BBFC Cuts W

Wages of Fear

• Sorcerer

The short European Version was passed AA without BBFC cuts for the 1978 cinema release.

There is also a preferred longer US version.

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

The Wailing

See Murder Obsession

All of the hardcore action has been completely deleted. A totally pointless product painstakingly destroyed by the BBFC.

The BBFC at their censorial worst on this one. The reason cited is that this video clearly depicts real sex throughout. The distributors were told to remove all hardcore scenes and those that barely mask the point of penetration. The most offensive BBFC requirement is that the length of sex scenes should be shortened. Assuming that all hardcore has been excised surely there can be no legal difference between a 6 minute scene and a 4 minute scene. Therefore the BBFC must be censoring running time just for the fun of it with no legal requirements to back up their whims.

The Waking Hour

• Velvet Vampire
• Cemetery Girls

See trailer from youtube.com

Uncut version is available at:

1971 US/Philippines horror by Stephanie Rothman with Michael Blodgett and Sherry Miles. See IMDb

The US release is uncut and MPAA Unrated for;

• US 2011 Shout! Factory Vampires, Mummies and Monsters Collection R1 DVD titled The Velvet Vampire via UK Amazon and at US Amazon
• US 2007 Cheez Flicks R1 DVD titled The Velvet Vampire

Summary Review: Psychedelic 70's vampire film

Celeste Yarnell wanders through the Southern California desert (in a dune buggy) as the mysterious Diane LeFanu. After inviting a swinging couple (Michael Blodgett & Sherry Miles) to her desert home for a weekend, the couple are soon pulled into Diane's bizarre psychedelic bloodsucking world.

The film is very slight on the gore front and has a few topless scenes on the sex front.

The film seems to have a found a few fans who appreciate the psychedelic sound and visuals but many reviewers report that they found it very tedious.

• UK 1984 cinema release titled The Waking Hour

• UK 1983 Cyclo VHS titled The Waking Hour
• UK 1983 Prime Time/CBS Fox VHS titled The Waking Hour

Walk the Line

The BBFC passed the Extended Version 12 uncut for the 2009 20th Century Fox Blu-ray

Walkabout

Uncut version available at:

Unrated

The UK Version/Director's Cut was passed 12 uncut for:

• UK 2011 cinema release
• UK 2008 Universal R2 DVD at UK Amazon
• UK 1999 4 Front/Polygram VHS

The US Unrated Director's Cut is uncut and MPAA unraed for:

• US 2010 Criterion R1 DVD at US Amazon
• US 2010 Criterion Special Edition Blu-ray via UK Amazon and at US Amazon

Note that there is also a previous US version shortened by around 5 minutes.

• UK 1971 cinema release

From cuts details on IMDb:

• cut to remove full frontal nude shots of the girl in order for an 'AA' (14) rating.

The submitted running time was noted as 99:47s = 95:48s

Walker

A horse being felled by a trip wire does not make it to the certificated version.

Walker Texas Ranger: Line of Fire

• Season 2 Episode 3

Cut in 2007 with the following BBFC comment: Distributor removed sight of cockfight

Walker Texas Ranger: War Zone

Cut when Submitted in 1996

The Walking Dead: Episode 1

The Long Version was passed 15 uncut for:

• UK 2011 Entertainment One Online
• UK 2011 Entertainment One Blu-ray
• UK 2011 Entertainment One R2 DVD

• UK 2011 Entertainment One Online
• UK 2011 Entertainment One video

Shortened for a standard TV slot via uncontentious cuts

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9s

• UK 2011 Entertainment One Online
• UK 2011 Entertainment One Blu-ray
• UK 2011 Entertainment One R2 DVD

See pictorial cuts details from movie-censorship.com:

• 9s of cuts to Rick dismembering a corpse with an axe and then delving around in its innards

The Walking Dead: Episode 3: Tell it to the Frogs

Pre-cut
7s

• UK 2011 Entertainment One Online
• UK 2011 Entertainment One Blu-ray
• UK 2011 Entertainment One R2 DVD

See pictorial cuts details from movie-censorship.com:

• 7s of cuts to a zombie feasting on deer

The Walking Dead: Episode 4: Vatos

pre-cut
16s

• UK 2011 Entertainment One Online
• UK 2011 Entertainment One Blu-ray
• UK 2011 Entertainment One R2 DVD

Thanks to Mike:

• Missing two explicit and gory zombie bites in the scene where the camp is attacked near the end. One of these - where a young woman is bitten in the throat, with screams and gushing blood.

pre-cut
12s

• UK 2011 Entertainment One Online
• UK 2011 Entertainment One Blu-ray
• UK 2011 Entertainment One R2 DVD

See pictorial cuts details from movie-censorship.com:

• 12s of cuts to Carol twice driving a pickaxe into the head of her dead husband

Walking the Edge

The BBFC cut the 1986 CBS/Fox video by 2:20s

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

Wang Yu: The Destroyer

Cut when submitted in 2002: Compulsory cut required to sight of real animal cruelty (cock fight)

The War Lord

Passed PG without BBFC cuts for:

• UK 2010 Eureka R2 DVD

The submitted running time was noted as 122:23s = 117:29s

Warlock

• Warlock: The Magic Wizard

R Rated

1989 US fantasy by Steve Miner with Julian Sands, Lori Singer and Richard E. Grant. See IMDb

A re-edited/extended version was passed 12 without BBFC cuts for:

• UK 2011 Second Sight R2 DVD at UK Amazon

The US release is uncut and MPAA R Rated for:

• US 1998 Lions Gate R0 DVD at US Amazon

• UK 1991 Channel 5 VHS
• UK 1989 cinema release

The Warlords

• Tau ming chong
• Tou ming zhuang
  Warlords

The International Version was passed 15 after 16s of BBFC cuts for:

• UK 2009 Metrodome R2 DVD

The BBFC commented:

• Cuts were required to remove all sight of animal cruelty (horses being made to fall forward onto their necks).

The BBFC explained further:

THE WARLORDS is an historical epic about a trio of blood brothers between whom terrible rifts soon form. The film was classified '15' for strong violence.

The film contains numerous bloody stabbings, sword slashes and impalements in the context of battle scenes. However, although blood is seen, the violence does not dwell on detail and nor does it possess a sadistic edge. The historical/costume nature of the work also helps to mitigate. The violence that is shown is in line with the BBFC's Guideline requirement that, at '15, 'Violence may be strong but may not dwell on the infliction of pain and injury'.

The subtitles also feature some mild language (bastard, hell).

There is also a longer Hong Version featuring significant changes to the plot. See pictorial version details from movie-censorship.com

The Warrior

• Musa
• Musa the Warrior
• Wu shi

Cut when submitted in 2003 with the following BBFC comment: Compulsory cuts required to sight of real animal cruelty (horses being forcibly tripped)

From Liberty Stink on The Melon Farmers Forum:

The cuts play havoc with a couple of scenes in this UK release (so it may better to get the uncut but abridged region 1 DVD available at US Amazon)

The 132 minute version (127 in PAL) is a shortened edit that has been criticised for losing characterisation and continuity. The complete version runs at 158 minutes.

See www.movie-censorship.com for further details

Warrior King

• Tom yum goong
• Honour of the Dragon
• The Protector

The Thai Version was passed 18 uncut for the 2006 cinema release and 2006 Contender DVD.

Note that there are also shorter US, French and German versions.

The uncut region 2 DVD is available at UK Amazon

The Warriors

The Director's Cut was passed 15 uncut for the 2005 Paramount DVD.

The Director's Cut has been decorated with the addition of a comic strip introduction to Greek warriors and comic strip style inserts at scene changes. No changes to the live action though

See pictorial version details from movie-censorship.com

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

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

Warriors of Heaven and Earth

• Tian di ying xiong

The BBFC cut 7s when the Columbia DVD was submitted in 2004: Cut made to horse falls

Watch Me

• Private Obsession

Passed 18 after 8s of BBFC cuts for:

• UK 1999 Third Millennium VHS

Watchmen

R Rated

The Director's Cut was passed 18 uncut for:

• UK 2009 Paramount R0 Blu-ray at UK Amazon

The US release is uncut and MPAA R Rated for:

• US 2009 Warner R0 Blu-ray at US Amazon
• US 2009 Warner R1 DVD via via UK Amazon and  at US Amazon

Version details from US Amazon:

The director's cut runs about 25 minutes longer, and incorporates more elements from the comics, adds more violence, as well as more shots of Dr. Manhatten's schlong. Some of the previous scenes are reworked with additional dialogue.

Overall, the storyline and conversations are better fleshed out, and this version is truer to the comics. The largest additional addition is that of Hollis Mason's death.

• Rorschach gets additional dialogue, some straight from the comics.
• When Rorschach searches the Comedian's apartment shortly after the opening scene, he encounters two cops still stationed there. He fights briefly with them before jumping back out the window.
• Conversation between Dan and Rorschach (beans scene) is extended.
• All flashbacks extended, with the exception of Sally's.
• Dr. Manhatten discussing the symbol on his forehead. Additional questions in the face to face with Dr. Manhatten. Dan and Hollis watch Dr. Manhatten go crazy on their TV set.
• Laurie getting interrogated by the military as they try to determine Dr. M's whereabouts (on Mars). Alessandro Juliani's scene has been reinserted. He plays one of the scientists who bursts in during the interrogation of Laurie to tell the military that they've located Dr. M on Mars.
• Probably the biggest addition is the depiction of Hollis Mason's death at the hands of the knot heads. Interestingly, the death is done from poor Hollis' POV, where he imagines himself fighting the gangsters of the 1940s. He delivers left and right hooks to Captain Evil, before being done in by "Moloch". The score for the death scene is very fitting.
• Dan taking revenge on an isolated knot head at a bar, post Hollis' death. It's a brutal revenge.
• The shootout by hired hitman Roy Chess is much more brutal- e.g. more blood and gore, fingers blown off.
• Conversation between Dr. Long and Rorschach is extended.
• Longer jail-break scene with arguments between Rorschach and Laurie. Prison guards open fire on Dan's ship.
• Longer conversation between Dr. M and L on Mars.
• Riot scene is longer with more conversation between the Comedian and the rioters.
• Agent Forbes (Fulvio Cecere) has a larger role as the government agent in charge of handling all the Watchmen.

There is also an extended version titled The Ultimate Version. See pictorial version details from movie-censorship.com

R Rated

• UK 2009 Paramount R0 Blu-ray
• UK 2009 Paramount R2 DVD
• UK 2009 cinema release

There is also an IMAX cinema version

Waterloo

Video/DVD versions of 1986, 1991 & 2000 all similarly cut to remove horse falls

Waterworld

The Theatrical Version is uncut for the 1996 cinema release and CIC DVDs.

An extended TV version was broadcast and later issued on US DVD.

See pictorial version details from movie-censorship.com

Waxwork

• Reise zurck in der Zeit

The BBFC waived their cuts for

• 2001 Columbia/TriStar R2 DVD

See cuts details from dvdcompare.net:

Note that there is R rated and unrated US versions. The UK DVD is the uncut unrated version

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

See review from IMDb: Silly, but not a total waste of time

If you can get through the first half hour of this film, which features bad dialogue and stiff performances, you may just enjoy it.

A small group of spoiled teens (and one nice girl) go into a mysterious wax museum after hours and each succumb to a different, and dangerous, display. John Rhys Davies is here as a tortured, dramatic werewolf. Miles O'Keefe is a hair product dependent Count Dracula, who seduces the rich-bitch of the group into a nasty, bloody, gross-out dinner party. The Nice Girl (Deborah Foreman) is drawn into the S&M world of The Marquis De Sade (as played by the too seldom seen J. Kenneth Campbell) and it is up to the rich boy turned nice guy to save her before she is whipped to death. Once all of the displays are filled, the characters within are unleashed, and it becomes a war within the wax museum as the remaining heroes must now battle the wax monsters and their transformed friends.

All in all, this plays more like a comedy than a horror film, but the violence, when it appears, is so over-the-top that splatter fans won't be too disappointed.

• 1989 Locus VHS
• 1988 cinema release

See pictorial cuts details from movie-censorship.com:

• Edits to a whipping scene where Sara receives 2 less lashes
• Cut to dialogue between Mark and De Sade re Sara acheiving orgasm through whipping

Way of the Dragon

• Meng long guo jiang
• Return of the Dragon
• Fury of the Dragon
• Revenge of the Dragon

Uncut version is available at:

Passed 18 uncut after the BBFC waived their cuts for:

• HK 2009 Indies Asia/Zoom Blu-ray via UK Amazon
• UK 2003 Medusa/E1/Hong Kong Legends 30th Anniversary Tribute R2 DVD
• UK 2001 Medusa/E1/Hong Kong Legends R2 DVD at UK Amazon

Note that the US R rated CBS/Fox DVD is missing an uncontentious comedy scene about eating soup in a restaurant.

Review from UK Amazon: Recommended

This is the story about Tang Lung (Bruce Lee), who visits a Chinese Restaurant in Rome to help out against thugs that are trying to take it over.

This is possibly the best movie Bruce ever appeared in. It has a much-more-consistent pace, and Bruce not only shows his lighter side but gets to show what he is really made of, particularly in the climactic classic fight against Chuck Norris (look at the speed of those kicks!).

Definitely recommended even if you're not a Bruce Lee fan.

• UK 2005 Universal DVD
• UK 1997 4 Front VHS
• UK 1986 Rank VHS

The BBFC really didn't like the martial arts fights in this movie and made extensive cuts. See pictorial cuts details from movie-censorship.com

• UK 1974 cinema release

The submitted running time was noted as 98:31s = 94:35s

WCW Superbrawl III

WCW Uncensored

Thanks to the BBFC, the distributors are now in breach of trading standards by lying on the video cover

Cut in 2006 with the following BBFC comment: The cuts were Cuts for Category. Distributor chose to remove clear sight of real sexual activity (sustained female masturbation)

Cut in 2006 with the following BBFC comment: Distributor chose to cut three instances of clearly unsimulated sex (vaginal penetration by finger and penis). An R18 without cuts was made available to the distributor

Wedding Crashers

Unrated

The BBFC passed the US Unrated/Uncorked/Extended Version without BBFC cuts for a 15

See pictorial cuts details from movie-censorship.com

Three shots of naked ladies added for the Unrated version but most of the additional material is uncontentious padding.

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

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

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R Rated

The Wedding Planner

• Wedding Planner - verliebt, verlobt, verplant

The BBFC cut 1s from the 2001 cinema release and the 2001 Pathe DVD. A single sexual expletive was cut from dialogue. An uncut 12 was made available.

• The word 'fuck' was overdubbed

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

The Wedding Singer

The Extended Version was passed 12 without cuts for the 2005 EIV DVD

There is an uncontentious additional dialogue scene in the Extended Version where Robbie talks to Rosie about penis size.

See pictorial version details from movie-censorship.com

A Weekend At Daves

Cut in 2006 with the following BBFC comment: Compulsory cuts required to a scene of indecent exposure (a woman exposing her breasts in public)

Weekend at Bernie's

Passed 15 uncut for:

• UK 2010 Network RB Blu-ray
• UK 2006 Network R2 DVD
• UK 2000 VCI R2 DVD
• UK 1998 VCI VHS
• UK 1990 MGM/UA VHS

pre-cu

• UK 2006 Sound & Media R2 DVD
• UK 2001 Cinema Club R2 DVD
• UK 1991 Sky TV
• UK 1989 cinema release

This version was overdubbed to delete the strong language

Welcome to the Jungle

• Rundown

A cut cinema version was released with a 12A certificate under the title Welcome to the Jungle. It suffered 1:51s of cuts eg a headbutt in the bar scene. The uncut cinema version was released as Rundown.

Confusingly video versions are uncut but carry the title: Welcome to the Jungle.

The Werewolf and the Yeti

• Night of the Howling Beast
• La Maldicion de la Bestia
• Hall of the Mountain King
• Horror of the Werewolf

Released on video by Canon in October 1982. Added to the video nasty list in August 1984 and remained listed throughout the panic, so becoming one of the collectable DPP39s

See review from IMDb: Monster Movie

A team of scientists travel to Tibet to track down the Yeti. Among the group is Waldemar (Naschy) the werewolf who gets into a fight with the Yeti.

This had an extremely low budget, which I think really helped the film because it's just like those B monster movies from the 1940's.

The Yeti looks incredibly stupid but Naschy is quite good in his role and the werewolf look is nice. The Yeti is only used at the start and end of the film, which is a shame but the side plot dealing with Tibet rebels was nicely done.

Werewolf Shadow

Werewolf Woman

• Naked Werewolf Woman
• La Lupa Mannara
• La louve sanguinaire

Released uncut for:

• Fr 2004 Neo R2 DVD as La louve sanguinaire
• It Raro R0 DVD as La Lupa Mannara

• US 2003 Shriek Show R1 DVD as Werewolf Woman

However the transfer was erroneously zoomed in for widescreen and it lost some of the sexy action.

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• UK 1986 Sheptonhurst VHS as Naked Werewolf Woman

From IMDb:

• Released with heavy pre-cuts to the rape scene and 42s of additional BBFC cuts to remove shots of a naked woman's stitched body on a mortician's slab.

UK Intercity VHS as Werewolf Woman

• UK 1983 Cockney Rebels VHS as Werewolf Woman
• UK 1981 Cinehollywood VHS as Werewolf Woman

From IMDb:

• The film didn't make the national DPP list of official video nasties but was listed on Greater Manchester Police's list of films subject to seizure.

• UK 1980 cinema release as Werewolf Woman

Westworld

No BBFC cuts noted to the 1986 MGM/UA video, 1994 Warner video and 2008 Warner DVD.

The running time correlated with the uncut original cinema submission but cuts details on IMDb state: Early prints contain a scene in Medeval world where a guest is tortured on a rack. That scene was deleted from television and video.

The original running time was 88:38s

Cut in 2006 with the following BBFC comment: Distributor chose to remove explicit sex (unsimulated oral-genital contact and ejaculation over genitals), although an R18 uncut was available.

Cut in 2006 with the following BBFC comment:
The distributor chose to cut sight of clearly unsimulated sexual activity (in this case oral-genital contact during cunnilingus). An R18 without cuts was available.

Wet Nurses 2

The Continental Version was one of the seven contested R18 videos that went through the BBFC appeal process and then went on to the High Court victory.

The film was offered at one time a cuts list of 2:57s for medium core. However this offer was later withdrawn in a retreat to pure softcore rules.

The distributors appealed and won the right to release the cut medium core version.

The BBFC cut the 2007 Darker Enterprises DVD by 9s: Distributor chose to cut shots of explicit penetration. R18 uncut was available to the distributor.

What a Whopper

An unknown version was passed U without BBFC cuts for:

• UK 2011 Renown R2 DVD

• UK 1961 cinema release

The submitted running time was noted as 89:17s = 85:43s

What Happens in Vegas

Unrated

The Extended Version/Jackpot Edition/Unrated Cut was passed 12 uncut for:

• UK 2008 20th Century Fox RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon
• UK 2008 20th Century Fox Jackpot Edition R2 DVD at UK Amazon

Note the film itself is rated 12 but one of the extras is has put up the rating to 15.

The US release features the uncut MPAA Unrated version for:

• US 2008 20th Century Fox Special Edition RA Blu-ray at US Amazon
• US 2008 20th Century Fox Jackpot Edition R1 DVD at US Amazon

The version differences are uncontentious and unimportant. See pictorial version details from movie-censorship.com.

PG-13

• UK 2008 20th Century Fox R2 DVD
• UK 2008 cinema release and

What Have You Done to Solange?

What Men Want

What Schoolgirls Don't Tell

• Was Schulmädchen verschweigen
• Secrets of Sweet Sixteen

Passed 18 after 3:20s of BBFC cuts for:

• 1986 Stablecane VHS

What's Good for the Goose

• Girl Trouble

The US release seems to be the uncut UK Version and MPAA R Rated for:

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

There is also said to be a Continental Version featuring more nudity.

• UK 2007 Showbox R2 DVD
• UK 1999 Polygram VHS

• UK 1986 Krypton Force VHS

• UK 1969 cinema release

The submitted running time was noted as 106:51s = 102:35s PAL

Based on article from dvdcompare.net:

• Reel 5: Remove shots of Nikki putting her hand inside Bartlett's shirt and shots of his reaction to this.
• Reel 6 :The bedroom scene between Bartlett and Nikki must be reduced from the point where he comes out from behind a chair with a towel over the lower half of his body.
• Reel 9: Remove shots of Nikki in the bath where her bare breasts are visible.
• Reduce shots of half-naked hippies lying about a room and necking.
• Reduce to a minimum the episode in which Bartlett finds Nikki in bed with a youth.

What's Up Tiger Lily?

• Woody Allen's What's Up Tiger Lily?

Cinema release of 1975 and all video/DVD versions from 1987, 2001, 2007 similarly cut by the BBFC:

Cut required to sight of real animal cruelty (in this case, a live chicken being forced into a cage with a live cobra)

Wheels on Meals

• Kuai can che
• Spanish Connection

Passed 15 without BBFC cuts for:

• UK 2008 E1 R2 DVD
• UK 2008 Contender R2 DVD
• UK 1999 MIA VHS
• UK 1988 VPD VHS

There is a version with missing scenes, notably the uncontentious van washing where a passing policeman gets wet and dirty. See pictorial version details from movie-censorship.com

• UK 1999 MIA VHS

• UK 1985 cinema release

When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth

See trailer from youtube.com
 

Uncut version is available at:

The US release featuring the full version is rare as it was incorrectly labelled G Rated, as per the US cut version, and was quickly withdrawn from sale for:

• US Warner Double Feature with Moon Zero Two R1 DVD via UK Amazon and at US Amazon

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• UK 1988 Warner VHS
• UK 1980 cinema release

From IMDb:

• Several nude scenes were filmed, but were excluded from the U.S. version of the movie. They include: Robin Hawdon and Victoria Vetri's love-making in the cave and the scene where they both go skinny-dipping.
• Further cut by the BBFC, presumably to again reduce the violence down to A/PG levels

• UK 1970 cinema release

From IMDb:

• Cut to edit some scenes of violence for an A certificate including the fights with the snake, the pterodactyl and the man-eating plant.
• This UK release is said to contain the brief nude scenes cut for the US G Rated version

The submitted running time was notes as 99:29s = 95:30s PAL

The BBFC cut the 2007 UK Distribution Services DVD by 1:45s. Distributor chose to remove explicit sexual activity from an adult work (in this instance sight of unsimulated cunnilingus and masturbation). An R18 uncut was available to the company

Where Eagles Dare

The film was passed PG without BBFC cuts for:

• 1994 Warner video
• 1998 MGM/UA video

The submitted running time was notes as 154:43s = 148:32s

22:29s pre-cut by the distributor

Unofficial pre-cuts of 27:00s and a further 4:44s cut by the BBFC

White Chicks

Unrated

The Unrated Version was passed 15 uncut for:

• UK 2005 Columbia/TriStar/Sony R2 DVD at UK Amazon

The US release is uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

• US 2004 Sony R1 DVD at US Amazon

See pictorial version details from movie-censorship.com

PG-13

• UK 2004 cinema release

White Ghost

Cuts waived when resubmitted in 2004

White Lies

White Slave

See Amazonia: The Catherine Miles Story

Who Am I?

• Jackie Chan's Who Am I?

The US/UK Version was passed 12 without BBFC cuts for:

• UK 1999 Columbia/TriStar R2 DVD
• UK 1999 cinema release

This a shortened version (and dumbed down). The Hong Kong version is 11:49s longer. See pictorial version details from movie-censorship.com

Who Finds a Friend Finds a Treasure

• Chi trova un amico, trova un tesoro
• A Friend Is a Treasure

The BBFC passed the 2003 Michael Lee DVD PG uncut but it is missing the scene where Alan and Charlie discover a grave in which 2 treasure hunters lie

The Whole 9 Yards

Whore

The Unrated Version is uncut but only available on US VHS.

NC-17

The shortened NC-17 Version was passed 18 without BBFC cuts for:

• UK 1991 Palace VHS
• UK 1991 cinema release

The Czech release features the NC-17 Version for:

• Cz R2 DVD via UK Amazon

From IMDb. The NC-17 Version was shortened for pacing as follows:

• 38-39min: Brutal Man (Daniel Quinn) with Liz (Theresa Russell): Of this scene only the first 15s are shown, the remaining 82s are cut.
• 56-62min: Liz and Rasta (Antonio Fargas) in the theater, in alternation with Blake (Benjamin Mouton) in his car: 7 scenes have been partially or completely cut, resulting in a total elimination of 138s. Eg Blake saying that he goes to great lengths to teach his girls her profession as this is not unskilled labor; he then complains about hypocrisy.

Who's that Girl

Cuts waived when resubmitted in 2006

The uncut region 2 DVD is available at UK Amazon

Same cuts for both cinema and Warner Home Video versions of 1988

From imdb:

• Cuts to the scene where Madonna is shopping with Griffin Dunne in the record store & she can be seen putting cassette's into her own pockets & a shop lifter's too in order to frame him.

The uncut version was shown on TV

Pre-cut by 122:07s when submitted in 2008, no BBFC cuts though.

Cut by 2:25s when submitted in 2007. Compulsory cuts required to remove references to underage sex.

The original runs at 170:24s giving total pre-cuts + cuts of 87:36s

Wicked City

Cut when submitted in 1995:

• A panning shot of Jin having his hand on Maki's crotch is deleted
• Close-up of Maki's crotch with Jin's hand on it, along with the subsequent shot of Maki's hair grabbing Jin, which is cut for continuity.
• The demon creature forcing its tongue to Maki's mouth, and then doing the "old in-out".
• The beginning of Maki's rape by the demons is short of a demon mauling on her breast, and the following brief rape shot.
• The rest of Maki's rape is massively reduced and cut (over 20 seconds). This includes the demons mauling and her raping her.
• Raping of Maki in the demon base has lost four close-ups - the demons squeezing her breasts, Maki getting raped from behind, a close of Maki's face, and of her chained hands.

The Wicker Man

The Directors cut was passed 15 uncut in 2006. The BBFC noted: This work has been approved under the 'Different versions at different categories' policy of January 2004.

The uncut region 2 DVD is available at UK Amazon

Lions Gate asked the BBFC to review their 12A decision to no avail. The BBFC commented: This determination was formally reconsidered by the BBFC at the request of the submitting company. The BBFC carefully considered the arguments put forward by the submitting company and looked again at the relevant submitted material, but concluded that its original determination was appropriate.

It seems likely that the cut US PG-13 version was submitted for cinema and the 12 rated DVD release

The Wicker Man

• Anthony Shaffer's The Wicker Man
• The Wickerman

R Rated

The Director's Cut was passed 15 uncut for:

• UK 2009 Warner R2 DVD at UK Amazon
• UK 2006 Warner R2 DVD
• UK 2002 Warner R2 DVD

The US release is uncut and US R Rated for:

• US 2006 Starz/Anchor Bay R1 DVD via US Amazon

From version details on IMDb

A complete director's cut was discovered and re-released: this version features new footage showing:

• More background to Sergeant Howie as a policeman and preacher on his home turf
• Howie noticing the seduction of an underage boy
• More of the naked temptation from Willow
• Lord Summerisle reading a poem.

See also pictorial version details from movie-censorship.com

• UK 2002 Warner R2 DVD

• UK 1990 Warner VHS
• UK 1973 X rated cinema release

Wide Open

• Sängkamrater

Uncut version is available at:

Unrated

Passed 18 uncut for:

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

The BBFC noted in the 2009 Annual Report:

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

The US release is uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

• US 2011 Impulse R0 DVD at US Amazon

Summary Review: Christina Lindberg's last movie

Fans of 70's Swedish sex kitten Christina Lindberg may wish to check out this film which is billed as Ms Lindberg's last movie appearance.

Wide Open is actually not all that great a flick, nor does one get as much of Christina as might be wished for, and is implied by her prominent appearance on the box cover art! Lindberg had just returned from making big bucks on a Japanese movie deal and her, newly, inflated fees only allowed Wicklund to hire her for two days of shooting... thus her presence in Wide Open is relatively minimal. Still her time on screen is used to good advantage as she is pretty much gloriously naked throughout in scenes as diverse as a porno photo shoot to nude vacuum cleaning in her boyfriend's apartment.

The overall filmic experience of Wide Open is pretty uneven. The director was apparently attempting to create a blend of sexiness and criminal intrigue with a light comedic overtone. From my perspective he didn't do a very good job of merging the genres.

If you are a die hard fan of Lindberg, Wide Open may be worth a look.

• UK 1974 cinema release

The BBFC noted the submitted running time as 102:16s = 98:11s

The Wife Swappers

• The Swappers

Passed 18 after 37s of BBFC cuts for:

• UK 1997 Medusa VHS
• UK 1988 Sheptonhurst VHS

• UK 1970 cinema release

The submitted running time was noted as 86:13s = 82:46s PAL

Wild Angels

The BBFC passed the 2008 Optimum DVD 15

Wild at Heart

• David Lynch's Wild at Heart

The International Version was passed 18 uncut for:

• UK 2005 Universal R2 DVD at UK Amazon
• UK 1990 Palace VHS
• UK 1989 Polygram VHS
• UK 1990 cinema release

R Rated

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

• UK 2010 Universal R0 Blu-ray
• UK 2003 Universal R2 DVD

THE MPAA cuts were:

• R Rated US versions have Bobby Peru blasting his head off with more smoke than blood.

See pictorial cuts details from movie-censorship.com

Wild Bunch

The 1995 cinema release and the subsequent 1996 Warner video feature the Restored Director's Cut.

From version details on IMDb:

The restored Director's Cut features additional material:

• the flashback showing how Thornton was captured
• the flashback showing how Pike's lover, Aurora, was killed and he himself wounded
• the scene in the desert that establishes Crazy Lee is Sykes's grandson and that Pike deliberately abandoned him in the opening robbery
• the raid by Villa on Mapache as he awaits the telegram
• the aftermath of Villa's raid in Agua Verde
• about a minute's worth of the festivities at night in Angel's village.

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

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

The BBFC cut the 1969 cinema release by around 10s.

• Cut to shorten the climactic machine gun shootings
• Cuts to Angel being dragged behind the car.

The submitted running time was noted as 138:31s = 132:59s

Wild Guitar

Cut in 2006 with the following BBFC comment: The cuts were Cuts for Category. Distributor requested potential imitable technique bonus material to be removed.

Wild Orchid

Unrated

UK: The Unrated Version was passed 18 uncut for:

• UK 2002 MGM R2 DVD at UK Amazon
• UK 1990 EIV VHS
• UK 1990 cinema release

US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

• US 2002 MGM (Unrated + R Rated) R1 DVD at US Amazon

Wild Orchid 2: Two Shades of Blue

• Wild Orchid 2: Blue Movie Blue

2m:28s precut by distributors prior to submission to the BBFC

1. When Blue (Nina Siemaszko) first arrives at the brothel she is undressed by another prostitute but not in this version
2. 20s of lesbian lovemaking has been cut at about 47 minutes into the video.

Wild Riders

• Angels for Kicks

Uncut version is available at:

The US release is uncut and MPAA R Rated for:

• US 2006/BCI/Eclipse R1 DVD via UK Amazon and at US Amazon

• UK 2003 R2 DVD but was never actually released.

It has been broadcast uncut on satellite on The Performance Channel

• UK 1987 AVR VHS

• UK 1971 cinema release

Wild Things

The US release is uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

• US 2007 Columbia R0 Blu-ray via UK Amazon and at US Amazon
• US 2004 Sony R1 DVD via UK Amazon and at US Amazon

See pictorial version details from movie-censorship.com:

The additional scenes make for useful additions to the plot and viewers get to see more of Denise Richards.

R Rated

• UK 1999 EIV VHS
• UK 1998 EIV VHS
• UK 1998 cinema release

The Wildcats of St. Trinian's

The BBFC cut the 1979 cinema release

Wilderness

All versions pre-cut by the distributor as described by the BBFC in 2006

The distributor had requested it be considered for a ‘15’ when sent in for an advice viewing. However, with four uses of ‘cunt’, two of which were aggressive and in one case linked to a man head butting a woman, the language in the film was considered too strong for ‘15’.

The distributor chose to reduce the very strong language in the film’s final edit, leaving a single use of ‘cunt’ said in frustration, which could be accommodated at the ‘15’ already required by the other violence, gore and strong language in the work.

Willard

Not cut by censors but the studio shot the film as an R rated horror but decided to tone it down for a PG-13. The toned down version is the only version ever released.

Repeated use of 'fuck' was reduced down to one; computer porn images were removed; and Martin's death scene was made less bloody. These cut scenes are included in DVD extras

Willi Wuhlmouse Takes a Trip: Episode 13

Slight pre-cut by distributors

Willow

Cut for violent content

The Wind and the Lion

• John Milius' The Wind and the Lion

The BBFC cut the 1975 cinema release

Winds Of The Wasteland

• Stagecoach Run

The BBFC cut the 1937 cinema release.

No cuts recorded to 1991-2003 videos/DVDs

DVD releases from 2003-2009 are all cut with the following BBFC comment: The cuts were Compulsory. Cut required to remove animal cruelty (a potentially dangerous horse fall)

Windtalkers

The 2005 MGM DVDs are the uncut Director's Cut

From cuts details on IMDb:

An extended directors cut is available on DVD and features about 22 minutes of new footage. This includes several extended battle scenes as well as a few fully deleted scenes including an early scene of Joe recieving a medal for his work at the start of the film. There are also several new scenes near the start as well including a scene of Joe and Rita on the beach. This scene was included in the trailer for the film. Also a scene of all the marines taking pictures before shipping off to war. Also an extended scene of Yazee introducing himself to Joe and joe asks if he has seen any combat to which yazee replies No, but i'm looking forward to getting into some. There were also several other smaller additions and alternate angles and shots used.

See also pictorial cuts details from movie-censorship.com

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

The Wings of Honneamise

• The Wings of Honneamise: Royal Space Force
• Honneamise No Tsubasa

Attempted rape scene removed, but apparently not by the BBFC. As described by one of their examiners: Wings of Honneamise was cut in one place. It was a wholly gratuitous sexual assault in the middle of a film which was otherwise a wonderful experience for younger viewers. But, and this is important as other distributors often do the same, it was voluntarily cut by Manga Video to lower the certificate from its cinema classification of 15 to a PG for the video release. When this happens, it is not registered as a cut.

The Witch who Came from the Sea

Uncut version is available at:

R Rated

Passed 18 uncut for:

• UK 2006 Anchor Bay Box of the Banned 2 R2 DVD via UK Amazon

The US release is uncut and MPAA R Rated for"

• US 2004 Subversive R1 DVD via US Amazon

The BBFC commented in their 2006 Annual Report:

The Witch Who Came From the Sea had briefly appeared on the Director of Public Prosecutions’ ‘video nasty’ list in 1984 before being removed in 1985 following unsuccessful prosecutions. Its strong bloody violence was acceptable at ‘18’, but not at a lower category.

Amazon Review: Odd little gem

Here is an odd little gem of a film that fortunately ( at least for fans of offbeat cinema) has resurfaced on DVD, boasting a pristine film transfer. Descriptions of the film, the title of the film, and even the DVD cover itself do little to relate, or even hint at what is, as it turns out, an altogether strange, unsettling, humorous, and entertaining cinematic treat.

The off kilter acting styles, unnatural tone, and dark humor of the film shares a kinship to the works of David Lynch ( who is too often misused as a comparative description) and is sure to surprise and delight viewers who have an affinity for the outré.

Highly recommended.

Witchcraft

• Ghosthouse II
• Ghosthouse 2
• Evil Encounters
• La casa 4
• Evil Dead 4
• Witchery

Uncut version is available at:

The US release is uncut and MPAA R Rated for:

• US 2006 Shriek Show R1 DVD via UK Amazon and at US Amazon

Review from UK Amazon: Dismal

In the review guidelines it says not to write one word reviews, but you could about this film, and that would be DISMAL.

So many basic and obvious techniques are used, like: Wind blowing at scary moments, or crackling thunder storms.

It is also a horribly predictable storyline, and I would confidently say that a Scooby Doo show contains more mystery and suspense.

The two main characters, John and Elizabeth who had been mistreated hundreds of years ago are transparent and dull.

• UK 2002 Stax R0 DVD

From IMDb:

• This release restores the violence from the opening sequence
• but also uses a slow-motion effect to replace the breast nudity removed from the rape

• UK 1989 Colourbox VHS

From IMDb:

• Cut to remove a shot of blood spurting from a slashed neck
• plus heavy editing of nudity during the rape scene.

Witches

The 1990 film and Warner Videos and the 2000 Warner DVD are all similarly cut by the BBFC to secure a PG rating

From cuts details on IMDb

• The mouse transformation was slightly shortened
• A shot of a witch's bloody scalp when she removes her wig was removed.

The uncut region 1 DVD is available at US Amazon

Review from US Amazon: A Must!

This is the kind of movie you can watch over and over, and each time you'll find something new to laugh at. Trying to mimic the hilariously delivered lines in the film, has yet to lose it's novelty between me and my friends.

The film certainly does do justice to the classic Roald Dahl novel about the adventures of Luke, a young boy staying at an English seaside hotel which happens to be inhabited by the entire population of English child-hating witches and their supreme leader, the grand high witch, who are all under the guise of nice charitable ladies.

The special effects are dazzling in combination with the delightful British humour which is contributed to by a number of familiar faces- Rowan Atkinson (Blackadder, Mr Bean)as the dry ill-tempered hotel manager, Jane Horrocks (Little Voice) as the fed up secretary, as well as Bill Paterson and Brenda Blethyn (Secrets and Lies). Yet the most fabulously larger than life performance is given by Anjelica Huston who plays Eva Ernst aka The Grand High Witch. The actress rightfully lets it rip, pumping energy and eccentricity into the character whist also displaying subtlety and composure when needed ie while she is in public view, disguised as chairman of the Royal Society for the prevention of cruelty to children.

The film is accessible to all and has the ability to tickle the dryest of hearts. Stocked with nice touches, even the extras are part and parcel of the fun. DO YOUR SENSE OF HUMOUR A FAVOUR AND WATCH THIS FILM!

Witchfinder General

• Mathew Hopkins: Witchfinder General
• The Conqueror Worm
• Edgar Allan Poe's Conqueror Worm

Thanks to MM:

The US release features a lovely looking transfer of the Director's Cut with an additional axe blow to Price's body right at the end:

• US 2007 MGM R1 DVD via UK Amazon and at US Amazon

• UK 2011 Odeon Blu-ray at UK Amazon
• UK 2003 Prism R0 DVD at UK Amazon
• UK 2002 Metrodome R2 DVD

• UK 2002 Metrodome R2 DVD
• UK 2000 Cinema Club R2 DVD
• UK 1995 Redemption VHS

See pictorial version details from movie-censorship.com:

• The Continental Version has alternate takes of several tavern shots in which the various wenches are topless or have exposed breasts - in the Director's Cut they are are more conservatively dressed

The previously cut UK version was passed 15 for:

• UK 2007 Showbox R2 DVD

Passed 18 after 1:26s of BBFC cuts for:

• UK 1990 Castle VHS
• UK 1987 Target VHS
• UK 1968 X (16) rated cinema release

The cuts were:

• The torture of Lowes (Rupert Davies) was reduced
• The beating and half strangulation of a a woman in the cells was totally removed
• The ducking of Lowes was reduced
• The burning of Elizabeth (Maggie Kimberly) was reduced. Differences between versions for this cut
• The torture of Sara (Hilary Dwyer) was reduced
• The dismemberment of Hopkins (Vincent Price) was reduced

The submitted running time was noted for the cinema release as 88:00s = 84:29s

With Deadly Intent

With These Hands...

See Sex Clinic

Wizard of Gore

Unrated

Passed 18 uncut for:

• UK 2008 Revolver R2 DVD at UK Amazon

The US release is uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

• US 2008 Genius R1 DVD at US Amazon

There is also a cut US R Rated version to avoid

Wolf Creek

A US release features the MPAA Unrated Version:

• US Weinstein R1 DVD via UK Amazon and at US Amazon

The Unrated Version features 2 extra plot scenes and 2 extra violent shots adding up to about 5 minutes extra. See pictorial version details from movie-censorship.com:

• Confusing filler with Kirsty waking in the morning after a party with Ben by her side.
• A long scene showing Liz investigating the garage where Kirsty was held captive
• Longer view of amputated fingers
• More shots of the stabbing of Liz

R Rated

• UK 2007 Optimum Blu-ray
• UK 2006 Optimum R0 DVD
• UK 2005 cinema release

The Wolfman

The Extended Director's Cut was passed 15 without cuts for the 2010 Universal DVD/Blu-ray

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

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

See pictorial version details from movie-censorship.com

The Woman in Black

US: Uncut and MPAA PG-13 rated

• UK 2012 cinema release

The BBFC commented:

Distributor chose to reduce moments of strong violence / horror in order to achieve a 12A classification. Cuts made in line with BBFC Guidelines and policy. A 15 classification without cuts was available.

In addition to the 6 seconds of visual cuts, substitutions were also made by darkening some shots and by reducing the sound levels on others.

Woman - Stories Of Passion - The Diamond Merchant

Cut in 2006 unusually without a BBFC justification.

Cut in 2006 with the following BBFC comment: Distributor chose to cut one instance of sexual detail (oral-genital contact)

Women Behind Bars

• Des Diamants pour L'Enfer
• Vias pour Mourir
• Prison Sado pour Femmes
• Punition Cell

Uncut version is available at:

Unrated

It briefly made the banned video nasty list in August 1984 but was dropped in October 1984

The US release is uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

• US 2007 Blue Underground R0 DVD via UK Amazon and at US Amazon

See review from IMDb: A Jewel

Jess Franco women in prison flick, which deals more with a jewellery robbery than the actual prison.

There's still some dirty moments including tons of nudity, a lesbian scene and a couple torture sequences but this is still fairly clear for a Franco WIP film.

Romay has never been accused of being a good actress but she fits her role fine here and she's certainly cute so watching her naked isn't a problem. Franco himself plays a gangster in the film, which is a role he did quite often during this time frame.

Women in Cages

• Bamboo Doll's House
• Woman's Penitentiary
• Women's Penitentiary

Uncut version is available at:

The US release is uncut and MPAA R Rated for:

• US 2011 Shout! Factory Women in Cages Collection RA Blu-ray at US Amazon
• US 2011 Shout! Factory Women in Cages Collection R1 DVD at US Amazon

See trailer from youtube.com

Summary Review: Tropical Prison

Set in a nameless Latin American prison but filmed in the Filipino jungle. The film featured a mixed cast of local Philippines and American exploitation regulars, but it's remembered as the first high-profile role for the later Queen of Blaxploitation, Pam Grier.

Grier plays the sadistic warden, a pot-smoking lesbian with a fully-equipped torture chamber (including a guillotine!). The New Fish, a ditzy blonde ex-stripper called Alabama, has taken the heroin possession rap for her pimp boyfriend. She knows too much, so the pimp blackmails her cellmates to execute her.

A competent and well-shot entry in the tropical prison genre from Filipino director Gerry De Leon, it places the embittered ex-addict and prostitute Grier in the position of slave owner, watching her white charges toiling away in the plantation with obvious ironic glee.

• UK 1986 Apex VHS

• UK 1972 cinema release

Women in Cell Block 7

Women in Love

Passed 15 without further BBFC cuts for:

• 2004 MGM R2 DVD at UK Amazon

• 1988 Warner VHS

There's no mention of cuts being restored so presumably the cut cinema version has become the definitive version.

• UK 1969 cinema release

From IMDb:

• The nude wrestling scene posed problems for UK censor John Trevelyan who was concerned by the homoerotic undertones. The film was only passed after Ken Russell made some edits to the original print to reduce full-length shot of Gerald standing motionless before the wrestling begins and to darken shots of the wrestling itself.
• The sex scenes between Gerald and Gudrun were also reduced on the censor's request.

The male wrestling scene was a British censorship milestone. It was the first to show full frontal male nudity, albeit reduced by the censor.

The BBFC noted the submitted running time as 129:41s = 124:30s PAL.

Wonder Boys

No BBFC cuts but the US version was cut and may well have been submitted here too.

• In the theatrical version Tobey Maguire mistakenly refers to Alan Ladd's death as a suicide. After complaints from Ladd's family, Paramount removed the offending line in all future releases of the film, including home video. VHS and DVD releases carry a disclaimer, shown before the feature, warning that the film has been edited for content.
• The video release appears to have been edited for language as well. Early in the film, when Michael Douglas is picking up his editor at the airport, he turns to him and says "you're fucked-up" but an overdubbing has him saying "you're high." Near the end of the film, when Robert Downey Jr. is chasing Vernon with his car, Vernon says "Motherfucker" but this was overdubbed to "man" for the video release.

World Gone Wild

The World Ten Times Over

No BBFC cuts noted for the 12 rated 2009 Optimum DVD

World Vale Tudo Championshi 2

WR: Mysteries of the Organism

Uncut for cinema release but censored for the video version. James Ferman indicated that he would have preferred the uncut version for video release but it was the censored version prepared for channel 4 that was submitted. The cinema version is one of the very few films released with BBFC blessings that contain hardcore scenes. Another film that contains hardcore material (at least in the cinema version) is the French film Annabelle partagee, which begins with a close-up of a penis being masturbated to orgasm. I think it's out on video, but I don't know if it's cut or not. Not a Love Story is another where hardcore scenes are justified by a documentary context.

1. After opening credits a B&W Soviet sex-education film viewed through a kaleidoscope lens is obscured by animations of goldfish. Apparently this hasn't completely obscured the action and an erect penis can still be seen on close inspection.
2. Wall paintings of men and women masturbating have been blanked out
3. A sequence showing Jim Buckley having a plaster cast made of his erect penis has all the tumescent shots obscured by animated stars

Wrong is Right

• The Man with the Deadly Lens

Cuts waived when resubmitted in 2004 as Wrong is Right

The uncut region 2 DVD is available at UK Amazon

WWE: Armageddon 2004

Cut in 2006 with the following BBFC comment: The cuts were Compulsory. Cut required to sight of dangerous and imitable behaviour (a noose being tightened around wrestler's neck during a wrestling match)

WWE: Backlash 2005

• Backlash

BBFC cut the 2005 Clear Vision DVD: Cut required to sight of dangerous and imitable behaviour (a wrestler using a scarf to strangle an opponent during a wrestling match)

WWF: In Your House 18: Badd Blood

During a bit of out of ring shenanigans, a wrestler is hit repeatedly over the head with a chair. The BBFC have reduced this to a single blow.