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 v   The Sicilian - 1987 USA action crime drama by Michael Cimino.


 X   The Sicilian

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  • Der Sizilianer
The Sicilian is a 1987 USA action crime drama by Michael Cimino.
Starring Christopher Lambert, Terence Stamp and Joss Ackland. Melon Farmers link BBFC link 2020 IMDb
Available as a Director's Cut and a shortened US Version.
Summary Notes

Giuliano robs from the rich conservative landowners to give to the poor, serf-like peasants, who in turn hail him as their savior. As his popularity grows, so does his ego, and he eventually thinks he is above the power of his backer, Mafia Don Masino Croce. The Don, in turn, sets out to kill the upstart by convincing his cousin and closest advisor Pissciota to assassinate him

Director's Cut

BBFC uncut
Director's Cut
run: 145:55s
pal: 140:05s
15UK: The Director's Cut was passed 15 uncut for moderate sex and violence for:
  • 2002 Momentum R2 DVD at UK Amazon
  • 2000 Universal video
  • 1988 cinema release

US: The Director's Cut is MPAA R rated for:

US Version

cut
Shortened
US Version
run: 114:34s
pal: 109:59s
18UK: The US Version was passed 18 uncut for:
  • 1989 CBS/Fox VHS
 v   The Sicilian Clan - 1969 France / USA crime drama by Henri Verneuil.


 X   The Sicilian Clan

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  • The Sicilian Clan (dubbed)
  • Le clan des Siciliens
The Sicilian Clan is a 1969 France / USA crime drama by Henri Verneuil.
Starring Jean Gabin, Alain Delon and Lino Ventura. IMDb
BBFC category cuts were required for an 'A' rated cinema release. Uncut and 15 rated on home video. Uncut and MPAA Unrated in the US.
Summary Notes

A young, ambitious mobster plans an elaborate diamond heist while seducing the daughter of a ruthless mob patriarch as a determined police commissioner closes in on all of them.

Versions

BBFC uncut
uncut
15

MPAA
Unrated

113:27s
UK: Passed 15 uncut for sexual nudity for:
  • 2007 Twentieth Century Fox R2 DVD at UK Amazon
  • 1987 CBS/Fox VHS

US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

BBFC cut
category cuts
A submitted
118:33s
=113:48s
UK: A dubbed version was passed A (PG) after category cuts for:
  • 1970 cinema release
     The Sicilian Cross - 1976 Italy action crime drama by Maurizio Lucidi and Guglielmo Garroni. See The Executors
 v   The Sicilians


 X   The Sicilians

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The Sicilians

Versions

BBFC uncutPG cert63:20s 1963 UK crime thriller by Ernest Morris With Robert Hutton and Reginald Marsh. IMDb

An unknown short version was passed PG for:

  • 2011 renown R0 DVD
BBFC
cut
old cert U Passed U after BBFC cuts for:
  • 1964 cinema release

The submitted running time was noted as 69:31s = 66:44s PAL

 v          Sick: The Life and Death of Bob Flanagan, Supermasochist - 1997 US documentary by Kirby Dick


 X   Sick: The Life and Death of Bob Flanagan, Supermasochist

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Sick: The Life and Death of Bob Flanagan, Supermasochist is a 1997 US documentary by Kirby Dick
With Bob Flanagan, Sheree Rose and Kathe Burkhart. YouTube icon IMDb

uncut
uncut
1889:32s UK: Passed 18 uncut for strong sexual content and very strong language with previous cuts waived for:

US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated For:

The BBFC commented:

The BBFC took the view that, in the light of the publication of new Guidelines in 2009 and the recent legal clarification of the 'harm test', the risk of harm identified with regard to this work could no longer be considered such as to provide a sound basis for intervention.

Summary Review: A perplexing film

It takes a certain kind of brave and twisted person to turn his life and body into an S & M performance piece. Bob Flanagan is both sick and brilliant. Flanagan survived cystic fibrosis until the age of forty-two - a very long time. He attributes this to constantly inflicting pain on himself relentlessly over the years.

His dominatrix partner Sheree, helps him with is goals. The various scenes are sometimes spliced with dark humor and other times simply shown in their bleak gruesomeness. There is nothing that Bob and Sheree have not done to him to inflict pain in the most disgusting ways possible. It's an entirely different world and it takes a strong stomach to watch. This is a perplexing film.

BBFC
3:42s
1885:51s UK: Passed 18 after 3:42s of BBFC cuts for:
  • 2001 BFI R2 DVD

The BBFC commented:

Cuts required to two scenes showing strong sado-masochistic activity (asphyxiation, the piercing of the skin of the penis, the insertion of a large metal ball into the rectum, the hammering of a nail through the tip of the penis) which would be highly dangerous if copied and which are likely to encourage imitation in viewers with an existing interest in sado-masochistic activity.

 v          Sidekicks


 X   Sidekicks

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Sidekicks

Versions

4:38s PG Cert92:03s 1992 US action film by Aaron Norris
 v          Siege - 1983 Canada crime thriller by Paul Donovan, Maura O'Connell


 X   Siege (1983)

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  • Self Defense
Siege is a 1983 Canada crime thriller by Paul Donovan, Maura O'Connell
Starring Tom Nardini, Brenda Bazinet and Daryl Haney BBFC link 2020 IMDb
Cut by the BBFC for 1983 cinema release. Uncut and MPAA R rated in the US.

Summary Notes

During a police strike in Nova Scotia's capital city, a gang of hoodlums end up unintentionally causing the owner of a gay bar to be killed. This escalates into a string of murders with a lone survivor trying to not be next.

Versions

BBFC uncut
uncut
run: 93m
pal: 89m
MPAA RUS: Uncut and MPAA R rated for:
BBFC uncut
uncut
run: 80:25s
pal: 77:12s
18 1980UK: An unknown version was passed 18 without BBFC cuts:
  • 1987 Cannon Screen Entertainment VHS
BBFC cut
cut:
run: 80:29s
pal: 77:16s
18 1980UK: Passed 18 after BBFC cuts:
  • 1983 cinema release

 v          Siege - 1997 UK TV documentary


 X   Siege (1997)

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Siege is a 1997 UK TV documentary
With narration by Lewis Collins

Video about the SAS. Cut by the BBFC for 15 rated VHS in 1997

Versions

BBFC cut
cut: 20s
run: 51:24s
pal: 49:21s
15 certUK: Passed 15 after 20s of BBFC cuts:
  • 1997 VCI video
 v          Siege Lord 2 - 2012 Italy/Poland historical adventure by Renzo Martinelli.


 X   Siege Lord 2

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  • Siege Lord II
  • September 11 1683
  • Battle of Vienna
Siege Lord 2 is a 2012 Italy/Poland historical adventure by Renzo Martinelli.
With F. Murray Abraham, Enrico Lo Verso, Alicja Bachleda. YouTube icon IMDb
Cut by the BBFC for 2013 video

Versions

BBFC cut
32s
15114:07s
UK: Passed 15 for strong bloody violence after 32s of BBFC cuts for:

The BBFC commented:

Compulsory cuts were made to remove sight of animal cruelty, in this case a series of horse falls.

 v   The Silence


 X   The Silence

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  • Tystnaden
The Silence

Versions

uncut
uncut
15 cert91:05s

1963 Sweden drama by Ingmar Bergman

The film was passed 15 uncut for the 1999 Tartan Video

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

~35s X certThe BBFC cut the 1964s cinema release by around 35s

The submitted running time was noted as 94:39s = 90:52s

     The Silence of the Tomb - 1976 Spain horror mystery by Jesús Franco See Jess Franco Films: The Silence of the Tomb
 v          Silent Assassins - 1988 USA action film by Doo-yong Lee (as Lee Doo Yong) and Scott Thomas.


 X   Silent Assassins

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  • Assassinos Silenciosos
Silent Assassins is a 1988 USA action film by Doo-yong Lee (as Lee Doo Yong) and Scott Thomas.
Starring Sam J Jones, Linda Blair and Jun Chong. Youtube link IMDb
Cut by the BBFC for 1988 VHS but the cuts were waived for 2003 DVD.
Summary Notes

The evil criminal leader Kendrick has kidnapped an elderly biochemist who holds the secret to creating a biological superweapon. The only person who can possibly stop Kendrick and his gang is L. A. cop Sam Kettle and martial arts master Jun Kim (uncle of a little girl also kidnapped by Kendrick). Together, they go to war against an army of ninjas to rescue the hostages and bring their kidnappers to justice.

Versions

BBFC uncut
uncut
1888:02s

UK: Passed 18 uncut with previous cuts waived for:
BBFC cut
compulsory cuts
1:18s
18 86:43s

submitted
88:02s
UK: Passed 18 after 1:18s of BBFC compulsory cuts for:
  • 1988 Medusa Communications VHS

The BBFC cuts were:

  • Nunchaku were cut from the film itself as well as the front cover.
  • The film also lost over a minute of graphic violence including hand severings and a dismemberment.
 v          Silent Flute


 X   Silent Flute

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  • Circle of Iron
Silent Flute

Versions

uncut 15 cert95:43s 1978 US martial arts film by Richard Moore

Cuts waived when passed uncut in 2008 complete with a 15 certificate

The uncut region 2 DVD is available at UK Amazon

Review from IMDb : Engrossing

"Circle of Iron" is a movie that looks beyond the action of martial arts into the mystique and philosophy associated with it. It was originally intended to be made by Bruce Lee, but he died before it could be brought to the screen, so David Carradine steps in to fill the role.

How well the movie accomplishes it's goal depends on how seriously you take eastern philosophies. It's all too easy to watch a few minutes of it and dismiss it as some weird barbarian movie with lots of karate. It is decidedly low budget.

However, if you watch the movie and *listen* to what it's trying to tell, it's extremely engrossing, as it addresses questions and concepts that all of us wonder about at some time or another.

The man making the journey in this movie, "Cord," is acceptable, if a rather generic role. David Carradine plays several roles, but his most striking is that of an eerie blind man who fights off his opponents with a hollow staff that whistles as he twirls it.

51s 1891:47s The Missing in Action release of 1988 was cut by 51s with an 18 certificate

From IMDb :

UK cinema and 1988 video versions were cut by 51 secs by the BBFC to remove footage of fighting staff, a throwing star and a shot of a cow receiving a karate blow to its neck.

51s AA certificateThe cinema release of 1978 was cut as per the Missing in Action video
 v   The Silent Force - 2001 USA action film by David H May (as David May).


 X   The Silent Force

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  • O Último Vingador
The Silent Force is a 2001 USA action film by David H May (as David May).
Starring Loren Avedon, Brian Tochi and Karen Kim. IMDb
Uncut in the UK for 18 rated DVD in 2001. Cut in the US to remove all traces of nudity.
Summary Notes

An elite Federal force whose objective is to eliminate organized crime is violently assassinated by an evil Asian crime lord. The sole survivor of the group teams up with his late partner's widow to strike back at the crime lord and his son.

Versions

BBFC uncut
uncut
1885:30s

UK: Passed 18 uncut for:
  • 2001 Dancebuy. T/A Slam Music video
mpaa cut
1:27s
US Version
87:37s
=84:07s
US: The US Version has been cut to remove all sights of bare breasts.

See pictorial cust details from movie-censorship.com

 v          Silent Lies - 1996 USA drama by Peter Kiwitt.


 X   Silent Lies

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  • Enohes
Silent Lies is a 1996 USA drama by Peter Kiwitt.
Starring Elizabeth Anne Allen, Michael Harris and Cedrick Terrell. IMDb
Cut by the BBFC for an 18 rated 1997 VHS release.
Summary Notes

Where can I watch this movie really wanna watch it?

Versions

BBFC cut
compulsory cuts
3:34s
18 84:31s

submitted
88:03s
UK: Passed 18 after 3:34s of BBFC compulsory cuts for:
  • 1997 First Independent Films [Some substitution] VHS

The BBFC cuts were:

  • At 24 minutes: After blonde young woman settles to sleep in bed holding book, remove entire dream sequence with distorted images if a child bound, gagged and struggling, resuming on shot of bedroom through open window.
  • at 28 minutes: As youn woman with ponytail is seen over background of cheerleaders, remove voice-over to eliminate the following dialogue between father and little girl:
    • Don't you Love me? Do you see that? I bet it tastes like a popsicle. Go ahead, honey.
    • I don't want to (child's voice).
    • Then just touch it
    • Like this? (images of sports game and crowd may remain)
  • at 53 minutes: As camera pans down to reveal blonde woman lying on bed staring upwards, remove voice-over of man talking to child as follows: "Only grown-up girls can play with their daddies like this", "It feels funny" "I can tickle you with my finger...is that funny?" Yes?", " Tickle, tickle, tickle...That's how grown-ups say I love you", "That's silly", "Silly willy", "Silly willy billy", "Ow!" "That's my big girl", "It hurts", "Being a big strong brave girl for her daddy - big string brave girl", resuming on shot of door.
  • at 55 minutes: After man finishes undressing and prepares to climb naked into bed with young blonde woman (his daughter), remove all shots of rape, resuming on framed photograph of mother and two children, and removing rape shot that follows.
  • at 63 minutes: When father attacks daughter and knocks her to the floor, remove all shots of him forcing his hand between her legs, resuming on him leaning over to say, "My little valedictorian was playing hooky".
 v          Silent Madness - 1984 USA horror thriller by Simon Nuchtern


 X   Silent Madness

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  • Silent Madness in 3D
  • Beautiful Screamers
  • The Nightkillers
  • The Omega Factor
Silent Madness is a 1984 USA horror thriller by Simon Nuchtern
Starring Belinda Montgomery,Viveca Lindfors,Solly Marx BBFC link 2020 IMDb

Cut by the BBFC for 18 rated VHS and 18 rated DVD in 2002. Uncut and MPAA R rated in the US. once banned i Sweden.

Summary Notes

A homicidal maniac is accidentally released from a hospital because of a computer error and heads to the site (a sorority) of his past murders to continue his penchant for mayhem. Dr. Joan Gilmore takes off after him while the hospital administrators cover up the mistake and send some staff thugs out to get both the doctor and the escaped lunatic.

Versions

BBFC uncut
uncut
run: 92m
pal: 88m
MPAA RUS: Uncut and MPAA R rated for:
BBFC cut
cut: 1:34s
run: 90:40s
pal: 87:02s
18 1980UK: Passed 18 after 1:34s of BBFC cuts::
  • 2002 Pegasus R2 DVD
  • 1987 Avatar VHS

From IMDb. The BBFC cuts were:

  • When the woman's head is crushed in a vice, all close-ups are removed, along with all shots of blood.
  • The sight of a dart embedded between a woman's breasts is taken out.
  • Sexual dialogue about a syringe being twisted in a female doctor's buttocks is cut ("And when her pants are down...you get my drift, pal?").
  • Shots of a deep gash in a woman's back and blood/gore on the weapon are removed.
  • We do not see the electric prod superimposed over a female victim's face.
  • The sequence in which a drill penetrates a man's skull is largely edited out.
  • The scene of the doctor being chased through the air vent is shortened, with shots of spinning blades removed.
banned
banned
Sweden flag
Sweden
Sweden: The film was once banned in Sweden.
 v          Silent Night, Deadly Night - 1984 US horror by Charles E. Sellier Jr.


 X   Silent Night, Deadly Night

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  • Slayride
Silent Night, Deadly Night is a 1984 US horror by Charles E. Sellier Jr.
With Lilyan Chauvin, Gilmer McCormick and Toni Nero. YouTube icon BBFC link 2020 IMDb
Not released in the UK until the uncut 18 rated 2009 DVD. Cut in the US for an R rating but released uncut on MPAA Unrated home video.
Summary notes

After his parents are murdered, a young tormented teenager goes on a murderous rampage dressed as Santa, due to his stay at an orphanage where he was abused by the Mother Superior.

Versions

uncut
uncut
Unrated Version
run: 84:44s
pal: 81:21s
18

MPAA Unrated

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

US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

Note that the US cuts for an R rating were restored by splicing the cut material into the Theatrical Versions. There are reports that colouring does not quite match and the inserted scenes are noticeably different.

Jon notes about the 2017 US release:

A shame that the Unrated edition of SILENT NIGHT, DEADLY NIGHT still has the additional gore/violent scenes looking ropey-as-hell! The jarring between the pristine 4K restored print, and then the inserts, is terrible, and really doesn't make this new Blu-Ray release worth spending money on.

I doubt that anyone will be able to restore the Unrated version properly, even if they did a frame-by-frame restoration!

See article from movie-censorship.com . The cuts are widespread and remove bloody wounds and bare breast from several kills.

BBFC uncut

mpaa cut
cut
Theatrical Version

cut:
run: 79m
pal: 76m
18

MPAA R

UK: The cut US Theatrical Version was passed 18 for strong gory violence, sexual violence without BBFC cuts:
  • 2020 101 Films Limited Edition [Theatrical Version + Unrated Version] (RB) Blu-ray at UK Amazon #ad

US: The US Theatrical Version was cut for an R Rating

From IMDb: Parent Picket

The release of this film was picketed in the US by angry parents who were not happy to see Santa Claus depicted as an axe murderer. As a result, box office sales plummeted and the film was shelved for another year where it saw new light in an uncut video form.

 v          Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2 - 1987 USA comedy drama horror thriller by Lee Harry.


 X   Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2

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Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2 is a 1987 USA comedy drama horror thriller by Lee Harry.
With Eric Freeman, James Newman and Elizabeth Kaitan. BBFC link 2020 Melon Farmers link IMDb

Cut for an MPAA R rating. This was banned by the BBFC for 1987 cinema release and wasn't released again until an 18 rated Blu-ray in 2020.
Summary Review: Dumbed Down

Ricky, the brother of the killer in the first film, talks to a psychiatrist about how he became a brutal killer after his brother died, leading back to Mother Superior.

The murders are dumbed down a bit compared with the first part.

The acting, sets, cinematography, and even the special effects are mostly amateurish, and even laughable.

Versions

best available
best
available
cut:
run: 88:33s
pal: 85:00s
18

MPAA R

UK: The cut US Version was passed 18 for strong bloody violence, sexual violence, sexualised violence without BBFC cuts:

US: Cut and MPAA R rated for:

See article from dvdcompare.net : A few frames of gore (including a bit of liver popping out during the umbrella scene) were cut from the film to obtain an R rating, and have never been reinstated.

banned
banned
cut:
run: 88:33s
pal: 85:00s
rejectedUK: The cut US Version was banned by the BBFC for:
  • 1987 cinema release
 v          Silent Rage - 1982 US action film by Michael Miller.


 X   Silent Rage

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Silent Rage is a 1982 US action film by Michael Miller.
With Chuck Norris, Ron Silver and Steven Keats . YouTube icon

IMDb
Cut by the BBFC for 18 rated home video. Uncut and MPAA R rated in the US.

Summary Review: Modest

A straightforward cop vs unstoppable killer storyline was presented in a modest way without the unbelievable twists that one may expect.

It went on to be a commercial success on first release but it is unlikely to stand the test of time.

Versions

uncut
uncut
X cert

MPAA R

100:23s
=96:22s
UK: Passed X (18) uncut for:
  • 1982 cinema release

US: Uncut and MPAA R Rated for:

BBFC cut
41s
18 95:35s UK: Passed 18 after 41s of BBFC cuts for:
  • 2000 MIA R2 DVD
  • 1993 MIA VHS
  • 1986 RCA/Columbia VHS

From IMDb. Scenes of violence were cut:

  • John Kirby's axe blow to a man's head has been deleted
  • The next killing, this time of a woman is missing two shots of Kirby with a vicious looking knife
  • Kirby's killing of Nancy Halman is missing the bloody aftermath as she slumps to the floor leaving a blood trail on the wall.
  • The discovery of the corpse of Dr Vaughn with a syringe in his neck has less views of the body.
 v          Silent Tongue


 X   Silent Tongue

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  • Le gardien des esprits
Silent Tongue

Versions

BBFC uncut 12 cert97:14s 1994 France/Netherlands/UK/USA

The BBFC passed the 2007 Optimum DVD 12 without cuts

BBFC uncut 12 cert97:25s The BBFC passed the 1994 cinema release and 1995 EIV video 12 without cuts and noted it as a Re-edited Version
 v          Silk


 X   Silk

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Silk

Versions

5s 1879:22s 1986 US/Philippines cop film by Cirio H. Santiago.
With Cec Verrell, Bill McLaughlin and Joe Mari Avellana. IMDb

Passed 18 after 5s of BBFC cuts for:

  • 1986 Medusa VHS

Note that there is cut US R Rated Version. It is not clear where the uncut version or else the R Rated Version was submitted to the BBFC

            Sillunu Oru Kadhal - 2006 India romance by N Krishna. See Chillunu Oru Kadhal
 v          Silver Streak - 1976 US action comedy by Arthur Hiller


 X   Silver Streak

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Silver Streak is a 1976 US action comedy by Arthur Hiller
Starring Gene Wilder, Richard Pryor and Jill Clayburgh BBFC link 2020 IMDb

Category cuts were required for a BBFC 'A' rated cinema release in 1977. BBFC PG rated video releases are uncut.

Summary Notes

On a long-distance train trip, a man finds romance but also finds himself in danger of being killed, or at least pushed off the train.

Versions

BBFC uncut
uncut
run: 113:22s
pal: 108:50s
PG 1980

BBFC PG 1982

UK: Uncut and BBFC PG rated:
  • 2006 Twentieth Century Fox DVD (rated 18/07/2006) at UK Amazon #ad
  • 1987 CBS/Fox VHS (rated 10/04/1987)
BBFC cut
category
cuts
cut:
run: 113:19s
pal: 108:47s
A 1970UK: A (PG) rated after BBFC cuts:
  • 1977 20th Century Fox cinema release (rated 24/02/1977)

Thanks to Scott: The BBFC cuts list read:

  • Reel 5 Remove the word 'shit' when George spots Sheriff after jumping the train.

Scott comments:

Strange they required that lone use be removed when plenty of other uses of similar language were allowed to remain.

 v   The Simpsons - 1989-2021 US animation comedy by James L. Brooks, Matt Groening, Sam Simon


 X   The Simpsons

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The Simpsons is a 1989-2021 US animation comedy by James L. Brooks, Matt Groening, Sam Simon
Starring Dan Castellaneta, Nancy Cartwright and Harry Shearer IMDb

Largely uncut by the BBFC but one episode commentary track has been cut for category.

Summary Notes

This is an animated sitcom about the antics of a dysfunctional family. Homer is the oafish unhealthy beer loving father, Marge is the hardworking homemaker wife, Bart is the perpetual ten-year-old underachiever (and proud of it), Lisa is the unappreciated eight-year-old genius, and Maggie is the cute, pacifier loving silent infant.

Season 2 Episode 2: Simpson & Delilah (Commentary)

BBFC cut
category
cuts
cut: 15s
run: 23:04s
pal: 22:09s
U certUK: The commentary track was passed U after 15s of BBFC category cuts for:
  • 2002 R2 DVD

The BBFC justified their cut of the DVD commentary track as follows:

To obtain this category, compulsory cuts of 0m 15s were required, some or all of these cuts were substitutions. A cut was required to sexual references in order to keep work in line with previous 'U' category. Reclassification policy does not permit two differently rated versions of works passed after July 94.

Season 3 Episode 1: Stark Raving Dad

BBFC uncut
uncut
run: 22:58s
pal: 22:03s
U certUS: Originally released in 2003. The producers made an update in 1992 adding a topical joke about President George Bush.

In 2019 the episode was pulled after the documentary Leaving Neverland rather soured the presence of Michael Jackson in the cast.

The episode is still available on pre-2019 DVDs.

From IMDb:

When Fox reran this episode on January 30, 1992, it featured a different opening which was produced as a response to then-President George Bush. Three days prior, President Bush said in a speech that he wanted American families to be a lot more like The Waltons (1972) and a lot less like The Simpsons. The new opening featured Bart watching Bush's speech and stating Hey, we're just like the Waltons. We're praying for an end to the Depression, too.

Thanks to Alex. From article from en.wikipedia.org

Michael Jackson guest-starred as Leon Kompowsky, but went uncredited for contractual reasons; his role was not confirmed until later [under the credit John Jay Smith]. Jackson was a fan of the show and called creator Matt Groening offering to do a guest spot. Jackson pitched several story ideas and wrote the song Happy Birthday Lisa for the episode. The character's singing voice was performed by a soundalike, Kipp Lennon, due to contractual obligations. The episode references Jackson's career, with Kompowsky singing portions of the songs Billie Jean and Ben.

In March 2019, following the release of the documentary film Leaving Neverland, which details allegations against Jackson of child sexual assault, Stark Raving Dad was pulled from circulation. Producer James L Brooks explained. I'm against book-burning of any kind. But this is our book, and we're allowed to take out a chapter. Producer Al Jean said he believed Jackson had used the episode to groom boys for sexual abuse.The episode has been withheld from broadcast, streaming and home video.

     The Simpsons Movie - 2007 USA animation comedy adventure by David Silverman. See Banned International: The Simpsons Movie
 v          Simran - 2017 comedy drama by Hansal Mehta.


 X   Simran

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Simran is a 2017 comedy drama by Hansal Mehta.
Starring Kangana Ranaut, Catherine Dyer and Mark Justice.

BBFC category cuts were required for a 12A rated cinema release in 2017. The film was cut in India for a U/A rating

Versions

BBFC cut
category cuts
22s
12A 124:43s UK: Passed 12A for moderate bad language, sex references, threat after 22s of BBFC category cuts for:
  • 2017 cinema release
The BBFC commented:
  • Company chose to remove moments of strong violence and drug misuse in order to achieve a 12A rating. Cuts made in accordance with BBFC Guidelines and policy. An uncut 15 classification was available.
cut
cut
India flag
India
U/A
India: Cut for a CBFC U/A rating [children can view if accompanied by an adult]

The CBFC demanded 10 cuts for: derogatory terms about women; audio effects in the movie's sex scenes; a loud slap; andviolent scenes were toned down.

     The Sin - 1979 USA drama by Marvin J Chomsky See Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff
 v          Sin City - 2005 USA crime thriller by Frank Miller, Robert Rodriguez...


 X   Sin City

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Sin City is a 2005 USA crime thriller by Frank Miller, Robert Rodriguez...
Starring Mickey Rourke, Clive Owen and Bruce Willis. YouTube icon IMDb

Not cut in the US or UK. There exists a Theatrical Version and Re-cut Version
Summary Notes

Four tales of crime adapted from Frank Miller's popular comics, focusing around a muscular brute who's looking for the person responsible for the death of his beloved Goldie, a man fed up with Sin City's corrupt law enforcement who takes the law into his own hands after a horrible mistake, a cop who risks his life to protect a girl from a deformed pedophile, and a hitman looking to make a little cash.

Versions

uncut
Re-cut Version
MPAA
Unrated
~147:00s
=~141:00s
UK: BBFC details not yet published for the Re-cut Version for:
  • 2014 Lions Gate [Theatrical + Re-cut Version] R0 Blu-ray at UK Amazon

US: The Re-cut Version is MPAA Unrated for:

  • 2011 LIONSGATE [Theatrical + Re-cut Version] R0 Blu-ray at US Amazon

From IMDb:

The four story lines were separated into individual short films, with about seven minutes of additional footage added, marketed as approximately 25, but about thirteen of those minutes are credits added to each story and five come from marketing exaggeration.

uncut
Theatrical Version
18

MPAA R

118:55s UK: The Theatrical Version was passed 18 uncut for strong bloody violence for:
  • 2014 Lions Gate [Theatrical + Re-cut Version] R0 Blu-ray at UK Amazon
  • 2014 Lions Gate R2 DVD at UK Amazon
  • 2005 Buena Vista Home Entertainment Video
  • 2005 cinema release
 v          Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas


 X   Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas

Link Here

Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas

Versions

12s U cert81:46s 2003 US cartoon by Patrick Gilmore & Tim Johnson

The 2003 cinema version and subsequent DVDs in 2003 and 2004 are all the same version cut by 12s. Cut required for U to remove head butt

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

 v          Sinbad of the Seven Seas - 1989 Italy / USA fantasy adventure by Enzo G Castellari and Luigi Cozzi (uncredited).


 X   Sinbad of the Seven Seas

Link Here
  • Sinbad
Sinbad of the Seven Seas is a 1989 Italy / USA fantasy adventure by Enzo G Castellari and Luigi Cozzi (uncredited).
Starring Lou Ferrigno, John Steiner and Roland Wybenga. Youtube link IMDb
BBFC category cuts were required for U rated 1990 VHS. Uncut and 12 rated for 2016 DVD/Blu-ray. Uncut and MPAA PG-13 rated in the US.
Summary Notes

Fantasy tale based on the tale of the legendary sailor. Here Sinbad must recover five magical stones to free the city of Basra from the evil spell cast by a wizard. His journey takes him to the isle of the Amazons where the queen tries to capture him, to a battle with ghost warriors on the isle of the dead, and ultimately to a battle with his own double.

Versions

BBFC uncut
uncut
12

MPAA PG-13

94:38s
=
90:51s
UK: Passed 12 uncut for moderate gore, fantasy violence for:

US: Uncut and MPAA PG-13 rated for:

BBFC cut
category cuts
7s
PG 89:24s

submitted
89:31s
UK: Passed PG after 7s of BBFC category cuts for:
  • 1990 Pathe VHS
 v   The Sinful Bed


 X   The Sinful Bed

Link Here
  • Das sndige Bett
The Sinful Bed

Versions

cut X cert1973 West Germany sex comedy by Ralf Gregan

The BBFC cut the 1974 cinema release

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

See review from IMDb : Worth digging out

Back when i was a teen I remember seeing a movie called Sinful Bed . Basically it was a story in the perspective of the bed, and all the people who had the pleasure of using it. Starting before WWI and continuing to what was then present day (1972).

It was definitely an interesting film, and I'm surprised more people haven't seen it ye should check it out. It has to have been fifteen years since I saw this film and it has stuck with me all this time. I have vivid recollections of the plot and various scenarios within the film. From the opening credits to the films close. It may have been mildly pornographic (which was probably why we rented it in the first place). But had more story, and held your interest better than your average Baby Blue flick. It's worth digging out.

 v   The Sinful Dwarf - 1973 Denmark erotic horror film by Vidal Raski


 X   The Sinful Dwarf

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  • Dværgen
The Sinful Dwarf is a 1973 Denmark erotic horror film by Vidal Raski
With Torben Bille, Anne Sparrow and Tony Eades. YouTube icon IMDb
Exists as a hardcore version and a softcore version.
Summary Review: Dwarfsploitation

Olaf and his mother run a boarding house and a white slavery ring. They also smuggle heroin to keep the addict girls happy so they do not try and escape. A young couple move into the house and the evil landlords take a liking to the female.

The film comes equipped with extended soft core sex scenes and other totally bizarre elements that will keep you off balance.

But what really makes this film unbelievably creepy is the explosive acting from the undersized Danish actor, Torben Billie. Not only does he have an uncanny resemblance to the goofy Jack Black, he plays this particular role with unsettling precision.

Only recommended to the most sinfully warped and depraved of viewers. You know who you are.

Versions

uncut
XXX Version
MPAA
Unrated
~96:00s Denmark: The XXX Version is uncut for:

US: The XXX Version is uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

From IMDb:

  • The Hardcore XXX version runs 96 minutes, four minutes longer than the Unrated Edition, and contains more explicit sex scenes and additional footage of Mary being violated.
uncut
Softcore Version
18 92:20s UK: The Softcore Version was passed 18 for sexual violence without BBFC cuts for:
  • 2012 Revelation Films Harry Novak Collection Vol 3 R2 DVD

The BBFC doesn't note any 'real sex' so this is presumably the softcore version.

 v   The Sinful Nuns of Saint Valentine - 1974 Italy horror drama by Sergio Grieco.


 X   The Sinful Nuns of Saint Valentine

Link Here
  • Le Scomunicate Di S. Valentino
  • The Excommunicates Of San Valentino
The Sinful Nuns of Saint Valentine is a 1974 Italy horror drama by Sergio Grieco.
Uncut in the UK ad US.
 v          Singam


 X   Singam

Link Here

Singam

Versions

BBFC uncut15 cert153:44s 2010 India drama (Ayngaran)

A longer version was passed 15 without cuts for:

  • 2010 Ayngaran DVD
BBFC uncut12A cert 143:14s A shorter version was passed 12A without cuts for:
  • 2010 cinema release
 v          Singam II - 2013 India action film by Hari.


 X   Singam II

Link Here

Singam II is a 2013 India action film by Hari.
With Suriya, Anushka Shetty and Hansika Motwani. IMDb

Summary Notes

Duraisingam (Suriya) has gone undercover and is working as an NCC officer in a school in Thuthukoodi. He feels something fishy is happening in the seas around the coastal town. Bad guys join hands with an international drug dealer Danny (Danny Sapani) to flood the market with brown sugar. How our one-man army defeats the evil forces is what the rest of the film is about.

Versions

BBFC cut
category cuts
57s
12A 165:57s UK: Passed 12A for moderate violence and infrequent strong language after 57s of BBFC category cuts for:
  • 2013 cinema release

The BBFC commented:

A number of cuts were made to scenes of strong bloody violence in order to achieve a 12A classification. These included sight of a man being repeatedly stabbed in the belly, several scenes where there was close-up dwelling of blood spurting out when people were shot, and slow-motion focus on blood gushing from a man's mouth during a fight. An uncut 15 classification was available to the distributor.

 v          Singham - 2019 India action drama by Navaniat Singh.


 X   Singham

Link Here

Singham is a 2019 India action drama by Navaniat Singh.
Starring Sonam Bajwa, Kartar Cheema and Parmish Verma. IMDb

BBFC category cuts were required for a 12A rated cinema release in 2019.

Summary Notes

After taking charge as the DSP of Singham Khurd, Dilsher Sikhon sets out to end the drug addiction among the youth of Punjab. This sets him against Bhuller, a vicious business tycoon with connections in high places.

Versions

BBFC cut
cut: 6:04s
run: 140:45s
pal: 135:07s
sub: 146:49s
12AUK: Passed 12A for moderate violence after 6:04s of
  • 2019 cinema release
The BBFC commented:
  • Company chose to remove scenes of strong violence and injury detail in order to obtain a 12A classification. Cuts made in accordance with BBFC Guidelines and policy. An uncut 15 classification was available.
     The Sinister Dr. Orloff - 1984 Spain horror by Jesús Franco See Jess Franco Films: The Sinister Dr. Orloff
     The Sinister Eyes of Dr. Orloff - 1973 Spain horror drama by Jesús Franco See Jess Franco Films: The Sinister Eyes of Dr. Orloff
 v          Sinner's Blood


 X   Sinner's Blood

Link Here
  • Hard Riders
Sinner's Blood

Versions

BBFC
2:21s
1876:47s 1969 US drama by Neil Douglas .
With Stephen Jacques, Nanci Sheldon and Cristy Beal. IMDb

Passed 18 after 2:21s of BBFC cuts for:

  • 1987 Xtasy VHS
            Sinner: The Secret Diary of a Nymphomaniac - 1973 France drama by Jesús Franco (as Clifford Brown) See Jess Franco Films: Sinner: The Secret Diary of a Nymphomaniac
 v          Sissy - 2022 Australia comedy horror drama by Hannah Barlow, Kane Senes


 X   Sissy

Link Here

Sissy is a 2022 Australia comedy horror drama by Hannah Barlow, Kane Senes
Starring Aisha Dee, Yerin Ha and Lucy Barrett IMDb

Originally awarded an R18+ rating by the Australian Censorship Board but this was reduced to MA15+ on appeal.

Summary Notes

Teen best friends Cecilia and Emma, after a decade run into each other. Cecilia is invited on Emma's bachelorette weekend where she gets stuck in a remote cabin with her high school bully with a taste for revenge.

 v          Sister Emanuelle


 X   Sister Emanuelle

Link Here
  • Suor Emanuelle
Sister Emanuelle

Versions

cut X cert92:40s 1977 Italy sex drama by Giuseppe Vari

The BBFC cut the 1979 cinema release

The US version omits hardcore scenes that are present in Italian and Scandinavian versions.

See pictorial cuts details from movie-censorship.com :

The hardcore version features minimal hardcore elements of:

  • Monica's oral intercourse with the conductor
  • The (rather short) insertion of a penis during the dream sequence between Emanuelle and Rene.

Otherwise there is alternative material and longer sofcore scenes for:

  • The love scene between Monica and her stepmother
  • A somewhat longer shot of Monica and Emanuelle playing around after Emanuelle has tied her up in the barn

See also cuts details from dvdcompare.net

A few shots are missing from the US disk during the scene in the barn near the end, and after Emanuelle ties up Monika, she fondles and teases her a little (lasting about 10 seconds) before bringing out Gabriel Tinti. On this disc, there is an awkward jump from Emanuelle tying her up to going to retrieve Tinti, completely omitting the teasing bit.

The uncut region 2 DVD is available via UK Amazon

 v          Sister Street Fighter - 1974 Japanese film by Kazuhiko Yamaguchi.


 X   Sister Street Fighter

Link Here
  • Onna hissatsu ken
  • Jo hissatsu ken
  • Nyô hissatsu ken
  • Woman Certain Kill Fist
  • Female Fighting Fist in Danger
  • Lady Karate
  • Revenge of the Dragon Woman
Sister Street Fighter is a 1974 Japanese film by Kazuhiko Yamaguchi.
With Etsuko Shihomi, Emi Hayakawa and Sanae Ôhori. YouTube icon IMDb
The US R rated version was further cut by the BBFC for 1986 18 rated VHS. The film was passed 18 uncut for 2019 18 rated Blu-ray.
Summary Review: Good albeit flawed

Lee Long is a martial-arts champion who the police use as an undercover agent to infiltrate a drug ring responsible for importing heroin from Japan to Hong Kong. When he is identified and imprisoned, the police pressure his sister, Tina Long, to help them locate and free him.

This delivers the goods when it comes to fight scenes, 1970s style exploitation thrills, chase and action sequences and best of all, it takes a surprisingly cool stylish approach, like something out of a comic book splash page, when it comes to introducing its characters.

Where this falters is its mistaken over-reliance on wire stunts for the climactic showdown at the end. All in all, this is a good albeit flawed effort.

Versions

uncut
uncut
18

MPAA Unrated

85:46s
=82:20s
UK: Passed 18 uncut for strong bloody violence, scene of sexual assault:
  • 2019 Arrow Sister Street Fighter Collection (RB) Blu-ray at UK Amazon
Arrow commented:

Released for the first time in the UK in all its bloody, bone-snapping uncut glory, including the gore and weapons scenes cut from previous UK releases of the first film!

US: The US release is uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

cut
total
7:49s

BBFC cut
3:41s

mpaa cut
4:08s

1873:17s UK: The cut R rated version was passed 18 after 3:41s of further BBFC cuts for:
  • 1986 Stabelcane VHS

The BBFC cuts included:

  • The BBFC took exception to many nunchaku sightings
  • also to some ear claps
  • amongst others

The US R Rated version was shortened and cut for violence by about 4:08s. See pictorial cuts details from movie-censorship.com

 v          Sister Street Fighter: Hanging By a Thread - 1974 Japan action crime film by Kazuhiko Yamaguchi.


 X   Sister Street Fighter: Hanging By a Thread

Link Here
  • Onna hissatsu ken: Kiki ippatsu
  • Sister Street Fighter: Hanging by a Thread
  • Return of the Female Killing Fist
Sister Street Fighter: Hanging By a Thread is a 1974 Japan action crime film by Kazuhiko Yamaguchi.
Starring Etsuko Shiomi, Tamayo Mitsukawa and Michiyo Bandô. IMDb
Rightfully cut by the BBFC for 18 rated Blu-ray in 2019. Uncut and MPAA Unrated in the US but surely not a good idea to import it into the UK.

Summary Notes

This time Koryu heads to Yokohama in search of a woman named Birei, kidnapped by diamond smugglers who move their hot rocks by surgically implanting them into the nubile buttocks of Chinese prostitutes. Koryu's older sister, working as a jewelry designer, is secretly if unhappily involved with the gangsters.

Versions

uncut
uncut
run: 88:51s
pal: 85:18s
MPAA UnratedUS: Uncut and MPAA Unrated in the US but surely not a good idea to import it into the UK:
  • 2019 Arrow Sister Street Fighter Collection (RA) Blu-ray
BBFC cut
compulsory BBFC cuts
31s reframed
cut: 31s
run: 88:51s
pal: 85:18s
18UK: Passed 18 for strong bloody violence after necessary and compulsory BBFC cuts:
  • 2019 Arrow Sister Street Fighter Collection (RB) Blu-ray at UK Amazon
The BBFC commented:
  • Cuts required to remove potentially indecent images of a child in accordance with the Protection of Children's Act 1978.

The BBFC further commented in its annual reporting covering 2019:

The background of a scene in Sister Street Fighter: Hanging by a Thread was dressed with a photographic image of a nude girl that we considered likely to be indecent. The distributor reframed the scene, entirely removing the image from it, and we classified the revised version.

Thanks to James:

The villain of the movie has a large framed photo of a reclining naked pre-pubescent girl hung up on their wall in the background of a scene and is pretty prominent throughout, probably talking up half of the screen space.

So it's not really a surprise that it's been cut. In fact I'm curious how they have handled the cuts because it's prolonged and prominent enough that removing all frames with it in would render the scene un-watchable. I'm assuming they will have to mask it out rather than remove the footage (which is probably why they haven't mentioned the length of the cuts).

Arrow commented:

We would like to take this opportunity to let UK fans know that our upcoming release of Sister Street Fighter: Hanging By A Thread, will be censored (not cut) in one scene. This is due to a potentially indecent image of a minor used as set decoration in the lair of one of the villains - visible in one shot for approximately 31 seconds which the BBFC advised breached the Protection of Children Act 1978.

As this scene features important expository dialogue, instead of cutting it out completely we have decided to zoom into the other half of the frame, cropping out the offending part of the image entirely. The US edition will be unaffected.

Arrow also noted that the company originally intended to implement the cuts by blurring the picture. However the BBFC would not allow this and so the company implemented the cuts by reframing.

 v          Sisters - 1973 USA horror thriller by Brian De Palma.


 X   Sisters (1973)

Link Here
  • Blood Sisters
Sisters is a 1973 USA horror thriller by Brian De Palma.
With Margot Kidder, Jennifer Salt and Charles Durning. Melon Farmers linkYouTube icon BBFC link 2020 IMDb
Cut by the BBFC for an X rated 1973 cinema release, then uncut for 18 rated 1986 VHS and 15 rated 2005 DVD. Uncut and MPAA R rated in the US. The original theatrical release was also cut in Germany.
Summary Notes

The Staten Island apartment of lovely model Danielle becomes the scene of a grisly murder that is witnessed by her neighbor, Grace, a reporter. But the police don't believe her story, so it's up to Grace to solve the murder mystery on her own.

Versions

uncut
uncut
run: 92:04s
pal: 88:23s
15 cert

18

MPAA R

UK: Passed 15 uncut for strong violence for: UK: Passed 18 uncut for:
  • 1986 Channel 5 VHS titled Sisters

US: Uncut and MPAA R rated for:

BBFC cut
cut
X cert UK: Passed X after BBFC cuts for:
  • 1973 cinema release titled Sisters
  • 1973 cinema release titled Blood Sisters
From IMDb:
  • cuts were made by the BBFC to edit the violent stabbing of Phillip Woode
 v          Sisters - 2015 USA comedy by Jason Moore.


 X   Sisters (2015)

Link Here
  • The Nest
Sisters is a 2015 USA comedy by Jason Moore.
Starring Amy Poehler, John Leguizamo and Tina Fey. Melon Farmers linkYoutube link BBFC link 2020 IMDb
Exists as a Theatrical Version and an Extended Unrated Version.
Summary Notes

Two sisters decide to throw one last house party before their parents sell their family home.

Versions

BBFC uncut
Extended Version
run: 122:07s
pal: 117:14s

15

MPAA Unrated

UK: The Extended Version was passed 15 uncut for very strong language, strong sex references, drug use for:
  • 2016 Universal UK RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon released on 25th April 2016
  • 2016 Universal UK R2 DVD at UK Amazon released on 25th April 2016

US: The Extended Version is uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

The Extended Version will probably be released in the UK too. A commentary track for this version has been passed by the BBFC.

See pictorial version details from movie-censorship.com . The Extended Version contains 4:34s of additional material bit nothing beyond a couple of dirty jokes that has bearing on the ratings.

uncut
Theatrical Version
run: 117:30s
pal: 112:48s
15

MPAA R

UK: The Theatrical Version was passed 15 without BBFC cuts for very strong language, strong sex references, drug use for:
  • 2015 cinema release

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

 v   The Sisters of Corruption - 1973 Spain horror mystery thriller by Juan Antonio Bardem.


 X   The Sisters of Corruption

Link Here

The Sisters of Corruption is a 1973 Spain horror mystery thriller by Juan Antonio Bardem.

See
The Corruption of Chris Miller
 v   The Sitter


 X   The Sitter

Link Here

The Sitter

Versions

uncut
uncut
15 cert

MPAA
Unrated

83:28s The Sitter is a 2011 US comedy by David Gordon Green.
With Jonah Hill, Ari Graynor and Sam Rockwell. YouTube icon IMDb

UK: The Extended Version was passed 15 uncut for strong language and sex references for:

  • 2012 20th Century Fox [Extended + Theatrical] RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon
  • 2012 20th Century Fox Totally Irresponsible Edition R2 DVD at UK Amazon

See pictorial version details from movie-censorship.com . The additional material includes a short sex scene and more explicit language, but if the producers had really wanted it added it would have been fine in an R Rated film.

BBFC uncut15 cert

MPAA R
MPAA

77:52s UK: The Theatrical Version was passed 15 without BBFC cuts for:
  • 2012 20th Century Fox [Extended + Theatrical] RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon
  • 2011 cinema release
 v          Sivaji - 2007 India action romance by S. Shankar.


 X   Sivaji

Link Here
  • The Boss
Sivaji is a 2007 India action romance by S. Shankar.
With Rajnikanth, Shriya Saran and Suman. IMDb
BBFC category cuts were required for a 12A rated cinema release in 2007. BBFC category cuts were required for a shortened 15 rated cinema release in 2013. Uncut and 18 rated on DVD.
BBFC cut
category cuts
49s

cut
shortened 3D

cut:
run: 155:02s
pal: 148:50s
15 certUK: A shortened 3D version was passed 15 for moderated violence after 49s of BBFC cuts for:
  • 2013 cinema release

The BBFC commented:

  • Distributor chose to remove sight of a violent stabbing and subsequent bloody detail, and sight of a restrained man being kicked in the head, in order to achieve a 12A rating. An uncut 15 rating was available.
uncut
uncut
run: 180:27s
pal: 173:14s
18UK: Passed 18 uncut for strong violence and dangerous use of a firework for:
  • 2007 Ayngaran Video
BBFC cut
category cuts
13s
cut: 13s
run: 182:14s
pal: 174:57s
12A certUK: Passed 12 after 13s of BBFC cuts for:
  • 2007 cinema release

The BBFC commented:

  • Distributor chose to remove a scene showing the hero of the film throwing a firework into his mouth, lighting it and then spitting it out at somebody else. Cut was made to achieve a 12A classification. An 18 uncut was available.
 v          Sivappu Manjal Pacchai - 2019 action thriller by Sasi.


 X   Sivappu Manjal Pacchai

Link Here

Sivappu Manjal Pacchai is a 2019 action thriller by Sasi.
Starring Lijo Mol Jose, GV Prakash Kumar and Dheepa Ramanujam.

BBFC category cuts were required for a 12A cinema release in 2019.
BBFC cut
138:19s
12AUK: Passed 12A for moderate violence after 3:00s of BBFC category cuts:
  • 2019 cinema release
The BBFC commented:
  • This work had Cuts for Category made. The distributor chose to remove scenes of strong violence, threat and injury detail in order to obtain a 12A classification. An uncut 15 was available.
 v   The Six Million Dollar Man - Wine. Women And War


 X   The Six Million Dollar Man - Wine. Women And War

Link Here

The Six Million Dollar Man - Wine. Women And War

Versions

16s PG cert93:56s by Russ Mayberry (Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd)

Cut in 2006 with the following BBFC comment: The cuts were Cuts for Category. Distributor chose to cut sight of a double ear clap to achieve the PG category, on the grounds of imitability. An uncut 12 was available to the distributor

 v          Sixteen Candles - 1984 USA comedy romance by John Hughes.


 X   Sixteen Candles

Link Here

Sixteen Candles is a 1984 USA comedy romance by John Hughes.
Starring Molly Ringwald, Anthony Michael Hall and Justin Henry. IMDb

Exists as a Theatrical Version and an Extended TV Version

Summary Notes

Samantha's life is going downhill fast. The sixteen-year-old has a crush on the most popular boy in school, and the geekiest boy in school has a crush on her. Her sister's getting married, and with all the excitement the rest of her family forgets her birthday! Add all this to a pair of horrendously embarrassing grandparents, a foreign exchange student named Long Duk Dong, and we have the makings of a hilarious journey into young womanhood.

Extended TV Version

BBFC uncut
uncut
run: 94m
pal: 90m
MPAA UnratedUK: BBFC details not yet published for the Extended TV Version:
  • 2019 Arrow Special Edition [Theatrical + Extended Versions] (RB) Blu-ray at UK Amazon
US: The TV Version is uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
  • 2020 Arrow Special Edition [Theatrical + Extended Versions] RA Blu-ray at US Amazon

The Extended TV Version features as additional cafeteria scene where Samantha and her friend see the guy Samantha likes and she declares that she can't eat.

Theatrical Version

BBFC uncut
uncut
run: 92:21s
pal: 88:39s
12

15

MPAA PG

UK: The Theatrical Version was passed 12 uncut for strong language and moderate sex references:
  • 2019 Arrow Special Edition [Theatrical + Extended Versions] (RB) Blu-ray at UK Amazon
  • 2005 Universal Pictures (UK) video

UK: The Theatrical Version was passed 15 uncut:

  • 1986 CIC VHS
  • 1984 cinema release
US: The Theatrical Version is uncut and MPAA PG rated for:
  • 2020 Arrow Special Edition [Theatrical + Extended Versions] RA Blu-ray at US Amazon
  • 2020 Arrow Video Amazon Prime VoD [US only] at US Amazon
 v          Sketch - 2018 action film by Vijay Chandar.


 X   Sketch

Link Here

Sketch is a 2018 action film by Vijay Chandar.
Starring Vikram, Tamannaah Bhaita and Soori.

BBFC category cuts were required for a 12A cinema release in 2018

Versions

BBFC cut
category cuts
1:04s
12A 135:36s UK: Passed 12A for moderate violence, injury detail after 1:04s of BBFC category cuts for:
  • 2018 cinema release
The BBFC commented:
  • Company chose to remove stronger moments of violence in order to achieve a 12A. An uncut 15 was available.
 v          Skin & Bone


 X   Skin & Bone

Link Here

Skin & Bone

Versions

7s 18113:59s 1998 release drama by Everett Lewis
 v          Skin Flick - 1999 Germany / Canada / UK / Japan gay adult drama by Bruce La Bruce.


 X   Skin Flick

Link Here
  • Skin Gang
Skin Flick is a 1999 Germany / Canada / UK / Japan gay adult drama by Bruce La Bruce.
Starring Steve Masters, Eden Miller and Slava Mogutin. IMDb
Exists as a hardcore and softcore version. The softcore version was further cut by the BBFC for 18 rated 1999 VHS
Hardcore and Softcore

A little background article from the director spotted on www.brucelabruce.com :

The working title was Gang of Foreskins , but since then it has been known variously as Even Skinheads Get the Blues , A Comedy of Aryans , and No Skin Off My Ass Part Two before I settled on the final title, Skin Flick . It will exist in both hardcore and softcore versions, the latter designed primarily for the more prudish Japanese and British markets. The hardcore version may be known as Skinhead Blue (my choice) or Skin Gang (Cazzo's lame choice).

Versions

uncut
uncut
run: 85m
pal: 82m
MPAA UnratedUS: There is also a hardcore version titled Skin Gang
cut
total cuts
cut: ~18:49s
run: 68:35s
pal: 65:50s

BBFC cut
1:48s

soft
~17:01s

18UK: The softcore version was passed 18 after 1:48s of further BBFC cuts for:
  • 1999 Millivres VHS

The troublesome scene probably where a black man is gang raped by the skinheads. The skinheads chant "fuck the monkey" while fucking him ... he gets off on it. The hardcore version contains the interesting imagery of cum shots over Nazi literature.

This video caused much debate at the Board due to its violence, rape scenes and explicit detail that goes slightly beyond what the BBFC generally pass at 18. Whittam Smith seemed keen to consider the video for an R18 certificate on grounds of explicit detail but surely the skinhead violence would not sit very happily with the 'no violence' policy for sex videos, (along with the 'no sex' policy of course). There are hardly any gay licensed sex shops in which to sell it anyway so this clearly stupid idea went nowhere. As far as I can make out, this was one of Whittam Smith's more unilateral ideas and it unsurprisingly received scant support from anyone else at the Board.

 v          Skinner - 1993 USA horror by Ivan Nagy.


 X   Skinner

Link Here

Skinner is a 1993 USA horror by Ivan Nagy.
Starring Ted Raimi, Ricki Lake and David Warshofsky. IMDb

Cut for an MPAA R rating but the uncut version was later released MPAA Unrated. Notably never released in the UK until 2019.
Promotional Material

101 Films presents Skinner (1993), a dark and brutal horror from director Ivan Nagy and writer Paul Hart-Wilden and title 010 on 101 Films' Black Label. Starring Ted Raimi (Spider-Man), Traci Lords (Blade), David Warshofsky (There Will Be Blood), Richard Schiff (Se7en) and Rikki Lake (Hairspray), Skinner is released for the first time in the UK on any format.

At one time thought a lost film, Skinner has been resurrected from obscurity in a mind-blowing 4K restoration, so cult cinema fans can now witness this 90s horror gem in all its sinful, sleazy and violent glory.

Versions

uncut
uncut
run: 88:16s
pal: 84:44s
18

MPAA Unrated

UK: Passed 18 uncut for strong bloody violence, gory images, sexualised violence
Notably never released in the UK until this release, presumably through fear of BBFC censorship.
US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
mpaa cut
cut
cut: ~7:16s
run: 80:58s
pal: 77:44s
MPAA RUS: Cut for an MPAA R rating

See cuts detals from movie-censorship.com

Two scenes in the R-rated version have been heavily censored.
  • When Skinner skins the blonde prostitute, several bloody shots are missing in the R-rated version. So that there are no audio-jumps, the dialogues have been shifted a bit at some points.
  • The somewhat controversial scene in which Skinner follows a woman in the skin of his Afro-American colleague Earl was also generously censored.
 v          Skinwalkers - 2006 Canada/USA/Germany action horror fantasy by James Isaac.


 X   Skinwalkers

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Skinwalkers is a 2006 Canada/USA/Germany action horror fantasy by James Isaac.
Starring Jason Behr, Elias Koteas and Rhona Mitra. Melon Farmers link BBFC link 2020 IMDb

Originally uncut and R rated in the US but was then cut for an MPAA PG-13 for theatrical release. Uncut and 15 rated in the UK.
Summary Notes

A 12 year old boy and his mother become the targets of two warring werewolf packs, each with different intentions and motives.

Versions

uncut
uncut
run: 92:22s
pal: 88:40s
15 cert

MPAA R

UK: Passed 15 uncut for strong violence for:

US: Originally uncut and R rated in the US but was then cut for an MPAA PG-13 for theatrical release

mpaa cut
cut
cut:
run: 91:45s
pal: 88:05s
MPAA PG-13US: Cut for an MPAA PG-13 rating

From IMDb. Outside the USA, the film was released uncut. In the USA, the movie originally received an R rating and was subsequently edited for a PG-13:

  • Uses of the words shit , fuck and cocksucker were removed.
  • A man hanging upside-down from a tree is shot by Varek. In the original, he graphically stabs himself in the eye with Grenier's knife before Wendy Crewson's character can shoot him.
  • The scene in the bar is less graphic with a quickly edited montage of the wolves feeding and having sex. In the original, there are clear shots of the wolves feeding/tearing flesh, and having sex with nudity and movement.
  • During the hospital shootout, in the uncut version, Grenier is graphically shot in the head.
 v          Sky High


 X   Sky High

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Sky High

Versions

uncut
uncut
MPAA R
MPAA
133:45s 2003 Japan fantasy by Ryûhei Kitamura.
With Yumiko Shaku, Takao Osawa and Shôsuke Tanihara. IMDb

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

11 minutes of extra material is mostly plot clarifications and character development.

BBFC uncut 15 cert123:15s The Theatrical Version was passed 15 without BBFC cuts for:
  • 2005 Optimum R2 DVD
 v          Sky Kids


 X   Sky Kids

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  • The Fly Boys
Sky Kids

Versions

BBFC uncut12 cert99:37s 2008 US adventure by Rocco DeVilliers

The short International Version was passed 12 without BBFC cuts for:

  • 2009 Unanimous R2 DVD

The US Theatrical Version is 20 minutes longer

            Skyfall - 2012 UK/USA crime action adventure thriller by Sam Mendes. See James Bond Films: Skyfall
 v   The Skyhawk - 1974 Hong Kong action drama by Chang-hwa Jeong.


 X   The Skyhawk

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  • Skyhawk
The Skyhawk is a 1974 Hong Kong action drama by Chang-hwa Jeong.
With Tak-Hing Kwan, Nora Miao, Hsiung Chao. Melon Farmers linkYouTube icon BBFC link 2020 IMDb
Cut by the BBFC for an X rated 1974 cinema release. Later uncut and 15 rated for 2023. Blu-ray Uncut and MPAA Unrated in the US
Summary Notes

In Bangkok, Kwangtung boxer Wong Fei-hung, The Skyhawk, rescues Hsiao Shih-tzu, a young man who fights off five thugs only to be wounded himself. The Skyhawk attends to his wound at Chu Kuei's home, Bad man Ku Chung-wu plots to monopolize the porter service at the pier. But most of the porters are led by Chu. As a result, Ku tries to fan up troubles among the porters.

Versions

uncut
run: 89:27s
pal: 85:52s
15

MPAA Unrated

UK: Uncut and BBFC 15 rated for strong violence, sexual threat:

US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

BBFC cut
cut
cut:
run: 88m
pal: 84m
X certUK: Passed X after BBFC cuts for:
  • 1974 cinema release
 v          Skyscraper


 X   Skyscraper

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  • Infierno de cristal
Skyscraper

Versions

uncut
uncut
MPAA R
MPAA
~96:00s
=~92:00s
1996 US action thriller by Raymond Martino.
With Anna Nicole Smith, Richard Steinmetz and Branimir Cikatiæ . IMDb

The US release is uncut and R Rated for:

56s 1890:53s Passed 18 after 56s of BBFC cuts for:
  • 2003 Prism R2 DVD
  • 1997 Medusa/Contender VHS

See pictorial cuts details from movie-censorship.com :

Cuts to rape scene as terrorist Johnny assaults Carrie (Anna Nicole Smith)

  • Shortened shot where Johnny rips Carrie's top and bends her across an office desk
  • The rape is present but only after shots of Johnny groping Carrie's naked breasts have been removed.
  • Also missing is Carrie ramming a paper knife into Johnny's leg
 v          Slap Shot - 1977 USA comedy sport drama by George Roy Hill


 X   Slap Shot

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Slap Shot is a 1977 USA comedy sport drama by George Roy Hill

There are no censorship issues with this release, but it is an iconically violent film that has a place in censorship history.
 v          Slaughter - 1972 USA / Mexico action crime drama by Jack Starrett.


 X   Slaughter

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  • Kill Julian Drake
Slaughter is a 1972 USA / Mexico action crime drama by Jack Starrett.
Starring Jim Brown, Stella Stevens and Rip Torn. Youtube link IMDb
Cut by the BBFC for 1973 cinema release and cut again for VHS. Uncut and MPAA R rated in the US.
Summary Notes

Slaughter, a former Green Beret, avenges the killing of loved ones by the Mob, and in so doing is coerced by the Feds into traveling to Mexico to finish off surviving mobsters.

Versions

uncut
uncut
MPAA R ~92:00s
=~88:00s
US: Uncut and MPAA R rated for:
BBFC cut
compulsory cuts
14s
18 88:03s

submitted
88:18s
UK: Passed 18 after 14s of BBFC compulsory cuts for:
  • 1987 Guild Home VHS
BBFC cut
compulsory cuts
X submitted
92:03s
=88:22s
UK: Passed X (18) after compulsory cuts for:
  • 1973 cinema release
 v          Slaughter High - 1986 UK/US comedy horror by George Dugdale.


 X   Slaughter High

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  • 1 April Fool's Day
  • April Fool's Day
Slaughter High is a 1986 UK/US comedy horror by George Dugdale.
With Caroline Munro, Simon Scuddamore and Carmine Iannaccone. YouTube icon IMDb
Cut by the BBFC for 1987 18 rated VHS. Uncut and 18 rated since 2011. Uncut and MPAA Unrated in the US.
Summary review : Not to be taken seriously
It is a comedy slasher with an April Fools Day theme. It is a mixed bag of good and bad acting that seems to appeal to those on a nostalgia trip for early slashers.

Generally well received when not taken too seriously.

Versions

uncut
uncut
18

MPAA
Unrated

86:42s UK: Passed 18 uncut with the previous BBFC cuts waived for:
  • 2017 Lionsgate video. This release seems to have been cancelled most likely in response to frequent school shootings in the US.
  • 2011 Arrow R2 DVD at UK Amazon

US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

BBFC cut
32s
18 86:11s UK: Passed 18 after 32s of BBFC cuts for:
  • 1987 Locus VHS

From IMDb:

  • Cut to remove shots of nudity and burnt breasts during the acid bath killings.
  • Cuts to the electrocution of the couple making love and to sights of the burnt girls body.
            Slaughter Hotel - Slaughter Hotel 1971 Italy horror mystery thriller by Fernando Di Leo. See Cold Blooded Beast
 v          Slaughterhouse - 1987 USA comedy horror by Rick Roessler.


 X   Slaughterhouse

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  • Bacon Bits
Slaughterhouse is a 1987 USA comedy horror by Rick Roessler.
Starring Joe B Barton, Don Barrett and Sherry Leigh. Youtube link IMDb
Heavily cut by the BBFC for 1989 VHS. Later uncut for 2015 Blu-ray. The MPAA R rated version is also cut in the US. The uncut version was released on Dutch VHS.
Summary Review: Dark comedy

Owner of a closed down slaughterhouse sets his retarded psychopathic son on the people who want to take his land away and the unlucky teens that decided to party there.

If you are looking for a high class horror film that isn't low budget than don't buy this. But if you like independent horror/slasher films that are quite funny as well as semi gory (or if your a sucker for cheesy 80s slasher films) than by all means I recommend it.

Versions

uncut
uncut
Netherlands
Netherlands
Netherlands: The Dutch VHS is uncut
BBFC uncut

mpaa cut
cut

cut: 20s
run: 88:50s
pal: 85:17s

best available
best
available

18

MPAA R

UK: Passed 18 uncut for strong bloody violence, gore, threat with all previous cuts waived for:

US: Uncut and MPAA R Rated for:

See pictorial cuts details from movie-censorship.com . The US R rated Version is cut by 20s:

  • At the end of a dream sequence there is a missing shot of Alex being gutted. This is cut again later when it appears in a flash back and is replaced by a repeat of a shot of Alex falling down a hill.
  • A shot of a flesh eating demon is shorter
  • A conversation with a joke about moist flesh is missing.
BBFC cut
cut
cut: 2:49s
run: 82:41s
pal: 79:23s
18Passed 18 after 2:49s of BBFC cuts to:
  • 1989 Braveworld VHS

See pictorial cuts details from movie-censorship.com . Heavy BBFC edits to:

  • shots of bloody bodies
  • a woman being attacked
  • a throat slashing
  • heads being crushed
  • a man's body in a meat grinder.
 v          Slaughterhouse Rock - 1988 USA horror by Dimitri Logothetis.


 X   Slaughterhouse Rock

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  • Hell Island
Slaughterhouse Rock is a 1988 USA horror by Dimitri Logothetis.
Starring Toni Basil, Nicholas Celozzi and Tom Reilly. IMDb
Cut in the US for an MPAA R rating. Further cut in the UK by the BBFC for 18 rated VHS in 1988. The BBFC cuts were waived for 2018 DVD and Blu-ray.
Summary Notes

A man visits Alcatraz prison after having dreams about all the people who died there. When he gets there, his brother is possessed by an envil cannibal demon. The ghost of a female heavy metal singer who was killed there tries to help the man fight the monster.

Versions

uncut
uncut
run: 85:14s
pal: 81:49s
18

Netherlands
Netherlands

UK: Passed 18 uncut for strong bloody violence, sexual violence with previous BBFC cuts waived for:

It is not yet clear whether the UK release is the uncut version or the US R rated version. However the promotional material states that this is a re-master from the original negative so hopefully this the uncut version Netherlands: Uncut on VHS

Germany: The uncut version is available on a German DVD from Retrofilm.

mpaa cut
21s
MPAA RUS: Cut by 21s for an MPAA R rating

See cuts details from movie-censorship.com

BBFC cut
compulsory cuts
cut: 1:14s
run: 83:18s
pal: 79:58s
sub: 81:42s

mpaa cut
21s

18UK: The already cut R rated Version was passed 18 after 1:14s of further BBFC compulsory cuts for:
  • 1988 MGM/UA VHS titled Hell Island

See article from movie-censorship.com . The BBFC cuts were:

  • Missing a 6s shot of a demon slicing a chunk off Alex as he is roasting above a fire and eating it.
  • 43s cut from Richard ripping the clothes of his girlfriend and the raping her. Also missing shots of Krista fighting back.
  • 24s missing from the scene where the general is eating chunks of flesh off a native and his wife criticises him. The next shots missing are the general eating from his now dead wife's corpse.
 v          Slave Girls From Beyond Infinity - 1987 USA action comedy horror by Ken Dixon.


 X   Slave Girls From Beyond Infinity

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Slave Girls From Beyond Infinity is a 1987 USA action comedy horror by Ken Dixon.
Starring Elizabeth Kaitan, Cindy Beal and Don Scribner. IMDb

Not cut by censors but has a place in censorship history.

The film was specifically criticized on the floor of the U.S. Senate by Jesse Helms in 1992. Senator Helms cited a case in which some of his constituents had accidentally stumbled onto the movie while flipping through cable channels as justification for amendments to the Cable Act of 1992. Helms wanted to force cable operators to block indecent programming unless customers specifically asked for it in writing. The amendment was struck down by a U.S, Federal Court in 1993 and the decision was upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1996.
 v   The Slave Merchants - 1964 Italy / Spain / France Sci-Fi fantasy adventure by Antonio Margheriti (as Anthony Dawson).


 X   The Slave Merchants

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  • Anthar l'invincibile
  • Devil of the Desert Against the Son of Hercules
The Slave Merchants is a 1964 Italy / Spain / France Sci-Fi fantasy adventure by Antonio Margheriti (as Anthony Dawson).
Starring Kirk Morris, Michèle Girardon and Renato Baldini. IMDb
BBFC category cuts were required for the U rated 1964 cinema release.
Summary Notes

The son of Hercules is pitted against a ruthless desert warrior.

Versions

cut
shortened
MPAA
Unrated
~93:00s US: A shortened version is MPAA Unrated for:
  • 2008 Sinister Cinema R0 DVD-R titled Devil of the Desert Against the Son of Hercules at US Amazon
BBFC cut
category cuts
U pre 1970 submitted
95:21s
UK: Passed U after category cuts for:
  • 1964 cinema release titled The Slave Merchants
     The Slave of the Cannibal God - 1978 Italian adventure by Sergio Martino See Mountain of the Cannibal God
            Slave of the Flesh - 1981 Spanish/W German women in prison film by Jess Franco. See Sadomania
 v          Slave Training


 X   Slave Training

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Slave Training

Versions

1:44s 1829:18s by Terry Wakelin (Olympia Press)

Cut in 2006 with the following BBFC comment: Distributor chose to cut shots of explicit female masturbation

 v   The Slayer - 1981 US horror by JS Cardone.


 X   The Slayer

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  • Nightmare Island
The Slayer is a 1981 US horror by JS Cardone.
With Sarah Kendall, Frederick Flynn and Carol Kottenbrook. YouTube icon IMDb
Banned as a video nasty in 1983. Unbanned and passed 18 after 14s of BBFC cuts in 1992. Cuts waived in 2001. Uncut and MPAA R rated in the US.
Summary Review: Minimal Gore

Eric & his surreal artist sister Kay, her doctor husband David, her sister-in-law Brooke along with pilot Marsh become stranded on a rugged isle face off against a supernatural beast drawn to Kay who dreams of its killings.

The film is quite good. two couples fly to a quiet island for a well-earned break, but Kay knows the horror that is waiting for them & sure enough they are killed off by this monster. Once the killings start & the storm comes, there's a good atmosphere .

Unfortunately, the gore is way too minimal, with a decent pitchforking scene being its only saviour.

Versions

uncut
uncut
18

MPAA R

86:03s UK: Passed 18 uncut for:

US: Uncut and MPAA R rated for:

  • 2017 Arrow Special Edition (RA) Blu-ray/(R1) DVD Combo at US Amazon
BBFC cut
14s
18 85:48s UK: Passed 18 after 14s of BBFC cuts for:
  • 1992 Vipco VHS

See pictorial cuts from movie-censorship.com . The BBFC edits were"

  • The pitchfork murder was reduced to remove breasts visible under wet clothing, the pitchfork stabbing, withdrawal and then the dying woman slumping to the ground.
uncut
uncut
Video Nasty 86:01s UK: Released uncut on pre-cert video for:
  • 1992 Vipco VHS

Banned and included in the video nasties list in October 1983 but was dropped in April 1985

 v          Sleepaway Camp - 1983 US slasher by Robert Hiltzik.


 X   Sleepaway Camp

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  • Nightmare Vacation
Sleepaway Camp is a 1983 US slasher by Robert Hiltzik.
With Felissa Rose, Jonathan Tiersten and Karen Fields. YouTube icon IMDb
Cut for all UK and US releases. uncut in Canada but only VHS quality
Summary Review: Cult status

An above average slasher that is nudging cult status. The movie puts suspense and limited, but effective gore, to good use. It also has been noted as being 'charming despite its warped themes'.

Versions

uncut
uncut
MPAA R
MPAA
~84:00s US: The uncut version is being released for:

Canada: Uncut for:

However the DVD is a bootleg and is only VHS quality.

BBFC uncut

cut
pre-cut
23s

15 cert84:21s
=80:59s
UK: A pre-cut version was passed 15 with previous BBFC cuts waived for:
  • 2004 Anchor Bay R2 DVD titled Sleepaway Camp

From cuts details on IMDb :

The cut footage was available to Anchor Bay for the 2000 DVD but was only available in VHS quality comparing badly with the bulk of the film. So Anchor Bay elected not to include the material in the film itself, but to include it as DVD extras.

The cut material is as follows:

  • In the prank scene when Mozart's face hits the kid's naked buttocks, the slap sound effect is missing and then his "You guys are gross" line is out of sync with his lips.
  • A shot of the naked guys running down the dock is completely missing replaced by a weird over-dubbed cat howl.
  • The water-snake slithering out of Kenny's mouth is cut drastically to the point where you only see the final few frames of the shot after the snake has emerged.
  • After Mel accosts the guys for throwing water balloons at Angela and Ricky and Paul tend to her, a shot of the guy's reaction to Mel leaving is cut, where one calls him a "wrinkled old dick".
  • After Ricky sticks his finger up at Judy and walks off, a shot of Judy coming back with "Same to you" is gone.
  • Many frames of Meg's corpse on the bathroom floor are cut, and Mel's reaction is cut up too - "He did it" should be followed by "to get back at me".
BBFC cut
57s
18 80:16s UK: The complete version was passed 18 after 57s of BBFC cuts for:
  • 1986 CBS/FOX VHS titled Nightmare Vacation

See pictorial cuts details from movie-censorship.com :

  • Missing shots of chef screaming as he suffers burns to his face and arms
  • Missing shots of the dead body of Judy with a slit down her back
  • Missing shots of Ricky's dead body on the beach and of Angela screaming as the decapitated head falls away.
 v          Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers - 1988 USA comedy horror by Michael A Simpson.


 X   Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers

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  • Nightmare Vacation II
  • Sleepaway Camp 2: Unhappy Campers
Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers is a 1988 USA comedy horror by Michael A Simpson.
Starring Pamela Springsteen, Renée Estevez and Tony Higgins. IMDb
Cut by the BBFC for 1988 VHS. The BBFC waived its cuts for 2004 DVD. Uncut and MPAA R rated in the US.
Summary Review

Angela Baker has undergone years of therapy, electro-shock and sexual reassignment surgeries, and finally landed herself a job in the last place she should be working - camp rolling hills. She has an old fashioned approach as to how camp should be, and an old familiar deadly way of making sure that those who don't follow her rules don't get to come back next summer.

Enjoyable slasher with a twist that the crazed killer of the piece is a transvestite with an outrageous family history to 'justify' the craziness. The film then delivers a great montage of gory deaths, nudity, humor, and fantastic one-liners.

Versions

uncut
uncut
18

MPAA R

79:49s UK: Passed 18 uncut for strong violence with previous cuts waived for:

US: Uncut and MPAA R Rated for:

BBFC cut
2:16s
18 77:31s UK: Passed 18 after 2:16s of BBFC cuts for:
  • 1988 Futuristic VHS titled Nightmare Vacation II

See pictorial cuts details from movie-censorship.com :

  • Missing the opening scene where Phoebe's tongue is cut out as a pnishment for telling 'dirty stories'
  • The stabbing and the shitty murder of Ally in the camp toilet was censored out.
  • The stabbing of Diana loses a close up shot of the knife being twisted in Diane's stomach
 v          Sleepaway Camp III: Teenage Wasteland - 1989 USA comedy horror by Michael A Simpson.


 X   Sleepaway Camp III: Teenage Wasteland

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  • Sleepaway Camp III: Teenage Wasteland
  • Nightmare Vacation III
Sleepaway Camp III: Teenage Wasteland is a 1989 USA comedy horror by Michael A Simpson.
Starring Pamela Springsteen, Tracy Griffith and Michael J Pollard. IMDb
Cut in the US for an R rating. UK releases are this cut R rated version. Uncut in Germany.
Summary Notes

Angela is back, in the form of an angry inner-city camper on the hunt for blood. Camp New Horizons, on the recycled grounds of the former murders, intends to pair high class teens with underclass counterparts. Angela, however, has a different plan. Will it be door number one, number two, or number three?

Versions

uncut
uncut
Germany flag
Germany
77:31s Germany: Uncut for X-Rated DVD:

See pictorial cuts details from movie-censorship.com

The surviving additional material for the uncut version is low quality.

BBFC uncut

mpaa cut
cut

15 cert

18

MPAA R

75:51s UK: The cut R Rated version was passed 15 for strong language and moderate sex and violence without BBFC cuts for:
  • 2016 88 Films RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon
  • 2004 Anchor Bay R2 DVD titled Sleepaway Camp 3
UK: The cut R Rated version was passed 18 without BBFC cuts for:
  • 1990 Futuristic VHS titled Nightmare Vacation III
 v          Sleepers - 1996 US film by Barry Levinson


 X   Sleepers

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Sleepers is a 1996 US film by Barry Levinson

Not cut but raised from a cinema 15 to a video 18.
 v          Sleeping With the Enemy - 1991 USA crime thriller by Joseph Ruben.


 X   Sleeping With the Enemy

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  • Sleeping with the Enemy
  • Dormindo com o Inimigo
Sleeping With the Enemy is a 1991 USA crime thriller by Joseph Ruben.
Starring Julia Roberts, Patrick Bergin and Kevin Anderson. IMDb
Cut in the US for an MPAA R rated 1991 theatrical release. This cut version was rated 15 for UK cinemas and rental VHS. Uncut in the UK for sell through VHS and 2001 DVD. However the 2013 UK Blu-ray reverts to the cut theatrical version. Only the cut R rated version has been released in the US.
Summary Notes

Laura and Martin have been married for four years. They seem to be the perfect, happiest and most successful couple. The reality of their house- hold, however, is very different. Martin is an abusive and brutally obsessed husband. Laura is living her life in constant fear and waits for a chance to escape. She finally stages her own death, and flees to a new town and new identity. But when Martin finds out that his wife is not dead he will stop at nothing to find and kill her.

Cutting Edge

Sleeping with the Enemy trail
Gavin Salkeld's Cutting Edge Episode 18:
Sleeping with the Enemy

Versions

BBFC uncut
uncut
15

18

94:31s

UK: Passed 15 uncut for strong violence and sexual threat with previous BBFC cuts for a 15 rating waived for:

UK: Passed 18 uncut for:

  • 1992 Fox Sell-through VHS
BBFC cut
category cuts
1:00s

mpaa cut
1:00s

15

MPAA R

97:31s
=93:37s

submitted
98:31s
=94:35s
UK: Passed 15 after 1:00s of BBFC category cuts. This is the same version as the US Theatrical Version, cut for an MPAA R rating for:
  • 2013 20th Century Fox R0 Blu-ray
  • 1991 CBS/Fox Rental VHS
  • 1991 cinema release

The version originally submitted was the uncut "NC-17 version", and like their American counterparts, the BBFC also took issue with the same sex scene that had troubled the MPAA early in reel 1. The Board stated that the film would either have to be passed uncut with an 18 rating or that the sex scene would need to be reduced for a 15. Favouring the latter option, Fox decided to replace the entire first reel of the film with the cut R rated version of the same reel as seen in the United States. This meant that the UK version matched the US version for its original theatrical release.

US: The Theatrical Version was cut for an MPAA R rating.

The issue that the MPAA had was the inclusion of a sex scene during the first 10 minutes of the film. Sexual content at the R-level has always caused far more trouble for the puritanical American censors than violence or language, but despite the sex scene lacking any nudity at all, the MPAA felt it was just too strong a scene for so early in the film. As a result, the filmmakers cut the sex scene short and extended a non-contentious shot of Laura and Martin stepping out of frame in order to finish the sequence satisfactorily.

 v          Sleepless


 X   Sleepless

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  • Non ho sonno
Sleepless

Versions

uncut
uncut
18112:12s 2001 Italy giallo by Dario Argento.
With Max von Sydow, Stefano Dionisi and Chiara Caselli. IMDb

Passed 18 uncut very strong bloody violence, strong threat and horror for:

  • 2011 Arrow Neo Giallo Collection R0 DVD at UK Amazon
  • 2009 Arrow R2 DVD at UK Amazon
  • 2006 Pinnacle/Lighthouse R2 DVD
  • 2002 MIA VHS
MPAA
43s
MPAA R
MPAA
~117:00s
=~112:00s
Avoid the US R Rated version which has been cut by 49s of gore.
 v          Sleepover


 X   Sleepover

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Sleepover

Versions

2s U cert31:18s Submitted in 2005

Company chose to remove one use of strong language to achieve a U classification.

 v          Slender Man - 2018 USA horror by Sylvain White.


 X   Slender Man

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Slender Man is a 2018 USA horror by Sylvain White.
Starring Joey King, Javier Botet and Annalise Basso. IMDb

The distributors cut several major scenes at the lost moment because they feared a politically correct backlash after the family of a victim claimed the film was distasteful. These significant cuts rendered the film nonsensical. The resulting cut theatrical version was MPAA PG-13 rated in the US an 15 rated in the UK.
Summary Notes

Slender Man tells the story of a tall, thin, horrifying figure with unnaturally long arms and a featureless face, who is reputed to be responsible for the haunting and disappearance of countless children and teens.

Versions

BBFC uncut

cut
pre-cut

best available
best
available

15

MPAA PG-13

~93:00s UK: The cut US Theatrical Version was passed 15 uncut for sustained threat, strong horror for:

US: Cut and rated PG-13 for disturbing images, sequences of terror, thematic elements and language including some crude sexual references for:

See article from bloody-disgusting.com :

Slender Man, as released in theaters, is not a complete movie. While originally the producers developed a much darker take on the character, we're told that Screen Gems' mandate was that it should be PG-13. The target was and always has been for teenagers.

However insiders tell us that Sony/Screen Gems were succumbing to fear of a PC backlash that started when the father of the girl who stabbed her classmate called it distasteful. 2018 isn't exactly the year of reason, and the studio was scared into back peddling their horror film.

Our sources confirm that several major scenes from the film were completely removed by the studio leading up to this past weekend's release. Slender Man, as presented to audiences, isn't a complete film; many of the striking scenes that were teased in the first trailer, like one of the characters stabbing her eyes out, or another ripping her tongue out after encountering Slender Man in the woods, are completely missing from the film.

 v          Slipstream


 X   Slipstream

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  • Slipstream: Bounty Hunter 2000
Slipstream

Versions

BBFC uncut

cut
pre-cut

PG cert87:46s 1989 UK Sci-Fi adventure by Steven Lisberger.
With Bob Peck, Mark Hamill and Kitty Aldridge . IMDb

An Abridged Version was passed PG without BBFC cuts for:

  • 2004 EIV R2 DVD
  • 1990 EIV VHS
BBFC
12s
PG cert 97:59s Passed PG after 12s for category for:
  • 1991 Sky Satellite TV
BBFC uncutPG cert 102:27s
=98:21s

Passed PG uncut for:
  • 1989 cinema release
 v          Sliver


 X   Sliver

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Sliver

Versions

uncut
uncut
18

MPAA
Unrated

102:59s 1993 US thriller by Phillip Noyce

The US Unrated Version was submitted for the 1993 cinema release, 1993 CIC video and 2006 Paramount DVD.

The US R Rated version is missing 4 minutes from the sex scenes.

There is also a workprint that wasn't well liked by preview viewers. So it was substantially re-edited for the eventual release.

 v          Slugs - 1988 Spain / USA Sci-Fi horror by Juan Piquer Simón (as JP Simon).


 X   Slugs

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  • Slugs
  • muerte viscosa
  • Slugs: The Movie
Slugs is a 1988 Spain / USA Sci-Fi horror by Juan Piquer Simón (as JP Simon).
Starring Michael Garfield, Kim Terry and Philip MacHale. YouTube icon IMDb
Cut by the BBFC for 18 rated VHS in 1989 and 1993. Uncut since 18 rated 2009 DVD. Uncut and MPAA R rated in the US.
Summary review: Awesome production

People are dying mysteriously and gruesomely, and nobody has a clue what the cause is. Only health worker Mike Brady has a possible solution, but his theory of killer slugs is laughed at by the authorities. Only when the body count begins to rise and a slug expert from England begins snooping around does it begin to look like Mike had the right idea after all.

Slugs has good gory effects and an awesome production. But there are some ridiculous things. The acting is very caricaturist, the music tries to be dramatic but ends up being annoying and exaggerated.

Versions

uncut
uncut
run: 89:11s
pal: 85:37s
18

MPAA R

UK: Passed 18 uncut with previous BBFC cuts waived for:

US: Uncut and MPAA R Rated for:

BBFC cut
cut
cut: 42s
run: 88:36s
pal: 85:03s
sub:
sub:
18UK: Passed 18 after 42s of BBFC cuts for:
  • 1993 VCI VHS
  • 1989 New World VHS

See pictorial cuts details from movie-censorship.com :

  • Missing bloody close up of Harold Morris chopping off his hand
  • Missing shots of hamster struggling in cage with a slug on its back
  • Multiple cuts to the bloody death of the naked Donna, beset by slugs whilst lover Bobby looks on
 v   The Slumber Party Massacre - 1982 US horror by Amy Holden Jones.


 X   The Slumber Party Massacre

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  • Slumber Party Murders
The Slumber Party Massacre is a 1982 US horror by Amy Holden Jones.
With Michelle Michaels, Robin Stille and Michael Villella. Melon Farmers link BBFC link 2020 IMDb
Uncut for cinema but cut by the BBFC for 18 rated VHS. Uncut on 18 rated DVD.
Summary Notes: A Bit of Fun

An eighteen-year-old high school girl is left at home by her parents and she decides to have a slumber party. Meanwhile, a murderer of five people with a propensity for power tools has escaped and is at large, and eventually makes his way to the party, where the guests begin experiencing an attrition problem, with only a new girl to help them.

Like all good horror movies of the period, The Slumber Party Massacre aims to provide us with two things; mild titillation though its utterly shameless use of female nudity and cheap thrills though its corny murder moments. While the latter is hardly on a par with many slashers, it is a bit of fun. Some of the murders are quite inventive, if a little sparing on the gore.

As far as the nudity goes, the premise dictates a fairly abundant use of boobs and thighs. This is not to everyone's taste but, if you've read this far with a smile on your face, I'm pretty sure it's the film for you.

Versions

uncut
uncut
run: 76:00s
pal: 72:58s
18

MPAA R

UK: Passed 18 uncut with previous cuts waived for: UK: Passed 18 uncut for:
  • 1983 cinema release
US: Uncut and MPAA R rrated for:
BBFC cut
cut
cut: 30s
run: 74:57s
pal: 71:57s
18UK: Passed 18 after 0:30s of BBFC cuts for:
  • 1986 Thorn-EMI VHS titled Slumber Party Murders

From IMDB: The BBFC cut 30s of gore from:

  • the drill murders,
  • stabbing scenes and
  • the climactic death of the killer.
  • The title substitution of Murders for Massacre is also reported as part of the knee jerk censorship implemented after the Video Nasties moral panic.

See pictorial cuts details from movie-censorship.com

 v          Slumber Party Massacre II - 1987 US comedy horror by Deborah Brock.


 X   Slumber Party Massacre II

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  • Don't Let Go (working title)
Slumber Party Massacre II is a 1987 US comedy horror by Deborah Brock.
With Crystal Bernard, Jennifer Rhodes and Kimberly McArthur. Melon Farmers link IMDb
Banned by the BBFC in 1988 after an extensive cuts list was refused. Not released in the UK since. In the US it exists in a Theatrical R rated version, and an Extended Version which is MPAA Unrated
Summary Review: Amusing Enough

More of a comic vein than its predecessor and now in a musical setting.

The weapon of choice is an electric guitar cum electric drill. The death scenes are very twisted with the killer playing guitar and singing as he kills his victims.

A favourite scene of mine involves death by acne. One of the central characters is actually engulfed by a rapid growing zit, until it pops all over the protagonist and she is presumed dead - that is until she walks through the front door about 10 minutes later.

The over-the-topness seems to be amusing enough. For bad movie fans, that is.

Versions

uncut
Extended Version
run: 85m
pal: 82m
MPAA UnratedUS: An extended version is uncut and MPAA unrated for:
  • 2023 SHOUT! FACTORY [Slumber Party Massacre I (Theatrical) + II (Theatrical + Unrated)] R0 4K Blu-ray/(RA) Blu-ray Combo at US Amazon #ad
  • 2017 Shout! Factory Double Feature [Slumber Party Massacre II + III, both Theatrical + Extended] (RA) Blu-ray at US Amazon
  • 2010 Shout Factory Slumber Party Massacre Collection [1-3] R1 DVD via UK Amazon and at US Amazon

See pictorial version details from movie-censorship.com

uncut
Theatrical Version
run: 76m
pal: 73m

MPAA RUS: The Theatrical Version is uncut and MPAA R rated for:
  • 2023 SHOUT! FACTORY [Slumber Party Massacre I (Theatrical) + II (Theatrical + Unrated)] R0 4K Blu-ray/(RA) Blu-ray Combo at US Amazon #ad
  • 2017 Shout! Factory Double Feature [Slumber Party Massacre II + III, both Theatrical + Extended] (RA) Blu-ray at US Amazon
  • 2010 Shout Factory Slumber Party Massacre Collection [1-3] R1 DVD via UK Amazon and at US Amazon
  • 2002 New Concorde R1 DVD at US Amazon
banned
banned
rejected UK: Banned by the BBFC for:
  • 1988 Lazer VHS

From IMDB. The BBFC offered an extensive cuts list which was not acceptable to the distributor, and so the video was banned.

Shown on the Horror Channel in 2006

 v          Slumber Party Massacre III - 1990 USA comedy horror by Sally Mattison.


 X   Slumber Party Massacre III

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Slumber Party Massacre III is a 1990 USA comedy horror by Sally Mattison.
With Brandi Burkett, Hope Marie Carlton, Keely Christian. YouTube icon IMDb

Originally the Theatrical Version was cut for an R rating. Later an uncut Theatrical Version was released, Unrated by the MPAA. An uncut extended version was also released MPAA Unrated.

Versions

uncut
uncut
Extended Version
MPAA
Unrated
~87:00s

US: An extended version is uncut and MPAA unrated for:

See pictorial version details from movie-censorship.com

uncut
uncut
Theatrical Version
MPAA
Unrated
~80:00s US: The Theatrical Version is uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
  • US New Horizons VHS
mpaa cut
cut
Theatrical Version
MPAA R~75:00s US: The Theatrical Version was cut for an MPAA R rating for:
  • 2017 Shout! Factory Double Feature [Slumber Party Massacre II + III, both Theatrical + Extended] (RA) Blu-ray at US Amazon
  • US New Horizons VHS

The cuts were for nudity and violence.

 v   The Small Back Room - 1949 UK romance by Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger


 X   The Small Back Room

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The Small Back Room is a 1949 UK romance by Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
Starring David Farrar, Jack Hawkins and Michael Gough BBFC link 2020 IMDb

There are no censorship issues with this release beyond noting the patronising and ludicrous notion that viewers don't understand that censor cards, presumably from 1948, no longer apply.
 v          Small Town Massacre


 X   Small Town Massacre

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Small Town Massacre

 v          Smallfoot - 2018 USA children's cartoon comedy by Karey Kirkpatrick and Jason Reisig (co-director).


 X   Smallfoot

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Smallfoot is a 2018 USA children's cartoon comedy by Karey Kirkpatrick and Jason Reisig (co-director).
Starring Zendaya, Channing Tatum and Gina Rodriguez. IMDb

Passed PG uncut but the distributors preferred a cut U rated cinema release. Home video releases are the uncut PG version.
Summary Notes

A Yeti is convinced that the elusive creatures known as "humans" really do exist.

Versions

BBFC cut
BBFC category cuts
cut: 1s
run: 96:09s
pal: 92:18s
U

Australia G rating
Australia

UK: Passed U for very mild threat, rude humour, language after 1s of BBFC BBFC category cuts for:
  • 2018 cinema release
The BBFC commented:
  • Company chose to remove a single use of mild bad language ('crap') in order to obtain a U classification. An uncut PG classification was available.

Australia: Presumably the cut UK Tehatrical Version was passed G for very mild themes, animated violence & coarse language

uncut
uncut
run: 96:09s
pal: 92:18s
PG cert

Austrlia PG
Australia

UK: Passed PG uncut for infrequent mild bad language for:

The distributors preferred a cut U rated version and 10 days later the BBFC rating was changed to a cut PG.

The BBFC commented further in its annual report covering 2018:

We would have rated the animated comedy Smallfoot PG for a use of crap, but the distributor chose to replace the offending term and we passed it at U, with ratings info of very mild threat, rude humour, language.

Australia: Released PG uncut for Mild coarse language for home video

     The Smashing Bird I Used to Know - 1969 UK crime drama by Robert Hartford-Davis. See School For Unclaimed Girls
 v          Smokey Bites the Dust


 X   Smokey Bites the Dust

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Smokey Bites the Dust

Versions

uncut
uncut

MPAA
PG

15 cert84:29s 1981 US action comedy by Charles B Griffith.
With Jimmy McNichol, Janet Julian and Walter Barnes. IMDb

Passed 15 uncut for:

  • 1987 Video Gems VHS

The US release is uncut and MPAA PG Rated for:

36s PG cert87:29s
= 83:59s
Passed PG after 36 of BBFC cuts for :
  • 1983 cinema release
 v          Smokin' Aces 2: Assassin's Ball


 X   Smokin' Aces 2: Assassin's Ball

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Smokin' Aces 2: Assassin's Ball

Versions

uncut
uncut
18

MPAA
Unrated

84:19s 2010 US/Canada action film by PJ Pesce

The BBFC passed the US Unrated version 18 uncut for the 2010 Universal DVD/Blu-ray.

There is also a US R Rated Version that was cut in the US by 2:26s

 v   The Smuggler - 1980 Italy crime action drama thriller by Lucio Fulci.


 X   The Smuggler

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  • Luca il contrabbandiere
  • Contraband
  • The Naples Connections
The Smuggler is a 1980 Italy crime action drama thriller by Lucio Fulci.
With Fabio Testi, Ivana Monti and Guido Alberti. Melon Farmers linkYouTube icon BBFC link 2020 IMDb
Uncut for pre-cert video. Cut by the BBFC for 1987 VHS. Cuts waived for 2014 DVD. Uncut in the US
Summary Notes

Cigarette smugglers in Naples run into problems with cocaine operations being set up by a rival smuggler. Full of violence, including a women's face being burned off with a blow torch and a graphic rape scene.

Versions

uncut
uncut
run: 96:30s
pal: 92:38s
18

pre-cert VHS

MPAA Unrated

UK: Passed 18 uncut for strong gory violence, sexual violence, very strong language with previous BBFC cuts waived for:
  • 2014 Argent Films/Shameless R2 DVD at UK Amazon titled Contraband

UK: Released uncut on pre-cert video for:

  • 1983 Walton VHS titled The Naples Connection

US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

BBFC cut
cut
cut: 2:52s
run: 91:16s
pal: 87:37s

18UK: Passed 18 after 2:52s of BBFC cuts for:
  • 1987 Elephant VHS titled The Smuggler

Thanks to Vincenzo. The BBFC cuts were:

  • At 41 mins - Stabbing with nail was reduced to a minimum necessary for dialogue incrimination of Marsigliese. Cuts included brief close up on boat when man stabs another man with nail and twists it in his arm.
  • At 46 mins - A scene showing a drug courier being burnt with a Bunsen burner has almost entirely been deleted. All sight of the burning of Ingrid's face was removed.
  • At 48 mins - Blood splash from shot man before he falls on woman's corpse was removed. Murolo is killed with 3 shots in the uncut version but this is reduced to one.
  • At 49 mins - At racecourse, sight of gun pushed deep into man's mouth and the exit wound from back of head was removed.
  • At 51 mins - Both facial close ups of mutilated corpses in Perlante's house were removed.
  • At 66 mins - close ups of man's throat shot out were removed, resuming on back of head.
  • At 67 mins - close ups of bullets tearing off face & scalp were removed.
  • At 70 mins - Horsefall on TV was removed.
  • At 77 mins - All dialogue references to anal rape of Luca's wife were removed. The scene cut away after the line "Wait Luca, it's not finished yet". So all nudity was deleted too.
  • At 82 mins - After man shoots out of phonebooth at man in raincoat, second bullet impact wound in man and the following closer impact shot with blood spurt as man's chest is blown away were removed.
  • At 83 mins - Shooting of Marsigliese was reduced to establish his death only. The sadism of the shooting into garbage around him was removed.

See pictorial cuts details from movie-censorship.com.


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