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 v          Haggard - 2003 US/Canada stunts film by Bam Margera.


 X   Haggard

Link Here
  • Haggard: The Movie
Haggard is a 2003 US/Canada stunts film by Bam Margera.
With Ryan Dunn, Bam Margera and Brandon Dicamillo. Melon Farmers linkYouTube icon BBFC link 2020 IMDb
Mostly released uncut but there is a cut US R rated version to avoid

Summary Notes

After she breaks up with Ryan, Glauren is rumored to have been hooking up with heavy metal Hellboy. Ryan enlists the help of his friends Valo and Falcone to find out the truth.

Versions

uncut
uncut
run: 100:47s
pal: 96:45s
18

MPAA Unrated

UK: The Bam's Uncut Version was passed 18 uncut for:

US: Bam's Uncut Version is MPAA Unrated for:

mpaa cut
cut
MPAA R US: There is also a cut US R Rated version to avoid
            Hail Mary - 1985 France/Switzerland/UK drama by Jean-Luc Godard See Self Censored List: Hail Mary
 v          Hair - 1979 West Germany / USA war musical comedy by Milos Forman.


 X   Hair

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Hair is a 1979 West Germany / USA war musical comedy by Milos Forman.
Starring John Savage, Treat Williams and Beverly D'Angelo. IMDb

Hair the stage show has a place in censorship history for a couple of years after it opened in 1967. The musical's profanity, its depiction of the use of illegal drugs, its treatment of sexuality, its irreverence for the American flag, and its nude scene caused much comment and controversy.

However by the time the film was made a decade later then all of these issues had by then dissipated. The film was passed PG uncut by the MPAA after a successful appeal against an R rating. In the UK the film was given an uncut 'AA' (14) rating by the BBFC. It was later 15 rated for home video

 v          Hakaider - 1995 Japan action sci-fi by Keita Amemiya


 X   Hakaider

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  • Jinzô ningen Hakaidâ
Hakaider is a 1995 Japan action sci-fi by Keita Amemiya
Starring Yûji Kishimoto, Mai Hosho and Jiro Okamoto IMDb

Exists as a Theatrical Version and an extended Director's Cut

Summary Notes

In the distant future, war and peace walk side by side in the pseudo-utopian place called Jesus Town (formerly Jerusalem), ruled by a handsome, yet cruel seraphim named Girjev and his android companion, Mikhail, long for total peace. Sealed far from civilization a long time ago is an android, code named Hakaider. Since his memory is rusty, he does not know his true purpose. After his fight with Jesus Town bikers, Kaoru and her band of rebel find him. He goes insane yet again and starts to whip the rebels one by one, only to have them killed by more of Girjev's troops, all except Kaoru. Hakaider then regains his memory, thanks to Kaoru, whom he starts taking a liking to and promises to free Jesus Town from Girjev and Mikhail.

Versions

BBFC uncut
Director's Cut
MPAA Unrated US: The extended Japanese Version is uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
  • 2021 Media Blasters [Theatrical Version + Director's Cut] (RA) Blu-ray at US Amazon #ad
BBFC uncut
Theatrical Version
MPAA Unrated US: The Theatrical Version is uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
  • 2021 Media Blasters [Theatrical Version + Director's Cut] (RA) Blu-ray at US Amazon #ad

 v          Half A Loaf Of Kung Fu! - 1978 Taiwan/Hong Kong action comedy by Chi-Hwa Chen


 X   Half A Loaf Of Kung Fu!

Link Here
  • Half A Loaf Of Kung Fu
  • Yi zhao ban shi chuang jiang hu
Half A Loaf Of Kung Fu! is a 1978 Taiwan/Hong Kong action comedy by Chi-Hwa Chen
Starring Jackie Chan, Chun-Erh Lung and Cheng-Lan Chin BBFC link 2020 IMDb
Cut by the BBFC for 18 rated VHS in 1988. Later uncut for 2002 DVD.

Summary Notes

Mostly a Kung-fu showcase; a loose script describes Jackie Chan's character learning Kung-fu from a beggar-master and his pupil while guarding a caravan from bandits. Chan's early comedic beginnings are shown here.

Versions

BBFC uncut
uncut
run: 96:08s
pal: 92:17s
18 1980

MPAA Unrated

UK: Passed 18 uncut after previous BBFC cuts waived:

From article from movie-censorship.com . The 88 Films version is missing a few frames but this makes no impact on viewing.

US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

  • 2023 The Criterion Collection [Emergence of a Superstar] (RA) Blu-ray at US Amazon #ad
BBFC cut
cut: 3:07s
run: 95:03s
pal: 91:15s
18 1980UK: Passed 18 after 3:07s of BBFC cuts:
  • 1988 Trans Global Pictures VHS

 v          Half Moon


 X   Half Moon

Link Here
  • Niwemang
Half Moon

Versions

2:51s PG cert

105:47s

2006 Austria/France/Iran/Iraq comedy by Bahman Ghobadi

The BBFC cut the 2008 UCA DVD by 2:51s. Compulsory cuts required to sight of cockerels fighting.

            Half of a Yellow Sun - 2013 Nigeria/UK drama by Biyi Bandele. See Banned International: Half of a Yellow Sun
 v          Hall Pass - 2011 US comedy romance by Bobby Farrelly & Peter Farrelly.


 X   Hall Pass

Link Here

Hall Pass is a 2011 US comedy romance by Bobby Farrelly & Peter Farrelly.
With Owen Wilson, Jason Sudeikis and Christina Applegate. YouTube icon IMDb

There's a Theatrical Version and an Extended Version which doesn't add much

Versions

uncut
uncut
15 cert

MPAA
R Rated

107:01s UK: The Extended Version was passed 15 uncut for:

US: The Extended Cut is MPAA R Rated for:

See pictorial version details from movie-censorship.com. Overall, the Extended Cut offers 8 new scenes with a runtime of 6:16 minutes. None of the scenes are really funny or an important addition to the movie

BBFC uncut15 cert

MPAA
R Rated

100:59s UK: The Theatrical Version was passed 15 without BBFC cuts for:
  • 2011 Warner R2 DVD
  • 2011 Warner Online
  • 2011 cinema release
 v          Halloween - 1978 USA horror by John Carpenter.


 X   Halloween (1978)

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Halloween is a 1978 USA horror by John Carpenter.
Starring Donald Pleasence, Jamie Lee Curtis and Tony Moran. Melon Farmers link BBFC link 2020 IMDb

Always uncut in the UK and US. Always surprisingly 18 rated in the UK until a 15 rated cinema release in 2018. There is also an Extended TV cut.
See Halloween Films List: Halloween
 v          Halloween II - 1981 US horror film by Rick Rosenthal.


 X   Halloween II (1981)

Link Here
  • Halloween II: The Nightmare Isn't Over!
  • Halloween 2
Halloween II is a 1981 US horror film by Rick Rosenthal.
With Jamie Lee Curtis, Donald Pleasence and Charles Cyphers. YouTube icon IMDb
Uncut for UK cinema release, and DVDs after 2002, but was cut by the BBFC for 1990 VHS. Uncut and MPAA R rated in the US.
Summary Review: Successful exercise in terror
It is rare that horror sequels (or any film sequels) manage to capture the tone and feel of their predecessor. However Halloween 2, made 3 years after John Carpenter's original, is a successful exercise in terror.

However, expect more violence than the almost entirely blood-free first outing.

A very worthwhile film for lovers of the horror genre.

Cutting Edge Quick Trims



Halloween II

Versions

uncut
uncut
18

pre-cert VHS

X cert

MPAA R

88:43s UK: Passed 18 uncut with previous cuts waived for:
  • 2011 Scanbox R2 DVD at UK Amazon
  • 2010 Lions Gate Online
  • 2010 Lions Gate R2 DVD
  • 2002 Sanctuary R2 DVD
UK: The pre-VRA video was uncut for:
  • 1981 Thorn EMI VHS

UK: Passed X (18) uncut for:

  • 1981 cinema release

US: Uncut and MPAA R Rated for:

BBFC cut
17s
18 87:29s UK: Passed 18 after 17s of BBFC cuts for:
  • 1999 Castle [4:3] R2 DVD
  • 1990 Castle VHS

Thanks to Vincenzo. The BBFC cuts were to the scene where Michael dunks a nurse into a boiling Jacuzzi:

  • At 49 mins - Reduce scalding to death of nurse in overheated jacuzzi by removing 3rd and 5th times her head is lowered into water, cutting away after 1st shot of temperature gauge which follows 2nd dunk, and resuming after 2nd shot of gauge to see her head raised for what was originally 3rd time and then lowered and raised again. Also reduce sight of bare-breasted body before she falls to floor, cutting away after she is raised again to remove last immersion and resuming on long shot of her upright body just before it falls to floor.
cut
cut
TV Version
TV 93:31s US: TV version cut to remove nearly all the violence but then padded out with alternative and additional material not used for the Theatrical Version.

See article from movie-censorship.com

 v          Halloween 3: Season of the Witch - 1983 horror by Tommy Lee Wallace.


 X   Halloween 3: Season of the Witch

Link Here
  • Halloween III
Halloween 3: Season of the Witch is a 1983 horror by Tommy Lee Wallace.
With Tom Atkins, Stacey Nelkin and Dan O'Herlihy. YouTube icon IMDb

Apart from a rare uncut version, UK releases have usually been plagued by versions pre-cut for violence. The R rated version is uncut in the US.

Summary Review: Brilliant and scary

This has to be the most scary, mysterious, weird, Halloween film of the series, and it has NO Michael Myers!

This film takes a break from Michael and lets just say if you haven't seen the film don't judge it! It has everything from suspense and action, to horror and romance. I would have to say that I was on the edge of my seat the ending was particularly brilliant and scary.

Versions

uncut
uncut
15 Certificate

MPAA R

93:53s UK: Passed 15 uncut for:

US: Uncut and MPAA R Rated:

BBFC uncut

cut
1:49s

15 Certificate92:47s

UK: A pre-cut version was passed 15 without BBFC cuts for:
  • UK High Fliers (as sold at Poundland) R2 DVD
  • 2011 Scanbox R2 DVD
  • 2002 Sanctuary R2 DVD

It is missing most of the gore!

  • the bit in the hospital where the bloke gets his face pulled apart
  • the insects crawling out of that woman's mouth after she fiddled with the badge
BBFC uncut

cut
2:06s

15 Certificate91:52s UK: A pre-cut version was passed 15 without BBFC cuts for:
  • 1986 Warner VHS

2:06s pre-cut:

  • One scene that seems to come and go depending upon the version is a close up of a woman's face who's just been blasted in the mouth by an blue energy beam. The next thing we see is a bug crawling out of a large hole in her rather molten looking face. Other versions fade to black before the camera can close in on her face.
  • The love scene between the two main characters has been slightly trimmed
  • When the old man is killed in the junkyard, you loose the footage of his head being pulled off and the resultant fountain of blood.
  • In the scene were the robot man attacks the woman in the laborotory, he reaches for a drill, it starts to spin and in the video version it cuts off. In a showing on Sky we see a shot of the woman being drilled with the head obscured by a hospital trolley, but you can hear the sound of her being drilled and see her legs shaking.
  • There are missing scenes during the death of Harry Grimbridge, these are three shots of the assassins fingers in his eyes, the wrenching of the skull and his feet thrashing about.
 v          Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers - 1988 USA horror thriller by Dwight H Little.


 X   Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers

Link Here

Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers is a 1988 USA horror thriller by Dwight H Little.

Uncut in the UK and US.
See Halloween Films: Halloween 4
 v          Halloween 5 - 1989 USA horror thriller by Dominique Othenin-Girard (as Dominique Otherin-Girard).


 X   Halloween 5

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Halloween 5 is a 1989 USA horror thriller by Dominique Othenin-Girard (as Dominique Otherin-Girard).
Starring Donald Pleasence, Danielle Harris and Ellie Cornell. Melon Farmers link BBFC link 2020 IMDb

Cut in the US to obtain an MPAA R rating. The same cut version was passed 18 for all UK releases since.
Summary Notes

It's one year later after the events of Halloween 4. Michael survives the shootings and on October 31st he returns with a vengeance. Lurking and stalking, Jamie, Rachel, and Rachel's friends, Michael forms a plan to lure Jamie out of the children's hospital where events lead up to the confrontation at the Myers house. Halloween 5 is a dark, thrill ride that will scare the heck out of you!

Versions

best available
best
available
cut:
run: 96:54s
pal: 93:01s

18

MPAA R

UK: Passed 18 without BBFC cuts for:
  • 2018 Lionsgate video
  • 2012 Anchor Bar RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon
  • 2010 Anchor Bar R2 DVD at UK Amazon
  • 2002 Cinema Club R2 DVD
  • 2000 Digital Entertainment R2 DVD
  • 1992 Braveworld VHS
  • 1991 Guild VHS

US: Cut and MPAA R Rated for:

Note that extras on this release include the long-Lost Alternate Opening Sequence Featuring The Appearance Of Dr. Death and snippets Of Gore Cut To Obtain An R-Rating.

This is the best available version. From IMDb. Some dialogue and gore was cut from the U.S. release to obtain an "R" rating:

  • The scene in which the cop (Fenton Quinn) is killed outside of the Myers' house was shortened considerably. In the original version, as Michael is bashing his head into the glass on the windshield, there was a shot where you could see the glass embedded into his face.
  • The shot of Mikey (Jonathan Chapin) quivering on the ground was shortened to avoid an "X" rating. You can still notice the abrupt jump in the shot before he is dragged away by Michael.
  • In the documentary Inside Halloween 5 a cut scene is shown of a man removing Michaels mask and looking at it weirdly. Another scene cut was removed because it was considered too graphic. As Jamie is trying to climb back up in the laundry chute Michael stabs Jamie through her ankle. When Jamie emerges from the laundry chute you can see her ankle wounded and bleeding.
 v          Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers - 1995 USA horror thriller by Joe Chappelle.


 X   Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers

Link Here
  • Hall6ween
  • Halloween 6: The Curse of Michael Myers
  • Halloween VI: The Curse of Michael Myers
Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers is a 1995 USA horror thriller by Joe Chappelle.
With Donald Pleasence, Paul Rudd and Marianne Hagan. YouTube icon IMDb
Not cut in the UK or US but exists in a Theatrical Version and a Producer's Cut
Summary Notes

Six years ago, Michael Myers terrorized the town of Haddonfield, Illinois. He and his niece, Jamie Lloyd, have disappeared. Jamie was kidnapped by a bunch of evil druids who protect Michael Myers. And now, six years later, Jamie has escaped after giving birth to Michael's child. She runs to Haddonfield to get Dr. Loomis to help her again. Meanwhile, the family that adopted Laurie Strode is living in the Myers house and are being stalked by Myers. It's the curse of Thorn that Michael is possessed by that makes him kill his family. And it's up to Tommy Doyle, the boy from Halloween, and Dr. Loomis, to stop them all.

Versions

uncut
Theatrical Version
18

MPAA R

84:17s UK: The Theatrical Version was passed 18 uncut for:
  • 2011 Lionsgate R2 DVD at UK Amazon
  • 2007 Buena Vista R2 DVD
  • 2003 Buena Vista R2 DVD
  • 2003 Buena Vista VHS
  • 1999 Cinema Club VHS
  • 1995 Buena Vista VHS

US: The Theatrical Version is uncut and MPAA R Rated for:

uncut
Producer's Cut
MPAA
Unrated
95:38s
=91:48s
US: The Producer's Cut is uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
  • 2014 Anchor Bay Halloween Complete Collection [Theatrical + Producers Cut] (RA) Blu-ray at US Amazon

There Producers cut was given a festival screening in November 2013. It is the original version prepared by the film makers. It was substantially reworked into the Theatrical Version as a result of feedback from preview audiences.

See review from mcbastardsmausoleum.blogspot.co.uk :

Things missing from the producer's cut are a lot of extra gore scenes like the head explosion of Mr. Strode and the bone protruding from the snapped neck of a victim. Pretty much the entire finale was re shot so you don't have the operating room massacre or Michael being injected with a syringe full of nitric acid, but what you gain with the Cult of Thorn mythology makes for a more complete story. This cut of the film is just more enjoyable with more atmosphere and is not as disjointed.

Dr Loomis' exit in the producer's cut - while not perfect - is way better than the chopped finale is the theatrical version.

uncut
Workprint
93:49s
=90:04s
There is also a work print or Rough Cut which is an unfinished version of the Producers Cut
 v          Halloween H20: Twenty Years Later - 1998 USA horror thriller by Steve Miner.


 X   Halloween H20: Twenty Years Later

Link Here

Halloween H20: Twenty Years Later is a 1998 USA horror thriller by Steve Miner.

Uncut in the UK and US. See Halloween Films: Halloween H20
 v          Halloween: Resurrection - 2002 USA horror thriller by Rick Rosenthal.


 X   Halloween: Resurrection

Link Here

Halloween: Resurrection is a 2002 USA horror thriller by Rick Rosenthal.

Uncut in the UK and US. See Halloween Films: Halloween: Resurrection
 v          Halloween - 2007 USA horror by Rob Zombie.


 X   Halloween (2007)

Link Here
  • Halloween 5 - The Revenge Of Michael Myers
  • Halloween V
Halloween is a 2007 USA horror by Rob Zombie.
With Scout Taylor-Compton, Malcolm McDowell and Tyler Mane. YouTube icon IMDb
Cut in the US for an R rating. This was passed without further cuts for UK cinema release. Home video releases in the US and UK feature the uncut Director's Cut
Summary Notes

After being committed for 17 years, Michael Myers, now a grown man and still very dangerous, escapes from the mental institution (where he was committed as a 10 year old) and he immediately returns to Haddonfield, where he wants to find his baby sister, Laurie. Anyone who crosses his path is in mortal danger.

Versions

uncut
Director's Cut
run: 121:18s
pal: 116:27s
18

MPAA Unrated

UK: The Director's Cut was passed 18 uncut for strong bloody violence and horror for:

US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

See pictorial version details from movie-censorship.com. The additional material in the Director's Cut is mostly plot extensions but there is a rape scene that may have not made it into the US R rated version where asylum guards bring a female patient to the cell that Michael Myers is in and assault her in front of him.

BBFC uncut
Theatrical Version

mpaa cut
cut

cut:
run: 110:14s
pal: 105:49s
18

MPAA R

UK: The Theatrical Version was passed 18 without BBFC cuts for for strong bloody violence and horror for:
  • 2007 cinema release
 v          Halloween II - 2009 USA horror by Rob Zombie.


 X   Halloween II (2009)

Link Here
  • H2: Halloween II
  • Halloween 2
  • Rob Zombie's Halloween II
Halloween II is a 2009 USA horror by Rob Zombie.
Starring Scout Taylor-Compton, Tyler Mane and Malcolm McDowell. YouTube icon IMDb
Not cut in the UK or US. The Director's Cut is a far more bleak take on the tale compared with the Theatrical Version.
Summary Notes

Michael Myers is still at large and no less dangerous than ever. After a failed reunion to reach his baby sister at their old home, Laurie Strode is immediately taken to a hospital to be treated by the wounds that had been afflicted by her brother a few hours ago. However, Michael isn't too far off and will continue his murdering 'Halloween' rampage until he gets his sister all to himself.

Versions

uncut
uncut
MPAA
Unrated
119:03s
=
114:17s
US: The Director's Cut is MPAA Unrated for its US release:

From IMDb. The Director's Cut is a significantly new take on the story with the Laurie Strode character have for more bleak time of it. The Director's Cut does not contain any additional sex and violence though.

  • The opening scene with Laurie walking and Loomis being placed into the ambulance is longer.
  • The hospital dream scene has an extra sequence of Laurie attempting to cross over a pile of bodies.
  • An on screen title that said "One Year Later" in the Theatrical Cut now says "Two Years Later."
  • During the breakfast scene, Laurie and Annie now argue about going to the psychiatrist.
  • More dialogue with Laurie and the psychiatrist. Laurie looks at a framed inkblot on a wall and says it looks like two white horses with a ghostly figure between them.
  • Loomis' press conference is expanded. Loomis discusses Michael's Oedipal complex, as well as the idea that Michael perhaps saw Loomis as a father figure.
  • Added sequence where Laurie runs a bath and begins to freak out.
  • Laurie stopping to play with a pig on her way to work is removed. She instead goes to the psychiatrist and tells her about playing with the pig (we see a few seconds of it, now in flashback), and how it triggered a nervous breakdown of sorts. When the shrink denies her more pills, Laurie freaks out and swears.
  • The scene where Annie finds Laurie drinking a beer in her room has been expanded: They have another fight.
  • A non-masked Michael (along with Young Michael and his mother) angrily looks at a billboard that advertises Loomis' book.
  • When Laurie and Maya come home from the party, there is a short added sequence of them making tea in the kitchen prior to going upstairs. There's also an added shot of Michael apparently walking out of the house.
  • Brackett's reaction to finding Annie's body is longer, containing video flashbacks of real-life actress Danielle Harris as a child.
  • The ending is significantly different: After Loomis enters the cabin, Michael throws him through a wall, and the two of them wind up outside. Michael then removes his mask, yells "DIE!", and stabs Loomis. The cops then open fire and kill Michael. Laurie then comes out, takes Michael's knife, and approaches Loomis with it, implying that she may stab him. The cops then open fire on her and seemingly kill her. We then fade to the same hospital footage seen at the end of the theatrical cut as a cover of "Love Hurts" plays on the soundtrack.
uncut
uncut
18

MPAA
R Rated

101:08 UK: The Theatrical Version was passed 18 without cuts for:
  • 2010 EIV Blu-ray
  • 2010 EIV DVD
  • 2009 cinema release
            Halloween - 2018 USA horror thriller by David Gordon Green. See Halloween 2018
 v          Halloween Kills - 2021 UK / USA horror thriller by David Gordon Green.


 X   Halloween Kills

Link Here

Halloween Kills is a 2021 UK / USA horror thriller by David Gordon Green.
Starring Judy Greer and Anthony Michael Hall and Jamie Lee Curtis. BBFC link 2020 IMDb

The film exists as a Theatrical Version and a more violent Extended Version. Both were 18 rated by the BBFC.

Summary Notes

The saga of Michael Myers and Laurie Strode continues in the next thrilling chapter of the Halloween series.

Versions

BBFC uncut
Theatrical Version
run: 105m
pal: 101m
18

MPAA R

UK: The Theatrical Version was passed 18 uncut for strong bloody violence:
  • 2022 Universal Pictures [Theatrical + Extended Versions] R0 4K Blu-ray at UK Amazon #ad
  • 2022 Universal Pictures [Theatrical + Extended Versions] (RB) Blu-ray at UK Amazon #ad
  • 2022 Universal Pictures [Theatrical + Extended Versions] R2 DVD at UK Amazon #ad

US: The Theatrical Version was MPA R rated for strong bloody violence throughout, grisly images, language and some drug use

BBFC uncut
Extended Version
run: 109m
pal: 105m
18

MPAA Unrated

UK: Extended Version was passed 18 uncut for strong bloody violence:
  • 2022 Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd video

See pictorial version details from movie-censorship.com :

The Extended Version adds value with a less abrupt and longer alternative ending as well as additional violent footage possibly dropped to secure an MPA R rating.

            Halloween Ends - 2022 US/UK horror thriller by David Gordon Green See Halloween Films: Halloween Ends
 v          Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn - USA action Sci-Fi film by Dan Wang.


 X   Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn

Link Here

Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn is a USA action Sci-Fi film by Dan Wang.

Originally produced as an internet TV series and then re-edited into a feature length film
 v          Hamilton - 2020 USA musical music film by Thomas Kail.


 X   Hamilton

Link Here

Hamilton is a 2020 USA musical music film by Thomas Kail.
Starring Jonathan Groff, Renée Elise Goldsberry and Lin-Manuel Miranda. IMDb

The original stage show contained three uses of the word 'fuck' but these were reduced to one so as to obtain an MPA PG-13 rating as required to make it suitable for Disney. See article from polygon.com

Summary Notes

The real life of one of America's foremost founding fathers and first Secretary of the Treasury, Alexander Hamilton. Filmed live on Broadway from the Richard Rodgers Theatre with the original Broadway cast.

 v          Hammer - 1972 USA action crime drama by Bruce D Clark (as Bruce Clark).


 X   Hammer

Link Here

Hammer is a 1972 USA action crime drama by Bruce D Clark (as Bruce Clark).
Starring Fred Williamson, Bernie Hamilton and Vonetta McGee. Youtube link IMDb

Cut by the BBFC for 1973 X rated cinema release. Uncut and MPAA R rated in the US.
Summary Notes

A dock worker becomes a prizefighter, but gets mixed up with a crooked manager. A sympathetic L.A. detective tries to set him straight, but he won't listen. His manager, who is also a drug dealer, tells him that he has to take a dive during an important fight, and to ensure his cooperation, his girlfriend is kidnapped.

Versions

uncut
uncut
MPAA R ~91:00s
~87:00s
US: Uncut and MPAA R rated for:
  • 2015 Olive Films (RA) Blu-ray at US Amazon released on 9th June 2015
  • 2015 Olive Films R1 DVD at US Amazon released on 9th June 2015
BBFC cut
compulsory cuts
X submitted
90:49s
=87:11s
UK: Passed X (18) after compulsory cuts for:
  • 1973 cinema release
 v          Hanappe Bazooka - 1992 Japan animation comedy fantasy by Yoyu Ikegami.


 X   Hanappe Bazooka

Link Here

Hanappe Bazooka is a 1992 Japan animation comedy fantasy by Yoyu Ikegami.
Starring Kikuko Inoue, Tomomichi Nishimura and Yumi Takada. IMDb

Cut by the BBFC for an 18 rated 1997 VHS release

Versions

BBFC cut
14s
1847:51s UK: Passed 18 after 14s of BBFC compulsory cuts for:
  • 1997 A.D. Vision U.K. VHS

The BBFC cuts were:

  • at 20 minutes. When hero rescues sister from whipping by female demon, remove shot of suspended naked woman gasping as she is hot, resuming on her coming through the door, and after female demon wields whip again, remove similar shot of victim being whipped, resuming on hero rushing forward to save her.

Two shots of a naked woman being whipped by a female demon have vanished

 v          Hancock - 2008 USA action fantasy by Peter Berg.


 X   Hancock

Link Here
  • Hidden from Earth
Hancock is a 2008 USA action fantasy by Peter Berg.
Starring Will Smith, Charlize Theron and Jason Bateman. Youtube link IMDb
Cut similarly in the US and UK for PG-13/12A theatrical versions. There is an uncut Extended Version that is Unrated/15 rated.
Summary Notes

An immortal superhero, Hancock, descends into a bad patch and becomes a miserable drunken bum. He is rescued by a PR guy whose sexy wife seems somehow connected to the recovering superhero.

Versions

uncut
Extended Version
15 cert

MPAA
Unrated

98:00s UK: The Extended Version was passed 15 uncut for:

US: The Extended Version is MPAA Unrated for:

The BBFC commented in the 2008 Annual Report: The 15 rated version includes additional:

Uses of strong language and a crude sex scene where the hero's superpowers include an explosive ejaculation. While there is little detail of the actual sex, the sight of the ejaculation was beyond what is considered suitable at the '12' category.

From IMDb . Additional scenes include, but are not limited to:

  • Hancock bringing a girl to his trailer to have sex
  • Mary Embrey driving to Hancock's trailer instead of flying there
  • Hancock getting off a prison bus while chained to other prisoners whom he drags behind him.

See also pictorial cuts details from movie-censorship.com

BBFC uncut

mpaa cut
cut

12 cert

MPAA PG-13

88:23s

UK: The cut US Theatrical Version was passed 12 without further BBFC cuts for:
  • 2008 Sony R0 Blu-ray
  • 2008 Sony R2 DVD
BBFC cut
advised
category
cuts
12 cert 88:15s UK: Passed 12A for moderate violence, strong and aggressive language and crude humour after BBFC advised pre-cuts for:
  • 2008 Sony R0 Blu-ray
  • 2008 Sony R2 DVD
  • 2008 cinema release
The BBFC commented:
  • This film was originally shown to the BBFC for advice in an unfinished version. The BBFC advised the company that the film was likely to receive a '15' classification but that the requested '12A' certificate could be achieved by making a number of reductions throughout the film. In particular, the BBFC suggested (i) that several aggressive uses of moderate language ('bitch' and 'pussy') should be removed, (ii) that a scene showing Hancock taking a woman back to his trailer and having sex with her should be removed (including an implied orgasm), (iii) that some heavy blows, strangulation and sight of blood during scenes of violence should be reduced or removed and (iv) that the level of sustained threat and tension - particularly in the final scene - should be reduced. When the finished version of the film was submitted a number of substantial reductions had been made, including the deletion of the entire sex scene, and the reduced version was considered acceptable at '12A'. A complete version, with the deleted footage restored, has subsequently been classified '15' on DVD.

Thanks to Gavin Salkeld. The BBFC added in an article on sbbfc.co.uk :

Hancock was passed at PG-13 in the US for Some intense sequences of sci-fi action and violence, and language .

The distributor wanted a 12A for the same version in the UK, but substantial further cuts to violence and hostile language were required by the BBFC to achieve this category, together with the overlaying of more upbeat music for the climactic fight scene, to signify victory for the hero, and soften the tone and impact of the violence.

The final 12A version carried consumer advice of Contains moderate violence, strong and aggressive language and crude humour .

It seems likely that the BBFC saw a version with some of the material now in the extended version. It seems that the advised cuts for a 12A were reflected in the US with similar cuts for an MPAA PG-13 rating.

 v   The Handmaiden - 2016 South Korea romance by Chan-wook Park.


 X   The Handmaiden

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  • Ah-ga-ssi
The Handmaiden is a 2016 South Korea romance by Chan-wook Park.
Starring Min-hee Kim, Jung-woo Ha and Jin-woong Jo. IMDb
Exists as a Theatrical Version and a Director's Cut. Both were passed 18 uncut by the BBFC for 2017 cinema and video release.
Summary Notes

1930s Korea, in the period of Japanese occupation, a new girl (Sookee) is hired as a handmaiden to a Japanese heiress (Hideko) who lives a secluded life on a large countryside estate with her domineering Uncle (Kouzuki). But the maid has a secret. She is a pickpocket recruited by a swindler posing as a Japanese Count to help him seduce the Lady to elope with him, rob her of her fortune, and lock her up in a madhouse. The plan seems to proceed according to plan until Sookee and Hideko discover some unexpected emotions.

Versions

BBFC uncut
Director's Cut
18 161:30s

UK: The Director's Cut was passed 18 uncut for strong sex, sex references for:
  • 2017 Curzon Artificial Eye [Theatrical + Director's Cut] RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon
  • 2017 cinema release

See article from movie-censorship.com : The extended version adds about 21 minutes of additional plot. The additional content is not essential but is worth a look.

BBFC uncut
Theatrical Version
18 144:44s
=138:57s

UK: The Theatrical Version was passed 18 uncut for strong sex, sex references for:
  • 2017 Curzon Artificial Eye [Theatrical + Director's Cut] RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon
  • 2017 Curzon Artificial Eye [Theatrical Version only] R2 DVD at UK Amazon
  • 2017 cinema release
 v          Hands of Steel


 X   Hands of Steel

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Hands of Steel

Versions

BBFC uncut
uncut
1589:13s Hands of Steel is a 1986 Italy action Sci-Fi film by Sergio Martino (as Martin Dolman).
Starring Daniel Greene, Janet Agren and Claudio Cassinelli. IMDb

UK: Passed 15 uncut for strong violence, bloody images, nudity for:

  • 2016 88 Films RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon released on 5th December 2016
  • 2016 88 Films R2 DVD at UK Amazon released on 5th December 2016
UK Censorship History
Cut by the BBFC for an 18 rated 1986 VHS release titled Fists of Steel. The video was cut by 1s to remove an ear clap. Uncut and 15 rated for 2016 DVD and Blu-ray.

Summary Notes

Sinister industrialist Francis Turner, played by John Saxon, creates a cyborg known as Paco Queruak (Daniel Greene) who has been programmed to terminate the leader of an ecological faction that stands in the way of the dystopian country in which the story is set. After failing in his mission to eliminate the ecologist, Paco flees to Arizona where he must face his opponents; and ultimately choose between his humanity and robotic natures.

 v          Hands of the Ripper - 1971 UK horror by Peter Sasdy.


 X   Hands of the Ripper

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Hands of the Ripper is a 1971 UK horror by Peter Sasdy.
Eric Porter, Angharad Rees and Jane Merrow. YouTube icon IMDb

Originally cut both for UK and US releases. Later uncut on UK home video and US Blu-ray
Summary Comments: Dark London Atmosphere

The infant daughter of Jack the Ripper is witness to the brutal murder of her mother by her father. Fifteen years later she is a troubled young woman who is seemingly possessed by the spirit of her father. While in a trance she continues his murderous killing spree but has no recollection of the events afterwards. A sympathetic psychiatrist takes her in and is convinced he can cure her condition. Soon, however, he regrets his decision.

Peter Sasdy filled this movie with a lot of dark London atmosphere, a straight on plot that never gets boring, good actors...and blood.

Versions

uncut
uncut

15 cert

MPAA
Unrated

81:38s UK: Passed 15 without BBFC cuts after the hat pin cut was restored for:

US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

MPAA
cut
MPAA
R Rated
81:18s
US: So as to obtain an R rating, the murders of Long Liz and the housemaid were trimmed, notably the second stab wound on the latter.
BBFC cut
cut
X certsubmitted
85:06s
=81:42s
UK: Passed X (18) after BBFC cuts for:
  • 1971 cinema release

The BBFC cuts were:

  • Remove horror shots of Liz's eye gouged with pins - as she lies on the ground'
  • It is also reported that a throat slashing was also removed

Note the BBFC noted a submitted time 88:39s. However this seems out of sync with all other reported runtimes. However stepping this down by one level of 24 to 25 frames per second correction to 85:06s results in a running time that is consistent with all other releases.

 v          Hang 'Em High - 1968 USA western by Ted Post.


 X   Hang 'Em High

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Hang 'Em High is a 1968 USA western by Ted Post.
Starring Clint Eastwood, Inger Stevens and Pat Hingle. IMDb

Cut vy the BBFC for an X rated cinema release in 1968. Uncut and 18 rated on home video. Unct and MPAA OG rated in the US.

Summary Notes

A band of vigilantes catch Jed Cooper and, incorrectly believing him guilty of cattle rustling and murder, hang him and leave him for dead. But he doesn't die. He returns to his former profession of lawman to hunt down his lynchers and bring them to justice.

Versions

uncut
uncut
run: 114:37s
pal: 110:02s
18

MPAA PG

UK: Passed 18 uncut for:

US: Uncut and MPAA PG rated

mpaa cut
cut
X cert UK: Passed X (16) after compulsory BBFC cuts:
  • 1968 cinema release

From IMDb. The BBFC cuts were:

  • Cutto reduce facial close ups during the opening lynching
  • cut to edit Cooper's fight with Miller.
            Hanger - 2009 Canada horror video by Ryan Nicholson See Banned: International: Hanger
 v          Hangmen - 1987 US action adventure thriller by J. Christian Ingvordsen


 X   Hangmen

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  • En la cuerda floja
Hangmen is a 1987 US action adventure thriller by J. Christian Ingvordsen
Starring Rick Washburn, Dog Thomas and Keith Bogart BBFC link 2020 IMDb
Extensively cut by the BBFC for 18 rated VHS release in 1989. Uncut since 18 rated DVD of 2003.

Summary Notes

Rob Greene has information about an undercover terror team inside the CIA led by Joe Connelly. To stay alive with the knowledge, he is advised to stay undercover by his supervisor Andrews. Connelly's men try to kill Greene, but he can escape and warns his son Danny that he also may be in danger and that he should look for Dog Thompson, an old military friend of Greene's. Together with Thompson and Bone Conn, another ex-soldier, Danny tries to escape Connelly's henchmen. Meanwhile, Connelly figures that Danny's friend Lisa would make a good target in order to get Danny and also his father.

Versions

BBFC uncut
uncut
run: 90:04s
pal: 86:28s
18 1980

MPAA R

UK: Passed 18 uncut after previous BBFC cuts waived:

US: Uncut and MPAA R rated

BBFC cut
cut
cut: 5:35s
run: 84:19s
pal: 80:57s
sub: 86:15s
18 1980UK: Passed 18 after 5:35s of BBFC cuts:
  • 1989 Medusa Communications Ltd VHS

Multiple scenes were cut for violence or for the sight of throwing stars.

 v   The Hangover - 2009 USA / Germany comedy by Todd Phillips.


 X   The Hangover

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The Hangover is a 2009 USA / Germany comedy by Todd Phillips.
Starring Zach Galifianakis, Bradley Cooper and Justin Bartha. Melon Farmers link Youtube link BBFC link 2020 IMDb

The Theatrical Version was cut by the BBFC for 15 rated 2009 cinema release and DVD. The Theatrical Version was passed 18 uncut for Blu-ray along with the Extended Cut. In the US the Theatrical Version is R rated whilst the Extended Cut is Unrated and appears on Blu-ray only.
Summary Notes

Three buddies wake up from a bachelor party in Las Vegas, with no memory of the previous night and the bachelor missing. They make their way around the city in order to find their friend before his wedding.

Extended/Unrated Version

uncut
Extended Version
run: 107:43s
pal: 103:24s
18

MPAA Unrated

ACB R 18+

UK: The Extended Cut was passed 18 uncut for strong sexual images and sex references for:
  • 2009 Warner Home Video [Extended + Theatrical] R0 Blu-ray at UK Amazon
US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

The BBFC explained:

The Hangover is a comedy about a group of friends who lose the groom during a stag night trip to Las Vegas. This version contains material not featured in the cinema release and was classified 18 for strong sexual images.

Over the film's end credits there are a series of still photographs showing the activities of the stag night. Three of these pictures show one character apparently having fellatio performed on him in a lift. In the version classified 15 for cinema exhibition, these images were pixilated. However in the version submitted for classification as a video recording, the images are unpixelated and contravene the BBFC's Guidelines on sex at 15 which state that sexual activity may be portrayed without strong detail . At 18 any more explicit images of sexual activity need to be justified by context and in this case the images are not particularly clear, are very brief, and illustrate in comic fashion the debauched nature of the stag night that the film focuses on.

Australia: The Extended Version was passed ACB R18+ uncut for video

Theatrical Version

uncut
uncut
Theatrical Version
run: 99:36s
pal: 95:37s
18

MPAA R

ACB R 18+

UK: The Theatrical Version was passed 18 uncut for strong sexual images and sex references for:
  • 2009 Warner Home Video [Extended + Theatrical] R0 Blu-ray at UK Amazon

Australia: The Theatrical Version was passed ACB R18+ uncut for video

BBFC cut
advised category cuts
Theatrical Version
cut:
run: 99:35s
pal: 95:36s
15 cert

MA15+
Australia

UK: The Theatrical Version was passed 15 for strong language and sex references after BBFC suggested category cuts were made for:
  • 2010 Warner video
  • 2009 cinema release

The BBFC commented:

This film was originally shown to the BBFC in an unfinished version. The BBFC advised the company that the film was likely to receive an 18 classification but that the requested 15 certificate could be achieved by making one change to visuals in the closing credits. The BBFC suggested that brief shots in which a man is being fellated by a woman, with clear sight of an apparent erect penis in the woman's mouth, be removed. When the finished version of the film was submitted, the shots had been removed and the film was classified 15.

Australia: The credits blow job was also pixelated for an ACB MA 15+ rating for cinema release.

 v   The Hangover Part II


 X   The Hangover Part II

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The Hangover Part II

Versions

uncut
uncut
MPAA
R Rated
~102:00s The hangover Part II is a 2011 US comedy by Todd Philips
With Bradley Cooper and Ed Helms. IMDb

US: Uncut and MPAA R Rated for:

BBFC
cut
15 cert 101:39s UK: Passed 15 after BBFC suggested category cuts for:
  • 2011 Warner Online
  • 2011 Warner R0 Blu-ray + DVD
  • 2011 Warner R2 DVD
  • 2011 cinema release

The BBFC commented: Ping Pong Show

This film was originally shown to the BBFC in an unfinished version. The BBFC advised the company that the film was likely to receive an 18 classification but that the requested 15 certificate could be achieved by making two cuts to still images seen during the end credits.

  • These cuts were to remove sight of a woman apparently penetrating her vagina with a string of material and
  • sight of a naked woman, with her legs apart, ejecting a ping pong ball from her vagina.

When the finished version of the film was submitted, these still images had been tightly reframed to avoid any explicit or graphic detail and the film was classified 15 .

See pictorial cuts from movie-censorship.com

 v          Hannibal - 1959 Italy action adventure drama by Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia and Edgar G Ulmer.


 X   Hannibal

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  • Annibale
Hannibal is a 1959 Italy action adventure drama by Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia and Edgar G Ulmer.
Starring Victor Mature, Gabriele Ferzetti and Rita Gam. YouTube icon IMDb
Cut by the BBFC for 1960 cinema release. Uncut in the US in a longer version than the Italian original
Summary Notes

After making his historic crossing of the Alps with elephants transporting supplies and troops, Hannibal marches on Rome in a war of revenge.

Versions

uncut
US Version
MPAA
Unrated
~103:00s US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
uncut
Italian Version
Italy flag~95:00s Italy : A shorter version was released in Italy
BBFC cut
category
cuts
old cert U submitted
104:40s
UK: The US Version was passed U after BBFC category cuts for:
  • 1960 cinema release
 v          Hannibal Brooks - 1969 UK / USA action war comedy by Michael Winner.


 X   Hannibal Brooks

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  • Viaje Hacia la Libertad
Hannibal Brooks is a 1969 UK / USA action war comedy by Michael Winner.
Starring Oliver Reed, John Alderton and Michael J Pollard. IMDb
BBFC category cuts were required for a U rated cinema release in 1969. Uncut for 12 rated home video in 2017. Uncut and MPAA PG-13 rated in the US.
Summary Notes

In WW2, captured British soldier Stephen Brooks is on a prison train to Germany. On the train he meets an American prisoner, Packy, who's obsessed with escaping. Brooks tries to temper Packy and reminds him that escaped prisoners are shot if recaptured. Packy is insistent despite Brooks' warnings. On arrival at the POW camp Stalag 7A, Brooks and other fellow POWs are sent to work at the local Munich zoo, to care for the animals. Brooks is assigned to care for Lucy the elephant. .

Versions

BBFC uncut
uncut
run: 101:46s
pal: 97:42s
12

MPAA PG-13

UK: Passed 12 uncut for moderate violence for:
  • 2017 Fabulous Films video
US: Uncut and MPAA PG-13 rated for:
BBFC cut
category cuts
cut:
run:
pal:
sub: 101:37s
U pre 1970UK: Passed U after category cuts for:
  • 1969 cinema release
 v          Hannibal Rising


 X   Hannibal Rising

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Hannibal Rising

Versions

uncut
uncut
18

MPAA
Unrated

125:08s 2007 UK/Czech/France/Italy thriller by Peter Webber

The BBFC passed the US Unrated Version or Uncut Edition 18 uncut for the 2007 Techniclor DVD/Blu-ray

The extensions for the Unrated Version are mostly uncontentious additional plot.

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

BBFC uncut18

MPAA
R Rated

116:02s The BBFC passed the Theatrical Version 18 without cuts for the 2007 cinema release and 2007 Techniclor DVD
 v          Hansel and Gretel - 1987 USA family musical fantasy by Len Talan.


 X   Hansel and Gretel (1987)

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Hansel and Gretel is a 1987 USA family musical fantasy by Len Talan.
Starring David Warner and Hugh Pollard and Nicola Stapleton. Melon Farmers link BBFC link 2020 IMDb

The BBFC noted that that the 2006 VHS release was a re-edited version.

Summary Notes

Based on the fairy tale by The Brothers Grimm. Hansel and Gretel are abandoned after the feminism strike in the village and where Hansel and Gretel are later trapped in the deceptively decorated house of the witch Griselda who wishes to fatten Hansel so that he may be baked into a delicious gingerbread treat.

Versions

BBFC uncut
uncut
run: 85:42s
pal: 82:16s
PGUK: Uncut and BBFC PG rated for mild scary scenes:
  • 2023 Altitude Film Blu-ray (rated 17/11/2023)

uncut
uncut
run: 85:29s
pal: 82:04s
U cert

UK: A re-edited version was passed U without BBFC cuts for:

  • 2006 Sony DVD

The BBFC noted that this is a re-edited version but it is not clear the reason for this note.

uncut
uncut
run: 85m
pal: 81m
U certUK: The original version was passed U without BBFC cuts for:
  • 2006 Warner VHS
 v          Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters - 2013 Germany/USA action fantasy horror by Tommy Wirkola.


 X   Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters (2013)

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Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters is a 2013 Germany/USA action fantasy horror by Tommy Wirkola.
With Jeremy Renner, Gemma Arterton, Peter Stormare. Melon Farmers link YouTube icon BBFC link 2020 IMDb

The Unrated/Extended Version improves on the R Rated Theatrical version with additional violence and witticism.

Versions

uncut
uncut
run: 97:48s
pal: 93:53s

15

MPAA Unrated

UK: The Extended Version was passed 15 uncut for strong bloody violence and gore for:
  • 2013 Paramount [Theatrical + Extended, 3D + 2D] R0 Blu-ray at UK Amazon released on 24th June 2013
  • 2013 Paramount [Theatrical + Extended] R0 Blu-ray at UK Amazon released on 24th June 2013

US: The Extended Version is MPAA Unrated for:

  • 2013 Paramount [Theatrical + Unrated, 3D + 2D] RA Blu-ray/ R1 DVD Combo at US Amazon
  • 2013 Paramount [Theatrical + Unrated] RA Blu-ray/ R1 DVD Combo at US Amazon

See article from movie-censorship.com : The Unrated Extended Cut adds over 9 minutes of material. Much of the new stuff is so entertaining that it bares the question why it wasn't included in the short theatrical version. There's plenty of extra fun and violence in the added material.

uncut
uncut
run: 87:48s
pal: 84:17s

15 cert

MPAA R

UK: The Theatrical Version was passed 15 uncut for strong bloody violence and gore for:
  • 2018 Paramount Home Entertainment R0 4k Blu-ray
  • 2013 Paramount [Theatrical + Extended, 3D + 2D] R0 Blu-ray at UK Amazon released on 24th June 2013
  • 2013 Paramount [Theatrical + Extended] R0 Blu-ray at UK Amazon released on 24th June 2013
  • 2013 Paramount [Theatrical only] R2 DVD Combo at UK Amazon released on 24th June 2013
  • 2013 cinema release

US: The Theatrical Version is MPAA R rated for:

  • 2021 PARAMOUNT R0 4K Blu-ray at US Amazon #ad
  • 2013 Paramount [Theatrical + Unrated, 3D + 2D] RA Blu-ray/ R1 DVD Combo at US Amazon
  • 2013 Paramount [Theatrical + Unrated] RA Blu-ray/ R1 DVD Combo at US Amazon
  • 2013 Paramount [Theatrical] R1 DVD

See article from collider.com . Director Tommy Wirkola outlined one of the cuts made to the Theatrical Version:

There was a scene where [Hansel and Gretel] burst into a house and there's a witch. She puts up her hands and they tell her to step aside. She steps aside and behind her is a tiny little baby hanging from a rope that's she's about to eat. [Hansel and Gretel] end up saving it, but people were shocked. Again, I'm not stupid. I see that's too much. So it's about balancing those things.

 v          Hanuman - 2024 India Fantasy Film by Prasanth Varma


 X   Hanuman

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Hanuman is a 2024 India Fantasy Film by Prasanth Varma
Starring Teja Sajja, Amritha Aiyer and Varalaxmi Sarathkumar BBFC link 2020

BBFC category cuts were required for a 12A rated cinema release in 2024.

BBFC Notes

A man who accidentally attains superpowers clashes with one who is desperate to get his own in this Telugu-language superhero fantasy film, which features scenes of jeopardy and crunchy action.

Versions

BBFC cut
cut:
run: 158:18s
pal: 151:58s
12AUK: BBFC 12A rated for moderate violence, threat, injury detail for moderate violence, threat, injury detail after BBFC cuts:
  • 2024 Dreamz Entertainment cinema release (rated 11/01/2024) titled HanuMan (Hindi)
  • 2024 Dreamz Entertainment cinema release (rated 11/01/2024) titled HanuMan (Telugu)

The BBFC commented:

The distributor chose to make cuts to strong violence in order to achieve their requested 12A rating. An uncut 15 classification was available.

 v   The Happening - 2008 USA / India Sci-Fi mystery thriller by m. night shyamalan...


 X   The Happening (2008)

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The Happening is a 2008 USA / India Sci-Fi mystery thriller by m. night shyamalan...
Starring Mark Wahlberg, Zooey Deschanel and John Leguizamo IMDb

Summary Notes

A science teacher, his wife, and a young girl struggle to survive a plague that causes those infected to commit suicide.

Versions

BBFC cut
cut
15 certUK: Passed 15 uncut for:

The BBFC passed a pre-cut cinema version of the film 15 in 2008 with the following explanation:

THE HAPPENING is a thriller about a couple and a young girl trying to escape a mysterious toxin causing people to commit suicide and murder. The work was passed '15' for frequent images of suicide and moderate bloody injury.

Besides references to terrorism, and a sustained menace from an unseen and uncontrollable threat, the film also features a series of suicides by different methods, including a policeman shooting himself with sight of blood trickling from a bullet wound in his head, sight of another man lying in a pool of blood having shot himself off-screen, a jump moment where several bodies are seen hanging from trees, a scene where a man slits his wrist at a small distance and another scene where two young teenage boys are shot. In each case sight of blood and injury is fairly brief. However the treatment of the suicide theme and the frequency and nature of the injury detail went beyond the bounds of a '12A', but met the BBFC's '15' Guidelines which allow 'strong threat and menace', and state that 'no theme is prohibited, provided that treatment is appropriate for 15 year olds', 'violence may be strong but not dwell on the infliction of pain or injury' and 'dangerous techniques (e.g. combat, hanging, suicide, and self-harming) should not dwell on imitable detail'.

The work also contains moderate language including uses of 'bitch'.

Thanks to Christian: Euro Cut

M. Night Shyamalan has stated in an interview with a German news magazine that the German version has been cut losing shots of:

  • the needle piercing the throat during the suicide at the beginning
  • a man having his arm bitten off by lions
  • a man dying under a lawnmower

Some of these shots do turn up in the Red Band trailer and I strongly suspect that these aren't the only shots that were cut, due to the erratic editing other viewers already mentioned.

You can probably imagine that I was a bit pissed off when I realised that the English-language version of The Happening I was watching was missing the same shots that I knew had been edited out of the German version.

This suggests that this may indeed not be a matter of national censorship but that 20th Century Fox might well have created a Euro-cut and is hoping to cash in on an Unrated Director's Cut DVD later on.

            Happening - 2021 France drama by Audrey Diwan See Hardcore 18s List: Happening
 v          Happy Birthday to Me - 1981 Canada horror mystery thriller by J Lee Thompson.


 X   Happy Birthday to Me

Link Here

Happy Birthday to Me is a 1981 Canada horror mystery thriller by J Lee Thompson.
Starring Melissa Sue Anderson, Glenn Ford and Lawrence Dane. YouTube icon IMDb

Uncut in the UK on cinema and VHS. The video was seized by police during the video nasties panic. Cut in the US for an MPAA R rating and this cut version was released on 2004 UK DVD.
Summary Notes

Virginia Wainwright is a spirited young woman who has returned to a private school having survived a deadly accident and regenerative brain surgery. She is proud that she belongs to the Top Ten - the school's inner circle with the best students - and attempts to resume a normal life. But her friends are falling prey to a grueling series of murders, and soon there will be no one left to attend her 18th birthday party. Could it be her? Striving to rekindle the memory of her nightmarish accident, Virginia suffers from memory loss and traumatic blackouts. We soon learn the horrible truth behind her accident and what is going on before her birthday party...

Versions

BBFC uncut

mpaa cut
cut

cut:
run: 110:32s
pal: 106:07s

best available
best
available

15 cert

MPAA R

UK: The cut US R Rated version was passed 15 without BBFC cuts for:
  • 2020 Powerhouse Films R0 Blu-ray at UK Amazon
  • 2016 Powerhouse Films R0 Blu-ray/R2 DVD Combo at UK Amazon
  • 2004 Columbia/TriStar R2 DVD

From IMDb The cuts for an MPAA R rating were::

  • edits to the weight-lift gore
  • edits to the shish kebab death scenes
  • the imposition of a pop song over the opening credits.
uncut
uncut
run: 110:27s
pal: 106:02s
18UK: Passed 18 uncut for:
  • 1986 RCA/Columbia VHS
  • 1981 cinema release
US: Hopefully ncut for:
The promotional material mentions that this release features the original score so hopefully that means that it is uncut also.

From IMDb:

These releases were culled from a longer print with slightly gorier footage of the weight-lift and shish kebab death scenes, plus the original music score featured an atmospheric piano piece.

uncut
uncut
run: 110:28s
pal: 106:03s
Section 3 seizureUK: Released on pre-cert VHS for:
  • 1983 SilverSeries VHS

The video was seized subject to an Obscene Publications Act Section 3 Seizure Order. This is a legal gambit whereby victims admitted that the videos were 'obscene', and therefore subject to seizure, in return for that being the end of the matter and so avoiding an obscenity trial with the possibility of jail time.

 v          Happy Gilmore


 X   Happy Gilmore

Link Here

Happy Gilmore

Versions

55s 12 cert88:01s 1996 US comedy by Dennis Dugan

Same version for cinema and 1996 video.

  • Cut for strong language
 v   The Happy Hooker - 1975 USA biography comedy by Nicholas Sgarro.


 X   The Happy Hooker

Link Here

The Happy Hooker is a 1975 USA biography comedy by Nicholas Sgarro.
With Lynn Redgrave, Jean-Pierre Aumont, Lovelady Powell. YouTube icon IMDb

Cut for UK cinema release. Uncut on home video.
Summary Notes: About sex but no sex

Having emigrated to New York and immediately got the kiss-off from her mother-besotted fiance, a Dutch lass takes a well-paid office job and starts liberally sampling the local male talent. After a while she decides to make her pleasure her business too, and as her reputation grows she graduates to a high-class bordello. Soon she realises she has the right talents to make a real success of a place of her own.

A movie that is about sex from beginning to end but could've been rated G, or at least PG. No one is shown having sex, and it's discussed in such a clinical way it DOES become the business of pleasure.

Versions

uncut
uncut
18

MPAA
Unrated

93:41s UK: Passed 18 uncut for: US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
BBFC cut
cut
X cert UK: Passed X after BBFc cuts for:
  • 1975 cinema release
            Happy Hour in Paradise - 2015 Sweden comedy by Kjell Sundvall. See Banned International: Happy Hour in Paradise
 v          Happy Times


 X   Happy Times

Link Here
  • Happy Times Hotel
  • Xingfu shiguang
Happy Times

Versions

uncut
uncut
PG cert

MPAA
PG

98:10s Happy Times is a 2000 China drama by Yimou Zhang.
With Lifan Dong, Benshan Zhao and Jie Dong. YouTube icon IMDb

UK: The US Version was passed PG uncut for:

  • 2003 20th Century Fox Video but not released

US: Uncut and MPAA PG Rated for:

BBFC uncut

cut
pre-cut

PG cert92:51a UK: The cut Chinese Version was passed PG without BBFC cuts for:
  • 2003 Fox Pathe/20th Century Fox R2 DVD
  • 2002 cinema release

See article from dvdcompare.net :

  • Almost 6 minutes have been censored, especially scenes involving the idea of young people escaping to short time hotels for premarital sex.
     The Happytime Murders - 2018 USA action crime comedy by Brian Henson. See Banned International: The Happytime Murders
 v          Hard Boiled - 1992 Hong Kong action crime thriller by John Woo.


 X   Hard Boiled

Link Here
  • Hard-Boiled
  • Lat sau san taam
Hard Boiled is a 1992 Hong Kong action crime thriller by John Woo.
Starring Yun-Fat Chow, Tony Chiu Wai Leung and Teresa Mo. Melon Farmers linkYoutube link BBFC link 2020 IMDb
Cut by the BBFC for an 18 rated 1993 cinema release and further cut for 1994 VHS. Passed 18 uncut for DVD since 2001. Uncut and MPAA Unrated in the US. There is also a shortedn and cut Hong Kong Theatrical Version and an extended Taiwan Version.
Summary Review: Breakout Film
A thriller about a reckless Hong Kong cop who is out for revenge against a gun-smuggling ring. Along the way, he encounters an undercover cop already on the case who he eventually partners up with. Although the story is pretty ordinary, lacking the emotional drama of The Killer, the action is non-stop and represents Woo at the top of his game.

Once again, Woo delivers awesome shootouts and insane stunt work in a relentlessly entertaining action flick. In fact, you can break the film down into a series of set-pieces which include a eye popping shootout at a teahouse and a blood soaked 40 minute finale inside a hospital. The standout moment of the film is a one-take action sequence that follows the two men through the hospital and is nothing short of amazing.

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Hard Boiled

International Version

uncut
uncut
run: 127:22s
pal: 122:16s
18

18

MPAA Unrated

UK: Passed 18 uncut for strong language and violence with previous cuts waived for:
  • 2005 Tartan R0 DVD
  • 2004 Tartan Collector's Edition R0 DVD at UK Amazon
  • 2001 Tartan R0 DVD

US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

BBFC cut
cut
cut: 5s
run: 127:16s
pal: 122:11s

18UK: Passed 18 after 5s of BBFC cuts (extending and including the cinema cuts) for:
  • 1994 Tartan VHS

The BBFC cuts were in the scene in which informer (Little Ko) is badly beaten up by a killer.

  1. We do not get to see a karate chop to the chest
  2. A side kick in the rib cage
  3. Ko's head being flung against steel pole railings
BBFC cut
cut
cut: 3s
run: 127:27s
pal: 122:21s

18UK: Passed 18 after 3s of BBFC cuts for
  • 1993 cinema release

Taiwan Version

uncut
uncut
Taiwan flag
Taiwan
Taiwan: There is also an extended Taiwan Version with extra plot material but it is not considered to be the director's preferred version.

Hong Kong Version

cut
cut
6:14s
Cat II Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Theatrical Version cut for a Category II rating and shortened for run time reasons. About 6:14s were removed.

See version details from movie-censorship.com

 v       A Hard Day's Night - 1964 UK musical comedy by Richard Lester.


 X   A Hard Day's Night

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A Hard Day's Night is a 1964 UK musical comedy by Richard Lester.
Starring John Lennon, Paul McCartney and George Harrison. Melon Farmers link YouTube icon BBFC link 2020 IMDb

Cut by the BBFC for a U rated cinema release in 1964. The same version has been released ever since albeit sometimes with the addition of a prologue
Summary Notes

The Beatles--the world's most famous rock and roll band--travel from their home town of Liverpool to London to perform in a television broadcast. Along the way they must rescue Paul's unconventional grandfather from various misadventures and drummer Ringo goes missing just before the crucial concert.

Versions

best available
category cuts
best available
cut:
run: 87:41s
pal: 84:11s
U cert

MPAA Unrated

UK: Passed U for mild language after BBFC cuts for:
  • 2014 Second Sight RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon
  • 2014 Second Sight R2 DVD at UK Amazon
  • 2001 Buena Vista R2 DVD
  • 2001 cinema release
  • 1998 Vestron VHS
  • 1992 VCI VHS
  • 1964 cinema release
Note that disk extras have generally pushed up recent releases to a PG and 12.

See also Case studies: A Hard Day's Night from bbfc.co.uk

Thanks to Vincenzo. The BBFC cuts were:

  • Reel 6 - Remove dialogue line Get knotted.

    This is still cut today. According to the script (and obvious by a jump-cut in the film) it was at the end of the scene where Ringo storms off from the group after being coerced by Wilfred Brambell into leaving.

US: MPAA Unrated for:

  • 2014 Criterion Collection (RA) Blu-ray/(R1) DVD Combo at US Amazon

From IMDb.

  • The song "You Can't Do That" was deleted from the original film. In the 30th anniversary special on the making of the film, the cut scene featuring the song is included as an extra.
  • There is also a prologue that is included with some releases
 v          Hard Rock Zombies


 X   Hard Rock Zombies

Link Here

Hard Rock Zombies

Versions

uncut 15 cert96:45s 1985 US comedy horror by Krishna Shah

The BBFC waived their cuts for the 15 rated 2007 Pegasus DVD.

The uncut region 2 DVD is available at UK Amazon
The uncut region 0 DVD is available at US Amazon

3:29s 1889:20s The BBFC cut 3:29s from the 18 rated Careyvision video
 v          Hard Target - Hard Target is a1993 US action film by John Woo.


 X   Hard Target

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Hard Target is a Hard Target is a1993 US action film by John Woo.
With Jean-Claude Van Damme, Lance Henriksen and Yancy Butler. Melon Farmers link YouTube icon BBFC link 2020 IMDb

Cut in the US for an MPAA R rating. This cut version was passed 18 for 1993 UK cinema release. The uncut European Version was passed 18 for UK home video and is MPAA Unrated in the US.
Summary Review: Top Notch
One of the best examples of the Hong Kong Style of John Woo meshing well with western tough guys and Hollywood technology.

Jean Claude Van Damme has been coaxed into doing some of his best fight scenes ever whilst still retaining that essential 'cool'.

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Versions

uncut
Director's Cut
run: 115m
pal: 110m
MPAA UnratedThere is also a sneak preview version sometimes noted as the Director's Cut. This version hasn't received an official release. The Director's Cut is now slated for US release by Kino in 2021.
uncut
European Version
run: 99:23s
pal: 95:24s
18

MPAA Unrated

UK: The uncut European/International Version was passed 18 for:
  • 2003 Universal R2 DVD at UK Amazon
  • 2000 Columbia/TriStar R2 DVD
  • 1994 CIC VHS

Europe: The uncut European/International Version is uncut for:

US: The uncut European/International Version is MPAA Unrated for:
BBFC uncut
Theatrical Version

mpaa cut
cut

cut: ~3:27s
run: 95:46s
pal: 91:56s
18

MPAA R

UK: The cut R Rated Version/Abridged Version was passed 18 without BBFC cuts for:
  • 1994 CIC VHS
  • 1993 cinema release

US: The cuts for an MPAA R rating rather than the originally awarded NC-17 rating were:

  • Cuts to arrow wounds in the opening credits sequence
  • Significant cuts to reduce violence in the Mardi Gras warehouse finale
uncut
Workprint
run: 126:51s
pal: 121:47s
There is also a workprint version
 v          Hard Ticket To Hawaii - 1987 USA action thriller by Andy Sidaris.


 X   Hard Ticket To Hawaii

Link Here
  • Hard Ticket to Hawaii
  • Agguato alle Hawaii
Hard Ticket To Hawaii is a 1987 USA action thriller by Andy Sidaris.
Starring Ronn Moss, Dona Speir and Hope Marie Carlton. IMDb
Cut by the BBFC for 18 rated 1987 VHS. Uncut and MPAA R rated in the US.

Summary Notes

Two drug enforcement agents are killed on a private Hawaiian island. Donna and Taryn, two operatives for The Agency, accidentally intercept a delivery of diamonds intended for drug lord Seth Romero, who takes exception and tries to get them back. Soon other Agency operatives get involved, and a full-scale fight to the finish ensues, complicated here and there by an escaped snake made deadly by Toxic Waste!

Versions

uncut
uncut
MPAA R ~96:00s
=~92:00s
US: Uncut and MPAA R rated for:
BBFC cut
compulsory BBFC cuts
1:13s
18 90:22s

submitted
91:56s
UK: Passed 18 after 1:13s of compulsory BBFC cuts:
  • 1987 RCA/Columbia Pictures VHS
 v          Hard to Kill - 1990 US action film by Bruce Malmuth.


 X   Hard to Kill

Link Here
  • Seven Year Storm
Hard to Kill is a 1990 US action film by Bruce Malmuth.
With Steven Seagal, Kelly LeBrock and William Sadler. YouTube icon IMDb
Cut by the BBFC for 1990 cinema and VHS release. Uncut since 1999 VHS release. Uncut in the US
Summary Notes

Mason Storm, a 'go it alone' cop, is gunned down at home. The intruders kill his wife, and think they've killed both Mason and his son too. Mason is secretly taken to a hospital where he spends several years in a coma. His son meanwhile is growing up thinking his father is dead. When Mason wakes up, everyone is in danger - himself, his son, his best friend, his nurse - but most of all those who arranged for his death

Cutting Edge

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Steven Seagal: The Complete Cuts

Versions

uncut
uncut
18

MPAA R

91:39s UK: Passed 18 uncut with BBFC cuts restored for:

Thanks to Tim, June 2010: Hard to Find

This was released on UK DVD in March 2010, but at the time this was a limited release restricted to HMV.

US: Uncut and MPAA R Rated for:

BBFC cut
12s
18 91:26s UK: Passed 18 after 12s of BBFC cuts for:
  • 1990 Warner VHS
  • 1990 cinema release

There are reports that the full screen box set video of Nico, Hard To Kill & Out For Justice was released with Hard to Kill accidentally uncut

The BBFC cuts were

  • In the fight at the pool table Mason Storm (Steven Seagal) stabs one of the villains in the neck with a poker cue and then kicks him in the head, but the kick is cut in the UK version.
  • When Seagal finds Senator Trent (William Sadler) in the wardrobe, he shoves a shotgun in the senators mouth with bloody results and then leads the senator downstairs. However in the UK video, the sequence in the wardrobe is cut.
cut
cut
FSK 16 Germany: Cut German Version:

From Greg: I recently bought the German DVD with English language etc. This film is a complete travesty. All scenes featuring violence are cut, even some dialog, making the film totally unwatchable, I recommend your readers avoid this at all costs.

From Christian, April 2008: There are two versions of that DVD, one rated 16, which I guess must be the one he saw, and a completely uncut one, which is rated 18. As this version is on the "Index" (A list of media considered particularly harmful to minors), it would not be on open display in most shops, but it does exist and is freely available to adults.

 v          Hardcase and Fist


 X   Hardcase and Fist

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Hardcase and Fist

Versions

12s 1892:08s 1986 US action film by Tony Zarindast

Both the Braveworld video of 1989 and the Hollywood DVD of 2003 suffered the same 12s of BBFC cuts.

 v          Hardcore


 X   Hardcore

Link Here
  • Fiona
  • Frankly Fiona
Hardcore

Versions

uncut
uncut
1879:14s 1977 UK sex comedy by James Kenelm Clark.
With Fiona Richmond, Anthony Steel and Victor Spinetti. IMDb

Passed 18 uncut after BBFC cuts waived for:

  • 2006 Village/Green Umbrella R0 DVD
  • 2002 Odyssey R2 DVD at UK Amazon
  • 1997 Disc video

Summary Review: Cheap & Cheerful

Cheap and cheerful sex comedy with Fiona Richmond who was a well known starlet at the time with a large following in men's mags.

She gets her kit of frequently but there are no follow on sex scenes of any note at all.

3s 1879:14s Passed 18 after 3s of BBFC cuts for:
  • 1986 VHS
 v   The Harder They Come - 1972 Jamaica crime music drama by Perry Henzell.


 X   The Harder They Come

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The Harder They Come is a 1972 Jamaica crime music drama by Perry Henzell.
Starring Jimmy Cliff and Janet Bartley and Carl Bradshaw. BBFC link 2020 IMDb

Home video releases are shorter that the original release.

Summary Notes

With dreams of becoming a successful Reggae singer, a young Jamaican man finds corruption from his record producers and the drug pushers they're connected to. Rather than fail his dreams Ivan lets nothing stand in his way, not even the law.

Versions

BBFC uncut
shortened
run: 102:57s
pal: 98:50s
15UK: A shorter version was passed 15 uncut for strong violence, drug misuse:
  • 2022 cinema release
  • 2015 Odeon (RB) Blu-ray at UK Amazon
  • 2007 Revolver R2 DVD
  • 2001 BMG vidoe
  • 1995 Arthouse VHS
  • 1991 Jetstar VHS

IMDb notes:

In the original, pre-Midnight Show, unrated version, when Jimmy Cliff is lashed for slicing his antagonist, there are shots of frontal nudity when he is strapped over the barrel, making his urination explicit. The 25th Anniversary re-release cuts out the following scenes:

  • The dinner with the Minister.

  • Fixing the Bicycle.

  • Part of the movie theater scene where Ivan sees Jimmy Cagney stand off cops with empty guns.

BBFC uncut
uncut
run: 109m
pal: 105m
X 1970UK: Passed X (18) uncut:
  • 1972 cinema release

 v          Hardware


 X   Hardware

Link Here
  • M.A.R.K. 13
Hardware

Versions

uncut
uncut
18

MPAA
Unrated

90:12s 1990 UK/US horror by Richard Stanley.
With Dylan McDermott, Stacey Travis and John Lynch. IMDb

The Uncut International Version was passed 18 uncut for:

The US release is uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

BBFC uncut

MPAA
cut

18

MPAA
R Rated

89:58s Not confirmed, but there are reports that the VHS and presumably cinema release are the cut US R Rated Version for:
  • 1990 Palace VHS
  • 1990 cinema release
 v          Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man - 1991 USA action crime western by Simon Wincer.


 X   Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man

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Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man is a 1991 USA action crime western by Simon Wincer.
Starring Mickey Rourke, Don Johnson and Chelsea Field. IMDb

Cut by the BBFC for 1991 15 rated cinema release and 1992 VHS. Cuts waived for 2003 15 rated DVD. Uncut in the US.
Summary Notes

The tough biker Harley and his no less tough cowboy friend Marlboro learn that an old friend of theirs will lose his bar, because a bank wants to build a new complex there and demands 2.5 million dollars for a new contract in advance. Harley and Marlboro decide to help him by robbing the corrupt bank. Unfortunately they rob the wrong safety transport and get hold of an amount of a new synthetic drug. Now they are targeted both by criminal bankers and killers of the drug mob.

Versions

uncut
uncut
15 Certificate

MPAA R

94:19s UK: Passed 15 uncut after BBFC cuts waived for:

US: Uncut and MPAA R rated for:

BBFC cut
2s
15 Certificate 94:01s UK: Passed 15 after 2s of BBFC cuts for:
  • 1992 Warner VHS
  • 1991 cinema release

Thanks to bleach. The BBFC cuts were:

  • At 8 mins - In pool room fight between Don Johnson and Indian, shots of the latter swivelling a butterfly knife were removed.
 v          Harold and Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay - 2008 US comedy adventure by Jon Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg


 X   Harold and Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay

Link Here
  • Harold & Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay
  • Harold & Kumar 2
Harold and Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay is a 2008 US comedy adventure by Jon Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg
Starring John Cho, Kal Penn and Neil Patrick Harris BBFC link 2020 IMDb
There are no UK censorship issues with this release beyond noting that the BBFC rated the film 18, whilst Netflix opted for 15.

An unrated version was released on DVD which contains alternate and extended scenes. It may be that some of the edits were related to the need to obtain an R rating fr theatrical release.

Summary Notes

After being mistaken for terrorists and thrown into Guantánamo Bay, stoners Harold and Kumar escape and return to the U.S., where they proceed to flee across the country with federal agents ...

Versions

uncut
uncut
run: 107:33s
pal: 103:15s
18

MPAA Unrated

UK: The US Unrated Version was passed 18 without BBFC cuts for the 2008 EIV DVD

See pictorial cuts details from movie-censorship.com

There have been extensive alterations between the 2 versions of which just a few are related to obtaining a US R Rating

BBFC uncut

mpaa cut
cut

cut:
run: 100:22s
pal: 96:21s
15

18

MPAA R

UK: The Theatrical Version was passed 15 uncut for crude humour, language, sexual images, drug misuse:
  • 2021 Netflix video

UK: The Theatrical Version was passed 18 for strong sex references, nudity and drug use without BBFC cuts:

  • 2008 Entertainment in Video video
  • 2008 cinema release

US: The Theatrical Version was rated R for strong crude and sexual content, graphic nudity, pervasive language and drug use

 v          Harper - 1966 USA action crime mystery by Jack Smight.


 X   Harper

Link Here
  • The Moving Target
  • Ein Fall für Harper
Harper is a 1966 USA action crime mystery by Jack Smight.
Starring Paul Newman, Lauren Bacall and Julie Harris. IMDb
BBFC cuts were required for an 'A' rated cinema release in 1966. Uncut and 12 rated for 1995 VHS. Uncut and MPAA Unrated in the US.
Summary Notes

Lew Harper is a Los Angeles based private investigator whose marriage to Susan Harper, who he still loves, is ending in imminent divorce since she can't stand being second fiddle to his work, which is always taking him away at the most inopportune of times. His latest client is tough talking and physically disabled Elaine Sampson, who wants him to find her wealthy husband, Ralph Sampson, missing now for twenty-four hours, ever since he disappeared at Van Nuys Airport after having just arrived from Vegas. No one seems to like Ralph, Elaine included. She believes he is cavorting with some woman, which to her would be more a fact than a problem. Harper got the case on the recommendation of the Sampsons' lawyer and Harper's personal friend, milquetoast Albert Graves, who is unrequitedly in love with Sampson's seductive daughter, Miranda Sampson. Miranda, who Harper later states throws herself at anything "pretty in pants", also has a decidedly cold relationship with her stepmother, Elaine...

Versions

BBFC uncut
uncut
run: 115:50s
pal: 111:12s
12

MPAA Unrated

UK: Passed 12 uncut for moderate violence:
  • 1995 Warner Home VHS
US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
BBFC cut
cut
cut:
run: 115:50s
pal: 111:12s
A pre 1970UK: Passed A (PG) after BBFC category cuts:
  • 1966 cinema release titled Harper
  • 1966 cinema release titled The Moving Target
 v          Harpoon: Reykjavik Whale Watching Massacre


 X   Harpoon: Reykjavik Whale Watching Massacre

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Harpoon: Reykjavik Whale Watching Massacre

Versions

uncut
uncut
18

MPAA
Unrated

83:36s 2009 Iceland horror by Júlíus Kemp.
With Pihla Viitala, Nae and Terence Anderson. IMDb

The US Unrated Version was passed 18 uncut for:

There is also a cut US R Rated version to avoid missing 1:20s.

 v   The Harrad Experiment - 1973 USA comedy drama by Ted Post.


 X   The Harrad Experiment

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The Harrad Experiment is a 1973 USA comedy drama by Ted Post.
With James Whitmore, Tippi Hedren, Don Johnson. YouTube icon IMDb

Uncut for its cinema release but a cut TV version has been widely released on home video

Versions

cut
pre-cut
TV Version
15 cert 91:07s UK: The cut TV Version was passed 15 without further BBFC cuts for:
  • 2003 Cinema Club R2 DVD

The TV version has cut all the nudity and strong language

uncut
uncut
X cert97:11s UK: Passed X (18) uncut for:
  • 1973 cinema release
 v          Harrad Summer - 1974 USA drama by Steven Hilliard Stern.


 X   Harrad Summer

Link Here

Harrad Summer is a 1974 USA drama by Steven Hilliard Stern.
With Robert Reiser, Laurie Walters, Richard Doran. YouTube icon IMDb

There is a short and a long version

Versions

uncut
uncut
15 cert100:38s UK: Passed 15 uncut for:
  • 1986 VPD VHS
uncut
uncut
15 cert 86:04s UK: Passed 15 uncut for moderate sex references for:
  • 2004 Cinema Club R2 DVD
 v          Harry and Paul Season 4 Episode 3


 X   Harry and Paul Season 4 Episode 3

Link Here

Harry and Paul Season 4 Episode 3

Versions

cut
pre-cut
~1:31s
15 cert 27:29s Harry and Paul is a 2012 UK TV comedy.
With Harry Enfield, Paul Whitehouse and Sophie Winkleman. IMDb

UK: An Edited Version was passed 15 without BBFC cuts for one use of strong language for:

  • 2012 2Entertain [Season 4] R2 DVD
  • 2012 2Entertain [Season 1-44] R2 DVD

Pure speculation, but it looks like this is another example of the BBC cutting jokes about children after sensitivity resulting from the Jimmy Savile scandal.

uncut
uncut
15 cert29:00s UK: Passed 15 uncut for:
  • 2012 2Entertain Video
 v          Harry and Paul Season 4 Episode 4


 X   Harry and Paul Season 4 Episode 4

Link Here

Harry and Paul Season 4 Episode 4

Versions

cut
pre-cut
~1:02s
15 cert 26:30s Harry and Paul is a 2012 UK TV comedy.
With Harry Enfield, Paul Whitehouse and Sophie Winkleman. IMDb

UK: A Re-Edited Version was passed 15 without BBFC cuts for moderate sex references and discriminatory and racist language for:

  • 2012 2Entertain [Season 4] R2 DVD
  • 2012 2Entertain [Season 1-44] R2 DVD
uncut
uncut
15 cert 27:32s UK: Passed 15 uncut for strong language and moderate sex references for:
  • 2012 2Entertain Video
 v          Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone - 2001 US/UK fantasy film by Chris Columbus.


 X   Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

Link Here
  • Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone is a 2001 US/UK fantasy film by Chris Columbus.
With Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Richard Harris. Melon Farmers link YouTube icon BBFC link 2020 IMDb
No censor cuts in the UK or US. In addition to the definitive Theatrical Version there is an Extended Version with reinserted deleted scenes for a TV showing.

Versions

uncut
Extended Version
run: 158:37s
pal: 152:16s
PG cert

MPAA PG

UK: The Extended Version/Extended Cut was passed PG uncut for mild scary scenes, violence and language for:
  • 2012 Warner Wizard's Collection [Extended+Theatrical] R0 Blu-ray/R2 DVD Combo at UK Amazon
  • 2011 Warner Online
  • 2011 Warner Ultimate Edition [Theatrical+Extended on DVD, Theatrical on Blu-ray] R0 DVD/Blu-ray Combo at UK Amazon

US: The Extended Version/Extended Cut is MPAA PG rated for:

The Extended Version has an additional 7 minutes of deleted scenes reinserted originally for a US TV showing. See pictorial version details from movie-censorship.com

uncut
Theatrical Version
run: 152:08s
pal: 146:03s
PG

PG cert

MPAA PG

UK: Theatrical Version was passed PG uncut for mild threat, violence, language:
  • 2021 cinema release

UK: The Theatrical Version was passed PG uncut for:

  • 2012 Warner Wizard's Collection [Extended+Theatrical] R0 Blu-ray/R2 DVD Combo at UK Amazon
  • 2011 Warner Ultimate Edition [Theatrical+Extended] on DVD, Theatrical on Blu-ray] R0 DVD/Blu-ray Combo
  • 2007 Warner R0 Blu-ray
  • 2002 Warner R2 DVD
  • 2001 cinema release

US: The Theatrical Version is MPAA PG rated for some scary moments and mild language.

 v          Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets - 2002 US/UK/Germany fantasy film by Chris Columbus.


 X   Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Link Here
  • Harry Potter und die Kammer des Schreckens
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is a 2002 US/UK/Germany fantasy film by Chris Columbus.
With Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson. Melon Farmers link YouTube icon BBFC link 2020 IMDb
No censor cuts in the UK or US. In addition to the definitive Theatrical Version there is an Extended Version reinserting deleted scenes

Versions

uncut
Extended Version
run: 174:11s
pal: 167:13s

PG cert

MPAA PG

UK: The Extended Version/Extended Cut was passed PG uncut for mild fantasy violence and scary moments for:
  • 2012 Warner Wizard's Collection [Extended+Theatrical] R0 Blu-ray/R2 DVD Combo at UK Amazon
  • 2011 Warner Ultimate Edition [Theatrical+Extended on DVD, Theatrical on Blu-ray] R0 DVD/Blu-ray Combo at UK Amazon
  • 2011 Warner Online

US: The Extended Version is uncut and PG Rated for:

See pictorial version details from movie-censorship.com . Just uncontentious deleted scenes reinserted into the film, but makes for a nice bonus

uncut
Theatrical Version
run: 160:44s
pal: 154:18s
PG

PG cert

MPAA PG

UK: The Theatrical Version passed PG uncut for mild threat, scary scenes, violence, language:
  • 2022 cinema release

UK: The Theatrical Version passed PG uncut for:

  • 2012 Warner Wizard's Collection [Extended+Theatrical] R0 Blu-ray/R2 DVD Combo at UK Amazon
  • 2003 Warner R2 DVD
  • 2002 cinema release
 v          Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire - 2005 UK / USA children's mystery fantasy by Mike Newell


 X   Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire

Link Here
  • Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire is a 2005 UK / USA children's mystery fantasy by Mike Newell
Starring Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint BBFC link 2020 IMDb
Not officially cut by film censors but there are rumours of cuts to avoid an MPAA R rating.

Summary Notes

Harry Potter finds himself competing in a hazardous tournament between rival schools of magic, but he is distracted by recurring nightmares.

Versions

BBFC uncut
uncut
run: 156:51s
pal: 150:35s
12 1980

12A 1980

MPAA PG-13

UK: Passed 12 uncut for moderate fantasy violence, threat and horror:
  • 2006 Warner Home Video Ltd video

UK: Passed 12A uncut for moderate fantasy violence, threat and horror:

  • 2005 cinema release

US: Rated PG-13 for sequences of fantasy violence and frightening images

Thanks to Cameron who reports on unconfirmed statements about cuts required for an MPAA PG-13 rating:

Comments from David Hayes in a HeyUGuys interview and Mike Newell at a Goblet of Fire Press Conference in Tokyo suggested that cuts for an MPAA PG-13 rating were:

  • 42 seconds cut from Cedric Diggory's death scene, said to be due to emotional intensity; most imagery involving injury gore and blood removed;
  • 13 seconds removed from the final torture scene.
 v          Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 - 2010 UK / USA family mystery fantasy by David Yates.


 X   Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

Link Here

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 is a 2010 UK / USA family mystery fantasy by David Yates.
Starring Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint. IMDb

Cut in the US to avoid an MPAA R rating.
Summary Notes

Voldemort's power is growing stronger. He now has control over the Ministry of Magic and Hogwarts. Harry, Ron, and Hermione decide to finish Dumbledore's work and find the rest of the Horcruxes to defeat the Dark Lord. But little hope remains for the Trio, and the rest of the Wizarding World, so everything they do must go as planned.

Versions

BBFC uncut

mpaa cut
cut

cut:
run: 148:00s
pal: 142:05s
12

12A

MPAA PG-13

UK: Passed 12A uncut for moderate fantasy violence and threat for:
  • 2011 Warner Home video
  • 2010 cinema release

From IMDb. (With thanks to Cameron)

According to Nick Moran, the intensity of his role as Scabior (including his more violent scenes) was toned down, because according to David Heyman: It was like watching Saw .

Filming the torture scene, where Bellatrix is torturing Hermione, at the Malfoy's Manor, at the climax, proved to be very intense for the actresses involved (most of the scene was cut, to avoid an R rating in the U.S., and a 15 rating in the UK).

Hermione's bloodstained hands were digitally cleaned up for the trailer, to ensure a wider (PG-13) distribution.

Thanks to Cameron who reports on unconfirmed statements about cuts required for an MPAA PG-13 rating:

Comments from David Hayes in a HeyUGuys interview and Mike Newell at a Goblet of Fire Press Conference in Tokyo suggested that cuts for an MPAA PG-13 rating were:

  • 34 seconds of footage removed from the Malfoy Manor torture scene;
  • several of Scabior's scenes excised and slight nudity detail edited out;
  • some blood/gore removed from sights of injury
 v          Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part 2 - 2011 UK / USA mystery fantasy adventure by David Yates


 X   Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part 2

Link Here

Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part 2 is a 2011 UK / USA mystery fantasy adventure by David Yates
Starring Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint BBFC link 2020 IMDb

There are unconfirmed reports that the film was cut to obtain an MPAA PG-13 rating.

Summary Notes

Harry (Daniel Radcliffe), Ron (Rupert Grint), and Hermione (Emma Watson) continue their quest of finding and destroying Voldemort's (Ralph Fiennes') three remaining Horcruxes, the magical items responsible for his immortality. But as the mystical Deathly Hallows are uncovered, and Voldemort finds out about their mission, the biggest battle begins, and life as they know it will never be the same again.

Versions

BBFC uncut
uncut
run: 130:13s
pal: 125:00s
12 1980

12A 1980

MPAA PG-13

UK: Passed 12 uncut for moderate threat, injury detail and language:
  • 2011 Warner Home Video Ltd video
  • 2011 cinema release

US: MPAA rated PG-13 for some sequences of intense action violence and frightening images

Thanks to Cameron who reports on unconfirmed statements about cuts required for an MPAA PG-13 rating:

Comments from David Hayes in a HeyUGuys interview and Mike Newell at a Goblet of Fire Press Conference in Tokyo suggested that cuts for an MPAA PG-13 rating were:

  • 13 seconds of footage depicting excessive injury gore/blood removed;
  • one instance of profanity from an early test screening edited out
 v   The Hash Man - 2005 US informational video


 X   The Hash Man

Link Here

The Hash Man is a 2005 US informational video

Banned by the BBFC for 2005 DVD release.

There's more BBFC discussion of this video in podcast from bbfc.co.uk

Versions

banned
banned
run: 60m
pal: 58m

RejectedUK: Banned by the BBFC for:
  • 2005 Devlin Films DVD

The BBFC commented:

The Hash Man is a one-hour video work offering the viewer clear and detailed guidance on the cultivation of cannabis plants. Under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971, the cultivation of cannabis plants is illegal in the UK (without a license or other authority from the Secretary of State for research purposes), as is the ownership, use and supply of cannabis. Indeed, although apparently produced in the US, it is made clear during the video that the growing of cannabis is illegal in many parts of the word and advice and tips are offered on how to avoid detection. The intention of the work is clearly to assist people in breaking the law by giving detailed advice on how to cultivate an illegal drug. The work both constitutes an incitement to commit a criminal offence and, in contravention of the BBFC's Guidelines, promotes and encourages the use of illegal drugs.

The BBFC's Guidelines clearly set out the Board's serious concerns about the portrayal of illegal drugs, particularly when the work in question promotes or encourages their use. The Board's Guidelines clearly state that "No work taken as a whole may promote or encourage the use of illegal drugs". Furthermore, under the terms of the Video Recordings Act 1984, the BBFC is required, when making a determination as to whether a video work is suitable for classification, to "have special regard (among the other relevant factors) to any harm that may be caused to potential viewers or, through their behaviour to society, by the manner in which the work deals with [...] illegal drugs" [Video Recordings Act 1984 section 4A(1)].

The Board considered whether cutting the work would be a viable alternative to refusing a classification certificate but found that, because the entire purpose of the video is to assist and encourage in breaking the law, this was not a viable option.

It is our conclusion therefore that this video work is in conflict with the Board's published Guidelines and the requirements of the Video Recordings Act. In line with its specific duties under the Video Recordings Act, the Board is required to treat material of this kind very carefully indeed and the Board therefore finds this to be unacceptable for a classification certificate to be issued to it.

 v          Hatchet - 2006 USA comedy horror by Adam Green.


 X   Hatchet

Link Here
  • A balta
Hatchet is a 2006 USA comedy horror by Adam Green.
Starring Kane Hodder, Joel David Moore and Deon Richmond. IMDb
Cut in the US for an MPAA R rating. The MPAA Unrated version is uncut and is the version distributed internationally.
Summary Notes

A motley crew of tourists embark on a boat ride of the haunted Louisiana bayous where they learn the terrifying tale of local legend "Victor Crowley"; a horribly disfigured man who was tragically and accidentally killed with a hatchet by the hands of his own father. But when the boat sinks and the ghost story turns out to be real, the group tries desperately to escape the swamp with their lives...and all of their pieces.

Versions

BBFC uncut
uncut
18

MPAA Unrated

80:22s

UK: The Unrated Version was passed 18 uncut for strong bloody violence and gore for:

US: Uncut and MPAA unrated for:

mpaa cut
29s
MPAA R ~83:00s
=~79:00s
US: Cut in the US by 29s for an MPAA R rating. An earlier uncut submission had resulted in an MPAA NC-17 rating. This version seems to have been only shown in the US.
BBFC uncut
uncut
18 85:04s
=81:40s

UK: Passed 18 uncut for strong bloody violence and gore for:
  • 2007 cinema release

A mysterious longer version was passed 18 uncut but was replaced with the shorter Unrated Version for UK cinema release.

 v          Hatchet II - 2010 USA comedy horror thriller by Adam Green.


 X   Hatchet II

Link Here
  • Adam Green's Hatchet II
  • Hatchet 2
Hatchet II is a 2010 USA comedy horror thriller by Adam Green.
Starring Danielle Harris, Kane Hodder and Tony Todd. IMDb
Cut in the US for an MPAA R rating. The MPAA Unrated version is uncut and is the version distributed internationally.

Summary Notes

Marybeth escapes the clutches of the deformed, swamp-dwelling iconic killer Victor Crowley. After learning the truth about her family's connection to the hatchet-wielding madman, Marybeth returns to the Louisiana swamps along with an army of hunters to recover the bodies of her family and exact the bloodiest revenge against the bayou butcher.

Versions

uncut
Director's
Cut
18

MPAA Unrated

85:15s UK: The Unrated Version/Director's Cut was passed 18 uncut for strong bloody violence and gore for:

US: The Director's Cut was MPAA Unrated for:

mpaa cut
cut
MPAA R US: There is also a cut US R Rated Version to avoid. See pictorial cuts details from movie-censorship.com
 v          Hatchet III - 2013 USA action comedy horror by BJ McDonnell.


 X   Hatchet III

Link Here
  • Adam Green's Hatchet III
  • Hatchet 3
Hatchet III is a 2013 USA action comedy horror by BJ McDonnell.
With Danielle Harris, Kane Hodder and Zach Galligan. YouTube icon IMDb
Exists in a cut R rated version and an uncut Unrated Director's Cut

Director's Cut

uncut
Director's
Cut
run: 81:17s
pal: 78:02s
18

MPAA Unrated

UK: The Director's Cut was passed 18 uncut for strong bloody violence and gore:

US: The Director's Cut is MPAA Unrated for:

R Rated Version

mpaa cut
26s
MPAA RUS: There is also a cut US R Rated Version to avoid.

See pictorial cuts from movie-censorship.com:

The cuts were limited to a few frames from 14 violent scenes adding up to 26s.
 v          Hate Crime - 2013 USA action horror thriller by James Cullen Bressack.


 X   Hate Crime

Link Here

Hate Crime is a 2013 USA action horror thriller by James Cullen Bressack.
Starring Jody Barton, Nicholas Clark and Greg Depetro. Youtube link IMDb

Banned by the BBFC for 2015 VoD. Uncut and MPAA Unrated in the US.
Summery Notes

A Jewish family, that just arrived in a new neighborhood, are recording their youngest son's birthday celebrations on video when their home is suddenly invaded by a bunch of crystal-meth-crazed Neo-Nazi lunatics.

Versions

uncut
uncut
run: 73m
pal: 70m
MPAA UnratedUS: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
banned
banned
run: 74:03s
pal: 71:05s

RejectedUK: Banned by the BBFC for:
  • 2015 Horror Show VoD

The BBFC commented:

HATE CRIME focuses on the terrorisation, mutilation, physical and sexual abuse and murder of the members of a Jewish family by the Neo Nazi thugs who invade their home. The physical and sexual abuse and violence are accompanied by constant strong verbal racist abuse. Little context is provided for the violence beyond an on-screen statement at the end of the film that the two attackers who escaped were subsequently apprehended and that the one surviving family member was released from captivity. It is the Board's carefully considered conclusion that the unremitting manner in which HATE CRIME focuses on physical and sexual abuse, aggravated by racist invective, means that to issue a classification to this work, even if confined to adults, would be inconsistent with the Board's Guidelines, would risk potential harm, and would be unacceptable to broad public opinion. The Board considered whether its concerns could be dealt with through cuts. However, given that the fact that unacceptable content runs throughout the work, cuts are not a viable option in this case and the work is therefore refused a classification.

See article from haddonfieldhorror.com . The Director James Cullen Bressack responded:

I am honoured to know that my mind is officially too twisted for the UK. So it goes...I find it unbelievable that a film that shows little to no on screen violence and no nudity was actually banned. it just shows the power of what is implied and peoples imagination; and is a testament to the fact that the same crimes that happen in the world are truly horrifying.

And an article from huffingtonpost.co.uk the director continues:

As a Jewish man, and a victim of anti -Semitic hate, I made a horror film that depicts the very thing that haunts my dreams. As an artist I wanted to tell a story to remind us that we live in a dangerous world; a world where racial violence is on the rise. It saddens me to learn that censorship is still alive and well.

Despite the lurid language used by the BBFC, reviewers have concurred that the violence and sexual violence is not explicitly portrayed. For example, see review from realmofhorror-blog.blogspot.co.uk

Clocking in at just over an hour, its not an exceptionally long feature film and with it being a low budget production, not all the acting is up to the standards of the Royal Shakespeare Company (so to speak). Also, some of the more brutal scenes are perhaps more implied than shown (the wife and daughter get to keep their underwear on for the most part whilst being sexually assaulted). But then, many might argue that's a good thing and in any case, does not detract from the extremely uncomfortable nature of it all.

The film as described in 'outrageous' language by the BBFC doesn't quite tally with even mainstream film reviews. Well known US film critic Roger Ebert was quoted in an article from en.wikipedia.org saying that he gave the film 2.5 stars, saying of the film:

Actually more of a thriller than a social commentary. the film holds our attention and contains surprises right until the end and raises complex moral issues that makes the movie more thought-provoking than we could possibly have expected.

So it would seem that the ban is more about the racist invective, than the portrayal of the violence. And of course there's also the ever important political correctness aspect, that the the film would be unacceptable to broad public opinion .

Perhaps it is also relevant to note here that the BBFC has been lobbied by a political group on the subject of the censorship of racism. From an article from sputniknews.com :

Danny Stone the director of the All-Party Parliamentary Group Against Antisemitism told the Jewish Chronicle:

We welcome this decision [to ban Hate Crime]. We have worked closely with the BBFC over a number of years and are confident they not only have the right systems in place for certification, but a robust position on anti-Semitism and racism .

Could it be that the job of film censor is becoming a little 'political'. The BBFC now has to determine if it is acceptable to depict crimes that are PC sensitive, regardless of the director wanting to highlight the abhorrence of the racist crime portrayed.

 v          Hated: GG Allin & the Murder Junkies


 X   Hated: GG Allin & the Murder Junkies

Link Here
  • Hated
  • Hated: The GG Allin Story
Hated: GG Allin & the Murder Junkies

Versions

uncut
uncut
MPAA
Unrated
~90:00s
=~86:00s
1993 US film by Philip Toubus/Todd Phillips.
With GG Allin, Merle Allin and Shireen Kadivar . IMDb

Documentary about a controversial punk performer.

The US release is uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

38s 1851:58s Cut when submitted by Exploited in 1998
  • Someone inserts a carrot into GG Allin's arse and then seemingly eats it. Not to the censor's taste though
  • A photo is shown of some guy fellating GG Allin but not in the UK version
  • A woman urinates in GG Allin's mouth but yet again not to UK tastes.
  • During a show GG Allin squats and shits. The gesture was not appreciated by the BBFC
 v   The Hateful Eight - 2015 USA western by Quentin Tarantino.


 X   The Hateful Eight

Link Here

The Hateful Eight is a 2015 USA western by Quentin Tarantino.
Starring Channing Tatum, Zoë Bell and Samuel L Jackson. Youtube link IMDb

Exists as a Multiplex Version and a longer 70mm Roadshow Version. The film was also made into a 4 part miniseries on Netflix.
Director Quentin Tarantino has confirmed in Variety that two versions exist:

The roadshow version has an overture and an intermission, and it will be three hours, two minutes. The multiplex version is about six minutes shorter, not counting the intermission time, which is about 12 minutes.

But I actually changed the cutting slightly for a couple of the multiplex scenes because it's not that. [...] The sequences in question play in "big, long, cool, unblinking takes" in the 70mm version [...] It was awesome in the bigness of 70, but sitting on your couch, maybe it's not so awesome. So I cut it up a little bit. It's a little less precious about itself.

Summary Notes

In post-Civil War Wyoming, bounty hunters try to find shelter during a blizzard but get involved in a plot of betrayal and deception. Will they survive?

Roadshow Version

BBFC uncut
70mm Version
run: 187:14s
pal: 179:45s
18UK: The 70mm Version was passed 18 uncut for strong bloody violence for:
  • 2015 cinema release

The Roadshow version contains about 6 minutes more material and the rest is an overture and an intermission.

As the Roadshow Version is targeted at a higher definition media than any on home video, then it seems logical that home video release will generally feature just the Multiplex Version

The Roadshow version looked like it would be released on French Blu-ray as the 'version Longue' but this didn't actually happen. A Netflix release seems the only home video release so far.

Multiplex Version

uncut
Multiplex Version
run: 167:33s
pal: 160:51s
18

MPAA R

UK: The Multiplex Version was passed 18 uncut for strong bloody violence for:

US: The Multiplex Version is uncut and MPAA R rated for:

See article from collider.com . Producer Richard Gladstein explained the versions:

The multiplex version of the movie which will be presented in digital exhibition, the way in which 99,9% of movies are distributed today, it's missing the overture and it's missing the intermission and it's about 6 minutes shorter. A few scenes have been reconstructed slightly and there are several scenes that have been excised out of the film for the multiplex version.

There are several scenes that are lifted out of the movie and there's a couple of scenes that are re-edited. And the reason why that they are re-edited is that - that is also the version that will go on television etc. - we felt that a slightly more discerning viewer might be going to the 70mm. So there is a sequence with Jennifer - which I don't want to give away - where we hold this one shot for maybe 2 minutes and in the multiplex version that same scene takes place but it's just shortened to 45 seconds or something. So there's a minute. So there's a couple of things like that where Quentin cut it down a little bit for the general audience release who might not have the same patience with sitting in this one long shot. And there are a few scenes for pacing that he adjusted for the mass. But he created that other version, the multiplex version, with great care and just as much care as the roadshow version.

Netflix Version

uncut
Netflix Version
run: 210m
pal: 202m
NetflixInternational: See article from movie-censorship.com :

The movie is split up in 4 episodes as mini-series, with a full length of about 210 minutes, while the actual additional material sums up to roughly 20 minutes. There are a few extended scenes from the Roadshow Version but also some new material.

 v          Hating Breitbart - 2012 USA documentary by Andrew Marcus.


 X   Hating Breitbart

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Hating Breitbart is a 2012 USA documentary by Andrew Marcus.
Starring Andrew Breitbart, Orson Bean and Dick Armey. YouTube icon IMDb

The film was originally awarded an R rating for several uses of the word 'fuck'. The film was eventually cut to remove most of these and so the film was released as PG-13 rated for theatrical release. Uncut and R rated for DVD.
Summary Notes

Having followed Andrew Breitbart since the birth of the Tea Party movement in 2009, the filmmakers got behind the scenes access to Andrew Breitbart and the many media controversies in which he was a key player. From the ACORN take-down to Congressman Anthony Weiner's crotch shot Twitter scandal, Hating Breitbart tells the amazing story of how one man conquered and helped to shape the world of new media as we know it today.

Versions

uncut
uncut
MPAA R 92:00s

US: Uncut and MPAA R rated for:
mpaa cut
cut
MPAA PG-13 92:00s US: Cut for a PG-13 rating. Several uses of the word 'fuck' were deleted
 v          Haunted - 2013 UK horror by Steven M Smith, Zane Casablanca...


 X   Haunted

Link Here
  • Ghosts
Haunted is a 2013 UK horror by Steven M Smith, Zane Casablanca...
Starring Jon-Paul Gates, Vivien Creegor and Freddie Fuller. IMDb
Exists as a Theatrical Version and an Extended Version.
Summary Notes

If you Like "GHOST" reality shows, you should get a kick out of this one... REALM OF HORRORDare you venture into the most haunted place in the world. A TV crew will film a paranormal investigation and obtain evidence that proves we are not alone. Something Evil awaits them! They will all discover the truth, that we are not alone.

Versions

BBFC uncut
Theatrical Version
15 82:57s

UK: The Theatrical Version was passed 15 uncut for strong language, threat for:
BBFC uncut
Extended Version
15 102:49s

UK: The Extended Version was passed 15 uncut for frequent strong language for:
  • 2014 Greenway Entertainment video
            The Haunted and the Hunted - 1963 US thriller by Francis Ford Coppola See Dementia 13
 v   The Haunted Hotel - 2021 UK comedy drama horror romance by Jean Campbell Hogg, (segment Watching), Joshua Carver, (segment Forty Years), Adam Collier, (segment Room 27)


 X   The Haunted Hotel

Link Here

The Haunted Hotel is a 2021 UK comedy drama horror romance by Jean Campbell Hogg, (segment Watching), Joshua Carver, (segment Forty Years), Adam Collier, (segment Room 27)
Starring Hugh Fraser, Reece Ritchie and Rob Jarvis BBFC link 2020 IMDb

BBFC advised category cuts were required for a 12A rated cinema release in 2021.

Summary Notes

Eight tales of ghostly encounters through the decades, manifesting amid the ruins of a once grand English hotel.

Versions

BBFC cut
advised category cuts
cut:
run: 95m
pal: 91m
12AUK: Passed 12A uncut with a BBFC trigger warning for moderate horror, violence, bloody images, sexual threat, suicide references:
  • 2021 cinema release

The BBFC commented:

The distributor requested cuts to achieve their preferred category. Images of strong injury detail were removed in order to achieve a 12A. An uncut 18 classification was available.

BBFC uncut
uncut
run: 95m
pal: 91m
18UK: Passed 18 uncut for strong injury detail:
  • 2021 cinema release, not released in favour of a cut 12A version

 v       A Haunted House - 2013 USA comedy horror by Michael Tiddes.


 X   A Haunted House

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A Haunted House is a 2013 USA comedy horror by Michael Tiddes.

The film was presented to the MPAA in 2 versions, both were R rated for crude and sexual content, language and some drug use.
 v   The Haunted Palace - 1963 USA horror by Roger Corman.


 X   The Haunted Palace

Link Here
  • Edgar Allen Poe's The Haunted Palace
The Haunted Palace is a 1963 USA horror by Roger Corman.
With Vincent Price, Debra Paget and Lon Chaney Jr. YouTube icon IMDb
Cut by the BBFC for 1963 cinema release. Uncut and 15 rated on home video
Summary Review: Truly Brilliant

Loosely based on HP Lovecraft's short story The Case of Charles Dexter Ward , the film opens with a warlock placing a curse on a group of villagers about to burn him at the stake. Generations later, the warlock's descendant returns to the village to pick up where his ancestor left off.

It is a truly brilliant Gothic Horror film and one of the greatest installments of Corman's superb Poe cycle with the great Vincent Price.

Versions

uncut
uncut
run: 87:01s
pal: 83:32s
15 cert

MPAA Unrated

UK: Passed 15 uncut for:

UK: Passed 18 uncut for:

  • 1998 Virgin VHS

US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

BBFC cut
cut
cut:
run:
pal:
sub: 86:49s
X certUK: Passed X (16) after BBFC cuts for:
  • 1963 cinema release

From IMDb. The BBFC cuts were:

  • cut to remove facial shots of a corpse in a coffin
  • cut to reduce a scene of a man on fire.
 v   The Haunting in Connecticut - 2009 USA / Canada horror thriller by Peter Cornwell.


 X   The Haunting in Connecticut

Link Here
  • Malédiction au Connecticut
The Haunting in Connecticut is a 2009 USA / Canada horror thriller by Peter Cornwell.
Starring Virginia Madsen, Martin Donovan and Elias Koteas. YouTube icon IMDb
Summary Notes

Charts one family's encounter with the dark forces of the supernatural. When the Campbell family moves to upstate Connecticut, they soon learn that their charming Victorian home has a disturbing history: not only was the house a transformed funeral parlor where inconceivable acts occurred, but the owner's clairvoyant son Jonah served as a demonic messenger, providing a gateway for spiritual entities to crossover. Now terror awaits when Jonah, the boy who communicated with the dead, returns to unleash horror on the innocent and unsuspecting family.

Versions

uncut
uncut
15 cert

MPAA
Unrated

98:34s UK: The Extended Version was passed 15 uncut for:

US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

mpaa cut
cut
MPAA PG-13 98:18s US: The US PG-13 Theatrical Version has suffered about 10 minutes of edits. Sites of copious blood have been removed or obscured via alternative shots, presenting ghostly apparitions in monochrome and blurring bloody details. See pictorial cuts details from movie-censorship.com
 v   The Haunting of Hill House - 2018 USA horror TV series


 X   The Haunting of Hill House

Link Here

The Haunting of Hill House is a 2018 USA horror TV series
Starring Henry Thomas, Oliver Jackson-Cohen and Kate Siegel. IMDb

The DVD release contains 3 episodes noted as extended Director's Cuts.

Promotional Material

The Haunting of Hill House is the critically-acclaimed, modern reimagining of Shirley Jackson's legendary novel about five siblings who grew up in the most famous haunted house in America. Now adults, they're reunited by the suicide of their youngest sister, which forces them to finally confront the ghosts of their pasts... some of which lurk in their minds... and some of which may really be lurking in the shadows of the iconic Hill House. For the first time, experience even more thrills with three extended Director's Cut episodes featuring never-before-seen footage and go deeper inside Hill House with four exclusive commentaries from Creator and Director Mike Flanagan (Doctor Sleep).

Versions

uncut
uncut
run: 569m
pal: 546m
MPAA Unrated

US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated with 3 extended/Director's Cut episodes for:
 v   The Haunting of Morella - 1990 USA horror romance by Jim Wynorski.


 X   The Haunting of Morella

Link Here

The Haunting of Morella is a 1990 USA horror romance by Jim Wynorski.
Starring Nicole Eggert, David McCallum and Christopher Halsted. Youtube link IMDb

Released in the US in cut and uncut versions both claiming to be MPAA R rated.

Summary Notes

A witch is put to death in Colonial America, leaving her husband and infant daughter behind. Seventeen years later, the daughter has grown up and stands to inherit money set up by her mother's family. Now that the stage is set, the mother wants to return to life by taking over her daughter's body.

Versions

BBFC uncut
uncut
run: 82:05s
pal: 78:48s
MPAA RUS: Uncut and MPAA R rated for:
mpaa cut
cut
cut: ~1:18s
run: 80:23s
pal: 77:10s
MPAA RUS: Cut and MPAA R rated for:
  • 2015 Scorpion Releasing R1 DVD

This release has been shortened for plot and also a sex scene has been reduced.

It is not clear whether the cut or uncut version is the once actually MPAA R rated.

            Haute Tension - 2003 France horror by Alexandre Aja See High Tension
            Having a Wild Weekend - 1965 UK comedy music film by John Boorman. See Catch Us If You Can
 v          Havoc


 X   Havoc

Link Here

Havoc

Versions

uncut
uncut
MPAA
Unrated
92:09s
=88:28s
Havoc is a 2005 USA/Germany crime drama by Barbara Kopple.
With Anne Hathaway, Bijou Phillips and Shiri Appleby. YouTube icon IMDb

US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

The Unrated Version features an extra 7 minutes of unchallenging material. See pictorial version details from movie-censorship.com

BBFC uncut 18

MPAA
R rated

81:37s UK: The Theatrical Version was passed 18 without BBFC cuts for:
  • 2007 Universal R2 DVD
  • 2006 cinema release

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