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An occasional series of old BBFC Cuts to the Carry On films
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Carry On Teacher is a 1959 UK comedy by Gerald Thomas
Starring Kenneth Williams, Leslie Phillips and Kenneth Connor
 BBFC cuts were required for 'U' rated cinema release in 1959. The BBFC cuts have
persisted into all releases since. Summary Notes Pupils run amok at Maudlin Street School in an attempt to hang on to their headmaster. He has applied for a new job, but the students
like him and don't want to lose him.
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BBFC U rated for mild sex references and comic violence:
UK: Cut and BBFC U rated for:
- 2001 Warner Home DVD (rated 12/09/2001)
- 1988 Warner Home VHS (rated 11/07/1988)
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|  | UK: A longer version was BBFC U rated for mild sex references and comic violence for mild
sex references and comic violence after BBFC cuts:
- 1959 Beaconsfield Films cinema release (rated 20/05/1959)
Thanks to Vince. The BBFC cuts list read:
Reel 2 & 3 - Shorten the dialogue between the master and the pupil who objects to the use of the school edition of 'Romeo and Juliet', especially removing the phrase "by her fine foot, straight leg and thigh and the demesnes
that there adjacent lie."
From IMDb: The name 'Allcock' was questioned by the 1950s' censors, especially how much the characters constantly say it with such precision on the cock part, but they eventually allowed it to pass.
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BBFC briefly erroneously reported censor cuts but the film is actually 18 rated and uncut
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| 13th June 2025
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See article from bbfc.co.uk
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A Game in the Woods is a 2024 US horror by Mike McCutchen
Starring Eleanor Newman, Emily Skeen and John P. Crowley
The BBFC briefly reported dialogue cuts to this film but this was an erroneous
database entry and the film is actually uncut and BBFC 18 rated. The video is uncut and MPA Unrated in the US. Summary Notes After a Texas rancher dies, his granddaughter and her
girlfriend discover masked hunters at his ranch competing in a twisted game of life and death. Will the beauties and their already rocky romance survive the brutal carnage?
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1979 Japan horror thriller by Chusei Sone, previously significantly cut, just passed 18 uncut by the BBFC
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Angel Guts: Red Classroom is a 1979 Japan horror thriller by Chûsei Sone
Starring Yûki Mizuhara, Keizô Kanie and Jun Aki
Distributors submitted this film to the BBFC in 2002 but the BBFC required
unacceptable cuts and the distributors abandoned the UK release. The BBFC was finally passed 18 uncut for Blu-ray in 2025. Uncut and MPAA Unrated in the US.
Summary Notes When a
writer for a porn magazine, watches a "rape" porn that is set in a school, he becomes obsessed with the lead actress, Nami, and tries to find her. He meets her by chance as he arrives for a shoot at a hotel.
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rated for sexual violence, strong sex, nudity:
- 2025 Third Window Films Blu-ray (rated 06/05/2025) titled Angel Guts - Red Classroom
US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
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|  | UK: BBFC 18 rated for sexual violence, strong sex, nudity for sexual violence, strong sex, nudity
after BBFC cuts:
- 2002 Artsmagic DVD (rated 16/09/2002)
The BBFC commented: Compulsory cuts required to remove eroticising sight of forced exposure and groping of breasts and to remove eroticising detail from subsequent rape scene. Cuts made in accordance with BBFC Guidelines
and BBFC Policy on sexual violence.
The video remained unreleased after the BBFC required unacceptable cuts. Distributors ArtsMagic collected all five uncut versions of Nikkatsu's officially produced "Angel Guts" films
from 1978-1988. Having had difficulties submitting Red Classroom and Red Dizziness to the BBFC back in 2002 they decided to abandon plans for the UK market full stop, because they knew they wouldn't be able to release the best versions that they could.
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Lebanon and Kuwait ban Snow White movie
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| 23rd April 2025
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Snow White is a 2025 US children's romance by Marc Webb
Starring Rachel Zegler, Gal Gadot and Tituss Burgess
The live-action remake of Disney's Snow White has been officially banned in both Lebanon
and Kuwait, largely due to the casting of Israeli actress Gal Gadot in the role of the Evil Queen, local media sources have reported. Haberin Devami Lebanon's Interior Minister signed the ban after a recommendation from the country's General
Security's Film Control Committee. The committee cited Gadot's inclusion as the principal reason for rejecting the film, highlighting her past service in the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) and her public support for the Israeli military's actions in Gaza.
Kuwait's decision came shortly afterward, reportedly under pressure from civil society organizations and in line with the country's long-standing policy of opposing any form of cultural normalization with Israel. |
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1992 horror by Dennis Dimster reappears with an uncut 15 rating after previously being banned by the BBFC during the Jamie Bulger moral panic
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Mikey is a 1992 USA horror thriller by Dennis Dimster (as Dennis Dimster-Denk).
Starring Brian Bonsall and Josie Bissett and Ashley Laurence.
The film was withdrawn from cinema release in 1993 when caught up in the Jamie Bulger controversy. It was then banned by the BBFC from 1996 VHS release. The film was rated BBFC 15 uncut when resubmitted for Blu-rayn in 2025. Uncut
and MPAA R rated in the US. Summary Notes A strong thriller directed by Dennis Dimster-Denk. Brain Bonsall is extraordinary good as the young smart psycho.
The film received some controversy, because of Mikey's age in the film, when it's came out in the Spring of 1992. Versions
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Ireland | UK: Uncut and BBFC 15 rated for strong violence, injury detail, threat:
- 2025 Treasured Films Blu-ray (rated 21/03/2025)
UK: Passed 18 uncut for:
However the certificate was withdrawn in the fallout of the James Bulger killing. See article from en.wikipedia.org , (thanks to Jonathan)
The film was withdrawn from release in the United Kingdom following the James Bulger murder in Liverpool in 1993. It had been classified with an 18 certificate for cinema in November 1992, but head censor James Ferman
demanded the certificate be returned.
The BBFC cinema certificate is no longer in the BBFC database.
UK: Available on Amazon Prime Note that BBFC bans do not apply to online video.
However BBFC bans do apply to TV broadcasts although TV companies can get the nod from the BBFC that if a film were to be submitted it would no longer be banned.
US: Uncut and MPAA R Rated for:
Germany: Uncut for:
Spain: The Spanish release is uncut for:
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- 1996 Video Programme VHS (rated 20/12/1996)
UK: Banned by the BBFC in 1996 (in the fallout from the James Bulger killing) for:
The BBFC explained their ban:
- A 9 year old boy kills his foster family one by one, including the realistic drowning of his 3 year old sister. It was argued that this was a fantasy horror film and not to be taken literally, but three distinguished child
psychiatrists advised us that the video was sufficiently realistic to have a dangerous impact on a significant proportion of vulnerable children.
UK: Passed 18 uncut for:
However the certificate was withdrawn in the fallout of the James Bulger killing. See article from en.wikipedia.org , (thanks to Jonathan)
The film was withdrawn from release in the United Kingdom following the James Bulger murder in Liverpool in 1993. It had been classified with an 18 certificate for cinema in November 1992, but head censor James Ferman
demanded the certificate be returned.
The BBFC cinema certificate is no longer in the BBFC database.
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