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 v          Gainsbourg - 2010 France music biography by Joann Sfar


 X   Gainsbourg

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  • Gainsbourg (Vie héroïque)
  • Gainsbourg (A Heroic Life)
  • Gainsbourg (Je T'aime... Moi Non Plus)
Gainsbourg is a 2010 France music biography by Joann Sfar
Starring Eric Elmosnino, Lucy Gordon and Laetitia Casta YouTube icon BBFC link 2020 IMDb
Director Joann Sfar elected to shorten the Original Version for the Director's Cut

Summary Notes

Lucien Ginsburg, a rebellious French Jewish boy with a grotesque imagination, hates playing the piano like his father, a bar professional, and manages to be admitted to Montmartre Academy as a painter, where he befriends an SS officer who helps him survive the occupation. After the war, he chooses to become a performing artist and adopts the stage name Serge Gainsbourg. His unorthodox songs bring him success, even his parents's approval, and lots of lovers, yet his marriages are all utter failures.

Director's Cut

uncut
Director's Cut
run: 121:43s
pal: 116:51s
15 certUK: The Director's Cut/International Version was passed 15 uncut for:

From IMDb . A new cut of the film, runs 14 minutes shorter then previous version and is Joann Sfar's preferred one. Changes include -

  • Deletion of the scene where young Serge persuades in vain for his mother to buy him a gun to play with, even attempting to bribe her by saying he'll work harder on the piano.
  • Deletion of the scene where Serge and Boris Vian walk to his apartment and the two lie in the road in an effort to stop a cab. While they wait Serge reveals he has an double that follows him around to which Vian replies his is a werewolf. However two policemen soon end the conversation short. (This proceeds Serge arriving at Boris's apartment and explains a later scene where drunken Serge lies in the road before having the police escort to his concert
  • Longer scene of the Baby Pop groupies, as Gainsbourg wakes up in bed with two naked women as his Mug joyously tosses bank statements at him revealing how rich he is from Poupe'e de cire, poupe'e de son alone!
  • The groupies and party to Qui Est In Qui Est Out is cut short, removing Serge narrating about the mouth being the primary sexual organ . His narration reveals the girls in the room he has slept with and how he was with them. It reveals Gainsbourg's occasional cruel streak.
  • After Gainsbourg recites La Marseillaise at the press conference, we then see young Serge repeating it and triumphantly rising his fist to the audience.
  • Deletion of an short exchange in the nightclub when a reveller comments to Gainsbourg about him being parodied on a French TV show. The new version removes these lines either because the show is unknown outside of France or because it doesn't tie in as being the night Gainsbourg met his wife, Bambou as that TV show wouldn't air until years later.

Original Version

uncut
uncut
run: 135:19s
pal: 129:54s
15 certUK: The Original French Version was passed 15 without BBFC cuts for:
  • 2010 cinema release
 v          Galaxy of Terror - 1981 USA action Sci-Fi horror by Bruce D Clark (as BD Clark).


 X   Galaxy of Terror

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  • Mindwarp: An Infinity of Terror
  • Planet of Horrors
  • Quest
Galaxy of Terror is a 1981 USA action Sci-Fi horror by Bruce D Clark (as BD Clark).
Starring Edward Albert, Erin Moran and Ray Walston. IMDb
Cut by the BBFC for 18 rated VHS in 1986. The BBFC cuts were waived in 2002 but the 18 rating stands. Uncut and MPAA R rated in the US.

Versions

uncut
uncut
run: 81:34s
pal: 78:18s

18

MPAA R

UK: Passed 18 uncut with previous BBFC cuts waived:
  • 2002 ILC Prime VHS

US: Uncut and MPAA R rated for:

BBFC cut
cuts
cut: 14s
run: 81:19s
pal: 78:04s
18UK: Passed 18 after 14s of BBFC cuts:
  • 1986 Warner VHS

From IMDb:

  • 3 cuts to a scene showing the rape of Dameia by a giant maggot
 v   The Gallows - 2012 USA horror thriller by Chris Lofing.


 X   The Gallows

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The Gallows is a 2012 USA horror thriller by Chris Lofing.
Starring Price T Morgan and Mackie Burt. IMDb

Exists as a Theatrical Version and an Original Version
Promotional Material
Twenty years after an accident caused the death of the lead actor during a high school play, students at the same small town school resurrect the failed stage production in a misguided attempt to honor the anniversary of the tragedy - but ultimately find out that some things are better left alone.

Versions

BBFC uncut
Original Version
15 77:30s UK: The Original Version was passed 15 uncut for strong psychological threat for:
  • 2015 Warner Home Video RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon released on 23rd November 2015
  • 2015 Warner Home Video R2 DVD at UK Amazon released on 23rd November 2015
US: The Original version is uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
  • 2015 Warner Home Video [Original + Theatrical] RA Blu-ray at US Amazon

Versions

From article from en.wikipedia.org . During production, New Line Cinema acquired distribution rights to the film. Though the film is set in Lofing's hometown of Beatrice, Nebraska, all of the scenes in the theatrical version of the film were shot in Fresno, California. Several scenes in the first cut of the film were shot in Beatrice, but those scenes were dropped when Blumhouse Productions picked up the movie. Those scenes will be featured in the DVD and Blu-ray releases of The Gallows and will be noted as the Original Version
BBFC uncut
Theatrical Version
15

MPAA R

77:24s UK: The Theatrical Version was passed 15 uncut for strong psychological threat for:
  • 2015 Warner Home Video
  • 2015 cinema release
US: The Theatrical Version is MPAA R rated for:
  • 2015 Warner Home Video [Original + Theatrical] RA Blu-ray at US Amazon
 v   The Gambler - 1980 USA TV western by Dick Lowry.


 X   The Gambler

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The Gambler is a 1980 USA TV western by Dick Lowry.
With Kenny Rogers, Christine Belford and Bruce Boxleitner. IMDb

BBFC category cuts for 1986 VHS. Uncut for DVD.
Summary Notes

Brady Hawkes, The Gambler, receives a letter from his son indicating he needs help. This sends Brady to the rescue. Along the way Brady meets up with Billy Montana, a young man who thinks he knows everything about playing cards.

Versions

BBFC uncut
uncut
PG 95:27s
=91:38s
UK: Passed PG uncut for mild violence for:
  • 2013 Delta Music video
  • 1990 castle VHS
BBFC cut
category cuts
1s
PG 91:34s UK: Passed PG after 1s of BBFC category cuts for:
  • 1986 VPD VHS
         A Game for Six Lovers - 1960 France comedy romance by Jacques Doniol-Valcroze. See L'eau a La Bouche
 v          Game of Death - 1978 Hong Kong film by Robert Clouse.


 X   Game of Death (1978)

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  • Bruce Lee's Game of Death
  • Si wang you ju
Game of Death is a 1978 Hong Kong film by Robert Clouse.
With Bruce Lee, Gig Young and Colleen Camp. Melon Farmers linkYouTube icon BBFC link 2020 IMDb
Cut by the BBFC for X rated cinema release. Fight scenes were substituted for banned nunchuks for 18 rated VHS. Uncut and 18 rated for DVD and 15 rated for 2023 cinema release. The film is uncut in the US but there also exists various regional variance for a Hong Kong Version, a Chinese Version and a Japanese Version.
Summary Review: A Fitting Tribute

A martial arts movie star must fake his death to find the people who are trying to kill him.

Game of Death, a Frankenstein concoction of bits and peices of Bruce Lee's final performance in a movie originally shot in 1972-73 and a later film shot in 1978 after Lee's death is really two movies in one.

The first, a crime/revenge caper helmed by Robert Clouse is not as bad as you may have heard. The scenes are intercut badly and Lee's many doubles do look bad, but as a movie on it's own merit it isn't that bad.

Versions

uncut
US Version
run: 100:16s
pal: 96:15s
15

18

MPAA R

UK: Uncut and BBFC 15 rated with a trigger warning for strong violence, bloody images, suicide references:
  • 2023 Arrow Film cinema release (rated 25/05/2023)

UK: The US Version was passed 18 uncut with previous BBFC cuts waived:

  • 2023 Arrow Bruce Lee At Golden Harvest [US + Hong Kong Versions] R0 4K Blu-ray at UK Amazon #ad
  • 2023 Arrow Bruce Lee At Golden Harvest [US + Hong Kong Versions] (RB) Blu-ray at UK Amazon #ad

Log fight

Long-lost unseen footage of the celebrated log fight scene from the Bruce Lee film Game of Death is to be released as bonus material in the Bruce Lee at Golden Harvest box set marking the 50th anniversary of the famed actor and martial artist's death.

The log fight scene, so called because of the large piece of wood that one of actors wields at the start of the sequence, is part of the approximately 100 minutes of raw footage that Lee shot in 1972, before production was halted to enable Lee to take up Warner Bros' offer to make Enter the Dragon . The scene features Chieh Yuan, as one of Lee's allies, in combat with Dan Inosanto, who plays a master of Filipino martial art eskrima.

The log fight scene was known from photographs taken on the set, and from very brief excerpts used in the 1978 version. It appears to have become separated from the rest of the Game of Death footage after Lee's death, and was discovered in 2016 in the Hong Kong archives of film studio Fortune Star, which now owns the catalogue of Game of Death producers Golden Harvest.

  • 2015 Mediumrare RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon
  • 2012 Cine-Asia Hong Kong Legends R2 DVD at UK Amazon
  • 2003 Medusa/E1 Hong Kong Legends R2 DVD
  • 2001 Medusa/E1 Hong Kong Legends R2 DVD

US : The US Version is uncut and MPAA R Rated for:

cut
shortened
Hong Kong Version
cut:
run: 90:09s
pal: 86:33s
cut:
run: 89:13s
pal: 85:39s

15

Hong Kong flag
Hong Kong

MPAA Unrated

UK: The Hong Kong Version is BBFC 15 rated for strong violence, bloody images, suicide references;
  • 2023 Arrow Bruce Lee At Golden Harvest [US + Hong Kong Versions] R0 4K Blu-ray at UK Amazon #ad
  • 2023 Arrow Bruce Lee At Golden Harvest [US + Hong Kong Versions] (RB) Blu-ray at UK Amazon #ad

Hong Kong: The Hong Kong Version has been shortened and the fight scene between Bruce Lee and Han Jai Ji has been moved.

US: The Hong Kong Version is shortened and MPAA Unrated for:

  • 2017 Shout! Factory [US + Hong Kong Versions] Collector's Edition RA Blu-ray at US Amazon
cut
shortened
Chinese Version
China flag
China
China: The Chinese Version is based on the Hong Kong Version but the fight scene between Bruce Lee and Han Jai Ji has been removed.

See version details from movie-censorship.com

cut
Total
cut: 4:01s
run: 95:54s
pal: 92:04s

BBFC cut
2s

cut
pre-cut
3:59s

18

BBFC 18 1982

UK: A version pre-cut by 3:59s was further cut by 2s by the BBFC for:
  • 2005 Universal DVD
  • 1997 4 Front VHS
  • 1996 Blue Chip VHS
  • 1986 Rank VHS

Missing was the sight of nunchuks:

Game of Death with nunchukas

Comparison of the UK Rank video and a Video-CD from Malaysia reveals that an entire 4 minute fight scene has been substituted. Late on in the film the Chinese version shows a nunchucks fight between Bruce Lee and a villain dressed all in black. In the Rank Video, this is replaced with a far less savage battle between Bruce Lee and a different guy dressed all in white with no nunchucks to be seen.

BBFC cut
cut
cut:
run: 92:49s
pal: 89:06s
X certUK: Passed X (18) after BBFC cuts for:
  • 1978 cinema release
 v          Game Of Death II - 1980 Hong Kong/South Korea action mystery by See-Yuen Ng, Sammo Kam-Bo Hung, Corey Yuen


 X   Game Of Death II

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  • Tower Of Death
  • Game Of Death 2
  • Si wang ta
Game Of Death II is a 1980 Hong Kong/South Korea action mystery by See-Yuen Ng, Sammo Kam-Bo Hung, Corey Yuen
Starring Bruce Lee, Tae-jeong Kim and Jeong-lee Hwang BBFC link 2020 IMDb
Exists as the original Hong Kong Version and an extended International Version.

Summary Notes

After Billy Lo is killed while seeking the murderers of his friend, his brother Bobby goes all out to bring the perpetrators to justice.

International Version

BBFC uncut
International Version
run: 95:49s
pal: 91:59s
15

BBFC 18 1982

UK: The International Version is uncut and BBFC 15 rated for strong violence, sex references, sexualised nudity:
  • 2023 Arrow Film Blu-ray (rated 17/07/2023)
UK: The International Version is uncut and BBFC 18 rated:
  • 1993 Polygram VHS (rated 12/11/1993)
  • 1988 Rank Home VHS (rated 02/02/1988)

From IMDb:

Existing Bruce Lee and Bruce Lee related stock footage has been used to create new scenes.

The most prominent addition is the greenhouse fight between Casanova Wong and Bruce Lee (actually Kim Tai Jong doubling for Lee) which was shot by Sammo Hung for the Hong Kong cut of Game of Death.

Other scenes include:

  • a childhood montage of Billy Lo, which is actually comprised of old footage from Bruce Lee's childhood films.
  • a funeral dedication which uses footage from Bruce Lee's real funeral, but is done more tastefully than its use in Game of Death as it plays off as more of a real tribute to Bruce Lee than a movie funeral.
  • a proper end credits montage.

Hong Kong Version

BBFC uncut
uncut
run: 72:09s
pal: 69:16s
15UK: A short version is BBFC 15 rated for strong violence:
  • 2023 Arrow Bruce Lee At Golden Harvest [International + Hong Kong Versions] R0 4K Blu-ray/(RB) Blu-ray Combo at UK Amazon #ad
  • 2023 Arrow Bruce Lee At Golden Harvest [International + Hong Kong Versions] (RB) Blu-ray at UK Amazon #ad

The promotional materials suggests that this may a variant of the Hong Kong Version

BBFC uncut
uncut
run: 86:56s
pal: 83:27s
BBFC 18 1982UK: The Hong Kong Version is uncut and BBFC 18 rated for strong violence:
  • 2023 Arrow Bruce Lee At Golden Harvest [International + Hong Kong Versions] R0 4K Blu-ray/(RB) Blu-ray Combo at UK Amazon #ad
  • 2023 Arrow Bruce Lee At Golden Harvest [International + Hong Kong Versions] (RB) Blu-ray at UK Amazon #ad
  • 2001 Medusa Comms. & Marketing DVD (rated 31/10/2001) titled Game Of Death 2
  • 1983 Sino Cine Co cinema release (rated 17/03/1983) titled Tower Of Death
 v          Game of Death - 2010 USA action adventure thriller by Giorgio Serafini.


 X   Game of Death (2010)

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Game of Death is a 2010 USA action adventure thriller by Giorgio Serafini.
Starring Wesley Snipes and Aunjanue Ellis and Zoë Bell. BBFC link 2020 IMDb

Exists as an original version and an extended German version.

Summary Notes

A diplomat's bodyguard and company are injured in a botched assassination attempt. They're all taken to the same hospital, where the bodyguard teams up with a nurse to protect the diplomat from a team of ruthless assassins. The nurse soon learns that there is more to this sticky situation than expected.

Versions

uncut
uncut
Germany flag
Germany
Germany: There is an extended German Version

See pictorial version details from movie-censorship.com . There is a German version of the film that is longer by 9:31s. This adds uncontentious plot details, but this ends up detracting from the film

BBFC uncut
uncut
run: 97:43s
pal: 93:48s
15 cert93:48s UK: Passed 15 without BBFC cuts for strong violence and language:
         A Game of Love - 1960 France comedy romance by Jacques Doniol-Valcroze. See L'eau a La Bouche
 v          Game of Survival - 1985 US action horror by Roberta Findlay


 X   Game of Survival

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  • Tenement
  • Slaughter in the South Bronx Tenement: Game of Survival
Game of Survival is a 1985 US action horror by Roberta Findlay
Starring Joe Lynn, Mina Bern and Walter Bryant BBFC link 2020 Melon Farmers link IMDb
Banned by the BBFC for 1987 VHS. Later passed 18 uncut for 2005 DVD.. Uncut and X rated in the US.

Summary Review

A drug selling and violent street-gang terrorize the renters of a big trashy apartment-house.

Tenement's TOO VIOLENT TO BE RATED! tagline lives up to its name as well: people are dropped off windows, electrocuted, impaled, castrated, raped with broomstick handles, sliced on the jugular, etc. It's definitely one of the most violent 70s/80s grindhouse/exploitation flicks I've seen, but it was definitely entertaining if also brutal. Recommended.

Versions

uncut
uncut
run: 94:07s
pal: 90:21s

18

MPAA X

UK: Passed 18 uncut for:
  • 2005 Blackhorse R0 DVD at UK Amazon titled Tenement: Game of Survival

US: Uncut and MPAA X Rated for:

banned
banned
rejected UK: Banned by the BBFC for:
  • 1987 Lazer VHS titled Game of Survival
 v          Game of Thrones - 2011 USA/UK TV fantasy drama by .


 X   Game of Thrones

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Game of Thrones is a 2011 USA/UK TV fantasy drama by .
With Peter Dinklage, Lena Headey, Maisie Williams. IMDb

Season 1 was cut to remove a George Bush skewered head after a political embarrassment

Versions

cut
pre-cut
18 UK: A pre-cut version was passed 18 without BBFC cuts for:

In June 2012 American politicians called for a boycott of Game of Thrones after the creator's despicable decision to include former President George W. Bush's severed head in several scenes. In the tenth episode of the first season, Bush's decapitated head is seen impaled on a wooden spike, covered in filthy long hair.

HBO and the show's creators, David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, have apologized for the incident. Benioff and Weiss, who noted the appearance in the series' DVD commentary, insist it wasn't a political statement - just a prop.

HBO said in a statement that the scene was:

unacceptable, disrespectful and in very bad taste. We made this clear to the executive producers of the series who apologized immediately for this inadvertent careless mistake. We are sorry this happened and will have it removed from any future DVD production.

uncut
uncut
18UK: Passed 18 uncut for:
            Games Girls Play - 1974 UK sex comedy by Jack Arnold. See The Bunny Caper
            Games Maids Play - 1975 France adult film by Jean-Claude Laureux See Family Jewels
 v          Games that Lovers Play - 1971 UK comedy by Malcolm Leigh.


 X   Games that Lovers Play

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Games that Lovers Play is a 1971 UK comedy by Malcolm Leigh.
With Joanna Lumley, Penny Brahms and Richard Wattis. IMDb

Cut by the BBFC for 1971 cinema release.
Summary Notes

In the 1920s, two rival brothel madames have a bet on who has the sexiest girls.

Not released on home video until 2014 but a nude scene featuring Joanna Lumley was featured in mens' magazines and in the Electric Blue series of softcore adult video

Versions

UK: Unknown BBFC details for:
BBFC cut
cut
X cert UK: Passed X after compulsory BBFC cuts for:
  • 1971 cinema release
 v          Gandeevadhari Arjuna - 2023 India Action, Thriller Film by Praveen Sattaru


 X   Gandeevadhari Arjuna

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Gandeevadhari Arjuna is a 2023 India Action, Thriller Film by Praveen Sattaru
Starring Manish Chaudhari, Nassar and Vimala Raman BBFC link 2020 IMDb

BBFC category cuts were required for a 12A rated cinema release in 2023.

BBFC Notes

A ruthless executive attempts to prevent evidence of his company's deadly waste dumping activities from coming out in this action-packed Telugu language thriller, which contains scenes of moderate and impactful violence.

Versions

BBFC cut
category cuts
cut:
run: 136:32s
pal: 131:04s
12AUK: BBFC 12A rated with a trigger warning for moderate violence, injury detail, threat, domestic abuse, strong language after BBFC category cuts:
  • 2023 Dreamz Entertainment cinema release (rated 22/08/2023)

The BBFC commented:

The distributor chose to make cuts to scenes of violence and drug misuse in order to achieve their preferred category of 12A. Cuts were made in accordance with BBFC Guidelines and policy. An uncut 15 classification was available.

 v   The Gandhi Murder - 2018 UK historical drama by Karim Traïdia and Pankaj Sehgal (co-director).


 X   The Gandhi Murder

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  • Solar Eclipse: Depth of Darkness
  • Solar Eclipse
The Gandhi Murder is a 2018 UK historical drama by Karim Traïdia and Pankaj Sehgal (co-director).
Starring Stephen Lang, Luke Pasqualino and Joseph K Bevilacqua. IMDb
BBFC category cuts were required for a 12A rated cinema release in 2019.

Summary Notes

Solar Eclipse is a conspiracy theory period movie based on true events, that led to the eventual assassination of Mahatma Gandhi. The movie demonstrates a violent India, at the backdrop of a non-violent Gandhi, and hard-line fanatic mindsets beginning to grow roots in an India divided on the basis of religion. The feature is a story of three police officers in different parts of India, who, well aware of the intelligence that Gandhi's life in under threat, must take key decisions that would eventually either save the Mahatma, or the country.

Versions

BBFC cut
BBFC category cuts
1:19s
12A 117:20s
=112:38s

submitted
118:39s
=113:54s
UK: Passed 12A for moderate violence, bloody images, scene of torture after 1:19s of BBFC category cuts:
  • 2018 cinema release
The BBFC commented:
  • Company chose to remove bloody detail, during and in the aftermath of violence, in order to obtain a 12A classification. An uncut 15 classification was available.
 v          Gang Tapes


 X   Gang Tapes

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Gang Tapes

Versions

3:37s 1876:06s 2001 US film by Adam Ripp

Cut by the BBFC in 2004 with the following explanation: Cut required to remove a scene of clear and instructive detail on the preparation of illegal drugs.

The uncut region 1 DVD is available via UK Amazon

Amazon Review

If you're familiar with the works of the danish directors who've signed the DOGMA charter, GANG TAPES may please you with its improbable camera movements and its documentary style. If not, stay away from this movie.

I must admit that the scenes of violence of GANG TAPES are, in my opinion, far more impressive than those shown in the Hollywood thrillers. You never know what will happen next on the screen and you really feel in your guts the paranoia which is the life's companion of these people. And the impacts of the bullets in the body of the victims will hit you as if you were present in the hot streets of the city of the angels.

 v          Gangster No 1


 X   Gangster No 1

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  • Gangster Nr. 1
Gangster No 1

Versions

uncut
uncut
1898:18s 2000 UK/Germany/Ireland crime film by Paul McGuigan.
With Malcolm McDowell, David Thewlis and Paul Bettany. IMDb

Passed 18 uncut for:

  • 2009 4DVD Blu-ray at UK Amazon
  • 2008 4DVD R2 DVD at UK Amazon
  • 2002 Cinema Club R2 DVD
  • 2002 Cinema Club VHS
  • 2001 VCI R2 DVD
  • 2001 VCI VHS
  • 2000 Film Four video
  • 2000 cinema release

There is also an International Version that cuts 2:20s from the torture of Lenny Mays

 v          Gangster Squad - 2013 USA crime action drama thriller by Ruben Fleischer.


 X   Gangster Squad

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Gangster Squad is a 2013 USA crime action drama thriller by Ruben Fleischer.
With Sean Penn, Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone. IMDb

A scene with a movie theatre shooting was reshot over PC sensitivity with a real US shooting at Aurora in Colorado

Versions

uncut
uncut
run: 112:44s
pal: 108:13s
15 cert

MPAA R

UK: Passed 15 uncut for strong bloody violence and very strong language for:

US: Uncut and MPAA R Rated for:

Gangster Squad was delayed from its original 2012 opening date after the mass shooting at a Colorado movie theater. A shootout scene set in a movie theater was cut and re-shot in a different Chinatown location for the film's eventual 2013 release.

 v          Ganja & Hess - 1973 USA horror drama by Bill Gunn.


 X   Ganja & Hess

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  • Blood Couple
Ganja & Hess is a 1973 USA horror drama by Bill Gunn.
Starring Duane Jones, Marlene Clark and Bill Gunn. IMDb
Uncut by the BBFC for the complete version released on 2015 Blu-ray. Originally shortened in the US for cinema but partially restored for 1998 video and fully restored for 2006 home video
Version History
Bill Gunn's original cut was 113 minutes, but the producers wanted a shorter film, and released a 78 minute version titled Blood Couple.

This film was mostly restored in 1998 and released by Image. This version was just missing a two minute sequence of George Meda stabbing Dr Hess Green.

The complete film was restored in 2006, and it is this complete version that is featured on this Eureka release.

Promotional Material

Flirting with the conventions of blaxploitation and the horror cinema, Bill Gunn s revolutionary independent film Ganja & Hess is a highly stylized and utterly original treatise on sex, religion, and African American identity. Later recut and released in an inferior version, this edition represents the original release, restored by The Museum of Modern Art with support from The Film Foundation, and mastered in HD from a 35mm negative.

Duane Jones ( Night of the Living Dead ) stars as anthropologist Hess Green, who is stabbed with an ancient ceremonial dagger by his unstable assistant (director Bill Gunn ), endowing him with the blessing of immortality, and the curse of an unquenchable thirst for blood. When the assistant s beautiful and outspoken wife Ganja ( Marlene Clark ) comes searching for her vanished husband, she and Hess form an unexpected partnership. Together, they explore just how much power there is in the blood.

Versions

BBFC uncut
Complete Version
18 112:44s UK: The Complete Version was passed 18 uncut for:
  • 2015 Eureka Entertainment Ltd RB Blu-ray/R2 DVD Combo at UK Amazon released on 26th January 2015
uncut
Partially Restored Version
US flag~111:00s US: This film was mostly restored in 1998 and released by Image. This version was just missing a two minute sequence of George Meda stabbing Dr Hess Green.
cut
Shortened
Version
US flag~78:00s US: Bill Gunn's original cut was 113 minutes, but the producers wanted a shorter film, and released a 78 minute version titled Blood Couple.
 v   The Garbage Pail Kids Movie - 1987 US children's comedy by Rod Amateau


 X   The Garbage Pail Kids Movie

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The Garbage Pail Kids Movie is a 1987 US children's comedy by Rod Amateau
Starring Anthony Newley, Mackenzie Astin and Phil Fondacaro BBFC link 2020 IMDb

BBFC category cuts were required for PG rated video releases in 1988 and 2010. The 2024 Bku-ray is uncut and BBFC 12 rated.

Summary Notes

Dodger must confront the struggles of life as he is visited by the Garbage Pail Kids and intimidated by some older bullies.

Versions

BBFC uncut
uncut
run: 96:32s
pal: 92:40s
12UK: Uncut and BBFC 12 rated for moderate violence, threat:
  • 2024 Altitude Film Blu-ray (rated 15/01/2024)

BBFC cut
category
cuts
cut: 26s
run: 95:44s
pal: 91:54s
PG 1980

BBFC PG 1982

UK: BBFC PG rated for moderate violence, threat after 26s of BBFC category cuts:
  • 2010 Second Sight Films DVD (rated 26/11/2010)
  • 1988 Entertainment in VHS (rated 20/01/1988)

The BBFC cuts were:

  • edits to imitable techniques and
  • to remove all shots of Greg's flick knife.
 v          Garden Of Torment - 1976 France drama by Christian Gion


 X   Garden Of Torment

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  • Garden Of Torture
  • The Garden of Torment
  • Le jardin des supplices
Garden Of Torment is a 1976 France drama by Christian Gion
Starring Roger Van Hool, Jacqueline Kerry and Tony Taffin BBFC link 2020 IMDb
Banned by the BBFC for 1976 cinema release under the title Garden of Torture but passed X uncut the next year with the title Garden of Torment.

Summary Notes

In the 1930's a young doctor is forced to flee from Paris because he is involved in a drug scandal. On his passage to China he meets a beautiful, eccentric woman. After their arrival in China, she introduces him into a circle of decadent Europeans which created a torture garden for their amusement. While the bored imperial upper class is torturing the locals the revolution is rising.

Versions

BBFC uncut
uncut
run: 90:24s
pal: 86:47s
X 1970UK: Passed X (18) uncut:
  • 1977 cinema release
banned
banned
Rejected 1970 UK: Banned by the BBFC:
  • 1976 cinema release titled Garden of Torture
 v          Garfield 2 - 2006 UK / USA family animation comedy by Tim Hill.


 X   Garfield 2

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  • Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties
Garfield 2 is a 2006 UK / USA family animation comedy by Tim Hill.
Starring Breckin Meyer, Jennifer Love Hewitt and Billy Connolly. IMDb
Exists as a theatrical version and a longer extended version on home video. Both were passed U uncut by the BBFC. In the US the theatrical version is PG rated and presumably the extended version is MPAA unrated
Summary Notes

Garfield is back and this time Garfield and his canine sidekick Odie follows their owner, Jon Arbuckle, to England, the U.K. may never recover, as Garfield is mistaken for a look-alike, regal cat who has inherited a castle. Garfield savors the royal treatment afforded by his loyal four-legged subjects, but his reign is in jeopardy! The evil nefarious stubborn Lord Dargis is determined to do away with Garfield, so he can turn the castle into a resort. Garfield's bigger, better, more perfect world is soon turned upside down in this tale of two kitties.

Versions

BBFC uncut
Extended Version
U

MPAA
Unrated

82:06s

UK: The Extended Version was passed U uncut for very mild crude language for:
  • 2007 Film Flex Movies video
  • 2006 Twentieth Century Fox video at UK Amazon
US: The Extended Version is uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
BBFC uncut
Theatrical Version
U

MPAA PG
MPAA

77:47s
=74:40s

UK: The Theatrical Version was passed U uncut for very mild crude language for:
  • 2006 cinema release
            Garibaldi - 1961 Italy / France historical drama by Roberto Rossellini. See Viva L'italia
 v   The Gatekeeper's Daughter - 1975 France comedy by Jérôme Savary.


 X   The Gatekeeper's Daughter

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  • La fille du garde-barrière
  • The Daughter of the Railroad Crossing Guard
The Gatekeeper's Daughter is a 1975 France comedy by Jérôme Savary.
With Mona Heftre, Michel Dussarat, Annick Berger. IMDb
Banned by the BBFC for 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.

Versions

banned
banned
rejected UK: Banned by the BBFC for:
  • 1975 cinema release
            Gates of Hell - 1980 Italy horror by Lucio Fulci See City of the Living Dead
 v          Gator Bait - 1974 USA action thriller by Beverly Sebastian and Ferd Sebastian.


 X   Gator Bait

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  • Swamp Bait
  • 'Gator Bait
  • Alligaattori ansa
Gator Bait is a 1974 USA action thriller by Beverly Sebastian and Ferd Sebastian.
Starring Claudia Jennings, Sam Gilman and Douglas Dirkson. IMDb
BBFC category cuts were required for an AA rated cinema release in 1977. Compulsory cuts were required for an 18 rated VHS release in 1986. Uncut and MPAA R rated in the US.
Summary Notes

Desiree lives deep in the swamp and supports herself and her siblings by poaching. Ben and deputy Billy hope to get a little sexual comfort from the "Cajun swamp rat" when they catch Desiree trapping 'gators, and give chase. Desiree outsmarts them but Billy accidentally shoots Ben and tells his sheriff dad that Desiree did it. Ben's dad and sons join them in the search party and quickly get out of control. Soon the hunters become the hunted as Desiree exacts her revenge for their violence against her family.

Note that Claudia Jennings keeps her clothes on throughout the film.

Versions

BBFC uncut
Uncut
MPAA R 88:34s
=85:01s
US: Uncut and MPAA R rated for:
BBFC cut
compulsory cuts
3:08s
18

pre-cert VHS

81:28s

UK: Passed 18 after 3:08s of BBFC compulsory cuts for:
  • 1986 CIC VHS titled Gator Bait

UK: The same cut version was released on pre-cert video for:

  • 1986 CIC VHS titled Gator Bait
Presumably CIC had submitted the film for an unofficial BBFC rating which were not legally mandated at this time. The unofficial rating became an official rating when submitted after the Video Recordings Act had commenced.

From IMDb:

  • The cut were to reduce the killing of Julie
cut
cut
pre-cert VHS 57:36s

UK: A much shortened version was released on pre-cert video for:
  • Action Films VHS titled Swamp Bait
  • FLK VHS titled Swamp Bait
BBFC cut
category cuts
4:05s

cut
shortened

AA76:49s
=73:45s

UK: A shortened version was passed AA (14) after BBFC category cuts for:
  • 1977 cinema release titled Swamp Bait

The shortened version submitted to the BBFC is missing a lengthy speedboat chase.


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