Snake and Crane Arts of Shaolin is a 1978 Hong Kong/Taiwan action drama by Chi-Hwa Chen Starring Jackie Chan, Nora Miao and Cheng-Lan Chin
Available uncut and in 2 shortened versions
Summary
Notes
A martial arts book, which Hsu Yin-Fung (Jackie Chan) carries, is being highly sought by various clans and gangs, but he is in pursuit of someone himself.
Versions
uncut
run:
100:42s
pal:
96:40s
UK: Passed 15 uncut for frequent moderate to strong action
violence:
Snake In The Eagle's Shadow is a 1978 Hong Kong action comedy by Woo-Ping Yuen Starring Jackie Chan, Siu-Tin Yuen and Jang-Lee Hwang
Cut by the BBFC for 18 rated cinema release, VHS, and DVD. BBFC 12 rated
for 2021 Blu-ray.
Summary Notes
Chien Fu (Jackie Chan) is a boy who is used as a janitor at his kung fu school. Fu can't fight and is always getting bullied by the teachers and
pupils. One day, an old man helps Fu train in an art of kung fu called the "Snake's Fist". Fu doesn't get bullied again. Then Fu creates his own style and mixes it with the Snake's Fist. His style is based on the movement and actions of a cat.
One day, the old man is in trouble by a man who does "The Eagle's Claw", and Fu helps the old man.
Versions
uncut
run:
97m
pal:
93m
UK: Passed 12 uncut for moderate violence, language:
2021 88 Films video titled Snake In The Eagles Shadow
No cuts shown for the 2021 entry in the BBFC database but it is not confirmed that the animal cruelty footage has been restored.
cut:
44s
run:
96:17s
pal:
92:26s
UK: Passed 18 after 44s of BBFC cuts:
2002 Columbia/Tri-Star Home video
2000 Medusa Comms. & Marketing Ltd video
The BBFC commented:
Compulsory cut required to sight of cat fighting snake in accordance with the Cinematograph Films (Animals) Act 1937.
cut:
34s
run:
96:16s
pal:
92:25s
UK: Passed 18 after 34s of BBFC cuts:
1994 Made In Hong Kong VHS
cut
cut:
run:
90:07s
pal:
86:31s
UK: A short version was passed X (18) after BBFC cuts:
1982 cinema release titled Snake In The Eagle's Shadow (S/t)
Snapshot is a 1979 Australia horror thriller by Simon Wincer. With Chantal Contouri, Robert Bruning and Sigrid Thornton.
Exists in the original Australian Version and a shortened US version
Summary Notes
Angela is a young hairdresser thrown out of home by her puritantical mother after too many nights
out. She quickly falls in with the modeling crowd and does some modeling work herself, while it seems she is being stalked by a mysterious figure driving an ice-cream van.
Versions
uncut Australian Version
run:
100:24s
pal:
96:23s
UK: The Australian Versions was
passed 15 uncut for strong violence, threat, sex and nudity for:
2010 Britfilms video
US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
2017 Vinegar Syndrome [Australian + US versions] R0 Blu-ray/R0 DVD Combo at US Amazon
2012 Scorpion Records [Australian + US Version] R1 DVD at UK Amazon and
at US Amazon released on 24th July 2012
shortened US Version
cut:
run:
92:21s
pal:
88:39s
UK: The shortened US version was passed 15
uncut for sexual threat, strong threat, nudity, violence:
The R-Rated version is faster and more suspenseful than the UK version. With the exception of one violent scene of violence, the only scenes missing are those that were slowing the film down. However, the UK version features four
alternative scenes, which are among the most interesting.
uncut alternative
R Rated
97:22s =93:28s
UK:
The shorter R Rated Version was passed 15 without BBFC cuts for:
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is a 1937 USA children's cartoon by William Cottrell, David Hand... Starring Adriana Caselotti, Harry Stockwell and Lucille La Verne.
Uncut but A rated for 1937 cinema release. BBFC category cuts were required for the 1964 U rated cinema release. Uncut and U rated on home video and for the 2016 cinema release.
Summary Notes
The beautiful and kindhearted princess Snow White charms every creature in the kingdom except one - her jealous stepmother, the Queen. When the Magic Mirror proclaims Snow White the fairest one of all, she must flee into the forest,
where she befriends the lovable seven dwarfs - Doc, Sneezy, Grumpy, Happy, Bashful, Sleepy and Dopey. But when the Queen tricks Snow White with an enchanted apple, only the magic of true love's kiss can save her!
Versions
uncut
83:07s =79:48s
UK: Passed U uncut for very mild scary scenes, threat for:
Snowflake: The White Gorilla is a 2011 Spain children's cartoon comedy by Andrés G Schaer. With David Spade, Ariana Grande and Jennette McCurdy.
Cut by the BBFC for UK DVD
Summary Notes
Snowflake is special, he's the only white gorilla in the world. He is the zoo's main attraction, children love him, but the other gorillas don't see what's so charming about this weirdo being the center of attention.
Snowpiercer is a 2013 South Korea/USA/France/Czech Republic action Sci-Fi drama by
Joon-ho Bong.
Film producer Harvey Weinstein caused a little controversy by buying up the US distribution rights and then announcing that the film would be shortened by 20 minutes because he thought it would be better that way.
The
director and fans opposed Weinstein's decision and eventually won their case. The film went out uncut.
v Snuff
- 1976 Argentina/US/Canada horror by Michael & Roberta Findlay.
Summary Review: Publicity is more interesting than the film
Like many films that appeared in the early 70s and raised a stink for one reason or another - the
publicity surrounding the Findlay's film Snuff is more interesting than the film itself.
In fact, this film - which supposedly depicted the actual dismembering of a young girl - caused such a fuss when it played in New
York that the mayor demanded that the perpetrators be captured and prosecuted. That is, of course, until the producers admitted that the film was a fraud and produced the dead actress for all to see.
This film is nothing
more than a late 60s Hell's Angels biker movie with a tacked on ending in which the film's director disembowels a young blond girl. Not sexual, and hardly interesting - the snuff bit of the film is hardly impressive as far as either shock or special
effects.
Of course, you have to sit through a turgid tale of bikers and drug smuggling to even get to this bit - and it just isn't worth it.
So B. It is a 2016 USA drama by Stephen Gyllenhaal.
The theatrical release
was MPAA rated PG-13 for some thematic elements. Presumably the producers wanted a PG rating have appealed against the PG-13 decision.
Rivelazioni di un maniaco sessuale al capo della squadra mobile
Penetration
So Sweet, So Dead is a 1972 Italy crime horror romance by Roberto Bianchi Montero. Starring Farley Granger and Sylva Koscina and Silvano Tranquilli.
There are no censorship issues with the original release. There was also a re-edited
version with inserted hardcore
Promotional Material
A naked woman is found murdered and mutilated in a prosperous small province town in Southern Italy. But who killed her... and why? Inspector
Capuana (Farley Granger; Strangers on a Train, Rope, Arnold) investigates what turns out to be a string of savage murders in which unfaithful women are targeted as they play around behind their husbands' backs. Now the killer, who wears a black fedora,
gloves, and trench coat as he stalks and photographs his victims, is becoming more relentless in a depraved quest to purge the world of what he believes to be immoral souls. Also starring Sylva Koscina (Lisa and the Devil, Hercules, Hornet's Nest), this
notorious Italian shocker also known as So Sweet, So Dead is now presented fully authorized and in HD for the first time!
US: There is a re-edited version released in the U.S. was called Penetration
From IMDb. Penetration featured hardcore porno footage with adult-film stars Harry Reems and Tina Russell. It was advertised as a porno featuring actor Farley Granger,
who was in the original film but had nothing to do with the re-edited version. Granger threatened the distributors with a major lawsuit for the unauthorized use of his name in the new version, and they subsequently withdrew the film from US distribution,
but not from Europe.
This was cut when submitted in 2004 with the following BBFC explanation:
Company chose to cut sight of a forceful head butt to accord with BBFC Guidelines on imitable techniques at PG. A 15 uncut
was available.
On the football field, a young man (not the hero, but a role model) delivered a powerful head butt to the conceited villain and then explained that sometimes it is the only way to resolve matters. This scenario is an excellent
example of why we might intervene at 'PG'. Encouraging children to use head butts, especially on the football field, as the best way to resolve a dispute, is a matter of serious concern.
The Social Network is a 2010 US biography by David Fincher Starring Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield and Justin Timberlake
Two uses of the word 'fuck' were allowed in 12 rated cinema and video releases. DVD extras were cut by the BBFC in 2010 to avoid a 15 rating.
Summary Notes
On a fall night
in 2003, Harvard undergrad and computer programming genius Mark Zuckerberg sits down at his computer and heatedly begins working on a new idea. In a fury of blogging and programming, what begins in his dorm room soon becomes a global social network and a
revolution in communication. A mere six years and 500 million friends later, Mark Zuckerberg is the youngest billionaire in history... but for this entrepreneur, success leads to both personal and legal complications.
Versions
uncut
run:
121m
pal:
116m
UK: A disk extra was passed 12 uncut with the BBFC noting Unrated dialogue:
2021 Sony video titled The Social Network (2010) -The_unrated_dialogue
Maybe this is the previously cut disk extra being passed 12 uncut.
uncut
run:
120:20s
pal:
115:31s
UK: Passed 12 uncut for infrequent strong language and drug use.:
2011 Sony DADC UK Limited video
UK: Passed 12A uncut for infrequent strong language and drug use:
2010 cinema release
US: Uncut and MPAA rated PG-13 for sexual content, drug and alcohol use and language:
The Social Dilemma is a 2020 USA documentary by Jeff Orlowski. Starring Skyler Gisondo, Kara Hayward and Vincent Kartheiser.
No cuts but Netflix prefixed a trigger warning as the documentary includes a little footage from the video by Christchurch mosque murderer Brenton Tarrent. This
video was taken down from all platforms and was also officially banned by the New Zealand film censor.
Summary Notes
Set in the dark underbelly of Silicon Valley, The Social
Dilemma fuses investigative documentary with enlightening narrative drama. Expert testimony from tech whistle-blowers exposes our disturbing predicament: the services Big Tech provides-search engines, networks, instant information, etc.-are merely the
candy that lures us to bite. Once we're hooked and coming back for more, the real commodity they sell is their prowess to influence and manipulate us.
Solarwarriors is a 1986 USA action Sci-Fi drama by Alan Johnson. Starring Richard Jordan, Jami Gertz and Jason Patric.
BBFC category were required for a PG rated cinema release in 1987. It was
released uncut for a 15 rated 1987 VHS and 12 rated DVD/Bu-ray. In the US the film is uncut and MPAA PG-13 rated.
Summary Notes
In a future in which most water has disappeared from the Earth, we find a
group of children, mostly teenagers, who are living at an orphanage, run by the despotic rulers of the new Earth. The group in question plays a hockey based game on roller skates and is quite good. It has given them a unity that transcends the attempts
to bring them to heel by the government. Finding an orb of special power, they find it has unusual effects on them. They escape from the orphanage (on skates) and try to cross the wasteland looking for a place they can live free as the stormtroopers
search for them and the orb.
The Soldier is a 1982 US action adventure thriller by James Glickenhaus Starring Ken Wahl, Alberta Watson and Jeremiah Sullivan
Always cut and 18 rated in the UK. Uncut and MPAA R rated in the US. There is a US
Unrated Version with 28s of extra plot scenes.
Summary Notes
The Russians steal a nuclear device and are stating that unless the Israelis pull out from the West bank, they will
detonate it, which they have planted in an oil field and if it should go off; 50% of the World's oil will be contaminated. And the Israelis are unwilling to cooperate and the Americans knowing that they can't allow this are making preparations to force
the Israelis off the West bank. The President then calls the Director of the CIA to do something about this. The Director assigns the agent who works outside the official channels codenamed the Soldier. He starts by trying to see if the Russians are
indeed behind it but the Russians have him marked for termination. When he tries to contact the Director, the Russians placed a bomb in his office that leaves the soldier with no one but his team and the Israelis to help him.
Versions
uncut
UK: Thanks to Graeme who reports that the version shown on Talking Pictures channel in January 2022 is uncut.
uncut
run:
87:54s
pal:
84:23s
US: Uncut and MPAA R rated in the US.
Note that the US R rated version is missing ~28s from 2 dialogue scenes
and the a shot cop sliding doen the side of a police car.
cut
cut:
1:17s
run:
86:08s
pal:
82:41s
UK: Passed 18 after 1:17s of BBFC cuts but with some cuts waived for:
UK 2004 Cinema Club R2 DVD
The BBFC cuts were:
The cut scene shows a DIY weapon, ie a spy booby traps a light bulb which explodes later on in the film when someone switches it on.
The 4s of blood spurts previously cut were restored
pre-cut
cut:
29s
run:
86:34s
pal:
83:06s
UK: A version pre-cut by 29s was passed 18 without further BBFC cuts for:
UK 1992 Braveworld VHS
cut
cut:
1:05s
run:
86:08s
pal:
82:41s
UK: The cut cinema version was passed 18 after a further 1:00s of BBFC cuts for:
UK 1987 Embassy VHS
The BBFC cut a further minute
The extra cut scene shows a DIY weapon, ie a spy booby traps a light bulb which explodes later on in the film when someone switches it on.
The cinema cuts still apply:
Cut by 4s to remove blood spurts from stomach and head shootings
cut
cut:
4s
run:
87:46s
pal:
84:15s
UK: Passed 18 after 4s of BBFC cuts for:
UK 1983 cinema release
The BBFC cuts were:
Cut by 4s to remove blood spurts from stomach and head shootings
Soldier Blue is a 1970 USA western by Ralph Nelson. Starring Candice
Bergen, Peter Strauss and Donald Pleasence.
Reportedly cut in the US for an MPAA rating in 1970. These cuts have long since been forgotten and the R rated version is the best available. The film was cut for
an MPAA PG rating in 1974 but the R rating was restored in 1976.
The R rated version was cut by the BBFC for X rated cinema release and 18 rated VHS. The BBFC cuts for sexual violence were waived in 2004 for 18 rated DVD releases but new cuts were
required for horse falls.
Summary Notes
After a cavalry group is massacred by the Cheyenne, only two survivors remain: Honus, a naive private devoted to his duty, and Cresta, a
young woman who had lived with the Cheyenne two years and whose sympathies lie more with them than with the US government. Together, they must try to reach the cavalry's main base camp. As they travel onward, Honus is torn between his growing affection
for Cresta, and his disgust for her anti-American beliefs. They reach the cavalry campsite on the eve of an attack on a Cheyenne village, where Honus will learn which side has really been telling him the truth.
There are reports that the original US R Rated version was cut to avoid an X rating in 1970. The film was cut for a PG rating in 1974 but the R rating was restored in 1976. Any such cuts have long since being forgotten though, and the current uncut US
version is definitive.
cut
US: Cut for an MPAA PG rating in 1974
cut
cut:
6s
run:
114:38s
pal:
110:03s
Passed 18 after 6s of BBFC cuts with previous cuts for violence restored for:
UK 2008 Optimum R2 DVD
The BBFC commented: Four cuts were required to remove the presence of cruel, dangerous and illegal horse falls
total cuts
cut:
28s
run:
114:12s
pal:
109:38s
7s
distributor 23s
Passed 18 after 7s of BBFC cuts and 23s of distributor cuts for:
UK 2005 Momentum R2 DVD
Bizarrely the Momentum Pictures resubmission in 2005 ended up by being unnecessarily more cut than the previous version. The BBFC made the following statement: The BBFC requested 7 seconds of cuts to remove cruel
horsefalls but the distributor made additional voluntary cuts of 23 seconds to remove an acceptable horsefall and part of a rape scene. These cuts were not required by the BBFC but were in line with cuts made to previous video releases.
23s
cut:
23s
run:
114:02s
pal:
109:28s
Passed 18 after 23s of BBFC cuts for:
UK 1999 BMG VHS
The BBFC cuts were:
The cuts as per previous Embassy version except that slightly less cut from the rape scene
cut
cut:
36s
run:
113:25s
pal:
108:53s
Passed after 36s of BBFC cuts for:
UK 1986 Embassy VHS
The cuts were:
Cuts are to a scene showing the rape of an Indian woman, during the massacre of the village
Cuts to a shot of a naked Indian woman strung up by her wrists with blood on her breasts
A horsefall has been removed
cut
cut:
run:
pal:
sub:
114:39s
Passed X (18) after BBFC cuts for:
UK 1970 cinema release
The BBFC cuts were:
Cuts to a scene showing the rape of an Indian woman, during the massacre of the village
Some Like it Sexy is a 1969 UK sex comedy by Donovan Winter. With Erika Bergmann, Penny Riley and Christopher Matthews.
Originally filmed as Come Back Peter which was passed X uncut for 1969 and
1974 cinema release. In 1971 the director added extra sex scenes for continental film sales. This longer version was later released on UK VHS in 1990 and 1995 but suffered BBFC cuts. Reported to be uncut for the 2011 DVD.
Summary Review: Collinson Twins
A view from the sixties with the main man driving around London in his e-type picking up girls at will.
The film comes from a pretty tame period in terms of sex, but was perked up with
a new version in the mid 70's. Nudity was added to the old sex scenes via body doubles. Most notably, new material was added featuring the Collinson Twins, Mary and Madeline. They at least could do their own nudity.
Versions
uncut
78:01s
UK: An Extended Continental Version was passed 18 uncut for:
Includes a 15 second shot of Peter's semi-erection as Cleo, the black singer, guides him inside her. Surely one of the cuts in the VHS releases. However worryingly, the running time is exactly an NTSC equivalent for the PAL running time of the cut
Jezebel VHS.
1:18s
74:54s
UK: The Updated Version was passed 18 after 1:18s of BBFC cuts for:
UK 1995 Jezebel VHS
37s
75:33s
UK: The Updated Version was passed 18 after 37s of BBFC cuts for:
UK 1990 Sheptonhurst VHS
From IMDb. New scenes with the Collinson twins were edited in, together with some extra sex scenes involving body doubles for a re-issue.
From a submission by Donovan Winter included in the 2012 Nucleus release in which he spoke of opportunities at
the Canne film festival in 1971:
Several overseas sales ensued, immediately so in France. But now I found myself up against a dichotomy. The 'sex' in the film was only titillating rather than aggressive. It was too soft
for Germany and Scandinavia where they had progressed beyond that and demanded more. We need as much sex as possible in the film. While in other more reserved countries there was still too much! It seemed you just couldn't win. The distributor demanded
explicit scenes which he could cut if necessary as required by the judges.
I left the print with the French distributor in Paris - which he required for dubbing. Then I returned to London to set to work once again. The additional
'sex' scenes necessary barely required scripting. All I needed were my actors, or doubles for them, to simulate the act of copulation. I went back into four of the locations and shot another eight minutes of simulated sex which I tagged on to the scenes
already in the can. I never dared show them to the British censor, of course! But they did enable me to sell the film to more countries like Germany and the U.S., although I was told they were still not hard enough for Scandinavia.
63:27s =60:55s
UK: The Original Version was passed X (18) without BBFC cuts
for:
UK 1974 cinema release as Some Like It Sexy
UK: The Original Version was passed X (16) without BBFC cuts for:
Some People is a 1962 UK musical music drama by Clive Donner. Starring Kenneth
More, Ray Brooks and Anneke Wills.
BBFC category cuts were required for an 'A' rated cinema release in 1962. Passed PG for 2013 DVD cut it is unclear if this was the cut version.
Summary Notes
In 1960's Bristol three lads hang around making nuisances of themselves after losing their motorbike licences. Their only other interest is playing rock-and-roll so they welcome the
offer from a supportive churchwarden of the use of his church hall. Things go well - with several new members including strong-voiced Terry, sort-of one of their girlfriends, they don't sound bad at all - and one of the guys starts dating the
churchwarden's daughter. But his mate is increasingly suspicious that they are being sucked into behaving in a conventional way acceptable to the older generation.
Versions
uncut
run:
93:39s
pal:
89:54s
UK: Passed PG uncut:
2020 Network (RB) Blu-ray at UK Amazon released on 6th April 2020
2020 Network Amazon Prime VoD [UK only] at UK Amazon
2013 Network video
It is unclear if the cut version was submitted or not, but as this release has a longer running time than the cinema submission then it will be given the benefit of the doubt.
Something Wild is a 1961 USA drama by Jack Garfein. Starring Carroll
Baker, Ralph Meeker and Mildred Dunnock.
Cut by the BBFC for an X rated cinema release in 1962. Uncut and MPAA Unrated in the US.
Summary Notes
Mary Ann
Robinson, a young woman living in The Bronx, New York, with her neurotic, overbearing mother and kindly but ineffectual stepfather, is raped while walking home one night. Keeping the attack to herself, Mary Ann runs away, seeking to lose herself in
Manhattan by renting a seedy flat and taking a job in a dime store. Overwhelmed by people's hostility and her own despair, Mary Ann tries to jump off the Manhattan Bridge, only to be stopped by Mike, a garage mechanic who takes her back to his modest
basement apartment nearby. At first appreciative of Mike's kindness, Mary Ann becomes terrified when he refuses to let her leave. Is Mike really Mary Ann's rescuer - or is he another rapist?
Somewhere in Time is a 1980 USA romance by Jeannot Szwarc. Starring Christopher Reeve, Jane Seymour and Christopher Plummer.
The video version has some parts of the soundtrack changed, due to copyright problems: the original Theme from Somewhere In Time, performed by pianist Roger Williams over the end titles, is replaced by other music in the videocassette
and DVD versions.
The new 20th anniversary edition DVD and video have been digitally remastered for better clarity.
v The Son of
Bigfoot - 2017 Belgium / France animation comedy by Jeremy Degruson and Ben Stassen.
The Son of Bigfoot is a 2017 Belgium / France animation comedy by Jeremy Degruson and Ben Stassen. Starring Cinda Adams, Bob Barlen and Cal Brunker.
BBFC category cuts were required for a PG rated release in 2017.
Summary Notes
Teenage outsider Adam sets out on an epic and daring quest to uncover the mystery behind his long-lost dad, only to find out that he is none other than the legendary Bigfoot! He has been
hiding deep in the forest for years to protect himself and his family from HairCo., a giant corporation eager to run scientific experiments with his special DNA. As father and son start making up for lost time after the boy's initial disbelief, Adam soon
discovers that he too is gifted with superpowers beyond his imagination. But little do they know, HairCo. is on their tail as Adam's traces have led them to Bigfoot!
Versions
category cuts 3s
87:57s
submitted 87:52s
UK: Passed PG for mild bad language, comic violence, threat after 3s of BBFC category cuts for:
2017 Studio Canal video
2017 Studio Canal VoD
UK: Presumably the same cut version was passed PG uncut for mild bad language, comic violence, threat for:
2017 cinema release
The BBFC doesn't note any cuts to the cinema release, but as it was passed PG then surely the cuts must have been made somewhere along the line.
The BBFC commented:
Company chose to remove examples of discriminatory language in order to achieve a PG classification. An uncut 12 was available.
US film reviews have noted a 'culturally insensitive' joke, so presumably this is what was censored.
Son of Godzilla is a 1967 Japan family Sci-Fi film by Jun Fukuda. Starring Tadao Takashima, Akira Kubo and Bibari Maeda.
BBFC category cuts were required for a U rated 1969 cinema release. Uncut for 1992 U rated VHS. The rating was increased to PG for 2020 Blu-ray rated. Uncut and MPAA G rated for US DVD.
Summary Notes
Scientists experimenting with changes in weather on a tropical island get more than they bargained for when Godzilla shows up to battle humongous insects and protect his newborn child.
Versions
uncut
run:
85:24s
pal:
81:59s
MPAA
UK: Passed PG uncut for mild fantasy threat, violence:
2019 Sony/Criterion Collection The Showa Films RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon
2005 US/Germany comedy by Lawrence Guterman
(Entertainment in Video)
Pre-cut in 2005 as described by the BBFC: During post-production, the distributor sought and was given advice with regard to an animated sequence involving an aggressive sperm winning the race to
fertilise an egg. The distributor was advised that the sequence might not be acceptable at the PG category. The sequence was not included in the version submitted for formal classification and this was passed PG without cuts.
Song of the South is a 1946 USA children's cartoon by Harve
Foster and Wilfred Jackson. Starring Ruth Warrick, Bobby Driscoll and James Baskett.
A Disney film which has always released uncut and U rated from 1946 cinema
release until the 1988 VHS. Since then the plantation setting and depiction of African Americans means that it has remained unreleased.
Summary Notes
Uncle Remus draws upon his tales
of Brer Rabbit to help little Johnny deal his confusion over his parents' separation as well as his new life on the plantation. The tales: The Briar Patch, The Tar Baby and Brer Rabbit's Laughing place.
The Song Remains The Same is a 1976 UK/US music documentary by Peter Clifton, Joe Massot Starring Robert Plant, Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones
Pre-cut for an 'A' rated cinema release in 1976. Uncut and BBFC 15 rated on home video. Uncut and MPAA PG rated in the US.
Summary Notes
The members of Led Zeppelin are
called back from vacation by manager Peter Grant to play Madison Square Garden. The film is enhanced by each of the band member's personal fantasies (hallucinations?), such as the opening scene (which is awfully confusing the first time around) in which
Peter Grant, dressed in a 1930s black gangster suit drives a 1930s black Ford to a house and blasts everyone with a machine gun.
1987 Warner Home Video Ltd VHS titled Song Remains The Same
Maybe the short running time may be explained by video conversion.
pre-cut
cut:
run:
136:47s
pal:
131:19s
UK: A pre-cut version was passed A (PG) without further BBFC cuts:
1976 cinema release
Thanks to Ben. From IMDb:
UK cinema release was seemingly pre-cut for an A rating to remove a scene with frequent swearing. The backstage scene in question shows Peter Grant letting loose on a crew member for not
clamping down on poster bootleggers. The several uses of strong language aren't mentioned in the BBFC's original cinema report, and the video report from 1987 questions the previous lack of mention of swearing - all UK video releases are uncut and
upgraded to 15.
v Sonny Boy
- 1989 USA action thriller by Robert Martin Carroll.
Sonny Boy is a 1989 USA action thriller by Robert Martin Carroll. Starring David Carradine, Paul L Smith and Brad Dourif.
Significantly cut for a US R rating. The Unrated Version is uncut and was
passed 18 in the UK for 1989 VHS.
Summary Notes
A small-town crime boss accepts delivery of a stolen car, only to find there's a baby in the back-seat. He and his transvestite "wife" cut out the boy's
tongue and raise him as a mute accomplice in their crimes. When the grown "Sonny Boy" escapes and tries to make contact with the outside world, the attention he draws to his warped family results in darkly-humored mayhem.
Versions
uncut
Unrated
98:40s
UK: Passed 18 uncut for:
1989 Entertainment in VHS
US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
2016 Shout! Factory (RA) Blu-ray at US Amazon released on 26th January 2016
cut 6:14s
US: There is also a cut U S R Rated version missing 6:14s
Soppana Sundari is a 2023 India comedy thriller by S.G. Charles Starring Aishwarya Rajesh, Redin Kingsley and Mime Gopi
There are no censorship issues with this release
Summary Notes
When a simple middle-class girl's
family wins a car in a raffle, chaos ensues as various parties claim ownership, forcing her to navigate a darkly comedic web of financial crisis and unexpected events.
Versions
cut:
run:
110:27s
pal:
106:02s
UK: Passed 12A for brief sexual threat, moderate violence, injury detail after BBFC cuts:
2023 cinema release
The BBFC commented:
The distributor chose to make a cut to a scene of sexual threat in order to receive their preferred 12A classification. An uncut 15 rating was available.
Sorcerer - 1977 US action film by William Friedkin See
Wages of Fear
v Sorceress - 1995 USA horror fantasy thriller by Jim Wynorski.
Sorceress is a 1995 USA horror fantasy thriller by Jim Wynorski. Starring Linda Blair, Edward Albert and Julie Strain.
Cut in the US for an MPAA R rating. An Unrated Version was released on
DVD but it was still cut for nudity. This version was rated 18 by the BBFC for 2004 UK DVD. The uncut Director's Cut was released on Blu-ray in 2016.
Summary Notes
Two friends,
who both work for the same high-priced, high-powered law firm, are both married to modern day witches. Erica, the wife of Larry, believes that he is being led astray by Carol, an old flame, who also works for the same law firm. Erica decides to act and
one night after a torrid sex session Larry drifts off to sleep and begins to dream. Soon the dream turns into a nightmare of sex, violence, murder and death involving himself, his friends and colleagues from the law firm which appears to be frighteningly
realistic.
Soul Man is a 1986 US comedy romance by Steve Miner Starring C. Thomas Howell, Rae Dawn Chong and Arye Gross
BBFC category cuts were required for a PG rated cinema release in 1986.
The film was released 15 uncut on VHS from 1987-1992, and then 12 uncut for DVD in 2006. Uncut and MPAA PG-13 rated in the US.
Summary Notes
Sadly, all good things must come to an
end, and now, the party is over for the carefree, pampered, and very white California kid, Mark Watson. As a result, with his self-made millionaire father refusing to pay the tuition to attend the prestigious Harvard Law School, Mark's only hope rests on
a full scholarship intended for an African-American applicant, and a bunch of tanning pills. Now, with his curly perm and the dark complexion, Mark can fraudulently make his dream come true; however, has Mark ever considered the ramifications, moral and
legal, of his deception?
Versions
uncut
run:
104:32s
pal:
100:21s
UK: Passed 12 uncut for strong language once, moderate sex references and soft drugs use:
2006 Anchor Bay Entertainment UK Ltd video
UK: Passed 15 uncut:
1992 Video Collection International VHS
1987 New World VHS
US: Uncut and MPAA PG-13 rated
cut:
run:
103:41s
pal:
99:32s
UK: Passed PG after BBFC category cuts:
1986 cinema release
Thanks to Scott. The category cuts were to remove strong language and a scene showing the smoking of cannabis in reel 1.
UK: The cut Theatrical Version was
passed 12 without BBFC cuts for:
UK 2009 Online
UK 2002 Momentum R2 DVD
UK 2001 cinema release
From IMDB. To attract a teen audience, this movie was edited from the R Rated Killer Cut Version to the PG-13 rated Theatrical Version:
A different opening to the movie. This establishes how the scarred and masked men are killers. They attack a girl who has the same symbol that is stamped onto her hand as Cassie and the others. The killers grab her, throw her to the ground, tape her
mouth shut, and then slit her wrists, squeezing the blood out of the cut.
A briefly shown scene of a girl with a see-through top at the Rave party.
The brief sex scene between Cassie and Sean is stronger. It shows her remove her top
(facing away from the camera).
The lesbian scene between Annabel and Raven is stronger too. They are shown kissing more graphically (licking each others tongues), and then Annabel rips open Raven's shirt which shows her breasts to the camera.
Annabel then very briefly caresses Raven's breasts before running away.
Cassie opens up a locker to find that her dinosaur that she grabbed in the beginning has been decapitated with blood all over the inside of the locker and on the dinosaur's
head and body.
The scene where Cassie is chased by the killer has more blood. After she has smashed the light bulb over the killers head and gotten grabbed by him again, she plunges the light bulb through his stomach and it shows it come out the
other side. Lots of blood then pours out of the tube onto the ground.
The scene where Cassie dreams that the drill goes near her head has been made longer. It actually shows the drill go into her head, which causes blood to come out.
The scene where Annabel and Raven are in the bathroom at the Rave has more to it. Annabel is seen standing up with her legs spread to Raven. Raven brings her head back from being close to between Annabel's legs, and says
love these unisex bathrooms .
4 uses of the word fuck
An alternate ending in which Cassie is tormented by a recurring dream.
Soulmate is a 2013 UK mystery by Axelle Carolyn. Starring Anna Walton, Tom Wisdom and
Tanya Myers.
Cut by the BBFC for providing details that may assist suicide. Uncut in the US
Summery Notes:
Widowed Audrey retreats to an isolated Welsh cabin after a failed suicide attempt, to
recuperate. Still haunted by the tragic death of her husband and struggling with her psychosis, she begins to hear strange noises.
16s of cuts to remove just the vertical cutting details of the suicide but leaving the suicide otherwise in place. This would then have been 18 rated. (Suicide in films for under 18s is a very sensitive
area these days).
Deleting the suicide film entirely resulted in a 15 rating.
The BBFC demanded 16 seconds be removed from the two and a half minute scene in order to be granted a rating, but the required edits ended up masticating the opening to such an extent Carolyn decided it would be
better to just remove it entirely rather than risk it coming across as precisely the kind of watered down, almost romanticised portrayal of suicide she was intentionally trying to avoid. As this was by far the most graphic scene of the whole film,
without it the rating ended up downgraded to a 15.
Previously the director wrote that the BBFC had requested cuts. See
article from uk.movies.yahoo.com : Cuts
requested
The BBFC have requested cuts be made to the British-made supernatural romance Soulmate .
The feature debut of writer-director Axelle Carolyn, Soulmate stars Anna Walton as a
grieving widow who seeks solace in a remote country cottage - but finds it occupied by a ghost (Tom Wisdom), with whom she gradually builds a friendship.
The source of the trouble, it seems, is the film's opening scene, in which
Walton's distraught character attempts suicide by slitting her wrists in the bath; a fairly distressing sight, for sure, but hardly without precedent.
However, the BBFC said that this constitutes imitable behaviour with the
potential to cause harm, and has asked for sequence to be re-edited before before granting a certificate.
This issue has cropped up before and presumably the suicide depicts an effective method of suicide that is not widely known.
The BBFC cuts are intended to try and keep it that way, albeit that the secret is largely let out of the bag already.
Axelle Carolyn is not best pleased about the BBFC's stance. She voiced her anger on Twitter.
BBFC has required 4 long sets of cuts for SOULMATE. Otherwise it's banned. Take that, splat pack: I made a video nasty without even trying. -
The BBFC says, Imitable behavior, potential harm. Basically
my opening scene could cause a wave of suicides in the UK.
The Soultangler is a 1987 USA horror by Pat Bishow. Starring Bill Bernhard,
Jennifer Brown and Tom Ciorciari.
Exists as an MPAA Unrated Director's Cut and a padded out MPAA R rated Regular Version and
Promotional Material
If RE-ANIMATOR was shot on Long Island for the price of a used car, THE SOULTANGLER would be the result. Insane genius Dr. Anton Lupesky has developed a drug that allows users to inhabit corpses and transform into rabid maniacs! Can reporter Kim Castle stop the carnage and save our species from annihilation?! This epic of outsider filmmaking is a dream-like wasteland that's punctuated with severed heads, evil beasties, and hooded slashers. Filmed in basements and garages, director Pat Bishow's earnest devotion to storytelling in the spirit of H.P. Lovecraft elevates THE SOULTANGLER beyond kitsch and into heavenly territory.
Director's Cut
run:
62:30s
pal:
60:00s
US: The Director's Cut is MPAA Unrated for:
2018 AGFA (American Genre Film Archive) [Original Version + Director's Cut] R1 DVD at US Amazon
released on 13th March 2018
The Directors Cut is the much better version because a lot of the additional
footage added to make th eRegular Version looks like what it actually is: Filler. But those who love low budget flicks should stick to the Regular Version. Only that way, one will get the full no budget madness experience.
Regular Version
run:
89:46s
pal:
86:11s
US: The Original Version is uncut and MPAA R rated for:
2018 AGFA (American Genre Film Archive) [Original Version + Director's Cut] R1 DVD at US Amazon
released on 13th March 2018
The BBFC cut 2s for a PG rating for the 2010 Warner DVD. Company chose to remove two uses of strong language - one partially bleeped but identifiable, and the other quiet but still audible. Cuts made to secure a PG
classification
93:26s =89:42s
The film was passed 12A uncut for the 2009 cinema release
An influential movie set amongst black LA gangs. It shows the human side of the culture and poignantly premiered just after the LA uprising of September 1992.
South
Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut is a 1999 USA musical animation comedy by Trey Parker. Starring Trey Parker, Matt Stone and Mary Kay Bergman.
Cut in the US for an MPAA R rating. This cut version was passed 15 in
the UK for all releases to date. The film was banned in Iran, Iraq, Singapore, Kuwait, and Sri Lanka
Summary Notes
When four boys in South Park Stan Marsh, Kyle and his
stepbrother Ike Broflovski, Eric Cartman, and Kenny McCormick sees an R-rated movie featuring Canadians "Terrance & Phillip: Asses of Fire", they are pronounced "corrupted", and Kyle's mom Sheila with the rest of the parents
pressure the United States to wage war against Canada for World War 3! It's all up to Stan, Kyle and Cartman to save Terrence and Phillip before Satan and his lover Saddam Hussein from Hell rules the world and it'll be the end of the whole world.
MPAA Censors in the US insisted on cuts to dialogue describing bestiality, oral and anal sex in order for the film to receive a 'R' rating.
From ATTIC the cuts include:
In the class room, the dialogue which Cartman yells to Mr Garrison with a megaphone was originally How would you like to gargle rat jiz?, and not the milder How would you like to suck my balls?.
The dialogue in the school counsellor's office
by Mrs Cartman of what is "fisting": That's when the fist is inserted into the anus, or vagina for sexual pleasure was changed to a dialogue about licking ass.
The "Scheisse" video was originally a video of Mrs Cartman
sucking a horse's dick.
Also, The MPAA demanded that the film's title be changed (they have a policy that all titles that pass them have to be rated 'G' and the word 'hell' was not allowed). The title was changed from "South Park - All Hell
Breaks Loose" to its present. Very ironically, the MPAA didn't get the penis reference in the present title, and approved it!
There's no sign of this censored material being restored and so the R rated version has become the definitive
banned
Worldwide: The film was banned in Iran, Iraq, Singapore, Kuwait, and Sri Lanka, among others, based on political
and moral offences.
South Park is a 1997-2022+ US TV cartoon comedy. With Trey Parker, Matt Stone and
Isaac Hayes.
Two episodes caused controversy and have been either cut or banned in all home video releases. These 2 episodes along with 3 others are not available via HBO for TV or streaming.
The two controversial episodes titled 200 and 201 have at least been included, but censored as per the latest TV version.
Originally the religious figure of Mohammed was depicted as a teddy bear when shown in episode 200. After kicking off a bit of
a fuss, in the second part, 201, all shots of the character were obscured by a black silhouette marked CENSORED. Every mention of Mohammed was also bleeped out.
The two part episode in question features a typically convoluted plotline in which
Tom Cruise (previously pilloried as gay and for being a scientologist) rounds up 200 other celebrities who have been targets of the show's satire in order to launch a class-action defamation suit against the town of South Park. Cruise also wrangles
Muhammad into his scheme, secretly motivated by a desire to harness the prophet's goo , which grants immunity to ridicule. Throughout, Muhammad is dressed in a bear suit, an ironic nod to the prohibition on showing images of Islam's founding
father. and the blasphemy accusation against a British teacher in Sudan who let her class of kids name a teddy bear Mohammed.
pre-cut
cut:
44:26s
run:
277:49s
pal:
266:42s
UK: A version with just 12 out of the 14 episodes was passed 15 without BBFC cuts for:
UK 2011 Paramount R2 DVD for release on 19th September
The two controversial episodes titled 200 and 201 have been omitted entirely.
Worldwide releases outside of the US all seem to be missing the 2 controversial episodes.
However the UK DVD has been resubmitted with an additional bonus episode,
maybe 1 of the 2 missing episodes
HBO
banned
US: 5 episodes seem to have been withdrawn from TV broadcasts and streaming on HBO Max:
Super Best Friends (Season 5) The Super Best Friends league consists of Jesus, Muhammad, Buddha, Moses, Joseph Smith, Krishna, Laozi and Sea Man.
Cartoon Worlds Part I & II (Season 10) Cartman and Kyle try to stop Fox from airing an
episode of Family Guy that features Muhammad so that the Muslim audiences aren't offended.
South Wind is a 2018 Serbia crime film by Milos Avramovic. Starring Milos Bikovic, Miodrag Radonjic and Dragan Bjelogrlic.
BBFC category cuts were required for a 2018 cinema release.
Summary Notes
A story about Petar Maras, a Belgrade criminal in his late twenties, whose one reckless move causes an avalanche of events that will greatly affect the lives of those around him.
Versions
BBFC category cuts 43s
129:43s =124:32s
UK: Passed 15 for strong violence, sex, sex references, drug misuse, very strong language after 43s of BBFC category cuts:
2018 cinema release
The BBFC commented:
Company chose to reduce a scene of sadistic bloody violence, featuring accompanying very strong language, in order to obtain a 15 classification. An uncut 18 classification was available.
uncut
130:26s =125:13s
UK: passed 18 uncut for strong bloody violence:
2018 cinema release, unreleased as the distributors preferred a cut 15 rated release
One of the best from a genre of Harry Novak produced hillbilly softcore sex comedies. 3 girls get stranded in the sticks when their car breaks down. See them skinny dip, see them rape the
country bumpkin, see them strip in a barn and strut their stuff.
One of the 3 women is Monica Gayle, and her fans will not be disappointed as she spends about 75% of the film nude. Another lead character, Judy Angel, would soon
appear in hard core films.
6s
pre-cut
55:32s
A very short pre-cut version was passed 18 after a further 6s of BBFC cuts for:
Southern Fury is a 2017 USA thriller by Steven C Miller. Starring Nicolas Cage, John Cusack and Adrian Grenier.
Exists in an uncut 18 rated form and a cut 15 rated version.
Summary Notes
Mikey became a small-time mobster, mired in a life of petty crime. When Mikey is kidnapped and held for a ransom by ruthless crime boss Eddie King (Nicolas Cage), JP turns to the brothers' old pal Sal
(John Cusack), a plain clothes detective for help. In order to rescue his brother, JP must risk everything and unleash his vengeance against King's relentless army of gangsters.
Versions
uncut
93:22s
UK: Passed 18 uncut for strong bloody violence for:
2017 Signature Entertainment R2 DVD at UK Amazon 2017
2017 cinema release
US: The Theatrical release was rated R for brutal bloody violence, language throughout, and drug use
pre-cut ~2:15s
91:07s
UK: A pre-cut version was passed 15 for strong violence, language, sex, drug misuse with no further BBFC cuts for:
2017 Signature Entertainment video
It is not clear where the 15 rated version was release, perhaps an airline version.
v Southland Tales
- 2006 France / Germany / USA comedy Sci-Fi mystery by Richard Kelly
Southland Tales is a 2006 France / Germany / USA comedy Sci-Fi mystery
by Richard Kelly Starring Dwayne Johnson, Sarah Michelle Gellar and Seann William Scott
Exists as the an original Cannes Version and a shortened Theatrical
Version.
In the US: Rated R for language, violence, sexual material and some drug content.
Summary Notes
Southland Tales is an ensemble piece set in the futuristic
landscape of Los Angeles on July 4, 2008, as it stands on the brink of social, economic and environmental disaster. Boxer Santaros is an action star who's stricken with amnesia. His life intertwines with Krysta Now, an adult film star developing her own
reality television project, and Ronald Taverner, a Hermosa Beach police officer who holds the key to a vast conspiracy.
Versions
Cannes Version
run:
158m
pal:
152m
UK: The Cannes Version was passed 15 uncut for strong language, violence, sex references, drug misuse:
2021 Arrow Video [Cannes + Theatrical Versions] (RB) Blu-ray at UK Amazon
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Originally running for 160 minutes, Southland Tales premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in 2006 to a disastrous reception. Because of this, it was re-edited and shortened in length as part of the distribution deal. Since the shortened version was shown
theatrically and released on DVD, the Cannes cut has been shown on Cable TV and DVD releases in Europe. Some of the changes between the theatrical cut and the Cannes cut are as follows:
Doomsday Scenario Interface is not present in the original cut
The meeting between the Baron and Hideo Takehashi takes place much earlier in the film
The character of General Teena MacArthur is more fleshed out in original cut
Pilot explains that Bart Bookman is an 'angry man' with a willingness to die.
Some events that take place are better explained in original cut e.g. Boxer ringing Fortunio before meeting him, Serpentine explaining her actions at the end.
Features additional effects of the blimp not in theatrical version.
Features music by Moby not present in theatrical version
Theatrical Version
run:
144:32s
pal:
138:45s
UK: The Theatrical Version was passed 15 uncut for
strong language, violence and sex references and hard drug use.:
2021 Arrow Video [Cannes + Theatrical Versions] (RB) Blu-ray at UK Amazon
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2008 Universal Pictures DVD
UK: The Theatrical Version was passed 15 uncut for strong language, violence and sex references:
2007 cinema release
US: Rated R for language, violence, sexual material and some drug content
Spacehunter: Adventures In The Forbidden Zone is a 1983 USA / Canada action Sci-Fi adventure by Lamont Johnson Starring Peter Strauss,Molly Ringwald,Ernie Hudson
BBFC category cuts were required for a PG rated cinema release in 1983. Subsequent home video releases were uncut but rated 15. Uncut and MPAA PG rated in the US.
Summary Notes
Three women make an emergency landing on a planet plagued with a fatal disease, but are captured by dictator Overdog. Adventurer Wolff goes there to rescue them and meets Niki, the only Earthling left from a medical expedition.
Combining their talents, they try to rescue the women.
The Spanish Chainsaw Massacre is a 2013 Spain horror by Manolito Motosierra. Starring Hilario Blas, Pedro García Oliva and Óscar Gisbert.
Cut by the BBFC for 2014 DVD release
Promotional Material
Las Pollas del Metal (The Metal Dicks), a heavy metal band, are on tour to promote their first album. On the road to Galicia, their van suffers a flat tyre and they have to stay overnight at the "Gutierrez's
town", a small village located nowhere. Next day, the town is throwing a festival where its inhabitants celebrate the patron saint's day. The Mayor invites the artists to join the celebration and they accept, without knowing a brutal danger awaits
them.
Versions
compulsory cuts 32s
51:21s
UK: Passed 18 for strong bloody violence, strong sex after 32s of BBFC compulsory cuts for:
2014 88 Films video
The BBFC commented:
Cut required to a sequence of sadistic and sexualised violence involving a child.
The BBFC further commented in the Annual Report covering 2014:
The Spanish Chainsaw Massacre is a Spanish film in which a heavy metal band find themselves in a village of cannibals after their van breaks down. The BBFC
removed a sequence of sadistic and sexualised violence involving a child before passing the film 18.
The film also includes scenes of characters being torn open and having their intestines pulled out, a penis being bitten and torn
off, and a foetus being pulled from a woman's body.
Spanish Fly is a 1976 UK / Spain / Canada comedy by Bob Kellett. Starring Leslie
Phillips, Terry-Thomas and Graham Armitage.
BBFC cuts were required for an 'AA' rated cinema release in 1975. Passed 15 for home video but it is not clear if the cinema cuts have persisted.
Summary Notes
On the beautiful island of Minorca, Sir Percy de Courcy finds himself once again penniless. Since the disreputable Sir Percy isn't exactly willing to work for a living, this means he must concoct some sort of scam to
maintain his luxurious lifestyle.
Versions
best available
run:
85:08s
pal:
81:44s
UK: Passed 15 without BBFC cuts for sexualised nudity for:
Spartacus: War of the Damned is a 2013 USA action historical Tv series Starring Andy Whitfield, Lucy Lawless and Manu Bennett.
Several episodes were cut for TV but later released uncut on home video
Summary Notes
The inspiration behind this series is the Thracian Gladiator Spartacus, who led a slave uprising against the Roman Republic. The Thracians had been persuaded by Claudius Glaber to serve as
auxiliaries in the Roman legions in a campaign against the Getae, who had often plundered Thracian lands. However after Glaber reneges on the deal and switches his attentions from the Getae to attack Mithridates in Asia Minor, the Thracians feel betrayed
and mutiny. Captured by Glaber, Spartacus is condemned to death as a Gladiator, whilst his wife Sura is condemned to slavery. Spartacus, however, proves to be a formidable gladiator, and defeats the four gladiators tasked with executing him. He becomes a
favorite of the crowd, leading Senator Albinius to commute his death sentence to a life of slavery. Spartacus is purchased by Batiatus for gladiator training, who promises to help him find Sura if he proves himself in training. As the series develops,
the story follows the betrayals and machinations...
Spartacus is a 1960 USA war historical biography by Stanley Kubrick. Starring Kirk
Douglas, Laurence Olivier and Jean Simmons.
Cut by the BBFC for an 'A' rated cinema release in 1960. Uncut and PG rated for 1989 VHS. A restored and extended version was released in 1991. Uncut and MPAA
PG-13 rated in the US.
Summary Notes
In 73 BCE, a Thracian slave leads a revolt at a gladiatorial school run by Lentulus Batiatus. The uprising soon spreads across the Italian
Peninsula involving thousand of slaves. The plan is to acquire sufficient funds to acquire ships from Silesian pirates who could then transport them to other lands from Brandisium in the south. The Roman Senator Gracchus schemes to have Marcus Publius
Glabrus, Commander of the garrison of Rome, lead an army against the slaves who are living on Vesuvius. When Glabrus is defeated his mentor, Senator and General Marcus Licinius Crassus is greatly embarrassed and leads his own army against the slaves.
Spartacus and the thousands of freed slaves successfully make their way to Brandisium only to find that the Silesians have abandoned them. They then turn north and must face the might of Rome.
Restored Version
uncut
run:
196:22s
pal:
188:31s
UK: The Restored Version was passed PG
uncut for:
2020 Universal 60th Anniversary Editition (RB) 4K Blu-ray at UK Amazon
After its premiere the film was heavily cut and wasn't shown in its complete form until 1991, when a restored version was re-released. Among the restored scenes is one where where Marcus Licinius (Laurence
Olivier) tries to seduce Antonius (Tony Curtis) in the bath. The soundtrack was damaged, so Anthony Hopkins was called in to dub Olivier's lines.
The restored version contains 12:29s of additional material with the rest of the running time
difference down to pre/post credits music and extended credits.
Theatrical Version
cut
run:
179:13s
pal:
172:03s
UK: The Theatrical Version was passed PG without BBFC cuts for:
UK 1989 CIC VHS
The most famous scene is definately the conversation between Crassus and Antoninus with a homosexual background during which the snails or oysters analogy is being used. Furthermore, several battle scenes lack some brutal violence. And for some
reason, alternate resp. more harmless footage has been used when Crassus kills Draba. To be more specific, the blood spatter is missing here.
The most famous cut scene is definitely the conversation between Crassus and Antoninus with a homosexual background during which the snails or oysters analogy is being used.
Several battle scenes lack some brutal violence.
More
harmless footage has been used when Crassus kills Draba. To be more specific, a blood spatter is missing..
cut
cut
cut:
sub:
177:00s
sub:
169:55s
UK: The Theatrical Version was passed A after BBFC cuts for:
UK 1960 cinema release
v Spawn
- 1997 USA action horror by Mark AZ Dippé.
Spawn is a 1997 USA action horror by Mark AZ Dippé. Starring Michael Jai White, John Leguizamo and Martin Sheen.
The Theatrical Version was cut in the US for a PG-13 rating and in the UK
with a 12 rating. The cuts were restored for the Director's Cut which is R rated in the US and originally 15 rated in the UK. The 15 rating was reduced to 12 for 2018 Blu-ray.
Summary Notes
An assassin
named Al Simmons is double-crossed and murdered by his evil boss Jason Wynn. Al makes a deal with the devil and returns to earth as Spawn to see his wife. He is ordered by the devil's minion, The Clown, to kill Wynn. Wynn has made a deal with the Clown
too and is supposed to destroy the world with a deadly virus that will help start Armageddon and allow Hell to attack Heaven. Spawn must choose between Good and Evil.
Versions
uncut
94:25s
UK: The Director's Cut was passed
12 uncut for moderate violence, sex references, language for:
Special Effects is a 1984 USA horror thriller by Larry Cohen. Starring Zoë Lund, Eric Bogosian and Brad Rijn.
Cut by the BBFC for 1985 18 rated VHS. Uncut and MPAA R rated in the US.
Summary Notes
Reality and illusion collide in this thriller about a megalomaniacal movie director who murders a young would-be actress, then sets about making a feature about the deed, casting the dead
woman's clueless husband as the patsy, and finding a dead ringer to play the part of the dead actress.
UK: Passed 18 after 30s of BBFC compulsory cuts for:
1985 Embassy Home Entertainment VHS
The BBFC cuts were:
Chris Neville (Eric Bogosian) strangles Andrea (Zoe Tamerlis) but the censors wont let us see 10s of her breasts while hands are on her throat (I think the censors have been watching too much Clockwork Orange).
Later Neville strangles a blackmailer with a length of film. 8s of gore from the film cutting into the neck have been cut (film of film cuts cut... handle that you stupid Microsoft grammer checker!).
Neville
then watches a film of Andrea's death in slow motion, but the censor has decided that we shouldn't watch 12s of it.
v The Specialists - 1969 Italy / France / West Germany western by Sergio Corbucci.
The Specialists is a 1969 Italy / France / West Germany western by Sergio Corbucci. Starring Johnny Hallyday, Gastone Moschin and Françoise Fabian.
Cut by the BBFC for an X rated cinema release in 1973. Passed 15 uncut for
2020 Blu-ray. Uncut and MPAA Unrated in the US.
Summary Notes
A chain mail-clad gunfighter contends with a pacifist sheriff, a seductive banker, a one-armed Mexican bandit,
corrupt businessmen and hippies while trying to learn the secret of the money allegedly stolen by his lynched brother.
Versions
uncut
run:
104:27s
pal:
100:16s
UK: Passed 15 uncut for sexual violence,
strong violence, nudity, threat, very strong language:
2020 Eureka Limited Edition (RB) Blu-ray at UK Amazon
Species III is a 2004 USA Sci-Fi horror thriller by Brad Turner. Starring Robin Dunne, Robert Knepper and Sunny Mabrey.
Cut when premiering on US cable TV. The US R rated version is cut but the
Unrated version is uncut. This uncut version was released on UK DVD with a 15 rating.
Summary Notes
Sara (Sunny Mabrey), the daughter of Eve (Natasha Henstridge) begins her mission to mate with humans,
while a specialist military team hunt her down to kill her before its too late.
Versions
uncut
Unrated
107:21s
UK: Passed 15 uncut for strong horror, violence and language for:
Spectre is a 2015 USA / UK action adventure thriller by Sam Mendes. Starring Daniel
Craig, Christoph Waltz and Ralph Fiennes.
BBFC advised category cuts were made for a 12A rated 2015 cinema release and subsequent 12 rated home video releases. The cut UK version has been distributed worldwide.
Summary Notes
A cryptic message from Bond's past sends him on a trail to uncover a sinister organization. While M battles political forces to keep the secret service alive, Bond peels back the layers of deceit to reveal the terrible truth behind SPECTRE.
Versions
advised category cuts
147:58s
UK:
Passed 12/12A for moderate violence, threat after BBFC advised pre-cuts for:
2016 20th Century Fox Steelbook RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon
This film was originally seen for advice in an unfinished version. The company was advised it was likely to be classified 15 but that their preferred 12A could be obtained by making reductions:
in a scene of violence (Mr. Hinx gouging out the eyes of another Spectre agent).
and
in another scene showing the aftermath of a violent act (Aftermath
of Mr. White's suicide).
When the film was submitted for formal classification, acceptable reductions had been made in both scenes and the film was classified 12A.
Spectre was top with 40 complaints. The BBFC commented in
its 2015 Annual Report:
Complaints about Spectre focussed on scenes of violence. During postproduction, the distributor sought advice on whether it could secure a 12A classification and if so, how. One scene involving an
eye-gouging was slightly too strong for the company's preferred 12A classification. We therefore suggested reductions to this scene. What remains in the classified version of the scene is a brief implication of what is happening, with only limited visual
detail.
There is also a torture scene. Although the idea is unpleasant there is limited detail depicted. Given the lack of detail in the scene and the context of an action film featuring a larger-than-life hero character who
always defeats his enemies, this moderate violence is acceptable at 12A.
Another scene, showing the bloody aftermath of a suicide, was similarly reduced.
The BBFC further commented in a case study:
Columbia submitted Spectre to the BBFC in August 2015, for advice on whether it was likely to meet the BBFC Guidelines criteria for 12A. At this stage the film had no title sequence, end credits were missing and some special effects
work was unfinished, but the Senior Compliance Officers (then Senior Examiners) who viewed it noted it was largely complete. The BBFC advised that a 15 rating seemed the most probable outcome, citing strong bloody detail during a scene of eye-gouging and
further bloody detail in the aftermath of the suicide of a terminally ill man.
The distributor chose to reduce or remove elements of these scenes. BBFC staff viewed a re-edited version and advised that, now without strong bloody
detail, the film was likely to be classified at 12A.
The eye-gouging in the version seen for advice showed a man embedding his thumbs in a victim's eye-sockets, the withdrawal of the thumbs, and sight of the bloody injury
aftermath. The 12A version of the film retained only an establishing shot of the thumbs being inserted, together with a reverse angle shot from behind the victim's head, with thumbs emerging slightly bloody.
The original suicide
scene in the version submitted for advice showed a man place a gun underneath his chin and fire, with a spray of bloody mist. Two subsequent shots showed what might have been interpreted as brain tissue hanging down from the back of his head. In the 12A
version of the film, the suicide took place off-screen, and the injury detail was reduced.
Spectre also features a scene of torture in which Bond is strapped to a chair while a villain pierces his head with a micro-drill. The
scene features no graphic sight of blood or injury detail, and instead uses sound and Bond's facial expressions to suggest his pain. A broadly similar torture scene is present in a previous Bond film 203 Casino Royale , also rated 12A 203 and, given the
lack of detail, and the audience's expectation that Bond will survive such threats, the BBFC considered the scene to be within the 12A Guidelines for depictions of violence.
US: Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of action and
violence, some disturbing images, sensuality and language.
2019 MGM [007 The Daniel Craig Collection] R0 4K Blu-ray at US Amazon
It has been confirmed that the BBFC cut version has been distributed worldwide.
cuts
India U/A
India: Passed U/A (children allowed if accompanied by adults) after 4 CBFC cuts for:
2015 cinema release
The CBFC cuts were:
two James Bond kisses were reduced in duration by 50%
dialogue 'idiot' substituted for 'asshole'
dialogue 'bighead and cats' substituted for 'bastard and balls'.
v Spetters
- 1980 Netherlands romance by Paul Verhoeven.
Spetters is a 1980 Netherlands romance by Paul Verhoeven. Starring Hans van Tongeren, Renée Soutendijk and Toon Agterberg.
Cut for an MPAA R rating and further cut in the UK for 18 rated cinema
release and VHS. The Director's Cut was passed 18 uncut for 2005 18 rated DVD. The Director's Cut is MPAA Unrated in the US.
Summary Review : Saucy Holland Days
Three young
Dutch amateur dirt bike motorcycle racers each fall in love with a young woman who, with her brother, works at a concession stand at the races. Everyone is looking for a better life. The young woman wants out of the business and away from her brother.
The motocross racers want to make their marks as professional racers, like their hero, played by Rutger Hauer.
The MGM DVD thankfully restores the 8 minutes of "graphic" sexuality (not really that
shocking to Europeans) that was excised in order to earn an "R" rating and make the film more palatable to our "puritan" American tastes.
The film was heavily criticized in Holland. Many critics accused
the film of being anti-women, anti-gay, anti-invalid, and anti-Chistian. They also called it devoid of morals and needlessly decadent. This criticism was one of the contributing factors in Paul Verhoeven's decision to begin making films in America rather
than his native land.
Director's Cut
Director's Cut
run:
122:14s
pal:
117:21s
UK: The Director's Cut was passed 18 uncut
for strong sexual violence and real sex with previous BBFC cuts waived for:
Spider-man is a 2002 USA action fantasy by Sam Raimi. Starring Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst and Willem Dafoe.
Never cut but had a profound effect on UK film censorship at the 12 level.
The BBFC originally gave the film a 12 rating but this was unpopular as under 12s were banned. Several councils overruled the BBFC with a PG rating. The BBFC responded by fast tracking the already planned introduction of the 12A which allowed younger
children to watch the film if accompanied by adults.
Summary Notes
When bitten by a genetically modified spider, a nerdy, shy, and awkward high school student gains spider-like abilities that he
eventually must use to fight evil as a superhero after tragedy befalls his family.
Before the film's British theatrical release in June 2002, the British Board of
Film Classification (BBFC) gave the film a 12 certificate.
Due to Spider-Man's popularity with younger children, this prompted much controversy. The BBFC defended their decision, arguing that the film could have been given
a 15 .
Despite this, North Norfolk and Breckland District Councils, in East Anglia, changed it to a PG , and Tameside council, Manchester, denoted it a PG-12 . The U.S. rated it PG-13 for stylized
violence and action .
In late August, the BBFC relaxed their policy to 12A , leading Sony to re-release the film with the new rating.
Spider-Man 2 is a 2004 USA action adventure by Sam Raimi. Starring Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst and Alfred Molina.
Cut in the US to obtain a PG-13 rating. Further cut by the BBFC for PG
rated 2004 cinema release. The 2.1 version restores the MPAA cut but all DVD releases include the BBFC cut. All Blu-ray releases of the 2.1 version are fully uncut.
Summary Notes
Peter Parker is an
unhappy man: after two years of fighting crime as Spider-Man, his life has begun to fall apart. The girl he loves is engaged to someone else, his grades are slipping, he cannot keep any of his jobs, and on top of it, the newspaper Daily Bugle is
attacking him viciously, claiming that Spider-Man is a criminal. He reaches the breaking point and gives up the crime fighter's life, once and for all. But after a failed fusion experiment, eccentric and obsessive scientist Dr. Otto Octavius is
transformed into super villain Doctor Octopus, Doc Ock for short, having four long tentacles as extra hands. Peter guesses it might just be time for Spider-Man to return, but would he act upon it?
UK: The Extended 2.1 Version was released without an apparent resubmission to the BBFC for:
2007 Sony Spider-Man Trilogy [Theatrical Version + 2.1] R0 Blu-ray at UK
Amazon
Thanks to Byron: Uncut 2.1
The UK Blu-ray of Spider-man 2 is uncut with the headbutt in tact that the BBFC cut in 2004. Sony has used the US disc to master the UK disc. This can be seen by the PG-13 rating before
the film starts and the US copyright warnings. With HD there is no NTSC or PAL issues so (in this case thankfully) lazy film studios can just use their US masters as HD is 24 frames per second the world over.
Spider-man 2 on
Blu-ray also comes with Spider-man 2.1 and can only be brought as a box set trilogy with films 1 and 3.
Theatrical Version
cut
127:20s =122:14s
UK: The Theatrical Version was passed PG for moderate fantasy
violence after previous BBFC cuts were waived for:
2007 Sony Spider-Man Trilogy [Theatrical Version + 2.1] R0 Blu-ray at UK
Amazon r
US: The Extended Version contains an additional scene that looks likely to have been removed from the Theatrical Version to obtain an MPAA PG-13 rating:
During Doc Ock's destruction of the operating theatre, when one of his
mechanical arms forces a nurse into a lamp. The extended cut includes two additional shots of the man being electrocuted, which do not appear in the original PG-13 version:
advised category cuts
130:10s
UK: The BBFC passed the International Extended Version/Spiderman 2.1 with the headbutt still pre-cut for:
2007 Sony R2 DVD
This cut version was distributed worldwide.
advised category cuts
cut
122:09s
UK: The IMAX
Version was passed 12A for moderate fantasy violence after the same BBFC advised category cuts were implemented for:
When classifying a film for cinema release the Board carefully considers the impact of the special effects and sound track on the likely audience. In the case of SPIDER-MAN 2 the Board believes that the huge
screens and powerful sound systems in IMAX cinemas, designed to deliver an intense cinematographic experience, mean that some young children may find the film more 'scary' than they would if they saw it at a 'traditional' cinema.
The '12A' rating
does not mean that young fans cannot see the film as children under 12 years of age can see a '12A' rated film if they are accompanied by an adult. The '12A' rating for IMAX cinemas is designed to help parents with young or sensitive children to make
sure that their trip to the cinema is not a distressing experience.
UK: The Theatrical Version was passed PG for moderate fantasy violence after BBFC advised category cuts were implemented for:
During post-production, the distributor sought and was given advice regarding the classification of this film. Following this advice, sight of a headbutt was removed prior to the work being submitted for
classification. The submitted work was passed without cuts.
Spider-man 3 is a 2007 USA action adventure by Sam Raimi. Starring Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst and Topher Grace.
Uncut by UK or US film censors. An alternative Editor's Cut turned up in
2017.
Summary Notes
Peter Parker has finally managed to piece together the once-broken parts of his life, maintaining a balance between his relationship with Mary-Jane and his responsibility as
Spider-Man. But more challenges arise for our young hero. Peter's old friend Harry Obsourne has set out for revenge against Peter; taking up the mantle of his late father's persona as The New Goblin, and Peter must also capture Uncle Ben's real killer,
Flint Marko, who has been transformed into his toughest foe yet, the Sandman. All hope seems lost when suddenly Peter's suit turns jet-black and greatly amplifies his powers. But it also begins to greatly amplify the much darker qualities of Peter's
personality that he begins to lose himself to. Peter has to reach deep inside himself to free the compassionate hero he used to be if he is to ever conquer the darkness within and face not only his greatest enemies, but also...himself.
Versions
Editor's Cut
Unrated
~137:00s ~131:00s
US: The Editor's Cut is presumably MPAA Unrated for:
From IMDb. This cut mostly utilizes an unused score, alternate edits of scenes, a restructured story, and scenes both added and removed throughout. With all of these changes, this version runs 2 minutes shorter than the theatrical version.
While the changes
are small in scale they do make some differences. Those small scenes did add some things to make my experience one I was happy to sit through.
Overall is Spider-Man 3 The Editors Cut better than the theatrical cut? I would say
yes, while it is only better by a small margin it is still enough for me to recommend you watch this film over the original if you decide to re watch the film at all. Characters are improved on if only slightly and if anything the new score for the film
is a welcome addition.
The most noticeable
difference is probably Aunt May giving Peter a pep talk and Harry's butler who convinces him to help Peter after all in the Theatrical Version. This has dramaturgical consequences because it now perfectly illustrates that the two main characters act on
their own.
Theatrical Version
133:23s
UK: Passed 12 uncut for strong fantasy
violence and moderate horror for:
2007 Sony Pictures Home Entertainment video titled Spider-man 3
UK: Passed 12A uncut for strong fantasy violence for:
Spider-man: Far From Home is a 2019 USA action Sci-Fi adventure by Jon Watts. Starring Tom Holland, Samuel L Jackson and Jake Gyllenhaal.
Exists as a Theatrical Version and an Extended Cut. Both were rated MPAA
PG-13 rated in the US.
Summary Notes
Our friendly neighborhood Super Hero decides to join his best friends Ned, MJ, and the rest of the gang on a European vacation. However, Peter's
plan to leave super heroics behind for a few weeks are quickly scrapped when he begrudgingly agrees to help Nick Fury uncover the mystery of several elemental creature attacks, creating havoc across the continent.
Extended Cut
Extended Cut
US: The Extended Cut was rated PG-13 for sci-fi action violence, some language and brief suggestive comments
From IMDb. On August 30, 2019, a new Extended Cut of the film was put into theaters. It had four minutes of new content, which was
expected to be a new scene.
Theatrical Version
Theatrical Version
run:
129:15s
pal:
124:05s
UK: The Theatrical Version was passed 12A uncut for moderate fantasy violence, threat, sex references, language:
Spider-man: No Way Home is a 2021 US/Iceland action adventure by Jon
Watts Starring Zendaya, Benedict Cumberbatch and Tom Holland
Exists as a Theatrical Version and an extended More Fun Stuff Version. Both were rated MPAA PG-13 in the US. Both were 12A/12 rated by the BBFC.
Summary Notes
With Spider-Man's identity now revealed, Peter asks Doctor Strange for help. When a spell goes wrong, dangerous foes from other worlds start to appear, forcing Peter to discover what it
truly means to be Spider-Man.
Versions
The More Fun Stuff Version
run:
156:44s
pal:
150:28s
UK: The Extended Version is uncut and BBFC 12 rated for
sex references, language, violence:
2023 Netflix VoD (rated 14/12/2023)
UK: The More Fun Stuff extended version was passed 12A uncut for moderate violence, threat:
2022 cinema release
Theatrical Version
run:
148m
pal:
142m
UK: The Theatrical Version was passed 12 uncut for
moderate violence, threat:
2022 Sony Pictures Home Entertainment video
UK: The Theatrical Version was passed 12A uncut for moderate violence, threat:
Spiral: From The Book Of Saw is a 2021 US/Canada crime horror thriller by Darren Lynn Bousman Starring Chris Rock, Samuel L. Jackson and Max Minghella
It is reported that it took 11 submissions to the MPA to achieve an R rating. This cut R rated version has then been used for worldwide release.
Summary Notes
Working in the shadow of his father, an esteemed police veteran (Samuel L. Jackson), brash Detective Ezekiel "Zeke" Banks (Chris Rock) and his rookie partner (Max Minghella) take charge of a grisly investigation into murders
that are eerily reminiscent of the city's gruesome past. Unwittingly entrapped in a deepening mystery, Zeke finds himself at the center of the killer's morbid game.
Distributor chose to make cuts to achieve a 12A classification, removing:
focus on knives as a group of hoodlums surround and threaten a woman;
sight of the hero mounting his foe on the ground and repeatedly punching him in the head;
sight of a severed finger flying towards the camera
part of a man's rib-cage embedded in the ground.
A 15 certificate without cuts was available.
The BBFC further explained their 12A cinema certificate:
The Spirit is an action adventure film based on a comic, and
directed by Frank Miller in a similar style to SIN CITY or 300. It was classified '12A' for moderate violence.
In The Spirit , we see comic book characters fighting each other with a range of weapons including pistols, knives and machine
guns. There is also hand-to-hand fighting throughout the film, including sight of punches and kicks to the face. There is occasional sight of blood during the film, such as when The Spirit pulls a knife from his leg after being attacked or when we see a
body lying on a morgue slab with entry wounds in the torso.
At '12A', the BBFC's Guidelines state that 'violence must not dwell on detail' and 'there should be no emphasis on injuries or blood'. During The Spirit , the violence is
relatively frequent but is shown with a style that clearly denotes the comic book origins of the story - the characters are larger than life, and much of the film is in black and white with dashes of colour, so that in the rare instances blood is shown
it may be bright red with everything surrounding it in monochrome. While such a style draws attention to the blood, it does so in a manner befitting a graphic novel rather than in a realistic sense, and furthermore there is little actual detail shown
during the violence. The comedic slant of the film also highlights the sense of the fantastical throughout.
The film includes brief nudity during a scene in which a female character is ordered to put her hands behind her head - she does so and
her towel slips off. There is no focus on her naked body other than a blurred frontal shot in the background & brief rear nudity.
The film also contains mild language such as 'son of a bitch', 'piss me off' and 'bastards'.
The main feature is uncut but the DVD extras
have been causing confusion as pointed out by Anthony:
In the PG-rated Optimum Releasing release from 2004, the extra bonus feature The Making Of Spirited Away : Nippon TV Special had 7 seconds cut to remove the following
subtitles just over 16 minutes into the documentary, in which one of Miyazaki's animators' dialogue is translated as Haven't you finished yours yet, boss?' to which Miyazaki's subtitled reply is Fuck! I'm working my arse off here! . The
footage is still there, as is the spoken Japanese dialogue and Japanese subtitles, but the two lines of dialogue lose those English subtitles.
In the 12-rated Optimum Releasing release from 2005, the aforementioned two subtitles do indeed appear,
although the extras disc itself still has the previous release's design complete with the original PG certificate, despite the fact that the casing clearly carries a 12 certificate. Whoops!
Splash is a 1984 US comedy romance by Ron Howard Starring Tom Hanks, Daryl Hannah and
Eugene Levy
Uncut and PG rated by the MPAA and BBFC, however Disney decided to make cuts to brief glimpses of nudity when the film was published on the streaming service
Disney+.
There's a scene in Splash where a young Tom Hanks watches a
beautiful naked mermaid run off into the ocean from which she came. In the original version, the camera follows Hanks' gaze, showing a brief glimpse of a naked butt. Splash received a PG rating because of the shot (and the insinuation that came with it),
but people watching the movie on Disney Plus are greeted with an entirely different version of the scene.
In the re-edited version, Disney used CGI hair to cover actress Daryl Hannah's body.
A Disney representative confirmed to The Verge that a
few scenes from Splash were slighted edited to remove nudity, but they did not specify when the edits were made. The representative also confirmed that Splash's rating would revert from the initial Disney+ rating of PG-13 to Disney+ PG.
Summary Notes
Allen Bauer is rescued from drowning as a young boy off Cape Cod by a young mermaid. Years later, he returns to the same location, and once again manages to fall into the sea, and is
rescued once more by the mermaid (Allen isn't sure what he has seen and what he has imagined). Using maps from a sunken ship, the mermaid decides to search for Allen in New York City, sprouting legs when her tail dries. On finding Allen, they fall in
love, but she has a secret, which will no longer be a secret if she gets her legs wet.
v Split
- 2016 USA horror thriller by M Night Shyamalan.
Split is a 2016 USA horror thriller by M Night Shyamalan. Starring James McAvoy, Anya
Taylor-Joy and Haley Lu Richardson.
Uncut by film censors. Australia's M rating was unsuccessfully appealed.
Summary
Kevin, a man with at least 23
different personalities, is compelled to abduct three teenage girls. As they are held captive, a final personality - "The Beast" - begins to materialize.
Rating reviewed in Australia
Australia's
Classification Review Board received an application to review the classification of the film Split. Split was classified M (something like a PG-15) with the consumer advice Mature themes, violence and coarse language by the Classification Board on
8 December 2016.
The Classification Review Board met on 25 January 2017 to consider the application but did not change the rating, but slightly modified the consumer advice. The board announced:
A three-member panel of
the Classification Review Board has unanimously determined that the film Split is classified M (Mature) with the consumer advice Mature themes, violence and occasional coarse language .
The Classification Review Board
convened today in response to an application from an aggrieved party, Consumers of Mental Health WA (Inc) (CoMHWA) to review the decision made by the Classification Board on 8 December 2016 to classify Split M with the consumer advice Mature themes,
violence and coarse language .
Split Second is a 1992 UK action crime horror by Tony Maylam. Starring
Rutger Hauer, Kim Cattrall and Alastair Duncan.
Exists as the original version and an extended Japanese version.
Summary Notes
In a futuristic London, the rising sea levels mean that large areas are under
feet of water. Hauer plays a cop who previously lost his partner to some strange creature. Now the creature is back and its after him.
Versions
Original Version
run:
90:19s
pal:
86:42s
UK: The original version was passed 18 uncut:
2020 101 Films [Original Version + Japanese Version] Limited Edition (RB) Blu-ray
at UK Amazon
Splitting Heirs is a 1993 UK comedy by Robert Young. Starring Eric Idle, Rick Moranis and Barbara Hershey.
BBFC category cuts were required for a 12 rated 1993 cinema release, but
presumably the 15 rated home video version is uncut.
Summary Notes
A member of the English upper class dies, leaving his estate and his business to an American, whom he thinks is his son who was lost as
a baby and then found again. An Englishman who thinks he is an Indian comes to believe that he is actually the heir. He comes to hate the American who is his boss, his friend, and the man who has stolen the woman after whom he lusts.
A previously withdrawn episode of SpongeBob
SquarePants has just made its way back to streaming. Mid-Life Crustacean , which was first released in January 2003, is available to stream on Paramount+ through Amazon Prime Video after it was taken out of TV rotation in 2018 and subsequently
pulled from the Paramount+ library in 2021.
The episode proved to be controversial, with some claiming it to be unsuitable for the young audience the show is geared towards. The episode finds three of the show's male characters -- Mr. Krabs,
SpongeBob, and Patrick -- going on a Panty Raid, involving them breaking into a woman's house to steal her underwear.
Several years later, in 2022, the episode was scrubbed from Paramount+. That latter move sparked outrage among SpongeBob
Squarepants fans, eventually leading to the launch of a fan-created Change.org petition calling on Nickelodeon to Bring Back Mid-Life Crustacean! The petition argued that Nickelodeon already knows that a large portion of the fanbase is composed of
nostalgic adults, and as such could have been bumping up the rating on this episode or include a warning or something else.
While Mid-Life Crustacean has returned to streaming, it seems that another episode, Kwarantined Crab, is still on
the banned list. That episode was pulled in 2021 after it aired as part of SpongeBob's 12th season amid the coronavirus pandemic and the rise of anti-Asian violence. The episode finds the Krusty Krab going under emergency quarantine after the Health
Inspector finds a Clam Flu case in the restaurant. As anxiety grows among those locked in the Kruty Krab, those who are assumed to have the virus are shunned and isolated, with Mr. Krabs locking SpongeBob, Patrick, and several other characters in the
restaurant's freezer. In a statement confirming the episode was pulled, Nickelodeon said, We have decided to not air it due to sensitivities surrounding the global, real-world pandemic.
The International Version was created by Tartan who pre-cut 2:33s
of cruelty to a fish, frog and snake. The is was passed 15 without further BBFC cuts for the 2004 cinema release and 2004 Tartan DVD
Spy is a 2015 USA action comedy by Paul Feig. Starring Rose Byrne, Jason Statham and Morena
Baccarin.
Exists as a Theatrical Version and an Unrated Version
Summary Notes
Susan Cooper is an unassuming, deskbound CIA analyst, and the unsung hero behind the Agency's most dangerous
missions. But when her partner falls off the grid and another top agent is compromised, she volunteers to go deep undercover to infiltrate the world of a deadly arms dealer, and prevent a global crisis.
Versions
Extended Version
Unrated
124:58s
UK: The Extended Version was passed 15 uncut for strong violence, sex references, very strong language
for:
2015 20th Century Fox [Extended + Theatrical Versions] RB Blu-ray at UK
Amazon
US: The Extended Version is MPAA Unrated for:
2015 [Theatrical + Unrated Version] RA Blu-ray at US Amazon released on 29th September
2015
See pictorial cuts from movie-censorship.com . The Extended Version provides 10 minutes more of the same but is worth watching for fans. The Extended
Version does include images of penises not in the Theatrical Version.
Theatrical Version
R rated
115:01s
UK: The Theatrical Version was passed
15 uncut for strong violence, sex references, very strong language for:
2015 20th Century Fox [Theatrical Version only] R2 DVD at UK Amazon
2015 cinema release
v Spy Cat
- 2018 Germany / Belgium family animation adventure by Christoph Lauenstein and Wolfgang Lauenstein.
Spy Cat is a 2018 Germany / Belgium family animation adventure by Christoph Lauenstein and Wolfgang Lauenstein. Starring Alexandra Neldel and Axel Prahl.
BBFC category cuts were required for a 'U' rated cinema release and VoD.
Summary Notes
Four crazy antiheroes on the run. Their leader is the unworldly innocent,
naive Marnie, a house cat who is not allowed to leave the house and only knows about real life from television. Based loosely on Grimms "The Bremen Town Musicians" a modern, hilarious road movie is told.
Versions
category cuts
cut:
57s
run:
91:22s
pal:
87:43s
UK: Passed U for very mild comic violence, rude humour, language after 57s of BBFC category cuts:
2019 Signature Entertainment VoD
2019 cinema release
The BBFC commented:
Company chose to make various cuts to receive a lower classification. Cuts were made to remove instances of mild bad language and word play on strong language, to remove mild sex references, to reduce scenes of mild rude humour, and
to reduce sequences of mild violence and threat. An uncut PG classification was available.
uncut
run:
91:25s
pal:
87:46s
UK: Passed PG uncut for mild bad language, violence, rude humour:
2019 cinema release but not released in favoured of a cut U rated version
Spy of Darkness is in many respects a typical tentacle hentai show. Scientists have been working on creating a new type of cyborg, and
have ended up creating what they call a BioBorg, codenamed Dragon. This tall dark and studly creature is all green, very powerful and has one flaw; he's insatiable when it comes to sex due to a fault in the gene coding.
Vanessa Hammer who has
decided to free Dragon and use him for her own purposes. While she considers him nothing more than merchandise, she's got no problem with taking advantage of his special skills. And his skills are rather good, going by her expressions. When he gets
overly excited, tentacles begin to sprout from all over his body, and the more he evolves, the more tentacles grow from him.
The show plays out in the end in some distinctly non-standard ways with the characters, leaving me surprised at how it
was done and enjoying it more for doing it that way. Spy of Darkness is a simple straightforward little action hentai with tentacles and plenty of non-consensual sequences, but it's quite well done.
Versions
banned
run:
43:00s
pal:
41:17s
UK: Banned by the BBFC
2003 ILC Prime video
The BBFC commented:
The Board's classification Guidelines, the result of an extensive process of public consultation, clearly set out our serious concerns about the portrayal of sexual violence in films and videos. On
page 9 it is stated that "Where the portrayal eroticises or endorses sexual assault, the Board is likely to require cuts at any classification level... any association of sex with non-consensual restraint, pain or humiliation may be cut." On
page 20, under 'Rejects', the Board also identifies as of the "greatest concern: graphic rape or torture, sadistic violence or terrorisation, ...sex accompanied by non-consensual pain, injury or humiliation...".
The Board's strict
policy on sexual violence is based in part upon the issue of public acceptability and in part upon the issue of harm. With regard to public acceptability, it is clear that the British public are very concerned by the depiction of sexual violence, and
feel that any such depictions should be handled sensitively and with great care. The exploitation of sexual violence for titillation is clearly regarded as unacceptable - and potentially dangerous - by the majority. This was illustrated both by the
findings of our 1999-2000 public consultation process and by a separate research exercise into public attitudes to sexual violence undertaken in 2001-2.
With regard to the issue of harm there is a substantial body of media effects research
suggesting the harm that may be caused by exposure to such material. There is a large and persuasive body of evidence over the years from respected and responsible researchers that shows that, where violence and sex are intermingled, the effects upon
some people are likely to be harmful. In line with its specific duties under the VRA the Board is required to treat material of this kind very carefully indeed.
Squirm is a 1976 USA horror by Jeff Lieberman. With Don Scardino, Patricia Pearcy, R.A.
Dow.
There's an uncut R rated version and a cut US PG version. The PG was distributed on VHS whilst the uncut version has been distributed on DVD and Blu-ray.
Summary Notes
One of the most
original and entertaining of the revenge-of-nature films that characterised mid-1970s American horror, Squirm begins with a pylon being downed by a thunderstorm, sending millions of volts into the wet, conductive mud, which naturally gives hundreds of
thousands of its wriggly inhabitants an insatiable hunger for human flesh.
And since the accident has also inconveniently cut off the electricity to Fly Creek, Georgia, its population could hardly be more vulnerable when the sun
goes down. Houses can be barricaded against most intruders, but what happens when they're small enough to get into the water supply?
Writer-director Jeff Lieberman (who also made the cult classics Blue Sunshine and Just Before
Dawn ) achieves a near-perfect blend of knowing wit and good old-fashioned scares, with make-up genius Rick Baker ( An American Werewolf in London ) on hand for some of the memorably disgusting special effects.
Versions
uncut
R rated
92:46s
UK: The R rated version was passed 15 uncut for strong gory horror for:
Cinema version cut when submitted in 2006 with the following BBFC comment: Company chose to remove a sequence of bloody violence in which a man is beaten with a spiked ball in order to
achieve a '12A'. A '15' uncut was available.
Srimanthudu is a 2015 India action drama by Koratalla Siva. Starring Jagapathi
Babu, Mahesh Babu and Shruti K Haasan.
Cockfighting cut by the BBFC for 2015 cinema release.
Summary Notes
Harsha, a multi-millionaire guy who has everything but there is something else he's looking for and in the process
he adopts a complete village trying to bring change in the people.
Versions
compulsory cuts 4s
157:55s
UK: Passed 12A for moderate violence, injury detail after 4s of BBFC compulsory cuts for:
2015 cinema release
The BBFC commented:
A compulsory cut was required to remove sight of cockfighting, in line with the Cinematograph Films (Animals) Act 1937.
The BBFC further commented in its Annual Report covering 2015:
The Telugu language drama Srimanthudu required cuts to the sight of two roosters in a cockfighting scene. The BBFC sought assurances and the distributor
provided documentation from the Animal Welfare Board of India. While this suggested the animals were not injured in the filming of the scene, the action nonetheless involved the animals in cruel goading to fury . Consequently, cuts were required.
SS Experiment Camp is a 1976 Italy war horror by Sergio Garrone. Starring Mircha Carven, Paola Corazzi and Giorgio Cerioni.
Banned as a video nasty in 1983. Released uncut on 18 rated 2006 DVD. Uncut
and MPAA Unrated in the US.
Summary Review: Highly dubious taste
This is a sleazy WW2 Nazi camp movie which plays more like a black comedy. In this film the poor female POW's get raped and groped by all and sundry at the camp.
They are subjected to some inexplicable experiments, which often
seem to involve forced copulation with a group of Nazi studs. The purpose of the experiments is to find the best stud from this Aryan select and transfer his balls onto the camp commandant who, as we discover, lost his when a Russian woman he was raping
bit his off.
Now, the above synopsis may well make the film sound deeply depraved and offensive. Well, it is sleazy and in highly dubious taste but the execution of the film is so amateurish and unrealistic that it really sounds a lot worse than
it actually is.
Cover art
Garish video magazine adverts featuring the iconic VHS cover art for SS Experiment Camp have been attributed as kicking off the video nasty moral panic. The other 2 films cited are
Cannibal Holocaust and Driller Killer.
Versions
uncut
93:58s =90:12s
UK: Passed 18 uncut for strong violence, sex and nudity for:
The BBFC had few qualms in passing it uncut for sale in the UK with the following justification (reproduced from one of the newsgroups) :
The content of the film is in fact very mild and
poorly executed. If anything, it was the title of the film and its original packaging that led to difficulties, rather than the content. The idea of the film may, of course, be offensive to some but that is not a good enough reason to cut or reject it.
We would only cut or reject a film for adults if the content was illegal or harmful. SS Experiment Camp is neither illegal or harmful, just tasteless.
The uncut region 2 DVD should have been available in Feb 2006, BUT due to some
unfortunate mistake in production, the film actually release was a 1981 soft porn film, Love Camp, starring Laura Gemser. Sorted by the reissue in April 2006.
uncut
89:54s
UK: Released on pre-cert video for:
1982 Go VHS titled SS Experiment Camp
The video was consigned to the video nasties list in July 1983 and stayed listed throughout the panic to become one of the collectable DPP39s.
Top Nazi officials, intent on rooting out traitors and those in the military who may be plotting to overthrow Adolf Hitler, recruit and train a group of beautiful
prostitutes whose mission is to use any means necessary to uncover plots against the Fuhrer.
A heaped platter of cheesy chuckles served up by a harem of naked Euro-sluts.
Other than running about 10 minutes
too long (director Bruno Mattei, who also co-scripted, tacks on a pointless soliloquy by a minor character near the end), SS GIRLS hits all the right Eurotrash notes. There's oodles of female nudity (with some lesbianism and S&M in the mix), a number
of scenes in very bad taste (that thankfully don't get TOO revolting), and loads of unintentional humor.
total ~17:34s
3:34s
pre-cut ~14:00s
76:12s
The shortened pre-cert video release was passed 18 after 3:34s of BBFC cuts for:
UK 1995 Missing in Action VHS
The BBFC cuts include:
all the whipping of women
mild torture scenes
a simulated scene of bestiality between a woman and a dog.
pre-cut ~14:00s
78:24s
A shortened version was released BBFC Unrated for:
UK 1976 Media VHS
The video release was shortened by about 14 minutes to remove uncontentious dialogue from the rather talky plot.
SS Hell Camp - 1977 Italian film by Luigi Batzella See
Beast in Heat
v Sssssss - 1973 USA Sci-Fi horror by Bernard L Kowalski.
Sssssss is a 1973 USA Sci-Fi horror by Bernard L Kowalski. Starring Strother Martin, Dirk Benedict and Heather Menzies-Urich.
Uncut and X rated for 1973 cinema release, but cut for animal cruelty when
reduced to 15 for VHS. Uncut and MPAA PG rated in the US.
Summary Notes
David, a college student, is looking for a job. He is hired by Dr. Stoner as a lab assistant for his research and experiments on
snakes. David also begins to fall for Stoner's young daughter, Kristina. However, the good doctor has secretly brewed up a serum that can transform any man into a King Cobra snake-and he plans to use it on David.
X The Social Network
The Social Network is a 2010 US biography by David Fincher
Starring Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield and Justin Timberlake
Summary Notes
Versions
uncut
Maybe this is the previously cut disk extra being passed 12 uncut.
- 2011 Sony DADC UK Limited video
UK: Passed 12A uncut for infrequent strong language and drug use:US: Uncut and MPAA rated PG-13 for sexual content, drug and alcohol use and language: