The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is a 2012 USA/New Zealand adventure fantasy by Peter Jackson. With Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen and Richard Armitage.
There is a Theatrical Version and an Extended Version
Summary Notes
A reluctant Hobbit, Bilbo Baggins, sets out to the Lonely Mountain with a spirited group of dwarves to reclaim their mountain home, and the gold within it from the dragon Smaug.
Versions
Extended Version
run:
182:14s
pal:
174:57s
UK: The Extended Version was
passed 12 uncut for:
2013 Warner Home Video [3D + 2D] R0 Blu-ray at UK Amazon released on
11th November 2013
2013 Warner Home Video R2 DVD at UK Amazon released on 11th November 2013
US: The Extended Version has now been rated PG-13 For extended sequences of intense fantasy action violence, frightening images and fleeting nudity. Note that the 'fleeting nudity' is new for the extended version.
US: Uncut and MPAA
PG rated for:
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The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug is a 2013 USA/New Zealand fantasy adventure by Peter Jackson. Starring Ian McKellen and Martin Freeman and Richard Armitage.
There is a Theatrical Version and an Extended Version
Summary Notes
The dwarves,
along with Bilbo Baggins and Gandalf the Grey, continue their quest to reclaim Erebor, their homeland, from Smaug. Bilbo Baggins is in possession of a mysterious and magical ring.
Versions
Extended Version
run:
186:40s
pal:
179:12s
UK: The Extended Version was passed 12
uncut for moderate violence, threat for:
2014 Warner [2D + 3D Extended Version] Bookend Edition R0 Blu-ray at UK
Amazon
2014 Warner [2D + 3D Extended Version] Steelbook R0 Blu-ray at UK Amazon
2014 Warner [2D + 3D Extended Version] R0 Blu-ray at UK Amazon
Thanks to Jon. Note that although the main feature is 12 rated, the UK home video releases are 15 rated due to one of the disk extras being 15 rated.
US: Rated PG-13 for extended sequences of intense fantasy action violence, and frightening
images.
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Director Peter Jackson has confirmed the inevitable news about an extended version:
And there's also The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Extended Cut, which we're in the process of finishing, with over 25 mins of new
scenes, all scored with original music composed by Howard Shore.
See pictorial version details from
movie-censorship.com . The Extended Version adds about 25 minutes of extra material that adds worthwhile character development and makes for a better (but very long) movie.
Theatrical Version
run:
161:03s
pal:
154:36s
UK: The Theatrical Version was
passed 12 uncut for moderate violence and threat for:
2014 Warner [2D + 3D] Steelbook R0 Blu-ray at UK Amazon
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies is a 2014 New Zealand/USA fantasy adventure by Peter Jackson. Starring
Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman and Richard Armitage.
Cut in the US for an MPAA PG-13
rating. The same cut version was rated 12A/12 for UK release. The cuts were restored in the subsequent R rated Extended Version which rated 15 for UK release.
Summary Notes
Bilbo and Company are
forced to be engaged in a war against an array of combatants and keeping the terrifying Smaug from acquiring a kingdom of treasure. and obliterating all of Middle-Earth.
Versions
Extended Version
run:
163:48s
pal:
157:15s
UK: The Extended Version [2D & 3D] was passed 15 uncut for strong violence for:
2015 Warner [2D + 3D] Steelbook R0 Blu-ray at UK Amazon
Australia: Passed MA15+ (15A in UK terms) for strong fantasy violence. For comparison the Theatrical Version was passed M (PG-15 in US terms) for fantasy violence.
Much of the additional footage
is battle-related. This includes dwarves charging into battles against orcs, wargs, and various other kinds of monsters with all kinds of weapons, including a ram-driven sled featuring scythe-covered wheels and a crank-operated arrow launcher. As enemies
are taken down, small splashes of black blood occasionally appear, and I'll admit that some of the deaths do rank on the gnarly scale, but the idea that it actually crosses any kind of line from PG-13 to R is entirely ridiculous.
UK: The cut Theatrical Version was passed 12/12A uncut for moderate threat, frequent violence for:
2015 Warner Video
2014 cinema release
US: Cut for an MPAA PG-13 rating for extended sequences of intense fantasy action violence, and frightening images.
See
article from thedailybeast.com
. Peter Jackson spoke about the cuts for PG-13 and about the follow up Extended Version:
I will tell you what, you wait for the extended cut of this film. There are a few Orc killings that we actually got knocked back.
Because when we submitted this to the MPAA we got an R. So what you're seeing is the result of heavy editing to even just get the PG-13. But there will be a little bit of Orc killing to be seen in the extended cut.
Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me is a 1992 USA comedy by Joel Hershman. Starring Max Parrish, Adrienne Shelly and Sean Young.
Exists in an R rated and an Unrated
Version.
Summary Notes
Eli is a burglar who is caught in the act by Twinkle, an heiress who coerces him into a sexual relationship. Their violent break-up makes him a fugitive in search of a new
identity. He lands in a trashy trailer park where he touches the lives of several dysfunctional residents.
This work had a compulsory cut made. A cut was required to remove a misleading category symbol.
Scott commented:
This 1970s-set Christmas
comedy has been cut to remove what the BBFC refer to as a misleading category symbol. The film is styled like the films of the 70s, including opening with the era's Universal logo, and as part of this has an old MPAA R rating card at the start. This is
clearly a creative decision made by the filmmakers to play up the retro tone,
The UK release actually replaces this with a BBFC AA card. Interesting to note though that the AA card appears *after* the film's opening Universal logo
- possibly at the request of the BBFC, to make clear to viewers that it's part of the film and not the valid cert.
Note, the recent reissue of the 1960 Powell and Pressburger film Peeping Tom has the original X card at the start -
did the distributor not include that upon submission?
The film was cut by the distributor to qualify for a "15" rating in the UK. The cuts include the re-dubbing of the word 'cunt'. Ironically, the 'deleted
scenes' section on the UK DVD release is rated '18', therefore earning the DVD an '18' overall, even though the film is only a '15'. The same version of the film was released worldwide, so an uncut version/director's cut DVD sadly isn't available
anywhere.
It has been suggested that the Dutch release is uncut.
Holiday on the Buses is a 1973 UK comedy by Bryan Izzard. Starring Reg Varney, Stephen Lewis and Doris Hare.
Passed A after BBFC cuts for 1973
cinema release. Uncut and PG rated on on VHS and DVD.
Summary Notes
Sacked by the bus company Stan and Jack get jobs as drivers ferrying punters to and from a holiday camp and arrange for the rest of
the family to come and stay. Blakey is there as the chief security guard and manages to get caught in accidental compromising situations with the camp's nurse. The Butlers head for one disaster after another as Jack and Stan, still chasing women half
their age, take two girls for a bus trip on the sands only for the bus to sink in as the tide approaches. Olive gets into bed with someone else's husband when she makes it back to the wrong chalet in the dark and 'little' Arthur sprays the chalet with
ink, requiring a re-painting job. The holiday over Arthur's sidecar combination manages to come apart on the way out as it did on the way in.
Hollow Man is a 2000 US/Germany Sci-Fi by Paul Verhoeven. With Kevin Bacon, Elisabeth Shue and Josh Brolin
Cut in the US for an MPAA R rated
theatrical version. Later released uncut as an MPAA Unrated Director's Cut. Both versions were passed 18 by the BBFC without further cuts.
Promotional Material
In Hollow Man, a team of scientists
led by the ambitious Dr. Sebastian Caine (Kevin Bacon) have developed a groundbreaking serum for invisibility. Desperate to take their research to the next level, Caine volunteers himself as a test subject with horrifying results...
Director's Cut
Director's Cut
run:
119:07s
pal:
114:21s
UK: The Director's Cut was passed 18 uncut
for:
2019 88 Films [Hollow Man Theatrical Version + Director's Cut + Hollow Man 2] R0 Blu-ray at
UK Amazon
2019 88 Films [Hollow Man Theatrical Version + Director's Cut + Hollow Man 2] R0 DVD
at UK Amazon
See pictorial version details from movie-censorship.com . The Director's
Cut mostly reintegrates scenes into the movie that were already available as deleted scenes on the first DVD release. There is extra character development (which slows the film down), more blood and an extended rape scene.
Theatrical Version
cut
cut:
run:
112:22s
pal:
107:52s
UK: The cut Theatrical Version was previously
passed 18 without BBFC cuts for:
Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers is a 1988 USA comedy horror by Fred Olen Ray. Starring Gunnar Hansen, Linnea Quigley and Jay Richardson.
Heavily cut by the BBFC, including the
word 'chainsaw' in the title for 1988 18 rated VHS. Uncut on 18 rated DVD since 2000. Uncut and MPAA Unrated in the US.
Summary Notes
Jack Chandler is a private eye tracking down Samantha the
runaway. In his travels, he comes across a gang of chainsaw wielding prostitutes that like to carve people up for their cult.
Cut scene showing Mercedes attacking Bo on the bed with a chainsaw. The scene doesn't actually show the chainsaw cutting anything but it does show Mercedes being splattered by blood and body parts.
Mercedes attacking a guy in the bath with a
chainsaw whilst the sect leader watches through the window is reduced to a whir of the saw and a couple of spatterings of blood.
Cuts to a woman carving into a man's chest with a knife
Cuts to the sect leader's off screen attack with a
chainsaw to his gut
Cuts to Samantha's chainsaw attack on mercedes
The distributor was also forced to remove the word 'chainsaw' from the title.
Colourbox apologized on the video cover at the amount of footage they were forced to cut.
Hollywood 90028 is a 1973 US horror drama by Christina Hornisher Starring Christopher Augustine, Jeannette Dilger and Dick Glass
Exists as a the original theatrical
version and a re-issue Version.
Summary Notes
A struggling photographer takes a job in the porn industry. Unable to handle the degradation, he begins murdering young women to vent his
frustrations.
Versions
Re-issue Version
US: The Re-issue Version:
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Original Theatrical Version
US: Original Theatrical Version:
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US R Rated release titled Holocaust 2000 features a shorter ending with a more definite and heroic conclusion. This seems tailored to please the
US audience.
The Holy Mountain is a 1973 Mexico/US fantasy adventure by Alejandro Jodorowsky. With Alejandro Jodorowsky, Horacio Salinas and Zamira Saunders.
Cut by the BBFC for X rated cinema
release in 1974. Uncut and 18 rated on home video. Uncut and MPAA R rated in the US.
Summary Review: Surrealist vignettes
Mystical themes unfold through a series of surrealist vignettes rife
with religion symbolism, sardonic satire and distancing cinematic shock tactics.
it's not going to be a film for everyone, but those already turned on to Jodorowsky's ideas will no doubt take away a great deal from the
film's central message, and from the dizzying kaleidoscope of visual ideas, interpretations and sight gags that explode from the screen in a veritable barrage of colour and movement.
The Holy Virgin Versus The Evil Dead is a 1991 Hong Kong action horror by Chun-Ku Lu Starring Donnie Yen, Pauline Yeung and Ben Lam
This was shot in two versions, one nude, and one clothed. Presumably it was the unclothed version that was cut by the BBFC for 18 rated
VHS for blood on the breasts. The clothed version was passed 15 for 2023 Blu-ray.
Summary Notes
Professor Shiang's female students are chewed apart by the moon monster. At first, Shiang
is a police suspect, but as the corpses mount, the cops realize that there are supernatural forces at work.
Versions
Clothed Version
cut:
run:
91:12s
pal:
87:33s
UK: The Clothed Version is BBFC 15 rated for strong language, violence, injury detail, sexualised violence,
sex:
2024 88 Films [Clothed + Unclothed versions] (RB) Blu-ray at UK Amazon #ad
The BBFC commented:
Sex scenes feature riding detail and sexual moaning, however, they lack nudity detail.
Home from the Hill is a 1960 USA romance by Vincente Minnelli. Starring Robert Mitchum, Eleanor Parker and George Peppard.
BBFC cuts were required for a 1960 'A'
rated cinema release. Uncut and MPAA Unrated in the US.
Summary Notes
Captain Wade Hunnicutt is the wealthiest and most powerful citizen in his Texan town; he is also a notorious womanizer, which has
turned his wife Hannah against him. She has brought up their son Theron to be dependent upon her; but as he reaches adulthood, Hunnicutt insists on taking over his upbringing, initiating him in hunting and other masculine pursuits, under the watchful eye
of Rafe, Hunnicutt's loyal employee. But Theron's new lifestyle leads him into a love-affair with a local girl, and thence to his learning things about his parents that were previously hidden from him.
Home Sweet Home is a 1981 USA horror by Nettie Peña. Starring Jake Steinfeld, Vinessa Shaw and Peter De Paula.
Uncut by film censors but seized by
police during the video nasties panic.
Summary Notes
An escaped mental patient steals a station wagon and makes his way to the Bradleys' Thanksgiving celebration, where he plans to make them a little
less thankful...
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 Homicidal
- 1961 USA horror mystery thriller by William Castle.
Homicidal is a 1961 USA horror mystery thriller by William Castle. Starring Joan Marshall, Glenn Corbett and Patricia Breslin.
Cut by the BBFC for X rated 1961
cinema release. Uncut and 12 rated on VHS and DVD. Uncut and MPAA Unrated in the US.
Summary Notes
The story centers around a murderous scheme to collect a rich inheritance. The object of murder is
Miriam Webster, who is to share in the inheritance with her half brother Warren, who lives with his childhood guardian Helga in the mansion where Warren and Mariam grew up. Confined to a wheelchair after recently suffering a stroke, Helga is cared for by
her nurse Emily, a strange young woman who has formed a close bond with Warren.
2011 cinema release. Not released in favour of cut PG verion
pre-cut
106:02s
UK: A pre-cut version was passed PG for mild language, sex references and violence, without BBFC cuts for:
2012 Universal [Honey + Honey 2] RB Blu-ray
2011 Universal R2 DVD
2011 cinema release
The BBFC commented:
HONEY 2 was originally classified 12A without cuts on 8/5/11. It was classified 12A for four uses of moderate language (three uses of bitch and one use of dick). The company
subsequently chose to withdraw that version of the film, after which a re-edited version was submitted. All four uses of moderate language had been replaced with milder language and this version of the film was classified 'PG.
Honey Bee: Its Tripping... is a 2013 India comedy by Jean Paul Lal. With Asif Ali, Bhavana and Archana Kavi.
Versions
category cuts 1:17s
136:12s
UK: Passed 12A for infrequent strong language, moderate violence and smoking scenes after 1:17s of BBFC category cuts for:
2013 cinema release
The BBFC commented:
The distributor chose to remove scenes of soft drug use and strong violence (in this case, a bloody stabbing) in order to achieve a 12A classification. An uncut 15 was available.
The BBFC further explained in the 2013 Annual Report:
In Honey Bee: It's Trippin, the distributor opted to excise scenes of joint smoking and bong use, presented in an appealing fashion, to secure a 12A classification.
Honeymoon Horror is a 1982 USA horror thriller by Harry Preston. Starring Paul Iwanski and Bob Wagner and Cheryl Black.
The film is not an official video
nasty but the video was once seized by police during the video nasty moral panic.
Summary Notes
Imagine every newlywed's fantasy, a rustic secluded lover's paradise- Honeymoon Island.
What starts as a weekend of love, turns into a nightmare of blood and terror for three young innocent couples. What lurks in the shadows of Honeymoon Lodge? Is it the caretaker, or perhaps something more fiendish and deadly? Honeymoon Island, where
newlyweds joined in holy matrimony spend their wedding night screaming in terror!
Versions
uncut
run:
92:02s
pal:
88:21s
UK: An early direct to video release from Sony was seized by police during the video nasty moral panic:
The Honeymoon Killers is a 1969 USA crime romance by Leonard Kastle and Donald Volkman (uncredited). Starring Shirley Stoler, Tony Lo Bianco and Mary Jane Higby.
Cut by the BBFC for an X rated 1970 cinema release. Uncut thereafter. Uncut and MPAA R rated in the US.
Summary
Notes
An obese, embittered nurse doesn't mind if her toupee-wearing boyfriend romances and fleeces other women, as long as he takes her along on his con jobs.
Versions
uncut
102:50s
UK: Passed 18 uncut for:
2015 Arrow Video RB Blu-ray/R2 DVD Combo at UK Amazon
Honor Up is a 2018 USA by Damon Dash.
Starring Stacey Dash, Michael Rispoli and Nicholas Turturro.
The film was resubmitted to the MPAA prior to release and was re-rated R for strong violence, drug use, pervasive language, and some
sexual references. The film was previously rated R for violence, drug use, pervasive language, and some sexual references. Perhaps the producers have added some violence
v Hooligan
- UK documentary video about football hooligans
Hooligan is a UK documentary video about football hooligans
Banned by the BBFC for 2002 video release.
Versions
banned
UK: Banned by the BBFC for:
2002 video
The BBFC commented:
Hooligans is a video compilation of actual football hooliganism, which it endorses and celebrates. The Board has concluded that the work has potential to cause harm within the meaning
of the Video Recordings Act and is therefore not suitable for classification.
While the Board accepts that some of the material contained in Hooligans has previously appeared in the public domain, its concern lies in the manner in which the
material is presented. Hooliganism is an entirely valid subject for critical documentary treatment, and in that context illustrative news footage has a legitimate function. That, however, is not what is on offer here. Hooligans presents a series of
violent and antisocial acts in an exciting and exhilarating manner. Such material may appeal to and validate the behaviour of real life hooligans, confirming them further in their violence. It may also assist in encouraging others who are attracted to
such antisocial activities.
The impact of the repetitive and brutal acts of violence is further compounded by the driving musical soundtrack, with its potential to raise the level of viewer excitement. No alternative option to the violence is
offered and police efforts to control hooliganism are even criticised by the commentary.
The lack of any real contextualisation or analysis of the behaviour shown leaves the clear impression that the video merely seeks to exploit the phenomenon
of hooliganism for the purposes of entertainment. The commentary is supportive of what it refers to as the 'so-called' hooligans and the vox pops provide no alternative critical dimension. Indeed they are proud of their violence. The Board was also
concerned by an apparent racist and xenophobic dimension in the video.
It is the Board's conclusion that the video is likely to be widely viewed by the people whose behaviour it celebrates. It may well have the effect of reinforcing and
validating their behaviour or of encouraging those on the fringes to join in next time.
The Board did not feel that the problems could be usefully addressed by the provision of a cuts list. The issue is not only the great number of specific
visual images, but the overall tone and construction of the tape.
v Horns
- 2013 USA/Canada horror fantasy thriller by Alexandre Aja.
Horns is
a 2013 USA/Canada horror fantasy thriller by Alexandre Aja. Starring Juno Temple, Daniel Radcliffe and Heather Graham.
BBFC advised category cuts for a 15
rated 2014 cinema release. An uncut version was passed 18 for video
Summary Notes
In the aftermath of his girlfriend's mysterious death, a young man awakens to strange horns sprouting from his
temples.
Versions
Extended Version
114:48s
UK: The Extended Version was passed 18 uncut for strong gory violence, sexual violence for:
2015 Lionsgate [Uncut Extended + Cut UK Theatrical] RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon
advised category cuts
114:48s
UK: The UK Cut Version was passed 15 for strong bloody violence, sexual violence, sex, nudity, language, drug use after BBFC advised pre-cuts for:
2015 Lionsgate [Uncut Extended + Cut UK Theatrical] RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon
2014 Lions Gate [Cut UK Theatrical version only] R2 DVD
2014 cinema release
The BBFC commented:
This work was originally seen for advice. The company was advised that the film was likely to receive an 18 certificate but that their preferred 15 classification could be achieved by making cuts to reduce a scene of sexual violence
and to reduce a very strong gory image. When the film was submitted for formal classification, edits had been made and the film was classified 15.
Horrible Bosses 2 is a 2014 USA comedy by Sean Anders. Starring Jennifer Aniston, Chris Pine and Christoph Waltz.
Exists as a Theatrical Version and an
Extended Cut.
Summary Notes
Fed up with answering to higher-ups, Nick, Dale and Kurt decide to become their own bosses by launching their own business. But a slick investor soon pulls the rug out
from under them. Outplayed and desperate, and with no legal recourse, the three would-be entrepreneurs hatch a misguided plan to kidnap the investor's adult son and ransom him to regain control of their company.
Versions
Extended Cut
111:00s
UK: The Extended Cut was passed 15 uncut for strong language, sex references for:
2015 Warner [Extended + Theatrical] RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon
US: The Extended Cut was rated R for strong crude sexual content and language throughout.
See article from
movie-censorship.com . The cuts are uncontentious and the 7:23s of extra material does not add much to the film.
Theatrical Version
103:55s
UK: The Theatrical Version was passed 15 uncut strong language, sex references for:
2015 Warner [Extended + Theatrical] RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon
2015 Warner [Theatrical only] R2 DVD
2014 cinema release
US: The Theatrical Version was rated R for strong crude sexual content and language throughout.
Horror Hospital is a 1973 UK comedy Sci-Fi horror by Antony Balch. Starring Michael Gough, Robin Askwith and Vanessa Shaw.
Cut by the BBFC for an X rated 1973
cinema release. Nominally uncut but somewhat short for 18 rated VHS. Uncut on DVD/Blu-ray. Uncut and MPAA R rated in the US.
Summary Review: Hippies
Take one part Woodstock, one part funky
psychedelic music, two parts skintight jeans and Right on, man, mix thoroughly, smother the whole thing in cheese, and you have the makings of the 1973 camp classic Horror Hospital. Made by director Antony Balch on an obviously shoestring
budget (and probably as an enormously sick joke), Horror Hospital ranks as one of the funniest films masquerading as a horror movie I have seen in some time. Personally,
I suspect Balch and his compatriots actually
got the idea for this quirky schlockfest when they attended Woodstock and accidentally ingested the brown blotter. For all I know, maybe a biker rapped Balch over the head with a blackjack at Altamont. Whatever the case, only a severe trauma to the
cranium could instill such a warped idea as Horror Hospital in the human brain.
It is a great shame more fans of the genre don't know about this movie. This film is great fun for those willing to put their mind on
hold for a couple of hours.
The Horror of Party Beach is a 1964 USA musical horror by Del Tenney. Starring John Scott, Alice Lyon and Allan Laurel.
Initially banned by the BBFC for 1964
cinema release but later passed 'X' after cuts. Passed 12 uncut for 2004 DVD. Uncut and MPAA Unrated in the US.
Summary Notes
While the hot-rodders and motorcyclists are having a rock-and-roll beach
party, a barrel of radioactive material is unloaded from a passing ship, plunges to the bottom, and splits against a jagged rock. A black liquid oozes out and covers a shapeless mass on the ocean floor, which suddenly moves and becomes an encrusted
vicious monster. Soon there are several monsters who must have human blood to survive. Tina is the first victim, and football hero Hank Green and airhead Elaine Gavin enlist the aid of her science-professor father, Dr. Gavin, to find and capture the
killer. Not working fast enough to prevent the attack on 20 teenagers at a slumber party or the killing of three girl motorists, Dr. Gavin finds an arm lost by one of the monsters and discovers that only sodium will destroy the monsters, whose
composition is mostly water. Can they gather enough salt in southern California to put an end to this horror?
Horror of the Blood Monsters is a 1970 USA Sci-Fi horror adventure by Al Adamson. Starring John Carradine, Robert Dix and Vicki Volante.
The film was made with footage from
the 1965 B&W Filipino film Tagani with new color footage shot in 1966. The resulting film was not released until 1970. The film is uncut and MPAA Unrated in the US and 12 rated for 2003 DVD in the UK. There is also a re-cut Italian Version that is simply
useless.
Summary Notes
In the near future with a intergalactic vampire plague threatening earth, an expedition is sent to a distant galaxy in hopes of discovering the plague's source. Landing on a
mysterious planet they discover that Spectrum radiation has turned the atmosphere into a one-color tint. Exploring further, the group discovers living dinosaurs, a race of vampire cavemen, and other strange creatures.
The bottom line is that the US Version is much better. The producers of the Italian Version were probably an acid or something because that's the only reasonable way to explain the overkill of UFOs
and the redundant footage repeating itself over and over. It just doesn't make any sense at all and the added footage is simply useless.
Horror Rises from the Tomb is a 1973 Spain horror by Carlos Aured. Starring Paul Naschy, Emma Cohen and Víctor Alcázar.
Exists as an uncut unclothed version
and a cut clothed version. There is also an even more cut TV version
Summary Notes
In Medieval France a warlock is be-headed and his wife tortured and executed. Hundreds of years later an isolated
group of people discover his head buried on their property. Soon it comes back to life, possessing people and using them to commit sacrifices and to search for the rest of his body
Versions
Unclothed Version
Unrated
88:38s
US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
2017 Shout! Factory Paul Naschy Collection (RA) Blu-ray at US Amazon
Clothed Version
81:36s
There is also a cut clothed version.
TV Version
79:56s
There is also a cut TV version that deletes all nudity and violence.
Horrors of Spider Island is a 1960 West Germany horror by Fritz Böttger (as Jaime Nolan). Starring Harald Maresch, Helga Franck and Alexander D'Arcy.
Started life in 1960 as an adults only
nudie, although it seems there was also a clothed version available. The UK cinema release was banned banned by the BBFC. 3 years later the film was cut down into a horror film for US release. This US Version was passed 12 by the BBFC for DVD release in
2012. The original uncut version was released on MPAA Unrated Blu-ray in 2020.
Summary Notes
En route to a show in Singapore, a troupe of beautiful dancers are stranded on a deserted
island by a plane crash. Their routine of skinny-dipping and devising new skimpy outfits is interrupted when a radioactive spider bites their manager and turns him into a wild-eyed, furry-faced monster with three fangs and a passion for strangling.
Continental Version/It's Hot in Paradise
Continental Version
run:
84m
pal:
81m
US: The Continental Version is uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
2020 Severin [Continental Version + US Version] RA Blu-ray at US Amazon
2020
Severin Amazon Prime VoD [US only] at US Amazon
Produced in 1960 as a notorious Adults Only feature throughout Europe (though banned in the UK), titled It's Hot in Paradise. Three years later and sheared of its nudity, it was repackaged for American audiences as Horrors of Spider Island, a
brain- melting monster movie filled with stripper-cat-fights, skimpy lingerie and radioactive arachnids.
The Hospital is a 2013 USA horror by Tommy Golden and Daniel Emery Taylor. Starring Jim O'Rear, Daniel Emery Taylor and John Dugan.
Substantially pre-cut for UK DVD.
Uncut in the US
Summary Notes
Old St. Leopold's Hospital has many urban legends surrounding it, but the residents of Bridgeport all agree on one thing: tortured souls roam its abandoned halls. The
mystery proves too much for a pretty young student who decides to investigate for her senior class project. Unfortunately, she does not find ghosts. She, instead, finds Stanley... serial rapist, murderer, and psychopath. As the young girl becomes
Stanley's new pet, a team of young investigators descend on the hospital to "hunt some ghosts." Stanley sees nothing but fun and games in his future. But, what Stanley does not know is that the hospital truly is haunted and the restless spirits
there are not happy with what he has been doing.
UK: A heavily pre-cut version was passed 18 without further BBFC cuts for strong violence, sex and sexual violence for:
2014 Lighthouse R2 DVD
The BBFC commented in the Annual Report covering 2014:
The Hospital, a US horror feature about a team of paranormal investigators who visit an abandoned hospital, only to fall prey to a gang of rapists and murderers.
After initial advice from the BBFC that the film was likely to require cuts to the frequent and lengthy sequences of sexual violence, torture and rape, the distributor submitted a re-edited version from which all the material which may have required BBFC
cuts had been removed. This version, with nearly 17 minutes removed by the distributor, was passed 18 without further cuts.
Banned nationwide from Tesco stores after whinges from a local paper in Gloucester.
See
article from movie-censorship.com . The UK releases is missing 17:30s of
footage depicting the rape and torture of several girls.
Hostel
is a 2005 US torture thriller by Eli Roth. With Jay Hernandez, Derek Richardson and Eythor Gudjonsson.
The Theatrical Version was cut for an
MPAA R rating. There are 2 uncut versions, The Director's Cut and Unrated Version which feature different endings
Promotional Material
Presented by Quentin Tarantino and written and directed by Eli
Roth, Hostel is a shocking and relentless film in the tradition of Saw about two American backpackers (Jay Hernandez and Derek Richardson) in Europe who find themselves lured in as victims of a murder-for-profit business.
Versions
Director's Cut
Unrated
90:18s
US: The Director's Cut is MPAA Unrated for:
2013 Mill Creek [Dark Passengers Collection] R1 DVD at US Amazon
2012 Mill Creek
[Hostel + Hostel Part II] RA Blu-ray at US Amazon
Hostel: Part II is a 2007 US horror by Eli Roth. With Lauren German, Heather Matarazzo and Bijou Phillips.
The Theatrical Version was cut for a
US R rating. The Director's Cut is uncut
Summary Notes
Three female college students take a detour from their partying, enticed by a beautiful European woman who promises seclusion, safety and maybe
even romance. What they get is a living hell where they are sold to the highest bidder who's fondest wish is to kill them slowly. Hostel 2 also follows 2 American men who, on the flip side of the coin, are willing to pay to join an exclusive club where a
life will end at their hands...any way they like. It's a story of human monsters and the almighty dollar as only Eli Roth could tell it.
Versions
Director's Cut
Unrated
91:01s
UK: The Unseen Edition/Director's Cut/US Unrated Version was passed 18 uncut for:
2016 Sony [Hostel Parts I,II,III] R0 Blu-ray at UK Amazon
Hot Dog... the Movie is a 1984 USA comedy romance by Peter Markle. Starring David Naughton, Patrick Houser and Tracy Smith.
There exists an uncut Producer's Cut
and an MPAA R rated theatrical version. The UK releases match the running time of the Producer's Cut.
Summary Notes
Harkin Banks is a young Idaho farm kid who is also an ace at
skiing. He is headed to the freestyle skiing championships in Squaw Valley, CA along with runaway Sunny. He meets his adversary in the form of Rudy, a self centered European skier who doesn't take a liking to Harkin or his new found friends, The Rat
Pack, led by veteran Dan O' Callahan. Harkin has many misadventures with Dan and his buddies, but doesn't lose focus in his attempt to get the World Cup.
Producer's Cut
uncut
run:
98:11s
pal:
94:15s
UK: The Producer's Cut was passed 18 uncut:
1986 Entertainment in VHS
1984 cinema release titled Hot Dog...the Movie
It is not confirmed but the run time of the US releases matches closely with the Producer's Cut
US: The Producer's Cut is uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
New scenes of the Producer's Cut complete the movie in every
respect. There are more breasts to be seen, the relationship between Harkin and Sunny is more developed and at the end there is an additional gag. The Producer's Cut is clearly preferable.
Theatrical Version
cut
cut:
run:
96m
pal:
92m
US: The US Theatrical Version was cut for an MPAA R rating
Hot Fantasies - 1982 Spain horror mystery drama by José Ramón Larraz . See
Black Candles
Hot, Hard and Mean - 1973 USA/Philippines crime thriller by Eddie Romero. See
Black Mama, White Mama
Hot Nights of Linda is a 1975 France/Italy drama by Jesús Franco. With Alice Arno, Lina Romay and Pierre Taylou.
The baseline version is softcore but
there is an extended hardcore version with the main stars going a bit further. Franco remade the film as Sexy Sisters in 1977.
Summary Notes
A young woman is hired to care for an elderly man who
lives on an island off the Greek coast. When she arrives there the man warns her that his daughters are evil and dangerous. The woman discovers that one of the daughters is a crazed nymphomaniac who pursues, and seduces, everyone in the house, including
her crippled sister.
Versions
Hard Banana Version
run:
81m
pal:
78m
US: The hardcore version/Hard Banana Version is uncut and MPAA Unrated rated for:
2013 Severin Films [hardcore + softcore] R0 Blu-ray/R0 DVD Combo at US Amazon
Note that the hardcore version is limited to the first 2500 copies.
Hardcore sex inserts were filmed by Jess Franco himself. It's definitely something of a curiosity
with extended masturbation and sex sequences featuring the stars, not stand-ins.
Softcore Version
run:
76m
pal:
73m
US: The softcore version is uncut and MPAA Unrated rated for:
2013 Severin Films [hardcore + softcore] R0 Blu-ray/R0 DVD Combo at US Amazon
Hot Pants - 1976 Italy erotic drama by Joe D'Amato. See
Erotic Eva
UK: A pre-cut version implementing the previous cinema and VHS cuts was passed PG without further BBFC cuts for:
2001 20th Century Fox R2 DVD
The previous BBFC cuts for cinema and VHS were incorporated but were implemented differently and ended up being longer. In particular more dialogue was removed from the scene where Benson says 'fucking'
category cuts
cut:
22s
run:
84:27s
pal:
81:04s
UK: The cut cinema version was passed PG after 22s of further BBFC category cuts for:
1992 Fox VHS
The additional BBFC Cuts were:
Cut dialogue in a discussion with Topper and Block: "My uncle told me that not playing to win is like sleeping with your sister. sure, she's a great piece of tail with a blouseful of goodies, but it's illegal. Then you get
into that whole inbred thing. Kids with no teeth who play the banjo eat apple sauce through a straw. Pork farm animals".
category cuts
cut:
run:
84:39s
pal:
81:16s
UK: Passed 12 after a BBFC category cut for:
1991 cinema release
The BBFC Cuts were:
When Benson looks over map, remove the word fucking from his line: I don't have a clue, not a fucking clue.
The BBFC also required on onscreen warning against the dangers of using helium from balloons for comic effect on the
voice.
UK: A pre-cut version was passed PG after 1:07s of further BBFC cuts for:
2001 20th Century Fox R2 DVD
The distributors cut more than was required for the same BBFC cuts list as the previous VHS. The total cuts were:
The chainsticks fight scene was absent from this version
The scene where Topper and Michelle make out in the back of a limo blatantly watched by the driver was deleted by the distributor.
The the Basic Instinct parody scene was
absent from this version.
The sole occurrence of the word 'fuck' was previously removed by shortening the dialogue where Topper reminisces with Ramada: I'll fuck up your life if it's the last thing I do. This time round the whole speech
was removed
The BBFC cut another dialogue line where Ramada talks to Charlie Sheen by helicopter, her line was removed: sex - wild free sex!. But again the distributors cut more lines from this conversation than was asked for by the BBFC.
Sky showed two versions, one of which was completely uncut. The uncut version was also shown on ITV 2 in April 2008.
1:07s
82:53s
UK: Passed PG after 1:07s of BBFC cuts for:
1994 Fox VHS
The cinema cuts were extended to 1:07s by additional cuts
The chainsticks fight scene was absent from this version
The the Basic Instinct parody scene was absent from this version
The sole occurrence of the word 'fuck' was removed by shortening the dialogue where Topper reminisces with
Ramada: I'll fuck up your life if it's the last thing I do.
The BBFC cut another dialogue line where Ramada talks to Charlie Sheen by helicopter, her line was removed: sex - wild free sex!.
54s
87:33s =84:03s
submitted 88:27s =84:55s
UK: Passed 12 after 54s of BBFC cuts for:
1993 cinema release
The BBFC cuts were:
Deleted sequence during the Rambo fight parody where chainsticks were used.
Deleted Topper being handcuffed to the bed during the Basic Instinct spoof sex scene with Michelle on top of Topper riding him like a horse and shooting the guns
v The Hot Spot - 1990 USA
crime drama romance thriller by Dennis Hopper.
The Hot Spot is a 1990 USA crime drama romance thriller by Dennis Hopper. With Don Johnson, Virginia Madsen, Jennifer Connelly.
Cut by the BBFC for instructions to
build incendiary device. Later uncut for 2023 Blu-ray. Uncut and MPAA R rated in the US
Promotional Material
Harry, a drifter (Don Johnson, Miami Vice) rolls into town and talks his way into
a job at a car dealership where he becomes caught between two beautiful women, the boss's conniving wife Dolly (Virginia Madsen, Candyman) and Gloria (Jennifer Connelly, Requiem for a Dream) a naive young accountant whose life is complicated by
blackmail. When Harry plans to rob the local bank, he becomes enmeshed in a lethal web of lust, greed and extortion, whose only escape is murder. Adapted from Hell Hath No Fury by Charles Williams, The Hot Spot is a dusty, sweaty modern noir that updates
the pulp formula of twists and turns with an intensity to match director Dennis Hopper's earlier film roles.
Versions
uncut
run:
130:01s
pal:
124:49s
UK: Uncut and BBFC 18 rated for strong
sex, nudity, violence:
An incendiary device is built to provide a diversion for a bank robbery but we don't see how it is made out of an alarm clock, matches, a shoebox and sandpaper.
Hot Tub Time Machine is a 2010 USA comedy Sci-Fi adventure by Steve Pink. With John Cusack, Rob Corddry and Craig Robinson.
Exists as a Theatrical Version and the
inevitable Extended/Unrated Version
Summary Notes
A malfunctioning time machine at a ski resort takes a man back to 1986 with his two friends and nephew, where they must relive a fateful night and
not change anything to make sure the nephew is born.
Versions
uncut
Unrated
96:25s
UK: The Unrated/Extended Version wax passed 15 uncut for:
2013 20th Century Fox [Theatrical + Extended] RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon
The Hound of the Baskervilles is a 1959 UK horror mystery by Terence Fisher. Starring Peter Cushing, André Morell and Christopher Lee.
Cut by the BBFC for 1959 cinema release. It seems likely that it was this cut cinema version that has been released ever since.
Summary Review
Returning to his family's manor house on the lonely moors after his father dies under mysterious circumstances, Sir Henry Baskerville is confronted with the mystery of the supernatural
hound that supposedly takes revenge upon the Baskerville family. The famous detective Sherlock Holmes and his assistant Dr. Watson are brought in to investigate.
Adapted from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's most famous Sherlock Holmes
story, Terence Fisher's film of The Hound of the Baskervilles is probably the best attempt to immortalise the Great Detective on film. The movie has several things in its favour, notably a director at the top of his game and Jack Asher's cinematography.
The cast, too, is almost flawless.
Versions
cut
best available
Unrated
82:45s
cinema submitted 87:13s =83:44s
UK: An unknown version was passed without further BBFC cuts for mild horror and violence for:
House III: The Horror Show is a 1989 US horror by James Isaac. With Lance Henriksen, Brion James and Rita Taggart.
The Theatrical Version was cut in the
US for an R rating. The uncut European Version was later released MPAA Unrated. Both versions were passed 18 in the UK without further censorship by the BBFC.
Summary Notes
Detective Lucas McCarthy finally
apprehends Meat Cleaver Max and watches the electric chair execution from the audience. But killing Max Jenke only elevated him to another level of reality. Now Lucas' family is under attack, his sanity in question, and his house haunted.
The story is the weak point of the production, as James Isaac's acute direction is surefooted, the FX is imaginatively staged, Harry Manfredini's pulsating score holds well and the camera atmospherically shines in passages.
House III is not related to House 1 and House II. The House tag was dropped for the 2013 Combo release titled The Horror Show
Versions
European Version
Unrated
91:04s
UK: The European Version was passed 18 uncut for:
2017 Arrow [European Version + US Theatrical Version] RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon
2017 Arrow [European Version + US Theatrical Version] R2 DVD
at UK Amazon
House IV is a 1992 USA horror fantasy thriller by Lewis Abernathy. Starring Terri Treas, William Katt and Scott Burkholder.
Cut by the BBFC for 15 rated 1991 VHS
and 2004 DVD.
Summary Notes
Following a disagreement with Roger Cobb (played by William Katt) and his brother Roger and his new wife and young daughter decide to keep the old and supposedly haunted
family home. When driving back to town, Roger is killed in a car accident. His family move into the old home. Inside the house, widow and her daughter experience bizarre and frightening events, while they all ready have to deal with the pressures of
selling the Cobb home to a mysterious group.
2013 Relativity [Theatrical + Unrated] R1 DVD
at US Amazon
See pictorial cuts details from movie-censorship.com . The Unrated
Version is 3:26s longer of which about half is violent material probably left out for the US PG-13 rating. The additional material makes for a better movie but does not transform it into a horror film.
Theatrical Version
cut
cut:
3:26s
run:
100:38s
pal:
96:36s
96:36s
UK:
The cut Theatrical version was passed 15 without BBFC cuts for:
The House by the Cemetery is a 1981 Italy horror by Lucio Fulci. Starring Catriona MacColl and Paolo Malco and Ania Pieroni.
Cut by the BBFC for X rated 1982
cinema release. This cut version was released on pre-cert video and was banned as a video nasty. It was then heavily cut for BBFC approved VHS in 1988. The cuts were reduced for 2001 DVD and later waived for 2009 DVD. Uncut and MPAA Unrated in the US.
Summary Review: Dread and Fear
This is the third in a loose trilogy of films by Italian master of the macabre Lucio Fulci set in New England that evoke the uncanny and cosmic terrors of H.P.
Lovecraft.
At times Fulci succeeds very well in creating an atmosphere of dread and fear, and the film is not without some subtle moments of terror, due mainly to an eerie soundtrack and a couple of creepy kids. But fans
of Fulci and Italian horror cinema in general are not interested in the type of subtle scares one might find in ghost stories. Although this film is not without its moments (throats ripped out, maggot ridden bodies and decapitation), the violence seems
quite muted compared to other Fulci films.
Versions
uncut
run:
86:15s
pal:
82:48s
UK: Passed 18 uncut for strong
bloody gore and horror after the BBFC waived their cuts for:
UK: Passed 18 after 33s of BBFC cuts but with some cuts waived for:
2001 Protected/Vipco DVD
The additional video cuts of 1988 were waived along with some cinema cuts to the poker murder. The majority of the cinema cuts were retained though.
The BBFC explained:
Cuts required to two sequences of detailed
violence against women (stabs to chest and neck with sharp spike, knife cutting throat), in accordance with BBFC policy on violence, and to take into account recent, successful prosecutions of the uncut version under the Obscene Publications Act 1959.
UK: Passed 18 after a further 4:11s of BBFC cuts beyond the 34s of cinema cuts for:
1988 Elephant VHS
The BBFC's further 4:11s of cuts were:
Removal of all details of a girl being stabbed through the back of her head through to her mouth and of her body being dragged away.
The entire poker killing mentioned above has been deleted along with the body being dragged away.
The killing of a vampire bat and related blood spattering is missing.
Shots of decomposing bodies in the cellar and the disembowelled man on the table have gone
Norman having his throat cut by Fraudstein has also been removed
cut
cut:
1:26s
run:
84:29s
pal:
81:06s
UK: The cut cinema version was released for:
1983 Videomedia/Vampix VHS
The video was released in January 1983 but was banned as a video nasty in November 1983. It remained on the list through out the panic so became one of the collectable DPP 39's
3 cuts totalling 55s removed an estate agent being subjected to two stabs with a poker. This included the slow motion gushing of blood from her wounds.
3 cuts totalling 20s were imposed on the scene of a nanny (Ann) having her throat cut.
House of Blood is a 2006 Germany horror by Olaf Ittenbach. Starring Christopher Kriesa, Martina Ittenbach and Simon Newby.
Not released in the UK. Cut in the US
for an MPAA R rating. Uncut in Europe
Summary Notes
A prison bus with over a dozen criminals on board has an accident and rams another car, in which Dr. Douglas Madsen was on his way home. Most of
the prisoners die. Four of them survive, one of them severely injured. After having killed all the guards, they head for the woods. They take Dr. Douglas Madsen hostage. Suddenly a huge house appears in the middle of the woods. The leader of the group,
Arthur, emphasizes that he will kill Douglas and every single member of the "family" if his wounded brother would die. Meanwhile some members of the family show strange behavior, and very soon mayhem breaks loose.
Cuts required to three instances of real animal cruelty (horses made to fall using techniques likely to result in serious injury).
This Chinese martial arts
extravaganza, contained four horsefalls in a chase scene set in a forest. Three of the falls appeared to have been achieved using cruel techniques, including use of trip wires. The production company contended that precautions, such as the placing of
mattresses on the forest floor hidden by leaves and sand, the dampness of the land surface and the use of horse trainers and soft ropes, removed any element of cruelty. The sequence was shown to an expert veterinarian, experienced in supervising filmed
animal action, who considered and rejected the film maker's arguments. The three cruel and dangerous horsefalls were therefore removed.
House of Mortal Sin is a 1976 UK horror by Pete Walker. Starring Anthony Sharp, Susan Penhaligon and Stephanie Beacham.
Cut for UK cinema release. Hopefully
home video releases are uncut, but this is not confirmed
Summary Notes
A troubled young girl goes to confession at the local church. Unfortunately, the sexually frustrated priest she confesses to
becomes obsessed with her. At first, the priest stalks the girl, but later it is revealed that he will stop at nothing, including blackmail and murder, just to get close to her.
Versions
run:
103:56s
pal:
99:47s
UK: An unknown version was passed 15 without BBFC cuts for moderate bloody violence for:
House of 1000 Dolls is a 1967 Spain/West Germany crime thriller by Jeremy Summers. Starring Vincent Price, Martha Hyer and George Nader.
Cut for 1968 cinema release. BBFC cuts
waived for 2013 DVD. Cut even more in Spain. There is also a cut German version.
Summary Notes
When a vacationing couple in Tangiers run into an old friend there, they discover that he is searching
for his missing girlfriend who has been kidnapped by an international gang of white slavers. Nader investigates but before he can come up with anything, his friend is murdered. Meanwhile, nightclub magician Price and his mentalist partner continue their
nefarious activities--they hypnotize and kidnap young women for the white slavers, and spirit them to the "House of 1000 Dolls."
Versions
uncut
91:31s
UK: The English Version was passed 15 uncut for infrequent strong violence and moderate sex references with previous BBFC cuts waived for;
The Director's Cut version with the strap line Funny Version is a self parody featuring new music, alternative scenes, outtakes, several overlay-commentaries and speech balloons. See
pictorial version details from movie-censorship.com
House of Whipcord is a 1974 UK horror thriller by Pete Walker. With Barbara Markham, Patrick Barr and Ray Brooks.
Cut by the BBFC for 1974 X rated
cinema release. Uncut and BBFC 18 rated on home video. Uncut in the US
Summary Review: A seventies gem.
An old man that lives in an old house conducts a correctional institute for girls. He is
assisted my a matron who likes to get the girls into trouble and present them in front of the old man who thinks he is the law and he passes out punishment. Afterwards the girls get tied to a cross and whipped.
Pete Walker's film
is both a sleazy seventies exploitation classic and a striking indictment of the justice system.
The atmosphere of the film is brilliant; Pete Walker always ensures that the action is sleazy, and yet oddly erotic at the same time.
The film is very matriarchal, and it's the female characters that are the protagonists while the men exist in background roles. However, the film isn't feminist; and, in fact, is the exact opposite; as the director ensures that none of the women are
portrayed in a favourable light.
Barbara Markham gives a powerhouse performance in the role of the head of the institution. Penny Irving is the young French victim at the centre of the story; but her performance is brought down by
her ridiculous French accent!
A seventies gem.
Versions
uncut
run:
101:59s
pal:
97:54s
UK: Passed 18 uncut for strong violence
with previous cuts restored for:
1983 US slasher by Mark Rosman. With Kate McNeil, Eileen Davidson and Janis Ward.
Cut by the BBFC for VHS but the cuts
were waived for DVD. Uncut and MPAA R rated in the US.
Summary Review: Classic slasher
After a seemingly innocent prank goes horribly wrong, a group of sorority sisters are stalked and murdered
one by one in their sorority house while throwing a party to celebrate their graduation.
The House On Sorority Row is a classic horror film. The acting was not that bad at all, and the directing was solid. This is a fave of mine.
If you're a fan of 80's horror you will love this classic.
Other reviewers are not so impressed and rate it as moderate.
Versions
uncut
91:22s =87:43s
UK: Passed 18 uncut after previous BBFC cuts waived for:
2012 Scorpion Katrina's Nightmare Theatre R0 DVD
at US Amazon
3s
87:50s
UK: Passed 18 after 3s of BBFC cuts for:
1986 Apex VHS titled House of Evil
The BBFC cuts were:
Omits a short scene after the attack on Jeanie, in which Katherine goes to look for Peter and finds him standing by the piano.
The UK version of the film cuts out two shots to Vicki's murder, the cane in the back and the cane in the eye. The
UK version shows shots of childrens' toys at the end of the film, whereas the US version ends immediately after the killer's eyes open.
House on the Edge of the Park is a 1980 Italian horror thriller by Ruggero Deodato With David Hess and Annie Belle.
Banned by the BBFC for 1981 cinema release. Banned as a video nasty in 1983. Unbanned after 12 minutes of cuts in 2002. Cuts reduced to
43s in 2011, and then uncut for 2023 Blu-ray. Uncut and MPAA Unrated in the US.
Summary Review: Interesting yet Chilling
A couple of rapists Alex and Ricky who are invited to a rich person's party.
They decide to make their own cruel and twisted kind of fun such as murder and rape.
A harsh and unsettling Italian horror thriller from director Ruggero Deodato who definitely knows how to shock his audience.
The
acting isn't all that great but the music is good with a funky disco song, some gory violence with torture, nudity, and sleaze abound.
Versions
uncut
run:
92m
pal:
88m
UK: Passed 18 uncut for sexual
violence, sadistic violence, strong threat:
UK: Passed 18 for strong sexual violence and threat after 43s of BBFC cuts for:
2014 Shameless [Deadato's Cinema of Death set] R2 DVD
2011 Argent/Shameless R0 DVD
The BBFC commented:
Company was required to make cuts to one sequence of sexualised violence in which a razor is traced over a woman's naked body, after which her body is cut with the razor.
According to Shameless, the BBFC originally asked for 16 cuts totalling 1:20s. The BBFC was asked to think again, and it reduced the cuts by 37s, leaving 43s still cut.
The waived cut was 37s to the sex scene between Alex and Lisa which had
previously been cut due to the questionability of whether or not Lisa is enjoying her ordeal.
sight of razor being traced between woman's breasts.
sight of razor being traced over woman's breast and nipple.
sight of razor being traced over woman's breasts and nipples.
sight of razor being traced over woman's breast
and nipple and over her body.
sight of razor being traced over woman's stomach, with her breast visible.
sight of razor being eased inside woman's jeans.
As man approaches woman with razor blade, remove all sight of breast and
arm being slashed with razor.
all sight of razor cutting woman's breast and arm.
all sight of razor cutting woman's breast and arm (again).
all sight of razor cutting woman's breast and arm (again, for a third time).
close sight of razor cutting woman's leg, next to her genitals.
close sight of razor cutting woman's leg, next to her genitals (again).
sight of razor cutting down woman's body, between her breasts.
cut
cut:
11:43s
run:
79:15s
pal:
76:05s
UK: Passed 18 after 11:43s of BBFC cuts for:
2009 Cornerstone R2 DVD
2002 Protected/Vipco R2 DVD
The BBFC commented:
Cuts required to several sequences of sexual violence, humiliating depictions of female nudity and gross violence
From IMDb:
BBFC removed most of the rape and assault scenes
heavily edited the razor-slashing of Cindy
heavily edited the opening murder scene
removed shots of Tony's head being slammed against a table.
uncut
UK: Released uncut on pre-cert video for:
1982 Skyline VHS
Released in October 1982, it was listed as a video nasty in July 1983. It stayed on the list throughout the panic so became one of the collectable DPP39s
House on the Hill is a 2012 USA crime horror by Jeff Frentzen. Starring Naidra Dawn Thomson, Shannon Leade and Stephen AF Day.
Massively cut by the BBFC for an 18
rated DVD in 2014.
Summary Notes
Based on a true story, HOUSE ON THE HILL is a true crime melodrama with strong horror elements, chronicling the outrageous 1980s murder spree of serial killer Leonard
Lake, who would target, kidnap, rob and kill people -- and even whole families. Sonia, the only survivor of Lake's killing spree, teams up with a private investigator to help him locate a woman who disappeared into Lake's compound. In the process, Sonia
recounts the horrors of the house, where Lake and his accomplice would force her to videotape the killings.
UK: Passed 18 for strong violence, sexual violence after 7:12s of BBFC compulsory cuts for:
2014 Lighthouse Digital Media video
The BBFC commented:
Cuts required to remove or reduce scenes of sexual and sexualised violence.
The BBFC further commented in the Annual Report covering 2014:
Scenes of kidnapped women being humiliated, degraded, raped and murdered are nterspersed with recordings of reallife murderer Leonard Lake describing his
motivations. A number of cuts were required, totalling over seven minutes of footage, including several to reduce the more prolonged sequences of sexual violence and sexualised focus on the nudity of the victims.
The House That Jack Built is a 2018 Denmark/France/Germany/Sweden horror thriller by Lars von Trier. Starring Matt Dillon, Bruno Ganz and Uma Thurman.
The Director's Cut was shown at Cannes but an R rated US Theatrical Version was distributed in the US. All UK releases are the
Director's Cut.
Cotroversy
[ Spoilers! hover or click text below]
A particularly controversial moment was Jack as a young boy snipping off the leg of a duck. But even that got a mixed response as animal rights campaigners PETA defended the film i praising its accurate portrayal of the link between
adolescent animal abuse and psychopathy. Of course the effect was achieved in CGI and no ducks were harmed in the making of the film.
Summary Notes
USA in the 1970s. We follow the highly intelligent Jack over a span of 12 years and are introduced to the murders that define Jack's development as a serial killer. We
experience the story from Jack's point of view, while he postulates each murder is an artwork in itself. As the inevitable police intervention is drawing nearer, he is taking greater and greater risks in his attempt to create the ultimate artwork. Along
the way we experience Jack's descriptions of his personal condition, problems and thoughts through a recurring conversation with the unknown Verge - a grotesque mixture of sophistry mixed with an almost childlike self-pity and psychopathic explanations.
The House That Jack Built is a dark and sinister story, yet presented through a philosophical and occasional humorous tale.
Director's Cut
Director's Cut
run:
152:32s
pal:
146:26s
UK: The Director's Cut was passed 18
uncut for strong bloody violence, sadistic threat, gore:
2019 Curzon Artificial Eye (RB) Blu-ray at UK Amazon
The distributors state that all UK releases will be the Director's Cut.
US: The version premiered at Cannes is denoted as the MPAA Unrated Director's Cut:
2020 Shout! Factory [Director's Cut + Theatrical Version] RA Blu-ray at US Amazon
2020 Shout! Factory [Director's Cut + Theatrical Version] R1 DVD
at US Amazon
US Theatrical Version
cut Theatrical Version
cut:
1:33s
run:
152m
pal:
146m
US: The US Theatrical Version was cut for an R rating for strong disturbing violence/sadistic behavior, grisly
images, language, and nudity.
US: The cut US theatrical version will also be released online at least until an uncut home video release in June 2019.
The MPAA later commented on the level of censorship when admonishing the distributor for a
screening of the Director's Cut prior to general release. The MPAA has ruled that the one-night-only Director's Cut screenings violates the group's rules, rather than being the abridged R-rated version, it was the decidedly gorier unrated
director's cut .
The House That Screamed is a 1970 Spain horror mystery thriller by Narciso Ibáńez Serrador. Starring Lilli Palmer, Cristina Galbó and John Moulder-Brown.
Exists in at least 3 versions, An
Extended Version, a cut US Theatrical Version and a short version.
Summary Notes
Lilli Palmer owns and runs a school for wayward girls in France. Her absolute discipline has fostered a social order
among the girls with rampant sex, lesbianism and torture the norm. Palmer also has an adolescent son (Moulder Brown) she tries to keep isolated from the young women lest he be tainted by sexual relations; She explains that he must wait for a girl "just
like his mother". Meanwhile, girls are "running away" (being murdered) one by one, with their corpses and any evidence of their outcome not to be found. Beware cut versions; the film was shown back in the 70's on network TV chopped to only 76 minutes!
Versions
Extended Version
run:
103:53s
pal:
99:44s
UK: The Extended Version was passed 15
uncut for strong violence, injury detail, threat:
2023 Arrow Video Special Edition [Extended + US Versions] (RB) Blu-ray at UK
Amazon #ad titled The Finishing School released on 6th March 2023
US: The Extended Version is uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
2016 Shout! Factory [Extended + US Theatrical Versions] (RA) Blu-ray at US Amazon
cut US Version
run:
94:20s
pal:
90:34s
GP
UK: The cut US Version was passed 15 for strong
violence, injury detail, threat without BBFC cuts:
2023 Arrow Video Special Edition [Extended + US Versions] (RB) Blu-ray at UK
Amazon #ad The House That Screamed eleased on 6th March 2023
US: The cut US Theatrical Version was MPAA GP rated for:
2016 Shout! Factory [Extended + US Theatrical Versions] (RA) Blu-ray at US Amazon
From IMDb. The American version released by AIP in 1971 was heavily cut mainly for pacing reasons but a few frames of a throat slashing were removed for the 'GP' certificate.
pre-cut
cut:
run:
pal:
sub:
75:49s
UK: A short version was passed X (18) uncut for:
1971 cinema release
This short version also seems to have been used for TV.
The House Where Evil Dwells is a 1982 USA/Japan horror by Kevin Connor. Starring Edward Albert, Susan George and Doug McClure.
Cut by the BBFC for 1986 18 rated VHS.
Uncut and MPAA R rated in the US.
Summary Review: Really graphic start
In 1840, a samurai comes home to find his wife in bed with another man, so he kills them both and then himself. Flash-forward to
the present day, and an American family of three moves into this since-abandoned house and starts to experience incidents of haunting and possession.
The movie kicks off with the wife of a samauri doing the dirty with one of his
students & guess what? he catches them at it & strikes them dead with his sword then commits harikiri on himself, really graphic start!
That scene was 142 years earlier now we go to present day japan . a couple & their daughter stay
in this rented house & are told it is haunted . They don't seem to mind but visions of the former occupants appear the wife (Susan George!) has an affair with her husbands friend, Doug Mclure & it turns nasty when he finds out!
The
love making scenes go on far too long , is this soft porn or horror? The film comes full circle when the husband & friend fight over the wife & the ghosts take them over turning it into a crazy martial arts blood bath!
Versions
uncut
~88:00s =~84:00s
US: Uncut and MPAA R rated for:
2016 Shout! Factory [House Where Evil Dwells + Ghost Warrior] (RA) Blu-ray at US Amazon
Housefull 5 is a 2025 India comedy mystery thriller by Tarun Mansukhani Starring Akshay Kumar, Abhishek Bachchan and Riteish Deshmukh
Exists with alternative endings in
versions named A and B. BBFC category cuts were required for at least the A version for a 15 rated 2025 cinema release.
A Version
cut:
run:
163:03s
pal:
156:32s
UK: BBFC 15 rated for strong violence, injury detail after BBFC cuts:
2025 Bakrania Media cinema release (rated 02/06/2025) titled Housefull 5 A
The BBFC commented:
The distributor chose to make cuts to strong violence in order to achieve their requested 12A rating.
uncut
run:
163m
pal:
156m
Australia: Uncut and ACB M rated for violence:
2025 Mind Blowing Films cinema release (rated 04/06/2025)
B Version
uncut
run:
163:03s
pal:
156:32s
UK: Uncut and BBFC 15 rated for strong violence, injury detail:
2025 Bakrania Media cinema release (rated 04/06/2025) titled Housefull 5 B
uncut
run:
163m
pal:
156m
Australia: Uncut and ACB M rated for violence:
2025 Mind Blowing Films cinema release (rated 04/06/2025) titled Housefull 5 (modified Version)
How NOT To Summon A Demon Lord is a 2018 Japan animation comedy Starring Masaaki Mizunaka, Yű Serizawa and Azumi Waki
There are no censorship issues with this BBFC 18 rated release in the UK. Season 2 was banned in January 2023 by the Australian
Censorship Board. Presumably cut when Season 2 was resubmitted and then MA 15+ rated in June 2023.
Summary Notes
An elite player is summoned by two maidens to save a fantasy game.
How To Make Love Like An Englishman is a 2014 USA comedy romance by Tom Vaughan.
Rated R for language,
sexual content, some nudity and drug use. The film was edited prior to US release but this did not change the rating nor the rating reason
How to Seduce a Virgin is a 1974 France erotic drama by Jesús Franco. With Alice Arno, Robert Woods and Howard Vernon.
Banned by the BBFC for cinema in 1974
and not released since. Released uncut in the US 2013
Promotional Material
The beautiful Countess Martine de Bressac is released from the expensive asylum where she was incarcerated after castrating
her former lover. She returns to her luxurious villa on the coast and goes at once down into her private underground dungeon. It's here that she indulges herself in the perverse sexual practices that give her life meaning, surrounded by the bizarre human
statues of her previous victims. Her husband, Charles, feeds his wife's sick fantasies, aware that she is his meal ticket to a life of luxury. He announces that he has a new game for her - they will befriend and seduce the young and virginal daughter of
a rich neighbor. But things do not go exactly as planned... Games of decadence and debauchery lead to mayhem and murder.
From cult director Jess Franco. His most outrageous film.
Howard the Duck is a 1986 USA action comedy romance by Willard Huyck. Starring Lea Thompson, Jeffrey Jones and Tim Robbins.
BBFC category cuts were required for a
PG rated 1986 cinema release and 1987 VHS. Further category cuts were required for a PG rated DVD in 2008, however an uncut version was also released on 2008 DVD with a 12 rating. Uncut and MPAA PG rated in the US.
Summary Notes
A scientific experiment unknowingly brings extraterrestrial life forms to the Earth through a laser beam. First is the cigar smoking drake Howard from the duck's planet. A few kids try to keep him from the greedy
scientists and help him back to his planet. But then a much less friendly being arrives through the beam...
Versions
uncut
run:
110:17s
pal:
105:52s
Germany
UK: Passed 12 uncut for bleeped strong language, moderate sex references and horror for:
2019 101 Films (RB) Blu-ray/R2 DVD Combo at UK Amazon
2008 Metrodome R2 DVD at UK Amazon titled Howard the Duck
Germany: Passed 16 uncut for:
Universal/Koch RB Blu-ray via UK Amazon titled Howard the Duck
US: Uncut and MPAA PG rated for:
2009 Universal Studios Special Edition R1 DVD at US Amazon titled Howard the Duck
category cuts
cut:
1:32s
run:
108:49s
pal:
104:28s
UK: The cut cinema version was passed PG for mild sex references and horror after 52s of BBFC further category cuts over
and above the original 45s of cuts. So the total cuts are 1:32s for:
2008 Metrodome/In2Film R2 DVD titled Howard the Duck
The BBFC commented of the 52s of further cuts:
Company chose to remove moderate visual sex references (to a [furry lady duck] pornographic magazine and to working in a sleazy sauna/massage parlour [with couples making
out]) in order to achieve a PG classification. An uncut 12 classification was available.
UK: Released uncut on pre-cert video for:
