Mob War is a 1989 USA action crime film by J Christian Ingvordsen.
With Jake LaMotta, Johnny Stumper and David Henry Keller.
Cut by the BBFC for 1991 VHS. Cuts waived for 2004 DVD. Uncut in the US
Summary Notes
When the New York City police disrupt a big cocaine deal, the TV news reporters find John Falcone, a local mobster, nearby. They ask some tough questions, and Falcone decides he needs a public relations man to help burnish his image. He hires
Todd Barrett, and he keeps Barrett in line with generous helpings of cocaine. Meanwhile, Falcone's unorthodox, violent, and sadistic methods get him cross-wise with Don Ricci, the boss. A mob war may break out. When Todd's wife is endangered, can
the flack attack back at the racketeers?
Versions
uncut
96:24s
=92:33s
UK: Passed 18 uncut for strong violence, language and drug use with previous cuts waived for:
Tales of the Bizarre: Rites, Rituals and Superstitions
Mondo Cane is a 1962 Italy documentary by Paolo Cavara & Gualtiero Jacopetti.
With Rossano Brazzi and Stefano Sibaldi.
Banned by the BBFC for 1962 cinema release. Resubmitted in 1963 and passed X after about 14 minutes of cuts. Not released since in the UK. Uncut in the US.
The film consists of a series of travelogue-vignettes providing glimpses into cultural practices throughout the world intended to shock or surprise the mostly Western film audience, including an insect banquet and a
memorable look at a practising South Pacific cargo cult. Mondo Cane's shock-exploitation-documentary style was the inspiration for numerous imitations, including Shocking Asia and the Faces of Death series of movies.
It was nominated for the Palme d'Or, the highest prize given to a competing film at the Cannes Film Festival.
UK: Passed X (16) after about 14:00s of BBFC cuts for:
1963 cinema release
Thanks to Vincenzo. The BBFC cuts were:
Reel 1 - Remove shots of pigs being beaten to death.
Reel 1 - Remove shots of dead dogs in cooking-pots and live dogs in cages in Formosa Roast-Dog Restaurant.
Reel 1 - Shorten the incident of the Easter Egg chickens which are put alive into hot ovens, together with commentary relating to this.
Reel 2 - Remove shots of a snake being skinned alive in Singapore.
Reel 2 - Considerably shorten the episodes of sharks having poisonous and prickly plant pushed into their mouths, and shorten also shots of the sharks' struggles in the water.
Reel 3 - Reduce the shots of the drunkards and drug-addicts in Hamburg.
Reel 4 - Reduce the shots of buffaloes being decapitated by Gurkhas to no more than one shot, which should not be a close up.
Reel 4 - Remove the shot of the man being killed by a bull in the street, and being dragged away. Also remove the sound of his groans.
Reel 4 - Reduce to a minimum the shots of a man being tossed in the bull-ring.
The Money Pit is a 1986 USA comedy by Richard Benjamin.
Starring Tom Hanks, Shelley Long and Alexander Godunov.
BBFC category cuts were required for a PG rated 1986 cinema release. It was passed 15 uncut for the follow up VHS and later passed 12 uncut for 2016 home video. Uncut and PG rated in the US.
Summary Notes
Walter Fielding and Anna Crowley have to start looking for a new house- but there's not much they can afford! This soon changes when they meet a lonely old con artist who sells them a beautiful mansion at a ridiculously low price. Only there's a
catch. The second they move into the house it falls apart, starting with the stairway collapsing to the bathtub falling through the floor to eventually the chimney falling into the house! Finally, they have to renovate the house before the frame
collapses but the renovations also prove to be a disaster.
Versions
uncut
MPAA
90:41s
UK: Passed 12 uncut for moderate sex, sex references, infrequent moderate bad language for:
I mongoli is a 1961 Italy/France action adventure drama by André De Toth, Leopoldo Savona...
With Jack Palance, Anita Ekberg and Antonella Lualdi.
Cut by the BBFC for an A rated 1963 cinema release. Uncut in the US
Summary Notes
Genghis Khan and his Mongol army invade Poland and lay siege to the city of Cracow. The Polish king tries to make peace in order to save his city, and Genghis Khan seems amenable to that. However, his son Ogotai is itching for war, and his
mistress eggs him on to defy his father and take the city.
Monique is a 1970 UK comedy romance by John Bown.
Starring David Sumner, Joan Alcorn and Sibylla Kay.
Cut by the BBFC for 1970 cinema release. No BBFC cuts were required for 18 rated 1994 VHS and then 15 rated 2016 DVD.
Summary Notes
Monique (Sibylla Kay) is a French au pair who goes to work for Jean (Joan Alcorn) and her husband Bill (David Summer). She takes time to care for the children before getting to know husband and wife intimately. Bill soon notices his wife has
becomes more sexually aroused. After Bill sleeps with Monique, he comes home one day to discover the two women in bed together in this flesh feature.
Versions
uncut
84:22s
UK: An unknown version was passed 15 uncut for strong sex for:
Monkey Shines is a 1988 USA Sci-Fi horror thriller by George A Romero.
IMDb notes that pre-release versions allegedly contained a bizarre brain surgery scene, as well as several abusive scenes involving the small monkey, Ellie. Although the scenes were all staged and no animals were harmed in the making of the
movie, the filmmakers decided it would be better to simply leave them out to avoid conflicts. There were no censorship issues with the resulting version.
The Monster Club is a 1981 UK comedy horror by Roy Ward Baker.
With Vincent Price, Donald Pleasence and John Carradine.
The cinema release was cut for an A rating. All home video releases are 15 uncut
Summary Notes
A writer of horror stories is invited to a "monster club" by a mysterious old gentleman. There, three gruesome stories are told to him; between each story some musicians play their songs. In the end, it's recognized he's the greatest
monster of all.
Monster's Ball is a 2001 US drama by Marc Forster.
With Billy Bob Thornton, Halle Berry and Taylor Simpson.
In the US the Theatrical Version was cut for an MPAA R rating. This was 15 rated in the UK. The Director;s Cut is the uncut version and is MPAA Unrated in the US and was again 15 rated in the UK.
Versions
Director's Cut
108:01s
UK: The Unrated Version/Director's Cut was passed 18 uncut for:
UK: The cut Theatrical Version was passed 18 without BBFC cuts for:
2002 cinema release
From IMDb:
The initial cut of the picture included more explicit footage during the sex scene between Halle Berry and Billy Bob Thornton, which was trimmed down by about a minute after the MPAA threatened to give the film a NC-17 rating.
Mekagojira no gyakushu is a 1975 Japan action Sci-Fi adventure by Ishirô Honda.
Starring Katsuhiko Sasaki, Tomoko Ai and Akihiko Hirata.
BBFC category cuts for 1976 cinema release. Uncut in the US but various shortened versions have also been released.
Summary Notes
Godzilla comes to the rescue when an alien race rebuilds Mechagodzilla to destroy Earth's cities. A traitorous scientist gives them a second weapon: Titanosaurus.
Monty Python and the Holy Grail is a 1974 UK comedy by Terry Gilliam. With Graham Chapman, John Cleese and Eric Idle.
BBFC category cuts were made for an A rated 1975 cinema release. Uncut and 15 rated for home video until 2006 when the category was reduced to 12 uncut, at least for commentary variants. Uncut and PG rated in the US.
This version restores the dialogue edits for the A certificate cinema release and restores the missing 24 seconds:
Variations: Intro
The running time is inconsistent between releases by about 2 minutes. This is dependent on whether the mock intro, "Dentist on the Job" is prefixed to the film or not.
Variations: Outro Thanks to Daniel:
There are also variations to the end of the film. After the titles the screen goes blank (or reverts to an image of a curtain). The police then turn up to arrest everyone and the camera runs out of film. This is omitted from some versions.
category
cuts
with intro
87:59s
Without intro
submitted
89:42s =86:07s
UK: The cut Cinema Version was passed 15 without further cuts for:
1988 Film & Video VHS
From IMDb. Although the certificate was raised to 15 the dialogue cuts for the cinema 'A' by mistake weren't actually reinstated.
UK: Passed A after BBFC cuts for:
1975 cinema release
From IMDb. The BBFC cut the 1975 cinema release for an A certificate. The initial cuts list was:
Reel 1: In the fight between the black and green knights remove the blood gush from the knight being stabbed through the visor
Reel 2: Remove repeated uses of Jesus Christ .
Reel 2: Remove the sight of blood gushing from historian AJP Taylor' s neck after having his throat cut
Reel 3: Dialogue cuts to Zoot's use of the phrase the oral sex.
Reel 3: Dialogue cuts to remove the sister saying 'shit'
Reel 4: A close up of blood on bride's mouth
The Distributors negotiated about the cuts and the final cuts were:
Reel 1: In the fight between the black and green knights remove the blood gush from the knight being stabbed through the visor
Reel 2: Remove repeated uses of Jesus Christ . (Implemented via overdubbing)
Reel 2: Remove the sight of blood gushing from historian AJP Taylor' s neck after having his throat cut
Script Advice
The producers submitted an initial script to the BBFC for advice and were informed that the script would likely result in an X (18) rating. The producers duly toned down the script.
Negotiations with the BBFC
There is a famous letter published on the internet that outlines the first position in a sequence of behind the scenes negotiations between the BBFC and the producers. At an advice screening, a BBFC examiner suggested that the submitted film
would be AA but could be cut for an A as follows:
Lose as may shits as possible
Take Jesus Christ out, if possible
Lose I fart in your general direction
Lose the oral sex
Lose oh, fuck off
Lose We make castanets out of your testicles
A letter from Stephen Murphy also reveals that the BBFC were not impressed with the argument that because Monty Python was shown on TV then this somehow correlated to an 'A' certificate being appropriate.
Murphy also said that bloody humour was not affective n one or two places and that the BBFC was less than enchanted about the funny Frenchman.
He also ticked off the film makers for the use of 'Jesus Christ'. He noted:
The repetition of 'Jesus Christ in the film seems to us unnecessary. There is good evidence that this does distress people who would otherwise enjoy the film.
At this stage the producers agreed to:
Lose the shits, take the odd Jesus Christ out and lose Oh fuck off, but to retain 'fart in your general direction', castanets of your testicles and 'oral sex' and ask him for an A rating on that basis.
Unfortunately nothing further was reported on the negotiations which clearly resulted in a compromise quite different to that outlined in the early exchange .
The Missing 24s
Unrelated to the BBFC negotiations the producers also decided to delete a scene which has become known as the Missing 24s:
I n the scene where the heroic knights come across a castle full of nubile women: When the girl states that her sister has lit the beacon that is grail shaped, my Paramount print goes on to say that
they should all be spanked as punishment. The Paramount print has several shots along the following lines before the line "You should spank us all" The girl stating that "that was a good chance for a pussy gag" The knight saying that "he's
glad this will/won't be cut" A shot of the crowd shouting "Get on with it" and God shouting "Get on With it".
Monty Python's Flying Circus is a 1969-1974 UK TV comedy .
With Graham Chapman, John Cleese and Terry Gilliam.
Summary Notes
The irreverent Monty Python comedy troupe present a series of skits which are often surreal, baudy, uncompromising, tasteless, but inevitably hilarious.
Versions
best
available
~1327:00s
UK: Passed 12 uncut for:
2008 Sony Pictures Home Entertainment R2 DVD
at UK Amazon
In the third series, the BBC started making some fairly ridiculous censorship decisions . A battle over one particular sketch saw all six Pythons in a heated argument with the head of comedy. We fought them for the right to say
'masturbation' .
Did they say it? It was cut out. We recorded it. It was the man in the Summarise Proust Competition whose hobbies were strangling animals, golf and masturbating. They just cut the word, so you had: My hobbies are strangling animals, golf...
short pause, huge laugh... So what was so funny about golf?
Life of Brian is a 1979 UK comedy by Terry Jones.
Starring Graham Chapman, John Cleese and Michael Palin.
Passed AA uncut by the BBFC for 1979 cinema release. Some local authorities overruled the BBFC rating and banned the cinema release in their areas. Passed 15 uncut for home video. Later the BBFC rating was reduced to 12A for 2019 cinema
release.
Uncut and MPAA R rated in the US. Banned from 1979 cinema release in Ireland, Singapore and Norway.
Hugely controversial at the time, the subject matter of The Life of Brian was considered strictly taboo in 1979, and even today it can still rattle a few cages, but ultimately the Python team all shared the same
conviction that they were not poking fun at religion (or Jesus) per se, but at the people who blindly follow and misunderstand. In this way, The Life Of Brian became not just a comedy classic, but a ground-breaking movie that pushed the
barriers of what was previously considered off-limits .
Each member of the Python team contributes immensely to the film, with Eric Idle supplying a classic Python tune as Brian is being crucified ( Always Look On The Bright Side of Life ), Terry Gilliam with some great
visual gags, Terry Jones as the director of the film, Cleese and Palin turning in multiple brilliant performances (like Cleese's Reg, the leader of the PFJ, and the classic What have the Roman's ever done for us? sketch), not to mention
Chapman as the unsuspecting hero.
Versions
uncut
Local authorities
X
89:47s
UK: Passed 15 uncut for infrequent strong language, moderate sex references, nudity, comic violence:
On the question of blasphemy, legal opinion sought by the BBFC stated that in our opinion the Life of Brian :
Is demonstrably not about Jesus Christ or God. It does not, in our view, offensively abuse sacred subjects or ridicule or vilify them; although it does treat, in a humorous...manner...certain biblical stories and characters.
Banned by 11 local authorities out of 101 who viewed it.
The film contains themes of religious satire which were controversial at the time of its release, drawing accusations of blasphemy and protests from some religious groups. Thirty-nine local authorities in the UK either imposed an outright ban,
or imposed an X certificate (effectively preventing the film from being shown as the distributors said the film could not be shown unless it was unedited and carried the original AA certificate).
One of the councils to ban the film, Bournemouth, made the news in 2015 with the first public screening in 35 years.
International: The film was also banned in Ireland, Singapore and Norway.
The marketeers made use of the latter with the promotional line: The film so funny that it was banned in Norway.
An extension of the the American characters that Eric Idle and Michael Palin do. They are shown their room and talk about tampons.
banned
text
Ireland : The film was banned in Ireland until 1990. It seems that the movie did not go down well with religious groups, particularly the musical sketch, starring Michael Palin, singing Every Sperm is Sacred.
Mood Indigo (L'écume des jours) is a 2013 France / Belgium comedy romance by Michel Gondry.
Starring Romain Duris, Audrey Tautou and Gad Elmaleh.
Exists as a Theatrical Version and a Director's Cut
Summary Notes
Wealthy, inventive bachelor Colin endeavors to find a cure for his lover Chloe after she's diagnosed with an unusual illness caused by a flower growing in her lungs.
Versions
uncut
131:11s
=125:56s
UK: The Director's Cut was passed 12 uncut for moderate violence, nudity, occasional gore for:
2014 Studiocanal [Director's Cut + Theatrical Version] RB Blu-ray/R2 DVD Combo
at UK Amazon
shortened
90:35s
UK: The Theatrical Version was passed 12 uncut for moderate violence, nudity for:
2014 Studiocanal [Director's Cut + Theatrical Version] RB Blu-ray/R2 DVD Combo
at UK Amazon
2014 Studiocanal [Theatrical only] R2 DVD
The film was shortened for Theatrical release outside of France by about 35 minutes.
Moonwalker is a 1988 USA action crime fantasy by Jerry Kramer, Jim Blashfield...
Starring Michael Jackson, Joe Pesci and Sean Lennon.
Uncut for PG rated 1989 cinema release and the follow up VHS release. The film was pre-cut for PG rated DVD in 2005 and the reasons remain mysterious. This cut version was widely distributed but the South Korean DD remains uncut.
Summary Notes
A movie that starts out with the "Man in the Mirror" music video, it then changes to a montage of video clips of Michael's career. Next comes a parody of his Bad video by children, and then Michael is chased by fans in a fantasy
sequence. 2 more videos are shown, and then a movie in which Michael plays a hero with magical powers. In it he is chased by drug dealer Mr. Big and saves three children. Videos included in the movie are "Smooth Criminal" and "Come
Together".
Monster from the Unknown World is a 1961 Italy action romance by Antonio Leonviola (as Leonviola).
With Gordon Mitchell, Chelo Alonso and Vira Silenti.
Cut by the BBFC for 1964 cinema release. Uncut in the US
Summary Notes
Strongman Maciste must battle the one-eyed Cyclops monster that is ravaging the land of Sadok, while at the same time fending off the advances of the evil Queen Capys, who wants to do a little ravaging of her own.
A cult classic following Stefan as he hitchhikes across Europe. He meets an American Angel of Death (Mimsy Farmer) who introduces him to sex and heroine.
Notable also for the Pink Floyd soundtrack.
1:23
110:11s
Passed 18 after 1:23s of BBFC cuts for:
2003 BFI R2 DVD
The BBFC commented :
A cut was required to remove instructive detail of illegal drug use.
A scene where Estelle helps Stefan prepare heroin and then shoot up has been cut.
There's also a scene where Stefan is preparing something in a mortar and pestle where the sound drops out every time he mentions an ingredient. I do not know if this is also due to the BBFC or is part of the original
film.
More about the Language of Love is a 1970 Sweden/Denmark sex education documentary by Torgny Wickman .
With Inge Hegeler, Sten Hegeler and Maj-Brith Bergström-Walan.
Banned by the BBFC for 1972 cinema release. The film was later cut for a 1983 18 rated cinema release and the cuts were eventually waived for 2009 DVD. There may be a longer version in existence.
2009 Revelation R2 DVD titled Swedish Erotica Collection 2
at UK Amazon
The BBFC noted in the 2009 Annual Report:
Collection 2, Swedish Erotica, a compilation of three early 1970s films from Sweden (Wide Open, Love Play and More About the Language of Love) was passed 18 without cuts. The work, which includes explicit images of
sexual activity, is now very dated. By contemporary standards it is clearly not a sex work, but rather a genuine attempt to inform and educate, and the Board concluded that there was sufficient contextual justification to allow these scenes at
18 .
2:55s
85:11s
UK: The BBFC cut 2:55s under the title Language of Love 2 for:
1987 Sheptonhurst VHS
1983 cinema release
banned
UK: The BBFC banned the 1972 cinema release under the title More about Language of Love
More Dead Than Alive is a 1969 USA western romance by Robert Sparr.
Starring Clint Walker, Vincent Price and Anne Francis.
Cut by the BBFC for 1969 X rated cinema release. Uncut in the US
Promotional Material
Saddle up for a thrilling tale of heroes and villains in this thought-provoking western starring the tall, dark and handsome, Clint Walker (Sam Whiskey) and horror legend Vincent Price (The Pit and the Pendulum) in one of
his most colorful and likable roles. This action-packed drama aims high and hits its mark - after serving 18 years, "Killer" Cain (Walker) is released from prison, determined never to touch a gun again. But the only job he can get is with
traveling sideshow as the sharp shooting main attraction. As Cain works to build an honest future free of bullets and bloodshed, his enemies look to settle old scores. Now Cain must risk his new life to become the "Killer" once more- or
be haunted by his past forever. Anne Francis (TV's Honey West) co-stars as Monica Alton, in this wonderful western with an ending that is truly original.
UK stunt video by Gregor Urquhart (Black Diamond Films)
Cut when submitted in 2004 with the following BBFC statement: Cut required to sight of an apparently real assault which appears to have been commissioned by the film makers in the UK.
In particular the cut scene involved a glass bottle being broken over someone's head
Morons from Outer Space is a 1985 UK Sci-Fi comedy by Mike Hodges With Mel Smith, Griff Rhys Jones and Joanne Pearce.
UK: Passed PG after 6:10s of pre-cuts and BBFC cuts for category for:
2004 MGM R2 DVD
1986 Thorn-EMI VHS
1985 cinema release
From IMDb:
To receive a PG certificate the film was extensively re-edited by the distributor, and the finished product was then cut further by the BBFC to remove cocaine footage and references. In total 6 minutes 10 secs were
edited from the film.
The cut version has become the only version available worldwide
During the fight between Sonya Blade and Mileena the fatal moves are cut. First Sonya strangles her defeated opponent with her legs, then she kicks her head.
The final fight sequence is missing Liu Kang getting kneed in his back.
The cinema also cut persisted into the video version
Two shots cut of Shao Kahn breaking Johnny Cage's neck. First Shao Kahn pulls Johnny Cage's head towards him and then he twists it the other way
Mortdecai is a 2015 USA action comedy by David Koepp.
Starring Johnny Depp, Olivia Munn and Ewan McGregor.
The original uncut theatrical version is R rated. There is also a cut PG-13 version currently targeted as an option for US VoD viewers.
Cut prior to US DVD release to achieve a PG-13 rating rather than t
Summary Notes
Juggling some angry Russians, the British Mi5, his impossibly leggy wife and an international terrorist, debonair art dealer and part time rogue Charlie Mortdecai must traverse the globe armed only with his good looks and special charm in a race
to recover a stolen painting rumored to contain the code to a lost bank account filled with Nazi gold.
Versions
uncut
US: The uncut theatrical version was rated R for some language and sexual material.
versions
cut
US: A cut home video version was rated PG-13 for sexuality including references and innuendo, action/violence and brief strong language.
This version seems targeted as an option for VoD viewers and is described as even more incomprehensible than the Theatrical Version.
Motel Hell is a 1980 USA comedy horror by Kevin Connor.
With Rory Calhoun, Paul Linke, Nancy Parsons.
Uncut by the BBFC for 1980 cinema release but cut for 1986 VHS. Uncut from the 2002 DVD. Uncut in the US.
Summary Review : Brutally observed spoof horror
Farmer Vincent kidnaps unsuspecting travellers and is burying them in his garden. Unfortunately for his victims, they are not dead. He feeds his victims to prepare them for his famously delicious roadside sausage stand.
What we have is a delicious little parody of the horror genre, outrageous in places, ironic in others.
Rory Calhoun plays the owner of a financially failing motel. Farmer Vincent, you see, is a highwayman Sweeney Todd, harvesting unwary travellers at night. Well, you have to wonder what gives his cooked meats such a unique flavour. The whole
operation is based on his techniques for tenderising the meat and the produce of his secret garden.
It's a brutally observed spoof horror, well shot, highly entertaining, and very funny. There's satire, there's farce, there's irony, there's some visceral humour, and there's a chainsaw duel! What more could you ask for?
Versions
uncut
97:10s
UK: Passed 18 uncut for strong language and horror for:
Mother's Day is a1980 US comedy horror by Charles Kaufman.
With Tiana Pierce, Nancy Hendrickson and Deborah Luce.
Banned by the BBFC for 1980 cinema release. Passed 18 uncut for 2015 Blu-ray. Uncut in the US.
Summary Review: Camp Horror Classic
When you go into the woods today, you're in for a big surprise. When you go into the woods today you're not going to believe your eyes. But it ain't no teddy bear picnic . Three girls discover that two men are willing to do anything to
impress Mother and what impresses Mother is watching her son commit acts of rape and murder. Now these women are prisoners and lowered to pawns in the game of checkers between two dim wits and their Maniac Mommy and the question becomes, can any
of them escape, alive?
This is a true 80's horror classic, with a little bit of camp thrown in for fun! I can't say enough about this under seen little gem! For it's time and genre, the gore and killings are just fantastic. I really dig
the script as well. I say that in my opinion, the acting is absolutely fantastic (contrary to other reviews).
The three actresses (Nancy Hendrickson, Deborah Luce, Tiana Pierce) that star in this movie seem to have a great chemistry amongst themselves. The brothers Ike (Holden McGuire) and Addley (Michael McCleery) are SUPERB in their roles!! They truly
give off the creepiest vibe with such ease that it's hard to tell that they are acting. Lastly, Rose Ross is fantastic in her role as Momma. She can be sweet, demanding, scary, demented, and creepy without batting an eyelash.
I t is a film that really entertains the serious horror fan.
Versions
uncut
Unrated
90:16s
UK: Passed 18 uncut for strong violence, sexual violence for:
UK: The Shorter US Version was passed A/PG uncut for mild violence for:
2007 DD [US + Japanese Versions] R2 DVD
1961 cinema release
From IMDb:
The American version deleted the scene where Senchiro crosses himself after it is asked that everyone pray.
The American version also deleted the scene where the two priests asks the populace of Newkirk City to pray for Mothra to end her rampage over the city.
Mountain of the Cannibal God is a 1978 Italian adventure by Sergio Martino
With Ursula Andress and Stacey Keach.
All UK releases have been cut for animal cruelty. The film was banned as a video nasty in 1983. There is an uncut extended version released in the US. This Extended Version was passed 18 for 2018 video but was still cut for animal cruelty.
Summary Review: Very tasty little snack
Another 70's cannibal flick that is much better than expected.
You've got the hot, scantily-clad Ursula Andress and her crew on a quest through the jungles of New Guinea. They get ambushed by some blood thirsty savages of course. This tribe looks extremely heinous. Their masks are what
really stood out for me in this movie. Freaky! When the maniacal tribe leader sees Ursula, he might develop a different kind of hunger.
You've got all your basic cannibal flick essentials--blood, gore, decapitations, nudity, violence with animals. The acting and dialogue are good enough not to hamper the story. It may not be extremely original, but hey, if
it ain't broke...
Versions
Extended Version
102:48s
=98:41s
US: The Extended Version is uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
The Extended Version features 4 minutes of previously unseen rape, bestiality and masturbation scenes. It also restores the explicit castration scene to the movie. This extra material is said to have been taken from the director's private
collection.
2:01s
100:29s
=96:28s
UK: The Extended Version was passed 18 for strong violence, gore, sex after 2:01s of BBFC compulsory cuts for:
Compulsory cuts required to remove six sequences of animal cruelty
The BBFC commented further in the annual report covering 2017:
Required cuts to remove sight of real animal cruelty that appeared to be orchestrated and directed for the purposes of the film (a crocodile attacking other animals and a fight between a snake and a bird)
2:06s
92:17s
UK: Passed 18 after 2:06s of BBFC cuts for:
2013 Cornerstone Media R2 DVD
2008 Orbit/Blackhorse R2 DVD
2003 Vipco R0 DVD
2001 Protected/Vipco R0 DVD
2001 Protected/Vipco VHS
The BBFC commented:
Cuts required to sight of animal cruelty, including animals being goaded to fight each other
UK: The cut cinema version was released on pre-cert video for:
UK 1981 Hokushin VHS titled Prisoner of the Cannibal God
This was banned and added to the list of
video nasties in November 1983. It was removed from the list in May 1985.
UK: Passed X (18) after BBFC cuts for:
1978 cinema release titled Prisoner of the Cannibal God
1978 cinema release titled Mountain of the Cannibal God
Movie 43 is a 2013 USA comedy by Elizabeth Banks, Steven Brill...
With Emma Stone, Stephen Merchant and Richard Gere.
There are 2 alternative versions with different linking stories. The UK version uses a linking story with a couple of stoneheads and a young brat searching the internet for a fabled banned movie. The US used an alternative called The Pitch
Summary Review: The most banned movie in the world
A series of interconnected short films follows three kids as they search the depths of the Internet to find the most banned movie in the world.
Versions
uncut
90:00s
UK: The US Feature Edit, The Pitch was passed 15 uncut for frequent strong sex references and very strong language for:
2013 Technicolor/Momentum [UK + US Version] RB Blu-ray
at UK Amazon
2013 cinema release
US: Rated R For strong pervasive crude and sexual content including dialogue, graphic nudity, language and some violence.
Mozambique is a 1964 UK action crime drama by Robert Lynn.
Starring Steve Cochran, Hildegard Knef and Paul Hubschmid.
BBFC category cuts were required for a U rated 1964 release. An unknown version was passed 12 for 2016 DVD
Summary Notes
An out-of-work and penniless American pilot is offered work in Mozambique and promptly becomes an unwitting pawn in a world of drug smuggling, kidnap and murder.
Versions
uncut
Unrated
92:58s
UK: An unknown version was passed 12 for moderate violence for without further BBFC cuts :
No details yet as to what version had been submitted. Perhaps the 12 rating suggests that this version is uncut and that the violence was cut for a U rating in 1964
US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
2016 Blue Underground [Code 7 Victim 5 + Mozambique] (RA) Blu-ray
at US Amazon
Mr Fraud is a 2014 India action drama by Unnikrishnan B.
Starring Mohanlal, Mia George and Dev Gill.
BBFC category cuts for 2014 cinema release
Versions
category cuts
1:24s
134:56s
UK: Passed 12A for moderate violence, threat after 1:24s of BBFC category cuts for:
2014 cinema release
The BBFC commented:
The company chose to remove or reduce sequences of strong violence and bloody detail in order to achieve a 12A classification. Cuts made in accordance with BBFC Guidelines and policy. An uncut 15 classification was available.
Mr. Nanny is a 1993 USA family action comedy by Michael Gottlieb.
Starring Hulk Hogan, Sherman Hemsley and Afa Anoai.
Uncut and PG rated for 1993 cinema release but BBFC category cuts were required for 1993 PG rated VHS.
Summary Notes
A friend persuades the former wrestling star Sean to do a job as bodyguard for the two kids of top manager Frank Mason - someone is threatening him to get the plans for a secret micro chip. But when Sean arrives at his house it turns out that
he'll not only have to bodyguard the spoiled brats, but also be their nanny, since they again scared away their former one. From then on he's occupied more protecting himself from the kids than them from the villain.
UK: Passed PG after 18s of BBFC category cuts for:
1993 Entertainment in Video VHS
The BBFC cuts were:
Two young brats were playing nasty tricks on nanny/bodyguard Hulk Hogan. They wired up a gadget box to electrocute or 'energise' the Hulkster in the bathroom. The BBFC felt this could be copied by kids so deleted the
scene.
Mr. Nice Guy is a 1997 Hong Kong action crime comedy by Sammo Hung Kam-Bo (as Samo Hung).
With Jackie Chan, Richard Norton and Miki Lee.
Exists in 3 versions with edits for timing and plot
Summary Notes
A Chinese chef accidentally gets involved with a news reporter who filmed a drug bust that went awry and is now being chased by gangs who are trying to get the video tape.
Versions
Extended Version
~113:00s
=~108:00s
There is a longer extended version
Asian version
97:15s
=93:22s
There is a longer Asian Version
Shortened
International Version
84:35s
The BBFC passed the short International Version 15 without BBFC cuts for:
Mr Popper's Penguins is a 2011 children's comedy by Mark Waters.
With Jim Carrey, Carla Gugino and Angela Lansbury.
UK: Passed PG after BBFC advised cuts were implemented for:
2012 20th Century Fox RB Blu-ray/R2 DVD Combo
2012 20th Century Fox R2 DVD
2011 20th Century Fox RB Blu-ray
2011 20th Century Fox R2 DVD
2011 20th Century Fox Online
2011 cinema release
The BBFC commented:
This film was seen for advice in an unfinished version. The company were told that the film was likely to achieve a 12A classification but that the requested PG could be obtained by removing a use of discriminatory language
('spaz'). When the finished version of the film was submitted for classification, this term had been replaced
Cut in 2006 with the following BBFC comment: The cuts were Compulsory. Compulsory cuts were required to remove a sequence of orchestrated dog fighting, for which reasonable assurances could not be given
Mrs. Doubtfire is a 1993 US comedy by Chris Columbus With Robin Williams & Sally Field.
The film was originally rated 12 for 1984 cinema release but distributors became unhappy that family groups were turned away. So BBFC category cuts were then made for a PG rated 1994 cinema re-release and the subsequent VHS release. The film was
later passed PG uncut for 2000 DVD but this wasn't released and the distributors continued with the cut PG version for 2003 and 2007 DVD. But by 2013 the classification had been uprated to 12 uncut for Blu-ray.
UK: Passed PG for mild language and sex references after BBFC cuts waived for:
2003 video
This version was not unreleased due to concerns about the potential for confusion with two different versions with the same certificate.
The version was dropped before it was formally classified and so does not appear on record in the BBFC database.
UK: Passed 12 uncut for:
1994 cinema release
Originally passed 12 uncut for cinema release/
But the distributors weren't happy with the results as it led to family groups being turned away. In fact several local authorities decided to locally re-rate the film to PG uncut so that families could watch it. So the distributors negotiated
with the BBFC to replace the uncut 12 version with a cut PG version.
The uncut 12 rated version seems to have been deleted from the BBFC database.
Mrs. Doubtfire: You know, dear! Sink the sub! Hide the Weasel? Park the porpoise? Bit of the old humpty dumpty? Little Jack Horny? The horizontal Mambo? Stuart: Mrs. Doubtfire.... Mrs. Doubtfire: The bone dance, eh? Rumpleforeskin? Baloney bop? Bit of the old cunning linguistics? Hm? Stuart : Mrs. Doubtfire, please!
In fact the cuts were a compromise as the BBFC originally asked for wider cuts to the dialogue:
.. A man gives a present like that he wants more than a piece of her heart...bit of a going-down payment, huh? You know dear, sink the sub? Hide the weasel? Park the porpoise? Bit of the old humpty dumpty? Little Jack Horny? The horizontal
mambo? The bone dance, eh? Rumpleforeskin? Baloney bop? Bit of the old cunning linguistics? Hmm?...I hope you're up for a little competition...she's got a power tool in the bedroom, dear. It's her personal jackhammer. She could break a
sidewalk with it. She uses it and the lights dim. It's like a prison movie. Amazed she hasn't chipped her teeth...I hope you bring the cocktail sauce. She's got crabs. And I don't mean Dungeness.
Mulan is a 1998 USA children's cartoon by Tony Bancroft and Barry Cook.
Starring Ming-Na Wen, Eddie Murphy and BD Wong.
Cut for a BBFC U rating. Passed U presumably uncut for 2016 cinema release. Uncut and G rated in the US.
Summary Notes
This retelling of the old Chinese folktale is about the story of a young Chinese maiden who learns that her weakened and lame father is to be called up into the army in order to fight the invading Huns. Knowing that he would never survive the
rigours of war in his state, she decides to disguise herself and join in his place. Unknown to her, her ancestors are aware of this and to prevent it, they order a tiny disgraced dragon, Mushu to join her in order to force her to abandon her
plan. He agrees, but when he meets Mulan, he learns that she cannot be dissuaded and so decides to help her in the perilous times ahead.
Versions
uncut
G Rated
~88:00s
=~84:00s
UK: Passed U presumably uncut for mild threat, violence for:
UK: The DVD that was accidentally released uncut for a week in the spring of 2000. The BBC wasn't so perturbed about the head butt and it aired the uncut version in December 2003 at 4.35pm
Multiple Maniacs is a 1970 USA crime comedy horror by John Waters.
Starring Divine, David Lochary and Mary Vivian Pearce.
Heavily cut by the BBFC on grounds of blasphemy for 1990 18 rated VHS. A restored version was passed 18 uncut with previous cuts waived for 2016 cinema release and Blu-ray the following year. Uncut and MPAA Unrated in the US.
Summary Notes
The travelling sideshow 'Lady Divine's Cavalcade of Perversions' is actually a front for a group of psychotic kidnappers, with Lady Divine herself the most vicious and depraved of all - but her life changes after she gets raped by a fifteen-foot
lobster...
Versions
uncut
Unrated
96:34s
=92:42s
UK: A restored version was passed 18 uncut for strong sex references, sexual violence with previous BBFC cuts waived for:
2017 Sony R0 Blu-ray
at US Amazon released on 21st March 2017
2017 Sony R1 DVD
at US Amazon released on 21st March 2017
The BBFC commented on the decision to pass the film 18 uncut:
The scene cut in 1990 takes place in a church and features two women masturbating. Shots of their encounter are interspersed with a recreation of the Stations of the Cross narrated by the women as they masturbate. It is implied that one woman
uses a set of rosary beads to anally penetrate the other. The scene ends with a brief shot of a man injecting himself with an unspecified drug while sitting on the altar steps.
When the film was submitted in 1990, the common law in England and Wales offences of blasphemy and blasphemous libel (which applied only to Christianity) were still in force and so the BBFC was required to request cuts. In 2008, these laws
were abolished nor has there been a prosecution for blasphemy in either Scotland or Northern Ireland since 2008, or for many years prior to that date.
The Board was asked to consider whether, in the absence of any breach of UK law, the cuts were still required The Board agreed that they were not.
compulsory cuts
4:53s
90:03s
submitted
94:56s
UK: Passed 18 after 4:53s of BBFC compulsory cuts for:
1990 Castle Communications PLC VHS
The BBFC cuts were:
Cut to remove an entire supposedly blasphemous sequence set in a church in which a male transvestite buggered himself with a rosary. The shots of the transvestite were intercut with footage of Christ moving through the Stations
of the Cross.
UK: A short version was passed X (16) without BBFC cuts for:
1959 cinema release
See
article from
bbfc.co.uk . The film may have been passed uncut but the BBFC got a bit heavy whilst approving the script.
There has never been any talk of censor cuts but Hammer Films have enquired about the whereabouts of the following missing footage. The first scene in the list was available as an option to distributors (which nobody opted for) so it is not
clear whether these scenes were cut out of preference or else out fear of the BBFC:
The under-dressed maidens in the flashback procession.
High Priest Kharis' tongue-cutting and/or the tongue wriggling (these are thought to exist, but no known evidence).
There are also reports of missing shots to the mummy's head
The Mummy is a 1999 USA action fantasy adventure by Stephen Sommers.
Starring Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz and John Hannah.
Cut by the BBFC for a 12 rated cinema release and VHS. Uncut and 15 rated for DVD. Uncut and MPAA PG-13 rated in the US
Summary Notes
An English librarian called Evelyn Carnahan becomes interested in starting an archaeological dig at the ancient city of Hamunaptra. She gains the help of Rick O'Connell, after saving him from his death. What Evelyn, her brother Jonathan and Rick
are unaware of is that another group of explorers are interested in the same dig. Unfortunately for everyone, this group ends up unleashing a curse which been laid on the dead High Priest Imhotep. Now 'The Mummy' is awake and it's going to take a
lot more than guns to send him back from where he came from.
The 2008 double disk boxset (released to coincide with the 3rd Mummy film) contains the uncut versions of The Mummy and The Mummy Returns. The overall rating of the boxset is a family unfriendly "15", for some reason the distributors haven't
pushed for a downgrade to a "12" (The Mummy's original rating). This can probably be attributed to the glorification of a Butterfly knife rather than the hanging sequence that caused them concern originally (the BBFC seem to be a bit more
tolerable on hangings in "12"'s now, see The Goonies).
18s
UK: Passed 12 after 18s of BBFC category cuts for:
2000 Universal R2 DVD
1999 Universal R2 DVD
1999 Universal VHS
The hanging scene was cut differently with slightly more dialogue being lost
14s
119:23s
UK: Passed 12 after 14s of BBFC category cuts for:
1999 cinema release
The BBFC detailed the cuts at their 1999 roadshows:
The hanging scene was shortened as it originally gave the impression that hanging is not as dangerous as it is cracked up to be.
The Mummy Returns is a 2001 USA action fantasy adventure by Stephen Sommers.
Starring Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz and John Hannah.
Cut in the US for a PG-13 rating and then further cut by the BBFC for 2001 cinema release and subsequent DVD. The BBFC cuts were waived in 2008 on DVD.
Summary Notes
Many years ago, in Ancient Egypt, the Scorpion King led a menacing army, but when he sold his soul to Anubis, he was erased from history. Now he is only a myth...or is he? Rick and Evelyn O'Connell is still discovering new artifacts, along with
their 8 year old son Alex. They discover the Bracelet of Anubis. But someone else is after the bracelet. High Priest Imhotep has been brought back from the dead once again and wants the bracelet, to control the Scorpian King's army. That's not
the only problem. Imhotep now has Alex and with the bracelet attached to him, doesn't have long to live.
US: Cuts were required in the US to avoid an R Rating
The sequence where Ardeth Bay and Rick are fighting to get Evy back was originally longer. The MPAA deemed the gun battle too long and gave the film an "R" rating, not because of blood or deaths, but because of excessive
gunfire (!). According to director Stephen Sommers and editor Bob Ducsay, they say that the scene was significantly longer, but shortened to ensure a "PG-13" rating.
1s
cut
124:10s
UK: The cut Theatrical Version was further cut by the BBFC by 1s for:
2001 Universal R2 DVD
2001 cinema release
The BBFC category cut was:
to remove a head butt during the Rachel Weisz/Patricia Velasquez fight scene
The Mummy's Shroud is a 1967 UK horror by John Gilling. With André Morell, John Phillips and David Buck.
Cut by the BBFC for 1967 X rated cinema release. PG uncut on DVD since 2003
Summary Review: Traditional mummy movie
In 1920 an archaeological expedition discovers the tomb of an ancient Egyptian child prince. Returning home with their discovery, the expedition members soon find themselves being killed off by a mummy, which can be revived by reading the words
off the prince's burial shroud.
A traditional mummy movie with an interesting story and well developed characters. If you are a fan of classic horror from the 50s and 60s this you will definitely enjoy.
Muppet Babies is a USA family animation by
Starring Greg Berg, Katie Leigh and Laurie O'Brien.
Summary Notes
The animated adventures of Jim Henson's Muppets as babies. Baby Kermit, Piggy, Gonzo, Animal, Fozzie, Rowlf, Scooter, Skeeter (and occasionally Bunsen, Beaker, and Bean Bunny), under the care of their green striped socks-wearing Nanny, get into
mischief using their imaginations. Songs highlighted the series.
Versions
category cuts
4s
44:47s
UK: Passed Uc after 4s of BBFC category cuts for:
1994 Buena Vista Home VHS
With thanks to Scott, the BBFC cuts were:
At 35 mins Remove bad language as old man says we're almost out of this damn (or damp) blasted mountain. (TC.01.35.21.00).
The Muppet Movie is a 1979 UK/USA family musical comedy by James Frawley.
With Jim Henson, Frank Oz and Jerry Nelson.
The film played in a longer Original Version for cinema and VHS, but was shortened for DVD
Summary Notes
Kermit and his new found friends trek across America to find success in Hollywood, but a frog-legs merchant is after Kermit.
Versions
uncut
93:03s
UK: The Original Version was passed U uncut for:
1993 Buena Vista VHS
1986 Virgin VHS
1979 cinema release
shortened
G rated
91:13s
UK: A shortened version was passed U uncut for no sex, violence or bad language for:
2005 Buena Vista R2 DVD
2004 Columbia/Tri-Star R2 DVD
US: A shortened version was passed is MPAA G rated:
2013 Disney Nearly 35th Anniversary Edition RA Blu-ray
From IMDB. The film was shortened for DVD. Both songs and plot were shortened. There is an alternate musical arrangement on Never Before, Never Again. Also there's less of Rowlf and Kermit dueting on I Hope That Something Better Comes Along
. A laddy needs a lassie. Come father's day, the litterbug's gonna get ya were also shortened.
cut
NZ
97:00s
=93:07s
New Zealand: From IMDb. A scene in which Fozzie Bear is menaced by a sailor brandishing a broken bottle was cut by the New Zealand censors as being too violent for children.
Muppets Most Wanted is a 2014 USA family crime musical by James Bobin.
Starring Ricky Gervais, Ty Burrell and Tina Fey.
Exists in a Theatrical Version, and Extended Version and the Statler and Waldorf Cut
Summary Notes
Flush with their revival's success, Kermit the Frog and his friends are approached by Dominic Badguy to go on a world tour. Unknown to them, this is all part of the sinister plan of Constantine, the world's most evil frog, to become the greatest
thief of all time. After making sure that Kermit is jailed as himself, Constantine impersonates him to use the Muppets' tour as cover for his scheme. While Sam the Eagle and Inspector Jean Pierre Napoleon investigate, the Muppets find their boss
seems strangely changed even as Kermit desperately attempts to escape to stop the impostor. Only when Walter, Fozzie and Animal realize the truth is there a chance to prevent Constantine from pulling off the crime of the century.
Versions
Extended Version
Unrated
US: The Extended Version is uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
Murder at 1600 is a 1997 USA action crime mystery by Dwight H Little (as Dwight Little).
Starring Wesley Snipes, Diane Lane and Daniel Benzali.
Uncut for 15 rated cinema release in 1997, but cut by the BBFC for the subsequent 15 rated 1998 VHS/DVD. Uncut and MPAA R rated in the US.
Summary Notes
A 25 year old female White House staffer, Carla Town, is murdered in the White House. D.C. homicide detective Regis is assigned to investigate, only to find evidence suppressed by the Secret Service. After suspecting a cover-up, Regis convinces
Secret Service Agent Nina Chance to assist in uncovering the truth.
Versions
uncut
106:38s
=102:22s
UK: Passed 15 uncut for infrequent strong language and violence and moderate sex for:
A single 4 second cut has been made to the video version. During the raid on Spikins' house, when Snipes battles one of the assassins in the kitchen, the shot of Snipes breaking the bad guys neck has been removed.
Michael is a successful actor, but he has a scandal in his past: at a tender age he knifed his father to death. Soon rude things begin happening and Michael fears a repeat of his nightmare past is in progress.
You don't hear much about it. It's a shame, because this is one of the most overlooked Italian horror films.
The plot is strange, twisted, and full of bizarre touches of nasty murder scenes, perverse sexuality, nudity, and some very creepy tones of Satanism and the black arts which more than likely will chill you to the bone.
The music is also effective in creating the creepy, stormy atmosphere of Satanism, murder and sex in a remote mansion in the countryside. The special effects are crude though.
This film is definitely not for everyone, but those who appreciate fine, classy Italian horror and do not mind complicated, twisted plotlines should enjoy it.
1:18s
86:10s
A short version was passed 18 after 1;18s of BBFC cuts for:
Murder Set Pieces is a 2004 US horror film by Nick Palumbo with Sven Garrett and Cerina Vincent.
With Sven Garrett, Cerina Vincent and Tony Todd.
Banned in the UK. Heavily cut for an MPAA R rating but there is also an Unrated Director's Cut
Summary Review: Overrated
Very, very overrated serial killer flick that has been compared to Maniac , Last House on Dead End Street and New York Ripper . Some reviewers have claimed that it is better than these three films.
It is not. It is gory in a juvenile, over-the-top kind of way and the coverage of some of the murders is adequate, but it is incredibly fragmented, totally devoid of characterization and plot development and, overall, amateurish in its execution.
Versions
uncut
Unrated
~91:00s
=~87:00s
Denmark: The Director's Cut is locally rated 15 for:
From IMDb. The original theatrical version of this film ran roughly 15 minutes longer than the new "Director's Cut" DVD of the film. Some of the scenes missing from the new Director's Cut include:
A different beginning. The theatrical version began with The Photographer taking shots of a bloody corpse. The Director's Cut begins with a new credit montage featuring images of characters that will be murdered later in the film.
Phone Argument between Jade's sister and The Photographer while at work.
The Psychic Reading/Killing: The photographer visits a psychic who won't reveal "what the cards say", thus upsetting him and leading to the psychic's strangulation.
The Photographer watching a bizarre film strip of a girl tied on a bed wearing a pig's mask.
A scene where the Photographer is shown picking up the first prostitutes.
Missing establishment scene when the "bathtub" girl/stripper arrives late, she apologizes, and The Photographer asks her to take off her clothes. She does, then smacks her own butt and says something like 'these are my best ASSets'.
Extended scenes of The Photographer driving the strip.
A rather artistic shot of The Photographer running towards the screen barefoot on a road, bleeding at the mouth
~23:00s
R Rated
~83:00s
=~80:00s
US: From IMDb:
The Lion's Gate Films "R" rated version of "Murder-Set-Pieces" was released on January 9th, 2007, and it is cut and edited by 23 minutes. No other film in the history of cinema has had to have that many minutes cut to avoid the "NC-17"
rating.
UK: The Original Theatrical Version was banned by the BBFC for:
2008 TLA DVD
The BBFC commented:
Murder Set Pieces is a US made feature focussing on the activities of a psychopathic sexual serial killer, who, throughout the film, is seen raping, torturing and murdering his victims. There is a clear focus on
sex or sexual behaviour accompanied by non-consensual pain, injury and humiliation. Young children are among those terrorised and killed.
In making a decision as to whether a video work is suitable for classification, the Board applies the criteria set out in its current Classification Guidelines, published in 2005. These are the result of an extensive process of public
consultation and research and reflect the balance of media effects research, the requirements of UK law and the attitudes of the UK public. The Board's Guidelines clearly set out the Board's serious concerns about the portrayal of violence,
most especially when the violence is sexual or sexualised, but also when depictions portray or encourage: callousness towards victims, aggressive attitudes, or taking pleasure in pain or humiliation.
The Guidelines for the '18' category requested for this video work state that such concerns 'will not normally override the wish that adults should be free to choose their own entertainment' but make clear that exceptions to this general rule
may be made in certain areas, including 'where material or treatment appears to the Board to risk harm to individuals or, through their behaviour, to society – eg any detailed portrayal of violent or dangerous acts… [and that the
Board] may intervene with portrayals of sexual violence which might, eg eroticise or endorse sexual assault'. Under the heading of 'Rejects', the Guidelines identify as of particular concern 'graphic rape or torture', 'portrayals of children
in a sexualised or abusive context' and 'sex accompanied by non-consensual pain, injury or humiliation'.
The Board's position that scenes of violence with the potential to trigger sexual arousal may encourage a harmful association between violence and sexual gratification is reflected in research and consistent with public opinion. It is the
Board's carefully considered view that to issue a certificate to MURDER-SET-PIECES, even if statutorily confined to adults, would involve risk of harm within the terms of the Video Recordings Act 1984, would be inconsistent with the Board's
Guidelines, and would be unacceptable to the public.
The Board considered whether the issue could be dealt with through cuts. However, given the unacceptable content features throughout, and that what remains is essentially preparatory and set-up material for the unacceptable scenes, cuts are
not a viable option in this case and the work is therefore refused a classification.
Mutant Chronicles is a 2008 USA/UK action Sci-Fi horror by Simon Hunter.
With Thomas Jane, Ron Perlman and Devon Aoki.
There seems to be some confusion about the versions of this film. IMDb has the longer version noted as the Director's Cut whilst other commentators note that Simon Hunter cut slow scenes to speed up the Director's Cut which is therefore the short
version.
Summary Notes
28th century soldier Mitch Hunter leads a fight against an army of underworld Mutants.
Versions
Director's Cut
~100:00s
=~96:00s
There is a US Director's Cut where 10 minutes have been removed. Simon Hunter felt these scenes slowed the film down
Theatrical Version
R rated
106:50s
UK: The Theatrical version was passed 18 uncut for:
Review from
UK Amazon : Subtle humour with pure suspense
It's a shame that Mute Witness never got the attention it deserved. When I first saw it, it scared the bejeezus out of me.
The story is set in a an old Russian factory that's being used to make (funnily enough) a horror movie. The heroine Billy Hughes is the mute special effects artist who is also working on the film. However, she finds
herself locked in the factory by accident, and in trying to get out, sees a snuff movie being made.
What follows is some of the most gripping, suspenseful filmmaking since Alfred Hitchcock. From the dramatic, disorientating, and humorous scene that introduces the film, right through to the many rapid-fire plot twists at
the end.
Mute Witness is the perfect film to watch on Halloween. It combines subtle humour with pure suspense, has a very twisted plot, without being over-elaborate, has a good bit of blood and gore for those who would
prefer.
7s
92:26s
Passed 18 after 7s of BBFC cuts for:
1997 Columbia/Tri-Star/Sony VHS
1995 cinema release
The BBFC cuts were:
Two slight cuts have been made to the "snuff" murder that Billy (Marina Sudina) witnesses.
The first is a rear shot of the couple having sex - this has been substituted for a longer take of Billy looking embarrassed at her discovery.
The second trim is a bloody shot of the actual stabbing, just as Billy is trying to sneak away from the murder scene.
The Mutilator is a 1985 USA horror by Buddy Cooper.
Starring Matt Mitler, Ruth Martinez and Bill Hitchcock.
Cut by the BBFC for 1993 VHS. Less cut for DVD. Uncut since 2016 DVD/Blu-ray. In the US the R rated version is cut but the MPAA Unrated version is uncut.
Summary Review
A group of teenagers decide to take a vacation at the beach house of one of their fathers. The kid whose father owns the house just happened to accidentally kill his mother when he was a child. When they get to the house, the father has
mysteriously disappeared. Hmmm...
It has everything a bad horror movie can have. Gore galore, sex, and of course the bad acting. Buy if you are like me and simply are looking for a cheesy cliched and entertaining horror movie, then this is your film.
Unrated Version
uncut
run:
86:21s
pal:
82:54s
Germany
86:21s
UK: Passed 18 uncut for strong bloody violence, gore after previous BBFC cuts waived for:
My Best Friend's Girl is a 2008 USA comedy romance by Howard Deutch.
With Kate Hudson, Dane Cook and Jason Biggs.
The Theatrical Version was cut for a BBFC 15 rating. The Theatrical Version are uncut at 18 for home video
Summary Notes
Tank faces the ultimate test of friendship when his best friend hires him to take his ex-girlfriend out on a lousy date in order to make her realize how great her former boyfriend is.
Versions
Extended Version
Unrated
112:10s
UK: An Extended Version/Lewder, Cruder and even Ruder Edition/US Unrated Version was passed 18 uncut for:
MY BEST FRIEND'S GIRL is a romantic comedy with gross-out humour. This work, which is the DVD release of an extended version of the film, was passed '18' for very strong language, strong sex references and nudity. It
includes material that was cut (for category) from the '15' rated UK theatrical version.
There are three uses of very strong language in this film, two of which are very clear and one that is much less discernible. However, although none of the uses are aggressively delivered or directed, the first occurs very early in the work,
before the viewer can get to grips with the plot and before the characters have become established. As such it is best placed at '18' and indeed the distributor chose to remove that particular use of the term in order to secure a '15'
classification category for the UK theatrical release of the film. There are over forty uses of strong language in the film.
Although much of the material can be contained at '15', some of the verbal sex references in this work, which were cut from the '15' rated theatrical UK release, are very strong. They reflect sexual activity more commonly associated with hard
core sex works that are inappropriate for 15 year olds and are best placed at the adult classification category.
MY BEST FRIEND'S GIRL also includes scenes of soft drug use, mild violence and breast nudity.
UK: The US Theatrical Version was passed 18 without BBFC cuts for:
2009 Lions Gate R2 DVD
category
cuts
1:07s
95:38s
UK: The US Theatrical Version was passed 15 after 1:07s of BBFC category cuts for
2009 Lions Gate R2 DVD
2008 cinema release
The BBFC commented:
Distributor chose to remove strong visual sex references (sight of a man's head between a lapdancer's buttocks), strong verbal sex references (a man telling an adult joke to a group of children and a crude and explicit
monologue about a sexual experience) and one aggressive use of very strong language in order to achieve a '15' classification.
My Bloody Valentine is a 1981 Canada horror mystery thriller by George Mihalka.
Starring Paul Kelman, Lori Hallier and Neil Affleck.
Cut in the US for an MPAA R rating. No further cuts were required in the UK for X rated cinema release, 18 rated VHS and 15 rated DVD. US cuts were mostly restored for a much appreciated and MPAA Unrated Special Edition on US DVD and Blu-ray in
2009.
Summary Notes
Valentine's Day is coming around and the young people of the small mining town of Valentine's BLuffs are organising a party. A few decades earlier an explosion at the mine trapped six miners underground. One, Harry Warden, survived, though in a
deranged state. Warden is sent to a mental hospital but escapes and murders those he deems responsible for the mine accident. Now people are being brutally murdered again, and the townsfolk suspect that it is the work of Harry Warden.
Versions
best
available
~93:00s
=~89:00
US: The definitive Special Edition and is MPAA Unrated for:
Fans may balk that the new disc is not definitively uncut as it still lacks a few oft-rumored shots. Sadly, those choice bits have indeed been declared MIA as director George Mihalka discovered when he was asked to do a
director's cut roughly six years ago. We went through the vaults and found out all of that negative has corroded or disappeared. What the DVD, furthermore the new print of the film, contains is the remaining salvaged footage found in
producer John Dunning's storage space.
There was a scene with the two kids in the mine and they're joined together forever, Mihalka chuckles citing one still excised sequence. There was a whole set up scene to that. They're just necking and Tom's lying on top of [Harriet]
and the miner comes in and puts the [drill bit] through him. She's got her eyes closed and thinks he's just being a little frisky. She opens her mouth and her eyes just as he bleeds into her mouth. Then the miner goes whoomp! And [skewers]
them both . That scene had to be taken out totally. It has disappeared and we'll never see it.
So the flick holds up surprisingly well for a low-budget Canadian import from 1981 ... but did we really need a Special Edition DVD? Absolutely, says me. Ask anyone of my approximate age who was also raised on a steady
diet of VHS and Fangoria if they'd like to see the "uncut pre-MPAA" version of, say, Friday the 13th or My Bloody Valentine, and you'd get a response of HELL YES!
Film fanatics always want to see the "trimmed" footage, especially if it's something that showcases some impressively creative gore-gravy ... and the new stuff found in My Bloody Valentine is pretty nifty indeed.
Overall, this 'new' version runs maybe 50 seconds longer than the VHS cut, but one can clearly see that the MPAA was aiming to minimize EVERY kill scene, regardless of how much work actually went into it.
So it's almost 30 years late, but I say bring on the splatter.
cut
86:21s
UK: The cut Theatrical Version was passed 15 without BBFC cuts for:
2003 Paramount R1 DVD
UK: The cut Theatrical Version was passed 18 without BBFC cuts for:
Gore was cut from the pre-credits sequence where the woman is pushed backwards onto a pickaxe.
Mabel's mutilated body was originally on screen for much longer.
The scene where the bartender is playing peek-a-boo with the Harry Warden dummy was edited so that no blood is shown. He was pickaxed up his chin and out his left eye, then dragged along the ground with his eyeball hanging out.
The face-boiling of Dave was shortened so you don't see the after-effects while he is dying.
Graphic head-on shots of Sylvia's shower impalement were deleted.
A stock footage close-up of the miner's light being shown at the camera replaces the bulk of a shot of Hollis' bleeding face after he has been nail-gunned. In the widely-seen release, the scene picks up after Hollis has mostly turned away.
Howard's hanging is shortened. In the original print, he was decapitated. The decapitation was cut out, so it looks like his body just falls, stops short when the end of the wire is reached, sprays blood all over Patty and Sarah, and then
resumes falling. Not only do the cuts imposed render the scene senseless, but they also make it so there's no payoff to Hollis' earlier comment that Howard would lose his head if it weren't attached.
Axel's left arm gets trapped under rocks in the cave-in at the end. He rips it off to get away, leaving his limb behind to horrify everybody else. But since the key footage of the arm removal all had to be removed itself, it is hard to see
exactly what happened.
cut
90:55s
=87:17s
UK: A hybrid version was passed X (18) without BBFC cuts for:
1981 cinema release
This version was based on the cut US Theatrical Version but the arm ripping finale has been spliced back in.
The Director's Cut was submitted for the 2008 BFI DVD. No BBFC cuts for a 12 rating
Both versions region 2 DVD is available at
UK Amazon
77:17s
The Theatrical Version was submitted for the 2008 cinema release and 2008 BFI DVD.
The BBFC explained their 12A/12 rating:
My Brother's Wedding is a US drama from 1983, about a man torn between family obligation and his errant friend. It was passed 12A due to a moderate sex scene. The BBFC guidelines at 12A state that sexual activity may be implied
and that is all that occurs here. A man is seen persuading a woman to accompany him to the back of a shop, and later we see him lying on top of her after sex - nudity is implied but not seen, and we do not see any of the sex itself.
My Brother's Wedding also contains one scene in which there is a stand-off between a man with a knife and another man with a gun. Neither weapon is seen in use but this moderate threat involving realistic weapons
was also thought to be best placed at 12A .
UK: Passed U for no material likely to offend or harm after 3s of BBFC category cuts for:
2014 4Digital Media video
The BBFC commented:
A cut was made to remove a use of the term 'spastic', in order to obtain a U classification. Cuts made in accordance with BBFC Guidelines and policy. A 12 classification without cuts was available.
The BBFC further commented in the 2014 Annual Report:
There is one use of the term spastic , when a young man is talking about his unruly dog. With no condemnation of the use, and in line with what the public tells us about such language, the term was unacceptable at U.
1 946 US western by John Ford.
With Henry Fonda, Linda Darnell and Victor Mature.
The Alternative version was passed U uncut for:
2006 20th Century Fox R2 DVD
The Alternative Version is a preview cut that was not well received. This resulted in significant changes to produce the Theatrical Version. So this is probably best viewed as a DVD extra workprint.
Director Tonino Valerii is best known in the USA for the spaghetti western My Name is Nobody , but My Dear Killer is no less an excellent example of the giallo genre than "Nobody" was to its own.
The plot revolves around a series of murders committed by an unknown assailant intent on keeping the deaths of a small child and her father unsolved. As is the case with most gialli, there's a detective one step behind the
murderer, a lush and creepy music score (this time by Morricone), a houseful of suspects, creative and illogical murders, and a downbeat and melancholy plot.
What elevates this one above all the others made in that banner year for the genre (1971), though, is the detail given to the script and production. The characters are all fully formed and functional to the story, which
itself is well thought-out and clever. The resolution is well-handled, and even if the killer's identity is impossible to guess beforehand, the means in which he (or she) is finally discovered will make you smile. Add to this one of the saddest
musical-score main themes in movie history, featuring a woman's voice singing a haunting child's melody, and you have a giallo that fans of the genre should definitely not miss.
4s
94:41s
The Salvation Films release of 1998 was cut by 4s.
Cut to remove a brief shot of a young naked girl at an art studio.
Fuk sing go jiu is a 1985 Hong Kong action comedy by Sammo Kam-Bo Hung.
Starring Sammo Kam-Bo Hung, Charlie Chin and Stanley Sui-Fan Fung.
Exists as an original Cantonese Version and a shortened English Version. Both have been cut by the BBFC for 15 rated cinema, VHS and DVD. The Cantonese Version is uncut and MPAA PG-13 rated in the US.
Summary Notes
Two Hong-Kong cops are sent to Tokyo to catch an ex-cop who stole a large amount of money in diamonds. After one is captured by the Ninja-gang protecting the rogue cop, the other one gets his old Orphanage gang, dubbed the "Five Lucky
Stars," to help him. They don't like this much, but they do it.
Versions
Cantonese Version
~96:00s
=~92:00s
US: The Cantonese Version is uncut and MPAA PG-13 rated for:
My Name Is Nobody is a 1973 Italy/France/West Germany comedy western by Tonino Valerii and Sergio Leone.
With Terence Hill, Henry Fonda and Jean Martin.
Summary Notes
A young, easygoing gunman (Hill) worships and competes with an old gunfighter (Fonda) who only wants to retire.
Terrence Hill brings his lovable comedic character to the table and it mixes well with Henry Fonda's classy performance. The music is notably spaghetti western (albeit filmed in Mexico)
My Sweet Satan is a 1994 USA crime horror short film by Jim Van Bebber.
Starring Jim Van Bebber, Terek Puckett and Alydra Kelly.
Cut by the BBFC for an 18 rated VHS in 1999. Uncut and 18 rated for 2018 Blu-ray. Uncut and MPAA Unrated in the US.
Summary Notes
"My Sweet Satan" - Ricky Casland hangs himself in prison. Flashbacks and discussions with friends trace his degeneracy into drugs and Satan worship that culminates in the crime that put him behind bars.
Versions
uncut
19:01s
UK: Passed 18 uncut with previous BBFC cuts waived for:
2018 Arrow Special Edition [Deadbeat at Dawn + My Sweet Satan + Roadkill] RB Blu-ray
at UK Amazon
US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
2008 Dark Sky Films Visions of Hell R1 DVD
at US Amazon released on 27th May 2008
compulsory BBFC cuts
20s
18:41s
submitted
19:02s
UK: Passed 18 after 20s of BBFC compulsory BBFC cuts for:
The video was cut by the BBFC when submitted in 1999
At 16 mins close up of man stabbing victim in eye and all sight of other attacker crushing his boot repeatedly on victim's head and squashing it into a bloody pulp were removed.
Comment from the distributor, Exploited:
I have to cut a particularly brutal scene from the climax of the film, which may render the film pointless.
Mystery Men is a 1999 USA action comedy fantasy by Kinka Usher.
Starring Ben Stiller, Janeane Garofalo and William H Macy.
Uncut and PG rated for 1999 cinema release but cut and PG rated for all UK home video releases. Uncut and PG-13 rated in the US.
Summary Notes
In order to generate more endorsement revenue, Champion City's resident superhero Captain Amazing arranges for the release of supervillain Casanova Frankenstein, only to be captured by him. The city's fate rests in the hands of seven loser
superhero wannabes: the spoon-flinging Blue Rajah, the shovel-wielding Shoveler, the possessed bowling ball-hurling Bowler, the flatulent Spleen, the only-when-nobody's-looking Invisible Boy, the mysterious Sphinx, and the perpetually-angry Mr.
Furious.
UK: Passed U after 2s of BBFC cuts for:
