BBFC Cuts L

• L Plate

La belle noiseuse

• La belle noiseuse: Divertimento

A shorter version titled Divertimento was passed PG without BBFC cut for the 1992 cinema release and 1992 Artificial Eye video.

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

La bête

• Death's Ecstacy
• The Beast
• The Beast in Heat

Uncut version is available at:

The US release featuring the Complete Version is uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

• US 2004 Cult Epics Special Edition R1 DVD via US Amazon

Unrated

The Director's Cut was passed 18 uncut for:

• UK 2001 Nouveaux R2 DVD at UK Amazon
• UK 2001 cinema release

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

• US 2005 Cult Epics R1 DVD via US Amazon

The BBFC commented:

• Given that the basic theme of the film had been accepted on VHS back in 1987, the main issue this time was whether the more explicit moments of sexual detail could now be reinstated. Although some of the sexual detail was quite explicit, none of it was unsimulated (the beast's spectacular ejaculation obviously involved the use of prosthetics). Accordingly it was passed 18 uncut.

This shortened version is accepted as the Director's Cut and is generally preferred over the longer Complete Version. All sex scenes are intact but there are a few scenes missing (for pacing reasons). Thanks to Marc:

1. Missing scene: Ifany sneeking into the bathroom, after Mathurin has been groomed by his father, in order to stuff clumps of Mathutin's hair into an envelope.
2. Missing scene: Ifany bringing the envelope of Mathurin's hair into Duc Rammondelo de Balo's office, where he is dismissed and the Duc sniffs at it.
3. Missing scene: The cook sets the table while singing, prior to the farcical meal that the Mathurin, his father and the guests attend.
4. Better news is that the scene near the end of the film, when the Cardinal arrives at the family home and tutors his underling on the perils of bestiality, is included

See trailer from youtube.com

Summary Review: Most controversial film of the decade

An insane adult reworking of The Beauty and the Beast tale. This erotic fable was originally to be part of the Immoral Tales (1974) anthology, yet was put aside due to it's controversial subject matter then later transformed into this film.

The financially unstable son, Mathurin (Pierre Benedtti), and very rich, and horny Lucy Broadhurst (Lisbeth Hummel) are soon to be arranged in marriage. The home is full of history relating to the families most famous ancestor, Romilda. Lucy immediately becomes fascinated with Romilda, and stumbles upon her diary.

The tale is told of the day she was brutally attacked in the woods by a comical man / beast creature with a extra large penis. This scene is both shockingly powerful and hilariously funny all at once. Combining black humour, with graphic sexuality.

~9:00s

• UK 1988 Global Sales VHS titled  Death's Ecstacy

The BBFC still felt that the bestiality theme was contentious and that the dream sequence may feed into the rape myth that women secretly desire to be raped.

Ultimately, it was concluded that the very fantastical nature of the sequence and its clearly symbolic nature mitigated against any likelihood of harm.

From article from sbbfc.co.uk:

The film had previously been pre-cut to address James Ferman's concerns of:

• sight of horses copulating in explicit detail;
• a line drawing of a woman being mounted by an animal;
• close shots of masturbation
• close shots of genital detail;
• the more explicit moments in the dream sequence, including the beast rubbing his penis against a tree, the beast masturbating and placing his head between a woman's legs, and sight of the beast's semen flowing over the woman's buttocks, breasts and stomach.

The film opened at the Prince Charles cinema in September 1978. Following public complaints about the film, possibly provoked by some sensationalist press reporting, the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) was asked to consider a prosecution of the film under the Obscene Publications Act. In the event, following consultation with legal advisers, the DPP concluded that there was no reasonable prospect of a conviction against the cut version of the film and no further action was taken.

• UK 1978 cinema release

From article from sbbfc.co.uk:

Distributor pre-cuts reduced the length of a masturbation scene and removed some of the more explicit shots from the dream sequence, in which the heroine imagines having intercourse with the beast.

In spite of the reductions already made, the Board was sceptical about whether the film would be acceptable to the majority of local authorities, on whose behalf the BBFC classified films. Part of the problem was the film's sexual explicitness, even in the reduced version, which exceeded the standards currently accepted for the X category. However, a more serious problem was whether the central dream sequence might raise legal issues because of its suggestion of bestiality.

James Ferman wrote to the distributor:

We see considerable problems in passing this film as it stands, although I realise you have made a few cuts of [sic] the most extreme sexual material. Certainly, there are still a great many shots which we feel might be vulnerable at law, and beyond that, there is also much footage which we feel vastly exceeds the standards accepted by the vast majority of local authorities. The problem is that, with a director of Borowczyk's stature, the cutting required might be such as to damage the film artistically, and I do not think the Board would want to become involved in a war of attrition on a film of such consequence.

The film was further pre-cut to address James Ferman's concerns of:

• sight of horses copulating in explicit detail;
• a line drawing of a woman being mounted by an animal;
• close shots of masturbation
• close shots of genital detail;
• the more explicit moments in the dream sequence, including the beast rubbing his penis against a tree, the beast masturbating and placing his head between a woman's legs, and sight of the beast's semen flowing over the woman's buttocks, breasts and stomach.

But to no avail as the film was still banned by the BBFC

LA Blue Girl Returns
Episodes 1 & 2

Cut when submitted in 2005 with the following BBFC statement: Cuts required to remove scenes of sexual assaults which eroticised and/or endorsed the activity, and images encouraging an interest in underage sex. With these cuts made an R18 was available to the distributor. Distributor chose to make further cuts to explicit detail of sexual activity in order to achieve an 18.

I wonder if the definition of underage sex being used by the BBFC is 16 or 18. Sex is perfectly legal at 16 it just cannot be shown on video

Region 1  DVD available uncut from AnimeNation

Synopsis & review from www.hentaineko.com

A deadly sex ninja trained in the carnal arts, Miko is hot to deal out heavy martial arts mistreatments to any demon who threatens her. But when the monsters target her sexy sister for a little family fun, Miko really sees red! Who is the stronger sexual slayer, our hedonistic heroine or the preternatural perverts of the underworld?

I love La Blue Girl. And c'mon, isn't Miko Mido the cutest thing ever to sport a hair ribbon? If it's wildly over-the-top excess you're after and with tongue pressed firmly in cheek, then look no further. In fact, La Blue Girl returns pitches itself somewhere between the silly, sexy outrageousness of La Blue Girl while also giving us a coherent plot a la Lady Blue.

Did I mention the animation? Absolutely gorgeous is the most appropriate way I can think of describing the visuals. Far, far better than the vast majority of hentai releases, I was, to say the least, very impressed. The naughtiness level seems to have shifted up a notch or two from the rather subdued (in my opinion) Lady Blue.

LA Blue Girl Returns
Episodes 3 & 4

Cut when submitted in 2005 with the following BBFC statement:

Cuts required to remove scenes of sexual assaults which eroticised and/or endorsed the activity, and scenes which suggested that sexually active characters were children. With these cuts made an R18 was available to the distributor. Distributor chose to make further cuts to explicit detail of sexual activity in order to achieve an 18.

I wonder if the children being referred to were in fact depicted as over the age of consent.

See LA Blue Girl Returns Episodes 1 & 2 for review

Region 1  DVD available uncut from AnimeNation

La mala educación

See Bad Education

La Morte Vivante

La Noche del Terror Ciego

Lady Chatterley

Passed 18 uncut for:

• 2007 Artificial Eye R2 DVD at UK Amazon
• 2007 cinema release.

The US release is uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

• 2007 Kino R1 DVD at US Amazon

There are also longer TV versions running at 193 and 220 minutes

Lady Dragon

Passed 18 after 8s of BBFC cuts for:

• UK 1992 New Age VHS

Lady Frankenstein

• La Figlia di Frankenstein
• Daughter of Frankenstein
• Madame Frankenstein

See video from youtube.com

Uncut version is available at:

1971 Italy horror film by Mel Welles & Aureliano Luppi with Joseph Cotten and Rosalba Neri. See IMDb

The US release featuring the longer International Cut is MPAA R Rated for:

• US 2011 Shout! Factory Vampires, Mummies and Monsters Collection (US Theatrical Version + International Cut) R1 DVD via UK Amazon and at US Amazon

Summary Review: Notably Sexy Neri

When Dr. Frankenstein is killed by a monster he created, his daughter and his lab assistant Marshall continue his experiments.

Most commentators are transfixed by the strong sexy (and nude) performance of Rosalba Neri. All sorts of accolades awarded here way beyond what you would expect for a performance in a lowly B movie.

Otherwise comments about the movie range from 'naff' to 'entertaining'.

pre-cut
11:05s

• UK 2005 Orbit DVD

See pictorial version details from movie-censorship.com:

In the USA the movie is a public domain film and was released several times. The original runtime of over 90 minutes probably was too long for the film distributors at that time; as a result, it was trimmed down to 83:38 minutes. Interestingly enough, most of the cuts edit plot scenes out - most of the sex and gore still made it into the shorter US version.

• UK 1971 cinema release

The BBFC noted the submitted running time as 98:58s = 95:00s PAL

The Lady Hermit

• Zhong kui niang zi
• Chung kwai leung ji

Uncut version is available at:

uncut

The US release is uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

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

Review from IMDb: Quite spectacular

The film offers two wonderful swordswomen for the price of one. Shaw Bros.' top female martial arts star of the late 1960s, Cheng Pei Pei, stars as the title character, a famous veiled crusader who fights bad guys with her sword but has dropped out of sight when the film opens. Shih Szu plays an eager, whip-wielding aspiring swordswoman who seeks to track down Lady Hermit and become her student.

The villains are a gang of evil Taoist monks, led by Lady Hermit's old adversary, Black Demon. Lady Hermit and her two followers engage the gang in a series of extremely lively sword battles which are spread throughout the entire film. There are several great set pieces, including a bit where the characters fight on one of those perilous rope bridges across a gorge and the bad guys cut the ropes and Shih Szu has to hang on to the dangling remains of the bridge and climb and fight her way to the top. The climactic battle in a towering pagoda is quite spectacular.

• UK 1972 cinema release

Lady in White

The Theatrical Version was passed 15 without BBFC cuts for:

• UK 1989 Virgin VHS
• UK 1989 cinema release

The 2009 Optimum DVD is reported to be the longer Director's but it was passed by the BBFC with a running time as per the Theatrical Version. Perhaps the Theatrical Version was submitted but it was the Director's Cut that was released.

Lady Libertine

Lady Super Cop

• Nu er dang zi qiang
• Supercop: Female

Laid to Rest

Unrated

The Director's Cut was passed 18 uncut for:

• UK 2009 Anchor Bay/Starz R2 DVD at UK Amazon

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

• US 2009 Starz/Anchor Bay R1 DVD at US Amazon

There is also US R rated version to avoid

Lake Placid 3

The Unrated Version was passed 18 for:

• UK 2010 Sony R2 DVD at UK Amazon

There is also a cut US R Rated version to avoid

The Lamp

Same cut version for cinema and video

Land of the Dead

• George A Romero's Land of the Dead

Unrated

The Unrated Version was passed 15 uncut for:

• UK 2008 Universal Blu-ray at UK Amazon
• UK 2005 Universal R2 DVD at UK Amazon

The US release is uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

• US 2008 Universal R0 Blu-ray at US Amazon
• US 2005 Universal R1 DVD at US Amazon

cut

R Rated

• UK 2005 cinema release

From IMDb:

• both gore and dialogue have been cut from the theatrical version.

Land Raiders

• The Day of the Landgrabber

The BBFC cut the 1970 AA rated cinema release

Language of Love

• Ur kärlekens sprĺk

The film was passed 18 uncut for the 2008 Revelation DVD. The BBFC commented: Contains real sex. (But I suspect only in a scientific sex education documentary context)

Language of Love 2

See More About the Language of Love

Lara Croft: Tomb Raider

The 2009 Paramount Blu-ray is noted as the Uncut Feature and has been passed without BBFC cuts but with a 15 certificate

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

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

See pictorial cuts details from movie-censorship.com

See also article from sbbfc.co.uk

I have also been informed that the distributor also removed Lara's final deadly throat chop to the villain, Powell from the cinema version. It is bizarrely restored in the video and DVD

Lassie: Look Homeward

Cut when submitted in 2006 with the following BBFC statement: During a scene in which a dog is shot, the animal reacts as if it has been hit by an object, knocking it to the ground. The distributor was unable to provide information about how the scene was filmed without involving cruelty, so a compulsory cut was made.

Lassie the Voyager

Cut when submitted in 2006 with the following BBFC comment: Cut was required to remove sight of dog apparently being shot.

Lassie's Great Adventure

• Lassie's Greatest Adventure

Cut when submitted in 2006 with the following BBFC statement: Distributor was required to remove a sequence where an eagle is tethered by the leg to the ground and goaded into fury and terror by a dog.

The Last Cannibal World

• Carnivorous
• Jungle Holocaust
• The Last Survivor
• Cannibal
• Ultimo Mondo Cannibale

Uncut version is available at:

The BBFC passed the film 18 after 2:46s cuts for:

• UK 2003 International Trading/Screen Entertainment R0 DVD

The US release is uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

• US 2002 AIP R0 DVD via UK Amazon and at US Amazon

The BBFC commented:

• Two compulsory cuts required for 18, one to remove scenes of animal cruelty organised or directed for the purposes of filmmaking
• and one to remove a scene of eroticised sexual violence.

Review from US Amazon: It ain't pretty

If you're a cannibal junkie, this is one to devour. It's no "Cannibal Holocaust" and suffers from a somewhat simplistic script, but there's enough grue and nudity to satisfy gorehounds and enough animal cruelty to enrage everyone else.

It ain't pretty, folks, but it is one of a kind. They don't make 'em like this anymore and even though Deodato says he wants to now make "Cannibal Holocaust 2001" (too late ruggero!) - - don't hold your breath. This is a long-dead genre destined to stay that way. Bon appetit!

It never got spotted by the authorities looking for video nasties though.

The Last Chapter

Passed 15 without BBFC cuts for:

• UK 2010 BFI Online
• UK 2010 BFI video

• UK 1973 cinema release

The BBFc noted the submitted running time as 29:10s = 28:00s PAL

The Last Dinosaur

• Kyokutei tankensen Pora-Bora

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

• US 2011 Warner Brothers R0 DVD via UK Amazon and at US Amazon

• UK 1978 cinema release

The Last Emperor

• L'ultimo imperatore
• Le dernier empereur
• Modai huangi

The TV Version was passed 15 uncut for:

• UK 2004 Optimum DVD
• UK 2004 cinema release
• UK 1999 Second Sight DVD

This longer version has been labelled The Director's Cut but the consensus seems to be that the director preferred the Theatrical Cut

• UK 1998 Second Sight VHS
• UK 1994 VCI VHS
• UK 1988 RCA/Columbia VHS
• UK 1987 cinema release

The scenes that were omitted were mainly Pu-yi's time in the Chinese concentration camp.

However it is interesting to note that towards the end of the film the protagonist sees the former prison warder in chains and approaches one of the officers in the street. In the Region 2 version of the film the officer responds, "fuck off" but if you view the region 1, this has been edited to "buzz off!"

Last House on Dead End Street

• At the Hour of Our Death
• The Cuckoo Clocks of Hell
• The Fun House

Passed 18 uncut for:

• UK 2006 Tartan R0 DVD

The US release is uncut and MPAA R Rated for:

• US 2005 Barrel R1 DVD via UK Amazon and via US Amazon

However the disemboweling scene was restored from a noticeably different print.

Review from Amazon US: Spoof Snuff

Last House on Dead End Street was a movie that achieved popularity due to the fact that it was put in the same breath as Last House on the Left by Wes Craven, but that's about where the similarities end.

Roger Watkins directs and stars as a madman who is released from prison and vows to take revenge on society or so he says. However he instead chooses to kill his former friends and cohorts who may have stole some of his film ideas. He then plots an absurd plot where he makes the best snuff films. Yes that's part of the urban legend, but this is not a snuff film. What it is though is one disturbing, at times hilarious spoof of other wannabee snuff films.

What the movie is missing is the fact that in Last House on the Left we don't have any reversal of fortune between the victim and murderers, instead the movie chooses one direction and stays there, so nothing is really a surprise.

The Last House on the Left

The US Unrated Version (noted as an Extended Version in the UK) was passed 18 uncut for a 2009 Universal DVD. The BBFC explained their uncut 18 decision:

The Last House on the Left is a modern remake of a 1972 horror feature about a gang of violent criminals who assault a teenage girl then unwittingly find themselves seeking refuge at her parents' home. The film was classified 18 for strong bloody violence and strong sexual violence.

The film contains many scenes of strong bloody violence, many of which breach the BBFC Guidelines at 15 which state that violence may be strong but may not dwell on the infliction of pain or injury and that the strongest gory images are unlikely to be acceptable . In the assault on the teenage girls, which includes a graphic stabbing and shooting, and in the scenes where the parents get their revenge, there is extended focus on the actual process of the infliction of wounds and the resultant blood loss. These scenes include a bullet being shot through a woman's eye, a man's arm being caught in a waste disposal unit and a man's head exploding after being put in a microwave.

The film also contains a mounting sense of sexual threat as the criminal gang take the two teenage girls into the wood; a threat which culminates with the rape of one of the girls. This extended scene went beyond the discreet and brief depiction of sexual assault that is allowed by the BBFC Guidelines at 15 . However, the focus on the girl's anguish and the lack of sexualised nudity or graphic sexual detail means that the scene did not eroticise or endorse sexual assault and therefore did not require intervention beyond the 18 category.

There is also one use of very strong language and multiple uses of strong language in the film alongside some strong verbal sex references and scenes in which the teenage characters smoke cannabis.

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

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

Review from US Amazon: Polished Remake of Raw Classic

Wes Craven's The Last House on the Left was released in 1972 and I heard from many people who were old enough to see it when it first came out that it was the most shocking thing anyone had ever seen. To this day the original is still a raw and often disgusting piece of cinema, so being that in 2009 films can push the envelope even more, I didn't know how far this thing would go.

It's shocking, brutal and gross, but it didn't just go the buckets of blood route. Yes, there is some gore, but compared to films like Hostel and SAW this is quite tame. What does get under your skin is the rape scene. I read that some people witnessed others leave the theater at this point and they never came back. I guess they didn't see the original or read up on what they paid to see before plopping in their seat. It shows little skin compared to the 1972 version, but it's a long scene that is painful to watch.

The cast is quite good, though most are actors whose names you won't know. The father, played by Tony Goldwyn, and the leader of the killers, played by Garrett Dillahunt were the standouts.

For a film as gritty as this one, the cinematography is polished and takes away a little bit of the raw power that the original had. I actually don't think Wes Craven's 1972 flick holds up well today and thought this remake was better.

The US MPAA cuts were to the scene of rape and assault but there also a few plot extensions in the Unrated Version.

See pictorial cuts details from movie-censorship.com

The Last House on the Left

• Krug & Company
• The Men's Room
• Night of vengeance
• Sex Crime of the Century

See trailer from youtube.com
 

Uncut at:

uncut
alternative
Krug Edit

UK: The Krug Edit was passed 18 uncut for:

• UK 2009  Metrodome/In2film R2 DVD at UK Amazon

See pictorial version details from movie-censorship.com:

The Krug Edit consists of minor edits throughout but includes the more controversial scenes. It is suggested that this edit may also be considered the Director's Cut.

Unrated

• UK 2008 Second Sight R2 DVD at UK Amazon

The BBFC commented:

• The uncut version was submitted by a new distributor and in 2008 the Board reviewed the work. On the basis of the authoritative interpretation of the harm test as directed in the High Court in the Manhunt 2 case, the Board considered that the dated nature of the work had reduced much of the impact of the sexual violence previously cut. The Board’s sexual violence policy tests had been applied afresh since the previous submission, and the Board did not now believe that the work posed a realistic possibility of harm, so it was classified ‘18’ uncut.

US: uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

• US 2011 MGM Collector's Edition R0 Blu-ray via UK Amazon and at US Amazon
• US 2009 MGM R1 DVD at US Amazon

Summary Review: Brutal Realist Tragedy

While I think that people tend to get a bit hyperbolic when they talk about The Last House on the Left, I do think it's a fairly good film, especially given what the filmmakers were trying to do and considering their lack of experience, the era and the budget. Also, despite a filmic precursor, it just may be the earliest example of the horror subgenre of brutal, realist tragedy. However, it has flaws that would be difficult to overlook in a distanced assessment of the film.

But again, focusing on that amounts to hype now, and shouldn't be taken too seriously, lest it lead to inflated expectations. Just as surprising on a first viewing is that The Last House on the Left has an intermittent goofy sense of humor and a groovy attitude that is firmly mired in the early 1970s. The two policemen are really comic relief characters (and very funny at that), but there is also a lot of humor surrounding the criminal quartet--this almost becomes a black comedy at times. These sensibilities even extend to the music, which has a frequent hillbilly edge and lyrics that supply ex-positional material. Surprisingly, Hess, who plays Krug, wrote the music.

• UK 2003 Anchor Bay R0 DVD titled Krug & Company

The BBFC commented:

• Cuts required to humiliation of woman forced to urinate, violent stabbing assault on woman and removal of her entrails, and woman's chest carved with a knife.

This version has minor differences throughout but all the footage in the BBFC 2002 cuts list is also cut here

Passed 18 after 44s of BBFC cuts for

• UK 2003 Anchor Bay R0 DVD

The 2003 Anchor Bay DVDs implemented the same 2002 cuts list differently and ended up deleting a further 13s

Interestingly the UK Anchor Bay release includes a DVD extra showing the deleted footage as a series of stills. (BBFC censorship only applies to video material)

Passed 18 after 31s of BBFC cuts for:

• UK 2002 Blue Underground DVD

The BBFC justified their cuts as follows: Cuts required to humiliation of woman forced to urinate, violent stabbing assault on woman and removal of her entrails, and woman's chest carved with a knife.

See An appeal against the cuts report from the appeal
See also Last Appeal on the Left

The upshot was that the Video Appeals Committee agreed with the 16s of BBFC and added a further 15s of their own.

• UK 2002 Blue Underground DVD

banned

• UK 2000 cinema release

The BBFC commented:

The Last House on the Left is not suitable for cinema exhibition because of the explicit and sadistic sexual violence contained in the film. This is the second time that The Last House on the Left has been refused classification by the BBFC. The present version is some four minutes longer than the version offered in 1974, but is still several minutes shorter than the original uncut version. Although the recent resubmission was of a cut version of the film, it was still found to contain elements which are unacceptable under the Board's published Guidelines. The Board asked for further cuts to remove images of the horrific stripping, rape and knife murder of two women. The option of making additional cuts was offered to the distributor in May 1999 and in September they confirmed that the film would be resubmitted with further cuts. After much delay it is now clear that the distributor has declined the option to proceed further. The Board is therefore unable to classify the film in this version.

The release was mostly intact but was missing a short comic scene with 2 bumbling cops.

banned

• UK 1974 cinema release

The Greater London Council proved no more sympathetic and refused to overturn the ban for London only showings.

The Last Hunter

• L'Ultimo cacciatore
• Il Cacciatore

Passed 18 uncut with BBFC cuts waived for:

• UK 2002 Michael Lee/Vipco R2 DVD

From IMDB:

• All DVD versions of the film are missing a brief 35 second scene where a soldier replies to a question asked by Captain Morris. The scene was in the cinema version and is probably missing due to print damage.

• UK 1988 Elephant VHS

From IMDB:

• 8 seconds were cut to edit some shots from an attempted rape on Tisa Farrow

• UK 1981 cinema release

The Last Minute

• Ena lepto prothesmia

Unrated

The Director's Cut was passed 18 uncut for:

• UK 2007 Vital R2 DVD at UK Amazon
• UK 2003 Manga R2 DVD

The US release is uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

• US 2004 Palm R1 DVD at US Amazon

There is also a US R Rated version shorter by 10:11s. See pictorial cuts details from movie-censorship.com

The Last of the Mohicans

The Director's Definitive Cut is uncut and MPAA R Rated for:

• US 2010 20th Century Fox RA Blu-ray via UK Amazon and at US Amazon

See pictorial version details from movie-censorship.com

• US 2001 20th Century Fox R1 DVD via UK Amazon and at US Amazon

See pictorial version details from movie-censorship.com

PG-13

The Theatrical Version was passed 15 without cuts for:

• UK 2006 Warner R2 DVD
• UK 1995 Warner VHS
• UK 1993 Warner VHS

PG-13

• UK 1992 cinema release

The Last Picture Show

The BBFC passed the Director's Cut 15 uncut for the 2000 Columbia/TriStar DVD

7 minutes of uncontentious material has been added

See pictorial version details from movie-censorship.com

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

The Last Rites of Ransom Pride

Pass 15 after 11s of BBFC cuts for:

• UK 2010 Revolver Online
• UK 2010 Revolver R2 DVD

The BBFC commented:

Company was required to remove sight of animal cruelty (in this case, cockfighting),

Last Tango in Paris

• Ultimo tango a Parisi

Uncut version is available at:

NC-17

The BBFC waived their cuts for:

• UK 2000 MGM R2 DVD at UK Amazon
• UK 2000 MGM VHS
• UK 1988 Warner VHS
• UK 1978 X rated cinema release

The US release is uncut and NC-17 Rated for:

• US 2011 MGM RA Blu-ray via UK Amazon and at US Amazon
• US 1998 MGM R1 DVD at US Amazon

There is also a cut US R Rated version with 2 minutes of the anal sex scene being blocked by a lamp

See case study from sbbfc.co.uk: Cuts waived due to artistic value

It was rather ironic that after the failed obscenity prosecution, when the OPA was eventually applied to film in 1977, the BBFC's response was to waive its original 1973 cut and pass the film X uncut in 1978.

According to the new Secretary of the BBFC, James Ferman, the application of the OPA to this film guaranteed that it must be considered as a whole and that a defence of artistic value was applicable. Therefore the film was not obscene in its complete version.

The Board's decision to waive the cut provoked no comment.

• 1973 cinema release

From IMDb:

• The BBFC originally demanded 20s of cuts to include edits for language but these were successfully appealed by the director. In the end a 10s shot of Paul putting his fingers between Jeanne's buttocks was censored from the sodomy scene.
• The BBFC was also concerned about a scene of sexual dialogue, but decided that it could not be cut without damaging the film.

The submitted running time was noted as 128:58s = 123:48s PAL

See case study from sbbfc.co.uk: Obscenity Prosecution

The Festival of Light, a pro-censorship pressure group, started a concerted campaign to prevent the film reaching British cinema screens, circulating copies of the script to MPs and writing to local authorities - with considerable success, since several dozen banned it.

However, it received favourable write ups from the film critics and played unopposed in most areas.

Events took an unprecedented turn, however, when Edward Shackleton, a Salvation Army member, brought a private prosecution against the film's distributors for publishing obscene material. The case ultimately collapsed when it was found that the Obscene Publications Act (OPA) did not apply to film.

Late Night Trains

See Night Train Murders

Latter Days - Special Features Elements

Cut in 2006 with the following BBFC comment: The cuts were Cuts for Category. Distributor chose to remove shots of a suicide attempt which demonstrated a technique not felt to be widely known and more likely to result in death that the more well-known method

Law Abiding Citizen

Unrated

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

• 2010 Technicolor/Momentum Blu-ray at UK Amazon

The US release is uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

• US 2010 Overture/Anchor Bar RA Blu-ray at US Amazon

The BBFC explained the 18 rating:

Law Abiding Citizen is a thriller about a man who feels let down by the US justice system after his wife and daughter are murdered. The film has been classified at 18 for strong bloody violence, torture and sexual violence.

The film contains several scenes of strong violence, with a bloody and protracted stabbing in one instance. BBFC Guidelines at 15 state that violence may not dwell on the infliction of pain and injury. At least one of the scenes was judged to go beyond the scope of the Guidelines at 15. Other scenes imply strong violence, including torture, but in most instances the strong detail is not seen on screen. The film includes one scene of sexual violence, with the attack implied rather than portrayed.

Law Abiding Citizen contains a vigilante theme, with a man taking the concept of justice into his own hands and using violence against those who he judges to have failed him. This theme was also considered suitable only at 18. The BBFC Guidelines require caution with themes that appear to endorse illegal behaviour, such as violent revenge. In this instance there is some ambiguity as to how the vigilante is presented, with some dialogue references to the lack of wisdom of his choices, but this is counterbalanced with him being presented as a sympathetic character.

The film also includes frequent use of strong language.

See pictorial version details from movie-censorship.com

• The additional material is mostly plot and dialogue but the violent scenes, including the rape, torture and man being punched to death in the throat, have been extended too.

cut

R Rated

• 2010 Technicolor/Momentum R2 DVD
• 2009 cinema release

The Lawless Frontier

The BBFC cut 5s from the 2005 Classic Entertainment DVD and 2010 Deagostini DVD. Cut required to a scene of animal cruelty (horse being ridden off a cliff into water)

Running time variations suggest that there are 2 versions doing the rounds.

Lawman

The video was cut by 2s in 1995 for Warner and 4s in 2204 for MGM. Cut required to remove a cruel horse fall

The Lawnmower Man

• Stephen King's The Lawnmower Man

The Director's Cut was passed 15 uncut for:

• UK 2010 Universal R2 DVD at US Amazon
• UK 1993 EIV VHS

From IMDb:

An extra 39 minutes of uncontroversial material have been added for the Director's Cut

• UK 2002 Prism DVD
• UK 1995 VCI VHS
  UK 1992-3 First Independent VHS
• UK 1992 cinema release

Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace

Lawrence of Arabia

No cuts noted for the 1996 Columbia/TriStar VHS

Le Viol du Vampire

• Vampire Woman
• Vampire Women
• The Rape of the Vampire
• La Reine des vampires

Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre III

• Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3
• Leatherface
• Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III
• TCM 3
• Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3

See trailer from youtube.com
 

Uncut version is available at:

Unrated

The uncut US Unrated Version was passed 18 uncut for:

• UK 2004 EIV R2 DVD at UK Amazon

The US release is uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

• US 2004 New Line R1 DVD at US Amazon

Note that other cuts were implemented at an early stage of editing. These scenes were never completed and the unprocessed rough cuts have become DVD extras.

Summary Review: Unique and interesting

The film itself is extremely well-acted, especially by the lead, Kate Hodge. It is however, not the most pleasant film you will ever see and if the filmmakers intended it to be a gruelling and punishing experience, they definitely succeeded.

Despite these strong performances and excellent (and very gruesome) special make-up effects, the completed film is left damaged and confused in several key places. But, it is still one of the better entries in this particular series and is well-worth a look as a unique and interesting horror film.

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R Rated

• UK 2004 EIV R2 DVD

The following cuts were made after poor audience previews and to enable the distributors to get a US R Rating:

• Alfredo using scissors to deface pictures of girls in a porn magazine
• Various blood spattered shots are missing from a chainsaw attack on Gina by a tree
• The scene or Ryan stuck in a mantrap is missing a shot of his blooded foot and a subsequent scream
• A shot of a pen stabbed into Michelle's leg and its removal by a little girl is missing along with the subsequent maniacal laughing about the incident
• A shot of Michelle's bloodied hand nailed to a chair is gone as is a shot of a hook in Ryan's leg as he is suspended upside down. Further scenes of these victim's predicaments are also cut. As have the lines with Tex teasing Ryan: Hey, if you need anything... just twitch!; and Tex teasing Michelle: Don't ever think of leaving! Not before diner!
• Missing shots of Alfredo with a cut off leg and kissing a severed head before spitting on it and chucking it away
• The little girl's big chance for a kill has been deleted. She gets to pull the chord that releases a large hammer that swings down to hit Ryan on the head. Subsequent drinking of a cup of Ryan's blood is also trimmed
• Leatherface marking a line across Michelle's face to aim his chainsaw is missing
• Missing shots of Tinker's finger stumps and his ear on a grill and blood spattering onto Michelle
• Missing shots of gandpa being shot
• Missing shots of Michelle ripping her hand to free it from the nail in the chair.
• Missing shots of mom dying and uttering son of a bitch with her last breath
• Michelle gets less hits on Leatherface's head with her rock

See pictorial cuts details from movie-censorship.com

• UK 1990 cinema release

Leaving Las Vegas

Unrated

The Unrated Version was passed 18 uncut for:

• UK 2008 Technicolor/Optimum R2 DVD at UK Amazon
• UK 1996 EIV VHS
• UK 1995 cinema release

The US release is uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

• US 2011 MGM R0 Blu-ray via UK Amazon and at US Amazon

Legacy of Rage

• Long zai jiang hu

A very brief shot was cut from the dubbed VPD video release of this Brandon Lee H.K actioner.

• During the finale - the raid on Michael Wong's house - a bloody shot of Lee chopping a henchmen's throat has been trimmed.

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

Review from US Amazon: Brandon's sheer presence

I watched Legacy of Rage after I saw Brandon's final film, The Crow, and I was literally blown away. Unlike most dubbed films, Brandon's sheer presence and force of character made the film very watchable--I never had a sense that I was missing a part of his performance (although of course I was) because of the intense physical acting of his character.

The fight and shooting scenes are well balance with thoughtful character development. The final confrontation between Brandon and Michael is often compared to John Woo style Hollywood action epics, and rightly so...you will rewind it again and again to catch all the action! The initial fight scene between Brandon and the bully is a treat for Bruce Lee fans. Brandon does several Brucisms, like cracking his knuckles by clenching his fists, and such. This is the only time you will see Brandon emulate his father on film.

If you are a Brandon fan, this is a must see...forget about Laser Mission and Showdown in Little Tokyo...this is Brandon as good as Rapid Fire, with distinct foreshadowings of The Crow. Get it.

Legalimits

Cut in 2006 with the following BBFC comment: The cuts were Compulsory. A warning caption was added to the work, alerting viewers to the danger of performing some of the driving stunts portrayed in the work without proper safety measures.

The Legend

• Fong Sai Yu
• Fang Shi Yu
• Fong Sai Yuk
• The Legend of Fong Sai-Yuk
• The Prodigal Fighter

1993 Hong Kong martial arts film by Cory Yuen with Jet Li, Lung Chan and Sung Young Chen. See IMDb

The shorter US Version was passed 15 after 1s of BBFC cuts for:

• UK 2010 Showbox R2 DVD as The Legend of Fong Sai Yuk
• UK 2002 Buena Vista R2 DVD as The Legend
• UK 2001 Buena Vista R2 DVD as The Legend

The BBFC commented:

• Cut required to sight of real animal cruelty (horse tripped so that it falls forward onto head)

The US Version is shortened mostly to remove comic scenes that were thought to be unappealing to western humour. See pictorial version details from movie-censorship.com

• UK 1993 cinema release as Fong Sai Yuk

Legend

Unrated

1985 US/UK fantasy by Ridley Scott with Tom Cruise and Mia Sara. See IMDb

The Director's Cut was passed PG uncut for:

• UK 2012 20th Century Fox Online
• UK 2012 20th Century Fox Blu-ray at UK Amazon

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

• US 2011 Universal Ultimate Edition (Director's Cut + Theatrical Version) RA Blu-ray via UK Amazon and at US Amazon
• US 2008 Universal Ultimate Edition (Director's Cut + Theatrical Version) R1 DVD via UK Amazon and at US Amazon

The additional material is non-contentious See pictorial version details from movie-censorship.com

PG

• UK 2002 20th Century Fox DVD
• UK 1986 Warner VHS
• UK 1985 cinema release

The Legend of Fong Sai-Yuk

See The Legend

The Legend of the Lone Ranger

The 12 rated Carlton Video version cut by 5s when submitted in 2000. Cuts required to two shots of horses suffering harm while falling

The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires

• 7 Brothers Versus Dracula
• Dracula and the Seven Golden Vampires
• The Seven Brothers Meet Dracula

Downgraded to 15 and cuts waived when submitted in 2004

The uncut region 2 DVD is available at UK Amazon

When the expedition party is attacked by the thugs right after they set out on the travel, the last of the baddies is killed by a sort of death grip, apparantly punctuating his jugular vein. This is shown in both the uncut, the old US edit and the US trailer! In the UK version you merely see the guy drop to the ground.

When the vampire lords later raid the village, the uncut version shows two girls being dragged out of their homes and stripped, showing their breasts. In the UK version we only see this happen to one of the girls very briefly.

Incidently the abbreviated USA release version of this film, The Seven Brothers Meet Dracula, shows this whole sequence three times, once with the image reversed. As well as removing nearly 20mins of exposition, this version re-structures the film's narrative in order to cram a number of action scenes (some of which are shown two or three times) into the film as early as possible. In addition to the narrative deletions you mention, the opening credits sequence now unfolds against stills of scenes of the vampires which actually occur about 15 mins into the original film, the flashback structure of the old man avenging his daughters death by killing the 7th golden vampire has been removed and this is now simply an unexplained action sequence near the beginning of the film before Van Helsing appears rather than contained within his lecture, the sequence in which the high priest meets Dracula in Translyvania has been rendered incomprehensible by the deletion of over 50% of the footage (and occurs about 10-15mins into the film rather than being the first scene), and a lot of the dialogue in the scenes in the cave (where the good-guys rest for the night) is also missing.

Legendary Weapons of Kung Fu

• Shih ba pan wu yi
• 18 Legendary Weapons of China
• Legendary Weapons of China

I guess that this could not be sold under the title 18 legendary weapons without being harangued by Trading Standards.

Legion

• Le6ion of the Dead
• Legion of the Dead

The Producer's Cut was passed 18 without cuts for:

• UK 2003 Anchor Bay R2 DVD

There is also a Director's Cut running 15minutes longer. See pictorial version details from movie-censorship.com

Lemon Popsicle

• Eskimo Limon
• Going All the Way

No BBFC cuts for the 2009 15 rated Arrow DVD.

From cuts details on IMDb:

DVD releases restore the previous cuts but feature an edited print which removes

• shots of Benji and Hughie preparing to undress
• a keyhole shot of the Hughie/Stella sex scene.

• Removed the scene where Benji sells his things to pay for Nikki's abortion
• Removed the scene where the boys scratch themselves in class.
• Cut to remove shots of Hughie thrusting between Stella's legs during the sex scene.

From cuts details on IMDb:

• Cut to remove shots of Hughie thrusting between Stella's legs during the sex scene.

Lemonade Mouth

G Rated

The Extended Version was passed U without BBFC cuts for:

• UK 2011 Buena Vista Online
• UK 2011 Buena Vista R2 DVD at UK Amazon

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

• US 2011 Walt Disney R1 DVD at US Amazon

See pictorial version details from movie-censorship.com:

The Extended Version features one extra scene of 5:15s immediately before the end credits. It shows the band being interviewed on a TV show and playing their latest song.

• UK 2011 Buena Vista Online
• UK 2011 Buena Vista R2 DVD

L'Empire des Seins

See In the Realm of the Senses

Leolo

Same cuts apply to the 1993 cinema release, 1993 Tartan video & 2008 Sound & Media DVD

Two cuts reported. Quoted from a posting by Michael Brooke:

The BBFC's interpretation of the Child Protection Act, after a bit of uncertainty in the late 1970s, now seems pretty consistent. Nudity in itself isn't enough to justify cutting - there has to be actual sexual contact of some kind. I don't mean full intercourse or anything like that - one of the two cuts that 'Leolo' suffered was of a couple of obviously under-age children stroking a woman's breasts.

'Leolo' is an ideal case study concerning what is or isn't permissible - having seen both the uncut and cut versions, I'm amazed by what they left in! Bizarrely, shots of an obviously underage boy stuffing raw liver down the front of his trousers, lying face down on the floor and squelching up and down on top of it *doesn't* contravene the Protection of Children Act, but a far more innocent shot such as the one I described above does!

The other cut is for cat molestation.

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

Review from US Amazon: Poetic Genius

Léolo is a rare work of pure poetic genius in film. It is a French-Canadian film that reminds me not only of the power of great cinema, but of the unlimited potential of the human imagination, and what it means to experience real love.

Equally enchanting and depressing, Jean-Claude Lauzon's Léolo tells the story of Léo Lauzon (Maxime Collin), a 12-year-old Montreal boy who is more comfortable living in his wild imagination than in the reality of his dysfunctional life. (He provides the voice-over narration for the film, from the perspective of an old man.) During the film one wonders, is this endearing boy slipping into schizophrenia (as mental illness afflicts his family), or does he simply prefer a life of dreams to a life obsessed with bowel movements.

In confronting themes of adolescent sexuality, mental illness, and physical and emotional abuse (all of which are a part of Léolo's life), the film contains several truly disturbing scenes (none of which seem gratuitous in the context of the film). One such scene involves the depiction of a tortured cat (sure to offend many viewers). (The scene is used to address parental concerns about their children's behaviour: which is worse, teenage smoking or acts of violence?) The soundtrack includes Tom Waits and the Rolling Stones. Not surprisingly, Time Magazine named this poignant, one-of-a-kind film one of the 100 best movies of all time. It is one of my 10 favorite films. It is a film that will haunt you.

Leon

• Leon: The Professional
• The Professional

The BBFC passed the Director's Cut uncut 15 when submitted in 2009 by Optimum

The Director's Cut region 2 DVD is available at UK Amazon
The Director's Cut UK Blu-ray is available at UK Amazon

The Director's Cut region 1 DVD is available at US Amazon
The Director's Cut US Blu-ray is available at US Amazon

From US Amazon: Uncut version is worth the price!

I own both the US and international versions of this film, and the international edition is much better. Both versions carry a slight sexual tension throughout between Leon and Matilda, and the uncut version is more pronounced in this area, but that isn't the reason to buy it.

The extra 24 minutes on the uncut version provides a deeper understanding of the relationship between the two as the film progresses. For example, in the US version Matilda never becomes a real "cleaner" or hitman. It's only hinted at when they shoot a jogger from a rooftop with blanks. In the uncut version, Leon takes her completely under his wing and teaches her the trade, including scenes where the pair run around killing bad guys and such. In the process, Leon teaches her the "ring trick" by tossing a grenade at a victim and keeping the ring and grenade pin in his hand. This scene sets up the final scenes in the movie in a way that the US version left short and unexplained.

If you enjoyed the US version, you'll probably love the uncut version more, if only because the characters and their relationships are much deeper.

From cuts details on IMDb:

Missing scenes:

• Mathilda asking Leon to have sex with her and Leon refusing
• Leon explaining why he had to leave Italy and go to New York when he was 19 years old
• Mathilda and Leon sleeping together in a bed
• Mathilda threatening to shoot herself playing Russian roulette
• Leon and Mathilda hitting the home of a tattooed drug dealer, and setting fire to his supply of drugs
• New training missions where Mathilda learns the ropes of becoming an assassin
• Leon and Matilda going to a restaurant to celebrate her first hit

Les Bijoux de Famille

See Family Jewels

Les Diables

• The Devils
• Los Diablos

The cinema version was cut when submitted in 2004 with the following BBFC justification: Cut required to scene in which young boy holds apparently erect penis.

Les Diables, a critically well received French drama about a pair of juvenile runaways, was considered in relation to the terms of the Protection of Children Act. The film was a sensitive study of two children, one with learning disabilities, struggling on the margins of society. The film focused on their relationship, not just with the wider world, but also with each other. Several scenes suggested that the children were beginning to become sexually aware and sexually attracted to each other. The parts were played by a boy and a girl who were both under 16 at the time of filming and a few scenes involved a certain amount of nudity. The Board took legal advice about these scenes and also consulted a psychiatrist and a clinical psychologist about the psychological impact that taking part in the scenes may have had on the young persons involved. As a consequence, most of the scenes were allowed to pass but a cut was required to a scene which implied that the boy had become sexually aroused while splashing around in water with the girl. Although it was almost impossible to register at normal speed, on freeze frame it was possible to see that the boy’s penis was apparently erect. In order to comply with the Protection of Children Act, the potentially indecent images showing his arousal were removed.

No DVD or video version has yet been certified

Thanks to Daniel, May 2008: Nothing Explicit

 I remember the film because it was actually shown on BBC4 before it was shown theatrically in the UK, and the scene of the two underage actors splashing around in the bath prior to some apparently off screen sexual contact was intact. I remember at the time being startled by what the scene suggested, but I didn't see any sign of the explicit detail that prompted the BBFC to cut it.

Les Demoniaques

• Demoniacs
• The Demoniacs
• Curse of the Living Dead Demoniacs
• Les Deux vierges pour Satan Diablesses
• L'Isola delle demoniache
• Tina, la naufrageuse perverse

The Netherlands release is uncut for:

• NL Encore R0 DVD at UK Amazon

• UK 2004 Redemption/Salvation R0 DVD

The BBFC commented:

• Cuts required to remove an image of rape and accompanying images of sexualised nudity which further eroticise the sexual violence.

• French Erotic Fantasies
• The Grande Sensualists

The BBFC cut the 1978 cinema release

See Justine's Hot Nights

Let Me Die a Woman

Uncut version is available at:

The US release is uncut and MPAA X Rated for:

• US 2006 Synapse R1 DVD via UK Amazon and at US Amazon

The promotional material reads: Not for the faint of heart

This hilarious and horrifying documentary on transsexuals includes actual surgical footage of the operations and close-up looks at the results inside and out. Not for the faint of heart.

• UK 1982 cinema release

• UK 1980 cinema release

Lethal Panther

See Deadly China Dolls

Lethal Weapon

R Rated

The Theatrical Version was passed 15 without BBFC cuts for:

• UK 2010 Warner Online
• UK 2010 Warner RB Blu-ray

Unrated

• UK 2001 Warner R2 DVD via UK Amazon
• UK 1998 Warner VHS

The US release is uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

• US 2000 Warner R1 DVD via US Amazon

From version details on IMDb

The Director's Cut features 7 minutes of additional footage.

• In a new trailer scene, Riggs smashes his tv with a beer bottle
• Murtaugh, before partnering with Riggs, goes to practice at the firing range.
• Riggs, before the dope shoot out, answers a call in a school yard with a sniper. Riggs walks out into the line of fire and kills the sniper, emptying his clip into him.
• Riggs returns home to show off his new TV to his dog
• Riggs, after leaving Murtaugh's house, goes out to solicit a prostitute. The aftermath is not shown, but Riggs says he wants to take her home to watch The 3 Stooges with him; for this he pays her $100.

R Rated

• UK 1992 Warner VHS
• UK 1987 Warner VHS
• UK 1987 cinema release

Lethal Weapon 2

See trailer from youtube.com
 

Uncut version is available at:

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

• US 2000 Warner R1 DVD via UK Amazon and via US Amazon

The Director's Cut has not actually been officially endorsed by the director. Deleted scenes were simply reinstated and marketed as a 'Director's Cut'.

R Rated

UK: The Theatrical Version was passed 15 for strong language, violence, threat and sex, with previous BBFC cuts waived for:

• UK 2010 Warner Online
• UK 2010 Warner Lethal Weapon Collection R0 Blu-ray at UK Amazon

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

• US 2006 Warner R0 Blu-ray at US Amazon
• US 1997 Warner R1 DVD at US Amazon

• UK 2001 Warner R2 DVD
• UK 1999 Warner VHS

The Theatrical Version was passed 18 for strong language and violence after the 1989 cinema cuts were re-applied for:

• UK 1992 Warner VHS
• UK 1990 Warner VHS

• UK 1989 cinema release

The  BBFC cuts were:

• A scene has been removed soon after Mel Gibson sees the body of Patsy Kensit in which he kills two guards. The first one is beaten with a chain and the second has his head rammed in a car door (a definite BBFC no-no).
• There is also a cut close-up of a bad guy being shot during a shortened climatic scene. Multiple shots were reduced to just one.

Lethal Weapon 3

Unrated

The Director's Cut was passed 15 uncut for:

• UK 1998 Warner VHS via UK Amazon

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

• US 2000 Warner R1 DVD at US Amazon

From version details on IMDb

3 uncontentious scenes have been added to make the Director's Cut:

• Trish forces Roger to wear body armor
• Rianne visits Riggs, who's watching the Stooges with Sam and the Rottweiler
• Riggs, Murtaugh, and Lorna threaten to run over Tyrone's head with a car if he didn't give up Travis.

R Rated

• UK 1994 Warner VHS
• UK 1992 Warner VHS
• UK 1992 cinema release

Lethal Weapon 4

Uncut version is available at:

Thanks to Scott:

The uncut Theatrical Version has been released in the UK for

• UK 2010 Warner Lethal Weapon Collection R0 Blu-ray at UK Amazon

Couldn't find the details of the waived cuts in the BBFC database though.

The US release is uncut and MPAA R Rated for:

• US 1998 Warner R1 DVD via UK Amazon and at US Amazon

• UK 2008 Warner Online
• UK 1999 Warner VHS
• UK 1998 Warner VHS
• UK 1998 cinema release

The BBFC said that the re-edited version removed 90 seconds of personal injury and sadism. The UK distributors voluntarily cut the incidence of neck breaks, head butts, garrotting, eye gouging and the noisy breaking of bones in five of the seven reels.

• The fight scene towards the beginning of the film where Jet Li kills an accomplice is missing Jet Li breaking the guy's hand and then stamping on his foot after which he grabs the guy by the face  and knees him.
• In the same scene we  don't get to see the wire being strapped tightly around the guy's throat.
• Towards the end, when the Chinese family is brought to the forgery workshop, and the old character goes to his his uncle, we don't get to see the guy's neck being snapped. The implication still remains though.
• In the major fight scene in Murtaghs house between Jet Li's thugs, Gibson, Russo and Glover there are many many small cuts to remove scenes of contact. This includes punches, kicks and the knife scenes. A pregnant Russo beating a thug is trimmed as is Jet Li kicking Russo in the head as she enters the door.
• The final scene is considerably cut in the same way, including Gibsons repeated Headbutt to Jet Li. Also as in Goldeneye the sound volume is reduced to make the fight impacts less severe.
• During the car chase on the freeway the death of the Chinese man is cut. On The US DVD you see an obviously fake floppy dummy hit by the bus, but the UK DVD cuts before the impact

A Letter from Death Row

No cuts listed for the 2007 DVD release but the running time and lack of BBFC comments suggest this is the same as the 1999 version

The Librarian: Quest for the Spear

The TV Version was passed PG without BBFC cuts for:

• UK 2006 Cinema Club R2 DVD

There is also an Extended Version with addition uncontentious plot that better explains the story. See pictorial version details from movie-censorship.com

License to Drive

Cut for a PG cert.

The line 'you mustn't fuck with the Department of Motor vehicles' has been deleted. (Presumably to keep the certificate at a PG).

When the film was first released on sell-through video, Fox put out the uncut version by mistake.

Licence To Kill

• Licence Revoked

See trailer from youtube.com
 

Uncut version is available at:

PG-13

1989 UK James Bond film by John Glen with Timothy Dalton and Carey Lowell. See IMDb

Passed 15 uncut with BBFC cuts waived for:

• UK 2007 MGM Bond Re-mastered R2 DVD at UK Amazon
• UK 2006 MGM Ultimate Edition R2 DVD at UK Amazon

The 2006 Ultimate Edition includes all the previously cut MPAA and BBFC footage, making it the first totally uncut DVD release in the world.

The US release is uncut and MPAA PG-13 rated for:

• US 2009 MGM RA Blu-ray via UK Amazon and at US Amazon
• US 2007 MGM R1 DVD at US Amazon

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PG-13

• UK 2000 MGM R2 DVD

The film had problems with the MPAA, who requested edits for PG-13 to:

• the shark tank scene,
• the pressure chamber murder
• Dario's death in the rock crusher

These cuts were nowhere near as extensive as the BBFCs, however.

• UK 1994 Warner VHS
• UK 1990 Warner VHS
• UK 1989 cinema release

See also article detailing the fascinating history of this film at the BBFC by Gavin Salkeld

The BBFC cuts were:

• Reel 1: the whipping of the woman [Lupe]
• Reel 2: the man [Felix] lowered into the shark tank
• Reel 8: remove sight of impact sounds into woman's heart [when Loti, the HK Narcotics agent, is shot in the breasts]
• Reel 10: the man [Krest] in the pressure chamber
• Reel 11: the man [Dario] crushed in the grinder
• Reel 12: after Bond has set light to Sanchez, remove two shots of his body in flames

The sound must be reduced at the following times:

• Reel 1: punch to man's lower body [Lupe's lover in the opening scene]
• Reel 2: blow to man's head with rifle butt [Sanchez's van escape];
• Reel 2: blow to back of Felix's head during attack in bedroom;
• Reel 2: at end of reel, reduce sound of Felix screaming as he is attacked by shark
• Reel 3: heavy blow to guard by James Bond in crate of worms
• Reel 5: heavy kick to frogman underwater [seen in close-up];
• Reel 5: reduce sound of heavy blows and kicks in bar room fight
• Reel 8: blow to head with rifle butt [this happens when the ninja overcome Bond]
• Reel 11: heavy blows in driving-cab of big truck [given by Bond to the driver]

Lickerish Quartet

• Erotic Quartet
• Hide and Seek

Uncut version is available at:

The US release features a restored version and is MPAA R Rated for:

• US 2011 Cult Epics R0 Blu-ray via UK Amazon and at US Amazon
• US 2011 Cult Epics R1 RVD via UK Amazon and at US Amazon

This version includes an extra detailing the 'Cool Version' containing alternative scenes for censorial territories

See video from youtube.com

Summary Review: Weird

A wealthy couple and their son enjoy fantasy sessions with a female circus daredevil.

It features arty farty softcore that proves a bit hit and mixed with reviews, finding it interesting ,weird and irritating.

• UK 1974 cinema release with titles Lickerish Quartet or alternatively  Erotic Quartet

The submitted running time was noted as 90:19s

Life of Brian

See Monty Python's Life of Brian

A Life of Ninja

• Miu meng yan che
• Deadly Life of a Ninja

Cut when submitted in 1986

The uncut region 1 DVD is available at US Amazon

Lifeforce

See trailer from youtube.com

Uncut version is available at:

R Rated

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

• UK 2006 MGM R2 DVD
• UK 2002 MGM R2 DVD at UK Amazon

US: uncut and R Rated for:

• US 1998 MGM R1 DVD at US Amazon

Summary Review: Brilliant Fun

A space shuttle mission investigating Halley's Comet brings back a malevolent race of space vampires who transform most of London's population into zombies

This is brilliant fun set in some weird Americanised sterotype version of London.

The best line is when a couple of vampires have been blown to bits and someone says Collect up the pieces and WATCH THEM!!.

Priceless beer and popcorn entertainment.

14:21s

R Rated

• UK 1990 VCI VHS
• UK 1985 Guild VHS
• UK 1985 cinema release

See pictorial version details from movie-censorship.com:

Shortened for reasons of pace and to try and tone down the vampire theme. It was felt that the vampire aspect somehow dragged the movie down to B movie status.

The Light at the Edge of the World

• La Luz del fin del mundo

Cut by 35s when submitted for DVD in 2004. Compulsory cut required to the clear sight of horse deliberately tripped and falling head over heels.

The violence cut from the cinema release was restored but was 15 rated

From cuts details on IMDb:

MGM had acquired the United Kingdom release rights in the movie and were intent on releasing it in Britain as their major Christmas film for all the family.

Unfortunately the BBFC would only grant the film an X certificate, barring all under sixteen years of age from seeing it. What MGM had perceived as a jolly action romp was deemed by the UK censors to be an excessively violent film suitable only for adults.

In tandem with the censors MGM made extensive cuts, but still the censors would only grant an A certificate, meaning that children could only be admitted to see the film if accompanied by an adult.

Virtually all of the graphic violence in the original film was excised and the British release of the movie was not a success.

Lightning Over Water

The Wim Wenders Definitive Version as was passed uncut for the AA rated 1981 cinema release, 15 rated Anchor Bay DVD and 15 rated Axiom DVD.

From version details on IMDb:

After Nicholas Ray died, Wenders was too depressed to help edit the film, so he left it to his friend Peter Przygodda. Przygodda spent a year working on it and this was the 116-minute version shown at the Cannes Film Festival. Wenders however, was disturbed by this version and found it depressing and obscure. He spent three months with Chris Sievernich re-editing the film. Aside from cutting more than 25 minutes, he added more footage of Susan as well as his narration of Ray's diary. This is the 91-minute definitive version of the movie.

Lilo & Stitch

The 2002 cinema release and 2003 Buena Vista DVD was cut with the following justification: Distributor chose to remove sight of dangerous activity which might be copied by young children (child character emerging from a hiding place inside a washing machine or tumble drier) in order to achieve a U. A 12 uncut was available to the distributor.

See pictorial cuts details from movie-censorship.com

Limitless

See trailer from youtube.com

Uncut version is available at:

The US release features the Unrated Extended Cut and is MPAA Unrated for:

• US 2011 20th Century Fox RA Blu-ray via UK Amazon and at US Amazon
• US 2011 20th Century Fox R1 DVD via UK Amazon and at US Amazon

57s

PG-13

• UK 2011 Technicolor/Momentum Online
• UK 2011 Technicolor/Momentum RB Blu-ray
• UK 2011 Technicolor/Momentum R2 DVD
• UK 2011 cinema release

See pictorial cuts details from movie-censorship.com. The Director Neil Burger said:

• The movie was intended to be an R, and then it was cut down to be PG-13, which is fine. I really liked the PG-13 version, but I love the R version. It's much crazier, wilder, more extreme. There's just some insane things in there, that aren't in the PG-13 version. It's much racier, also.

Linda

• Captive Women
• Die Nackten Superhexen vom Rio Amore
• Naked Super Witches of the Rio Amore
• Orgía de ninfómanas
• Orgy of the Nymphomaniacs
• The Story of Linda 

Passed 18 after 3:57s of BBFC cuts for:

• UK 1984 New Realm VHS

From IMDb:

• Cut to remove footage of whipping and rape from the brothel scene
• cut to edit scenes of semi-naked bound women being threatened with a lighted cigarette and cactus leaves.

Linda Lovelace for President

• Hot Neon

BBFC cuts were also waived for the 2007 Blackhorse DVD which is also noted as a re-edited version

Cut in 2008: Cuts required to remove sexualised posing and sexualised images accompanied by strong verbal sexual references, in order to achieve a 15 classification. An uncut 18 was available.

• Linsey Dawn and her sister

Lion

Cut in 2006 with the following BBFC comment: Distributor chose to remove sight of bloody violence to achieve the 12A category. A 15 uncut was available.

The Lion King

• El rey león

The BBFC passed the Special Edition U uncut for the 2003 Buena Vista DVD.

This is considered more a DVD extra than an alternative version of the film. It contains an extra song.

See pictorial version details from movie-censorship.com

Both versions are on region 2 DVD available at UK Amazon
Both versions are on region 1 DVD available at US Amazon

Lipa Arandia Massacre: Lord Deliver Us From Evil

Lips of Blood

• Lčvres de sang
• Suck Me Vampire (hardcore version)
• Suce-moi vampire (hardcore version)

There is a hardcore version titled Suck Me Vampire in the US and Suce-moi vampire in France.

Unrated

• UK 2004 Redemption R0 DVD at UK Amazon
• UK 2004 Redemption R0 DVD

US: The Theatrical Version is MPAA Unrated for:

• US 2012 Redemption R0 Blu-ray via UK Amazon and at US Amazon
• US 2012 Redemption R1 DVD at US Amazon

Summary Review: One of Rollin's best

This erotic vampire film features a young man on a strange quest after recognizing a castle on a poster. He seems to remember the castle from his childhood and eventually finds it with the aid of a strange woman dressed in white. It turns out that his family has been keeping the secret of vampirism from him.

This stylish vampire epic is one of Rollin's best. We have the usual Rollin ingredients on hand, nocturnal settings, catacombs, coffins and semi nude vampires lurking the night. Unlike Franco who would delve further into the salacious aspects, Rollin tends to blend his lustful elements into his crafty settings giving the viewer a very unique contrast. This film is a must see for any eclectic Rollin fan.

Lips of Blood

• El secreto de la momia egipcia
• Le sang des autres
• Les chemins de la violence
• Love Brides of the Blood Mummy
• Perversions sexuelles

The 1973 cinema release was cut by the BBFC

The submitted running time was noted as 85:08s = 81:44s

Lipstick

The BBFC cut the 1989 CIC video by 2:54s. The cuts were to a scene of sexual assault

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

Lisa and the Devil

• The House of Exorcism
• Lisa e il diavolo

Uncut version is available at:

Unrated

The Original Version was passed 18 uncut under the title  Lisa and the Devil for:

• 1992 Redemption VHS
• 1987 Guild VHS

The US release is uncut and MPAA Unrated, containing both versions of the film:

• 2000 Image Special Edition R1 DVD via UK Amazon and via US Amazon

Review from US Amazon: Lisa and the Devil vs The House of Exorcism

Lisa (Elke Sommer) is a foreigner in a tourist group. While admiring a fresco of the devil (which looks amazingly like Telly Savalas), she hears music and is drawn to it, abandoning the tourist group in the process. This leads her to a man (Telly Savalas) carrying a life-sized dummy. Lisa recognizes him as the devil from the painting and from this moment on the viewer is taken for a nightmarish journey that's hard to tell which is actually real or a hallucination. Not that the end result is a mess, far from it; it is remarkable how Bava holds such a non-linear plot together so well where other filmakers before and since failed and it's easy to see why this is Bava's favorite film. The cast ensemble is excellent and so is the direction. It's definitely one of his best.

Unfortunately Leone couldn't find a distributor for this film. Seeing the success of The Exorcist, Leone had Bava reshoot some scenes that had Lisa posessed (spouting profanities, spewing pea soup, and so on). Bava balked at filming material he felt was blasphemous, so he walked and Leone finished filming the scenes, edited them into Lisa And The Devil, and called it The House Of Exorcism. The end result is really pathetic and an insult to Mario Bava's movie. 

Little Big Soldier

The BBFC cut 2s for the 15 rated:

• UK 2010 Showbox Blu-ray
• UK 2010 Showbox R2 DVD
• UK 2010 cinema release

The BBFC commented:

• Cut required to remove a cruel and potentially harmful horse trip in which the horse has its legs pulled underneath it causing it to fall heavily onto its side.

Live Like a Cop, Die Like a Man

• Uomini si nasce poliziotti si muore

Uncut version is available at:

The Italian release is uncut for:

• It 2005 Cine Video R2 DVD via UK Amazon

The US release is uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

• US 2011 RaroVideo R1 DVD at US Amazon

Summary review: Violent Work

Maverick cops with a licence to kill make light of their violent work. Perhaps it was this characteristic that earned it a reference in Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill Vol 2.

Mixed reviews either recommend it or find it middling. One found much that was homoerotic.

• UK 1976 cinema release

Live Wire

1:00s

The cut US R Rated version was passed 15 after a further 16s of BBFC cuts for the 1992 EIV video.

From cuts details on IMDb

• BBFC edits to secure a '15' rating with cuts to detailed shots of home-made explosive being constructed from fertilizer.

See pictorial cuts details from movie-censorship.com

• The US R rated version was cut by 1:00s minute to tone down the love scene between Brosnan and Eilbacher

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

Released when the R18 guidelines were temporarily eased

Livin' It Up! With The Bratz

Cut by 3s when submitted in 2008 with the following BBFC comment:

The distributor chose to cut two uses of the term 'spaz' in order to achieve a 'U' classification. A '12' without cuts was available to the distributor.

The term alluding to spastic was removed from the line: If I was wearing the most kickin’ outfit but my shoes made me look like a spaz, you’d tell me, right?.

The uncut region 1 DVD is available at US Amazon

The Living Dead at the Manchester Morgue

• Non si Deve Profanare il Sonno dei Morti
• The Living Dead at Manchester Morgue
• Let Sleeping Corpses Lie
• The Living Dead
• Breakfast at the Manchester Morgue
• Don't Open the Window
• No Profanar el Sueno de los Muertos
• Fin de Semana Para los Meurtos
• Weekend Per i Morti
• Le Massacre des Morts-Vivants
• Invasion der Zombies
• Zombi 3
• Da Dove Vieni
• Das Leichenhaus der Lebenden Toten

See video from youtube.com
 

Uncut version is available at:

Unrated

Passed 18 with all BBFC cuts waived for:

• UK 2010 Optimum R2 DVD via UK Amazon
• UK 2006 Anchor Bay R2 DVD
• UK 2002 Anchor Bay R2 DVD
• UK 2002 Blue Underground R2 DVD

The US release is uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

• US 2009 Blue Underground R0 Blu-ray via UK Amazon and at US Amazon
• US 2008 Blue Underground R0 DVD at US Amazon

Summary Review: British Mini

Watching this film was a real treat as it was devoid of the usual American teenage students being slaughtered and was even filmed here in the U.K.

It's full of 1960's/70's kitsch and the hero's even drive a real British Mini.

The picture quality is excellent so you can see the Zombies in all their lurid excellence.

If you only ever buy one Zombie movie, make it this one!

The 1:27s pre-cut cinema version was passed 18 after a further 26 of BBFC cuts with title The Living Dead at  Manchester Morgue for:

• UK 1985 Network Distribution VHS

From cuts details on IMDb:

• Removed shots of the policeman's mutilated body
• Removed all footage of flesh eating
• Removed shots of zombies on fire
• Removed the killing of the Doctor with an axe
• Removed a nurse being eviscerated and her breast ripped off.

Unrated

The Living Dead was listed as a video nasty in October 1983 but it was dropped from the list in April 1985

R Rated

• UK 1975 cinema release

The submitted running time was noted as 92:33s = 88:51s

The Living Dead Girl

• La Morte Vivante

uncut

The Redemption DVD submitted in 2007 was passed uncut by the BBFC

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

Review from Amazon UK: Very euro-horror

The Living Dead Girl is easily my favorite of the 7 Jean Rollin DVD's released thus far by Image and it's the only one in my permanent collection.

If you like your euro-horror a little sexier, a lot gorier, and even quite humorous, you cannot go wrong here. From the opening scene with the grave robbers being disfigured by toxic vapors (hilariously fake) to later ultra-gory scenes as our tragic zombie-female-vamp dispatches one victim after another with her long sharp fingernails or devours their necks in extra-long munching scenes, this one delivers the goods!

It has a very euro-horror feel to it and is not as esoteric and heady as some of the other Rollin films. Although French, it easily would appeal to fans of Italian horror as well...so if you're not a big Rollin fan, you may want to give this one a chance anyway.

See pictorial cuts details from movie-censorship.com

• Cuts to a shot of a woman with a knife in her throat spurting blood onto her killer
• Catherine sticking her finger into a victim's neck has been shortened. With further cuts as Catherine digs into the victim's guts.
• Cuts to a slow and relentless disembowelling as a woman victim is fed to a female vampire.
• A scene of Helene slashing a woman's stomach has been deleted
• A shot of Catherine eating from Helene's neck has been significantly shortened. As has Catherine continuing slow and relentless disembowelling of her victim. Catherine's dessert of a nice tasty thumb has also been cut.

The Darkside video release is rumoured to have been issued uncut.

Living Doll

Cut by 13s when video submitted in 1990

Thanks to Bleach:

• At 22 mins -Reduce to establishment only, scalpel incisions into dead woman's neck, and remove entire pulling back of skin to reveal flesh.
• At 86 mins - When transvestite dances with breasts bared before young man who stabs towards camera, remove all sight of slashed bleeding neck.
• At 88.5 mins - When ghoulish couple taunt young man holding gun, remove close ups of decomposed breasts exploding when fired at.

The uncut region 1 DVD is available at US Amazon

Review from US Amazon: Very Weird

Don't expect some type of slasher flick, but what you can expect is a sick twisted love story of a man in love and living with a corpse as it rots, he imagines the corpse talking to him as he cooks for it buys it clothes sleeps with it (not sexually , he does make out with it one time).

Overall the plot is good but at several points does drag and get boring but it still remains very weird.

Living Sex Toy Delivery
Vol 1: The Boxed Women

Banned when submitted in 2006

No BBFC justification provided so far.

Available uncut from Canadian Hentai

Description from Canada Hentai

Working for a moving company, Shouji is invited to a party by a girl named Yuika. However, he is drugged, and multiple women take advantage of him, and rape him repeatedly. When he recovers his memory, he finds himself stuffed in a cardboard box on the railroad tracks, with a suicide note stuffed inside. Shocked, he frantically escapes from the cardboard box. Vowing revenge, he sets off to Yuika's residence. He pretends to be a delivery man, and enters her apartment. There, he stuffs her in a box and takes her to a hideout where she will be used as a lure to contact the other party members that violated him. Watch the depravity of Shouji's revenge as he hunts down and boxes up the women for his carnal revenge...

Lizard in a Woman's Skin

• Una lucertola con la pelle di donna
• Schizoid
• A Lizard in a Woman's Skin

The BBFC passed a long version 18 uncut for the 2010 Optimum DVD.

This appears to be the fully uncut version aggregating the most complete version from several international releases.

See cuts details from dvdcompare.net

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

Review from UK Amazon: Psychedelic

This film is normally grouped together with other Italian based films under the banner of Giallo. Which having now seen this film, does it a serious disservice. Many of the Giallo films feel like an excuse for naked writhing ladies, stalking killers, and psychedelic soundtracks. While not always a bad thing(!) the plot and acting tends to come way down in the pecking order.

Not so with this film. Visually this movie is stunning. Lots of superbly thought out hallucination scenes show the main character's decent into possible madness with really quite jarring effect. Yes there's the naked beauties and 60's soundtrack, but neither of these feel like they've been shoehorned in for the sake of it. In fact the psychedelic party at the start of the film only adds to the uneasiness of everything.

The script has more twists and turns than a basket full of snakes. You're left wondering what's going to happen right up to the very end of this film.

Forget about movie genres and pigeon holes, this film is quite simply just a cracking ride from start to finish.

From the running times this seems to be the Italian Version

Loafer

Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels

The Director's Cut was passed 18 uncut for:

• UK 2005 Universal Shotgun Edition R2 DVD at UK Amazon
• UK 1999 Universal R2 DVD

The US release is uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

• US 2006 Universal Locked 'n' Loaded R1 DVD at US Amazon

From IMDB, New footage included in director's cut:

• at the very start of film, Ed is shown explaining the rules of 3 Card Brag to two people;
• the scene where Big Chris goes to see the man on the sunbed is longer
• Tom, Soap and Bacon are shown walking through the pub to the bar while Ed is playing cards
• the earlier stages of the card game are shown
• Alan explains to Ed the "history" between JD and Harry
• when Barry is talking to the two scousers the dialogue is different
• when Big Chris is walking into Harry's office near the end, he meets the man who was on the sunbed near the start of the film.
• when Ed is being interviewed by the police you see him finishing explaining the rules of 3 Card Brag to them (as seen at very start)
• just before the credits, you see Soap telling a whole joke in the car when they are coming back from the job
• three outtakes are shown during the credits: one with Soap telling a joke, the next where Barry asks one of the scouser's for an ice cream and one where a guy runs onto the set.
• there's also a scene prior to Big Chris coming in to Harry's when he'll be told about the boys' debt. The Baptist questions if Chris is loyal, and Harry tells a story and we see Big Chris knock 2 guys out in an elevator collecting a debt

• UK 2010 Universal Blu-ray
• UK 2004 4 Front VHS
• UK 1999 Polygram VHS
• UK 1998 cinema release

Lois & Clark: That Old Gang of Mine

Lois & Clark: The House of Luthor

Slightly pre-cut

Lolita

cut

R Rated

The cut R Rated version was passed 18 without BBFC cuts for:

• UK 2000 Pathe R2 DVD
• UK 1999 Fox Pathe VHS
• UK 1998 cinema release

From IMDb:

• Though Dawn Mauer was used as a body double for all nude scemes featuring Lolita (Dominique Swain), director Adrian Lyne bowed to public pressure and cut all of them from the film for its U.S. release. They reportedly exist in its original European release.
• Two scenes involving nudity from the body double were originally intended to be included as supplemental footage in the UK DVD release but were banned by the BBFC.

• The Comic Book
• The Lake Point Cottage

• UK 2000 Pathe R2 DVD

The BBFC explained:

After careful consideration the Board has determined that these two scenes, which are more explicit versions of scenes present in the feature version of Lolita, are not suitable for classification at any category. They are NOT present on the Region 1 DVD.

The Comic Book and The Lake Point Cottages both contain strong depictions of sexual conduct between the adult Humbert Humbert and the 14 year old Lolita. In the case of the feature version of Lolita, the lack of specific sexual detail within the overall context of the film allowed the Board to classify Lolita in the adult category. In the case of these two works, however, we are presented with out-of-context sexualised images of an underaged girl. These scenes both contain images of sexual nudity and behaviour which were not present in the feature version and which are made even more problematic when presented in isolation or out of context as here.

In The Comic Book, we see a brief shot of Lolita's bare breasts (not present in the feature version) as well as lingering close up shots of Lolita's legs, caressed by Humbert. The atmosphere of the scene is highly sexually charged. In The Lake Point Cottages, we once again have an extended version of a scene passed in the feature version of the film. As with The Comic Book, we are presented with shots of Lolita's breasts and torso and a brief shot of pubis as her knickers are pulled down. These shots were not present in the version of the film presented to the Board for classification and would not have been passed had they been included.

Our main concern with these highly eroticised scenes is that they mightinvite feelings of arousal towards a child. We have a particular concern in the context of DVD extras where the scenes in question can be readily accessed and replayed at any speed. The obvious sexualisation of a 14 year old girl with the use of such provocative detail must raise concerns about the potential misuse of this material by those predisposed to seek illegal sexual encounters. There is, in the Board's view, a serious possibility of 'harm' being caused to some individuals, and potentially through their actions, to society more widely.

The Board has therefore refused cetificates to these two works.

London Dreams

The BBFC passed the 2010 Eros DVD 15 uncut.

London in the Raw

The cut cinema version was passed 15 without further BBFC cuts for:

• UK 2009 BFI R0 Blu-ray
• UK 2009 BFI R2 DVD

best
available

• UK 2009 BFI R0 Blu-ray at UK Amazon
• UK 2009 BFI R2 DVD at UK Amazon

This version contains the BBFC censored footage but has been significantly shortened by removing uncontentious material

• UK 1964 cinema release

BBFC cuts from John Hamilton's book Beasts in the Cellar:

• In sequence in which prostitute entices man to her room, remove all shots in the room after the woman puts money in her blouse. Remove whole sequence in which men watch women in static poses on a stage.
• Shorten the sequence in which beatniks paint a half-naked model. Shorten the sequence in the Paint Box Club, and in particular remove all close shots of the two models.
• Remove entire sequence in Pink Elephant Club in which female impersonator appears.
• In Venus Room, there must be considerable reduction of shots of nude or semi-nude women. In particular close shots should be removed and also the final long shots of the women on the stage. In the montage at the end, remove all close shots of naked or semi-naked nude women and of the female impersonator.

The submitted running time was notes as 82:07s = 78:50s PAL

Lonely Wives

• Virgin Wives
• Zum zweiten Frhstck: Heiße Liebe

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

The submitted running time was noted as 79:15s

The Long Riders

The cinema version was uncut, The BBFC justified the cuts as follows: The Board removed sight of horses being deliberately tripped and forced into somersault.

This does not appear to be the full story as there is not enough horse tripping to explain away 95s of cuts.

Thanks to Mark

BBC 1 recently showed its usual full uncut version. The 95 seconds of cuts on the BBFC database are nonsense. The only cuts made to the video/DVD are 4 seconds. This footage is of the forward somersault of a horse shot from under Robert Carradine.

A Look Behind The Scenes

Cut in 2006 with the following BBFC comment: The cuts were Cuts for Category. Distributor chose to remove one use of bad language for a U classification

Looking for Richard

Same cut version released for cinema and video

The Loot

• Zei Zang
• The Bloody Tattoo
• Chaak Chong

The BBFC film cuts were waived when the DVD was submitted in 2004

The uncut region 2 DVD is available at UK Amazon

Lord of Illusions

• Clive Barker's Lord of Illusions

Unrated

The Director's Cut was passed 18 uncut for:

• UK 2000 MGM R2 DVD at UK Amazon
• UK 1996 Warner VHS

The US release is uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

• US 1998 MGM R1 DVD at US Amazon

Review from US Amazon: Good amount of shocks

Based on his short story The Last Illusion, Clive Barker helmed this adaptation entitled Lord of Illusions, and offers up a good amount of shocks, scares, gore, and a near excellent plot

Scott Bakula stars as private detective Harry D'amour, and he gets involved with a bizarre case involving a magician (Kevin J. O'Connor) who years before had killed prophet and mentor Nix (played to perfection by Daniel Von Bargen). However, Nix has seemingly been resurrected, and he and his followers have plans on the destruction of the world.

Just about everything about Lord of Illusions is great: the visual effects and Barker's direction and storytelling are great, but there are some plot holes and now and then some crummy acting (courtesy of the beautiful Famke Janssen), but for the most part Lord of Illusions is a great horror film from one of the great masters of horror.

cut

R Rated

• UK 1996 Warner VHS
• UK 1995 cinema release

The R rated version lost sex, gore and also some plot details. See pictorial cuts details from movie-censorship.com

Lord of the G-Strings

• Lord of the G-Strings: Fellowship of the String

Unrated

The Unrated version was passed 18 uncut for:

• UK 2003 Third Millennium R2 DVD at UK Amazon

The US release is uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

• US 2003 EI Independent R1 DVD at US Amazon

There is also a shortened US R rated version losing 11 minutes of plot. See pictorial version details from movie-censorship.com

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

PG-13

The Extended Version was passed PG uncut for:

• UK 2011 New Line Trilogy RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon
• UK 2003 cinema release
• UK 2002 EIV R2 DVD at UK Amazon

The US release featuring the Extended Version is uncut and MPAA PG-13 rated for:

• US 2011 New Line Trilogy RA Blu-ray at US Amazon
• US 2002 New Line DVD at US Amazon

The extra scenes are non-contentious and are included to add depth to the plot: See version details on IMDb

PG-13

• UK 2001 EIV R2 DVD
• UK 2001 cinema release

From article from users.tpg.com.au:

At 154:53, the theatrical version on DVD is missing the shot where the lead Uruk-Kai Lurtz licks the bloody dagger blade after pulling it from his leg.

On the 4-disc extended edition DVD, commentry track #1, Peter Jackson says: Scenes like the throat cutting and the arm being lopped off were obviously trimmed back really for ratings reasons. Someone else then says, no spurting allowed. In both versions, the arm lopping of the Lurtz is bloodless and the frame counts match exactly.

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

PG-13

The Extended Version was passed 12 uncut for:

• UK 2011 New Line Trilogy RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon
• UK 2003 EIV R2 DVD at UK Amazon
• UK 2003 cinema release

The US release featuring the Extended Version is MPAA PG-13 Rated for:

• US 2011 New Line RA Blu-ray at US Amazon
• US 2003 New Line R1 DVD at US Amazon

The extra scenes are non-contentious and are included to add depth to the plot: See version details on IMDb

PG-13

• UK 2003 EIV R2 DVD
• UK 2002 Cinema release

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

uncut

PG-13

The Extended Version was passed 12 uncut for:

• UK 2011 New Line Trilogy RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon
• UK 2004 EIV R2 DVD at UK Amazon

The US release featuring the Extended Version is uncut and MPAA PG-13 rated for;

• US 2011 New Line RA Blu-ray at US Amazon
• US 2004 New Line R1 DVD at US Amazon

See version details on IMDb:

• The extra material is uncontentious and is  included to add depth to the plot:

PG-13

• UK 2003 EIV R2 DVD
• UK 2003 cinema release

Lords of Dogtown

• American Knights

Unrated

The Director's Cut/Unrated Extended Cut was passed 15 uncut for:

• UK 2006 Sony R2 DVD at UK Amazon

The US release is uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

• US 2005 Sony R1 DVD at US Amazon

See pictorial version details from movie-censorship.com:

• The Unrated Extended Cut runs 3:19s longer and contains additional scenes as well as strong language dropped from the US PG-13 release

cut

PG-13

• UK 2005 cinema release

The Lost Continent

A cut TV Version was passed 12 without BBFC cuts for the 2010 optimum DVD

Lost Paradise

See Fire on the Amazon

Lost Reality

• National Lampoon's Lost Reality

The 2007 Wienerworld DVD was pre-cut as per the 2005 DVD but extended footage has been added

The uncut region 1 DVD is available at US Amazon

Love and Bullets

Uncut version is available at:

Passed 15 uncut for:

• UK 2011 Strawberry Online
• UK 2011 Strawberry/Spirit R2 DVD at UK Amazon
• UK 2003 Carlton R2 DVD
• UK 2000 Carlton VHS

• UK 1986 Channel 5 VHS

• UK 1978 cinema release

From IMDb:

• Cut to remove a gunshot impact
• Cut to heavily edit the scene where Charlie makes nail darts for a homemade blowpipe.

The Love Box

• Lovebox

A short version was passed 18 without further BBFC cuts for:

• UK 2007 Showbox R2 DVD
• UK 1997 Lazer VHS

Presumably this is the cut cinema version

• UK 1972 cinema release

The BBFC note the submitted running time as 90:54s = 87:16s

Love Camp

• Frauen im Liebeslager

The Swiss release is the uncut Director's Cut for:

• CH VIP R0 DVD via UK Amazon

Passed 18 after 1:12s of BBFC cuts for:

• UK 2004 Anchor Bay R2 DVD

The BBFC commented:

• A cut was required to remove a scene of graphic sexual violence. It in fact showed a naked virgin being held down and her hymen being broken using a riding crop.

Love Camp 7

• Lager Femminile
• Camp Special No 7
• Nazi Love Camp 7

Uncut version is available at:

Unrated

1968 US prison film by Lee Frost with Bob Cresse & Maria Lease. See IMDb

The UK bootleg release is uncut for:

• UK DVD Classics R0 DVD via UK Amazon

The US release is uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

• US Something Weird R0 DVD via US Amazon

Summary Review: Don't Take Seriously

The violence and sexploitation are best taken as tongue-in-cheek. By enjoying the exploits of the two WAC officers, Maria Lease and Kathy Williams, the movie is quite entertaining.

Both Lease and Williams could pass as Playboy Playmates. Both girls have no less than four scenes each were their wares are sampled - talk about copping a feel, these horny Nazis devour these two toothsome actresses!

Banned by the BBFC for:

• UK 2002 Film 2000 DVD

The BBFC commented:

Love Camp 7 is an exploitation film set in a Nazi 'love camp' during the second World War. The film contains numerous scenes of women prisoners being abused, tortured and humiliated by their Nazi captors. Indeed the whole purpose of the work is to invite male viewers to relish the spectacle of naked women being humiliated for their titillation. Love Camp 7 contains both eroticised depictions of sexual violence and repeated association of sex with restraint, pain, and humiliation. These sequences were in clear contravention of the Board's strict policy on depictions of sexual violence, which prohibits scenes that eroticise or endorse sexual assault. The possibility of cuts was considered. However, because the sexual violence runs throughout the work cutting was not considered to be a viable option.

The video was listed as a video nasty in April 1985 and stayed on the list throughout the panic so became one of the collectible DPP39s

Love Goddess of the Cannibals

• Caribbean Papaya
• Papaya dei Caraibi
• Die of Pleasure
• Papaya: Love Goddess of the Cannibals

Passed 18 uncut for:

• UK 2010 Shameless R0 DVD at UK Amazon

The UK release is the longest available with deleted scenes re-inserted

Love Letters of a Portuguese Nun

• Libesbriefe einer Portugiesischen Nonne

Passed 18 after 6:15s of BBFC cuts for:

• UK 2004 Anchor Bay R2 DVD

The BBFC commented:

The cuts were Compulsory. Distributor was required to cut indecent images of a child under the terms of the Protection of Children Act 1978, and images of sexualised torture.

Resubmissions of old works highlighted the impact of the change in the definition of a child. Love Letters Of A Portuguese Nun featured sexualised nudity involving an actress who was under 18 at the time of filming. The BBFC judged some of the images to be indecent and cuts were therefore made.

In summary:

• All reference to Susan Hemingway’s nakedness have been removed in their entirety, this includes the actual torture scenes.

Presumably the actress was over the age of consent though, so this video has fallen victim to the knee jerks of the UK parliament who perversely declared that legal acts are illegal to film.

• UK 1979 cinema release

Love Me Deadly

• Secrets of Death Room
• Secrets of the Death Room

See trailer from youtube.com

The US release is uncut and MPAA R Rated for:

• US 2011 Code Red Maria's B-Movie Mayhem R1 DVD titled Love Me Deadly via UK Amazon and at US Amazon

Summary Review: Will You Love Me When I'm Dead

A grueling film about a lovely young housewife coming to terms with her compulsive necrophilia. Through frequent visits to the local mortuary, she finds a clandestine society of like-minded individuals.

The movie plays its subject matter pretty straight and delivers a decent enough and unusual B movie.

• UK 1973 cinema release titled Secrets of Death Room

Love Play

Passed 18 uncut for:

• 2009 Revelation R2 DVD titled Swedish Erotica Collection 2 at UK Amazon

The BBFC noted in the 2009 Annual Report: Collection 2, Swedish Erotica, a compilation of three early 1970s films from Sweden (Wide Open, Love Play and More About the Language of Love) was passed 18 without cuts. The work, which includes explicit images of sexual activity, is now very dated. By contemporary standards it is clearly not a sex work, but rather a genuine attempt to inform and educate, and the Board concluded that there was sufficient contextual justification to allow these scenes at 18.

Love Variations

Uncut version is available at:

A short version was passed 18 without BBFC cuts for:

• UK 2011 Odeon Slap & Tickle Double Bill R2 DVD at UK Amazon
• UK 1995 Jezebel VHS

• UK 1971 cinema release

• UK 1970 cinema release

From on article [pdf] from palgrave.com: Not seeking to entertain

Love Variations, one of the first British sex education films to show nudity in the UK, consisted entirely of alternating scenes of a family doctor showing diagrams of sex positions and illustrative tableaux of posed figures faking coition in increasingly unlikely and back-breaking postures.

The producers, of course, stressed their good intentions to the censors. The press book for Love Variations stated, a little disingenuously:

The film does not seek to entertain -- only to inform. The producers wish to point out that although the film is frank, comprehensive and explicit it will almost certainly prove unrewarding to those looking for titillation or sensation and will be of interest only to those motivated by a sincere desire to be informed.

The BBFC, indecisive about how to treat sex education films, accepted this but nevertheless at first rejected Love Variations on the splendidly perverse grounds that since the film was not entertaining it was unsuitable for cinemas, which were essentially places of entertainment.

When finally released, Love Variations smashed house records at the Jacey Tatler cinema in London,

The Loves and Times of Scaramouche

• Le avventure e gli amori di Scaramouche
• Loves and Lives of Scaramouche

The BBFC cut 1s from the 12 rated 2010 Cornerstone DVD. A cut was required on the ground of Animal Cruelty, in this case to remove sight of an illegal horse fall

• The Loving Sex Series: 101 Advanced Sexual Positions for Lovers: Vol 1

The BBFC cut 13s from the 2010 Studio 18 DVD.  The work had cuts made for two scenes of animal cruelty (in this instance, several images of cockfighting)

Lust for a Vampire

Warner video/DVD releases of 1990 and 2002 were uncut as is the 2008 Optimum DVD.

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

See review from IMDb: Cult Following

Just when the Hammer Christopher Lee Dracula franchise began to run out of steam in the late sixties, the company revved up its product by turning to Sheridan Le Fanu's Carmilla and filming several versions of the novel.

The other most interesting one is Vampire Lovers, which keeps far closer to the plot of the book and has a more sustained sense of mood and atmosphere,.

Lust is admittedly shaky in terms of script, and the ambiance is on again off again (but wow is it terrific when it's on). What makes this click with so many horror buffs, in particularly those who love lesbian vampire films, is the one-time star Yvette Stensgard, a gorgeous Scandanavian child-woman who looks absolutely innocent (particularly when her eyes fetchingly cross), even the moment before she rips open the neck of her next victim. Lots of nudity, with nothing but blood covering her nubile body.

A genuine cult following has formed around this film because of Stensgard's devastating charisma, which would never be properly employed again, by Hammer or any other company.

• The 1970 cinema version suffered minor BBFC edits with a token cut made to the love scene between Mircalla and Amanda.

The submitted running time was noted as 95:15s = 91:26s

Lust For Freedom

• Sex-Experts

Uncut version is available at:

The US release is uncut and MPAA R Rated for:

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

Review from US Amazon: A Turn Off

If you are looking for something racy, race away from this. Poorly shot, poorly edited, poorly acted and just plain hard to watch.

Sure this type of film is for turning your brain off, but the film itself is such a turn off the only thing to do is turn it off.

• UK 2004 Hollwood DVD/Consolidated R2 DVD

The BBFC commented:

• Cuts required to remove eroticised images of nudity within a rape scene (close-ups of female victim's naked crotch and breasts)

• UK 1987 Braveworld VHS

Thanks to Bleach for BBFC cuts details:

• At 37˝ mins - After first lesbian scene, remove intercut scenes of man in T-shirt menacing, hurting and having sex with woman in cell, and also of her being whipped, the remaining lesbian scenes, and the flashback of woman kneeling over man's body, resuming on her sitting in cell.
   
• At 51˝ mins - In snuff movie scene in chalet, remove all actual threat with gun to nude woman by cutting away as man hands gun to younger man kneeling on bed, resuming on van outside when shot is heard.
   
• At 55 mins - In fight between two women, remove double ear-clap.
   
• At 67˝ mins - In wrestling match between women, remove sight of woman's head on floor being pulled back and later sight of her neck being broken while she is held against ropes.
   
• At 73 mins - When woman is menaced with knife, remove sight of her trousers being pulled down to reveal pubic area and all subsequent menacing, resuming on shot of police.

Lust For Love Of A Chinese Courtesan

• Ai nu xin zhuan

The BBFC cut the 1985 cinema release by 2:20s