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 v          L.A. Wars - 1994 US action drama by Tony Kandah, Martin Morris


 X   L.A. Wars

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L.A. Wars is a 1994 US action drama by Tony Kandah, Martin Morris
Starring Vince Murdocco, Mary E. Zilba and A.J. Stephans IMDb

Cut in the US for an MPAA R rating. Later released uncut and MPAA Unrated.

Summary Notes

A trigger-happy ex-cop goes undercover in a mafia organization under the guise of protecting the crime boss's daughter from a new rival, which ignites a bloody war on the streets of L.A.

Versions

uncut
Uncut
run: 91:37s
pal: 87:57s
MPAA UnratedUS: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
mpaa cut
cut
64s
MPAA R US: Cut for an MPAA R rating by about 64s:
  • Monarch Home Video VHS

See article from movie-censorship.com :

About 64s of trims were made to several scenes of sex and violence.

 v          La belle noiseuse - 1991 France/Switzerland drama by Jacques Rivette.


 X   La belle noiseuse

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  • La belle noiseuse: Divertimento
La belle noiseuse is a 1991 France/Switzerland drama by Jacques Rivette.
With Michel Piccoli, Jane Birkin and Emmanuelle Béart. Melon Farmers linkYouTube icon BBFC link 2020 IMDb
There's a long BBFC 15 rated version and a short PG rated version
Summary Notes

The former famous painter Frenhofer lives quietly with his wife in his countryside residence in the French Provence. When the young artist Nicolas visits him with his girlfriend Marianne, Frenhofer decides to start working again on a painting called 'La Belle Noiseuse', which he gave up a long time ago. And he wants Marianne as a model. The ensuing creative process will change the characters' lives. It will become a struggle for truth and meaning, and the question about the limits of art will arise

Versions

uncut
Original
Long Version
run: 238:13s
pal: 228:41s
15 cert

MPAA Unrated

UK: The Original Long Version was passed 15 uncut for:
  • 2009 Artificial Eye R2 DVD
  • 2009 Artificial Eye R2 DVD at UK Amazon
  • 1993 Artificial Eye VHS
  • 1992 cinema release
US: The Original Long Version is uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
BBFC uncut
Divertimento

cut
shortened

cut:
run: 130:05s
pal: 124:53s
PG certUK: A short cut version titled Divertimento was passed PG without BBFC cuts for:
  • 1992 Artificial Eye VHS
  • 1992 cinema release
 v          La Bête - 1975 French erotic fantasy by Walerian Borowczyk.


 X   La Bête

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  • Death's Ecstacy
  • The Beast
  • The Beast in Heat
La Bête is a 1975 French erotic fantasy by Walerian Borowczyk.
With Sirpa Lane, Lisbeth Hummel and Elisabeth Kaza. Melon Farmers linkYouTube icon BBFC link 2020 IMDb
Originally banned by the BBFC for 1978 cinema release. A pre-cut version was then passed X by the GLC. The BBFC allowed a pre-cut video release in 1988 and finally passed the film uncut in 2001. There are now 2 uncut versions A shortened Director's Cut and a less liked Complete Version.
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.

Versions

uncut
Complete Version
run: 102:05s
pal: 98:00s
MPAA UnratedUS: The Complete Version is uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
uncut
Director's Cut
run: 98:00s
pal: 94:05s
18

MPAA Unrated

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

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

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
BBFC uncut

cut
pre-cut

cut: ~9m
run: 89:29s
pal: 85:54s
18UK: A heavily pre-cut (~9:00s) US version was passed 18 without further BBFC cuts for:
  • 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.

cut
pre-cut
GLC logo
X
UK: The extensively pre-cut version banned by the BBFC was passed X by London's council in 1978, the GLC. The film was also shown in cinema clubs without a BBFC certificate.

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.

banned
banned

cut
pre-cut
rejectedUK: An extensively pre-cut version was banned by the BBFC for:
  • 1978 cinema release

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

 v          La Blue Girl - 1992 Japan action animation short film


 X   La Blue Girl

Link Here
  • Injû gakuen
La Blue Girl is a 1992 Japan action animation short film
Starring Yumi Takada, Mari Akutsu and Mirei Asaoka IMDb
Banned by the BBFC for 1996 VHS

Summary Notes

Sex Ninjas Must Die! Miko Mido answers the call of the wild, to become a mistress of martial arts sexcraft! In these erotic episodes, Miko discovers that she is the last in a line of supernatural sex ninjas.

Versions

banned
banned
RejectedUK: Banned by the BBFC for:
  • 1996 Manga VHS

The BBFC commented:

Rejected on grounds of its pornographic treatment of sexual violence. Warrior tribes demonstrate the art of gang rape as a martial technique. Monsters with penile tentacles subject female captives to multiple penetration, while a victim responds lasciviously under the influence of an aphrodisiac. Verbal abuse compounds images of sexual victimisation and male power, and the message that rape is the ultimate source of sexual pleasure is overwhelming.

 v          La Blue Girl Returns Episodes 1 & 2


 X   La Blue Girl Returns Episodes 1 & 2

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La Blue Girl Returns Episodes 1 & 2

Versions

8:33s 1858:08s Japanese anime by Hiroshi Ogawa & Yoshitaka Fujimoto

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.

 v          La Blue Girl Returns Episodes 3 & 4


 X   La Blue Girl Returns Episodes 3 & 4

Link Here

La Blue Girl Returns Episodes 3 & 4

Versions

24:25s 1841:11s Japanese anime by Yoshitaka Fujimoto (ILC Prime)

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

 v          La Grande Bouffe - 1973 France / Italy comedy drama by Marco Ferreri.


 X   La Grande Bouffe

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  • La grande bouffe
  • Blow Out
La Grande Bouffe is a 1973 France / Italy comedy drama by Marco Ferreri.
Starring Marcello Mastroianni, Michel Piccoli and Philippe Noiret. Youtube link IMDb
Banned by the BBFC for 1973 cinema release but was allowed to be shown in London cinemas with a GLC X rating. Later passed 18 uncut for 1994 VHS.
Summary Notes

Four successful middle-aged men Marcello, a pilot; Michel, a television executive; Ugo, a chef; and, Philippe, a judge go to Philippe's villa to eat themselves to death. After the first night, Marcello insists that women should join them. Three prostitutes make it through a day or two; Andrea, a local school teacher, stays to the end. The villa, the food, and a Bugati roadster are essential props.

Versions

BBFC uncut
uncut
18

GLC logo
X rated

131:08s
=125:53s

UK: Passed 18 uncut for strong sex for:
  • 2015 Arrow Academy RAB Blu-ray/R12 DVD Combo at UK Amazon
  • 2015 cinema release
  • 2006 Nouveaux Pictures R2 DVD
  • 1994 Arthouse VHS
UK: Passed X uncut by the GLC for screening in London:
  • 1973 cinema release

From IMDb:

The film was originally shown unlicensed in the UK at the Curzon Cinema in Mayfair, and led pro-censorship campaigner Mary Whitehouse to bring a prosecution against the film under the Vagrancy Act (accusing the cinema owners of keeping a disorderly house ). The case was thrown out and led censor James Ferman to extend the Obscene Publications Act to cover films, thus preventing movies with artistic merit from suffering prosecution. The film was eventually passed fully uncut for video in 1994.

banned
banned
Rejectedsubmitted
132:43s
=127:24s
UK: Banned by the BBFC for:
  • 1973 cinema release
            La mala educación - 2004 Spain drama by Pedro Almodóvar See Bad Education
            La Morte Vivante - 1982 France horror by Jean Rollin. See The Living Dead Girl
            La Noche - 2016 Argentina drama by Eduardo Castro. See Hardcore 18s List: La Noche
            La Noche del Terror Ciego - 1971 Spanish/Portugese horror by Amando de Ossorio. See Tombs of the Blind Dead
 v          La Notte - 1961 Italy/France drama by Michelangelo Antonioni.


 X   La Notte

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La Notte is a 1961 Italy/France drama by Michelangelo Antonioni.
With Jeanne Moreau, Marcello Mastroianni, Monica Vitti. YouTube icon IMDb

Cut by the BBFC for an X rated 1962 cinema release. Uncut and 12 rated for 2008 DVD.
From Publicity Material.

The 2008 The Masters of Cinema Series DVD presents Michelangelo Antonioni's haunted odyssey in a new digital restoration, uncut for the first time ever on home video.

The 2013 Blu-ray claims further that its 1080p presentation of the film in its original 1.66:1 aspect ratio with previously censored sequences restored for the first time

Versions

uncut
uncut
12 cert116:53s UK: A Restored Version was passed 12 uncut for one scene of sexualised nudity and one of moderate violence with previous cut material restored for:
BBFC cut
cut
X cert submitted
121:35s
=116:43s
UK: Passed X (16) after BBFC cuts for
  • 1962 cinema release
 v          La Reine Margot - 1994 France/Italy/Germany biography drama history romance by Patrice Chéreau.


 X   La Reine Margot

Link Here
  • Queen Margot
La Reine Margot is a 1994 France/Italy/Germany biography drama history romance by Patrice Chéreau.
With Isabelle Adjani, Daniel Auteuil, Jean-Hugues Anglade. YouTube icon IMDb
The Original French Theatrical Version (later the Director's Cut) was found to be too complicated by the audiences and the film was simplified for the International Version. The film was further re-cut for US release by cutting the violence and adding romantic material. This US version was returned to France where it did better than the original. See article from movie-censorship.com for a good write up the various versions.
Summary notes

Young Queen Margot finds herself trapped in an arranged marriage amidst a religious war between Catholics and Protestants. She hopes to escape with a new lover, but finds herself imprisoned by her powerful and ruthless family.

Versions

uncut
Director's Cut
MPAA
Unrated
~159:00s US: The Director's Cut is MPAA Unated for:

France: The Original French Theatrical Version was dropped after bad reviews for its violence and complexity. This seems likely to have resurfaced as the Director's Cut

uncut
International Version

cut
simplified

18137:36s

UK: The re-edited German/International Version was passed 18 uncut for:
  • 1995 Guild VHS
  • 1995 cinema release

Not cut for violence but was re-cut to try and simplify the story that had been found too complex on French theatrical release.

cut
re-cut
US flag

MPAA R
MPAA

US: The US version was cut for violence but included romantic material to underline a central relationship. This version was returned to France and did better business than the original.
Germany flagGermany: A longer version was produced for German TV
 v          La Vérité - 1960 France / Italy drama by Henri-Georges Clouzot.


 X   La Vérité

Link Here
  • The Truth
La Vérité is a 1960 France / Italy drama by Henri-Georges Clouzot.
Starring Brigitte Bardot, Paul Meurisse and Charles Vanel. IMDb
Cut by the BBFC for an X rated cinema release in 1961. The cuts were waived for 15 rated Blu-ray in 2019. Uncut and MPAA Unrated in the US.

Summary Notes

Dominique Marceau is on trial for the murder of Gilbert Tellier. The counsels duel relentlessly, elaborating explanations for why the pretty, idle and fickle girl killed the talented and ambitious conductor freshly graduated from the conservatory. Was it passion, vengeance, desperation, an accident? The acquaintances of Gilbert testify, as well as Dominique's former lovers, and her sister, Annie, the studious violin player engaged to Gilbert. The evidence they give progressively paints a more finely-shaded picture of the personalities of Dominique and Gilbert, and of their relationship, than the eloquent and convincing justifications of the counsels.

Versions

uncut
run: 128:18s
pal: 123:10s
15

MPAA Unrated

UK: Passed 15 uncut for suicide scenes and references with previous BBFC cuts waived:

US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

BBFC cut
compulsory BBFC cuts
cut:
sub: 125:51s
sub: 120:49s

X pre 1970UK: Passed X (16) after compulsory BBFC cuts:
  • 1961 cinema release
 v          Lad: A Yorkshire Story - 2013 UK drama by Dan Hartley.


 X   Lad: A Yorkshire Story

Link Here

Lad: A Yorkshire Story is a 2013 UK drama by Dan Hartley.
Starring Nancy Clarkson, Oliver Exley and Alex Froom. YouTube icon IMDb

BBFC category cuts for cinema release. Not yet released on home video.
Summary Notes

The Yorkshire Dales provides the backdrop for the story of a young lad and his elder brother as they spend a weekend roaming the countryside.

Versions

BBFC cut
category
cuts
6s
12A cert 96:34s UK: Passed 12A for infrequent strong language and moderate sex references after 6s of BBFC category cuts for:
  • 2013 cinema release
The BBFC commented:

Company chose to remove brief images of sexualised nudity in a softcore pornographic magazine in order to achieve a 12A classification. A 15 classification without cuts was available.

The BBFC added in the 2013 Annual Report:

The film Lad: A Yorkshire Story, included a scene in which some teenage boys look at a pornographic magazine, with brief sight of fully naked women posing in a sexual fashion. Although briefly shown, these images go beyond the Guidelines at 12A and the distributor chose to remove them in order to secure a 12A classification.

 v          Ladies and Gentleman - 2013 India comedy by Siddique.


 X   Ladies and Gentleman

Link Here

Ladies and Gentleman is a 2013 India comedy by Siddique.
With Mohanlal, Meera Jasmine, Manoj K. Jayan. YouTube icon IMDb

Passed 15 uncut but the distributors preferred a cut 12A cinema release

Versions

BBFC cut
category cuts
40s
12A 155:33s
UK: Passed 12A for moderate violence and suicide references after 40s of BBFC category cuts for:
  • 2013 cinema release

The BBFC commented:

  • Company chose to remove focus on a woman hanging in order to achieve a 12A classification. An uncut 15 was available.
uncut
uncut
15 156:13s

UK: Passed 15 uncut for a scene of hanging for:
  • 2013 cinema release (unreleased)

The distributors preferred a 12A rating so a day later submitted a cut version which was duly rated 12A.

 v          Lady Avenger - 1988 US action drama by David DeCoteau


 X   Lady Avenger

Link Here
  • La dama vengadora
Lady Avenger is a 1988 US action drama by David DeCoteau
Starring Peggy McIntaggart, Tony Josephs and Jacolyn Leeman BBFC link 2020 IMDb
BBFC cuts were required for an 18 rated VHS in release in 1988. The US R rated version was also cut. There are uncut releases in Germany and the Netherlands

Summary Notes

When the door of freedom cracks open for inmate Maggie Blair at her brother's funeral, she doesn't let anything stand in her way. This begins her furious determination to unearth the gang that murdered her brother.

Versions

uncut
uncut
run: 82:48s
pal: 79:29s
FSK 18 symbol
Germany
Germany: Uncut for:

mpaa cut
cut
cut: 1:19s
run: 81:29s
pal: 78:13s
MPAA RUS: Cut for an MPAA R rating

See article from movie-censorship.com . The US cuts are to remove a nude scene featuring Michelle Bauer

BBFC cut
cut
cut: 2:26s
run: 80:13s
pal: 77:00s
18 1980UK: Passed 18 after 2:26s of BBFC cuts:
  • 1988 Palace VHS

 v          Lady Bird - 2017 USA comedy by Greta Gerwig.


 X   Lady Bird

Link Here

Lady Bird is a 2017 USA comedy by Greta Gerwig.
Starring Saoirse Ronan, Odeya Rush and Kathryn Newton. IMDb

Uncut and 15 rated in the UK and R rated in the US. Cut in Australia for an M rating.

It appears that the film includes 3 still photos from Playgirl of which at least one shows an erection.

See podcast from bbfc.co.uk

Summary Notes

The adventures of a young woman living in Northern California for a year.

Versions

BBFC uncut
uncut
15

MPAA R

Australian Classification Board
MA 15+

94:23s
=90:36s

UK: Passed 15 uncut for very strong language, brief strong nudity for:

US: Rated R for language, sexual content, brief graphic nudity and teen partying.

Australia: Rated MA15+ for brief strong nudity

However this was not released as a cut M rating was preferred by the distributor
cut
category cuts
Australian Classification Board
M
Australia: Rated M (PG-15) for brief strong nudity after category cuts for:
  • 2018 cinema release

The cuts were:

  • To remove the brief sight of an erect penis porn image in a Playgirl magazine
  • To replace the word 'cunt' by 'cooze' (a slightly less strong vulgar term for a woman's genitals. But it can also be used like 'slag').
 v          Lady Chatterley


 X   Lady Chatterley

Link Here

Lady Chatterley

Versions

uncut
uncut
18161:07s 2006 Belgium/France drama by Pascale Ferrari.

Passed 18 uncut for:

The US release is uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

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

 v          Lady Dragon


 X   Lady Dragon

Link Here

Lady Dragon

Versions

BBFC
8s
1897:31s 1992 Indonesia action film by David Worth.
With Cynthia Rothrock, Richard Norton and Robert Ginty. IMDb

Passed 18 after 8s of BBFC cuts for:

  • 1992 New Age VHS
 v          Lady Frankenstein - 1971 Italy horror by Mel Welles and Aureliano Luppi (uncredited).


 X   Lady Frankenstein

Link Here
  • La Figlia di Frankenstein
  • Daughter of Frankenstein
  • Madame Frankenstein
  • Lust for Frankenstein
Lady Frankenstein is a 1971 Italy horror by Mel Welles and Aureliano Luppi (uncredited).
Starring Joseph Cotten, Rosalba Neri and Paul Muller. Melon Farmers link BBFC link 2020 IMDb
Cut by the BBFC for an X rated 1971 cinema release. The BBFC cuts were waived for DVD, but this was the cut and shortened US Version. The International Version is now available uncut in the US and was passed 15 uncut by the BBFC for 2018 Blu-ray.
Summary Review

When Dr. Frankenstein is killed by a monster he created, his daughter and his lab assistant Marshall continue his experiments. The two fall in love and attempt to transplant Marshall's brain in to the muscular body of a retarded servant Stephen, in order to prolong the aging Marshall's life. Meanwhile, the first monster seeks revenge on the grave robbers who sold the body parts used in its creation to Dr. Frankenstein. Soon it comes after Marshall and the doctor's daughter.

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'.

International Version

uncut
International Version
run: 98:53s
pal: 94:56s
15 cert
cert_mpaa_unrated.jpg
UK: The International Version/Director's Cut was passed 15 uncut for strong sex, violence for:
  • 2018 Nucleus Films [International Version + US Version] RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon

US: The restored International Version is MPAA Unrated for:

The Severin release disk extras include a feature about the BBFC cuts.

BBFC cut
cut
cut:
run:
pal:
sub: 98:58s
X certUK: The longer International Version was passed X (18) after BBFC cuts for:
  • 1971 cinema release

US Version

BBFC uncut

cut
US Version
shortened

cut: 11:05s
run: 87:06s
pal: 83:37s
18

MPAA R

UK: The shortened US Theatrical Version was passed 18 for strong sex and violence with previous BBFC cuts waived for:
  • 2005 Orbit DVD

See pictorial cuts 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.

 v          Lady Hermit - 1971 Hong Kong martial arts film by Meng Hua Ho.


 X   Lady Hermit

Link Here
  • The Lady Hermit
  • Zhong kui niang zi
  • Chung kwai leung ji
Lady Hermit is a 1971 Hong Kong martial arts film by Meng Hua Ho.
With Pei-pei Cheng, Lieh Lo and Szu Shih. YouTube icon IMDb
Banned by the BBFC for 1972 cinema release. Uncut in the US
Summary Review: 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.

Versions

uncut
uncut
MPAA
Unrated
~105:00s US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
banned
banned
rejected UK: Banned by the BBFC for:
  • 1972 cinema release
            Lady in Trouble - 1974 USA drama by Lee Frost (as FC Perl) See Poor Cecily
 v          Lady in White - 1988 USA horror mystery fantasy by Frank LaLoggia.


 X   Lady in White

Link Here

Lady in White is a 1988 USA horror mystery fantasy by Frank LaLoggia.
With Lukas Haas, Len Cariou and Alex Rocco. YouTube icon IMDb

There exists a Theatrical Version, a Director's Cut and an Extended Director's Cut. The differences between the versions are uncontentious.
Summary Notes

Locked in a school closet during Halloween 1962, young Frank witnesses the ghost of a young girl and the man who murdered her years ago. Shortly afterward he finds himself stalked by the killer and is soon drawn to an old house where a mysterious Lady In White lives. As he discovers the secret of the woman he soon finds that the killer may be someone close to him.

Versions

uncut
Extended Director's Cut
MPAA Unrated ~126:00s
=~119:00s
US: The Extended Director's Cut is MPAA Unrated for:
  • 2016 Scream! Factory [Theatrical + Director's Cut + Extended Director's Cut] (RA) Blu-ray at US Amazon

See pictorial version details from movie-censorship.com

In addition to a multitude of sub 1s changes, there are three striking differences:
  • Starting with Mr. Lowry, the postman, who tells Frankie about the Lady in White - including her backstory.
  • The scene with Frankie and the old lady is longer
  • as well. In the finale, Frankie is being thrown off the cliff by Phil but the spirit turns back time and Frankie flies back up.
uncut
Director's Cut
15 cert
MPAA Unrated
112:59s UK: The Director's Cut was passed 15 uncut for strong threat and violence for:
Note that the runtime in the BBFC database is 4 minutes shorter than expected. Perhaps the submitted film at 108:52s was doubly speeded up during format conversions.

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

  • 2016 Scream! Factory [Theatrical + Director's Cut + Extended Director's Cut] (RA) Blu-ray at US Amazon

See article from movie-censorship.com . Non contentious additional scenes have been added:

  • Teacher Miss La Della talking with Frankie about getting in touch with Frankie's father
  • Mama Assunta and Papa Charlie cheering up Frankie in hospital.
  • Angelo giving Mrs. Williams and her children a lift which causes tears.
  • Frankie disturbed in the night after hearing a mysterious typewriter typing a message.
  • Mama Assunta getting all concerned about Geno's temperature.
uncut
Theatrical Version
15 cert

MPAA PG-13

108:46s UK: The Theatrical Version was passed 15 without BBFC cuts for:
  • 1989 Virgin VHS
  • 1989 cinema release

US: The Theatrical Version is MPAA PG-13 rated for:

  • 2016 Scream! Factory [Theatrical + Director's Cut + Extended Director's Cut] (RA) Blu-ray at US Amazon

This version was originally R rated but this was reduced to PG-13 on appeal.

            Lady Libertine - 1984 France/USA/Canada drama romance by Gérard Kikoïne. See Frank And I
 v   The Lady Of Heaven - 2021 UK action drama by Eli King


 X   The Lady Of Heaven

Link Here

The Lady Of Heaven is a 2021 UK action drama by Eli King
Starring Ray Fearon, Denise Black and Christopher Sciueref BBFC link 2020 IMDb

There are no BBFC issues with this release but the film was withdrawn from all Cineworld cinemas and some Vue cinemas after muslim protests. The film was banned in Morocco.

Summary Notes

The heart-wrenching journey of Lady Fatima, the daughter of the religious character Muhammad. Separated by 1400 years, an Iraqi child, in the midst of a war-torn country, learns the importance and power of patience. After losing his mother, the child finds himself in a new home, where a loving grandmother narrates the historical story of The Lady and how her suffering as the first victim of terror spun out of control into the 21st century.

Versions

BBFC uncut
uncut
run: 141m
pal: 135m
15

MPAA R

UK: Passed 15 uncut for strong bloody violence, gory images, threat:
  • 2021 cinema release

US: Rated R for strong/bloody violence

The film was withdrawn from all Cineworld cinemas and some Vue cinemas after muslim protests.

One issue is reported as being a CGI depiction of the religious character Mohammed, something forbidden in islam. The BBC's Religion Editor, Aleem Maqbool, said that the criticism also centres on the the way the Shia Muslim film-maker and cleric, Yasser Al-Habib, has portrayed prominent revered figures in early Sunni Islam, implying that there are comparisons between their actions with those of the Islamic State group in Iraq.

BBFC uncut
uncut
run: 142m
pal: 136m
15UK: Passed 15 uncut for strong bloody violence, gory images, threat:
  • 2021 cinema release
banned
banned
Morocco flag
Morocco
Morocco: Banned by the film censor in June 2022

Moroccan film censors have banned the British film Lady of Heaven, after it was condemned by the country's religious council.

The Supreme Ulema Council said the movie was a flagrant falsification of the established facts of Islam. The council accused the film of loathsome partiality and accused the filmmakers of seeking fame and sensationalism and hurting the feelings of Muslims and stirring up religious sensitivities.

There have been protests against the film in the UK. Egypt, Pakistan, Iran and Iraq have also denounced it.
 v          Lady of the Night - 1986 Italy drama by Piero Schivazappa.


 X   Lady of the Night

Link Here
  • La signora della notte
Lady of the Night is a 1986 Italy drama by Piero Schivazappa.
Starring Serena Grandi, Fabio Sartor and Francesca Topi. Youtube link IMDb
Cut by the BBFC for 18 rated 1997 VHS but cuts were waived since 2005 18 rated DVD.
Summary Notes

Angelina is tired of long serious relationships. One day she is brutally raped and she changes dramatically. Suddenly she is getting involved in more and more dangerous relations with unknown men until her behavior leads to a fatal crime.

Versions

BBFC uncut
uncut
1890:29s

UK: Passed 18 uncut for strong sex and sexual violence with previous BBFC cuts waived for:
BBFC cut
compulsory cuts
2:46s
18 87:29s

submitted
90:28s
UK: Passed 18 after 2:46s of BBFC compulsory cuts for:
  • 1997 Arthouse Productions VHS
            Lady Reporter - 1989 USA / Hong Kong action comedy by Hoi Mang (as Hoi Man) See The Blonde Fury
 v          Lady Super Cop - 1993 Hong Kong action film by Siu-hung Chung.


 X   Lady Super Cop

Link Here
  • Nu er dang zi qiang
  • Supercop: Female
Lady Super Cop is a 1993 Hong Kong action film by Siu-hung Chung.
Starring Nunzio Caponio, Wai-Man Chan and Ho Chin. IMDb
Cut by the BBFC for 18 rated 1997 VHS release

Versions

BBFC cut
18s
1880:30s UK: Passed 18 after 18s of BBFC compulsory cuts for:
  • 1997 TVB UK [Subtitled] VHS

The BBFC cuts were:

  • At 57 minutes. Reduce torture and murder of man with electric drill by cutting away after whirling bit is forced into mouth, resuming as head flops forward with blood from the mouth
 v          Lady Vengeance - 2005 South Korea crime thriller by Chan-wook Park (as Park Chan Wook).


 X   Lady Vengeance

Link Here
  • Chinjeolhan geumjassi
Lady Vengeance is a 2005 South Korea crime thriller by Chan-wook Park (as Park Chan Wook).
Starring Yeong-ae Lee, Min-sik Choi and Shi-hoo Kim. IMDb

The director shot the film with the intention of starting in full colour and then gradually toning down the colour as it transitions to black and white. This was intended to represent the gradual purification to white of the lead character. However the director changed his mind and preferred a full colour version for the film's release. The black and white concept later was released as the 'fade to white' version.

Summary Notes

Wrongfully accused of child abduction and murder, the angelic-faced single mother, Lee Geum-ja, is released from prison after thirteen long years. Hell-bent on taking her sweet revenge on the man behind the hideous crime, Lee hatches an infallible plan of retribution with the help of her cellmates; however, planning is easier than doing. Now--as Lee Geum-ja struggles to make amends with the daughter she was forced to give up--at the same time, she finds herself torn between her insatiable thirst for vengeance and the desperate need for atonement. Can she have both?

 v          Laid to Rest


 X   Laid to Rest

Link Here

Laid to Rest

Versions

uncut
uncut
18

MPAA
Unrated

89:56s 2009 US horror by Robert Hall.
With Bobbi Sue Luther, Kevin Gage and Lena Headey. IMDb

The Director's Cut was passed 18 uncut for:

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

There is also US R rated version to avoid

 v          Lake Placid 3


 X   Lake Placid 3

Link Here

Lake Placid 3

Versions

uncut
uncut
1891:42s 2010 US TV horror by Griff Furst.
With Colin Ferguson, Yancy Butler and Kirsty Mitchell. IMDb

The Unrated Version was passed 18 for:

There is also a cut US R Rated version to avoid

 v          Lake Placid: The Final Chapter - 2012 USA TV horror by Don Michael Paul.


 X   Lake Placid: The Final Chapter

Link Here

Lake Placid: The Final Chapter is a 2012 USA TV horror by Don Michael Paul.
Starring Elisabeth Röhm, Yancy Butler and Paul Nicholls. Youtube link IMDb

Exists in an R rated version and an Unrated version.
Summary Notes

Reba the poacher is back, now an EPA agent. Black Lake is turned into a crocodile sanctuary surrounded by an electric fence. When the fence gets left open one night, a high-school field trip bus unknowingly enters the park. It's up to Reba and the sheriff to save the kids from becoming crocodile chow.

Versions

uncut
uncut
15 cert

MPAA
Unrated

86:00s UK: Presumably the Unrated version was passed 15 uncut for strong gore, violence, language and sexualised nudity for:

US: Unrated for:

MPAA R86:00s US: There is also an R Rated version
 v          LaMotta: The Bronx Bull - 2014 drama by Martin Guigui.


 X   LaMotta: The Bronx Bull

Link Here

LaMotta: The Bronx Bull is a 2014 drama by Martin Guigui.

Two versions passed through the MPAA, both rated R for brutal fights, pervasive language and some sexual content/nudity.
 v   The Lamp - 1987 USA horror by Tom Daley.


 X   The Lamp

Link Here
  • The Outing
The Lamp is a 1987 USA horror by Tom Daley.
With Deborah Winters, James Huston, Andra St. Ivanyi. YouTube icon IMDb
Cut by the BBFC for UK release. The film has been released uncut and shortened in the US.
Summary Review: Killer Genie

An ancient genie is released from a lamp when thieves ransack an old woman's house. They are killed and the lamp is moved to a museum to be studied. The curator's daughter is soon possessed by the genie and invites her friends to spend the night at the museum, along with some uninvited guests. The genie kills them off in an attempt to fulfill her ultimate wish.

If you're a fan of slasher films, I would add this to your collection. It's unique in its own way and probably one of the only slasher films with a killer genie in it!

Versions

uncut
uncut
pre-cert VHS

MPAA R

UK: Uncut on pre-cert video for:
  • UK Braveworld VHS
  • UK IVS VHS
US: Uncut and MPAA R rated for:
  • 2015 Shout! Factory [The Outing/The Godsend] RA Blu-ray at US Amazon
cut
shortened
MPAA R ~87:00s
=~83:00s
US: Shortened and MPAA R rated for:

From IMDb. A three minute pre-titles sequence with back story was trimmed from the North American home video version release by IVE titled The Outing.

BBFC cut
14s
1885:16s UK: Passed 18 after 14s of BBFC cuts for:
  • 1996 Maingrip VHS
  • 1987 Braveworld VHS
  • 1987 cinema release

From IMDb. The BBFC cuts were:

  • Edits to a rape scene
 v          Land of Doom - 1986 USA Sci-Fi adventure thriller by Peter Maris.


 X   Land of Doom

Link Here
  • Bad Raiders
Land of Doom is a 1986 USA Sci-Fi adventure thriller by Peter Maris.
Starring Deborah Rennard, Garrick Dowhen and Daniel Radell. Melon Farmers link IMDb
BBFC cuts were required for 18 rated VHS in 1985. Uncut and MPAA Unrated in the US.

Summary Notes

Earth has been ravaged by a nuclear war, and a feminist warrior is forced to join up with a soldier of fortune in her journey to find a rumored "paradise" as they battle gangs of rampaging bandits.

Versions

uncut
uncut
run: 87m
pal: 84m
MPAA UnratedUS: Uncut and MPAA Unrated
BBFC cut
compulsory BBFC cuts
cut: 14s
run: 86:44s
pal: 83:16s
18UK: Passed 18 after 14s of compulsory BBFC cuts:
  • 1985 Medusa Communications VHS
 v          Land of the Dead - 2005 Canada / France / USA horror thriller by George A Romero.


 X   Land of the Dead

Link Here
  • George A Romero's Land of the Dead
Land of the Dead is a 2005 Canada / France / USA horror thriller by George A Romero.
Starring John Leguizamo, Asia Argento and Simon Baker. Melon Farmers link BBFC link 2020 IMDb
Cut in the US for an MPAA R rating. This cut version was passed 15 for 2004 cinema release. Home video releases are the uncut MPAA Unrated version which was also passed 15 uncut for UK home video. The film was banned in Ukraine
Summary Notes

Now that zombies have taken over the world, the living have built a walled-in city to keep the dead out. But all's not well where it's most safe, as a revolution plans to overthrow the city leadership, and the zombies are turning into more advanced creatures.

Unrated Version

uncut
Unrated Version
uncut
run: 96:40s
pal: 92:48s
15 cert

MPAA Unrated

UK : The Unrated Version was passed 15 uncut for strong language, violence, horror and gore for:

US: Uncut and MPAA R rated:

Theatrical Version

BBFC uncut

mpaa cut
Theatrical Version
cut

cut:
run: 92:58s
pal: 89:15s
15 cert

MPAA R

UK: The cut Theatrical Version was passed 15 without BBFC cuts for:
  • 2021 Fabulous Films [Unrated + Theatrical Versions] (RB) Blu-ray at UK Amazon #ad
  • 2021 Fabulous Films [Unrated + Theatrical Versions] R2 DVD at UK Amazon #ad
  • 2005 cinema release

From IMDb:

  • both gore and dialogue have been cut from the theatrical version.
banned
banned
Ukraine: Banned
The film was banned in Ukraine reportedly over sensitivities to marauding cannibal masses in search of food. It recalls the historical Holodomor genocide in 1932-33. The Soviet Government starved the Ukranian people causing thousands to resort to cannibalism to survive.
            Land of the Monsters - 1962 Italy/Yugoslavia action romance by Guido Malatesta. See Colossus of the Stone Age
 v          Land Raiders


 X   Land Raiders

Link Here
  • The Day of the Landgrabber
Land Raiders

Versions

cut AA certificate1969 US western by Nathan Juran

The BBFC cut the 1970 AA rated cinema release

            Landmine Goes Click - 2015 Georgia action crime thriller by Levan Bakhia. See Banned International: Landmine Goes Click
 v          Language of Love - 1969 Sweden documentary drama by Torgny Wickman.


 X   Language of Love

Link Here
  • Ur kärlekens språk
Language of Love is a 1969 Sweden documentary drama by Torgny Wickman.
Starring Inge Hegeler, Sten Hegeler and Maj-Brith Bergström-Walan. IMDb
Banned by the BBFC form 1970 cinema release but passed X, apparently uncut, for 1973 cinema release. 18 rated on 1988 VHS and 2008 DVD.
Summary Review

A modern advanced film about sexual education an behaviour based on the clinical research made by famous American and Swedish doctors. The film centres around a panel; Inge and Sten Hegeler, Maj-Brith Bergstroem-Walan and Sture Cullhed, all well known, reputable experts, who have devoted their scientific studies to the various fields of sexual life.

The content is dated and not what I call erotic. It is about old duffers talking about sex. not recommended for viewing.

Versions

BBFC uncut
uncut
18

X cert

102:22s

UK: Passed 18 uncut for real sex for:
  • 2008 Revelation Films video

It is not clear what is meant by real sex. Reviewers haven't mentioned anything notably hardcore so perhaps something to do with text book scientific detail. UK: Passed X (18) without BBFC cuts for:

  • 1973 cinema release
BBFC uncut

18 98:31s

UK: A short version was passed 18 uncut for:
  • 1988 Sheptonhurst VHS
banned
banned
rejected UK: Banned by the BBFC for 1970 cinema release
            Language of Love 2 - 1970 Sweden/Denmark sex education documentary by Torgny Wickman See More About the Language of Love
 v          Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - 2001 USA/UK/Japan/Germany action fantasy adventure by Simon West.


 X   Lara Croft: Tomb Raider

Link Here

Lara Croft: Tomb Raider is a 2001 USA/UK/Japan/Germany action fantasy adventure by Simon West.
With Angelina Jolie, Jon Voight and Iain Glen. YouTube icon IMDb

Cut by the BBFC for a 12 rated cinema release and DVD. Uncut on Blu-ray. Uncut in the US.

See article from bbfc.co.uk

Summary Notes

Video game adventuress Lara Croft comes to life in a movie where she races against time and villains to recover powerful ancient artifacts.

Cutting Edge

Tomb Raider
See video and full details of the cuts to the cinema release and the 12 rated DVD in
Gavin Salkeld's Cutting Edge Episode 5: Tomb Raider

Versions

uncut
uncut
15 cert

MPAA PG-13

100:28s
=96:27s
UK: Passed 15 uncut for frequent moderate violence with previous cuts restored for:

US: Uncut and MPAA PG-13 rated for:

BBFC cut
category
cuts
4s
12 cert 96:20s UK: Passed 12 after 4s of BBFC category cuts for:
  • 2001 Paramount R2 DVD

The BBFC commented:

Cuts required to glamorising shots of flick knife (including sight and/or sound of knife opening , a close shot of the knife covered in blood, and clear sight of knife being twirled) and to sight of a headbutt delivered by heroine, to take account of the large, young, 12-14 year old audience which has already been created by the similarly cut film version.

The uncut version was submitted for DVD and the BBFC asked for the same cuts as they did for the cinema release. This time round the distributor did not repeat the unnecessary cuts to the death blow, and so it was restored for DVD.

BBFC cut
category
cuts
3s
12 cert100:24s
=96:23s
UK: Passed 12 for moderate action violence and mild bad language after 3s of BBFC category cuts for:
  • 2001 cinema release

The BBFC commented:

Company chose to significantly reduce sight of a flick knife in several scenes, removing in particular material which appeared to glamorise the weapon , in order to achieve a 12. An uncut 15 was available to the distributor. The distributor also sought and was given advice during post-production which resulted in a reduction in violence in the final fight sequence (including the complete removal of a headbutt) prior to formal submission.

When implementing the required cuts, the distributor also removed the death blow throat chop even though it was not on the cuts list. The cuts were;

  • As Powell threatens Lara Croft, the shot of the knife blade emerging from its handle was cut, along with its metallic ringing sound;
  • The ringing sound was again edited out as Powell opened the knife to dispatch Alex West
  • Two shots of Powell's knife were removed from the showdown. The first showed the knife covered in blood and the second was a shot of the knife being twirled.
  • At the climax of the showdown fight, Lara Croft headbutting Powell was removed. The distributors also replaced the final throat chop with a lesser blow
 v          Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life - 2003 USA / Germany / Japan / UK / Hong Kong action fantasy adventure by Jan de Bont.


 X   Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life

Link Here
  • Lara Croft - Tomb Raider: Die Wiege des Lebens
Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life is a 2003 USA / Germany / Japan / UK / Hong Kong action fantasy adventure by Jan de Bont.
Starring Angelina Jolie, Gerard Butler and Chris Barrie. IMDb
The BBFC reports that the 2019 submission was a Domestic Cut but there are no further details abut this variant. The film was banned in China.

See Banned Internation: Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life

Summary Notes

Off the coast of the volcanic island of Santorini, the intrepid archaeologist, Lara Croft, makes the unexpected discovery of a throbbing golden orb able to guide its holder to the mythical Pandora's Box. As the legendary artefact contains ancient mysteries of unfathomable power, Lara needs to make sure it doesn't fall into the wrong hands, especially the unscrupulous former Nobel Prize winner and now a bio-weapons dealer, Jonathan Reiss. With the aid of the former agent, Terry Sheridan, the fearless adventurer travels the world in pursuit of the precious item; however, can she retrieve it in time to save the day?

 v          Laser Mission - 1989 West Germany / South Africa / USA action adventure thriller by bj davis (as beau davis)


 X   Laser Mission

Link Here

Laser Mission is a 1989 West Germany / South Africa / USA action adventure thriller by bj davis (as beau davis)
Starring Brandon Lee, Debi A. Monahan and Ernest Borgnine BBFC link 2020 IMDb

Cut in the US for an MPAA R rating. The UK VHS release from 2004 was 15 rated and uncut.

Summary Notes

Mercenary Gold is sent from the CIA to seize the laser expert Braun in Cuba, before the KGB catches him. A recently stolen giant diamond could be used together with Braun's knowledge to construct a laser cannon which could bring power over the whole world. Who will succeed: CIA or KGB - or none of them?

Versions

BBFC uncut
uncut
run: 87:24s
pal: 83:54s
15 1980UK: Passed 15 uncut for one use of strong language and moderate violence:
  • 2004 Waterfall VHS
mpaa cut
cut
cut: 16s
run: 87:45s
pal: 84:14s
MPAA RUS: Cut by 16s for an MPAA R rating

From article from movie-censorship.com . The cuts are:

  • 3s cut at 12 min In the uncut version the attacker gets decapitated by a guillotine (off-screen). In the cut version the only thing you see are his twitching legs as well as blood that splatters against the guillotine.
  • 13s cut at 64 min Cut shots of Eckhard's corpse after being impaled on a fence and a follow up shot of Michael being kicked and punched by an attacker.
 v          Laserblast - 1978 USA Sci-Fi film by Michael Rae.


 X   Laserblast

Link Here

Laserblast is a 1978 USA Sci-Fi film by Michael Rae.
With Kim Milford, Cheryl Smith and Gianni Russo. YouTube icon IMDb

Cut by the BBFC for an A rated cinema in 1979. Uncut for 15 rated DVD release in 2013.
Summary notes

A Sci-Fi classic! A desert exploration leads to an explosive discovery for Billy - his own personal laser gun. Each time he fires the laser, he begins to mutate, into an alien. Billy terrorizes the town, but it's only a matter of time before the aliens return to reclaim their weapon, and his life. With Roddy McDowall and Keenan Wynn.

Ludicrously absurd. This movie wasn't meant to be taken seriously. It did have some bizarre creatures & stop-motion animation. Worth checking out for that alone. It's a curiosity of the late 70's post-Star Wars craze. It's dated look adds to its appeal.

Versions

BBFC uncut
uncut
15

MPAA
Unrated

MPAA PG-13

78:44s UK: Passed 15 uncut for strong threat, violence and soft drug use for: US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

US: Uncut and MPAA PG-13 rated for:

BBFC cut
category
cuts
A cert 80:09s
=76:57s
UK: Passed A after BBFC category cuts for:
  • 1979 cinema release
 v          Lassie: Look Homeward


 X   Lassie: Look Homeward

Link Here

Lassie: Look Homeward

Versions

21s PG cert70:44 US children's film by William Beaudine (Cinema Club)

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.

 v          Lassie the Voyager


 X   Lassie the Voyager

Link Here

Lassie the Voyager

Versions

7s U cert98:34s

1968 US children's TV by Dick Moder & Jack B Hively

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

 v          Lassie's Great Adventure


 X   Lassie's Great Adventure

Link Here
  • Lassie's Greatest Adventure
Lassie's Great Adventure

Versions

42s U cert100:48s US children's film by William Beaudine (Cinema Club)

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.

uncut U cert102:40s The 1965 cinema release was passed uncut, as was the 1990 video release from Video Collection International
 v   The Last Cannibal World - 1977 Italy horror adventure by Ruggero Deodato.


 X   The Last Cannibal World

Link Here
  • Carnivorous
  • Jungle Holocaust
  • The Last Survivor
  • Cannibal
  • Ultimo Mondo Cannibale
The Last Cannibal World is a 1977 Italy horror adventure by Ruggero Deodato.
Starring Massimo Foschi, Me Me Lai and Ivan Rassimov. YouTube icon IMDb
Cut by the BBFC for 1977 cinema release. Less cut for 2003 DVD. Uncut and MPAA Unrated in the US but there is also a cut MPAA R rated version.
Summary Notes

A plane crashes in the jungle. One of the survivors gets lost and while trying to find a way out of the jungle he gets captured by cannibals. He is humiliated, stripped naked, and thrown in a hole with a bird for a while. Eventually, he escapes with the help of a cannibal girl and tries to find his plane so he can go home.

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!

International Version

uncut
uncut
run: 91:50s
pal: 88:10s
MPAA UnratedUS: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
BBFC cut
cut
cut: 2:46s
run: 89:01s
pal: 85:27s
18UK: Passed 18 after 2:46s cuts for:
  • 20 03 International Trading/Screen Entertainment R0 DVD titled Last Cannibal World

The BBFC commented: Two compulsory cuts required for 18:

  • one to remove scenes of animal cruelty organised or directed for the purposes of filmmaking. One was a scene of a live crocodile being cut open with a knife.
  • and one to remove a scene of eroticised sexual violence [1:11s]. [Robert punching and raping Pulan]

The cut to the live crocodile being cut open was also cut from Video Nasties: The Definitive Guide 2.

See pictorial cuts details from movie-censorship.com

BBFC cut
cut
cut: 4:32s
run: 86:15s
pal: 82:48s
18

Section 3 seizure

X cert

UK: The cut cinema version was passed 18 without further BBFC cuts for:
  • 2003 International Trading DVD unreleased

The BBFC informed the distributor that some of the cinema cuts were no longer required, so the distributor abandoned this version and submitted an uncut version instead. which then required less BBFC cuts, see above

UK: The cut cinema version was released on pre-cert VHS for:

  • 1981 Derann VHS titled Cannibal

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

UK: Passed X after BBFC cuts for:

  • 1977 cinema release titled Cannibal

US Version

mpaa cut
cut
cut:
run: 88:56s
pal: 85:23s
MPAA RUS: There also exists a US Version that was heavily cut for nudity for an MPAA R rating:
  • 2020 Code Red [International + US Versions] (RA) Blu-ray at US Amazon

 v   The Last Chapter


 X   The Last Chapter

Link Here

The Last Chapter

Versions

BBFC uncut15 cert28:18s 1974 drama short by David Tringham. With Denholm Elliott, Susan Penhaligon and Geraldine Moffat. IMDb

Passed 15 without BBFC cuts for:

  • 2010 BFI Online
  • 2010 BFI video
cut X certPassed X after BBFC cuts for:
  • 1973 cinema release

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

 v          Last Days in Vietnam - USA TV historical documentary by Robert Kenner.


 X   Last Days in Vietnam

Link Here
  • American Experience: Last Days in Vietnam
Last Days in Vietnam is a USA TV historical documentary by Robert Kenner.
Starring David McCullough, David Ogden Stiers and Michael Murphy. IMDb
Exists as a theatrical Version and an Extended TV Version.
Promotional Material
Received an Academy Award® Nomination for Documentary Feature! In April of 1975, the North Vietnamese Army was closing in on Saigon as South Vietnamese resistance was crumbling. Approximately 5,000 Americans remained with roughly 24 hours to get out. Their South Vietnamese allies, co-workers, and friends faced certain imprisonment and possible death if they remained behind, yet there was no official evacuation plan in place. Still, over the last days in Vietnam, with the clock ticking and the city under fire, 135,000 South Vietnamese managed to escape with help from a number of heroic Americans who took matters into their own hands, engaging in unsanctioned and often makeshift operations in a desperate effort to save as many people as possible.Includes the Academy Award®-nominated theatrical release and the extended AMERICAN EXPERIENCE broadcast version of the film.

Versions

uncut
Extended Version
MPAA
Unrated
~114:00s US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
  • 2015 PBS [Theatrical + Extended Version] R1 DVD at US Amazon released on 28th April 2015
  • 2015 PBS [Theatrical + Extended Version] R1 DVD at US Amazon released on 28th April 2015
uncut
Theatrical Version
MPAA
Unrated
~98:00s US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
  • 2015 PBS [Theatrical + Extended Version] R1 DVD at US Amazon released on 28th April 2015
  • 2015 PBS [Theatrical + Extended Version] R1 DVD at US Amazon released on 28th April 2015
 v   The Last Dinosaur


 X   The Last Dinosaur

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  • Kyokutei tankensen Pora-Bora
The Last Dinosaur

Versions

uncut
uncut
MPAA
Unrated
106:00s
1977 Japan/US adventure by Alexander Grasshoff & Tsugunobu Kotani.
With Richard Boone, Joan Van Ark and Steven Keats. IMDb

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

BBFC uncutA cert 93:42s The shortened TV Version was passed A (PG) without BBFC cuts for:
  • 1978 cinema release
 v   The Last Dragon - 1985 USA action comedy drama by Michael Schultz.


 X   The Last Dragon

Link Here
  • Berry Gordy's The Last Dragon
The Last Dragon is a 1985 USA action comedy drama by Michael Schultz.
Starring Taimak, Vanity and Christopher Murney. Melon Farmers link BBFC link 2020 IMDb
Cut by the BBFC for 15 rated cinema release in 1985 and for the 1986 VHS. Uncut and MPAA PG-13 rated in the US.
Summary Notes

In New York City, a young man searches for the "master" to obtain the final level of martial arts mastery known as the glow. Along the way, he must fight an evil martial arts expert and rescue a beautiful singer from an obsessed music promoter.

Versions

uncut
uncut
MPAA PG-13US: Uncut and MPAA PG-13 rated for:
BBFC cut
cut
cut: 1:59s
run: 106:55s
pal: 102:38s
sub: 108:14s
15UK: Passed 15 after 1:59s of BBFC cuts for:
  • 1986 CBS/Fox VHS

The BBFC cuts were to remove all sights of nunchakus

BBFC cut
cut
cut: 1:38s
run: 106:35s
15UK: Passed 15 after 1:38s of BBFC cuts for:
  • 1985 cinema release

The BBFC cuts were to remove all sights of nunchakus

 v          Last Embrace - 1979 USA thriller by Jonathan Demme.


 X   Last Embrace

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Last Embrace is a 1979 USA thriller by Jonathan Demme.
Starring Roy Scheider, Janet Margolin and John Glover. IMDb

Cut by the BBFC for an X rated 1979 cinema release. Presumably uncut on VHS and DVD releases. Uncut on 2014 Blu-ray in the US.
Summary Notes

When his wife is killed in a restaurant shoot-out, intelligence man Harry Hannan (Roy Scheider) has a breakdown and finds that his department doesn't want him back. Someone's trying to kill him and it could be them, though a cryptic Jewish death-threat suggests there's something else going on. His only ally seems to be mousy Ellie Fabian (Janet Margolin) who has managed to move into his New York apartment.

Versions

uncut
uncut
18

pre-cert VHS

MPAA R

~102:00s
=~97:00s
UK: Passed 18 without further BBFC cuts for:
  • 2015 Signal One Entertainment R2 DVD at UK Amazon
  • 2002 Prism R2 DVD
  • 1986 Warner VHS
US: Uncut and MPAA R rated for: UK: Released on pre-cert video for:
  • 1984 Warner VHS

Presumably these UK releases are uncut as the running time is 30s longer than the cut cinema release

BBFC cut
cut
X cert100:33s
=96:32s
UK: Passed X after compulsory BBFC cuts for:
  • 1979 cinema release
 v   The Last Emperor - 1987 China / Italy / UK / France biography by Bernardo Bertolucci.


 X   The Last Emperor

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  • L'ultimo imperatore
  • Le dernier empereur
  • Modai huangi
The Last Emperor is a 1987 China / Italy / UK / France biography by Bernardo Bertolucci.
Starring John Lone, Joan Chen and Peter O'Toole. Melon Farmers link BBFC link 2020 IMDb
Exists in two versions, the preferred Theatrical Version and an extended TV version.
Summary Notes

A dramatic history of Pu Yi, the last of the Emperors of China, from his lofty birth and brief reign in the Forbidden City, the object of worship by half a billion people; through his abdication, his decline and dissolute lifestyle; his exploitation by the invading Japanese, and finally to his obscure existence as just another peasant worker in the People's Republic.

Versions

uncut
Theatrical Version
run: 162:40s
pal: 156:10s
15 certUK: The Theatrical Version was passed 15 uncut for
  • 2023 Arrow Limited Edition [Theatrical 4K + TV Version Blu-ray] R0 4K Blu-ray/R0 Blu-ray Combo at UK Amazon #ad
  • 2023 Arrow Video [Theatrical + TV Version] R0 4K Blu-ray at UK Amazon #ad
  • 2023 Arrow Video [Theatrical + TV Version] (RB) Blu-ray at UK Amazon #ad
  • 2010 Optimum [Theatrical + TV Version] RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon
  • 2006 Optimum [Theatrical + TV Version] R2 DVD at UK Amazon
  • 1998 Second Sight VHS
  • 1994 VCI VHS
  • 1988 RCA/Columbia VHS
  • 1987 cinema release

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

The scenes that were omitted from the TV version 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!"

TV
TV Version
run: 218:20s
pal: 209:36s
15 certUK: The TV Version/Director's Cut was passed 15 uncut for:
  • 2023 Arrow Limited Edition [Theatrical 4K + TV Version Blu-ray] R0 4K Blu-ray/R0 Blu-ray Combo at UK Amazon #ad
  • 2023 Arrow Video [Theatrical + TV Version] R0 4K Blu-ray at UK Amazon #ad
  • 2023 Arrow Video [Theatrical + TV Version] (RB) Blu-ray at UK Amazon #ad
  • 2010 Optimum [Theatrical + TV Version] RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon
  • 2006 Optimum [Theatrical + TV Version] R2 DVD at UK Amazon
  • 2004 Optimum R2 DVD
  • 2004 cinema release
  • 1999 Second Sight DVD
 v   The Last Exorcism Part II - 2013 France / USA horror thriller by Ed Gass-Donnelly.


 X   The Last Exorcism Part II

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The Last Exorcism Part II is a 2013 France / USA horror thriller by Ed Gass-Donnelly.
Starring Ashley Bell, Julia Garner and Spencer Treat Clark. IMDb

Not a big hit as a children's PG-13 exorcism film so distributors are trying an Unrated version for home video

Summary Notes

Seventeen year-old Nell Margaret Sweetzer is found completely insane when trying to explain her possession by the demon called Abalam. After medical and psychological treatment, she is sent to the Deveraux transition house in New Orleans managed by Frank Merle, who helps her to start a new life. She finds a job as a hotel housekeeper, befriends her new roommates, and develops a crush on her coworker, Chris. Soon, Nell comes to realize that she is haunted by people from her cult... and by the same evil force that once possessed her. When Nell meets Miss Cecile, she tells Nell that she has been following her since the hospital. Further, she discloses that she belongs to the sect Order of The Right Hand, and that they can protect her from the evil in an attempt to divert the prophecy of an apocalypse. Will Nell accept help, and be protected from the extremely powerful, evil force Abalam -- Or will she come to accept... herself?

Unrated Version

uncut
Unrated Version
run: 89:19s
pal: 85:45s
15 cert

MPAA Unrated

UK: The Extreme Uncut Version was passed 15 uncut for sustained strong threat and horror for:

US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

Theatrical Version

BBFC uncut

mpaa cut
cut

cut: 44s
run: 88:30s
pal: 84:58s
15 cert

MPAA PG-13

UK: The Theatrical version was passed 15 without BBFC cuts for sustained strong threat and horror for:
  • 2013 studiocanal video
  • 2013 cinema release

US: The Theatrical Version was cut and rated PG-13

See pictorial cuts details from movie-censorship.com . There are a couple of innocuous changes but the cuts are to a scene where Neil slits his throat and Chris tries to stem the blood loss.

 v   The Last Horror Film - 1982 USA comedy horror by David Winters.


 X   The Last Horror Film

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  • Fanatic
The Last Horror Film is a 1982 USA comedy horror by David Winters.
Starring Caroline Munro, Joe Spinell and Judd Hamilton. YouTube icon IMDb
Uncut on pre-cert VHS which was once seized by police under the Obscene Publications Act. Cut by the BBFC for cinema and DVD. Uncut since 2014 Blu-ray. Cut for an MPAA R rating in the US
Summary Notes

Vinny is obsessed with famous actress Jana Bates and is determined to have her star in his movie. He travels to the Cannes Film Festival in France to try and convince her. Unfortunately, he goes about things in a rather unprofessional manner and people involved with Jana Bates begin to disappear.

The brilliant performance by Joe Spinell came as no surprise. Playing an obsessed fan and would-be director, Spinell was both pathetic and sympathetic.

Versions

uncut
uncut
Section 3 seizure83:24s UK: Promises of a special uncut edition for:

UK: Released uncut on pre-cert VHS for:

  • 1983 Intervision VHS

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

BBFC uncut

cut
pre-cut

18 UK: A pre-cut version was passed 18 without further BBFC cuts for strong, bloody violence for:
  • 2003 Hollywood R0 DVD titled Fanatic

It is reported that this version retains the chainsaw murder at the end, so maybe the cuts are to the film with in a film sequence.

BBFC cut
cut
X cert86:42s
=~83:14s
UK: Passed X (18) after BBFC cuts for:
  • 1982 cinema release

See IMDb . The UK DVD is an edited version, missing:

  • some of the violence from the Night Caller film-within-a-film sequence and
  • the chainsaw murder at the end.
mpaa cut
cut
MPAA R ~87:00s
=~83:00s
US: Cut in the US for American Troma
 v          Last House on Dead End Street - 1973 US horror by Roger Watkins


 X   Last House on Dead End Street

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  • The Last House On Dead End Street
  • At the Hour of Our Death
  • The Cuckoo Clocks of Hell
  • The Fun House
Last House on Dead End Street is a 1973 US horror by Roger Watkins
Starring Roger Watkins, Ken Fisher and Bill Schlageter Melon Farmers link BBFC link 2020 IMDb
The film started life with a 175m running time but this was reworked to a more manageable runtime for theatrical release. However before this version was screened it lost a disembowelment scene so, as to obtain a MPAA R rating. This cut scene was restored for 2005 home video releases but the remainder of the deleted footage is considered lost.

See further details in an article from reprobatepress.com

Summary Notes

After being released from prison, a young gangster with a chip on his shoulder decides to punish society by making snuff films.

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.

Versions

BBFC uncut
uncut
run: 77:32s
pal: 74:26s
18 1980

MPAA Unrated

UK: Uncut and BBFC 18 rated for strong bloody violence and sex:
  • 2006 Tartan DVD (rated 13/04/2006) at UK Amazon #ad titled The Last House On Dead End Street

US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

Barrel restored the disemboweling scene but this was from a noticeably different print.

mpaa cut
cut
91s
MPAA RUS: The film was originally released as The Fun House in aversion cut by 91s to obtain an MPAA R rating
 v          Last House on Massacre Street - 1973 Canada / USA horror thriller by Jean-Marie Pélissié.


 X   Last House on Massacre Street

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  • No Way Out
  • The House That Cried Murder
  • The Bride
Last House on Massacre Street is a 1973 Canada / USA horror thriller by Jean-Marie Pélissié.
Starring Robin Strasser, John Beal and Arthur Roberts. IMDb
A short version was released with a BBFC 18 rating on 1987 VHS. Uncut and MPAA PG rated in the US.
Summary Notes

The neurotic and newlywed Barbara (Robin Strasser) finds her husband (Arthur Roberts) in bed with his old flame Eva (Iva Jean Saraceni). Robin doesn't get mad-she gets even. Using funds supplied by her wealthy daddy John Beal, the scorned bride turns Roberts and Saraceni's love nest into a dungeon of horror.

Versions

BBFC uncut
uncut
MPAA PG
MPAA
~85:00s
=~81:00s
US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
  • 2018 Kino Lorber [House on the Edge of the Park + Last House on Massacre Street] (RA) Blu-ray at US Amazon
BBFC uncut1873:11s

UK: A short version was passed 18 without BBFC cuts for:
  • 1987 Global Sales VHS
 v   The Last House on the Left - 1972 USA horror by Wes Craven.


 X   The Last House on the Left (1972)

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  • Krug & Company
  • The Men's Room
  • Night of vengeance
  • Sex Crime of the Century
The Last House on the Left is a 1972 USA horror by Wes Craven.
Starring Sandra Peabody, Lucy Grantham and David Hess. YouTube icon IMDb
In the US the Original Theatrical Version was uncut and X rated but was soon heavily cut for local censorship requirements and then for a series of attempts made in attaining an R rating. Much of the material cut for an R rating has now been declared lost. In 1986 director Wes Craven assembled his best remaining material previously cut from the film and declared that this version was his Director's Cut. It was released in the US Unrated by the MPAA.

The R rated version was banned from 1974 UK cinema release by the BBFC and the Greater London Council. The film, presumably still in the R rated version was released in the UK when BBFC certificates were not required but it was soon banned as a 'video nasty'. The BBFC continued its ban with the Unrated version being banned from cinema release in 2000.

In 2001 the DVD was resubmitted and was again banned, but this time cuts were being discussed. A resubmission in 2002 resulted in a BBFC offer of an 18 rating after cuts. The distributors appealed against the cuts but lost their case, and ended up with even more cuts than requested by the BBFC. The film was released in the following year with the same BBFC cuts but in two versions, including an alternative cut called Krug & Co.

By 2008 the BBFC had relented and the film was released without BBFC cuts in both the Unrated Version and the alternative Krug & Company.

Summary Review: Brutal Realist Tragedy

Two girls are kidnapped by escaped prisoners and are subjected to sexual humiliation, razor torture, rape, disembowelments and shooting. The parents of one girl avenge their death by chainsaw, throat cutting and castration.

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.

Cutting Edge

Last House on the Left
Cutting Edge Episode 48
Last House on the Left
Gavin Salkeld investigates the appeal of Wes Craven's much censored classic

Krug & Co Version

uncut
uncut

run: 83:46s
pal: 80:25s
18

MPAA Unrated

UK: The Krug & Co Version was passed 18 uncut for:
  • 2018 Arrow Limited Edition [Unrated Version + Krugg & Co + R rated Version] RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon
  • 2010 Metrodome/In2film Ultimate Edition [Unrated Version + Krug & Co Version] R2 DVD at UK Amazon

US: Krug & Co is uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

  • 2018 Arrow Limited Edition [Unrated Version + Krugg & Co + R rated Version] (RA) Blu-ray at US Amazon

The Krug & Co 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. See pictorial version details from movie-censorship.com.

BBFC cut
cut
cut: 28s
run: 83:16s
pal: 79:56s
18UK: The Krug & Co version was passed 18 after 28s of BBFC cuts for:
  • 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

Unrated Version

uncut
uncut
run: 84:37s
pal: 81:14s
18

MPAA Unrated

UK: The Unrated Version was passed 18 uncut for sexual violence, strong threat, violence with previous BBFC cuts waived for:
  • 2020 Arrow Video (RB) Blu-ray at UK Amazon
  • 2020 Arrow Video Amazon Prime VoD [UK only] at UK Amazon
  • 2018 Arrow Limited Edition [Unrated Version + Krugg & Co + R rated Version] RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon
  • 2010 Metrodome/In2film Ultimate Edition [Unrated Version + Krug & Co Version] R2 DVD at UK Amazon
  • 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: The Unrated Version is uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

BBFC cut
cut
cut: 44s
run: 83:34s
pal: 80:13s
18UK: The Unrated Version was passed 18 after 44s of BBFC cuts for
  • 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)

BBFC cut
cut
cut: 31s
run: 83:41s
pal: 80:20s
18UK: The Unrated Version was passed 18 after 31s of BBFC cuts for:
  • 2002 Blue Underground DVD

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.

See An appeal against the cuts reports from the appeal

The BBFC had originally offered a cuts list of 16s but the upshot was that the Video Appeals Committee agreed with the 16s of BBFC and added a further 15s of their own, so totalling 31s.

banned
banned
rejectedUK: The Unrated Version was banned by the BBFC for:
  • 2002 Blue Underground DVD

This ban was a temporary affair resulting from Blue Underground refusing to implement a cuts list offered by the BBFC. This was part of the process in initiating an appeal to the Video Appeal Committee seeking an uncut release.

uncut
Unrated Version
No Cert

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UK: The Unrated Version which was banned for 2000 cinema version did however get a release on the Art house cinema club circuit. Leicester Council awarded an uncut 18 certificate for screenings in the city.
banned
banned
rejectedUK: The Unrated Version was banned by the BBFC for:
  • 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.
uncut
Unrated Version
run: 84:12s
pal: 80:50s
MPAA UnratedUS: Craven and film historian Roy Frumkes assembled their best version from surviving material for a 1986 MPAA Unrated VHS and Laserdisc release. Some of the other cut material was missing, some was without sound, and some was presumably best left out.

This has become the definitive version.

US R Rated Version

BBFC uncut18UK: The cut R rated version was passed 18 for sexual violence, strong threat, violence without BBFC cuts for:
  • 2018 Arrow Limited Edition [Unrated Version + Krugg & Co + R rated Version] RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon
banned
banned

mpaa cut
cut

Video NastyUK: The R rated version was released on pre-cert video for:
  • 1982 Replay VHS

The video was released by Replay Video in June 1982. It was an early casualty of the video nasty panic and got banned in July 1983. It stayed on the list throughout and so became one of the collectible DPP39s

banned
banned

mpaa cut
cut

rejected

GLC logo
Banned

UK: The R rated version was banned by the BBFC for:
  • 1974 cinema release

UK: The R rated version was then banned by the GLC for

  • 1974 cinema release in London
The Greater London Council proved no more sympathetic than the BBFC and refused to overturn the BBFC ban for London only showings.
mpaa cut
cut
cut:
run: 81:47s
pal: 78:31s
MPAA RUS: The US R rated Theatrical Version was heavily cut:
  • 2018 Arrow Limited Edition [Unrated Version + Krugg & Co + R rated Version] RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon

Craven noted that several cuts of the film were made to obtain an R rating which seems to have ended up 9 minutes shorter than the original version. Craven aslo noted that some of the supposedly R rated versions shown in theatres were in fact uncut.

Original X Rated Version

uncut
uncut
run: 90m
pal: 86m
MPAA XUS: Originally X rated and uncut for:
  • 1972 theatrical release
The Original Theatrical Version was uncut and X rated but was soon heavily cut for local censorship requirements. Craven recalled in an interview in 1990:

"Our first cut of the film ran 90 minutes and was out in the theaters for about two weeks. Sean Cunningham and I became convinced that it was simply too much, that we'd both be sent to Devil's Island if we didn't make some cuts".

 v   The Last House on the Left - 2009 USA drama horror thriller by Dennis Iliadis.


 X   The Last House on the Left (2009)

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The Last House on the Left is a 2009 USA drama horror thriller by Dennis Iliadis.
With Garret Dillahunt, Monica Potter and Tony Goldwyn. YouTube icon IMDb

Cut for an MPAA R rated theatrical release. The uncut version was released on home video
Summary Review : Polished Remake of Raw Classic
To this day the original is still a raw and often disgusting piece of cinema. The remake is shocking, brutal and gross, but it didn't just go the buckets of blood route of the original.

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. 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.

Versions

uncut
Extended Version
18

MPAA Unrated

108:55s UK: The Unrated Version/Extended Version was passed 18 uncut for:

US : Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

The BBFC explained their 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.

BBFC uncut

mpaa cut
cut

18

MPAA R

105:11s UK: The cut Theatrical Version was passed 18 without BBFC cuts for:
  • 2009 Universal [Unrated + Theatrical] R0 Blu-ray at UK Amazon
  • 2009 cinema release

See pictorial cuts details from movie-censorship.com . The US MPAA cuts were to the scene of rape and assault but there also a few plot extensions in the Unrated Version.

 v   The Last Hunter - 1980 Italy war thriller by Antonio Margheriti (as Anthony M Dawson).


 X   The Last Hunter

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  • L'Ultimo cacciatore
  • Il Cacciatore
  • Hunter of the Apocalypse
The Last Hunter is a 1980 Italy war thriller by Antonio Margheriti (as Anthony M Dawson).
Starring David Warbeck, Tisa Farrow and Tony King. Melon Farmers link BBFC link 2020 IMDb
Passed X uncut for a 1981 cinema release. Videos were seized by police during the Video Nasties moral panic. The BBFC subsequently cut the VHS for an 18 rated 1988 release. Later uncut on 18 rated 2002 DVD. Uncut and MPAA Unrated in the US.
Summary Notes

During the Vietnam war, an American soldier gets trapped behind enemy lines. A squad of his buddies sets out to rescue him.

Versions

uncut
uncut
run: 95:41s
pal: 91:51s

18

18

X cert

MPAA Unrated

UK: Passed 18 uncut for strong gory images, sexual images, sexual threat:

UK: Passed 18 uncut with BBFC cuts waived for:

UK: Passed X (18) uncut for:
  • 1981 cinema release
US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

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.
BBFC cut
cut
cut: 8s
run: 96:07s
pal: 92:16s

18UK: Passed 18 after 8s of BBFC cuts for:
  • 1988 Elephant VHS

From IMDB:

  • 8 seconds were cut to edit some shots from an attempted rape on Tisa Farrow
banned
banned
run: 96:19s
pal: 92:28s
Section 3 seizureUK: Released on pre-cert VHS for:
  • 1981 Inter-Light VHS

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

 v   The Last Letter From Your Lover - 2021 UK romance by Augustine Frizzell


 X   The Last Letter From Your Lover

Link Here
  • Last Letter From Your Lover
The Last Letter From Your Lover is a 2021 UK romance by Augustine Frizzell
Starring Shailene Woodley, Felicity Jones and Joe Alwyn BBFC link 2020 IMDb
Originally passed 15 uncut for cinema release but was later presumably cut for a 12A rated cinema release in 2021. The UK home video releases also features the cut version.

Summary Notes

A pair of interwoven stories, set in the past and present, follow an ambitious journalist determined to solve the mystery of a forbidden love affair at the center of a trove of secret love letters from 1965.

Versions

cut
pre-cut
uncut
run: 109m
pal: 105m
12

12A

UK: A pre-cut version was passed 12A uncut for infrequent strong language, moderate sex, sex references:
  • 2021 Studio Canal video
  • 2021 cinema release

Presumably strong language has been cut

BBFC uncut
uncut
run: 110m
pal: 106m
15UK: Passed 15 uncut for strong language:
  • 2021 cinema release titled Last Letter From Your Lover

 v   The Last Man on Earth - 1964 Italy/USA action Sci-Fi horror by Ubaldo Ragona and Sidney Salkow.


 X   The Last Man on Earth

Link Here
  • The Naked Terror
The Last Man on Earth is a 1964 Italy/USA action Sci-Fi horror by Ubaldo Ragona and Sidney Salkow.
With Vincent Price, Franca Bettoia and Emma Danieli. Melon Farmers linkYouTube icon IMDb
Cut by the BBFC for 1965 cinema release. Uncut for home video in the US and UK.
Summary Notes

Dr. Robert Morgan is the only survivor of a devastating world-wide plague due to a mysterious immunity he acquired to the bacterium while working in Central America years ago. He is all alone now... or so it seems. As night falls, plague victims begin to leave their graves, part of a hellish undead army that''s thirsting for blood...his!

Versions

uncut
uncut
run: 86:40s
pal: 83:12s
PG cert

MPAA Unrated

UK: Passed PG uncut for mild horror and violence for:
  • 2009 E1 Entertainment/Elstree Hill Video at UK Amazon
  • 2007 Orbit R2 DVD

US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

BBFC cut
cut
cut:
run: 85:51s
pal: 82:25s
X certUK: Passed X after presumably the same compulsory BBFC cuts for:
  • 1966 cinema release titled The Last Man on Earth

UK: Passed X after compulsory BBFC cuts for:

  • 1965 cinema release titled The Naked Terror
            Last Man Standing: Suge Knight And The Murders Of Biggie & Tupac - 2021 UK documentary by nick broomfield See Hardcore 18s: Last Man Standing
 v   The Last Minute


 X   The Last Minute

Link Here
  • Ena lepto prothesmia
The Last Minute

Versions

uncut
uncut
18

MPAA
Unrated

109:43s 2001 UK/US thriller by Stephen Norrington.
With Max Beesley, Emily Corrie and Tom Bell. IMDb

The Director's Cut was passed 18 uncut for:

The US release is uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

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

 v   The Last of the Mohicans - 1992 USA action war romance by Michael Mann.


 X   The Last of the Mohicans

Link Here

The Last of the Mohicans is a 1992 USA action war romance by Michael Mann.
Starring Daniel Day-Lewis, Madeleine Stowe and Russell Means. Melon Farmers linkYouTube icon BBFC link 2020 IMDb

Never cut by the BBFC but its ratings have oscillated between 12 and 15. Uncut and MPAA R rated in the US. There are three different cuts reflecting the director's attention to detail.

Summary Notes

British and French troops do battle in colonial America, with aid from various native American war parties. The British troops enlist the help of local colonial militia men, who are reluctant to leave their homes undefended. A budding romance between a British officer's daughter and an independent man who was reared as a Mohican complicates things for the British officer, as the adopted Mohican pursues his own agenda despite the wrath of different people on both sides of the conflict.

Versions

uncut
Director's Definitive Cut
run: 114:14s
pal: 109:40s
12 cert

MPAA R

UK: The Director's Definitive Cut was passed 12 uncut for bloody violence and intense battle scenes for:

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

See pictorial version details from movie-censorship.com . The changes are uncontroversial in terms of censorship.

uncut
Director's Expanded Version
run: 117m
pal: 112m
MPAA RUS: The Director's Expanded Version is uncut and MPAA R Rated for:

See pictorial version details from movie-censorship.com

uncut
Theatrical Version
run: 111:45s
pal: 107:17s

BBFC 15 1982

BBFC 12 1982

MPAA PG-13

UK: The Theatrical Version was passed 15 without cuts for:
  • 2006 Warner R2 DVD
  • 1995 Warner VHS
  • 1993 Warner VHS
UK: The Theatrical Version was passed 12 without cuts for:
  • 1992 cinema release
TV
cut
logo_channel_five_50.jpg UK: Massively cut by Channel 5 for daytime in June 2023

Thanks to Jon: Viciously scalped

On Saturday (24th June 2023) at 3:45pm on Channel Five, a heavily-censored version of Michael Mann's 1992 epic, THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS was shown, with a "contains mild violence" warning, and shown as part of a Family Movies season, sponsored by Legoland UK!

The film had about 15-20 minutes of cuts from its 122m running time, to render it suitable for daytime viewing. It also starts off in 2.35:1 for the opening credits scene, then zooms out to 1.85:1 widescreen, losing large amounts of footage.

Almost all violence was cut, especially scalping, gunshot wounds, bloody knife and machete attacks. The scene in the middle of the film, where Daniel Day Lewis is being escorted in chains for treason, is so heavily cut, one minute he's in chains, the next he's free and carrying a gun trying to save Cora Munro (Madeleine Stowe's character).

Major Heyward (Steven Waddington) being burnt at the stake, is completely gone. He's escorted away, and that's it....

 v   The Last Picture Show - 1971 by Peter Bogdanovich.


 X   The Last Picture Show

Link Here

The Last Picture Show is a 1971 by Peter Bogdanovich.
Starring Timothy Bottoms, Jeff Bridges and Cybill Shepherd. Melon Farmers link BBFC link 2020 IMDb

Exists as a Theatrical Version and a Directors Cut.
Summary Notes

In 1951, a group of high schoolers come of age in a bleak, isolated, atrophied West Texas town that is slowly dying, both culturally and economically.

Versions

BBFC uncut
Director's Cut
run: 126:07s
pal: 121:04s

15UK: The Director's Cut was passed 15 uncut for strong sex references, sexualised nudity for:
  • 2023 Spirit Entertainment/Criterion Collection R0 4K Blu-ray/RB Blu-ray Combo at UK Amazon
  • 2023 Spirit Entertainment/Criterion Collection RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon #ad
  • 2018 Sony video
  • 2011 cinema release
  • 2000 Columbia/Tri-Star Home video
US: The Director's Cut is MPAA R rated for:
  • 2023 The Criterion Collection [Last Picture Show + Texasville] R0 4K Blu-ray/(RA) Blu-ray Combo at US Amazon #ad
  • 2023 The Criterion Collection [Last Picture Show + Texasville] (RA) Blu-ray at US Amazon

7 minutes of uncontentious material has been added

uncut
uncut
run: 118:04s
pal: 113:21s

15

X

UK: The Theatrical Version was passed 15 uncut for:
  • 1992 Columbia/Tri-Star VHS
  • 1992 Video Collection International VHS
UK: The Theatrical Version passed X (18) uncut for:
  • 1971 cinema release
 v   The Last Rites of Ransom Pride


 X   The Last Rites of Ransom Pride

Link Here

The Last Rites of Ransom Pride

Versions

BBFC
11s
15 cert78:30s The Last Rites of Ransom Pride is a 2010 Canada western by Tiller Russell. With Dwight Yoakam, Lizzy Caplan and Jon Foster. IMDb

UK: Passed 15 after 11s of BBFC cuts for:

  • 2010 Revolver Online
  • 2010 Revolver R2 DVD

The BBFC commented:

Company was required to remove sight of animal cruelty (in this case, cockfighting orchestrated by the film makers),
 v   The Last Seduction - 1994 UK / USA crime thriller by John Dahl.


 X   The Last Seduction

Link Here

The Last Seduction is a 1994 UK / USA crime thriller by John Dahl.
Starring Linda Fiorentino, Peter Berg and Bill Pullman. YouTube icon IMDb

No US or UK censor cuts for either Theatrical Version or Extended Version
Summary Notes

A devious sexpot steals her husband's drug money and hides out in a small town where she meets the perfect dupe for her next scheme.

Versions

uncut
Director's Cut
No Cert ~129:00s
=~123:00s
UK: BBFC details not yet published for Director's Cut/Extended Version for:

The only surviving source for the additional material in the extended version is unfortunately VHS quality only.

uncut
Theatrical Version
18

MPAA R

105:30s UK: The Theatrical Version was passed 18 uncut for:
  • 2014 Network [Theatrical + Director's ] (RB) Blu-ray at UK Amazon
  • 2006 Network [Theatrical + Director's ] R2 DVD at UK Amazon
  • 2001 Carlton R2 DVD
  • 1994 ITC Entertainment Group Video
  • 1994 cinema release

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

 v          Last Tango in Paris - 1972 France / Italy romance by Bernardo Bertolucci.


 X   Last Tango in Paris

Link Here
  • Ultimo tango a Parisi
Last Tango in Paris is a 1972 France / Italy romance by Bernardo Bertolucci.
Starring Marlon Brando, Maria Schneider and Maria Michi. YouTube icon IMDb
Cut by the BBFC for an X rated 1973 cinema release, although a few local authorities banned the film anyway. Later passed uncut for all releases since 1978. Also cut for an R rating in the US although the NC-17 rated version is uncut.
Summary Notes

While looking for an apartment, Jeanne, a beautiful young Parisienne, encounters Paul, a mysterious American expatriate mourning his wife's recent suicide. Instantly drawn to each other, they have a stormy, passionate affair, in which they do not reveal their names to each other. Their relationship deeply affects their lives, as Paul struggles with his wife's death and Jeanne prepares to marry her fiance, Tom, a film director making a cinema-verite documentary about her.

Versions

uncut
uncut
18

MPAA
NC-17

124:13s UK: Passed 18 with previous BBFC cuts waived for:

US: Uncut and NC-17 Rated for:

See article from bbfc.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.

mpaa cut
~2:00s
MPAA R There is also a cut US R Rated version with 2 minutes of the anal sex scene being blocked by a lamp
banned
banned
Some
UK Local Authorities
See article from bbfc.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.

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.

BBFC cut
10s
X certsubmitted
128:58s =123:48s
UK: Passed X after 10s of cuts for:
  • 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.

See article from dailymail.co.uk : Trousers

One examiner wrote: There is too much restraint in some sex scenes and Paul (played by Brando) seems to accomplish the most strenuous athletics with his trousers on.'

See article from bbfc.co.uk : Good Review

The film received favourable write ups from the film critics and played unopposed in most areas. However several dozen local authorities banned it. See above
banned
banned
internationalInternational: The movie was banned in Nigeria, Portugal, South Korea, Spain, Singapore, Chile and parts of Canada for its explicit portrayal of sexual violence.

In Italy, all copies of the film were seized, burned and banned for over a decade by the Supreme Court.

 v   The Last Temptation of Christ - 1988 USA / Canada drama by Martin Scorsese.


 X   The Last Temptation of Christ

Link Here

The Last Temptation of Christ is a 1988 USA / Canada drama by Martin Scorsese.
Starring Willem Dafoe, Harvey Keitel and Barbara Hershey. Youtube link IMDb

Moralist campaigners claimed that the cinema release should have been banned on grounds of blasphemy. The BBFC consulted clerics who did not consider the film blasphemous so passed it 18 uncut for 1988 cinema release and 1999 VHS. Some local authorities banned the cinema release despite BBFC's findings. The film has been rated 15 uncut for home video since 2001. Uncut and MPAA R rated in the US.
Summary Notes

The carpenter, Jesus of Nazareth, tormented by the temptations of demons, the guilt of making crosses for the Romans, pity for men and the world, and the constant call of God, sets out to find what God wills for Him. But as His mission nears fulfillment, He must face the greatest temptation; the normal life of a good man. Based, not on the Gospels, but on Nikos Kazantzakis' novel of the same name.

Versions

uncut
uncut
run: 162:55s
pal: 156:24s
15 cert

18

MPAA R

UK: Passed 15 uncut for strong violence, gore, sex, nudity:
  • 2019 Sony DADC Europe video

UK: Passed 15 uncut for:

UK: Passed 18 uncut for:
  • 1989 CIC VHS
  • 1988 cinema release

US: Uncut and MPAA R Rated for:

See case study from bbfc.co.uk :

The BBFC took the unusual step of inviting twenty-eight representatives of the major Christian churches to view the film at the BBFC, and also took legal advice from a QC before making a decision. All who saw the film at the BBFC agreed that the film was not blasphemous in the legal sense, although it might have the capacity to offend some Christian viewers.

banned
banned
Some
UK Local Authorities
See case study from bbfc.co.uk :

A handful of local authorities took the decision to ban the film, on the grounds of possible offence (in response to petitions against it) rather than blasphemy.

 v   The Last Valley - 1971 UK / USA war adventure drama by James Clavell.


 X   The Last Valley

Link Here
  • James Clavell's The Last Valley
The Last Valley is a 1971 UK / USA war adventure drama by James Clavell.
Starring Michael Caine, Omar Sharif and Florinda Bolkan. IMDb

BBFC category cuts were required for an AA rated cinema release in 1971. Home video releases have all been 15 uncut. Uncut and MPAA PG rated in the US.

Summary Notes

People in a small German village in the last valley to remain untouched by the devastating Thirty Years' War try to exist in peace with a group of soldiers occupying the valley.

Versions

BBFC uncut
uncut
run: 124:46s
pal: 119:47s
15 1980

MPAA PG

UK: Passed 15 uncut:
  • 2001 Pearson Television/Fremantle R2 DVD at UK Amazon
  • 1996 Total Home Ent (London) VHS
  • 1989 Parkfield Publishing VHS
  • 1986 Video Gems VHS
US: Uncut and MPAA PG rated for:
BBFC cut
category
cuts
AA certificateUK: Passed AA (14) after BBFC category cuts:
  • 1971 cinema release
 v          Last Vegas - 2013 USA comedy by Jon Turteltaub


 X   Last Vegas

Link Here

Last Vegas is a 2013 USA comedy by Jon Turteltaub

In the US, the film is rated PG-13 for sexual content and language. Previously it was R rated but the film makers won an appeal and got the rating reduced.

From IMDb. According to director Jon Turteltaub the initial R rating was due to one use of the word blowjob . During the discussions with the MPAA he had to explain to them why a use of this word is appropriate for a PG-13 rated movie.

     The Last Victim - 1975 US thriller by Jim Sotos. See Forced Entry
 v   The Last Warrior - 2018 Russia action fantasy drama by Rustam Mosafir.


 X   The Last Warrior

Link Here
  • Skif
  • Rage
The Last Warrior is a 2018 Russia action fantasy drama by Rustam Mosafir.
Starring Aleksey Faddeev, Aleksandr Kuznetsov and Yuriy Tsurilo. IMDb
Cut by the BBFC for an 18 rated DVD release in 2018.

Summary Notes

These are times when one civilization is replacing another. A new era is about to begin in Central Eurasia. Scythians, the proud warriors, are all but gone. The few of their descendants have become ruthless mercenary assassins, the "waves of Ares." Lutobor, is a soldier with a difficult task at hand. He becomes involved in internecine conflicts and sets off on a perilous journey to save his family. His guide is a captive Scythian by the name of Weasel. Lutobor and Weasel are enemies. They pray to different gods but must embark on this journey together. They brave the wild steppes, moving toward the last haven of the Scythians, to what seems to be their inevitable demise.

Versions

BBFC uncut
uncut
MPAA Unrated ~105:00s
=~101:00s
US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
BBFC cut
compulsory BBFC cuts
4s
18 101:20s

submitted
101:24s
UK: Passed 18 for strong violence, gore after 4s of compulsory BBFC cuts:
  • 2018 Sony DADC Europe video
The BBFC commented:
  • Cut required to remove sight of a horse being tripped and landing on its head and neck.
 v   The Last Witch Hunter - 2015 USA action fantasy adventure by Breck Eisner.


 X   The Last Witch Hunter

Link Here

The Last Witch Hunter is a 2015 USA action fantasy adventure by Breck Eisner.
Starring Vin Diesel, Rose Leslie and Elijah Wood. Youtube link IMDb

BBFC advised the category cuts for a 12A rated cinema release in 2015. Uncut and BBFC 15 rated for home video.
Summary Notes

The last witch hunter is all that stands between humanity and the combined forces of the most horrifying witches in history.

Versions

BBFC uncut
uncut
15102:04s UK: Passed 15 uncut for strong violence, threat for:
BBFC cut
advised category cuts
12A 106:04s UK: Passed 12A for moderate violence, threat, moderate bad language after BBFC advised pre-cuts for:
  • 2015 cinema release
The BBFC commented:
  • This film was originally seen for advice, at which stage the company was informed it was likely to be passed 15 but that their preferred 12A could be achieved by making a number of reductions to moments of violence and horror. When the film was submitted for formal classification, acceptable reductions had been made in these sequences and the film was classified 12A.
 v   The Last Woman


 X   The Last Woman

Link Here
  • La dernie're femme
The Last Woman

Versions

uncut
uncut
X cert The Last Woman is a 1976 Italy/France drama by Marco Ferreri.
With Gérard Depardieu, Ornella Muti and Michel Piccoli. IMDb

UK: Passed X uncut for:

  • 1976 cinema release

Thanks to Gary:

There are two or three shots of Gerard Depardieu with an erection, plus a giant close-up of a (detumescent) penis before Depardieu's character cuts off his own with an electric carving knife - all passed uncut by the BBFC!

            Late Night Trains - 1975 Italian horror film by Aldo Lado. See Night Train Murders
 v          Laththi - 2022 India action drama by A. Vinoth Kumar


 X   Laththi

Link Here

Laththi is a 2022 India action drama by A. Vinoth Kumar
Starring Misha Ghoshal, Munishkanth and Prabhu BBFC link 2020 IMDb

BBFC category cuts were required for a 15 rated cinema release in 2022.

Summary Notes

A police constable, who gets trapped in a building with his 10-year-old kid, and how they escape from the building surrounded by a group of the enemy.

Versions

BBFC cut
cut:
run: 143:04s
pal: 137:21s
15UK: Passed 15 for strong bloody violence, injury detail, sexual violence, threat after BBFC cuts:
  • 2022 cinema release

The BBFC commented:

The distributor chose to make cuts to a sequence of sexual violence and violence, in order to receive a 15 classification. An uncut 18 rating was available.

 v          Latter Days


 X   Latter Days

Link Here

Latter Days

Versions

6:00s 15 cert60:45s
Not known

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

 v          Law Abiding Citizen - 2009 US thriller by F Gary Gray.


 X   Law Abiding Citizen

Link Here

Law Abiding Citizen is a 2009 US thriller by F Gary Gray.
With Gerard Butler, Jamie Foxx and Leslie Bibb. IMDb

The film was cut in the US for an MPAA R rating. This cut version was passed 18 for UK cinema release and 2009 DVD. The Director's Cut was released on 18 rated UK Blu-ray also in 2009. This Director's Cut is MPAA Unrated in the US.

Summary Notes

Clyde Shelton's family is brutally murdered. The ones responsible are caught. However, because of improper procedure, the D.A., Nick Rice only has circumstantial evidence. So he decides to get one of them to testify against the other. When Shelton learns of this, he is not happy. Ten years later, the one who was convicted is being executed but something goes wrong; his execution goes awry and he suffers. They learn that someone tampered with the machine. And the other one is found dead, killed in a gruesome manner. Rice suspects Shelton, so he has him picked up. At first, Shelton agrees to a plea agreement with Rice but changes his mind. It appears that Shelton is not done, it appears he blames the whole system and is declaring war on it going after everyone involved with his family's case. So Rice has to stop him but Shelton is way ahead of him.

Director's Cut

uncut
uncut
run: 118:02s
pal: 113:19s
18

MPAA Unrated

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

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

  • 2018 Lions Gate [Theatrical Version (4k) + Director's Cut (Blu-ray)] (RA) 4k/(RA) Blu-ray Combo at US Amazon
  • 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 in the Unrated Version 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.

Theatrical Version

BBFC uncut

mpaa cut
cut

run: 108:20s
pal: 104:00s
18

MPAA R

UK: The cut Theatrical Version was passed 18 without BBFC cuts for:
  • 2010 Technicolor/Momentum R2 DVD
  • 2009 cinema release

US: The Theatrical Version was cut for violence in the US to avoid an NC-17 rating.

The MPAA cuts were made to reduce the brutal prison stabbing.

 v          Lawless - 2012 USA crime drama by John Hillcoat.


 X   Lawless

Link Here
  • Bez zakona
Lawless is a 2012 USA crime drama by John Hillcoat.
Starring Tom Hardy, Shia LaBeouf and Guy Pearce. IMDb
Cut for a US MPAA R rating. The uncut version was used for foreign releases including the UK where it was 18 rated by the BBFC
Summary Notes

In 1931, in Franklin County, Virginia, Forrest Bondurant is a legend as immortal after surviving the war. Together with his brothers Howard and the coward Jack, the Bondurant family has a distillery and bootlegging business. When the corrupt District Attorney Mason Wardell arrives in Franklin with the unscrupulous Special Deputy Charles Rakes, the Bondurant family refuses to pay the required bribe to the authorities. Rakes pursues the brothers and unsuccessfully tries to find their distillery. Meanwhile Forrest hires the waitress Maggie, a woman with a hidden past in Chicago, and they fall in love with each other. Jack courts the preacher's daughter Bertha Minnix and deals a great load of alcoholic liquor with the powerful gangster Floyd Banner. Jack shows off in Franklin attracting the attention of Rakes that finds the location of their distillery. When he kills the crippled Cricket Pete, the locals join forces to face the corrupt authorities.

Cutting Edge

cutting_edge_lawless.jpg
30th April 2018
Cutting Edge Episode 51
Lawless
Gavin Salkeld investigates the MPAA cuts for an R rating

Versions

BBFC uncut
uncut
18

Ireland 18 video
Ireland

Ireland 16
Ireland

115:39s
=111:01s

UK: Passed 18 uncut for strong bloody violence and strong language for:
  • 2013 Technicolor Polska/Momentum Pictures RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon
  • 2013 Technicolor Polska/Momentum Pictures R2 DVD at UK Amazon
  • 2013 Momentum Pictures VoD [UK only] at UK Amazon
  • 2012 cinema release

Ireland:

Thanks to Ben. The cinema release was originally rated 18 uncut but this was reduced to 16 on appeal. The 18 rating was restored for home video though, perhaps because it is a shared release with the UK with its BBFC 18 rating..

Germany: Uncut.
Canada: Uncut

mpaa cut
9s
MPAA R115:45s
=111:07s

US: Cut and MPAA R rated for:
  • 2012 Starz / Anchor Bay RA Blu-ray
  • 2012 Starz / Anchor Bay R1 DVD

From Cutting Edge article from melonfarmers.co.uk The MPAA cuts were

  • Remove the sight of a pig being explicitly shot. The cut version ends with a replacement shot of the gun being fired.
  • Corrupt cop Rake beats up Jack with 6 blows instead of the 7 in the uncut version.
  • Forrest gets his throat cut (non fatally) by two men and the scene loses a gory sight of the cut.
  • A castration seen in aftermath loses blood and the rather dark sight of the bloody wound.
  • The climatic gunfight loses a spray of blood

Replacement shots mean that running time is marginally longer for the cut version.

 v   The Lawless Frontier


 X   The Lawless Frontier

Link Here

The Lawless Frontier

Versions

5s U cert50:00s 1934 US western by Robert N Bradbury

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)

BBFC uncutU certNo cuts noted to the 1934 cinema release nor from 1987-2003 video/DVDs.

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

 v          Lawman - 1971 USA western by Michael Winner.


 X   Lawman

Link Here

Lawman is a 1971 USA western by Michael Winner.
Starring Burt Lancaster, Robert Ryan and Lee J Cobb. YouTube icon IMDb

The International Version was uncut by the BBFC for cinema release but was cut for animal cruelty for home video. The US PG rated version is cut for nudity/
Summary Notes

A lawman from Bannock arrives in Sabbath to arrest all the cattlemen whose wild celebration the year before resulted in the accidental death of an old man.

Versions

BBFC uncutAA certificate 98:47s
=94:50s
UK: Passed AA (14) uncut for:
  • 1971 cinema release
BBFC cut
2-4s
15 certificate 94:45s UK: Passed 15 for moderate violence after 2-4s of compulsory BBFC cuts for:
  • 2004 MGM R2 DVD
  • 1995 Warner Home Video Video

The BBFC commented:

  • Cut required to remove a cruel horse fall
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MPAA
PG
US: The US PG version is cut for nudity.
  • A topless seen of Sheree North in bed with Burt Lancaster has been replaced by a clothed version
 v   The Lawnmower Man - 1996 UK/USA/Japan Sci-Fi by by Brett Leonard.


 X   The Lawnmower Man

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  • Stephen King's The Lawnmower Man
The Lawnmower Man is a 1996 UK/USA/Japan Sci-Fi by by Brett Leonard.
With Jeff Fahey, Pierce Brosnan and Jenny Wright. YouTube icon IMDb
Uncut by censors. There exists a theatrical version and a longer Director's Cut

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uncut
Director's Cut
15 certificate

MPAA
Unrated

140:54s
=135:16s
UK: The Director's Cut was passed 15 uncut for:

An extra 32 minutes of uncontroversial material have been added for the Director's Cut. The Director's Cut seems to be the best version. See version details from movie-censorship.com

uncut
uncut
15 certificate

MPAA R

103:26s UK: The Theatrical Version was passed 15 without BBFC cuts for:
  • 2002 Prism DVD
  • 1995 VCI VHS
  • 1992-3 First Independent VHS
  • 1992 cinema release
 v          Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace - 1996 USA action Sci-Fi thriller by Farhad Mann.


 X   Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace

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  • Lawnmower Man 2: Jobe's War
Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace is a 1996 USA action Sci-Fi thriller by Farhad Mann.
With Patrick Bergin, Matt Frewer and Austin O'Brien. Melon Farmers link BBFC link 2020 IMDb
BBFC imposed category cuts were required for 12 rated cinema release and 2004 DVD. Released uncut in 2010 on UK DVD but this is not in the BBFC database. There was however a BBFC update for an uncut 12 rating in 2024. Uncut in the US.
Summary Notes

Jobe is resuscitated by Jonathan Walker. He wants Jobe to create a special computer chip that would connect all the computers in the world into one network, which Walker would control.

Versions

uncut
uncut
run: 92:56s
pal: 89:13s
12A

No Cert

MPAA PG-13

UK: Uncut and BBFC 12 rated with a trigger warning for moderate violence, infrequent strong language, discrimination:
  • 2024 101 Films Blu-ray (rated 16/01/2024) titled LAWNMOWER MAN 2: JOBE'S WAR

UK: Uncut without a BBFC database entry for:

  • 2010 Universal [Lawnmower Man Director's Cut + Lawnmower Man 2] R2 DVD at UK Amazon
US: Uncut and MPAA PG-13 rated for:
BBFC cut
category cuts
cut: 8s/10s
run: 92:52s
pal: 89:09s

12 certUK: Passed 12 after 8-10s of BBFC category cuts for:
  • 2004 4front R2 DVD
  • 1996 cinema release

See pictorial cuts from movie-censorship.com :

  • Deleted dialogue: Travis: Yes, it does, Sean! The Fuck is burning my Eyes!
  • Deleted Benjamin head butting a guard
  • Delete Benjamin jamming an elbow into a guards face
  • Deleted a site of a guard with his head thrust into a TV set
  • Deleted a scream from a man in flames in a tunnel
 v          Lawrence of Arabia - Lawrence of Arabia is a1962 UK war film by David Lean.


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Lawrence of Arabia is a Lawrence of Arabia is a1962 UK war film by David Lean.
With Peter O'Toole, Alec Guinness and Anthony Quinn. Melon Farmers link BBFC link 2020 IMDb

Cut by the BBFC for an 'A' rated 1962 cinema release. Shortened for 1986 VHS. The restored version is uncut and has been PG rated since 1989.

Summary Notes

The story of T.E. Lawrence, the English officer who successfully united and led the diverse, often warring, Arab tribes during World War I in order to fight the Turks.

Versions

uncut
Restored Version
run: 218:21s
pal: 209:37s
PG cert

MPAA PG-13

UK: The Restored Version was passed PG without BBFC cuts for:

US: The Restored Version was is MPAA PG rated for:

Note that a 228m version is the restored with added entrance, intermission and playout music.

BBFC uncut

cut
shortened

run: 198:42s
pal: 190:45s
PG certUK: The Shortened version was passed PG without BBFC cuts for:
  • 1986 RCA/Columbia VHS

From IMDb:

Shortly after premiere which took place in London in December 1962, 20 minutes were deleted from the film.

Cuts included the shot of goggles on the tree, Brighton's "remarkable man" line to the priest, early shots of the drafting room scene, the whole officer's mess sequence where he's called a clown and upsets water on someone, and some dialogue between the General and Dryden.

BBFC cut
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cut:
run:
pal:
sub: 222:00s
A CertUK: The Original version was passed A after BBFC cuts for:
  • 1962 cinema release

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