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| 99 Women aka
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1969 women in Liechtenstein/Spain/Italy/West Germany/UK
prison film by Jesus Franco See review from IMDb: A bit disappointing The newest batch of detainees arrives at a remote
women's prison. The fortress-like prison is ruled with an iron hand by
Thelma Diaz (Mercedes McCambridge), a woman who has no qualms against death
or torture. But when a new state official takes notice of the body count
coming out of the prison, Diaz must prove her ability and hide the truth. As
the powers that be turn up the pressure it sets up a daring escape by
several of the ladies. The softcore action is not awfully titillating since many of the scenes are shot in an "artistic" fashion the X-rated version does offer some hardcore inserts but you can easily tell they were added much latter since they don't match. "99 Women" has some style but not a lot of substance. A bit disappointing. |
The cinema version was previously rejected way back in 1969 The 2007 Redemption video was cut by 1:00s for animal cruelty Current UK Status: Passed 18 with 1:00s of cuts There are two 'uncut' versions doing the rounds:
The Director's Cut region 1 DVD is available at US Amazon The X rated region 0 DVD is available at
US Amazon |
| The Awakening of Emily | Rejected in 1983. It is presumably not the mild Koo Stark film as that is readily available. My only other suggestion is a 1976 hardcore film by Michael Morrison. The distributor was Ann Summers. | Banned in UK |
| Bamboo House Dolls aka
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1974 Hong Kong film by Chin Hung Kuei
The 1975 cinema release was banned by the BBFC An escape attempt in a Japanese women's POW camp. |
The 1975 cinema release was banned by the BBFC Current UK Status: No release since the ban |
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| Barbed Wire Dolls aka
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1975 Swiss prison drama by Jess Franco The cinema certificate was rejected in 1976 under the title Caged Women. See review from IMDb: Comical, disorienting and depressing Women in Prison movies come in several styles, ranging from tongue-in-cheek camp to disturbingly sadistic shockfests. Barbed Wire Dolls is a Jess Franco flick, so, as expected, it doesn't really fit into any pigeonhole. Overall, it feels like watching a repressed old man's secret fantasies, re-enacted half-assedly over the course of a three-day weekend by Franco's friends in exchange for a free flight ticket. The extremely low budget is clearly visible in every aspect of the movie, including the film quality, which is barely a step above that of a Mexican soap opera or 80s late-night infomercial. Watching Frauengefangnis is like performing an experiment on yourself. The painfully slow pace, downbeat soundtrack, eternal scenes of pointless verbal abuse, mock torture, and idiotic dialog gradually turn your brain into glue. The movie is so sleazy, depressing, and confusing, that it's almost unwatchable in one sitting. The creepy effect of this movie doesn't come from graphic violence, as there is none. What's disturbing is how tame and lifeless everything feels, given what's supposed to be taking place. For example, it's unnerving to watch a woman laugh while she gets tortured. The laughing isn't part of the script, but on more than one occasion, actresses in this movie unintentionally crack up throughout what's supposed to be a torture or a rape scene. The effect it at once comical, disorienting and depressing. It really has to be seen to be believed. |
The cinema certificate was rejected in 1976
under the title Caged Women. A 2nd attempt saw a cut cinema release in 1977 as Caged Women. The censors cut this video by 41s when submitted by Anchor Bay in 2004 Current UK Status: Passed 18 after 41s cuts The uncut region 0 DVD is available via UK Amazon |
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| The Best of the New York Erotic Film Festival aka
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US erotic film Cinema certificate rejected in April 1975 |
Cinema certificate rejected in April 1975 Resubmitted and cut for cinema in August 1975 The Moira Maher video was cut when submitted in 1987 Current UK Status: Passed 18 after 5:00s cuts |
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| The Big Racket aka
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1976 Italian film by Enzo G Castellari A cinema certificate was refused in 1977 Review from imdb: Good Script My interest in Italian cinema is usually limited to horror films, but I made an exception for this crime flick - and I'm certainly glad that I did! Actually, The Big Racket isn't a world away from the popular Italian Giallo styling, only instead of having a vicious murderer on the loose; we have a small town at the mercy of a group of organised thugs. For a film with this sort of plot, it's surprising just how good The Big Racket is. Italian films from the seventies have a bad reputation for not making a lot of sense, but not only does this one make sense - it benefits from a great, multi-angled story as well. The film sees a bunch of criminals sabotaging local
businesses and asking for protection money from the owners to make them
stop. The police presence in the town is largely ineffective, with the
exception of one man - Inspector Nico Palmieri. The script is really good, and finds time to flesh out its characters as well as deliver witty dialogue that is always a part of this movie's bigger budget American cousins. It all boils down to a fabulous conclusion which serves in ensuring the movie gets the bloody end it deserves, as well as rounding off the story perfectly. |
A cinema certificate was refused in 1977 Passed 18 after 14s cuts for DVD submitted by Michael Lee in 2002 Current UK Status: Passed 18 after 14s cuts The uncut region 1 DVD is available at
US Amazon |
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| Bijoux de Famille | Rejected in 1975 | Banned in UK | ||||||
| The Black Alley Cats | 1973 US action film by Henning Schellerup Rejected in 1984 |
The 1984 cinema release was banned in 1984 Current UK Status: Banned |
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| Bloody Friday aka
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1972 West Germany/Italy bank heist film by Rolf Olsen and Lee Payant | The BBFC banned the 1973 cinema release Current UK Status: Banned The uncut region 0 DVD is available at US Amazon |
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| The Candy Snatchers | Rejected in 2003 Review from UK Amazon: Classic exploitation The Candy Snatchers is a totally awesome movie. There is nothing to hate in this classic exploitation. Fantastic plot with fine one liner dialogue and a wicked black sense of humour! The acting is way above average for a 70's low budget pic. I was thrilled from start to finish, dare I even say that this is probably the best exploitation movie I have seen to date! Tarantino must have seen this movie countless times, there are at least two scenes in the candy snatchers which reminded me of Kill Bill 2 and Reservoir Dogs! The Candy Snatchers is the way to go if you REALLY want to see a classic from an era that will undoubtedly ever come again! Although this is an exploitation movie, this movie is very light on violence and nudity, and I am glad it is! You don't need to be extreme to make a great exploitation movie. The Candy Snatchers stands proud in my dvd collection. 10/10
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The BBFC banned the 1973 cinema release Current UK Status: Banned in the UK The uncut region 1 DVD is available via
US Amazon |
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| Coming of Seymour | Rejected in 1976 | Banned in UK | ||||||
| Confessions of a
Blue Movie Star Aka
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1978 West Germany documentary (Wes Craven & Andrzej Kostenko) | The BBFC banned the 1978 cinema release The BBFC passed the 1978 cinema release X after cuts. This cut version was then passed 18 doe the 1986 Sheptonhurst video Current UK Status: Passed 18 after cuts |
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| Crash | 1996 Canada/UK drama by David Cronenberg See article from sbbfc.co.uk: Banned in Westminster Perhaps in the light of the continuing media onslaught against the film, Westminster Council - who had previously given permission for the film to be premiered in their area as part of the 1996 London Film Festival - parted company with the BBFC at this point, insisting that cuts should now be made to the film before it was shown in the West End. The distributors declined to make cuts solely for screenings in Westminster and the film was therefore effectively banned from screens in the West End, including Leicester Square. However, cinema goers could easily see the film in neighbouring Camden where the council allowed the film to play uncut with its BBFC certificate Review from UK Amazon: Brave Attempt The film adaptation, directed by David Cronenberg, becomes a futuristic love story set in the present. James (James Spader) and Catherine (Deborah Kara-Ungar) are a married couple so filled with inertia that they are desperate for some emotional connection by any means necessary. After a series of extra martial encounters they find themselves attracted to a group of disturbed members of a bizarre car-crash sect who enact famous car crashes for kicks. The pair soon find themselves willing accomplices in a tableaux of violence and desire until finally they attain some provisional approximation of actual love. Kara-Ungar's portrayal of Catherine exemplifies perfectly the icy detachment of a woman who appears to be observing herself from another galaxy. Unfortunately, the film hinges on a moment where the groups leader Vaughn, played by Elias Koteus who explains his philosophy of auto-geddon as a fertilising event rather than a destructive one to his disciple James. Koteus' delivery is addled and Spader (understandably) laughs; blowing the scene and almost the entire film with it. Nevertheless Crash is, above all, a brave attempt to explore an almost un-bearable subject - the death of affect and our unconscious desire for violence. As we're bombarded with pseudo-events and war entertainment - designed to make us consume in ways that are of optimum benefit to multi-national conglomerates who really (forget governments) walk where the power is - Cronenberg's Crash is as much a road sign warning of our impending emotional bankruptcy as it is to the sexual ambiguity of the highway pile up. |
The BBFC passed the US NC-17 Version 18 uncut for the 1997
cinema release and 1998-9 Columbia/TriStar video/DVD. London's Westminster Council demanded that the film should be cut. The distributors declines and the film was never shown Current UK Status: Passed 18 uncut for all media except Westminster cinemas The uncut region 2 DVD is available at
UK Amazon |
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Deep River Savages aka
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1972 Italian video by Umberto Lenzi Review from imdb: Not much gore I liked this one strictly for its exoticness. Me Me Lay looks great dressed or naked. She has a great face. I have the Prism edition video. That one is missing a brief cannibal scene that later showed up in Lenzi's Eaten Alive by the Cannibals. The cinematography was well done and I may catch some heat for this but I actually liked the music. The love scene in the river came very close to XXX. A well placed bush (no pun intended) kept it soft-core. Not much gore, so jungle flick fans should like it. I know I did. |
The BBFC refused a cinema certificate when submitted in
1975 with the title The Man From Deep River Derann released the uncut version on video in November 1982. It was listed as a video nasty in March 1984 but it was dropped from the list in September 1985 Re-released on DVD in 2003 after 3:45s cuts for animal cruelty for an 18 certificate Current UK Status: Passed 18 with 3:45s cuts
The uncut region 1 DVD is available at
US Amazon |
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| The Demons aka
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1972 France/Portugal horror by Jess Franco The cinema release of 1972 was banned It was granted a GLC X certificate though. Review from UK Amazon: A decent effort The UK DVD of the Demons by Redemption is 103 minute directors cut restored by Franco in 2003 and is longer than the previous UK VHS release (which ran for less than 80 minutes). It is a decent effort not as good as some of Franco's earlier work but definitely better than the stuff he directed in the early 80's for Eurocine. Some scenes are in French without English subtitles! |
The cinema release of 1972 was banned It was
granted a GLC X certificate though. The 1981 pre-cert Go Video is a short 79 minute English language version. The Director's Cut was passed 18 uncut for the 2008 Redemption DVD. Current UK Status: Passed 18 uncut The uncut region 2 DVD is available via UK Amazon |
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| Deported Women aka
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1976 Italian prison film by Rino Di Silvestro
Rejected in 1977. A classic of Nazi filth & degradation according to one enthusiastic website. Review from US Amazon: Sombre Deported Women of the SS Special Section offers not just women in prison, but women in a Nazi concentration camp. Not that what you see here looks anything like an actual Nazi concentration camp, but I suppose it is the thought that counts. This 1976 film is written and directed by Rino Di Silvestro (Werewolf Woman), who mixes and matches characters and plots to keep our attention beyond the nudity. We start with a train car full of women, who are brought to the concentration camp and inspected by the medical staff. This means they get to be naked, which is obviously a main goal of this film. The women prisoners are watched over by women guards, and you know what that means in a prison movie. Still, there are some interesting things happening in this film on. The male camp commandant, Herr Erner (John Steiner), not only gets a massage from his male orderly, but he wants one of the women prisoners, Tanya (Lina Polito), to love him because he knew her before she was captured. Tanya comes up with an interesting way of getting him that reminds me of a memorable scene in Ingmar Bergman's Cries & Whispers. As a sexploitation film this one is rather depressing, with appropriately somber music, and a tacit acknowledgment that there is some history behind some of what we are seeing. Still, there are several interesting vignettes as Silvestro comes up with plausible vignettes for the sex in this one, although provoking thought would not seem to be an obvious goal for a sexploitation film. |
Cinema release banned in 1977. Current UK Status: Not released since ban The uncut region 1 DVD is available via
UK Amazon |
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| Depraved | Rejected in 1976 | Banned in UK | ||||||
| Derek and Clive Get the Horn
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1979 UK comedy by Russell Mulcahy The BBFC banned the 1980 cinema release The film was rejected on the grounds of abusive overuse of the swear words; Fuck & Cunt. (No F***ing PC asterisking out of swearwords on this site!) Review from UK Amazon: Wallowing in vulgarity Look... this isn't for everyone. It's Peter Cook and Dudley Moore going back for one last excursion into the world of Derek and Clive. For the uninitiated, Pete and Dud hit on an unsurpassed comic concept of wallowing in vulgarity and absurdity which knew no bounds. Fortunately, Cook was a brilliant comic who was at his best at improvisation. Moore could not have been a better foil and was able to keep up with Cook's ideas and helped taking them all the way to their - sometimes very clever or dreadful - end. This is the only filmed document (that I'm aware) of their collaboration on this particular comic endeavor - and its priceless. There's been a lot of talk about how they were at odds at this time, and the humour (and their relationship) was strained. Well, I've watched this countless times, and can't help finding the material and chemistry absolutely magic. They did reunite for the release of this video (which had only been available for years as a bootleg). So all the noise about them disagreeing on the final product is up for debate. What's not debatable (OK - for some folks it might be) is this is great fun and highly recommeded to anyone who appreciates extremely ribald, imaginitive comedy. Oh, and some of the compalints about the 16mm film stock and poor lighting, etc... Please. This isn't a George Lucas epic. Its two well-matched, talented comics having some fun in a studio somewhere in London. |
The BBFC banned the 1980 cinema release The BBFC passed the 1983 Polygram video 18 uncut Current UK Status: Passed 18 uncut The uncut region 2 DVD is available at
UK Amazon |
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| Desires of a Naughty Nympho aka
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1984 US hardcore film by Chuck Vincent, rejected in 1985 | Banned in UK | ||||||
| Dirty Mind of Young Sally | Rejected in 1975 | A very heavily cut version eventually found its way on to video | ||||||
| Django aka
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1966 Italy/Spain western by Sergio Corbucci. The BBFC rejected the 1969 cinema release. Review from US Amazon: Best non-Leone spaghetti Western Don't listen to any claims made made for Bullet For A General, Django is without a doubt the best non-Leone spaghetti Western of all time. The opening scene (blue-clad Nero carrying a saddle over his shoulder and dragging a coffin through the gooiest mud in film history) is beautiful. Corbucci's direction is more controlled here than anywhere else--less zooms, less jarring close-ups, and neater editing. And Django has to be one of the first action heroes to fire a heavy machine gun from the hip (without even pulling the trigger, no less!). But make no mistake. This is Italian exploitation--love it or hate it. An ear is cut off, prostitutes fight in the mud, and our hero's hands are crushed in gory detail that would make One-Eyed Jacks mumble in disgust. Don't expect John Ford here. But if you're looking for something different, are curious about spaghetti Westerns but afraid to buy any because so many are horrible--then this is the movie for you! |
The BBFC rejected the 1969 cinema release. The film was passed 18 without BBFC cuts for the 1993 Arthouse video. The film was passed 15 without BBFC cuts for the 2004 Argent DVD. Current UK Status: Passed 15 without BBFC cuts. The uncut region 0 DVD is available via
UK Amazon |
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| Escape from Hell aka
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1979 Italian film by Nicholas Beardsly & Eduardo
Mulargia, rejected in 1980 Warden and guards dole out the punishment in a women's prison in the jungle. |
Banned in UK The uncut region 0 DVD is available at US Amazon
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| Exhibition | 1975 French film by Jean-Francois Davy, rejected in 1976 This is a documentary about French porno star Claudine Beccarie, containing several staged hardcore scenes. |
Banned in UK, had a GLC X certificate for a while
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| Fantasm aka
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1975 Australian film by Richard Franklin The BBFC rejected the 1977 cinema released Sex comedy in which a professor (John Bluthal) delivers an illustrated lecture discussing the ten most common female sexual fantasies. |
The BBFC rejected the 1977 cinema released The BBFC passed the 1978 cinema release after 20:23s cuts. Current UK Status: Passed X after 20:23s cuts The uncut region 1 DVD is available via
UK Amazon |
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| Fiebre | Rejected in 1975 | Banned in UK | ||||||
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Fight for your Life aka
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1977 US film by Robert A Endelson From www.imdb.com: Disturbing Scenes
Three escaped
convicts seek refuge at the home of a black minister and his family, there
the family is humiliated and beaten. When his daughter is violated the
family begin to embark on some vengeance. |
The BBFC banned the 1981 cinema release The 1982 uncut video release was banned in September 1984 as a video nasty and remained on the DPP list throughout the panic Current UK Status: still banned The uncut region 0 DVD is available from
US Amazon |
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| Forced Entry aka
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Either the 1975 US film by Jim Sotos (re-released in 1984) or
a 1972 US hardcore film with Harry Reems. Rejected in 1982 Review from Amazon US Forced Entry is a sexually explicit and violent film dealing with a crazed Vietnam vet and his psychopathic tendencies to rape and kill women. It is a prime example of early seventies adult and grindhouse films. The sex scenes are of the hardcore variety and according to the liner notes by the director, the rest of the film was created to allow for compliance with the then current obscenity laws of the country. Forced Entry is really nothing more than a porn film masquerading as a "socially relevant" study of a war damaged individual. The low budget roots of this film are evident as there are multiple instances of things like the microphone being clearly visible. Check out the initial gas station sequence and a much more humorous hardcore segment later on where the mic slides into the frame. The DVD print is ravaged, lines, blotches and many other imperfections throughout the whole film. This is probably the best that could be expected from this type of film but if you are looking for some sort of pristine print you will be disappointed. I would not recommend paying a premium price for this film on DVD. However, it is a film worth seeing if you are into the history of subversive film. I don't believe this disc is worth the asking price but it is worth seeing once. |
Banned in UK The uncut region 1 DVD is available at US Amazon
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| Four Days of Love | No ideas on this one, distributed by Atlantic Film Distributors, 60 minutes and rejected in 1977 | Banned in UK | ||||||
| Garden of Torture | Rejected in 1976 | Banned in UK | ||||||
| The Gatekeeper's Daughter aka
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1975 France comedy by Jérôme Savary The BBFC rejected the 1975 cinema release. Thanks to Gary. Based on article from ovguide.com: This very curious completely silent comedy includes some dramatic sequences and some fairly pornographic ones. The movie is made with titles, very much in the manner of early silent films. |
The BBFC Banned the 1975 cinema
release Current UK Status: No UK release |
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| Hells Angels on Wheels | 1967 US action film by Richard Rush The BBFC banned the 1967 cinema release Review from US Amazon: Pre-Easy Rider Nicholson I've seen this one three or four times on Speedvision. Kind of ruthless toward the women but conveys the style of the Hell's Angels. Too bad about Adam Roarke. He was a good guy, a pretty good actor, stunt man and.... well he died a little before his time. Somehow Jack Nicholson just doesn't fit in. Sonny Ralph Barger sure does! |
The BBFC banned the 1967 cinema release The BBFC cut 2:14s from the 1977 cinema release The BBFC laid into the 1988 MIA video with 10:59s of cuts The BBFC noted the 15 rated 2005 Cinema Club DVD as a re-edited version. Some previous cuts waived. Current UK Status: Passed 15 after pre-cuts |
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| Hot Sex in Bangkok aka
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1973 Swiss sex film by Erwin C Dietrich, rejected in 1975 | Banned in UK | ||||||
| How Sweet It Is | 1974 US hardcore film with Brigitte Maier, rejected in 1982. | Banned in UK | ||||||
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I Love You, No I Don't aka
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1975 French drama by Serge Gainsbourg,
The BBFC banned the 1976 cinema release Concerns a bisexual triangle involving Joe Dallesandro, Hugues Quester and Jane Birkin. Review from UK Amazon: Twisted Love Story As a lover of Gainsbourg's music, I was curious to see what his directorial debut would be like -- I went in with high hopes and wasn't disappointed. People familiar with Gainsbourg's body of work will know to expect to unexpected, what with his love for the surreal, bizarre and perverted. Jane Birkin stars as Johnny, a tomboy truck-stop waitress, who falls in love/lust with homosexual garbage truck driver Krassky, played by Joe Dallesandro. Krassky leaves his boyfriend to pursue a relationship with Johnny, but things are more complex than they seem -- especially in the bedroom. In Gainsbourg's hands, this very basic plot does become something very much worth seeing. The sex scenes are genuinely uncomfortable, but the two stunningly beautiful leads are perfect for this twisted love story. Watch this film and make up your own mind; as a Gainsbourg fan you will definitely come away with a new appreciation for his body of work. Je T'Aime Moi Non Plus is a film made to be watched with an open mind . |
The BBFC banned the 1976 cinema release under the title
I Love You, I Don't The BBFC passed the film 18 uncut for the 1993 Western Connection video and 2007 Optimum DVD titled Je t'aime moi non plu Current UK Status: Passed 18 uncut The uncut region 2 DVD is available at UK Amazon |
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| Ilsa, Harem
Keeper of the Oil Sheiks
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1976 Canada/US film by Don Edmonds Banned from cinema release in 1973 Review from US Amazon: Resplendent in khaki shorts Dyanne Thorn returns in the storming sequel to She Wolf, and it seems to have been given a budget boost, as the setting moves to an Arabian oils sheik's kingdom in the middle of the desert, where Ilsa presides over his palace as right hand security guard and keeper of his harem of kidnapped beauties. The film doesn't quite match the excesses of the first film in bad taste, and the camp comedy elements have all been increased, but there are still many gruesome scenes as the harem women are abused and tortured for various reasons, including a pretty revolting sub-plot to assassinate the sheik by deploying a bomb placed inside a woman's body that will detonate during sex! Uniform fans will be pleased to see Ilsa resplendent in her khaki shorts and boots, but she does not have the same presence as in the previous film because she is herself punished at one point by despotic sheik, and its a shame to see that the film recycles her weakness of falling in love with a hunky American, which once again leads to her downfall. However, this film is still pretty extreme, but with a slant more towards sexual perversions than violence, and without the Nazi theme of it's predecessor its a lot less sleazy and offensive. A recommended buy for fans of the first movie, as well as one for any cult enthusiast. |
Banned from cinema release in 1973 Current UK Status: Still Banned The uncut region 0 DVD is available via
UK Amazon |
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| Ilsa, She Wolf of the SS | 1974 US film by Don Edmonds Rejected in 1975 and 1976 Review from US Amazon: Brutal This film takes place in a Nazi concentration camp dedicated to pseudo medical experimentation on its prisoners. Ilsa, the commandant is portrayed in ruthless fashion by the stunning Dyanne Thorne. Thorne designs and carries out the most excruciatingly painful and torturous experiments on her helpless victims for the sheer whimsy of impressing Nazi ideology and the gratification of her own views on the endurance of the female of the species. The buxom beauty and haughtiness of the barbarous Thorne perversely fixates the viewer as she doles out tortures in nonchalant and indifferent fashion. Thorne is the essence of cruelty for cruelty's sake. Thorne is the screen's incarnation of pure evil. I can think of no other film that is as disturbing as this one. The explicit sadism portrayed in this film may or may not have actually occurred as depicted. But unthinkable sadism, torture, cruelty and debauchery did actually occur in Nazi camps. The power of this film is that it shocks the viewer. It puts the viewer in the place of the helpless victim. And the viewer does feel helpless. The viewer gets the idea of what it may have been like to be subjugated twenty-four a day to unspeakable fears and horrors. What form of corporal suffering and humiliation for the mere amusement and pleasure of these Nazi captors is next? This is an unbelievably difficult film to watch because the brutality depicted is extremely graphic. After viewing this film I was shocked and I had a feeling of just how brutal the Nazis actually were. |
Banned in UK The uncut region 0 DVD is available via US Amazon
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| Innocent Girls Abroad | Rejected in 1975 | Banned in UK | ||||||
| J'ai tres Eruvie | No ideas on this one, distributed by Eural Films, 76 minutes and rejected in 1977 | Banned in UK | ||||||
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| Justine and Juliette aka
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1975 Swedish sex film by Mac Ahlberg, rejected in 1975 | Banned in UK | ||||||
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La bête aka
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1975 French film by Walerian Borowczyk The 1978 cinema release was banned by the BBFC but it did get a reduced distribution via local authority X certificates and cinema clubs Review from US Amazon: Most controversial film of the decade This DVD has been a highly sought after film in the Walerian Borowczyk catalogue, and is considered by some to be ...the most controversial film of the decade. An insane adult reworking of The Beauty and the Beast tale. This erotic fable was originally to be part of the Immoral Tales (1974) anthology, yet was put aside due to it's controversial subject matter then later transformed into this film. The opening close-up of a horse's throbbing vagina gave me a bit of a shock, and I soon realized that I was in for a very interesting ride. The financially unstable son, Mathurin (Pierre Benedtti), and very rich, and horny Lucy Broadhurst (Lisbeth Hummel) are soon to be arranged in marriage at the failing Mathurin estate. The home is full of history relating to the families most famous ancestor, Romilda. Lucy immediately becomes fascinated with Romilda, and stumbles upon her diary. The tale is told of the day she was brutally attacked in the woods by a comical man / beast creature with a extra large penis. This scene is both shockingly powerful and hilariously funny all at once. Combining black humour, with graphic sexuality. My mouth was left a gasp from beginning to end with this outrageous film. |
The 1978 cinema release was banned by the BBFC but it did
get a reduced distribution via local authority X certificates and cinema
clubs The distributor, Global Sales, pre-cut about 9 minutes from the 1988 video titled Death's Ecstacy 11 minutes of pre-cuts have been restored for a cinema certificate gained in February 2001. This version is accepted as the Director's Cut and is generally preferred over the Complete Version. All sex scenes are intact but there are a couple of scenes missing (for pacing reasons). Thanks to Marc: The Director's Cut was passed uncut for the Nouveaux Pictures DVD of 2001 Current UK Status: Passed 18 uncut The Director's Cut region 2 DVD is available at
UK Amazon |
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| La Jeune Fille Assassinee aka
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1974 French film by Roger Vadim, rejected in 1975 | Eventually passed with cuts | ||||||
| Language of Love aka
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1969 sex education documentary by Torgny Wickman.
See
IMDb The BBFC banned the 1970 cinema release Review from UK Amazon: Not recommended Transferred from old 1970s video tape. content dated and not what I call erotic. It is about old duffers talking about sex. not recommended for viewing. |
The BBFC banned the 1970 cinema release No cuts noted for the 1973 X rated cinema release A short version was passed 18 without BBFC cuts for the 1988 Sheptonhurst video The film was passed 18 uncut for the 2008 Revelation DVD. Current UK Status: Passed 18 uncut The uncut region 2 DVD is available at UK Amazon |
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The Last House on the Left aka
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1972 US video by Wes Craven (Replay) Two girls are kidnapped by escaped prisoners and are subjected to sexual humiliation, razor torture, rape, disembowelments and shooting. The parents of one girl avenge their death by chainsaw, throat cutting and castration. Review from imdb: Brutal Realist Tragedy While I think that people tend to get a bit hyperbolic when they talk about The Last House on the Left, I do think it's a fairly good film, especially given what the filmmakers were trying to do and considering their lack of experience, the era and the budget. Also, despite a filmic precursor, it just may be the earliest example of the horror subgenre of brutal, realist tragedy. However, it has flaws that would be difficult to overlook in a distanced assessment of the film. But again, focusing on that amounts to hype now, and shouldn't be taken too seriously, lest it lead to inflated expectations. Just as surprising on a first viewing is that The Last House on the Left has an intermittent goofy sense of humor and a groovy attitude that is firmly mired in the early 1970s. The two policemen are really comic relief characters (and very funny at that), but there is also a lot of humor surrounding the criminal quartet--this almost becomes a black comedy at times. These sensibilities even extend to the music, which has a frequent hillbilly edge and lyrics that supply ex-positional material. Surprisingly, Hess, who plays Krug, wrote the music. |
Rejected for a cinema release in 1974
The video was released by Replay in June 1982. It was an early casualty of the video nasty panic and got banned in July 1983. It stayed on the list throughout and so became one of the collectible DPP39s A cinema release was banned again in 2000. However it achieved an cinema club circuit release in 2000. A subsequent video release was rejected in 2001 The video was again submitted in 2002 but this time the BBFC offered cuts. An appeal against the cuts proved unsuccessful and in fact resulted in additional cuts to those originally requested by the BBFC. The resulting Blue Underground video/DVD release of 2002 suffered 31s of censor cuts. Further 2003 video/DVD releases (including one titled Krug & Company) from Anchor Bay have been edited differently but maintained the previous BBFC 2002 cuts Finally passed 18 uncut by the BBFC in 2008 No cuts are noted to the 2008 Metrodome DVD identified as The Krug Edit Current UK Status: Passed 18 uncut The uncut region 2 DVD is available at
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Late Night Trains aka
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1975 Italian film by Aldo Lado The BBC rejected the cinema release in 1976 under the title Late Night Trains. Review from US Amazon I agree that while this film borrowed heavily from Last House on the Left, Night Train Murders is the better of the two. Good production values, excellent cinematography, an Ennio Morricone score, decent acting and a tight script, set Night Train Murders above Last House and other films of this type. The first third of the film introduces the main characters and then gets them on a train (the night before Christmas) that is full of odd, quirky travelers - most of whom seem to be prone to indulging in one perversion or another. The "defilement" section of the film is a gripping, harrowing affair that escalates in viciousness before climaxing in a very brutal fashion. The final act does not live up to the scenes that precede it. I was expecting a truly grisly and horrific conclusion. However, the director's desire to keep from glamorizing violence is probably why the ending feels somewhat restrained. |
The BBC rejected the cinema release in 1976
under the title Late Night Trains. Video Warehouse International released a cut video as Late Night Trains in 1981. Cinehollywood released an uncut video in November 1981 under the title Night Train Murders. This version was listed as a video nasty in July 1983. This was dropped from the list in March 1984 Passed 18 uncut in 2008 as Night Train Murders Current UK Status: Passed 18 uncut The uncut region 1 DVD is available from US Amazon The uncut region 2 DVD is available at UK Amazon |
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Texas Chainsaw Massacre III aka
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1989 US film by Jeff Burr, rejected in 1990. Review from UK Amazon: Unique and interesting The 2004 UK DVD is absolutely packed with extra features, including an outstanding, in-depth "making of" type documentary, as well as some pretty shocking deleted scenes. The film itself is extremely well-acted, especially by the lead, Kate Hodge. It is however, not the most pleasant film you will ever see and if the filmmakers intended it to be a gruelling and punishing experience, they definitely succeeded. The film doesn't entirely gel, probably due to the many cuts and all of the editing to comply with the censors, in order to secure a more mainstream release. Unfortunately, despite featuring several strong performances, excellent (and very gruesome) special make-up effects, the completed film is left damaged and confused in several key places. But, it is still one of the better entries in this particular series and is well-worth a look as a unique and interesting horror film. The DVD gives you the option of watching either the unrated version or the cut version. |
The BBFC banned the 1990 cinema release The BBFC passed the cut US R rated version with no BBFC cuts for an 18 certificate for the 2004 Entertainment in video DVD. The BBFC passed the US unrated version with an uncut 18 certificate for the 2004 Entertainment in video DVD. Note that other cuts were implemented at an early stage of editing. These scenes were never completed and the unprocessed rough cuts have become DVD extras. Current UK Status: Passed 18 uncut The uncut region 2 DVD is available at
UK Amazon |
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| Les Angers Pervers | Rejected in 1975 | Banned in UK | ||||||
| Lesson at St Winifred's | Rejected in 1981, unknown film but it appears to be one of a series of spanking films of which examples are also banned on video, see Head Girl at St Winifreds | Banned in UK | ||||||
| Let Me Die a Woman | 1978 US film by Doris Wishman rejected in 1980 Documentary about sex change which includes controversial footage of the operation |
Banned in UK The uncut region 1 DVD is available at US Amazon
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| Love Letters of a Portuguese Nun aka
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| Made in Soxe | Rejected in 1976 | Banned in UK | ||||||
| Maîtresse
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1975 France drama by Barbet Schroeder The BBFC banned the 1976 cinema release. The film was distributed on the cinema club circuit though. Review from US Amazon: Bound to Intrigue Gérard Depardieu as Olivier enters an apartment in order to rob the place, but unknowingly breaks into a haven for sadomasochistic fantasies. During the burglary he encounters Ariane (Bulle Ogier) who he had met earlier, but this time she is a dominatrix who controls situations as she dives into other people's madness. Ariane is an interesting character that separates her life and her profession as skillfully as do her slaves who consist of lawyers, judges, and other high ranked individuals who seek punishment from her. Olivier is spellbound by Ariane as he falls in love with her, and it leads him into a scorching affair where he is bound to be burnt as he is mystified by Ariane's dark trade. Schroeder's creation of Ariane's dual nature can be seen through her use of a downstairs apartment for her dark fantasies and her upstairs apartment for more accepted desires. Maitresse is an avant-garde film as it explores in-depth the theme of sadomasochistic fantasies and its sub-culture as set in a love story. As a cinematic experience, Maitresse offers a shocking, for the unaware, experience that tells an intriguing story which imprisons the curiosity. |
The BBFC banned the 1976 cinema release. The BBFC required 4:47s of cuts for the X rated 1981 cinema release. The movie was a long time coming to video/DVD but all BBFC cuts waived for the 18 rated 2003 BFI DVD. Current UK Status: Passed 18 uncut. The uncut region 2 DVD is available at
UK Amazon |
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| Maniac
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1980 US drama by William Lustig The BBFC banned the 1981 cinema release. The BBFC banned the 1998 Exploited video explaining: Two (of the videos rejected so far in 1998) were serial killer films in which sex is linked with the pleasure of killing. In one of those films, Maniac, a series of defenceless women are stalked, terrorised, attacked and murdered, while being photographed in a deliberately sexualised way. The film is one of a genre known as 'stalk and slash', and here each stalking and killing is protracted, sometimes ending with the scalping of the victim. When the police eventually catch up with the killer, he survives, leaving us to anticipate that the stalking and mutilation will begin again. The pleasures on offer here seem to the Board to be unhealthy and dangerous because of the way that the killing of women is linked with the sexual arousal of men. Review from US Amazon: Shocking I'm not easily shocked or impressed with most horror films. This is definitely a film that will leave you thinking. The main reason being the main character Frank Zito aka Joe Spinell plays the most realistic psycho/deranged person I've ever seen on film. The whole time I was thinking is this guy really insane? Either this guy is a genius actor or he's really nuts. That's how real he is in this role. His presence will creep you out. He's the biggest weirdo I've ever seen on film. The story focuses on frank the serial killer and his killings and insanity. He calmly stalks his pray through the streets of NYC. I don't know how he manages to fool some of the people in this film but he does. They treat him like a normal guy until he tries to kill them when they least expect it. Some of the scenes are gruesome, but they will keep you on the edge of your seat. You will be able to put yourself in both franks shoes and feel the victims terror as she is stalked and hides from Frank... Especially the subway bathroom scene. That's an intense scene. Frank keeps on killing till the end when his own demons finally come back to haunt him. Any horror fan should have this in their collection. I can see why it was banned in Germany and England. They were probably scared of it, considering how realistic it was. |
The BBFC banned the 1981 cinema
release.
The BBFC banned the 1998 Exploited video. The BBFC required 58s of cuts from the 2002 Anchor Bay DVD. Current UK Status: Passed 18 after 58s of cuts |
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| Mates for Pleasure | Rejected in 1975 | Banned in UK | ||||||
| Midnight Desires | 1977 US hardcore film by Amanda Barton A clue to the reasons for the ban may lie in the synopsis: She describes herself as a naked prisoner in a windowless, doorless room from which she is finally delivered to hooded men with naked cocks in cock rings. With her head in stocks, she is whipped, fucked and humiliated. |
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| Monty Python's
Life of Brian aka
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1979 UK comedy by Terry Jones.
See
IMDb All UK releases passed AA/15 uncut by the BBFC. Based on article from en.wikipedia.org: The film contains themes of religious satire which were controversial at the time of its release, drawing accusations of blasphemy and protests from some religious groups. Thirty-nine local authorities in the UK either imposed an outright ban, or imposed an X certificate (effectively preventing the film from being shown as the distributors said the film could not be shown unless it was unedited and carried the original AA certificate). Review from UK Amazon: A Very Naughty Boy John Cleese once said that this film is what he'd most like to be remembered for, which coming from a man who wrote some of the best Python sketches and Fawlty Towers, should tell you something about how good this film is. Hugely controversial at the time, the subject matter of The Life of Brian was considered strictly taboo in 1979, and even today it can still rattle a few cages, but ultimately the Python team all shared the same conviction that they were not poking fun at religion (or Jesus) per se, but at the people who blindly follow and misunderstand. In this way, The Life Of Brian became not just a comedy classic, but a ground-breaking movie that pushed the barriers of what was previously considered off-limits. Each member of the Python team contributes immensely to the film, with Eric Idle supplying a classic Python tune as Brian is being crucified (Always Look On The Bright Side of Life), Terry Gilliam with some great visual gags, Terry Jones as the director of the film, Cleese and Palin turning in multiple brilliant performances (like Cleese's Reg, the leader of the PFJ, and the classic What have the Roman's ever done for us? sketch), not to mention Chapman as the unsuspecting hero. |
All UK releases passed AA/15 uncut by the BBFC. However the cinema release was banned by 39 councils. (Who can overrule the BBFC for cinema showings) Current UK Status: Passed 15 uncut |
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More about the Language of Love aka
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1970 Sweden/Denmark sex education documentary by Torgny
Wickman. See
IMDb The BBFC banned the 1972 cinema release under the title More about Language of Love 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 BBFC banned the 1972 cinema release under the title More
about Language of Love The BBFC cut 2:55s under the title Language of Love 2 for the 1983 cinema release and 1987 video Passed 18 uncut for the 2009 Revelation R2 DVD titled Swedish Erotica Collection 2 Current UK Status: passed 18 uncut Uncut 2009 Revelation R2 DVD is available at UK Amazon |
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| Mother's Day | 1980 US film by Charles Kaufman, rejected by
the BBFC in 1980 Horror comedy from Troma. A loving mother trains her sons to kidnap and torture innocent victims. Review from Amazon US
Wow! Words can hardly express how much I love this movie!
This is a true 80's horror classic, with a little bit of camp thrown in for
fun! I can't say enough about this under seen little gem! For it's time and
genre, the gore and killings are just fantastic. I really dig the script as
well. I say that in my opinion, the acting is absolutely fantastic (contrary
to other reviews). |
Banned in UK Shown on The Horror Channel in 2005 The uncut region 0 DVD is available at US Amazon
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| My X Wife | Rejected in 1976 | Banned in UK | ||||||
| Nazi Love Camp 27 aka
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1977 Italian film by Mario Caiano, rejected in 1977 Sirpa Lane heads a Nazi brothel but she has a secret to hide, she's Jewish |
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The New York Ripper aka
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1982 Italian film by Lucio Fulci Rejected in 1984. Lucio Fulci's film was not only banned but all prints were escorted out of the country. See review from US Amazon: Darkest and goriest The New York Ripper was a great Italian horror film from Lucio Fulci, the film was filled with plenty of gruesome death scenes and lots of sleaze, sex and nudity in fact its probably one of the sleaziest Italian horror flicks I've ever seen. It was also notorious for being banned in the U.K. This is easily one of Lucio Fulci's darkest and goriest films out there (O.K. maybe not THE goriest, I still think that Cat In The Brain holds that title), there is one scene that was quite sick and perverse that's guaranteed to make you squirm, yes I'm talking about the "Golden Toes" scene. When an old man finds a prostitute's severed hand under the Brooklyn Bridge the police decide to do a little investigating. It seems that the victim was heard speaking to a strange duck-voiced man. As the murders add up the police detective who's investigating the case recruits a psychology professor to help find out who this Donald Duck voiced maniac could be This is a typical Fulci flick which means that the plot gets thinner during the course of the film and the bad acting which was adequate especially for this type of film could have been better but that's not important, if your a hardcore Fulci or exploitation fan then you'll obviously love this as the death scenes were quite brutal and very nasty. I have to admit that I really liked this film a lot and it was one of Fulci's best, while not a classic like Zombi 2, it was still great and enjoyable. |
A cinema release was rejected by the BBFC in 1984. The video version was submitted by Protected and passed 18 in 2002 after 22s cuts. When submitted in 2007 for an Argent Films DVD release, the film was shorn of 34s Current UK Status: Passed 18 after cuts of 34s The uncut region 1 DVD is available at
US Amazon |
| Oh Calcutta! | 1972 US musical by Jacqes Levy (Revelation Films) | The 1972 cinema release was banned The 1978 cinema release was passed uncut The 2008 Revelation DVD was passed 18 uncut. Current UK Status: Passed 18 uncut The uncut region 2 DVD is available at
UK Amazon |
| The Opening of Misty Beethoven | 1975 US adult film by Radley Metzger (Henri Paris) A hardcore classic based upon Pygmalion. Thanks to Gary See review from IMDb: Simply a great film Radley Metzger has created an unbelievable amalgamation of great script, fantastic actors, and the best production value I've ever seen. Other films may have spent more on cheesy helicopter shots or period costumes, but you will never find a porn movie as good as this. The opening of Misty Beethoven holds up not only under the porn standard, but under any film standards. Simply a great film. |
The BBFC rejected the 1977 cinema release. The BBFC cut 1:55s from the softcore 1983 cinema release The hardcore version was passed R18 uncut for the 2005 Arrow DVD. Released on the JoyBear label The uncut region 0 DVD is available at Adult Video Universe |
| The Other Side of Madness | Rejected in 1983
This was on Palace Video pre-VRA. It's a
reconstruction |
Banned in UK |
| Pamela aka
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1974 US film by Radley Metzger (Henry Paris) A Golden Age US Hardcore classic See review from IMDb: Yeah for Radley Metzger! When adult films of the 70's made their way back into the mainstream of popular culture, Radley Metzger most definitely holds his regard as the finest adult filmmaker ever. My first encounter with Metzger's work was The Opening of Misty Beethoven which, as a boy looking through a friend's parents videos, was far more than I'd expected. Years later, I was happy to view The Private Afternoons of Pamela Mann, which, aside from the pornographic content, I found totally engrossing. I admit being completely shocked by the surprise ending! Maybe it's the recent admiration of independent film that has made the acting in Radley's movies seem so much better, but his camera work is unsurpassed in his field. Beautifully shot, well acted smut, which borders on proving itself as erotica! Yeah for Radley Metzger! |
The BBFC rejected the 1976 cinema release. The BBFC cut the Hardcore Version by 8:59s for the 2005 Arrow DVD (release on the JoyBear label). Current UK Status: Passed R18 after 8:59s of cuts The uncut region 0 DVD is available at Adult Video Universe |
| Psycho Girls | 1986 Canadian film by Gerard Ciccoritti, rejected in 1986 Horror parody about a novelist whose dinner party is continually interrupted by psychotic women. |
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| Punishment | Rejected in 1975 | Banned in UK |
| Pussy Talk aka
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1975 France adult comedy by Claude Mulot The BBFC banned the 1976 cinema release. See review from IMDb: Good piece of cinema Le Sexe Qui Parle is in that rare class of rather famous films which actually happen to be really good pieces of cinema. Penelope Lamour stars as a woman who discovers that her vagina has developed both a life and voice of its own. This soon becomes a problem for not only her, but her philanthropist husband as well...As the vagina becomes more and more vocal (no pun intended), it ends up causing more and more trouble. Narratively speaking, Le Sexe Qui Parle is flawed with a fair amount of noticeable continuity errors, and the rushed ending does leave a bit to be desired in terms of resolution of the plot. On the other hand, technically speaking, Le Sexe...has the look of any classy French production, hardcore or otherwise, from the period. The cinematography and general look of the film are both first rate, and the original musical score is quite an incredible mix of easy listening pieces and classy jazz/disco sounding tunes. |
The BBFC banned the 1976 cinema release A cut version was exhibited in London with a GLC X certificate for a while. The BBFC cut the softcore version for the 2000 Eurotika/New Vibration R0 DVD. Current UK Status: Passed 18 for cut softcore version |
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Nights of the Gestapo aka
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1977 Italian drama by Fabio De Agostini The BBFC rejected the cinema release of 1979 Review from US Amazon: Sexually-centric The picture quality is highly impressive, jaw-droppingly
so, and sound is clear, you can hear every sexual moan. Thankfully the director had fantastic zeal and extracted the most lucidly lascivious performances I have ever seen. Though I must say that erotica is my personal bent, so perhaps what is on show here would be considered tame by today's purveyors of porn. |
The BBFC rejected the cinema release of 1979 The BBFC relented on their cinema ban in 1981 but only after having inflicted 12 minutes of cuts An uncut version was released for the 2010 Excalibur DVD. No sign of this version in the BBFC data base though. Current UK Status: Passed 18 for the cinema after ~12:00s cuts The uncut region 2 DVD is available at
UK Amazon |
| Requiem for a Vampire aka
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1971 French horror film by Jean Rollin The cinema release of 1972 was banned by the BBFC See review from IMDb: Highly recommended No one would be expecting a meaningful social
commentary from a film with this title, but please bear in mind when
watching that this a Jean Rollin film, so don't expect a meaningful story
either. My guess is that you're probably expecting some mad nonsense with
kinky lesbian vampires. You won't be disappointed. This is mad, it has kinky
lesbians and they're vampires. Happy days!
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The cinema release of 1972 was banned by the BBFC Video cut by 6:55s when submitted in 1993 by Redemption Films Current UK Status: Passed 18 after cuts of 6:15s The uncut region 1 DVD is available at
US Amazon |
| Salo, or the 120 Days of Sodom aka
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1975 Italian/French film by Pier Paolo Pasolini Rejected for a cinema certificate in 1976 From Salò and censorship: a history It was refused a certificate on the legal grounds of gross indecency. Gross indecency was defined in British law as anything which an ordinary decent man or woman would find to be shocking, disgusting and revolting, or, which offended against recognised standards of propriety. Unlike the Obscene Publications Act - which at that stage did not apply to films - gross indecency allowed for no defence of artistic or cultural merit to be mounted on the film's behalf. Furthermore, there was no requirement to consider the film - or the film's purpose - as a whole. If any part of the film was indecent then the whole film was illegal. Review from UK Amazon: Not for the Faint-Hearted There are few movies out there, if any, that can generate as much ire and disgust as Pasolini's Salò o le 120 giornate di Sodoma.
Over the years, the film has created this almost
mythical quality around itself, if mostly for the fact that it's still
banned / badly cut in many countries around the World. Not so for us lucky
Brits - The BBFC has passed the uncut edition since the Halcyon Days of
2000. Make no mistakes, if any film has the ability to transform you into a
gibbering, crying mess, it's this one. Watch at your peril, without Mother and Children preferably. |
Rejected for a cinema certificate
in 1976. After the 1976 (public) cinema ban but a DPP approved version was personally edited by James Ferman for exhibition in (private) cinema clubs. An uncut version was however screened in 1995 at the NFT. It was also briefly shown uncut in a Soho cinema club in 1977 but that resulted in a police raid. Cinema version & BFI DVD passed uncut in 2000 Current UK Status: Passed 18 uncut The uncut region 2 DVD is available from
UK Amazon |
| Savage Streets | 1985 video by Danny Steinmann Rejected for a cinema release in 1984 Review from US Amazon: Gratuitous Nudity Definitely of major significance in Linda Blair's
post-Exorcist career, this sleazy tale of high school revenge is a must
for bad film fans everywhere. |
Rejected for a cinema release in 1984 Rejected for a video release in 1986 The video versions of 1987 (Lazer Films) and 1991 (Channel 5) had 11:28s pre-cut and a further 1:04s cut by the BBFC Current UK Status: Passed 18 after extensive cuts The uncut region 1 DVD is available via
US Amazon |
| Schoolgirls for Sale | Rejected in 1976 | Banned in UK |
| Score aka
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1974 US/Yugoslavia erotic drama by Radley Metzger The BBFC banned the 1974 cinema release. See review from IMDb: Score without a Target This is a pretty good movie but I'm not exactly sure who it was aimed at. Straight guys that want to see the gorgeous Lynn Lowry in hot, sapphic action might be tempted to watch it, but they will no doubt be left pretty jarred by the way Metzger intercuts the gay and lesbian sex scenes at the end. Gays, on the other hand, probably won't relate too much to a movie about swinging married couples, although they will no doubt find it pretty funny how obviously gay the two husbands in this movie are to begin with (especially Lowry's husband played by gay porno actor Casey Donovan). That just leaves swinging bisexual types like the characters in the film. On the plus side, this is a Radley Metzger movie. Metzger is perhaps the only American who can make graphic sex movies that have any class at all. The acting here is also excellent, especially Lowry, Wilbur, and Gerald Grant--Donovan is good too but a little stiff. I'm not exactly sure who I'd recommend this TO, but I'd definitely recommend it. |
The BBFC banned the 1974 cinema release. Current UK Status: No release since There are Australian and US DVDs available but most of the hardcore sex has been untidily cut |
| Screwples | 1980 US Hardcore film by Claire Dia, rejected in 1982 Probably offended due to its S&M scene with Jamie Gillis & Serena which features anal & vulva whipping. |
Banned in UK |
| Secrets of a Nymphomaniac | Film rejected in 1980 | Banned in UK |
| Sex in a Woman's Love Camp | Film rejected in 1978 | Banned in UK |
| Sex Orgy | Short film rejected in 1975 | Banned in UK |
| Sexual Freedom
in Denmark aka
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1970 US Sex education documentary by John Lamb The cinema release was banned by the BBFC in 1972 See review from IMDb: Insightful This movie is about the morality, education, and responsibilities pertaining to sexual freedom. Not only that, it has the most amazing child birth sequence that could and should be used as a training tool and viewed by anyone that is interested in the miracle of child birth. This very insightful movie should be shown in school sex education programs internationally along with material already being presented in that forum, and is and all around must see for anyone deemed mature enough. It is a great introduction to various pertinent aspects in the sexual arena. It's delightful! |
Banned in UK The uncut region 1 DVD is available at US Amazon
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| Sexually Yours | Rejected in 1975 | Banned in UK |
| She Tries Every Man | Rejected in 1976 | Banned in UK |
| The Story of O aka
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1975 French erotic film by Just Jaeckin. See
IMDb The BBFC banned the 1975 cinema. The UK/US version of this film; is in many ways somewhat ludicrous for its cut, which does not compare to the original French version, which does indeed have English subtitles. And let me say this now, get that version, not this one. Review from UK Amazon: Badly Shortened As the UK/US edit stands; it leaves many gaping holes in its poor dialogue dubbing, missing the sense of Réage's story, and at times makes very little sense indeed. The French version easily scores 5 stars for me on the basis it makes sense; and it is not cut. However the film itself is Just Jaeckin's rendition of the seminal erotic novel, delving into a somewhat fantastical world of BDSM, it was after all written as a fantasy, not necessarily a depiction of real life. It is sensitive to the original novel, and excellently filmed, whereby it manages not to become gratuitous in its depiction of the scene. It is most certainly worth viewing the French original, for its insight into the world of BDSM, although as with the book it is fantasy, but that clearly shows its faithfulness to the book, and is most certainly worth watching, and a valued addition to my DVD collection. Plus as a bonus you do get the original book with this edition, but then that is readily available on its own. |
The BBFC banned the 1975 cinema. Short dubbed English version was passed 18 without BBFC cuts for the 2000 cinema release and Arrow R2 DVD. Current UK status: Passed 18 without cuts |
| Story of O Part 2 aka
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1984 French video by Eric Rochat, rejected in 1984, also
rejected on video Much softer and more light hearted than the original but was still rejected. |
Banned in UK Shown widely across Europe on broadcast TV (eg M6) |
| Stranger from Canton | Rejected in 1976 | Banned in UK |
| Sweet Movie | 1974 Canadian/French/West German film by Dusan Makavejev.
Rejected in 1975. Was one of Stephen Murphy's last acts before resigning as chief censor Review from IMDb There are some films that are designed to shock, some
designed to titillate, some that delight in disgusting the view. For
Makavejev, shock, disgust and titillation are never the purpose, but a means
to a form of psycho-liberation. Makavejev in Sweet Movie hurtles us head
first into the confronting theses of Post-Freudian Wilhelm Reich. We are
forced to confront our relationship to our primal beings. He literally
smears our consciousness with faeces, vomit and carnality. See also insightful review on DVD Times |
Banned in UK The uncut region 1 DVD is available at US Amazon |
| Teenage Playmates | No ideas on this, distributed by Cinecenta, 83 minutes, rejected in 1977 | Banned in UK |
| Texas Chainsaw Massacre | 1974 US horror film by Tobe Hooper The 1975 cinema release was famously banned. The film was shown in some towns with a local authority certificate overruling the BBFC ban. The ban persisted until 1999. An official BBFC comment from their website just before the granting of the cinema certificate in 1999 read: Most questions about THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE (and sequels) assume that the problem is one of violence or horror. In fact the reason that the film was refused certification was the result of the perceived degree of terrorisation of women and threat to defenceless women. The Board has for many years operated a very strict policy with regard to sexual violence, based on the incidence of this sort of behaviour in real life and the fact that a great deal of research does indicate that this is the one area where media representations do seem to have quite direct effects on attitudes and behaviour. The film was rejected by the Board on film and is most unlikely to be classified on video, where the law demands a stricter test, under amendments to the Video Recording Act 1984 contained in the Criminal Justice & Public Order Act 1994. The BBFC finally relented on their ban in 1999 when they passed the cinema release and subsequent video/DVD versions 18 uncut with the following comment: The notoriety of the film may owe a lot to its original rejection by the BBFC in 1975. It was passed for viewing in Europe, the USA, Australia and other countries. It received a GLC licence in the 1970s and was most recently shown in central London in 1998 under a licence from Camden Council. There is, so far as the Board is aware, no evidence that harm has ever arisen as a consequence of viewing the film. For modern young adults, accustomed to the macabre shocks of horror films through the 1980s and 1990s, THE TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE is unlikely to be particularly challenging. Unlike more recent examples of the genre, violence in THE TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE is throughout implied rather than explicit. By today's standards, its visual effects may seem relatively unconvincing. Possibly the most notorious feature is the relentless pursuit of the 'Final Girl' throughout the last half hour or so of the film. The heroine in peril is a staple of the cinema since the earliest days. It is nonetheless legitimate to question the unusual emphasis THE TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE places on the pursuit of a defenceless and screaming female over such an extended period. The Board's conclusion, after careful consideration, was that any possible harm that might arise in terms of the effect upon a modern audience would be more than sufficiently countered by the unrealistic, even absurd, nature of the action itself. It is worth emphasising that there is no explicit sexual element in the film, and relatively little visible violence. Review from UK Amazon: Classic of its generation The Texas Chainsaw Massacre is undoubtedly one of the scariest films ever made and its raw power remains undiminished to this very day. Made in the hot wastelands of Texas in 1974 with an incredibly low budget, director Tobe Hooper has somehow created a genuine fright machine which changed the face of the horror genre completely. The story revolves around a group of teenagers being chased, terrified and murdered when they stumble upon a canabilistic family in the countryside. The main character, Leatherface, has become one of the most notable villians in cinema history; his remorseless killings were loosely based on real life 1950's Texan murderer Ed Gein. You will know already whether this sort of film is for you - if you enjoy slasher thrillers and behind-the-seat suspense, this is the ticket. I stress however that this does not come beautifully presented or has special effects - it is filmed much similar to that of a documentary and is often described as gritty. But don't let this put you off - this actually adds to the realism of the situation and makes it a much scarier experience. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre is a classic of its generation and deserves to be part of any respectable film collection. Just don't watch it alone. |
The 1975 cinema release was famously banned. The film was shown in some towns with a local authority certificate overruling the BBFC ban. The BBFC finally relented on their ban in 1999 when they passed the cinema release and subsequent video/DVD versions 18 uncut. Current UK Status: Passed 18 uncut The uncut region 2 DVD is available at UK AmazonThe uncut US Blu-ray is available via 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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Tropic of Cancer
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1970 US drama by Joseph Strick The BBFC rejected the 1970 cinema release. Thanks to Gary: Trivia point: It's almost certainly the first US major-studio film to feature the word 'cunt' in its dialogue - earlier than the usual film so credited, Carnal Knowledge. See review from IMDb: Fairly Explicit The movie had difficulty synthesizing Henry Miller's sense of sacred and profane in harmony. It tried now with a Rip Torn voiceover reading from Miller's work, then with some poetic shots of the beauty of Paris. It never really seemed to succeed. The movie could never find anything to focus on. It represents a string of vignettes, and they don't seem to lead to any common goal. Many scenes seem to concentrate on the minor characters for much too long, and without apparent purpose. Such picaresque efforts rely on the charm of characterization for impact, and this film has some of that, but not enough. It's structured as if somebody said let's make a film of Tropic of Cancer without actually feeling any passion for why they wanted to do that. It was certainly interesting to see Rip Torn so young and so good-looking, and to see Ellen Burstyn in such a flagrant display of nudity. Some of the locales are accurately evocative, and Torn is reasonably credible in the lead. It is fairly explicit in the sexual scenes, and extremely explicit in its use of language. You could watch it and not feel you've wasted your time, but be advised that you won't feel much rewarded, either. |
The BBFC rejected the 1970 cinema release. Awarded a GLC X for showing in London. Shown on Sky in early 1990s. Shown at the Barbican in 2009. Current UK Status: No UK Release US DVD release scheduled for 2010 |
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Venus in Furs aka
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1969 West Germany/Switzerland/Italy erotic film by Massimo
Dallamano The BBFC rejected the 1970 cinema release Review from UK Amazon: Skilfully Made In my opinion the movie is made skilfully, with crafted pictures and scenes. It reflects an atmosphere of early seventies also. If you have read the book by Sacher-Masoch you can find out this movie is trying to be a translation of the classic work of literature to modern film. Story, idea or course of action in the movie wants to be similar to book, just played in modern time. But that was not successfully accomplished. Despite it, this movie is worth to see and be in your collection, especially if you like the movies from seventies. The performance of Laura Antonelli and Regis Vallee is not bad. The scenes are played and all film is made as erotic, not pornography. |
The BBFC rejected the 1970 cinema release The cinema release of 1971 was cut by the BBFC The Redemption Films video release was cut by 2:32s in 1993 Cut by 1:05s when Shameless DVD submitted in 2007 Current UK Status: Passed 18 after 1:05s cuts |
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1967 Japanese film by Koji Wakamats, rejected in 1976 Rape/revenge saga. |
Banned in UK |
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Wild Riders aka
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1971 US biker film by Richard Kanter
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A cinema release was banned by the BBFC in 1971 The AVR Entertainment video was banned by the BBFC in 1987 The DVD was passed in 2003 with 32s of cuts but was never actually released. Current UK Status: passed 18 after 32s but unreleased The uncut region 1 DVD is available at
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| Woman's Best Friend | Short film rejected in 1975 | Banned in UK |
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