Le Testament Du Docteur Cordelier is a 1959 France TV horror drama by Jean Renoir. Starring Jean-Louis Barrault, Teddy Bilis and Sylviane Margollé.
Cut by the BBFC for 1963 cinema release. Uncut and PG rated on 2007 DVD.
Summary Notes
Mr. Joly, doctor Cordelier's lawyer, is amazed to discover that his client and friend leaves his possessions to a stranger, Opale, a sadistic criminal. He needs this man to prove that
people's behavior can be adjusted at will...
Versions
uncut
92:14s
UK: Passed PG uncut for mild language and violence for:
2007 Optimum R2 DVD at UK Amazon titled Le Testament Du Docteur
Cordelier
Leatherface is a USA horror thriller by Alexandre Bustillo and Julien Maury. Starring Lili Taylor, Stephen Dorff and Nicole Andrews.
The Theatrical Version is uncut in the UK and US but there is also an
alternative ending. The film was banned in Malaysia.
Summary Notes
Prequel about teenage Leatherface who escapes from a mental hospital with three other inmates, kidnaps a young nurse and takes her
on a road trip from hell. Along the way, they are pursued by an equally deranged lawman out for revenge.
Versions
Alternative End
Unrated
85:06s
US: The Alternative End Version is uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
2017 LIONSGATE [Theatrical Version + Alternative End] RA Blu-ray at US Amazon
The Alternative end has generally been presented on disk extras as deleted scenes but this US Blu-ray release allows the feature to be played with the alternate end. The Alternative is nastier than the Theatrical Version but it is still within scope
of an R rating. The alternative end has 5:14s of new footage and is 1:02s longer than the Theatrical Versio. See pictorial version details from
movie-censorship.com
Theatrical Version
84:04s
UK: The Theatrical Version was passed18 uncut for strong bloody violence, gore, strong sex for:
2018 Lionsgate Home Entertainment RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon
2018 Lionsgate Home Entertainment R2 DVD at UK Amazon
2018
Lionsgate Home Entertainment VoD [UK only] at UK Amazon
US: The Theatrical Version is uncut and MPAA R rated for:
2017 LIONSGATE [Theatrical Version + Alternative End] RA Blu-ray at US Amazon
Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre III is a 1989 US horror film by Jeff Burr. With Kate Hodge, Ken Foree and R.A. Mihailoff.
Banned by the BBFC for cinema release in 1990. Uncut by 2004. In the US
cut for an R Rating but the Unrated version is uncut.
Summary Review : Unique and interesting
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.
Despite these strong performances and 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.
Versions
New Lines Unrated Version
best available
Unrated
81:52s
UK: The New
Lines Unrated Version was passed 18 uncut for:
Spain: See
article from movie-censorship.com . A VHS was released in Spain which was a bit
longer than the first Unrated Version and apparently cut differently.
Unrated Version
Unrated
US: The first unrated version, which was at least considerably longer than the R-rated, came out on VHS and
LD soon afterwards in the USA. But it quickly came to light that this unrated version didn't contain all scenes
See pictorial version details from
movie-censorship.com . The Unrated Version is 1:36s shorter then the New Lines Unrated Version. It is missing some banter about hammer design being heard by a couple who are
trussed up and waiting to be dispatched
Rough Cut
91:03s
The rough cut contains the most scenes, however it has never made an official release and the quality is poor
the real trouble began when the film was submitted
to the MPAA for a rating. Its biggest obstacle to overcome (besides its bloody content) was the fact that it mixed dark humor with violence, which was not unlike its predecessors, but was something that the MPAA had a big problem with. Receiving an X
with little to no chance of achieving anything else, the film went through many drastic re-edits, eventually receiving an R-rating. Judging from the deleted scenes that didn't make the final cut, it's fairly tame by comparison and could have potentially
been a much gorier film.
Alfredo using scissors to deface pictures of girls in a porn magazine
Various blood spattered shots are missing from a chainsaw attack on Gina by a tree
The scene or Ryan stuck in a mantrap is missing a shot of his blooded foot and
a subsequent scream
A shot of a pen stabbed into Michelle's leg and its removal by a little girl is missing along with the subsequent maniacal laughing about the incident
A shot of Michelle's bloodied hand nailed to a chair is gone as
is a shot of a hook in Ryan's leg as he is suspended upside down. Further scenes of these victim's predicaments are also cut. As have the lines with Tex teasing Ryan: Hey, if you need anything... just twitch!; and Tex teasing Michelle: Don't
ever think of leaving! Not before diner!
Missing shots of Alfredo with a cut off leg and kissing a severed head before spitting on it and chucking it away
The little girl's big chance for a kill has been deleted. She gets to pull
the chord that releases a large hammer that swings down to hit Ryan on the head. Subsequent drinking of a cup of Ryan's blood is also trimmed
Leatherface marking a line across Michelle's face to aim his chainsaw is missing
Missing shots
of Tinker's finger stumps and his ear on a grill and blood spattering onto Michelle
Missing shots of gandpa being shot
Missing shots of Michelle ripping her hand to free it from the nail in the chair.
Missing shots of mom dying
and uttering son of a bitch with her last breath
Michelle gets less hits on Leatherface's head with her rock
L'eau à la bouche is a 1960 France comedy romance by Jacques Doniol-Valcroze. Starring Bernadette Lafont, Françoise Brion and Alexandra Stewart.
BBFC cuts were required for an X rated release in 1960. Uncut and MPAA
Unrated in the US.
Summary Notes
Miléna is living in her grandmother's baroque château when the rich lady dies. The lawyer Miguel, who had a previous relationship with Miléna, insists
the other two grandchildren, Fifine and her brother Jean-Paul, visit the château for the reading of the will, even though they have been estranged from the family at an early age. However Robert, who had been living with Fifine in an open relationship,
arrives and impersonates Jean-Paul. Robert falls for Fifine's cousin Miléna while Fifine has designs on Miguel. In the meantime, the butler César is focusing his lecherous intentions on Prudence, the maid he had just hired.
Versions
uncut
run:
88m
pal:
84m
US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
2019 Cinetrove International RA Blu-ray/R1 DVD Combo at US Amazon
Leaving Las Vegas is a 1995 USA romance by Mike Figgis. Starring Nicolas Cage, Elisabeth Shue and Julian Sands.
Cut for a US R rating, but the Uncut Unrated version was distributed elsewhere.
Summary Notes
Because his wife left him and took his son with her, screenwriter Ben Sanderson has
started drinking, a lot. He's getting more and more isolated and he troubles women in bars because he wants to have sex with them. When he gets fired, he decides to leave everything behind and move to Las Vegas and drink himself to death. In Las Vegas he
meets Sera, a prostitute with some problems as well who he moves in with.
Lee Mack Live: Hit the Road Mack Live From Hammersmith is a comedy video .
Starring Lee Mack.
Exists in an uncut and bleeped version
Promotional Material
Lee Mack, star of BBC comedy shows 'Not Going Out' and 'Would I Lie To You?', delivers his
high-energy banter and sharp one-liners to the audience of the London Hammersmith Apollo, filmed over seven nights of shows.
Versions
uncut
63:00s
UK: The uncut version was passed 15 uncut for very strong language, strong sex references for:
2014 2entertain [uncut + bleeped] R2 DVD at UK Amazon
bleeped
63:00s
UK: The Bleeped Version was passed 15 for strong sex references, bleeped very strong
language and strong language for:
2014 2entertain [uncut + bleeped] R2 DVD at UK Amazon released on 24th
November 2014
Left Behind is a 2014 USA religious Sci-Fi thriller by Vic Armstrong. Starring Nicolas Cage, Lea Thompson and Cassi Thomson.
BBFC category cuts required for a 12 rated home video version in 2015, but the cinema release and 2015 DVD are 15 uncut. Uncut and MPAA PG-13 rated in the US.
Summary Notes
A small
group of survivors are left behind after millions of people suddenly vanish and the world is plunged into chaos and destruction.
UK: Passed 12 for moderate threat, violence, implied drug use after 1:19s of BBFC category cuts for:
2015 101 Films video unreleased as of March 2015
The BBFC commented:
Company chose to reduce elements of stronger threat and violence in order to obtain a 12 classification. An uncut 15 classification was available.
The BBFC cuts were rather bizarrely to delete scenes or crashing cars and planes:
To remove a car crashing into a mall and the sight of a bloodied occupant
To remove a scene showing a small aircraft crashing into a shopping mall car park and then catching fire.
To remove a man crashing out of a window followed by
a robber who threatens a passing woman with a large gun.
The Legacy
The Legacy of Maggie Walsh
The Legacy is a 1978 UK / USA horror mystery by Richard Marquand. Starring Katharine Ross, Sam Elliott and John Standing.
Exists as a UK Theatrical Version and a US Theatrical Version.
Summary Notes
A millionaire and a million-dollar prostitute, a star-maker and a nation-killer, a woman whose lusts are as cold as graveyard snow...Five of the most powerful people in
the world, gathered in an ancient mansion to inherit a Legacy of bloodsome horror. And Maggie makes six.
Versions
UK Version
run:
101:57s
pal:
97:52s
UK: The UK Theatrical Version was passed 18 uncut for strong
horror:
2020 Powerhouse Films [UK + US Theatrical Versions] Standard Edition R0 Blu-ray at UK Amazon
2005 Fremantlemedia Enterprise video
UK: The UK Theatrical Version was passed 18 uncut:
1990 Odyssey VHS
This release is very short
UK: The UK Theatrical Version was passed X (18) uncut:
1978 cinema release
US Version
run:
99:31s
pal:
95:32s
UK: The US Theatrical Vesio was passed 15 uncut for strong violence, threat:
2020 Powerhouse Films [UK + US Theatrical Versions] R0 Blu-ray at UK Amazon
Legacy of Rage is a 1986 Hong Kong action film by Ronny Yu. Starring Brandon Lee, Michael Wong and Regina Kent.
Cut by the BBFC for an 18 rated 1993 VHS release and 2001 DVD. Uncut and
MPAA Unrated in the US.
Summary Notes
Brandon plays Brandon Ma, a regular working Joe who holds down two jobs, so he can support his girlfriend May and his dream of owning a motorcycle. Brandon's
best friend is Michael (played by Michael Wong), an ambitious and murderous dope peddler. How Brandon and Michael ever became friends is the biggest mystery in the film. In any case, Michael covets May and so he comes up with a plan that will win her for
him, and solves a problem he's been having. It seems that an undercover cop named Sharky has been using his police connections to dominate the local cocaine trade, so Michael has him killed and uses Brandon as the fall guy. Brandon goes to jail, though
he thinks that he will be released soon thanks to the efforts of his good buddy Michael. Eight years later Brandon finally gets out of jail.
I watched Legacy of Rage after I saw Brandon's final film, The Crow, and I
was literally blown away. Unlike most dubbed films, Brandon's sheer presence and force of character made the film very watchable--I never had a sense that I was missing a part of his performance (although of course I was) because of the intense physical
acting of his character.
The fight and shooting scenes are well balance with thoughtful character development. The final confrontation between Brandon and Michael is often compared to John Woo style Hollywood action epics,
and rightly so...you will rewind it again and again to catch all the action! The initial fight scene between Brandon and the bully is a treat for Bruce Lee fans. Brandon does several Brucisms, like cracking his knuckles by clenching his fists, and
such. This is the only time you will see Brandon emulate his father on film.
Cut in 2006 with the following BBFC comment: The cuts were Compulsory. A warning caption was added to the work, alerting viewers to the danger of performing some of the driving stunts portrayed in the work without proper safety
measures.
Legend is a 1985 USA/UK romance by Ridley Scott. Starring Tom Cruise, Mia Sara and Tim Curry.
Exists in 3 versions. A Director's Cut, A European Version and a shortened US Version.
Summary Notes
A demon who seeks to create eternal night by destroying the last of the
unicorns and marrying a fairy princess is opposed by the forest boy Jack and his elven allies in this magical fantasy.
Two different versions of this picture feature soundtracks by either Tangerine Dream or Jerry Goldsmith.
Versions
Director's Cut
Unrated
108:45s
UK: The Director's Cut was passed PG uncut for:
2012 20th Century Fox Online
2012 20th Century Fox (Director's Cut+European Version) R0 Blu-ray
at UK Amazon
US: The Director's Cut is MPAA Unrated for:
2017 Universal Studios Home Entertainment R1 DVD at US Amazon
The Legend of the Lone Ranger is a 1981 USA / UK action western adventure by
William A Fraker. Starring Klinton Spilsbury, Michael Horse and Christopher Lloyd.
Cut by the BBFC for horse falls. Uncut in the US
Summary Notes
When the young Texas Ranger, John Reid, is the sole survivor of an ambush arranged by the militaristic outlaw leader, Butch Cavendich,
he is rescued by an old childhood Comanche friend, Tonto. When he recovers from his wounds, he dedicates his life to fighting the evil that Cavendich represents. To this end, John Reid becomes the great masked western hero, The Lone Ranger. With the help
of Tonto, the pair go to rescue the President Grant when Cavendich takes him hostage.
Versions
uncut
93:35s
UK: Released uncut for:
2007 Prism R2 DVD
5s
93:35s
UK: Passed 12 after 5s of BBFC Cuts for:
2007 Network R2 DVD
2003 Carlton R2 DVD
2000 Carlton VHS
UK: Passed PG after 5s of BBFC Cuts for:
1998 Channel 5 VHS
UK: Passed A (PG) after 5s of BBFC Cuts for:
1981 cinema release
The BBFC cuts were:
Cuts required to two shots of horses suffering harm while falling
The Legend of 7 Golden Vampires is a 1974 UK/Hong Kong action horror by Roy Ward Baker. With Peter Cushing, David Chiang, Julie Ege.
Cuts required by the BBFC for cinema release and VHS but not implemented
in the cinema version. Cuts waived for UK DVD. There is a shortened US R rated version, but the uncut UK version has also been released and is MPAA Unrated.
Summary Review:
Count Dracula journeys to a
remote Chinese village in the guise of a warlord to support six vampires who are dispirited after the loss of a seventh member of their cult. At the same time, vampire hunter Prof. Van Helsing happens to be lecturing in the country and is persuaded by
villagers to help them fight this curse of the ages.
The film was critically panned for a couple of decades but seems to be genuinely liked by those that take actual effort to watch it.
Original Version
uncut
run:
89:04s
pal:
85:30s
UK: Passed 15 uncut for strong violence with previous cuts waived for:
The cinema release was nominally cut by the BBFC but, according to IMDb, the cinema release went out with the cuts not having been implemented.
US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
2019 Shout! Factory [Uncut + US Versions] RA Blu-ray at US Amazon
cut
cut:
12s
run:
88:44s
pal:
85:11s
UK: Passed 18 after 12s of BBFC cuts for:
1988 Warner VHS
The cuts were:
When the expedition party is attacked by the thugs right after they set out on the travel, the last of the baddies is killed by a sort of death grip, apparantly punctuating his jugular vein. This is shown in both the uncut, the old US
edit and the US trailer! In the UK version you merely see the guy drop to the ground.
When the vampire lords later raid the village, the uncut version shows two girls being dragged out of their homes and stripped,
showing their breasts. In the UK version we only see this happen to one of the girls very briefly.
US Version
shortened
cut:
run:
74:54s
pal:
71:54s
US: The abbreviated US release version titled, The Seven Brothers Meet Dracula is MPAA R rated
From IMDb. As well as removing nearly 20mins of exposition, this version re-structures the film's narrative in order to cram a number of action scenes (some of which are shown two or three times) into the film as early as
possible.
In addition to the narrative deletions:
the opening credits sequence now unfolds against stills of scenes of the vampires which actually occur about 15 mins into the original film,
the flashback structure of the old man avenging his daughters
death by killing the 7th golden vampire has been removed and this is now simply an unexplained action sequence near the beginning of the film before Van Helsing appears, rather than contained within his lecture
The sequence
in which the high priest meets Dracula in Translyvania has been rendered incomprehensible by the deletion of over 50% of the footage (and occurs about 10-15mins into the film rather than being the first scene),
and a lot of
the dialogue in the scenes in the cave (where the good-guys rest for the night) is also missing.
Legend of the Witches is a 1970 UK documentary by Malcolm Leigh. Starring Alex Sanders, Maxine Sanders and Guy Standeven.
Cut by the BBFC for 18 rated cinema release in 1970 and 15 rated DVD in 2004. A longer version was passed 15 uncut for 2019 Blu-ray/DVD release.
Promotional Material
The originally X-rated film documentary which looks in detail at previously hidden magic rites and rituals. Sharing the secrets of initiation into a coven, divination through animal sacrifice, ritual scrying, the casting of a 'death
spell', and the chilling intimacy of a Black Mass. It also explores Britain's hidden pagan heritage and its continued influence on our lives today.
Versions
uncut
run:
88:50s
pal:
85:17s
UK: Passed 15 uncut for sexualised nudity, references to torture:
2019 BFI [Legend of the Witches + Secret Rites] (RB) Blu-ray at UK Amazon
cut
cut:
run:
72:09s
pal:
69:16s
shortened
UK: Passed 15 uncut for mild nudity and witchcraft rituals:
2004 Leisureview. video
UK: Passed X (18) after
1970 cinema release
Although this version was cut by the BBFC the large port of the diminished run time was to shorten the run time, mostly removing a plot line about a haunted house.
Two cuts were required to remove sight of unsimulated animal cruelty (in this case cruel and dangerous horse falls in which horses are tripped and land on their heads and necks).
The Lego Movie is a 2014 Australia/USA/Denmark family
action animation by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller. With Will Arnett, Elizabeth Banks and Craig Berry.
In an interview with Collider, directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller explained that they have a lot of gags and deleted scenes left over
and these could find their way into a bonus alternate version of the movie.
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part is a 2019 Denmark / Canada / Norway /
Australia / USA family action musical by Mike Mitchell. Starring Chris Pratt, Elizabeth Banks and Will Arnett.
Rated PG for mild action and rude humor.
The film was edited prior to release and
on the previous submission the movie was Rated PG for some rude humour
UK: Episode 6 (My Dinner With Nadakhan) was passed PG for mild violence after 1s of BBFC category cuts for:
2017 Warner video
The BBFC commented:
Company chose to remove a use of discriminatory language ('spazzing') in order to obtain a PG classification. Cut made in accordance with BBFC Guidelines and policy. An uncut 12 classification was available.
The
Extended Version features one extra scene of 5:15s immediately before the end credits. It shows the band being interviewed on a TV show and playing their latest song.
103:10s
The Original
Version was passed U without BBFC cuts for;
Same cuts apply to the 1993 cinema release, 1993 Tartan video & 2008 Sound & Media DVD
Two cuts reported. Quoted from a posting by Michael Brooke:
The BBFC's interpretation of the Child Protection Act, after a
bit of uncertainty in the late 1970s, now seems pretty consistent. Nudity in itself isn't enough to justify cutting - there has to be actual sexual contact of some kind. I don't mean full intercourse or anything like that - one of the two cuts that
'Leolo' suffered was of a couple of obviously under-age children stroking a woman's breasts.
'Leolo' is an ideal case study concerning what is or isn't permissible - having seen both the uncut and cut versions,
I'm amazed by what they left in! Bizarrely, shots of an obviously underage boy stuffing raw liver down the front of his trousers, lying face down on the floor and squelching up and down on top of it *doesn't* contravene the Protection of Children Act,
but a far more innocent shot such as the one I described above does!
The other cut is for cat molestation.
The uncut region 1 DVD is available at
US Amazon The uncut region 1 DVD is available via
UK Amazon
Léolo is a rare work of pure poetic
genius in film. It is a French-Canadian film that reminds me not only of the power of great cinema, but of the unlimited potential of the human imagination, and what it means to experience real love.
Equally enchanting and
depressing, Jean-Claude Lauzon's Léolo tells the story of Léo Lauzon (Maxime Collin), a 12-year-old Montreal boy who is more comfortable living in his wild imagination than in the reality of his dysfunctional life. (He provides the voice-over narration
for the film, from the perspective of an old man.) During the film one wonders, is this endearing boy slipping into schizophrenia (as mental illness afflicts his family), or does he simply prefer a life of dreams to a life obsessed with bowel movements.
In confronting themes of adolescent sexuality, mental illness, and physical and emotional abuse (all of which are a part of Léolo's life), the film contains several truly disturbing scenes (none of which seem gratuitous in
the context of the film). One such scene involves the depiction of a tortured cat (sure to offend many viewers). (The scene is used to address parental concerns about their children's behaviour: which is worse, teenage smoking or acts of violence?) The
soundtrack includes Tom Waits and the Rolling Stones. Not surprisingly, Time Magazine named this poignant, one-of-a-kind film one of the 100 best movies of all time. It is one of my 10 favorite films. It is a film that will haunt you.
Léon is a 1994 France crime thriller by Luc Besson. With Jean Reno, Gary Oldman and Natalie Portman.
There exists a Director's Cut and a Theatrical Version
Summary Notes
A professional assassin rescues a young girl whose parents were killed in a police raid.
T he international edition is much better. Both versions carry a slight sexual
tension throughout between Leon and Matilda, and the uncut version is more pronounced in this area, but that isn't the reason to buy it.
The extra 24 minutes on the uncut version provides a deeper understanding of the relationship between the two
as the film progresses. For example, in the US version Matilda never becomes a real "cleaner" or hitman. It's only hinted at when they shoot a jogger from a rooftop with blanks. In the uncut version, Leon takes her completely under his wing and
teaches her the trade, including scenes where the pair run around killing bad guys and such. In the process, Leon teaches her the "ring trick" by tossing a grenade at a victim and keeping the ring and grenade pin in his hand. This scene sets up
the final scenes in the movie in a way that the US version left short and unexplained.
Director's Cut
Director's Cut
run:
132:40s
pal:
127:22s
UK: The Director's Cut was
passed 15 uncut for strong bloody violence and language for:
2019 Studiocanal 25th Anniversary R0 4k Blu-ray at UK Amazon
2014 Studiocanal
20th Anniversary Steelbook [Director's Cut + Theatrical] RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon
2009 Optimum [Director's Cut + Theatrical] RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon
UK: The Theatrical Version was passed 18 uncut
for:
2014 Studiocanal 20th Anniversary Steelbook [Director's Cut + Theatrical] RB Blu-ray at UK
Amazon
2009 Optimum [Director's Cut + Theatrical] RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon
1996 Buena Vista VHS
1995 Buena Vista VHS
1994 cinema release
From IMDb. The Theatrical Version Misses out much of the development of the relationship between Leon and Mathilda :
Mathilda asking Leon to have sex with her and Leon refusing
Leon explaining why he had to leave Italy and go to New York when he was 19 years old
Mathilda and Leon sleeping together in a bed
Mathilda threatening to shoot
herself playing Russian roulette
Leon and Mathilda hitting the home of a tattooed drug dealer, and setting fire to his supply of drugs
New training missions where Mathilda learns the ropes of becoming an assassin
Leon and
Matilda going to a restaurant to celebrate her first hit
Leon Morin, Pretre
Leon Morin - Pretre
Leon Morin Pretre
Leon Morin Priest
Léon Morin, prêtre is a 1961 France / Italy war romance by Jean-Pierre Melville. Starring Jean-Paul Belmondo, Emmanuelle Riva and Irène Tunc.
Exists as a Theatrical Version and a Director's Cut.
Summary Notes
In World War II, the widow Barny sees the Italian soldiers arriving in occupied Saint Bernard while walking to her job. Barny lives with her daughter and works correcting tests and
feels a great attraction toward her boss Sabine. When the Germans arrive, Barny sends her half-Jewish daughter to live in a farm in the countryside and finds that Sabine's brother has been arrested and sent to a concentration camp. The atheist Barny
decides to baptize her daughter to protect her and chooses priest Léon Morin to discuss with him themes related to religion and Catholicism and Léon lends books to her. Barny converts to the Catholicism and becomes closer to Léon, feeling an unrequited
desire for him.
Leonor is a 1975 Spain / France / Italy horror fantasy drama by Juan Luis Buñuel. Starring Michel Piccoli, Liv Ullmann and Ornella Muti.
Exists as a longer International Cut and a shortened US Cut
Promotional Material
Legendary international star Liv Ullmann (Cries and Whispers, Persona) stars as Leonor, in this
chilling and poetic 1970s arthouse horror film about a medieval noblewoman whose untimely death haunts her husband Richard (Michel Piccoli, Belle de Jour, Contempt). After years of mourning and with Leonor's body walled up in a tomb, Richard marries the
much younger Catherine (Ornella Muti, Flash Gordon, Oscar, Oasis of Fear), but he still can't find true happiness. Desperate the relive his life with Leonor, he makes a pact with the devil that indeed brings back his late wife, but she's cold to the
touch and now possesses an unearthly hunger that could destroy everyone around him.
From director Juan Luis Buñuel (Expulsion of the Devil, The Lady with Red Boots), son of the legendary filmmaker, Luis Buñuel, and writers Jean-Claude Carrière (The
Tin Drum, The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie) and Bernardo Zapponi (Deep Red, Spirits of the Dead) comes a beautifully acted tale of an uncanny and tragic love, featuring a haunting score by Oscar® winner Ennio Morricone (The Thing, Spasmo) and
stunning cinematography by Luciano Tovoli (Suspiria, The Passenger). Available for the first time in HD.
Versions
International Version
run:
98:39s
pal:
94:42s
US: The longer International Cut is presumably MPAA Unrated
2018 Scorpion [International + US Versions] (RA) Blu-ray at US Amazon
2018
Scorpion [International + US Versions] R1 DVD at US Amazon
The US distributors removed about 14 minutes of footage for brevity. The US Version
still makes for a good film but the unabridged version is the better,
The cinema version was cut when submitted in 2004 with the following BBFC justification: Cut required to scene in which young boy holds apparently erect penis.
Les Diables,
a critically well received French drama about a pair of juvenile runaways, was considered in relation to the terms of the Protection of Children Act. The film was a sensitive study of two children, one with learning disabilities, struggling on the
margins of society. The film focused on their relationship, not just with the wider world, but also with each other. Several scenes suggested that the children were beginning to become sexually aware and sexually attracted to each other. The parts were
played by a boy and a girl who were both under 16 at the time of filming and a few scenes involved a certain amount of nudity. The Board took legal advice about these scenes and also consulted a psychiatrist and a clinical psychologist about the
psychological impact that taking part in the scenes may have had on the young persons involved. As a consequence, most of the scenes were allowed to pass but a cut was required to a scene which implied that the boy had become sexually aroused while
splashing around in water with the girl. Although it was almost impossible to register at normal speed, on freeze frame it was possible to see that the boy's penis was apparently erect. In order to comply with the Protection of Children Act, the
potentially indecent images showing his arousal were removed.
No DVD or video version has yet been certified
Thanks to Daniel, May 2008: Nothing Explicit
I remember the film because it was actually shown on BBC4 before it was
shown theatrically in the UK, and the scene of the two underage actors splashing around in the bath prior to some apparently off screen sexual contact was intact. I remember at the time being startled by what the scene suggested, but I didn't see any
sign of the explicit detail that prompted the BBFC to cut it.
Let It Be is a 1970 UK music documentary by Michael Lindsay-Hogg. Starring John Lennon, Paul McCartney and George Harrison.
Reportedly shorn of unflattering material prior to release.
Summary Notes
The filmed account of the Beatles's attempt to recapture their old group spirit by making a back to basics album, which instead drove them further apart.
The rough cut was screened to the band in July
1969, and in September 1969, John Lennon told the band he was leaving the group. (The Beatles announced their split in 1970.)
The documentary was made available to cinema audiences in a cut-down version with an hour shorn from the
runtime.
An insider revealed what we'll never get to see: There was much more stuff of John and Yoko, and the other three didn't really think that was appropriate because they wanted to make it a 'nicer' movie. They didn't want to
have a lot of the dirty laundry, so a lot of it was cut down.
After watching the edited version, Lennon said he felt that the camera work was set up to show Paul and not to show anybody else and that the people that cut it, cut it
as 'Paul is God and we're just lyin' around...
IMDB adds:
There are bootleg tapes that exist of some footage not used in the final release, including a moment where Peter Sellers visits the band.
The promotional material reads: Not for the faint of heart
This hilarious and horrifying documentary on transsexuals includes actual surgical footage of the operations and close-up looks at the results inside and out.
Not for the faint of heart.
From IMDb. The Director's Cut features 7 minutes of additional uncontroversial footage:
In a new trailer scene, Riggs smashes his tv with a beer bottle
Murtaugh, before partnering with Riggs, goes to practice at the firing range.
Riggs, before the dope shoot out, answers a call in a school yard with a sniper. Riggs
walks out into the line of fire and kills the sniper, emptying his clip into him.
Riggs returns home to show off his new TV to his dog
Riggs, after leaving Murtaugh's house, goes out to solicit a prostitute. The aftermath is not shown,
but Riggs says he wants to take her home to watch The 3 Stooges with him; for this he pays her $100.
Theatrical Version
R Rated
104:57s
UK: The Theatrical Version was passed 15
without BBFC cuts for:
2010 Warner Online
2010 Warner Lethal Weapon Collection R0 Blu-ray
at UK Amazon
UK: The Theatrical Version was passed 18 without BBFC cuts for:
1992 Warner VHS
1987 Warner VHS
1987 cinema release
US: The Theatrical Version is MPAA R Rated for:
2012 Warner Lethal Weapon Collection R0 Blu-ray at US Amazon
Lethal Weapon 2 is a 1989 USA action thriller by Richard Donner. Starring Mel Gibson, Danny Glover and Joe Pesci.
Cut by the BBFC for 1989 15 rated cinema release. Less cut for 18 rated VHS and similar cuts for the Director's Cut. BBFC cuts were waived for 2010 15 rated Blu-ray release of the Theatrical Version. The so called Director's Cut is
uncut in the US.
Summary Notes
Riggs and Murtaugh are on the trail of South African diplomats who are using their immunity to engage in criminal activities.
The Director's Cut has not actually been officially endorsed by the director. Deleted scenes were simply reinstated and marketed as a 'Director's Cut'.
Theatrical
109:40s
UK: The Theatrical Version was passed 15 for strong language, violence, threat and sex,
with previous BBFC cuts waived for:
2010 Warner Lethal Weapon Collection R0 Blu-ray at UK Amazon
US: Theatrical Version is uncut and MPAA R Rated for:
2012 Warner Lethal Weapon Collection R0 Blu-ray at US Amazon
UK: The Director's Cut was passed 18 for strong language and violence after the video cuts were re-applied as per the 1990-92 VHS:
2001 Warner R2 DVD
1999 Warner VHS
A second more of the shooting in the ship's hold was allowed though.
32s
109:06s
UK: The Theatrical Version was passed 18 for strong language and violence after some of the 1989 cinema cuts were waived
for:
1992 Warner VHS
1990 Warner VHS
Other cuts were waived but the following scenes continued to be cut more or less as the cinema versions:
A scene has been removed soon after Mel Gibson sees the body of Rika (Patsy Kensit) in which he kills two guards. The first one is beaten with a chain and the second has his head rammed in a car door (a definite BBFC no-no).
There is also a
cut close-up of a bad guy being shot during a shortened climatic scene. Multiple shots were reduced to just one. This also removes Riggs' key dialogue of a roll call of the murdered victims of the villains
~1:09s
113:02s =108:31s
UK: The Theatrical Version was passed 15 after BBFC cuts for:
1989 cinema release
The BBFC cuts were:
The attack on Murtaugh's home is missing a shot of a baddy with a nail gun head wound. The nail gun was also used against a second attacker but the scene was darkened to reduce the sight of blood.
A scene with Riggs and Rika was cut to
remove almost imperceptible thrusting
A scene has been removed soon after Mel Gibson sees the body of Rika (Patsy Kensit) in which he kills two guards. The first one is beaten with a chain and the second has his head rammed in a car door (a
definite BBFC no-no).
There is also a cut close-up of a bad guy being shot during a shortened climatic scene. Multiple shots were reduced to just one. This also removes Riggs' key dialogue of a roll call of the murdered victims of the villains.
The final fight between Riggs and Vorstedt suffered several kicks being cut.
Lethal Weapon 4 is a 1998 US cop film by Richard Donner. With Mel Gibson, Danny Glover and Joe Pesci.
Extensive BBFC category cuts were required for 15 rated cinema release, VHS, and DVD. Uncut on Blu-ray though, maybe 'accidentally'. Uncut and MPAA R rated in the US.
Summary Notes
Martin Riggs and Roger Murtaugh, after escaping death from the previous movies are put on a hit list by The Triads. When blood thirsty mercenaries are on their tail they team up again with Leo Getz and Lorna Cole, a newcomer (Chris Rock) to finally put
an end to the Triads for good.
The BBFC said that the re-edited version removed 90 seconds of personal injury and sadism. The UK distributors voluntarily cut the incidence of neck breaks, head butts, garrotting, eye gouging and the noisy breaking of bones in five of the seven
reels.
The sounds of blows and kicks was lowered in a fight on a ship between Riggs and the captain
A shot was removed of a corrupt official anticipating the horror of being hit by a train
The fight scene towards the beginning of the film
where Jet Li kills an accomplice is missing Jet Li breaking the guy's hand and then stamping on his foot after which he grabs the guy by the face and knees him.
In the same scene we don't get to see the wire being strapped tightly
around the guy's throat.
In the major fight scene in Murtagh's house between Jet Li's thugs, Gibson, Russo and Glover there are many many small cuts to remove scenes of contact. This includes punches, kicks and the knife scenes. A pregnant Russo
beating a thug is trimmed as is Jet Li kicking Russo in the head as she enters the door.
Towards the end, when the Chinese family is brought to the forgery workshop, and the old character goes to his his uncle, we don't get to see the guy's neck
being snapped. The implication still remains though.
During the car chase on the freeway the death of the Chinese man is cut. On The US DVD you see an obviously fake floppy dummy hit by the bus, but the UK DVD cuts before the impact
The
sight of two men in a car just about to be hit by a train was deleted
A warehouse fight is missing the sight of a man shot in the head and a man having is back broken in a scissor hold.
The final scene is considerably cut in the same
way, including Gibsons repeated Headbutt to Jet Li. Also as in Goldeneye the sound volume is reduced to make the fight impacts less severe.
Let's Kill Uncle is a 1966 USA comedy horror thriller by William Castle. Starring Nigel Green, Mary Badham and Pat Cardi.
BBFC cuts were required for an 'A' rated cinema release in 1966. Uncut and
MPAA Unrated in the US
Summary Notes
A 12-year-old orphan who has just inherited a fortune is trapped on an island with his uncle, a former British intelligence commander who intends
to kill him. A young girl is the boy's only ally against the sarcastic uncle, who uses hypnotism, a pool of sharks, fire, and poisonous mushrooms as weapons.
The Libertine is a 1968 Italy comedy drama by Pasquale Festa Campanile. Starring Catherine Spaak, Jean-Louis Trintignant and Gigi Proietti.
The short US Version was MPAA X rated and then further cut in the UK for
an 'X' rating. The uncut Italian version was passed 18 for 2020 BlU-ray.
Cut by the BBFC for X rated cinema release in 1969. The BBFC cuts were waived for 2020 Bu-ray. Uncut and MPAA X rated in the US.
Summary Notes
A sex comedy about a young widow, Mimi who discovers that her recently deceased husband, Franco kept a secret apartment for his kinky desires. Frustrated that he did not explore his sexual fantasies with his wife, she
embarks on a quest to understand perversion and sexuality. She uses her late husband's apartment to seduce various men, each time learning more about the depths of human deprivation, as well as the extent of the sexual double standard for women. Finally,
she meets the man who shares himself fully with her, appreciates her sexual daring and accepts her for whoever she is.
Versions
Italian Version
run:
94:23s
pal:
90:36s
UK: Passed 18 uncut for strong sex, nudity with previous
BBFC cuts waived:
2020 Nucleus Films [Italian + US Version] (RB) Blu-ray at UK Amazon
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean is a 1972 USA comedy western romance by John Huston. Starring Paul Newman, Ava Gardner and Roy Jenson.
BBFC Category cuts were required for an 'A' rated cinema release in 1972.
Uncut and 15 rated on home video.
Summary Notes
A no account outlaw establishes his own particular brand of law and order and builds a town on the edges of civilization in this farcical western. With
the aid of an old law text and unpredictable notions Roy Bean distinguishes between lawbreakers and lawgivers by way of his pistols.
The Life: What's Your Pleasure? is a 2004 Spain drama by María Lidón. With Daryl Hannah, Denise Richards and Joaquim de Almeida.
No UK release. US R rated version is significantly cut but there is an uncut Unrated
version
Summary Notes
A writer is interviewing prostitutes, porn stars and gigolos for her latest book. Meanwhile, in Los Angeles, the scholarship of the student of PHD of anthropology Rebecca finishes and she
has financial problem to keep her apartment. Her neighbor and call-girl Adrianna introduces her to prostitution.
Lifeforce is a 1985 UK horror sci-fi by Tobe Hooper. With Steve Railsback, Mathilda May and Peter Firth.
Uncut in Europe but shortened and altered to play down the vampires for US release
Summary Review: Brilliant Fun
A space shuttle mission investigating Halley's Comet brings back a
malevolent race of space vampires who transform most of London's population into zombies
This is brilliant fun set in some weird Americanised sterotype version of London.
The best line is when a couple of
vampires have been blown to bits and someone says Collect up the pieces and WATCH THEM!! .
Priceless beer and popcorn entertainment.
European Version/International Version/Director's Cut
uncut
run:
115:58s
pal:
111:20s
UK: The European Version/International
Version/Director's Cut was passed 18 uncut for strong horror, gore, nudity:
2019 Arrow Special Edition [European + US Theatrical Versions] (RB) Blu-ray at UK Amazon
2013 Arrow [European + US Theatrical] RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon
UK: The shortened US Theatrical Version was
passed 18 without BBFC cuts for:
2013 Arrow [European + US Theatrical] RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon
1990 VCI VHS
1985 Guild VHS
1985 cinema release
US: The shortened US Theatrical Version is MPAA Unrated for:
2014 Shout! Factory [Theatrical + European] RA Blu-ray/ R1 DVD Combo at US Amazon
2013 Shout! Factory Collector's Edition [Theatrical + European] RA Blu-ray/ R1 DVD Combo at US
Amazon
See pictorial version details from
movie-censorship.com : Shortened for reasons of pace and to try and tone down the vampire theme. It was felt that the vampire aspect somehow dragged the movie down to B
movie status .
The Light at the Edge of the World is a 1971 USA / Spain / Liechtenstein fantasy adventure thriller by Kevin Billington. Starring Kirk Douglas, Yul Brynner and Samantha Eggar.
Heavy cuts to violence for an 'A' rated cinema release. The violence cuts were waived for 15 rated DVD in 2004 but cuts were required for animal cruelty. Uncut and MPAA PG rated in the US.
Summary Notes
Pirates take over a lighthouse on a rocky island. They then execute a devious plan to cause ships to run aground, pillaging their wrecks. A lone member of the lighthouse crew survives, and he deperately fights their
plot. A shipwrecked maiden that avoids the pirates slaughter soon complicates the situation.
UK: Passed 15 for frequent strong violence after 35s of compulsory BBFC cuts:
2004 Cinema Club video
The BBFC commented:
Compulsory cut required under BBFC policy on cruelty to animals, to the clear sight of horse deliberately tripped and falling head over heels.
The violence cut from the cinema release was restored but the film was 15 rated
category cuts
cut:
run:
pal:
sub:
125:00s
UK: Passed A (PG) after BBFC category cuts:
1971 cinema release
From IMDb:
MGM had acquired the United Kingdom release rights in the movie and were intent on releasing it in Britain as their major Christmas film for all the family.
Unfortunately the BBFC
would only grant the film an X certificate, barring all under sixteen years of age from seeing it. What MGM had perceived as a jolly action romp was deemed by the UK censors to be an excessively violent film suitable only for adults.
In tandem with the censors MGM made extensive cuts, but still the censors would only grant an A certificate, meaning that children could only be admitted to see the film if accompanied by an adult.
Virtually all of the graphic violence in the original film was excised and the British release of the movie was not a success.
After Nicholas Ray died, Wenders was too depressed to help
edit the film, so he left it to his friend Peter Przygodda. Przygodda spent a year working on it and this was the 116-minute version shown at the Cannes Film Festival. Wenders however, was disturbed by this version and found it depressing and obscure. He
spent three months with Chris Sievernich re-editing the film. Aside from cutting more than 25 minutes, he added more footage of Susan as well as his narration of Ray's diary. This is the 91-minute definitive version of the movie.
Like Water for Chocolate is a 1992 Mexico romance by Alfonso Arau. Starring Marco Leonardi, Lumi Cavazos and Regina Torné.
No censor cuts but the film premiered in a long version and then was shortened for
general release. The US Version was even shorter.
Summary Notes
This movie is about how life used to be in Mexico. It is a love story between Pedro and Tita, and why they coudn't get married because Tita's mother
wanted her oldest daughter to get married first, and have Tita to stay and take care of her. It shows how marriage was imposed on those times, and how a love between two people can change everything. This picture set a new epoch in Mexican movies all
over the world.
Versions
uncut
~123:00s =~118:00s
International: The original version seen on the film festival circuit was about 123 minutes, although some sources quote 144 minutes.
uncut
109:00s
UK:
Shortened for general release and passed 15 uncut for:
Lilo & Stitch is a 2002 USA children's cartoon comedy by Dean DeBlois and Chris Sanders. Starring Daveigh Chase, Chris Sanders and Tia Carrere.
Category cuts were required for BBFC U rated cinema release and home video. Uncut and MPAA PG rated in the US. In 2020 Disney elected to use the cut UK version for international release on its internet Disney+ channel.
Summary Notes
In a place far, far away, illegal genetic experiment #626 is detected: Ruthless scientist Dr. Jumba Jookiba has created a strong, intelligent, nearly indestructible and
aggressive being with only one known weakness: The high density of his body makes it impossible for the experiment to swim in water. The scientist is sentenced to jail by the Grand Council of the Galactic Federation. The experiment is supposed to be
transported to a prison asteroid, yet manages to escape Captain Gantu, who was supposed to deliver him there. With a stolen police cruiser (the red one), the destructive being races towards a little and already doomed planet: Earth. Stranded on Hawaii,
experiment #626 can't actually do much harm: water all around, no big cities and two well-equipped representatives of the Galactic Federation already following close behind to catch him again. But Dr. Jookiba and the Earth expert Pleakley never could
have guessed that earth girl Lilo adopts the experiment as dog, gives him ...
Distributor chose to remove sight of dangerous activity which might be copied by young children (child character emerging from a hiding place inside a washing machine or tumble drier) in
order to achieve a U. A 12 uncut was available to the distributor.
The producers reworked the cartoon so that the dryer was converted to a wooden cupboard.
The movie was intended to be an R, and then it was cut down to be PG-13, which is fine. I really liked the PG-13 version, but I love the R version. It's much crazier, wilder, more extreme. There's just some insane things in there, that aren't in the
PG-13 version. It's much racier, also.
Linda is a 1981 Spain / West Germany crime adventure by Jesús Franco (as Jack Griffin). Starring Katja Bienert, Ursula Buchfellner and Raquel Evans.
Summary Notes
Betsy Norman is a happy assistant at a luxurious Spanish hotel. Shiela, the hotel owner, caters for all wishes of her clientele with another lucrative business, the brothel "Rio
Amore" where clients from all over the world come to relax with the girls and watch the sado-masochistic shows. Linda, Betsy's sister, is drugged and forced to work as a prostitute there.
Versions
compulsory cuts 3:57s
80:27s =77:14s
UK: Passed 18 after 3:57s of BBFC compulsory cuts for:
1984 cinema release
From IMDb. The BBFC cuts were:
Cut to remove footage of whipping and rape from the brothel scene
cut to edit scenes of semi-naked bound women being threatened with a lighted cigarette and cactus leaves.
Link is a 1986 UK horror thriller by Richard Franklin. With Elisabeth Shue, Terence Stamp and Steven Pinner.
Uncut for original UK 15 rated cinema release. Shortened for US release, and this shortened version found its way onto UK DVD again with a 15 rating
Summary Notes
Student Jane jobs
as an assistant for the animal researcher Phillip in a lonesome old house. They live alone except for the chimpanzees and butler Link: a 45 years old very intelligent orangutan. Phillip wants to put Link to death. However before he can do this he's
vanished tracelessly one morning. Link starts behaving more and more aggressive and prohibits Jane from using the phone or reaching the next village. When she punishes him by locking him out, he becomes violent.
UK
Version
UK Version
run:
115:37s
pal:
111:00s
UK: The UK Version was passed 15 uncut for:
1985 cinema release
US Version
US Version
shortened
cut:
run:
103:13s
pal:
99:05s
UK: The shortened US Version was passed 15 uncut for:
French Version
French Version
cut:
run:
110:29s
pal:
106:04s
all ages
France: There is a 106:04s version on Studiocanal
DVD
From IMDb:
The Original Version is longer and gives to the movie a much more psychological effect. All the parts with Terence Stamp are much longer and makes the movie much more coherent.
Lion is a 2016 Australia / UK / USA drama by Garth Davis. Starring Rooney Mara, Nicole Kidman and Dev Patel.
Exists as a Theatrical Version and an Extended Australian Version.
Summary Notes
A five-year-old Indian boy gets lost on the streets of Calcutta, thousands of kilometers from home. He survives many challenges before being adopted by a couple in
Australia; 25 years later, he sets out to find his lost family.
Versions
Extended Australian Version
run:
130:35s
pal:
125:22s
Australia: There exists an Australian extended version which appears to the original festival version before it was shortened
for theatrical release.
Cut in 2006 with the
following BBFC comment: Distributor chose to remove sight of bloody violence to achieve the 12A category. A 15 uncut was available.
Lion of the Desert is a 1980 Libya / USA war historical biography by Moustapha Akkad. Starring Anthony Quinn, Oliver Reed and Rod Steiger.
Exists as a Theatrical Version and a Director's Cut only released on US
VHS.
Summary Notes
In the Fascist Italy Pre-World War II of Benito Mussolini, the cruel General Rodolfo Graziani is directly assigned by Il Duce to fight in the colonial war in Libya to vanquish the
Arab nation. However, his troops are frequently defeated by the national leader Omar Mukhtar and his army of Bedouins. But the Butcher of Ethiopia and Libya uses a dirty war against the natives, slaughtering children, women and aged people, to subdue
Mukhtar.
Versions
Director's Cut
~206:00s =~197s:00s
US: A Director's Cut was released on US VHS running at 206 minutes.
Theatrical Version
MPAA
156:14s
UK: The Theatrical
Version was passed 15 uncut for:
2012 Platform Entertainment RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon released
2012 Platform
Entertainment R2 DVD at UK Amazon released
2012 Platform Entertainment VoD [UK only]
at UK Amazon
1991 Braveworld VHS
1987 Malek Film Distributors [aka LION OF THE DESERT] VHS
UK: The Theatrical Version was passed AA (14) uncut for:
This erotic vampire film features a young man on a strange quest after recognizing a castle on a poster. He seems to remember the castle from his childhood and eventually finds it with
the aid of a strange woman dressed in white. It turns out that his family has been keeping the secret of vampirism from him.
This stylish vampire epic is one of Rollin's best. We have the usual Rollin ingredients on hand,
nocturnal settings, catacombs, coffins and semi nude vampires lurking the night. Unlike Franco who would delve further into the salacious aspects, Rollin tends to blend his lustful elements into his crafty settings giving the viewer a very unique
contrast. This film is a must see for any eclectic Rollin fan.
Lips Of Blood
El secreto de la momia egipcia
Le sang des autres
Les chemins de la violence
Love Brides of the Blood Mummy
Perversions sexuelles
Lips Of Blood is a 1973 Spain / France horror by Alejandro Martí (as Ken Ruder) Starring George Rigaud,Michael Flynn,Catherine Franck
Cut by the BBFC for X rated cinema release in 1973.
Summary Notes
A revived mummy needs the blood of young women to slake his thirst.
A dubbed English
language version must have existed at some point, possibly with more nudity in it. The Spanish language version that is around these days does bear all the traces of being a clothed version of the film, prepared for the censorious climate of 1970s Spain.
Meaning the Mummy might get away with rape, flagellation and branding women in this version, but he remains gentlemanly enough to only strip them down to their bloomers while doing so. Of course if you have a thing for hysterical women wearing bloomers,
that not even Mrs Slocombe's antics in Are You Being Served can satisfy, this is the version for you. For everyone else...well as no other version of this film has ever re-surfaced...its bloomers for the rest of us as well!!!
Lisa and the Devil is a1974 Italy/West Germany/Spain horror by Mario Bava and Alfredo Leone. With Telly Savalas, Elke Sommer and Sylva Koscina.
The Original Version is Lisa and the Devil. Later the film was
significantly re-edited into The House of Exorcism which was cut by the BBFC for cinema release. Uncut on UK home video and uncut in the US.
Summary Review: Lisa and the Devil vs The House of Exorcism
Lisa (Elke Sommer) is a foreigner in a tourist group. While admiring a fresco of the devil (which looks amazingly like Telly Savalas), she hears music and is drawn to it, abandoning the tourist group in the process. This leads her
to a man (Telly Savalas) carrying a life-sized dummy. Lisa recognizes him as the devil from the painting and from this moment on the viewer is taken for a nightmarish journey that's hard to tell which is actually real or a hallucination. Not that the end
result is a mess, far from it; it is remarkable how Bava holds such a non-linear plot together so well where other filmmakers before and since failed and it's easy to see why this is Bava's favourite film. The cast ensemble is excellent and so is the
direction. It's definitely one of his best.
Unfortunately Leone couldn't find a distributor for this film. Seeing the success of The Exorcist, Leone had Bava reshoot some scenes that had Lisa possessed (spouting
profanities, spewing pea soup, and so on). Bava balked at filming material he felt was blasphemous, so he walked and Leone finished filming the scenes, edited them into Lisa And The Devil, and called it The House Of Exorcism. The end result is really
pathetic and an insult to Mario Bava's movie.
Original Version/Lisa and the Devil
Lisa and the Devil
run:
95:13s
pal:
91:24s
UK: The Original Version was passed 15 uncut for strong violence, gore and sex for:
2019 Arrow Macabre Visions Limited Edition [Original + House of Exorcism] (RB) Blu-ray at UK
Amazon
2018 Arrow [Original + House of Exorcism] (RB) Blu-ray at UK Amazon
2013 Arrow [Original + Re-edited] RB Blu-ray/R2 DVD Combo at UK
Amazon
UK: The Original Version was passed 18 uncut for:
1992 Redemption VHS titled Lisa and the Devil
1987 Guild VHS titled Lisa and the Devil
US: The Original Version is Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
2012 Lorber Re-mastered Edition [Original + Re-edited] RA Blu-ray at US Amazon
2012 Lorber Re-mastered Edition [Original + Re-edited] R1 DVD
at US Amazon
2000 Image Special Edition [Original + Re-edited] R1 DVD
2010 China/Hong Kong action film by Sheng
Ding. With Jackie Chan, Leehom Wang and Sung-jun Yoo.
The BBFC cut 2s for the 15 rated:
2010 Showbox Blu-ray
2010 Showbox R2 DVD
2010 cinema release
The BBFC commented:
Cut required to remove a cruel and potentially harmful horse trip in which the horse has its legs pulled underneath it causing it to fall heavily onto its side.
Little Boy is a 2015 USA / Mexico war comedy drama by
Alejandro Monteverde. Starring Emily Watson, Kevin James and David Henrie.
The film was initially rated PG-13 for some mature thematic material and violence. The studio appealed to the C.A.R.A. Appeals board presumably hoping for a PG rating. Later the studio surrendered the PG-13 rating and decided to go for
an unrated theatrical release. This seems to imply that the appeal was lost.
The movies went around the PG-13/appeal loop for a 2nd time in January 2015 when the movie was rated PG-13 for some thematic material including violence.
Little Deaths is a 2011 UK horror by Sean Hogan, Andrew Parkinson... With Luke de Lacey, Holly Lucas and Siubhan Harrison.
Cut by the BBFC. Uncut in the Netherlands and the US
Promotional Material
Well-to-do home owners Richard and Victoria pose as religious do-gooders and lure homeless girls to their luxurious home.
Apartment dwellers Claire and Pete invigorate their love life with a role-playing game with increasingly hazy boundaries. Jen and Frank, once prostitute and pimp, are now trying to make a go of things as an exclusive couple. Jen's even in therapy with a
psychiatrist, who is secretly working with her husband Frank.
Each couple is in for a surprise. Richard and Victoria will have the tables turned on them by one of their lady victims; Claire will finally push Pete too far in their
sexual game; and Jen and Frank can't begin to imagine what their conspiring psychiatrist is up to. Little Deaths are little games that sometimes lead to the big one.
UK: Passed 18 for strong sex and horror and sexual violence after 41s of BBFC compulsory cuts for:
2013 Monster Pictures R2 DVD at UK Amazon released on 12th August 2013
The BBFC commented:
Cuts required to remove a focus on sadistic humiliation during a scene of sexual violence.
The BBFC added in the 2013 Annual Report:
One of the films sees a couple invite a homeless woman to their house, where they drug and rape her. Cuts were required to remove sight of the rape victim being ejaculated and urinated upon.
The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane is a 1976 Canada / France
mystery thriller by Nicolas Gessner (as Nicholas Gessner). Starring Jodie Foster, Martin Sheen and Alexis Smith.
There is an international version and a slightly cut US version. However
the US adopted the International Version since 2005 DVD.
Summary Notes
Rynn Jacobs is a thirteen-year-old girl who lives in a secluded house that she and her father have rented in a quiet seaside
community. But whenever anybody from the town tries to satisfy their curiosity, Rynn's father is never around, and it seems as if the girl is all alone. Rynn's resourcefulness is put to the test as several people try to find out what she might be hiding,
including the snobby landlady and her sleazy son.
Versions
uncut
88:31s
UK: The International Version was passed 15 uncut for moderate threat to a child and paedophilia
references for:
2015 Signal One Entertainment RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon
For the overseas release, a shot of Rynn nude from behind was added in the sequence where she and Mario are upstairs in her bedroom.
US cuts were to delete a nude scene with Jodie Foster in which she used a body double, her
older sister Connie, and one use of the word 'fuck' by Scott Jacoby.
The cut material was reinstated for the MGM US DVD release.
cut
MPAA
US: There is a US version missing a body doubled nude scene
Little Miss Innocence is a 1973 USA drama by Chris Warfield. Starring John Alderman, Sandy Dempsey and Terri Johnson.
Banned by the BBFC for 1976 cinema release. Uncut in the US.
Promotional Material
Two beautiful teenage hitchhikers are picked up by a wealthy older man and brought to his mansion, with lustful intentions. However, his erotic dream soon turns into a horrifying nightmare
as the seemingly innocent girls begin to reveal their own deadly intentions... Starring Sandy Dempsey in a career performance.
Little Mix: Get Weird Tour is a filmed music performance by Paul Caslin. Starring Perrie Edwards, Jesy Nelson and Leigh-Anne Pinnock.
BBFC category cuts were required for a 2016 DVD.
Versions
category cuts 5:10s
84:10s
UK: Passed PG for mild innuendo after 5:10s of BBFC category cuts for:
2016 Sony Music Entertainment video
The BBFC commented:
Company chose to remove a routine featuring moderate sex references and innuendo in song lyrics, accompanied by suggestive dancing, in order to achieve a PG classification. An uncut 12 was available.
2012 Warner [Directors + Theatrical] R1 DVD
at US Amazon
The Director's Cut adds an alternative 20 minute ending with Audrey going on a Godzilla style rampage. Warner said:
The footage of the original ending was previously available only in black & white in the extra
content of a limited number of copies of a DVD edition released in 1998. Now, with the help of production notes from Frank Oz and others on the film's creative team, WHV has meticulously restored and digitally remastered the ending, in full color, with
the elaborate special effects in tact. Sound has also been rebuilt and mixed in Dolby 5.1. The theatrical version has also been re-mastered.
The Little Vampire is a 2017 Netherlands / Germany / Denmark / UK family animation comedy by Richard Claus and Karsten Kiilerich. Starring Rasmus Hardiker, Amy
Saville and Jim Carter.
BBFC category cuts were required for a U rated cinema and home video release in 2018.
Summary Notes
The story of
Rudolph, a thirteen year old vampire, whose clan is threatened by a notorious vampire hunter. He meets Tony, a mortal of the same age, who is fascinated by old castles, graveyards and - vampires. Tony helps Rudolph in an action and humor packed battle
against their adversaries, and together they save Rudolph's family and become friends.
Versions
category cuts 29s
81:52s =78:36s
submitted 82:21s =79:03s
UK:
Passed U for mild comic violence, threat, very mild bad language after 29s of BBFC category cuts for:
2018 Signature Entertainment video
2018 cinema release
The BBFC commented:
Company chose to remove a scene of potentially dangerous imitable behaviour involving electricity in order to achieve a U classification. An uncut PG was available.
The BBFC commented further in its annual report covering 2018:
We initially classified it PG because of a scene in which a child uses electrical apparatus to send an electric charge to an enemy. However, the distributor
chose to remove the scene in order to achieve a U classification. We subsequently passed it U, with ratings info of mild comic violence, threat, very mild bad language.
Live Feed
Live Feed is a 2006 Canada horror by Ryan Nicholson. Starring Kevan Ohtsji, Taayla Markell and Stephen Chang.
Exists as an uncut MPAA Unrated version and a cut R rated version.
Versions
uncut
run:
81:08s
pal:
77:53s
UK: Passed 18 uncut for very strong bloody
violence and gore, and hard-core still images:
Live Like a Cop, Die Like a Man is a 1976 Italy crime thriller by Ruggero Deodato. Starring Marc Porel, Ray Lovelock and Adolfo Celi.
Cut by the BBFC for X rated 1976 cinema release. Uncut and MPAA Unrated in
the US.
Promotional Material
Before he was worshipped as an auteur of video nasty violence, the notorious Ruggero Deodato, creator of CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST and HOUSE ON THE EDGE OF THE PARK, helmed
perhaps his most potent pot-boiler: LIVE LIKE A COP, DIE LIKE A MAN. An edgy, exciting and extravagantly plotted police-thriller, this masterpiece of high-octane action opens with a road-ripping race around Rome that makes THE FRENCH CONNECTION look
positively lightweight in comparison! Inspired by the vigilante violence of DIRTY HARRY, Deodato s crowning crime-shocker stars the heavyweight pair of Ray Lovelock (THE LIVING DEAD AT THE MANCHESTER MORGUE) and Marc Porel (Fulci s THE PSYCHIC) as two
police investigators who are not above taking the law into their own hands. Unleashed, uncut and uncensored, by 88 Films, this breathtaking babes n bullets blockbuster is an essential acquisition for Deodato-philes and lovers of classic Italian genre
cinema alike!
Versions
uncut
Unrated
95:00s ~91:00s
UK: Passed 18 uncut for strong sex, violence, sex references, drug
use for:
2015 88 Films RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon released on 2nd November 2015
2015 88 Films R2 DVD at UK Amazon released on 2nd November 2015
Cut by 3s when submitted in 2008 with the following BBFC comment:
The distributor chose to cut two uses of the term 'spaz' in order to achieve a 'U' classification. A '12' without cuts was available to the distributor.
The term alluding to spastic was removed from the line: If I was wearing the most kickin' outfit but my shoes made me look like a spaz, you'd tell me, right?.
The Living Dead at the Manchester Morgue is a 1974 Italian/Spanish horror by Jorge Grau. With Cristina Galbó, Ray Lovelock and Arthur Kennedy.
Cut in the US for an MPAA R rating where there is also an uncut Unrated
version. In the UK the BBFC cut the 1975 cinema release. Cut and uncut versions were released on pre-cert VHS which went onto be banned as video nasties. The VHS was passed 18 by the BBFC in 1985 but only after the original cinema cuts were replied along
with additional cuts for video. The BBFC relented in 2002 and the film was passed 18 uncut on DVD.
Summary Review: British Mini
Watching this film was a real treat as it was devoid of the
usual American teenage students being slaughtered and was even filmed here in the U.K.
It's full of 1960's/70's kitsch and the hero's even drive a real British Mini.
The
picture quality is excellent so you can see the Zombies in all their lurid excellence.
If you only ever buy one Zombie movie, make it this one!
The Living Dead Girl is a 1982 France horror by Jean Rollin. With Marina Pierro, Françoise Blanchard and Mike Marshall.
Cut by the BBFC for VHS. Uncut on DVD in the UK and US
Summary Review:
very euro-horror
A toxic spill revives a beautiful, dead heiress who, with the help of her childhood friend, must quench her insatiable thirst for blood.
If you like your euro-horror a little
sexier, a lot gorier, and even quite humorous, you cannot go wrong here. From the opening scene with the grave robbers being disfigured by toxic vapors (hilariously fake) to later ultra-gory scenes as our tragic zombie-female-vamp dispatches one victim
after another with her long sharp fingernails or devours their necks in extra-long munching scenes, this one delivers the goods!
It has a very euro-horror feel to it and is not as esoteric and heady as some of the other Rollin films.
Cuts to a shot of a woman with a knife in her throat spurting blood onto her killer
Catherine sticking her finger into a victim's neck has been shortened. With further cuts as Catherine digs into the victim's guts.
Cut s to a slow
and relentless disembowelling as a woman victim is fed to a female vampire.
A scene of Helene slashing a woman's stomach has been deleted
A shot of Catherine eating from Helene's neck has been significantly shortened. As has Catherine
continuing slow and relentless disembowelling of her victim. Catherine's dessert of a nice tasty thumb has also been cut.
Living Doll is a 1990 UK horror by George Dugdale and Peter Mackenzie Litten With Mark Jax, Katie Orgill and Gary Martin.
Cut by the BBFC for 1990 cut cuts waived for an unreleased 2012 DVD. Uncut in the US
Summary Review: Very Weird
Howard, a shy morgue worker, falls in love with a girl who ends up in the morgue, but he
doesn't let that stop him.
Don't expect some type of slasher flick, but what you can expect is a sick twisted love story of a man in love and living with a corpse as it rots, he imagines the corpse talking to him as he cooks for
it buys it clothes sleeps with it (not sexually , he does make out with it one time).
Overall the plot is good but at several points does drag and get boring but it still remains very weird.
Versions
uncut
95:08s =91:20s
UK: Passed 18 uncut for strong horror, violence and gore after previous BBFC cuts waived for:
Working for a moving company, Shouji is invited to a party by a girl named Yuika. However, he is drugged, and multiple women take advantage of him, and rape him repeatedly. When he recovers his memory, he finds himself stuffed in a cardboard box on
the railroad tracks, with a suicide note stuffed inside. Shocked, he frantically escapes from the cardboard box. Vowing revenge, he sets off to Yuika's residence. He pretends to be a delivery man, and enters her apartment. There, he stuffs her in a box
and takes her to a hideout where she will be used as a lure to contact the other party members that violated him. Watch the depravity of Shouji's revenge as he hunts down and boxes up the women for his carnal revenge...
A Lizard in a Woman's Skin is a 1971 Italy/Spain/France mystery thriller by Lucio Fulci. With Florinda Bolkan, Stanley Baker, Jean Sorel.
Several edits exist but none attributed to BBFC censorship. Recent
releases seem to have settled on a complete aggregated version.
Summary Review: Psychedelic
A young woman is accused of murdering her debauched neighbor after dreaming it. Was she set up, or did she
really do it?
Visually this movie is stunning. Lots of superbly thought out hallucination scenes show the main character's decent into possible madness with really quite jarring effect. Yes there's the naked beauties and 60's
soundtrack, but neither of these feel like they've been shoehorned in for the sake of it. In fact the psychedelic party at the start of the film only adds to the uneasiness of everything.
The script has more twists and
turns than a basket full of snakes. You're left wondering what's going to happen right up to the very end of this film.
Forget about movie genres and pigeon holes, this film is quite simply just a cracking ride from start
to finish.
Versions
uncut
Unrated
103:39s
UK: The Aggregated Version was passed 18 uncut for sexualised nudity
and scenes of sexual violence for:
