVD at US Amazon

Summary Review: Goes straight for the jugular,

A group of people are trapped in a large West Berlin movie theater infected by ravenous demons whom proceed to kill and posses the humans one-by-one thereby multiplying their numbers.

Demons is cited on the commentary that accompanies this DVD as being one of the most important Italian horror films of the 80's, and indeed it is. Bypassing the flabby, overcooked acting, unevenly distributed action and horrendous scores of many a Euro-horror, Demons goes straight for the jugular, eyeballs, guts and groin. This film is certainly one of the best paced non-American horror flicks of the decade and contains a level of lovingly crafted, sickeningly visceral gore which just wouldn't happen these days.

For a European film the acting isn't actually too bad and the set is very effective. This film of course has bad points. Loads of them, but as is sometimes the case with these trashy horrors, the bad bits are so bad that they end up enhancing the enjoyment of the picture. I love It.

• UK 2000 DIVID R2 DVD

The BBFC commented: Cut required to sight of razor blade scraped along breast in medium close shot

• This is the scene where one of the "punk" characters scrapes cocaine off the bare breast of Nina (the punk girl) with a razor blade

UK: Passed 18 after 2:04s of BBFC cuts for:

• UK 1987 cinema release

UK: Passed 18 after1:05s of BBFC cuts for:

• UK 1986 Avatar video by 1:05s

The BBFC cuts were:

• a blind man having his eyes gouged out,
• a close-up of a Demon's tooth pushing though it's gum
• a man having his eye forced onto a metal stake.

Demons 2

• Dèmoni 2: L'incubo ritorna
• Demons 2: The Nightmare Is Back
• Demons 2: The Nightmare Returns

Unrated

UK: The Director's Cut was passed 15 uncut for:

• UK 2012 Arrow Limited Edition Steelbook [Demons 1 + Demons 2] RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon
• UK 2012 Arrow RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon
• UK 2012 Arrow R0 DVD at UK Amazon
• UK 2010 Arrow R0 DVD at UK Amazon

• UK 2000 Divid R2 DVD
• UK 1993 GLS VHS
• UK  Avatar VHS
• UK 1987 cinema release

US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

• US Starz/Anchor Bay R1 DVD at US Amazon

Demons of the Mind

• Blood Evil
• Blood Will Have Blood
• Nightmare of Terror

From IMDb:

The 18s of video cuts were waived when resubmitted in 2006 but the cuts from the theatrical release are still missing

• Missing are the shots of earth being stuffed into Virginia Wetherall's mouth plus other trims to this murder.
• The murder of Yvonne Mitchell was also shortened by the reduction/removal of a few shots.

Note that the Region 1 Anchor Bay video is the same cut theatrical version

• Cuts from 2 scenes showing bloodstained breasts.

• Death of Virginia Wetherall abridged to remove the shots of her suffocation with dirt
• killing of Yvonne Mitchell also shortened.
• Flashback scenes involving nudity/throat slitting made to be more opaque/fogged in order to pass.

Cut in 2006 with the following BBFC comment: Distributor chose to remove clips containing violent images to gain a PG. An uncut 15 was available to the distributor

Demontown

pre-cut

Passed 15 without BBFC cuts for:

• UK 2003 Prism R2 DVD

The 1st 3 episodes from an unsuccessful TV series were shortened and converted into a movie length DVD. This is also missing a scene referring to repressed homosexuality presumably cut by the distributor. See pictorial cuts details from movie-censorship.com

Demystifying the Devil:  An Unauthorized Biography On Marilyn Manson

Cut in 2000. Submitted twice, the 2nd time pre-cut presumably to remove or mask the same scenes. Manson having oral sex with another guy and Manson exposing his dick.

Dentist 2

• Dentist 2: Brace Yourself

Uncut version is available at:

The US release is uncut for:

• US 1992 Lions Gate R1 DVD via UK Amazon and at US Amazon

Review from Amazon US: Dentally Insane

If the Oscars were brave enough to give awards to films like this, they couldn't help but nominate Corbin Bernsen for his brilliant turns in the two DENTIST films. Not since Joan Crawford and Bette Davis did Baby Jane, has an actor fully embraced the idiocy of his role and filled it with superlative turns in mood and emotion. Bernsen seems to be having the time of his career in the role of Alan Feinstone/Larry Crane, the demented dentist who is still trying to convince himself he is not crazy.

While this sequel is slow in some spots, Bernsen's over the top shenanigans propel this movie and keep it grossly entertaining. Linda Hoffman is back as Bernsen's silent wife; Clint Howard stops by for a toothache, and Jilliam McWhirter is Corbin's new love interest. The ending is way over the top, but hilarious in its own demented way.

I'm sure there'll be no Dentist 3, but Bernsen should be commended for showing that a good actor can take any role and make it something memorable.

• UK 2001 VCI R2 DVD
• UK 1999 High fliers VHS

See pictorial cuts details from movie-censorship.com:

• Cuts to a scene showing a female victim under going a very bloody & graphic 'dentistry'

The film is playing uncut on Zone Horror Channel so presumably it would be uncut if resubmitted to the the BBFC today

Deported Women

• Le deportate della sezione speciale SS
• Deported Women of the SS Special Section
• "SS Special Section Women

Uncut version is available at:

The US release is uncut and MPAA R Rated for:

• US 2006 BCI/Eclipse Women Behind Bars Double Feature R1 DVD via UK Amazon and at US Amazon.

Summary Review: Sombre

Deported Women of the SS Special Section offers not just women in prison, but women in a Nazi concentration camp.

This 1976 film is written and directed by Rino Di Silvestro (Werewolf Woman), who mixes and matches characters and plots to keep our attention beyond the nudity.

We start with a train car full of women, who are brought to the concentration camp and inspected by the medical staff. This means they get to be naked, which is obviously a main goal of this film.

As a sexploitation film this one is rather depressing, with appropriately somber music, and a tacit acknowledgment that there is some history behind some of what we are seeing. Still, there are several interesting vignettes as Silvestro comes up with plausible vignettes for the sex in this one, although provoking thought would not seem to be an obvious goal for a sexploitation film.

• UK 1977 cinema release

Depraved

Passed X (18) after BBFC cuts for:

• UK 1976 cinema release

• UK 1976 cinema release

Der Fan

• Trance

Uncut at the cinema (as The Trance) prior to the ludicrous redefinition of childhood from 16 to 18.

Cut on video when submitted in 2004 with the following BBFC comments: Cuts required to remove potentially indecent image of a child (mouth of man passing across groin of actress who was under 18 at time of filming)

Der Todesking

• The Death King

4s pre-cut was pre-cut from the 1990 Headpress video

• A pretty cheesy castration involving a member clearly made of papier mache has been deleted.  The cut is probably due to the low quality of the scene but no doubt the BBFC would have objected anyway.

There have been four UK releases

1. The film was initially released in 1989, with a running time of approximately 74 minutes. This was the initial video version. It was released mail-order to the UK by ESSA Distribution.
2. In 1991 Headpress released the film on video in the UK, with a BBFC 18 certificate. It was a numbered, 500 limited edition, and was slightly different due to having been re-edited by Buttgereit. Scenes with German text (most notably a woman reading a typed letter) were changed to English, and the concentration camp scene had a four second close-up shot of Jorg Buttgereit being emasculated by a set of garden shears removed.
3. In 1994 Essa released a new video version. This had more professional looking front titles and end credits, and a different soundtrack (sort of a remix of the original score). The Headpress emasculation cut was restored. The box listed a running time of 80 minutes, but this included 6 minutes of trailers for other Essa label videos. This version was not submitted to the BBFC, and sold to the UK by mail-order only.
4. In 1997, to coincide with the release of the second edition of Kerekes and Slater's book Sex Murder Art: The Films of Jorg Buttgereit, Screen Edge released the film with a BBFC 18 certificate. Since the film wasn't re-submitted, this version must be a re-issue of the Headpress version. The box lists a running time of 80 minutes. Either this is a mistake, or the running time also includes trailers.

Derailed

The US Theatrical Version was submitted for the 2005 cinema release and 2006 Buena Vista DVD. No BBFC cuts were required for a 15 rating.

There is a US Unrated Version but the differences are uncontroversial

The uncut region 1 DVD is available at US Amazon
The uncut region 1 DVD is available via UK Amazon

Deranged

• Deranged: Confessions of a Necrophile

The BBFC cut the 1998 Exploited video by 18s

From cuts details on IMDb:

• Cut to remove shots of bloodstained breasts from the gutting of a woman's body during the climax of the film.

There is German uncut unrated DVD on the Legend Films label

Derek and Clive Get the Horn

Uncut version is available at:

Passed 18 uncut for:

• UK 2010 Universal R2 DVD  at UK Amazon and via US Amazon
• UK 1983 Polygram VHS

Summary Review: Wallowing in vulgarity

Look... this isn't for everyone. It's Peter Cook and Dudley Moore going back for one last excursion into the world of Derek and Clive. For the uninitiated, Pete and Dud hit on an unsurpassed comic concept of wallowing in vulgarity and absurdity which knew no bounds. Fortunately, Cook was a brilliant comic who was at his best at improvisation. Moore could not have been a better foil and was able to keep up with Cook's ideas and helped taking them all the way to their - sometimes very clever or dreadful - end.

This is great fun and highly recommended to anyone who appreciates extremely ribald, imaginative comedy.

• UK 1980 cinema release

The film was rejected on the grounds of abusive overuse of the swear words: Fuck & Cunt. (No F***ing PC asterisking out of swearwords on this site!)

The Descent

Unrated

The BBFC passed the 2005 cinema release and 2005 Pathe DVD 18 uncut.

Note that the US R Rated version has been cut to alter the ending which was considered too dark for Americans

The uncut region 2 DVD is available at UK Amazon
The uncut UK Blu-ray is available at UK Amazon

The uncut region 1 DVD is available at US Amazon
The uncut US Blu-ray is available at US Amazon

The Desert Trail

Cut by 9s for the 2005 Classic Entertainment DVD. Cuts required to remove scenes of real animal cruelty, in this case illegal horse trips

Desperado

cut

R

The US R rated version was submitted for the 1995 cinema release and 1996-7  Columbia/TriStar videos. No further BBFC cuts were required

From cuts details on IMDb:

Reportedly, Desperado suffered severe cuts when initially submitted for an R-rating.

• The end sequence originally involved a large scale shootout between El Mariachi, Carolina, Bucho & his thugs. After seeing the amount of footage that needed to be trimmed, the director opted to delete the entire scene which currently ends in a slow-mo of Banderas blasting away.
• 2 additional scenes were also removed featuring the "crotch-gun" (seen in the guitar case) used during 2nd bar shootout
• and the same gun going off accidentally when Banderas is in bed with Hayek.

Desires of a Naughty Nympho

• Jack 'n' Jill 2
• Chuck Vincent's Jack 'n Jill 2

The US release is uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

• US 2008 VCA R0 DVD at Adult Video Universe

Promotional Review: Classic porn!

VCA Gold Classics brings you a tale of orgies gone wild! Jill wants Jack to stop engaging in his carnal desires of group sex and tasting forbidden fruit. Tired of his exploits, she has some of her own. Filled with drama, laughs and some good old fashioned group trysts, Jack n Jill 2 will take you back! Classic porn!

• UK 1985 cinema release

Desperate Living

• Mortville
• Punk Story

The BBFC passed the video with 4s of cuts in 1990 (Elephant video) and 1998 (Entertainment in Video)

• Cut to edit an eyeball gouging scene

The uncut region 1 DVD is available at US Amazon

Review from US Amazon: Sick & Childish

I guess you'd call Desperate Living the last of the earlier John Waters "gross out" cult classic films... He went a bit more mainstream after that.

The best way to describe Desperate Living (and I believe these are Waters' words paraphrased) is "a fairy tale for adults with the minds of children..."

The story is as fun and entertaining as it is gross and disgusting... Getting to see Edith Massey in the roll of the evil queen and villain is also quite hilarious and getting to see what she does with the castle goons is even funnier...

In my book however, the two most memorable scenes involve a cross dressing cop as well as a rather amusingly severed ding dong.

Liz Renay, is also hilarious and really into her role... almost too much... in fact, its the sheer exhuberence of the actors in John Waters' films that make the films such a great watch... you can tell that he's definitely the type of guy that could sell you the Brooklyn Bridge.

All in all, I'd have to say that along with Female Trouble its one of my favorite John Waters films... Whether you found Pink Flamingos funny or offensive, expect to laugh and puke at the same time... this is JW at his most sick and childishly best!

Desperately Seeking Seka

Cut when submitted in 2005 but the DVD has yet to appear. Perhaps the cuts rendered it unviable. The BBFC made the following comment: Explicit images were cut from Desperately Seeking Seka, a documentary about a porn star, in order to obtain an ‘18’ certificate, because the images were considered gratuitous rather than serving any important documentary or narrative purpose.

The uncut region 1 DVD is available at US Amazon

Review from Amazon US

A Swedish journalist (Stefan Nylén) travels to the US to seek out his all time favorite porn star from the 70's and 80's in this cool little documentary from Magnus Paulsson & Christian Hallman. Seka was a platinum blonde sex goddess who ruled the big screen, as well as the little screen (home video) back in the golden & silver age of porn.

However, in the 80's she up and vanished, leaving the business behind her. Where is Seka? How is she doing? Why did she leave it all behind? Along the way, Stefan travels to a porn convention in Las Vegas, interviewing several of the people in the business who either knew Seka, or worked with her at one point in time. Apparently Seka wasn't too hard to find, and Stefan eventually travels to Chicago to meet his American Idol.

What fascinated be about this movie was the actual Seka herself. This is now a woman who by simply looking at her today, you would think she was your next door neighbor! However, she conducts herself freely in her interview with Stefan, which I found to be quite refreshing and entertaining. I really enjoyed the concept and execution of this film. Very much recommended if you like documentaries, and/or the history of porn and the adult film industry.

Destricted

The cinema release of 2006 and the DVDs of 2006 and 2007 were all passed 18 uncut by the BBFC

Based on article from thedailybeast.com:

Destricted's roster of shorts varies from the international release, to the U.S. release, to what is screened at the festival: the U.S. version features eight short reels, all of which are explicit in nature; six short films, including some not on the U.S. release; and seven shorts, a mix-up of the previous lists, appear on the U.K. version.

The uncut region 0 DVD is available at UK Amazon

Review from UK Amazon: Strong Stuff

I bought this DVD and can safely say it is the most explicit thing I have ever seen passed with an 18 certificiate.

Seven artists have made a short film each based on art and pornography. Larry Clark's is the best - a 38 minute film where Larry interviews a group of boys about their pornography viewing habits, before selecting one to have sex on camera with a porn star. Of the five girls, the young lad selects his favourite (the oldest woman there) and proceeds to live his dream as Larry films the event, warts and all.

Sync is good, as is Balkan Erotic, whilst Hoist and Gaspar Noe's segments are tough to watch, but never less than compelling.

Much more than exploitation, Destricted actually has a lot of validity in presenting its varied range of sexual imagery (is masturbation good?), and I'm sure it will become a huge talking point in weeks to cum...

Destruction Force

• La banda del trucido

There is a longer Italian Version featuring 10:07s of extra uncontentious plot. See pictorial version details from movie-censorship.com

• UK 1987 Satellite VHS

Detroit 9000

• Detroit Heat

No cuts noted to the 1986 video, and the running time matches the PAL equivalent to the 106:00s NTSC running time of the uncut US DVD

The uncut region 1 DVD is available via UK Amazon
The uncut region 1 DVD is available at US Amazon

Review from US Amazon: Classic Blacksploitation

A gritty, tell it like it is, white cop is assigned to find the men who robbed the fundraiser for the first black man to run for Governor of the state of Michigan. When he realizes that he can't do it alone, he reluctantly agrees to let a young black cop, who happens to be an up-and-comer, help him out.

What follows is a mess of gun fights, funky music, and dead pimps. All culminating in probably one of the biggest shootouts/chase scenes in film history!

My jaw was dropped and my eyes were open in amazement as Detroit cops and the robbers chased each other all over town whilst expending thousands of rounds of ammo. The ending came as quite a surprise, and nothing that I had seen coming.

This film is a very good movie, especially for blacksploitation, and it is a total blast. If you like blackploitation, see this. If you like action films, with millions of bullets, and bloody gunfights, see this. And if you like cop movies with great chase scenes, see this!

The submitted running time was noted as a very short 102:06s = 98:01s

Devil Doll

Uncut version is available at:

The US release features the uncut European Version and is MPAA Unrated for:

• US 2002 Image R1 DVD via UK Amazon and at US Amazon

• UK 2008 2 Entertain/Cinema Club R2 DVD
• UK 1997 Second Sight VHS

This is a cut version missing the topless scenes, perhaps mastered from the cut 1963 UK cinema release.

There is also a similarly cut US Theatrical Version but this maintains the running time with substituted non nude replacement scenes and one extra scene. See pictorial cuts details from movie-censorship.com

• UK 1964 cinema release

The submitted version originally contained topless scenes. presumably the BBFC cut these out.

The submitted running time was noted as 81:08s = 77:53s PAL

The Devil Hunter

• Sexo canibale
• El Canibal
• The Man Hunter
• Mandingo Manhunter
• Il Cacciatore di Uomini
• Jungfrau unter Kannibalen
• Chasseur de l'enfer
• Chasseurs d'hommes

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UK: The Complete Spanish Version was passed 18 uncut for:

• UK 2008 Severin R0 DVD via UK Amazon

US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

• US 2008 Severin R0 DVD US Amazon

See version details from dvdcompare.net. Severin's The Devil Hunter is at least 10 minutes longer than any version I've seen and now has the feel of a full scale Eurosleaze Epic.

• Besides the previously blocked out footage at the beginning (the opening scene which was covered by the opening credit cards in the late 1980s TWE video)
• there's a lot of extra nude native dancing with Franco's telezoom exploring the exposed genitalia of the black dancer and Ms Buchfeller.
• There's even one shot, through the spread legs of native leader Claude Boisson revealing that he didn't wear any underwear beneath his native shirt.
• The final struggle between the nude black cannibal and Al Cliver is also longer.
• There is also some extended dialogue in various scenes.

Summary Review: Plods Along

A Vietnam veteran heads to an island inhabited by cannibals to save a kidnapped model not only from her kidnappers, but also from the cannibals' lurking Devil god.

Devil Hunter gained notoriety for the fact that it's on the DPP 'Video Nasty' list, but it really needn't have been. There isn't a lot here that warrants banning...which is a shame because I never would have sat through it where it not for the fact that it's on 'the shopping list'.

The plot actually gives the film a decent base - or at least more of a decent base than most cannibal films - and it follows an actress who is kidnapped and dragged off into the Amazon jungle. A hunter is then hired to find her, but along the way he has to brave the natives, lead by a man who calls himself The Devil (hence the title).

The film basically just plods along and there really aren't many scenes of interest. It's a real shame that Jess Franco ended up making films like this because the man clearly has talent; but unfortunately his good films are just gems amongst heaps of crap and Devil Hunter is very much a part of the crap.

A short version was released on the Cinehollywood label in November 1981. It was added to the Video Nasties list in August 1984. It remained on the list throughout and so became one of the collectable DPP39s. A rare one at that.

Devil in Miss Jones

The BBFC cut 42 when submitted in 2000: Cuts required to three shots of semen in and around mouth.

The original hardcore version runs at 66:47, so the 18 rated version is cut by at least 7:51s

The uncut region 0 DVD is available at Simply Porn DVD

See review from IMDb: What a sex film should be

This is what a sex film should be like. Even though the sex is central to the story, the story extends beyond the sex. Just as an action film needn't be all action, the sex scenes can be made more interesting by the context in which they are set.

The high production values and memorable music add to the enjoyment. The sex scenes themselves, while at times very explicit, favor the sensual over the graphic.

The scene with the snake and an oily lesbian encounter are stand-outs. Many consider the scene in which Spelvin takes on two men at once to be the highlight, but I would disagree. Up until this point the sex has seemed to be a natural expression of Justine's growing lust, but here the performers appear to be just showing off for the cameras.

The wraparound Hell sequence is worthy of "The Twilight Zone".

The Devils

• The Devils of Loudon
• Ken Russell's Film of The Devils

See trailer from youtube.com

The cut footage has been relocated along with a pre-cut scene known as the Rape of Christ. However these have yet to be incorporated into any release. Much to the irritation of genre fans Warner's are sitting on the Director's Cut and refuse to release it

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X Rated

• UK 2012 BFI R2 DVD at UK Amazon for release on 19th march 2012
• UK 1997 Warner VHS

This version restores the US cuts made for an R Rating and so is the cut/pre-cut UK Cinema Version. Note that this is misleadingly noted in the US as a Special Uncut Restored Version.

US: The UK Cinema Version is MPAA X Rated for:

• US Angel Digital R0 DVD at US Amazon

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R Rated

• UK 1988 Warner VHS

The cut UK Cinema Version was passed X for its US release but was further cut for an R Rating.

This R Rated version was cut as follows:

1. Grandier (Oliver Reed) drives doctors away from dying woman loses some of hers screams and a little nudity.
2. Sister Jeanne (Vanessa Redgrave) dream of Grandier as Christ does not show her licking Christ's wounds, clasped hands by a crown of thorns and some of the lovemaking scene.
3. Shots of Jeanne masturbating and two shots of her whipping herself have been removed.
4. A nude Phillipe (Georgina Hale) brought before Laubardemont (Dudley Sutton) has lost the pubic hair.
5. An enema of Jeanna on the altar does not show the insertion of a syringe between her legs.
6. Shots of nuns stripping and one vomiting have vanished
7. the King's visit to Loudon has lost vomit and pubic hair along with a nun masturbating with a candle and an enema.
8. A needle is Grandier's tongue has been cut.
9. Whilst Laubardem collects statements against Grandier, we miss naked nuns kissing and caressing.
10. The shot of a nun's hanging body been taken down has been cut to remove nudity.
11. The torture of Grandier has lost 4 hammer blows and a shot of his bloody legs.
12. As Grandier crawls to the stake, kicks by Barre (Michael Gothard) have been deleted
13. The burning of Grandier has been reduced
14. Jeanne inserting a purging device between her legs is no more.

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• UK 1971 cinema release

Based on article from sbbfc.co.uk

The film was first seen by the BBFC in an unfinished rough cut on 27 January 1971. At around the same time, this rough cut was also shown to senior executives from Warner Brothers, the film's distributor. Both the BBFC and Warners expressed strong reservations about the strong religious and sexual context of the film, which seemed likely to provoke significant controversy. Warners and the BBFC therefore drew up separate lists of the cuts they would require before the film could be distributed in the UK. Warners were content with their own plus the additional cuts requested by the BBFC and a full list of required changes was forwarded to the director.

The cuts were intended to reduce:

• (i) the explicitness and duration of certain sexual elements, including an orgy of nuns
• (ii) elements of violence and gore during an interrogation scene and the final burning of the character played by Oliver Reed
• (iii) scenes that mixed sexual activity and religion in a potentially inflammatory fashion.

A modified - but still technically unfinished - version of the film was seen again by the BBFC on 8 April 1971, incorporating many (but not all) of the cuts requested by both the BBFC and by Warners. Ken Russell had toned down or removed what had been regarded as the most difficult scenes, including the entire Rape of Christ sequence in which a group of nuns cavort on a crucifix, whilst hoping that the significant reductions he had already made would perhaps allow certain other shots to remain. The BBFC requested further reductions in four sequences. Russell responded by complying fully with three of the cuts but insisted that the fourth additional cut could not be made properly because it would create continuity problems.

On 18 May 1971 the BBFC awarded an X certificate to the cut version of the film. Because of the scale of the changes made to the film (including the deletion of one entire scene) it is difficult to calculate accurately how much was removed from the film between January and May 1971. However, it is safe to say that several minutes were removed.

The resultant version suffered cuts as follows:

• A scene showing nuns assaulting an effigy of the cross was deleted (approximately 30s)
• An enema scene loses some details
• The crushing of Grandier's legs loses details.
• Grandier's tongue torture loses details
• Shots of a priest being assaulted by nuns after the King's visit are missing
• Jeanne masturbating with a chard bone was cut
• Whippings scenes throughout were removed

Devils of Darkness

• Talisman

The snake dancing cut was restored without BBFC cuts for a 15 rating for:

• UK 2007 Odeon R2 DVD
• UK 1995 Arthouse VHS

DVDCompare.com reports other missing scenes possibly due to print damage

• A scene with a woman dancing with a snake was reduced

The Devil's Rejects

• TDR: The Devil's Rejects

The BBFC passed the Director's Cut 18 without cuts for the 2005 Technicolor DVD.

This contains scenes cut for a US R rating

The uncut region 2 DVD is available at UK Amazon
The uncut UK Blu-ray is available at UK Amazon

The uncut region 1 DVD is available at US Amazon
The uncut US Blu-ray is available at US Amazon

Diamonds Are Forever

• Ian Fleming's Diamonds Are Forever

See trailer from youtube.com
 

Uncut version is available at:

PG

Passed PG uncut after film cuts were restored for:

• UK 2008 MGM  R2 DVD at UK Amazon
• UK 2007 20th Century Fox R2 DVD
• UK 2006 MGM R2 DVD

• UK 2003 MGM R2 DVD

• UK 2003 MGM VHS

• UK 1992 Warner VHS

• UK 1987 Warner VHS

The US release is uncut and MPAA PG Rated for:

• US 2007 MGM R1 DVD at US Amazon

• UK 1971 cinema release

BBFC cinema cuts courtesy of Gavin Salkeld:

• The fight in the lift between Peter Franks and Bond was reduced to remove blows and sound effects
• Bond squirting the fire extinguisher into Frank's face was reduced in length
• Bond menacing Mr Kidd with a broken brandy bottle was trimmed. It's so brief in the film, one wonders what was cut, but my guess is that the actual grabbing and breaking of the bottle was cut, leaving just the footage of Bond throwing the liquid onto Kidd's arms. Perhaps what little focus there is on the weapon was deemed a more serious imitability issue back then.
• Footage of the ablaze Mr Kidd running across the deck screaming and climbing up onto the railing, as he throws himself overboard was removed, leaving just the shot of him hitting the water. When shown on TV, this scene is usually cut similarly.

The BBFC noted the submitted running time as 119:36s = 114:49s PAL

Diamonds on Her Naked Flesh

• Diamantia sto gymno sou soma
• Diamantia sto gymno kormi tis
• Ta thanasima diamantia

The BBFC cut the 1976 cinema release

Diary of a Chambermaid

• Le Journal D'une Femme De Chambre

Uncut version is available at:

Passed 12 uncut for:

• UK 2006 Optimum/Studio Canal R2 DVD at UK Amazon
• UK 2004 Warner R2 DVD

The US release is uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

• US 2001 Criterion R1 DVD at US Amazon

• UK 1993 Electric Pictures VHS

• UK 1981 cinema release

• UK 1965 cinema release

The submitted running time was noted as 95:11s = 91:23s PAL

Diary of a Sex Addict

• Diario de una ninfómana
• Diary of a Nymphomaniac

The Theatrical Version was passed 18 without BBFC cuts for the 2009 Technicolor DVD.

There is also a longer version running an extra 7 minutes, see article from dvdcompare.net

Die Another Day

PG-13

Uncut International Version passed 12A/12 uncut for:

• UK 2008 20th Century Fox RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon
• UK 2008 MGM R2 DVD at UK Amazon
• UK 2007 20th Century Fox R2 DVD
• UK 2006 MGM R2 DVD
• UK 2003 MGM R2 DVD
• UK 2003 MGM VHS
• UK 2002 cinema release

The US censors waived their cuts for the Ultimate Edition, still with an MPAA PG-13 rating for:

• US 2008 Fox/MGM RA Blu-ray at US Amazon
• US 2008 MGM Ultimate Edition R1 DVD at US Amazon
• US 2006 MGM Ultimate Edition R1 DVD

See further details and video of cut scene in article: Die Another Day at the MPAA by Gavin Salkeld

The cuts were:

• To remove some thrusting and Jinx's moaning as she apparently climaxes in a sex scene with Bond.

Die! Die! My Darling!

See Fanatic

Die Hard

See trailer from youtube.com

The US release featuring the Special Extended Version is MPAA R Rated for:

• US 2007 20th Century Fox R1 DVD via UK Amazon and at US Amazon

The Special Extended Version of Die Hard is implemented as an option via seamless branching. It is an uncontentious 62s extension to the scene where the FBI cutting off the power supply is expected to assist the terrorist in disabling the vault locks. This extra material better explains the power cut and reversion to an emergency supply. See pictorial version details from movie-censorship.com

The power shutdown scene is available on UK releases as a DVD extra

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• UK 2007 20th Century Fox RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon
• UK 2000 20th Century Fox R2 DVD at UK Amazon
• UK 1989 Film and Video VHS
• UK 1988 cinema release

Die Hard 2

• Die Hard 2: Die Harder

See trailer from youtube.com
 

Uncut version is available at:

R Rated

Passed 18 uncut for:

• UK 2007 20th Century Fox RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon
• UK 2003 20th Century Fox Special Edition R2 DVD
• UK 2000 20th Century Fox R2 DVD at UK Amazon
• UK 1992 Fox Laserdisc

The US release is uncut and MPAA R Rated for:

• US 2007 20th Century Fox RA Blu-ray at US Amazon
• US 2007 20th Century Fox R1 DVD at US Amazon

Passed 15 after 28s of BBFC cuts for:

• UK 1991 CBS/Fox VHS
• UK 1990 CBS/Fox VHS
• UK 1990 cinema release

These releases were all cut similarly for violence in the fight scenes and for strong language

Many thanks to Gav Salkeld who has compiled a very extensive list of cuts derived from comparing the earlier version with the later uncut UK DVD

See Die Hard 2 Cuts List

Die Hard 4.0

• Live Free or Die Hard

See trailer from youtube.com
 

Uncut version is available at:

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The UK release featuring the Unrated Version is absent from the BBFC database for:

• UK 2007 20th Century Fox Ultimate Action Edition at UK Amazon

The US release is uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

• US 2007 20th Century Fox R1 DVD at US Amazon

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PG-13

• UK 2007 20th Century Fox RB Blu-ray
• UK 2007 20th Century Fox R2 DVD
• UK 2007 cinema release

This Theatrical Version was cut in the US to achieve a PG-13:

• Profanity was deleted to leave just the one instance allowed in PG-13
• The much quoted line: Yippiee-ki-yay Motherfucker was obscured by out of place gunfire
• Removed blood spurts and used alternate footage/scenes

The BBFC commented on their 15 Rating as follows:

DIE HARD 4.0 is an action thriller about the subverting of computer networks throughout the USA in order to spread destruction and mayhem as a mask for the largest money theft ever. The film was passed ‘15’ for frequent action violence and one use of strong language.

The BBFC’s Guidelines at ‘12A’ state that ‘violence must not dwell on detail' and that 'there should be no emphasis on injuries or blood’. Throughout the film there are several moments where the violence does focus on injury and it was these moments, in combination with the sheer relentlessness of the film's frequent action violence, which placed DIE HARD 4.0 more appropriately at '15'. The film also contains one use of strong language (‘motherfucker’), which was clear even with the end of the word obscured by the sound of gunshots. BBFC policy regarding language at 12A states that ‘mouthed and bleeped uses of 'motherfucker' are allowed' and that 'mouthed language will usually be identifiable but inaudible’. With the term clearly audible in this case, the '15' certificate was required.

DIE HARD 4.0 also features some mild verbal sex references and a brief scene in which ads for websites offering sexual services are displayed on a computer screen.

Die Hard with a Vengeance

See trailer from youtube.com
 

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The US Pre-cut Version was passed 15 uncut for strong language and violence with all BBFC cuts waived for:

• UK 2010 Buena Vista Online
• UK 2010 Buena Vista R2 DVD at UK Amazon

The US release featuring the US Pre-cut Version is R Rated for:

• US 2007 20th Century Fox RA Blu-ray via UK Amazon and at US Amazon
• US 2001 20th Century Fox Special Edition R1 DVD at US Amazon

From IMDB:

The film was pre-cut by 20th Century Fox in America before its release on DVD and VHS, and it was this cut that was released worldwide. The 12 seconds of cuts include some chain-whipping in the fight between McClane and Targo

Passed 15 after 12s of BBFC cuts for:

• UK 2002 Disney Collectors Edition R2 DVD
• UK 2002 Buena Vista R2 DVD
• UK 2000 20th Century Fox R2 DVD
• UK 1996 Buena Vista VHS
• UK 1995 cinema release

Cuts Summary:

The 12 seconds of BBFC cuts include some chain-whipping in the fight between McClane and Targo.

1. Killing of guard by the mute woman: entry & withdrawal of knife, blood spurt are all cut.
2. Lift scene at end: McClane shooting and the resulting blood sprays on his face are cut. US version is graphically extended including one man getting his head blown off and his body slumping on top of John. This is why John is on the floor when he crawls out of the lift door and is soaked in blood.
3. Chain fight between McClane & Russian: One chain-hit has been cut.
4. Dialogue cut for language eg "Fuck you Joe" becomes "Go away Joe"

Many thanks to Gav Salkeld who compiled a detailed list of of cuts:

The BBFC gave the film a ‘15’ rating for the cinema release after applying almost 15 seconds of cuts. These cuts apply to the DVD version only; VHS and cinema cuts are slightly different. Its worth noting that the DVD version has had some footage slyly reinstated without the BBFC’s knowledge, so in theory it is an 18. This trend is seemingly becoming more frequent as the years go on, and why this is I don’t know. Another point is that the subtitles on the DVD are uncut 95% of the time, as they are based on the uncut print! Also, if you listen carefully under the commentary, all of the uncut dialogue can be heard too!

The BBFC did not implement all of the cuts, however. The distributors were simply told to reduce the volume of the film’s bad language by removing the more aggressive strong- and very strong language, and that which could not be justified by context. The distributors were not told what individual words to remove.

See Die Hard with a Vengeance Detailed Cuts List

Thanks to Andrew:

It is worth noting that the cut mute woman knife attack sequence is shown in full on the 2nd disk of the region 2 special edition, yet cut significantly in the disk 1 film!

If you are  considering buying it, may I recommend the Aussie region 4 2007 release, it might not be the 2 disk, but its a PAL format, digitally re-mastered sound and visual, and uncut. stay away from the region 1, I implore you, which has problems.

Thanks to Andrew re TV showing in March 2008

Well once again its happened, the BBFC's former decision makers have made their successors look dumb. Tonight in a 9 PM slot Die Hard with a Vengeance was shown uncut on UK Gold! You'd have expected channel 4 or 5 to screen it in this version 10 years ago as an act of independent rebellion, but UK Gold?

All swearing was intact and dub free (the guys a flunky!), and the poorly edited lift sequence shown in all its brain splattering glory. Making the Region 2 Buena Vista 2 disk special edition look a lot less special.

From IMDb:

The original release of the UK DVD version in 1999 was actually even more cut than the British video and cinema versions. This was apparently because a TV or airline version was erroneously used to master the DVD. Ironically, because the content does not exactly match the officially classified version, this much-sanitized release was effectively illegal to sell, and was withdrawn. The replacement, to be issued in mid-2000, will be the same as the less-censored UK video and cinema version.

Digital Man

Dirty Harriet

• Sudden Death

Passed 18 after 2:32s of BBFC cuts for:

• UK 1987 Vestron VHS

The BBFC cuts were:

• Cuts to first rape of Valerie. Missing scenes are the gut threatening her to be still; the guy choking her after an attempt to free herself; and then the rape itself.
• Valerie again gets attacked. The rape is missing the guy hitting her and then the rape itself
• Later cuts to the guy cutting Valerie's shoulder with a knife
• A later scene is missing the guy forcing his kisses on Valerie

The Dirty Mind of Young Sally

• Innocent Sally

Uncut version is available at:

The US release is uncut and MPAA X Rated for:

• US 2004 Image Sharon Kelly Double Feature R1 DVD via UK Amazon and via US Amazon

Summary Review: Edgy Softcore

Produced by the noted Harry Novak, the film star sharon Kelly who later became known as Colleen Brennan.

And the softcore is quite edgy and the girls are attractive and sexy. Reviewers haven't been quite so impressed by the male cast though.

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• 1986 European Creative Films VHS

• UK 1975 cinema release

Dirty Sanchez Episodes 1-4

Cut in 2003 with the following BBFC statement: Compulsory cuts required to remove scenes of nudity in public places or places visible to the public; and to remove sequence of particular bodily harm.

Dirty Sanchez Episodes 5-8

Cut in 2004 with the following BBFC statement: Cuts required to nudity in public. Although there are no constraints on nudity at ‘18’, the BBFC will not classify material which is the result of the commission of a criminal offence in the UK. This policy takes into account the new offence of ‘exposure’ under the Sexual Offences Act 2003, which came into force in 2004. The BBFC already had an established policy on public nudity in line with the broader common law misdemeanour of ‘indecent exposure’.

Dirty Sanchez: The Movie

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The BBFC informally cut the 2006 cinema release and 2007 Pathe DVD: This film was originally shown to the BBFC in an unfinished version. The BBFC recommended that a sequence featuring a man sucking excrement from the anus of a live rabbit would need to be removed before the film could be classified '18'. This cut was requested on the grounds of an infringement of the Cinematograph Films (Animals) Act 1937. When the finished version was submitted, this sequence had been deleted and the film was passed '18' without further cuts.

Note that there is also a heavily cut US R Rated Version that cuts and blurs the frequent sights of guys cocks.

The pre-cur rabbit scene is included in the DVD extras of the Japanese DVD

A Dirty Shame

NC-17

The US NC-17 Version was passed 18 uncut for the 2004 cinema release and 2005 EIV DVDs

Not that there is also a cut US R Rated version.

The uncut region 2 DVD is available at UK Amazon
The uncut region 1 DVD is available at US Amazon

Dirty Weekend

The BBFC cut the 1995 Polygram video by 1:22s

Thanks to Ricky for the BBFC details:

Cuts were made in four scenes as follows:

1. number of blows to head reduced to two only in scene during which Bella kills sleeping man with hammer
2. asphyxiation of fat man reduced by minimising close sight of him struggling for breath
3. forcible oral rape in car park reduced to a minimum by removing shots showing man's pleasure, Bella's head bobbing and sight of Bella spewing up
4. final sexual assault on pier reduced to establishment only.

We were asked to consider the film for video release shortly after some amendments had been made to the Video Recordings Act to tighten up what was permitted in videos. Therefore the Board made some cautious cuts to reduce the impact and offensiveness of the film. It is perhaps less likely that they would be required today.

Disinformation - The Complete Series

Cut in 2006 with the following BBFC comment: Cuts required to remove scenes of violence, threat, humiliation and abuse, potential harm, and ambiguous consent, all in a sexual context.

The BBFC explained further in their 2006 Annual Report:

A Channel 4 funded programme billed as an alternative news magazine, featured a discussion on pornography containing illustrative clips of degrading, violent pornography. These clips required pixilation to remove images showing violence, threat, humiliation, abuse and ambiguous consent. Despite occurring within a documentary context, the clips themselves were pornographic in nature and breached both sexual violence policy, and ‘R18’ policy on consent and abuse in sex works.

The Disturbance

The BBFC cut the 1991 20-20 Vision video by 1:34s

The uncut region 1 DVD is available via US Amazon

The Divide

See trailer from youtube.com

Uncut at:

US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

• US 2012 Anchor Bay Blu-ray/R1 DVD via UK Amazon and at US Amazon
• US 2012 Anchor Bay R1 DVD via UK Amazon and at US Amazon

See pictorial cuts details from movie-censorship.com. The Unrated Version contains extensions for character development and includes more challenging material such as a second sex scene.

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• UK 2012 Technicolor/Momentum R2 DVD for release on 30th April 2012
• UK 2012 cinema release

The Divine Weapon

• Shin ge jeon

Passed 15 after 4:54s of BBFC cuts for:

• UK 2011 OMG video

The BBFC commented:

• Cuts required to remove sight of horses being tripped and made to fall dangerously

Django

• Jango

See trailer from youtube.com
 

Uncut version is available at:

The US release is a restored version with a little extra material and is MPAA unrated for:

• US 2010 Blue Underground RA Blu-ray via UK Amazon and at US Amazon
• US 2007 Blue Underground R0 DVD at US Amazon

Summary Review: Best non-Leone spaghetti Western

Don't listen to any claims made made for Bullet For A General, Django is without a doubt the best non-Leone spaghetti Western of all timel. Corbucci's direction is more controlled here than anywhere else--less zooms, less jarring close-ups, and neater editing. And Django has to be one of the first action heroes to fire a heavy machine gun from the hip (without even pulling the trigger, no less!).

But make no mistake. This is Italian exploitation--love it or hate it. An ear is cut off, prostitutes fight in the mud, and our hero's hands are crushed in gory detail that would make One-Eyed Jacks mumble in disgust.

• UK 2008 Argent R0 DVD at UK Amazon

• UK 1993 Arthouse VHS

• UK 1969 cinema release