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 v          ABCD: American Born Confused Desi - 2013 India comedy by Martin Prakkat.


 X   ABCD: American Born Confused Desi

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ABCD: American Born Confused Desi is a 2013 India comedy by Martin Prakkat.
With Aparna Gopinath, Lalu Alex and Tovino Thomas. IMDb

Cut for a 12A cinema release.

Versions

BBFC cut
category cuts
cut: 18s
run: 166:34s
pal: 159:54s
12AUK: Passed 12A for infrequent strong language and moderate violence after 18s of BBFC category cuts for:
  • 2013 cinema release

The BBFC commented:

Distributor chose to reduce uses of strong language in order to achieve a 12A.
BBFC uncut
uncut
run: 166:34s
pal: 159:54s
15UK: A few days earlier this was passed 15 uncut for strong language for:
  • 2013 cinema release not released as the distributors opted for a cut 12A release
            Abducted - 1973 USA horror by Don Jones. See Schoolgirls In Chains
 v          Abducted by the Daleks - 2005 UK adult action horror by Roman Nowicki


 X   Abducted by the Daleks

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  • Abducted by the Daloids
Abducted by the Daleks is a 2005 UK adult action horror by Roman Nowicki
Starring Katarzyna Zelnik, Eliza Borecka and Sonja Karina IMDb

Never cut by film censors but the title was banned after legal action by the Terry Nation estate who asserting that the estates owns the copyright on Daleks and that it denied permission for the Daleks IP to be used for an adult film. The director of the estate, Tim Hancock, told the Sun: ' It's simple, Daleks do not do porn'. The result was that the film was retitled to Abducted by the Daloids.

Summary Notes

The story centers around three sexy young disco babes who have met the mysterious Anna. As they journey through the woods they discuss the legend of The Serial Skinner not knowing that they are already being observed by a more ambitious and ruthless species of Alien: Dr. Who's The Daleks!

 v          Abduction


 X   Abduction

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Abduction

Versions

BBFC uncut

MPAA
cut

12 cert

MPAA
PG-13

101:35s 2011 US action drama by John Singleton.
With Taylor Lautner, Lily Collins and Alfred Molina. IMDb

The cut Theatrical Version was passed 12 without BBFC cuts for frequent moderate violence & threat, & one use of strong language for:

  • 2012 Lions Gate Online
  • 2012 Lions Gates RB Blu-ray
  • 2012 Lions Gate R2 DVD
  • 2011 cinema release

The movie was initially tagged with an R Rating. It was cut for a PG-13 rating. There were cuts to action sequences and sound effects were toned down.

 v   The Abduction Club


 X   The Abduction Club

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The Abduction Club

Versions

7s 12 cert92:15s 2002 UK/France/Ireland/Germany comedy by Stefan Schwartz

Same cuts to cinema and video versions of 2002. The BBFC stated: Cuts required to sight of 2 men hanging by necks in execution scene, on the grounds that it is a potentially harmful imitable technique for the audience established by similarly cut cinema version

            Abominable - 2019 China / USA children's cartoon comedy by Jill Culton and Todd Wilderman (co-director). See Banned International: Abominable
 v   The Abominable Dr. Phibes - 1971 UK/USA comedy horror fantasy by Robert Fuest.


 X   The Abominable Dr. Phibes

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  • Doctor Phibes
  • The Abominable Doctor Phibes
The Abominable Dr. Phibes is a 1971 UK/USA comedy horror fantasy by Robert Fuest.
With Vincent Price, Joseph Cotten and Hugh Griffith. Melon Farmers linkYouTube icon BBFC link 2020 IMDb
The BBFC cut the X rated 1971 cinema release, but the film is uncut and 15 rated on home video
Summary Notes

Doctors are being murdered in a bizarre manner: bats, bees, killer frog masks, etc., which represent the nine Biblical plagues. The crimes are orchestrated by a demented organ player with the help of his mute assistant. The detective is stumped until he finds that all of the doctors being killed assisted a Dr. Vesalius on an unsuccessful operation involving the wife of Dr. Phibes, but he couldn't be the culprit, could he? He was killed in a car crash upon learning of his wife's death...

Versions

uncut
uncut
run: 94:00s
pal: 90:14s
15 cert

MPAA PG-13

UK: Passed 15 uncut for some moderate horror for:

There were soundtrack substitutions for VHS and DVD due to copyright issues

US: Uncut and MPAA PG-13 rated for:

  • 2022 Kl Studio Classics [Dr. Phibes Double Feature] (RA) Blu-ray at US Amazon #ad
  • 2020 Shout! Factory Vincent Price Collection RA Blu-ray at US Amazon
  • 2014 TGG Direct Vincent Price Ultimate Collection R1 DVD at US Amazon
BBFC cut
cut
X cert UK: Passed X after BBFC cuts for:
  • 1971 cinema release titled The Abominable Doctor Phibes
  • 1971 cinema release titled Doctor Phibes
     The Abominable Snowman - 1957 UK Sci-Fi horror by Val Guest See List of Hammer Horrors: The Abominable Snowman
            Above The Law - 1986 Hong Kong action comedy by Corey Yuen See Righting Wrongs
            Above the Law - 1988 US/Hong Kong action film by Andrew Davis See Nico
 v          Absolutely Anything - 2015 UK / USA comedy Sci-Fi film by Terry Jones.


 X   Absolutely Anything

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Absolutely Anything is a 2015 UK / USA comedy Sci-Fi film by Terry Jones.
Starring Kate Beckinsale, Simon Pegg and Robin Williams. Youtube link IMDb

BBFC suggested category cuts were made for a 12A rated 2015 cinema release. Later passed 15 uncut for the follow-up Blu-ray, but the DVD was the censored 12 rated version.
Summary Notes

A group of eccentric aliens confer a human being with the power to do absolutely anything, as an experiment.

Versions

uncut
uncut
1581:58s

UK: Passed 15 uncut for strong language for:
BBFC cut
advised category cuts
13s
12

12A

81:45s UK: Passed 12A for infrequent strong language, moderate sex references after BBFC advised pre-cuts for:
  • Lions Gate R2 DVD
  • 2015 cinema release
The BBFC commented:
  • This film was originally seen for advice. The company was advised the likely classification was 15 but that their preferred 12A could be achieved by reducing the quantity of strong language. When the film was submitted for formal classification, the number of uses of strong language had been reduced and the film was therefore classified 12A.

Absolutely Anything offended 22 viewers for it's 6 'fucks' in a 12 rated film. The BBFC commented in its 2015 Annual Report:

Absolutely Anything attracted complaints because of strong language and sex references. The distributor reduced the frequency of strong language in the film following advice prior to the film's submission to the BBFC for formal classification. The film originally contained over 20 uses of strong language.

The 12A version of the film contains six uses of strong language (f**k) and some moderate and mild bad language. The language in Absolutely Anything was therefore within the Guidelines at 12A. Nevertheless, 22 members of the public complained about the number of uses of the F word as well as some references to sex.

 v          Absolution - 1978 UK mystery thriller by Anthony Page.


 X   Absolution

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  • Murder by Confession
Absolution is a 1978 UK mystery thriller by Anthony Page.
Starring Richard Burton, Dominic Guard and David Bradley. Melon Farmers link BBFC link 2020 IMDb
Exists as a Theatrical Version and a shortened Director's Cut.
Summary Notes

At a Catholic public school, Benjamin Stanfield is tired of being the teacher's pet and decides to play a practical joke on his form master Father Goddard. In confession, Stanfield tells Goddard that he has accidentally murdered his friend Blakey and buried him in the forest. When Goddard investigates the matter, he finds a buried scarecrow. Goddard is outraged, but, due to the seal of confession, he knows he cannot expel Stanfield. Shortly after, Stanfield once again enters the confession booth, telling Goddard that what before was a practical joke, he has now made happen. In disbelief, Goddard once again goes to the forest to investigate the matter. This time, he discovers Blakey's dead body. The plot soon thickens as Stanfield's fellow student Arthur Dyson mysteriously disappears...

Director's Cut

BBFC uncut
Director's Cut
run: 85:35s
pal: 82:10s
No CertUK: BBFC details not yet published for the Director's Cut:
  • 2023 Powerhouse Films [Theatrical Version + Director's Cut] R0 Blu-ray at UK Amazon #ad
  • 2023 Powerhouse Films Amazon VoD [UK] at UK Amazon #ad
  • 2018 Powerhouse Limited Edition [Theatrical Version + Director's Cut] R0 Blu-ray at UK Amazon

See pictorial version details from movie-censorship.com

The film has been shortened by about 10 minutes to successfully tighten up the film And it does indeed make for a better film.

Theatrical Version

BBFC uncut
Theatrical Version
run: 95:18s
pal: 91:29s
15UK: The Theatrical Version was passed 15 uncut for:
  • 2023 Powerhouse Films [Theatrical Version + Director's Cut] R0 Blu-ray at UK Amazon #ad
  • 2023 Powerhouse Films Amazon VoD [UK] at UK Amazon #ad
  • 2007 Showbox Media Group video
  • 1990 Castle Pictures VHS
XUK: The Theatrical Version was passed X (18) uncut for:
  • 1981 cinema release
MPAA RUS: The Theatrical Version is uncut and MPAA R rated for:
 v          Absurd - 1981 Italy horror by Joe D'Amato (as Peter Newton).


 X   Absurd

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  • Anthropophagous 2
  • Rosso Sangue
  • Horrible
  • Monster Hunter
  • The Grim Reaper 2
  • Zombie 6: Monster Hunter
Absurd is a 1981 Italy horror by Joe D'Amato (as Peter Newton).
Starring George Eastman, Annie Belle and Charles Borromel. Melon Farmers linkYouTube icon BBFC link 2020 IMDb
BBFC cuts were required for an 18 rated 1983 cinema release. Later banned as a video nasty in 1983. The BBFC waived their cuts for an uncut 18 rated home video release in 2017. Uncut and MPAA Unrated in the US. There also exists an extended version in Belgium with additional dialogue and an extended scene.
Summary Review: Halloween-esque

Monster Hunter is the Halloween-esque 'sequel' to 1981's insomniac's dream Anthropophagous . This time around D'Amato brings to us a sense of pace, making Monster Hunter much more enjoyable.

The added gore (including an ultra-torturous scene involving an oven) and cool electronic music score is a nice bonus.

The story brings back George Eastman as our favorite cannibal, this time somewhere in the US being hunted by a priest.

A bit boring at times but Eastman's presence is over powering and the end involving a 'vegetable' overcoming her disabilities to face the beast is fairly ironic.

Extended Version

uncut
Extended Version
run: 102m
pal: 98m
Belgium flag
Belgium
Belgium: An Extended VHS Version contains additional dialogue dropped from other releases and also includes a longer scene of a homeless man being harangued by bikers. This version is about 8 minutes longer than other releases.

See pictorial verision details from movie-censorship.com

Original Version

uncut
uncut
run: 93:48s
pal: 90:03s
18

MPAA Unrated

UK: Passed 18 uncut for strong gore, violence after previous BBFC cuts waived for:

US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

BBFC cut
cut
cut: 2:32s
run: 91:25s
pal: 87:46s
Video NastyDPP 39UK: The cut cinema version was released for:
  • 1983 Medusa VHS

When the cinema version was cut, the video distributors, Medusa, withdrew the uncut video and replaced it with the BBFC cut version. But the video was added to the list of banned video nasties in November 1983 anyway. It stayed on the list throughout the panic and so became one of the collectable DPP39s.

BBFC cut
cut
cut: 2:32s
run: 91:25s
pal: 87:46s
18UK: Passed 18 after 2:32s of BBFC cuts for:
  • 1983 cinema release

Cuts details from IMDB:

  • Edits to the murder of the nurse with a drill
  • Edits to a man's forehead being sliced with a band saw
  • Edits to a woman's face being burnt off in an oven.
uncut
uncut
run: 93:51s
pal: 90:06s
Video NastyUK: Released uncut for:
  • 1982 Medusa VHS

Shortened Version

cut
shortened
~2:00s
international There is an international versions that was shortened rather than censored by up to 2 minutes.
 v   The Abyss - The Abyss is 1989 US adventure film by James Cameron.


 X   The Abyss

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The Abyss is a The Abyss is 1989 US adventure film by James Cameron.
With Ed Harris, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio and Michael Biehn. Melon Farmers link BBFC link 2020 IMDb

BBFC animal cruelty have been required for all UK releases which are 15 rated. The film exists as a Theatrical Version and an Extended Director's Cut.

Summary Notes

Formerly married petroleum engineers who still have some issues to work out. They are drafted to assist a gung-ho Navy SEAL with a top-secret recovery operation: a nuclear sub has been ambushed and sunk, under mysterious circumstances, in some of the deepest waters on Earth.

Director's Cut/Special Edition

uncut
uncut
run: 171m
pal: 164m
MPAA PG-13US: The Director's Cut is MPAA PG-13 rated for:
BBFC cut
cut
cut: 45s
run: 170:04s
pal: 163:16s
15 cert

12 cert

UK: The Special Edition/Extended Version/Director's Cut was passed 15 after 45s of BBFC cuts:r
  • 1993 Fox VHS
UK: The Special Edition/Extended Version/Director's Cut was passed 12 after 45s of BBFC cuts:r
  • 1993 cinema release

The same cuts apply to all UK releases:

  • Cuts have been applied to the scene where a rat is dipped in supposedly breathable liquid. The BBFC claim cruelty to animals in the making of the scene but the director claims that several different rats were used to ensure that none suffered.

The BBFC commented about the legalities

The issue for consideration was whether in the Board's view, the sequence contravened The Cinematograph Films (Animals) Act 1937. Specifically whether it was organised or directed for the purpose of the film in a way that involved cruelty to the rats (five of which were used in the sequence). The RSPCA's advice was that it did contravene the act.

See pictorial cuts details from movie-censorship.com

See Short Version vs Extended Version from movie-censorship.com :

At the time of the original cinema release a film shown in theaters wasn't supposed to cross the 135 minute barrier and so Cameron had to trim his movie down. Many scenes shedding more light on the characters have been removed. However, the most important missing scene is the weather changes and the participation of the NTI's in them (when Bud is aboard the NTIs' vessel). This sequence alone lasts more then five minutes and includes a spectacular scene with a tsunami 1000 feet high.

After Cameron was able to release Aliens in an extended version in 1992 he followed with the release of the Special Edition version of The Abyss in 1993. He recovered his favorite version. Missing visual effects shots, like the wave, were finished. Thanks to the new scenes, who point towards the danger of WWIII, the movie becomes a different, more serious tone und also explains the NTIs' actions.

Theatrical Version

uncut
Theatrical Version
run: 142m
pal: 136m
NetflixUK: In 2023 it was reported that a 4K Blu-ray release of The Abyss was cancelled as the BBFC still required cuts whilst the producers refused to implement them.

UK: It was reported in October 2017 that UK Netflix is showing the Theatrical Version without the BBFC cuts. Still with a nominal BBFC 15 rating symbol though.

The BBFC responded that it still believes that cuts are required but that the cuts could be reduced

BBFC cut
cut
cut: 45s
run: 139:19s
pal: 133:45s
15 cert

12 cert

UK: The Theatrical Version was passed 15 after BBFC cuts of 45s for:
  • 1992 Fox VHS
  • 1990 CBS/Fox VHS
UK: The Theatrical Version was passed 12 after BBFC cuts of 45s for:
  • 1989 cinema release

The cuts were:

  • cut to removed the rat being immersed in liquid
 v          Access All Areas - 2017 UK comedy music drama by Bryn Higgins.


 X   Access All Areas

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Access All Areas is a 2017 UK comedy music drama by Bryn Higgins.
Starring Ella Purnell, Georgie Henley and Nigel Lindsay. IMDb

Cut by the distributor to avoid nudity being mentioned in the BBFC advice. Cut and uncut versions were both passed 15 for cinema and VoD.
Summary Notes

An unlikely gang of teens go on the run to an island music festival, leaving behind their dysfunctional parents and the rules of the real world.

Versions

BBFC uncut

cut
pre-cut

1594:11s

UK: A pre-cut version was passed 15 for strong sex references, drug misuse without further BBFC cuts for:
  • 2017 Camden Film Co VoD
  • 2017 cinema release

The film was originally passed 15 uncut for strong sex references, nudity, drug misuse. A few days later the film was cut and resubmitted by the distributor. This time the film was passed 15 for strong sex references, drug misuse. So presumably the nudity was cut so to avoid it being mentioned in the BBFC advice.

BBFC uncut
uncut
1594:11s

UK: Passed 15 uncut for strong sex references, nudity, drug misuse for:
  • 2017 Camden Film Co VoD Unreleased in favour of a cut version
  • 2017 cinema release. Unreleased in favour of a cut version
 v   The Accidental Spy


 X   The Accidental Spy

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  • Te wu mi cheng
  • Dak mou mai seng
The Accidental Spy

Versions

BBFC uncut12 cert

MPAA
PG-13

83:27s 2001 Hong Kong action comedy by Teddy Chan.
with Jackie Chan, Min Kim and Eric Tsang. IMDb

The shortened US Version was passed 12 without BBFC cuts for:

  • 2002 Buena Vista R2 DVD

There is also an Uncut Hong Kong Version about 20m longer than the US version. The US version has laso changed the plot and taken liberties with the translation. See pictorial version details from movie-censorship.com

There is also an Extended Version available on Malaysian DVD. See pictorial version details from movie-censorship.com

 v          Accion Mutante - 1993 Spanish/French horror film by Alex de la Iglesia.


 X   Accion Mutante

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  • Acción Mutante
  • Action Mutante
  • Mutant Action
Accion Mutante is a 1993 Spanish/French horror film by Alex de la Iglesia.
with Antonio Resines, Álex Angulo and Frédérique Feder. Melon Farmers link BBFC link 2020 IMDb

Passed 18 uncut for UK cinema release in 1993 but the follow up VHS was cut. The BBFC cuts were waived for 18 rated DVD in 2008. The film is uncut and MPAA Unrated in the US.

Summary Review: One of the craziest movies

This is definitely one of the craziest movies I've ever seen. A wild Mixture of Action and Splatters cenes, combined with crazy Humour, funny dialogues and very strange Actors.

The Plot is told with a few sentences: Women gets kidnapped by a group of crippled Terrorists, known as "Accion Mutante". On the way to the planet Axturias, the group gets decimated by their own leader. Finally all the survivors meet again - the final clash marks the curious culmination of a curious film.

In my Opinion, Alex de la Iglesia has done a very good job - it's an excellent film, a macabre Masterpiece beside the Mainstream.

Versions

uncut
uncut
run: 93:28s
pal: 89:44s
18

MPAA Unrated

UK: Passed 18 uncut with BBFC cuts waived for:

UK: Passed 18 uncut for:

  • 1993 cinema release
US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
BBFC cut
cut
cut: 12s
run: 94:13s
pal: 90:27s
18UK: Passed 18 after 7-12s of BBFC cuts for:
  • 1996 Imagine VHS (cut 12s)
  • 1994 Imagine VHS (cut 7s)

Thanks to Bleach. Cut by the BBFC as follows:

  • At 66 mins: Close up of razor blade repeatedly cutting man's chest was removed, resuming on medium close up of man in blue suit cutting.
 v          Ace Ventura: Pet Detective - 1994 USA comedy by Tom Shadyac.


 X   Ace Ventura: Pet Detective

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Ace Ventura: Pet Detective is a 1994 USA comedy by Tom Shadyac.
Starring Jim Carrey, Courteney Cox and Sean Young. IMDb

Exists in two variants with a short extra scene appearing on US DVD.
Summary Notes

To be a Pet Detective, you have to understand both the criminals and animals. Ace Ventura goes even further... He behaves like a criminal animal. When a football team's mascot (a dolphin) is stolen just before the Superbowl, Ace Ventura is put on the case. Now, who would want to steal a dolphin, and why?

Extended Version

uncut
uncut
run: 86:56s
pal: 83:27s
MPAA UnratedUS: A slightly extended version is MPAA Unrated for:

From IMDb: Extra Scene

The US DVD Version has an extra uncontroversial scene during the scene when Ace inspects Snowflakes tank. Ace jumps out and pretends to be Hans, the Dolphin Trainer.

Theatrical Version

uncut
uncut
run: 85:51s
pal: 82:25s
12 cert

MPAA PG-13

UK: The Theatrical Version was passed 12 uncut for moderate sex, sex references, discriminatory behaviour:
  • 2019 Arrow video

UK: The Theatrical Version was passed 12 uncut for:

  • 1998 Warner VHS
  • 1994 Warner VHS
  • 1994 cinema release
 v          Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls - 1995 USA comedy adventure by Steve Oedekerk.


 X   Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls

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  • Ace Ventura Goes to Africa
  • Ace Ventura 2
Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls is a 1995 USA comedy adventure by Steve Oedekerk.
Starring Jim Carrey, Ian McNeice and Simon Callow. Youtube link IMDb
BBFC category cuts were required for PG rated cinema, VHS and DVDs. Later uncut and BBFC 12 rated for home video release in 2019. Uncut and MPAA PG-13 rated in the US.
Summary Notes

Ace Ventura, emerging from self-imposed exile in a remote Himalayan hideaway, travels to Africa with explorer Fulton Greenwall to find a sacred bat which is told will avert a war between with Wachootoo and Wachati tribes. Of course, when Ace gets involved, all hell breaks loose...

Cutting Edge

Ace Ventura when Nature Calls
Ace Ventura 2: When Nature Calls
Comedy cuts at the BBFC

Versions

BBFC uncut
uncut
run: 93:51s
pal: 90:06s
12

No Cert

MPAA PG-13

UK: Passed 12 uncut for moderate sex references, rude humour, comic violence, gore:
  • 2019 Arrow video

UK: Released uncut without a BBFC certificate for:

  • 2016 Warner [Ace Ventura + Ace Ventura 2] R0 Blu-ray at UK Amazon

US: Uncut and MPAA PG-13 rated for:

BBFC cut
category cuts
cut: 1:35s
run: 92:20s
pal: 88:38s
sub: 93:55s
PGUK: Passed PG after 1:35s of BBFC category cuts for:
  • 2000 Warner R2 DVD
  • 1996 Warner VHS
  • 1995 cinema release

The BBFC cuts were

  1. The Cliffhanger spoof in the beginning is reduced with the sight of the falling racoon missing
  2. Ace's hand shadow simulation of masturbation over a projector slide.
  3. Ace's snorting prior to a spitting as a mark of respect has been deleted.
  4. Ace's line: Your balls are showing when visiting a tribal village
  5. Shadow of Ace jackin' off is removed.
  6. Ace pushing his eye is toned down cutting away several shots
  7. Ace punching a pregnant native woman's belly, and the bloodied newborn whirling to the dad's arm
  8. A native stamping on Ace's crotch.
 v          Across 110th Street - 1972 USA action crime thriller by Barry Shear.


 X   Across 110th Street

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Across 110th Street is a 1972 USA action crime thriller by Barry Shear.
Starring Anthony Quinn, Yaphet Kotto and Anthony Franciosa. YouTube icon IMDb

Cut by the BBFC for X rated 1973 cinema release. Later 18 uncut on home video. Uncut in the US with an R rating.
Summary Notes

In a daring robbery, some $300,000 is taken from the Italian mob. Several mafiosi are killed, as are two policemen. Lt. Pope and Mattelli are two New York City cops trying to break the case. Three small-time criminals are on the run with the money. Will the mafia catch them first, or will the police?

Versions

uncut
uncut
18

MPAA R
MPAA

97:07s UK: Passed 18 uncut for:

US: Uncut and MPAA R rated for:

BBFC cut
cut
X cert UK: Passed X after compulsory BBFC cuts for:
  • 1973 cinema release

From IMDb. The BBFC cuts were:

  • The BBFC demanded edits to nearly all the fight scenes and shots of beatings, and heavy cuts to shootings and a man on fire during the climax.
 v          Across the Universe - 2007 USA / UK musical romance by Julie Taymor.


 X   Across the Universe

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  • A través del universo
Across the Universe is a 2007 USA / UK musical romance by Julie Taymor.
Starring Evan Rachel Wood, Jim Sturgess and Joe Anderson. IMDb
Cut in the US for an MPAA PG-13 rating. This cut version has been used for all releases since.
Summary Notes

Across The Universe is a fictional love story set in the 1960s amid the turbulent years of anti-war protest, the struggle for free speech and civil rights, mind exploration and rock and roll. At once gritty, whimsical and highly theatrical, the story moves from high schools and universities in Massachusetts, Princeton and Ohio to the Lower East Side of Manhattan, the Detroit riots, Vietnam and the dockyards of Liverpool. A combination of live action and animation, the film is paired with many songs by

Versions

BBFC uncut

mpaa cut
cut

best available
best
available

12

12A

MPAA PG-13

127:47s

UK: The cut Theatrical Version was passed 12 for moderate drug references, nudity and one use of strong language without BBFC cuts for:
  • 2008 Sony Pictures Home Entertainment video
UK: Passed 12 uncut for:

US: Cut for an MPAA PG-13 rating. The cut version has been used for all releases to date.

See pictorial cuts details from movie-censorship.com . A single shot of Rachel Wood's clear nipple was airbrushed out of all releases, but has been included as a disc extra.

 v   The Act of Killing - 2012 Denmark/Norway/UK crime documentary by Joshua Oppenheimer, Anonymous...


 X   The Act of Killing

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The Act of Killing is a 2012 Denmark/Norway/UK crime documentary by Joshua Oppenheimer, Anonymous...
With Anwar Congo, Herman Koto and Syamsul Arifin. YouTube icon IMDb

There is a Theatrical Version and a Director's Cut. The differences are more about running time than anything censorable.
Summary Notes

A documentary that challenges former Indonesian death squad leaders to reenact their real-life mass-killings in whichever cinematic genres they wish, including classic Hollywood crime scenarios and lavish musical numbers.

Versions

uncut
Director's Cut
MPAA
Unrated
~165:00s US: The Director's Cut is MPAA Unrated for:
  • 2014 New Video Group [Theatrical + Director's Cut] RA Blu-ray at US Amazon
uncut
Theatrical Version
15 cert

MPAA
Unrated

122:05s UK: The Theatrical Version was passed 15 without BBFC cuts for graphic descriptions of torture & killings & strong sex references for:
  • 2013 cinema release

US: The Theatrical Version is MPAA Unrated for:

  • 2014 New Video Group [Theatrical + Director's Cut] RA Blu-ray at US Amazon
 v          Act of Valour - 2012 USA action war thriller by Mike McCoy (as Mouse McCoy) and Scott Waugh.


 X   Act of Valour

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  • Act of Valor
Act of Valour is a 2012 USA action war thriller by Mike McCoy (as Mouse McCoy) and Scott Waugh.
Starring Alex Veadov, Roselyn Sanchez and Nestor Serrano. YouTube icon IMDb
Exists as a US propaganda version and an international propaganda version
Summary Notes

An unprecedented blend of real-life heroism and original filmmaking, Act of Valor stars a group of active-duty Navy SEALs in a powerful story of contemporary global anti-terrorism. Inspired by true events, the film combines stunning combat sequences, up-to-the minute battlefield technology and heart-pumping emotion for the ultimate action adventure.

Versions

uncut
US Version
MPAA
R rated
~110:00s
=~105:00s
US: The US Version is Uncut and MPAA R rated for:
BBFC uncut

cut
pre-cut
International Version

15 cert104:54s UK: The International Version was passed 15 uncut for strong language and violence for:
  • 2012 Technicolor Polska/Momentum R2 DVD
  • 2012 cinema release

See article from movie-censorship.com . The International Version is shorter by 55s and has had US 'kick foreign ass' jingoism replaced by insipid internationalised dialogue.

 v          Act of Vengeance - 1974 USA crime horror thriller by Bob Kelljan (as Robert Kelljchian).


 X   Act of Vengeance

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  • The Violators
  • The Violator
  • Rape Squad
  • Acto de venganza
Act of Vengeance is a 1974 USA crime horror thriller by Bob Kelljan (as Robert Kelljchian).
Starring Jo Ann Harris, Peter Brown and Jennifer Lee Pryor. IMDb
A very short version was passed X without BBFC cuts for X rated cinema release in 1975. The film was heavily cut by the BBFC for 18 rated VHS in 1987. Uncut and MPAA R rated in the US. The film was banned for VHS in Australia in 1984.

Summary Notes

Linda gets raped by a man in a hockey mask. She finds that a few other women have had the same treatment. Together they form a squad that starts looking for the man and also changes the mind of would-be rapists.

Versions

BBFC uncut
uncut
run: 90:11s
pal: 86:35s
pre-cert VHS

MPAA R

UK: The Pre-cert video was uncut for:
  • 1983 Rank/Orion VHS

US: Uncut and MPAA R rated for:

BBFC cut
cut
cut: 4:48s
run: 85:06s
pal: 81:42s
18UK: Passed 18 after 4:48s of compulsory BBFC cuts:
  • 1987 Rank VHS titled Act of Vengeance

From IMDb. The BBFC cuts were:

  • extensive edits to the attack on Linda and
  • further cuts to the assault scenes
BBFC uncut
uncut
run: 81:42s
pal: 78:26s
XUK: A very short version was passed X (18) without BBFC cuts:
  • 1975 cinema release titled The Violators
banned
banned
Australian Classification BoardAustralia: Banned in Australia for 1984 VHS release
 v          Action Jackson - 1988 US action comedy by Craig R. Baxley


 X   Action Jackson

Link Here
  • Acción Jackson
Action Jackson is a 1988 US action comedy by Craig R. Baxley
Starring Carl Weathers, Craig T. Nelson and Vanity Melon Farmers link BBFC link 2020 IMDb
Cut by the BBFC for 18 rated cinema and VHS release in 1988. Later uncut and BBFC 15 rated for 2024 Blu-ray. Uncut and MPAA R rated in the US.
Summary Notes

Vengence drives a tough Detroit cop to stay on the trail of a power hungry auto magnate who's systematically eliminating his competition.

Versions

uncut
uncut
run: 95:54s
pal: 92:04s
15

Australia R18+
Australia

MPAA R

UK: Uncut and BBFC 15 rated for strong violence, injury detail, nudity, language, drug misuse: Australia : The dual-coded R4/R2 DVD released in Australia is uncut for: US: Uncut and MPAA R rated for:
BBFC cut
compulsory cuts
cut: 9-10s
run: 95:32s
pal: 91:43s
sub: 92:08s

18UK: Passed 18 after 9-10s of BBFC compulsory cuts for:
  • 1988 Guild Home Video VHS
  • 1988 cinema release

The BBFC cuts were:

  • At 2 minutes - sight of butterfly knife being twirled removed.
  • At 17 minutes - close up of butterfly knife being twirled removed.
  • At 50 minutes - close up shot of woman with blood on breasts removed.
  • At 83 minutes - close up of butterfly knife being twirled removed.
 v          Action Man - Ancient History


 X   Action Man - Ancient History

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Action Man - Ancient History

Versions

14s U Cert19:47s 1996 release (Abbey Home Entertainment Plc)
 v          Acts of Betrayal


 X   Acts of Betrayal

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Acts of Betrayal

Versions

1s 1887:39s 1997 US film by Joakim Ersgard
 v          Adam Chaplin - 2011 Italy action crime horror by Emanuele De Santi.


 X   Adam Chaplin

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Adam Chaplin is a 2011 Italy action crime horror by Emanuele De Santi.
Starring Emanuele De Santi, Valeria Sannino and Chiara Marfella. Youtube link IMDb

Exists as a Standard Version and a much bloodier Extended Version.
Summary Notes

Following the suspicious death of his wife, Adam investigates her murder and discovers mafia boss Denny, is involved. Unable to trust the corrupt police, Adam summons a demon who offers him superhuman strength, dark powers, and promises to lead him to the murderer if he does everything the demon asks.

Versions

uncut
Extended Version
MPAA
Unrated

Italy flag
Italy

US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
  • 2015 Bayview Entertainment R1 DVD at US Amazon released on 15th December 2015

Italy: An Extended Version is being released in December 2014.

uncut
uncut
1884:35s UK: The standard version was passed 18 uncut for very strong bloody violence for:
  • 2011 Scanbox Entertainment [Subtitled] video
 v   The Addams Family 2 - 2021 UK/Canada/US children's cartoon by Greg Tiernan, Conrad Vernon


 X   The Addams Family 2

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The Addams Family 2 is a 2021 UK/Canada/US children's cartoon by Greg Tiernan, Conrad Vernon
Starring Oscar Isaac, (voice), Charlize Theron, (voice), Chloë Grace Moretz and (voice) BBFC link 2020 IMDb

There are no censorship issues with this release. A 3m disk extra was cut for a U rating.
 v          Addicted - 2014 USA thriller by Bille Woodruff.


 X   Addicted

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Addicted is a 2014 USA thriller by Bille Woodruff.
Starring Kat Graham, William Levy and Boris Kodjoe. Youtube link IMDb

Exists as an Unrated Version and an R Rated Version.
Summary Notes

Based on the best-selling novel by Zane, ADDICTED is a sexy and provocative thriller about desire and the dangers of indiscretion. Successful businesswoman Zoe Reynard (Sharon Leal) appears to have attained it all - the dream husband she loves (Boris Kodjoe), two wonderful children and a flourishing career. As perfect as everything appears from the outside, Zoe is still drawn to temptations she cannot escape or resist. As she pursues a secretive life, Zoe finds herself risking it all when she heads down a perilous path she may not survive.

Versions

BBFC uncut
Unrated Version
18

MPAA
Unrated

103:22s

UK: Passed 18 uncut for strong sex for:
The UK running time tallies with the Unrated Version so seems likely to be that version, although this is not confirmed

US: A VoD version is uncut and MPAA Unrated

cut
cut
R Rated Verison
MPAA R~106:00s
=101:46s
US: The R rated version is a couple of minutes shorter than the Unrated Version
            Adonis - 2017 Hong Kong / China gay drama by Scud. See Hardcore 18s List: Adonis
 v          Adrenalin: Fear the Rush - 1996 US action thriller by Albert Pyun


 X   Adrenalin: Fear the Rush

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  • Adrenalin: Fear The Rush
  • Adrenalin - Fear the Rush
Adrenalin: Fear the Rush is a 1996 US action thriller by Albert Pyun
Starring Christopher Lambert, Natasha Henstridge and Norbert Weisser BBFC link 2020 IMDb
Exists as an Extended Version and a shortened US Version.

Summary Notes

The Russian government has collapsed. Amidst the chaos, riots, and struggle for power, a terrible weapon has leaked out. Virulent microflage, a deadly germ of the cold war has begun to spread across Eastern Europe, killing massive numbers of people. Now, in a quarantine camp set up for immigrants in 2017 Boston, one vicious murderer has the disease. Within two hours he will become violently contagious, and it is up to a team of officers in a race against time to track him down and stop him... if he doesn't kill them first.

Versions

BBFC uncut
Extended Version
run: 93:41s
pal: 89:56s
18 1980UK: The Extended Version was passed 18 uncut for strong gory violence and horror: UK: The Extended Version was passed 18 uncut:
  • 1997 Columbia/Tri-Star Home VHS

The preferred extended version features additional plot details. See pictorial cuts details from movie-censorship.com

BBFC uncut
US Version
run: 76:06s
pal: 73:03s

cut
shortened

18 1980UK: The shortened US Version was passed 18 uncut:
  • 1996 cinema release

US: Shortened and rated R for gruesome violence and gore, and for strong language

 v          Adult Fairy Tales - 1978 USA musical comedy by Harry Hurwitz (as Harry Tampa).


 X   Adult Fairy Tales

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  • Fairy Tales
Adult Fairy Tales is a 1978 USA musical comedy by Harry Hurwitz (as Harry Tampa).
Starring Don Sparks, Sy Richardson and Irwin Corey. IMDb

Cut in the US for an MPAA R rating. Cut by the BBFC for an X rated cinema release. The Director's cut is a8 rated in the UK and MPAA Unrated in the US.

Summary Notes

On his twenty-first birthday, the Prince goes on a quest that takes him across the land searching for the one woman that gets him sexually excited, Princess Sleeping Beauty.

Versions

uncut
Director's Cut
run: 81:34s
pal: 78:18s
18

MPAA Unrated

UK: The Director's Cut was passed 18 uncut for strong sex, sexualised nudity with previous BBFC film cuts waived for: US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
mpaa cut
cut
cut:
run: 75:41s
pal: 72:39s
MPAA RUS: Cut and MPAA R rated for:
  • Full Moon DVD

See pictorial cuts from movie-censorship.com . The sex scenes were significantly shortened for an MPAA R rating.

BBFC cut
cut Theatrical Version
cut:
run: 77:26s
pal: 74:20s
XUK: Passed X (18) after compulsory cuts for:
  • 1979 cinema release
 v          Adventure Duo: Episode 1


 X   Adventure Duo: Episode 1

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  • Yojusensen
  • Adventure Kid
  • Adventure Kids
Adventure Duo: Episode 1

Versions

cut
total
5:17s

BBFC
1:08s

cut
pre-cut
4:09s

1828:57s 1993 Japanese anime by Takayama Hideki.
with Vincent Bagnall. IMDb

Passed 18 after 1:08s of BBFC cuts and a BBFC title change for:

  • 2002 Revelation R2 DVD
  • 1994 Paradox VHS

A BBFC examiner commented on the title change:

Obviously the characters are youngsters, but we felt that this series didn't have the kind of appeal that say Akira or even Crying Freeman had for a younger audience. I mean, the storyline in Adventure Duo is quite impenetrable, so we didn't feel that teenagers would particularly go for this material. It's one of the reasons that we insisted that the name be changed from Adventure Kids to Adventure Duo.

See pictorial cuts details from movie-censorship.com : the UK video is missing 5:49s when compared with an uncut version. The German and US-versions are completely uncut, but the most explicit shots with pornographic material have been blurred as part of the original production.

The cuts are:

  • Two girls having their clothes ripped off and then being licked between their legs
  • Two girls being penetrated under her knickers by tentacles
  • Rape of the girls by zombie soldiers
  • A girl getting her breasts groped by clawed zombie soldier
  • Girl prisoners being forced into having sex with guards
  • Bound girl being sexually tormented by a guard and them raped
 v          Adventure Duo: Episode 2


 X   Adventure Duo: Episode 2

Link Here
  • Adventure Kid
  • Adventure Kids
  • Yojusensen
Adventure Duo: Episode 2

Versions

BBFC
7:35s
1834:16s 1993 Japanese anime by Takayama Hideki. with Vincent Bagnall. IMDb

Passed 18 after 7:35s of BBFC cuts and a BBFC title change for:

  • 2002 Revelation R2 DVD
  • 1994 Paradox VHS

The cuts as described by a BBFC examiner:

Let me show you a scene we cut from Adventure Duo which features teenage heroes who get into all sorts of adventures, yet the film also contains very realistic portrayals of sex including autoeroticism and sexual assault. This is from Adventure Duo 2 which is set in Japan during the Second World War. We are introduced to an impotent scientist whose wife is sexually frustrated and the episode starts with her masturbating in a highly realistic and sexually arousing fashion. Her husband interrupts her and she asks him to make love to her but he refuses and goes back to his laboratory. A few minutes later a group of soldiers arrive and decide to humiliate the scientist by raping his wife in front of him. It's one of the longest, strongest and highly realistic rape scenes I have ever seen in Japanese animation. And what the Board found particularly worrying is that this woman is forced to admit to the rapist that she is enjoying the experience. And when the woman finally orgasms there's no doubt that the underlying message is that women can enjoy rape as long as it's done well.

And in cutting this scene, we're making a decision about the presentation of sexual violence across the board, whether the audience is 18 or 80. It was our view that even if this material isn't corrupting underage viewers, current social attitudes dictate that this kind of sexual violence is unacceptable. Not only does the law compel us to censor material, public opinion does as well, and public opinion is something we monitor very closely.

See pictorial cuts details from movie-censorship.com : the UK video is missing 7:20s when compared with an uncut version. The German and US-versions are completely uncut, but the most explicit shots with pornographic material have been blurred as part of the original production.

The cuts are:

  • The professor's wife is not seen pleasuring herself
  • A guard's groping and assaulting the professor's wife is missing
  • Her subsequent rape at the hands of a senior guard has been deleted
  • Several shots of women having forced sex with zombie soldiers are missing
  • Deleted Midori pissing herself before being tormented by a horned monster
  • Deleted Eganko moaning as a key is inserted between her legs
  • Deleted flashbacks to rape of professor's wife
  • Deleted Eganko pleasuring herself
  • Deleted tentacles exploring around Midori's knickers
 v          Adventure Duo: Episode 3


 X   Adventure Duo: Episode 3

Link Here
  • Adventure Kid
  • Adventure Kids
  • Yojusensen
Adventure Duo: Episode 3

Versions

BBFC
9:28s
1830:57s 1993 Japanese anime by Takayama Hideki.
With Vincent Bagnall . IMDb

Passed 18 after 9:28s of BBFC cuts and a BBFC title change for:

  • 2002 Revelation R2 DVD
  • 1994 Paradox VHS

See pictorial cuts details from movie-censorship.com : the UK video is missing 9:23s when compared with an uncut version. The German and US-versions are completely uncut, but the most explicit shots with pornographic material have been blurred as part of the original production.

The cuts are:

  • Removed Sue being blackmailed into stripping and giving Yukimoto a blow job, being penetrated with a dildo, and given another blow job
  • Removed a woman revealing a blast of light from between her legs
  • Removed Eganko giving Norikazu a blowjob which comes to a head as Midori watches
  • Removed Yukimoto screwing Sue whilst thinking of Midori
  • Sue getting head from Eganko after retrieving sample of Yukimoto's sperm
  • Removed Yukimoto sexually assaulting Midori
 v          Adventure Film Festival & Environmental Night


 X   Adventure Film Festival & Environmental Night

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Adventure Film Festival & Environmental Night

Versions

cut PG Cert65:3 Environment documentaries by Ben Knight, Travis Rummel & Jim Odoine

The BBFC cut the 2008 cinema release: Company chose to remove a background use of strong language in order to obtain a 'PG' classification. An uncut '12A' classification was available.

The BBFC explained the PG certificate:

A double bill of documentaries dealing with ecological issues. The first deals with the community of Bristol Bay in Alaska and their objections to the creation of a copper and gold mine. The second deals with two kayakers travelling across the country using used oil instead of petrol for fuel. The film was passed PG for mild language and a mild drug reference.

BBFC Guidelines at PG allow mild bad language , in this case ass and screw (this up) . The film also includes a passing mention of LSD but this occurs in the context of a song lyric playing over the end credits ( I once heard a man talk with his heart about the Lord and the army and LSD ) and is therefore considered innocuous and undetailed enough for PG .

The film also contains some natural footage of a bear catching a live salmon, which is seen flapping on the ground before being eaten.

 v          Adventures in Babysitting - 1987 USA family action comedy by Chris Columbus.


 X   Adventures in Babysitting

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  • A Night on the Town
  • Don't fool with the babysitter
Adventures in Babysitting is a 1987 USA family action comedy by Chris Columbus.
Starring Elisabeth Shue, Maia Brewton and Keith Coogan. IMDb
BBFC category cuts for strong language were required for a PG rated cinema release in 1988. The film was released uncut on home video with a 15 rating for VHS and a 12 rating for DVD. The film is uncut and MPAA PG-13 rated in the US.
Summary Notes

Chris Parker agrees to babysit after her "dream" date stands her up. Expecting a dull evening, Chris settles down with three kids for a night of TV... and boredom. But when her frantic friend Brenda calls and pleads to be rescued from the bus station in downtown Chicago, the evening soon explodes into an endless whirl of hair-raising adventures! Babysitter and kids leave their safe suburban surroundings and head for the heart of the big city, never imagining how terrifyingly funny their expedition will become!

Versions

BBFC uncut
uncut
run: 102:07s
pal: 98:02s
12

15

MPAA PG-13

UK: Passed 12 uncut for: UK: Passed 15 uncut for:
  • 1999 Cinema Club VHS
  • 1988 Buena Vista Home Video
US: Uncut and MPAA PG-13 rated for:
BBFC cut
category cuts
cut: 8s
run: 102:01s
pal: 97:56s
sub: 102:09s
PGUK: Passed PG after 8s of BBFC category cuts for:
  • 1988 cinema release titled A Night on the Town

From IMDb. The BBFC cuts were:

The UK cinema version was cut by 8 secs for a PG rating to remove uses of the word 'fuck'.
 v          Adventure in Sahara - 1938 USA action romance by D Ross Lederman.


 X   Adventure in Sahara

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Adventure in Sahara is a 1938 USA action romance by D Ross Lederman.
Starring Paul Kelly, C Henry Gordon and Lorna Gray. IMDb

BBFC animal cruelty cuts required for PG rated 2018 video release. Uncut and MPAA Unrated in the US.
Summary Notes

Agadez is a lonely French outpost baking under the desert sun and commanded by the cruel and oppressive Captain Savatt (C. Henry Gordon). To it comes, at his own request, Legionnaire Jim Wilson (Paul Kelly soon followed by his fianc39e, Carla Preston (Lorna Gray), who has been tracing him from post to post. Legionnaires seize the fort and turn Savitt loose in the Arab-haunted desert with only a fraction of the water and food needed to get back to civilization. But Savitt gets through and returns to the fort at the head of an avenging troop of men. But Arabs surround Savitt and his men, and the mutineers, knowing that to leave the fort and aid them means their own death...

Versions

BBFC uncut
uncut
run: 56m
pal: 54m
MPAA UnratedUK: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
BBFC cut
compulsory cuts
cut: 2s
run: 56:21s
pal: 54:06s
PGUK: Passed PG for mild violence, language after 2s of BBFC compulsory cuts for:
  • 2018 Powerhouse Films UK [4:3] video
The BBFC commented:
  • Cut required to remove sight of a horse being tripped and made to fall onto its head and neck..
 v          Adventures of a Teenage Dragonslayer


 X   Adventures of a Teenage Dragonslayer

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Adventures of a Teenage Dragonslayer

Versions

23s PG Cert88:22s 2010 children's adventure by Andrew Lauer. With Lea Thompson, Wendie Malick and Hunter Allan. IMDb

The BBFC cut 23s from the 2010 High Fliers R2 DVD.

The BBFC explained

  • A compulsory cut was required to remove sight of children playing with fireworks in a work aimed at children.
  • Additionally, company chose to make a further cut to remove a use of discriminatory language ( moron ) in order to achieve a PG classification. A 12 was available without this cut.
 v          Adventures of Batman & Robin: I am the Night


 X   Adventures of Batman & Robin: I am the Night

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Adventures of Batman & Robin: I am the Night

Versions

7s PG Cert20:42s US Animated TV Series

Batman uses a bat-throwing star but not in the UK version

 v   The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension - 1984 USA comedy Sci-Fi romance by WD Richter.


 X   The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension

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  • Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
  • The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension is a 1984 USA comedy Sci-Fi romance by WD Richter.
Starring Peter Weller, John Lithgow and Ellen Barkin. IMDb
BBFC category cuts were required for a PG rated 1984 cinema release. The subsequent home videos were uncut and 15 rated. The 15 rating was reduced to a 12 rating for DVD and Blu-ray. In the US there exists a Special Edition that features an Extended Version/workprint.
Summary Notes

Neurosurgeon/Rock Star/Superhero Buckaroo has perfected the oscillation overthruster, which allows him to travel through solid matter by using the eighth dimension. The Red Lectroids from Planet 10 are after this device for their own evil ends, and it's up to Buckaroo and his band and crime-fighting team The Hong Kong Cavaliers to stop them.

Versions

BBFC uncut
Extended version
run: 104:21s
pal: 100:11s
MPAA UnratedUS: The Special Edition contains an Extended Workprint Version for:
  • 2002 MGM Special Edition [Extended + Theatrical Versions] R1 DVD at US Amazon

From IMDb. The Special Edition DVD contains 14 deleted scenes and an extended introduction, several of which make reference to Hanoi Xan, the leader of the World Crime League, who murdered Buckaroo's parents and his wife, Peggy. As mentioned in the Crazy Credits section, the World Crime League was mentioned at the end of the film as the focus of a planned sequel, but as of 2010 that film has yet to be made.

BBFC uncut
Theatrical Version
run: 102:19s
pal: 98:13s

12

15

MPAA PG

UK: The Theatrical Version was passed 12 uncut for:

UK: The Theatrical Version was passed 15 uncut for:

  • 1986 Cannon VHS titled Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
US: The Theatrical Version is uncut and MPAA PG rated for:

There is an alternative title sequence featuring a narration by Jamie Lee Curtis

uncut
uncut
run: 101:39s
pal: 97:35s
15UK: A shorter version was passed 15 without BBFC cuts for:
  • 1995 Arthouse Productions VHS
BBFC cut
category cuts
cut: 17s
run: 102:06s
pal: 98:01s
PGUK: The Theatrical Version was passed PG after 17s of BBFC category cuts for:
  • 1984 cinema release titled Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension

Thanks to Thomas. The cuts for the PG-rated UK cinema release are as follows:

Reel 3
  • Where Buckaroo Banzai fights aliens in wood, remove crotch kick to assailant (after fist blow to head) before they chase him to electric fence he cannot scale

Reel 5

  • Where Buckaroo Banzai is confined in electric torture machine, his reaction to electric shock can be established only and all twitching, screams and face in pain shots must go
  • Immediately after girl is seen confined on video all sight of Buckaroo Banzai's crotch being shocked must be removed and so must all subsequent body reaction to electric shock in same scene
  • After shot of brightly coloured toy merry-go-round, remove sound only of alien's neck being broken
 v          Adventures of Ford Fairlane


 X   Adventures of Ford Fairlane

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Adventures of Ford Fairlane

Versions

1897:36s 1990 US comedy action film by Renny Harlin

No cuts by the BBFC but the world source print was cut by the MPAA to achieve an R Rating. It lost some of Andrew Dice Clay's gross sexual humour

 v          Adventures of Juan Quin Quin


 X   Adventures of Juan Quin Quin

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  • Aventuras De Juan Quin Quin
Adventures of Juan Quin Quin

Versions

1:50s PG cert106:39s 1967 Cuba drama by Julio García Espinosa

The DVD submitted in 2007 was cut by the BBFC to the tune of 1:50s. The BBFC commented:

Distributor required to make cuts to sight of animal cruelty (animals with burning ropes tied to their tails and birds engaged in cockfighting).

 v          Adventures of Kekkou Kamen: Part 1 : Naked Justice


 X   Adventures of Kekkou Kamen: Part 1 : Naked Justice

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Adventures of Kekkou Kamen: Part 1 : Naked Justice

Versions

3:59s 1840:19s 1995 Japanese anime by Go Nagai

Cuts as described by a BBFC examiner: When the Board first saw The Adventures of Kekkou Kamen, we were quite taken aback as we hadn't seen anything like it before. The series directly associates comedy with violence and sexualised violence. It features a naked superheroine who goes around with only a hood on beating up the bad guys with nunchakus, which are illegal weapons in this country. Though we allowed some scenes to remain in which Kekkou was just holding nunchakus, if a scene glamourised and promoted their use, then it became a problem and was cut.

The other, more troubling issue with Kekkou Kamen is that it is a comedy which has at its heart a sort of sexualised violence. This scene was cut from the first episode . It's where a group of sadistic schoolteachers make jokes at the expense of a young girl who is hung up and then whipped and tortured by a sadistic Nazi. This is the crux of the sequence, where the girl is stripped with a whip and we get an eroticised view of her breasts and naked torso. This is very over the top and is meant to be a satire on the Japanese education system, but our feeling was that there was enough explicit sexual imagery to undercut the satire and introduce an element of arousal and titillation, which is reinforced by the change of music

 v          Adventures of Rin-Tin-Tin 4


 X   Adventures of Rin-Tin-Tin 4

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Adventures of Rin-Tin-Tin 4

Versions

36s PG cert385:10s 1954 US Western TV Series by Robert G Walker + others

The BBFC cuts 36s when the DVD was submitted in 2008. Company were required to remove a sequence in which two horses fight, kicking and biting one another, having apparently been cruelly goaded to fury.

 v          Aenigma - 1987 Italy / Yugoslavia horror romance by Lucio Fulci.


 X   Aenigma

Link Here
  • Ænigma
Aenigma is a 1987 Italy / Yugoslavia horror romance by Lucio Fulci.
Starring Jared Martin, Lara Lamberti and Ulli Reinthaler. IMDb
Not cut by censors but it is reported that UK and US releases have been shortened in dialogue scenes.

Summary Notes

Kathy is an outcast at an elite New England boarding school whom lands in a coma resulting from accidentally being hit by a car during a cruel practical joke against her by several car loads of her tormentors. A little later, Eva, a new arrival to the school, takes over Kathy's old room and begins socializing with some of the girls responsible for Kathy's condition. It turns out that Eva is a pawn under the control of the comatose Kathy from her hospital bed in seeing revenge against those whom did her wrong, while Kathy's physician, meets and begins dating Eva whom also targets his latest girlfriend.

Versions

BBFC uncut
uncut
Italy flag
Italy
Italy: There exists a complete version
BBFC uncut

cut
shortened

run: 89:04s
pal: 85:30s
15 1980

18 1980

UK: Passed 15 without BBFC cuts:
  • 2003 International Trading (UK). [Dubbed] video

UK: Passed 18 without BBFC cuts:

  • 1988 VPD VHS
US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

It is reported that US and UK releases have been shortened and are missing short dialogue segments throughout

 v          Aerobi-cide - 1987 USA horror by David A Prior.


 X   Aerobi-cide

Link Here
  • Killer Workout
Aerobi-cide is a 1987 USA horror by David A Prior.
Starring Marcia Karr, David James Campbell and Fritz Matthews. IMDb
Cut by the BBFC for a8 rated 1987 VHS. Hopefully uncut for 2016 DVD. Uncut and MPAA R rated in the US.
Summary Notes

Two years ago, a young woman named Valerie was burned after entering a tanning salon. Now, her twin sister, Rhonda runs a local gym where all of a sudden, people are being murdered.

Versions

uncut
uncut
MPAA R~85:00s
=~81:00s
UK: BBFC details for 2016 release not yet published for: US: Uncut and MPAA R rated for:
BBFC cut
compulsory cuts
18s
1881:49s

submitted
82:07s
UK: Passed 18 after 18s of BBFC compulsory cuts for:
  • 1987 Apex Distribution VHS

From IMDB. The BBFC cuts were:

  • Cut by 18s to edit the stabbing of a nude woman in a shower.
            Africa Addio - 1966 Italy documentary horror by Gualtiero Jacopetti and Franco Prosperi. See Africa Blood and Guts
 v          Africa Blood and Guts


 X   Africa Blood and Guts

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Africa Blood and Guts

Versions

uncut
uncut
MPAA
Unrated
~128:00s Africa addio is a 1966 Italy documentary horror by Gualtiero Jacopetti and Franco Prosperi.
With Sergio Rossi. YouTube icon IMDb

US: A short version is MPAA Unrated for:

  • 2013 Blue Underground Midnight Movies Vol 12 R1 DVD at US Amazon

Summary Review: Indiscriminate extermination

From the producers of the Mondo Canes comes this violent document of a continent in transition; the change from white colonialism to independent black statehood. Often times, this resulted in the wholesale massacre of thousands of people and the indiscriminate extermination of wild life. Captured on film are mercenary killer squads wiping out entire villages, executions, Mau-Mau massacres and more!

This documentary proves one thing and one thing only. Humans are the sickest and cruelest animals on the planet.

BBFC
~12:00s
X cert~127:00 UK: Passed X (16) after ~12:00s of BBFC cuts for:
  • 1967 cinema release titled Africa Addio

From IMDb. Cut by over 12 minutes and was missing:

  • all footage of rotting human corpses and
  • animal killings.
 v          Afro Samurai


 X   Afro Samurai

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  • Afuro zamurai
Afro Samurai

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uncut
uncut
18131:14s 2007 US/Japan action anime by Takashi Okazaki. With Samuel L. Jackson, Phil LaMarr and Yuri Lowenthal. IMDb

The Director's Cut was passed 18 uncut for:

BBFC uncut18115:46s The Limited Edition was passed 18 without BBFC cuts for:
  • 2007 GDH KK DVD
 v   The Aftermath - 1982 USA action Sci-Fi thriller by Steve Barkett.


 X   The Aftermath (1982)

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  • The Aftermath
  • Zombie Aftermath
The Aftermath is a 1982 USA action Sci-Fi thriller by Steve Barkett.
With Steve Barkett, Lynne Margulies and Sid Haig. Melon Farmers linkYouTube icon IMDb
Seized by the British authorities during the Video Nasty panic and not released since. Uncut in the US.
Summary Notes

Two astronauts return to earth ("a few miles off the coast of Los Angeles") to find that it has been destroyed by nuclear war. L.A. has been taken over by Cutter and his gang of outlaw bikers (straight out of the 70s with bell bottoms and everything). Cutter rapes and pillages. Of course, there are also mutants. The astronauts hook-up with the only normal people left: two good-looking women, and two cute little children; a boy and a girl.

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uncut
uncut
MPAA
Unrated
94:40s
=90:53s
US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
uncut
uncut
Section 3 seizure 87:18s UK: Released on pre-cert VHS for:
  • 1982 World of Video 2000 VHS

Maybe uncut and doubly speeded up in the telecine process

The video was seized subject to an Obscene Publications Act Section 3 Seizure Order. This is a legal gambit whereby victims admitted that the videos were 'obscene', and therefore subject to seizure, in return for that being the end of the matter and so avoiding an obscenity trial with the possibility of jail time.

            Aftermath - 1994 Spain horror short film by Nacho Cerdá See Self Banned List: Aftermath
 v          Afternoon Delight - 2013 USA comedy drama by Jill Soloway.


 X   Afternoon Delight

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  • Afternoon Delights
Afternoon Delight is a 2013 USA comedy drama by Jill Soloway.
With Kathryn Hahn, Juno Temple and Josh Radnor. YouTube icon IMDb
Cut in the US for an R rating
Promotional Material
A provocative comedy about sex, marriage and finding yourself again, AFTERNOON DELIGHT follows Rachel (Kathryn Hahn, Step Brothers, We re the Millers), a quick-witted, yet tightly-coiled, thirty-something bored with her daily routine of preschool auctions and a lackluster sex life and career that has gone kaput. Looking to spice-up her marriage, Rachel takes her husband Jeff (Josh Radnor, How I Met Your Mother, Liberal Arts) to a strip club and meets McKenna (Juno Temple, Killer Joe, The Dark Knight Rises), a stripper she becomes obsessed with saving. Rachel adopts McKenna as her live-in nanny, wreaking havoc on her friends, family and herself.

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MPAA
cut
MPAA
R rated
~95:00s US: Cut for an MPAA R rating for:
  • 2014 DOCURAMA RA Blu-ray at US Amazon released on 18th February 2014
  • 2014 DOCURAMA R1 DVD at US Amazon released on 18th February 2014

See article from flavorwire.com

Jill Soloway had a film come out this year called Afternoon Delight. The movie stars Kathryn Hahn as Rachel, a stay-at-home mom who meets McKenna, sex worker played by Juno Temple. As you can imagine, the premise gives rise to some racy situations (at least, by old-fogey-MPAA lights, anyway). And when Soloway went through the MPAA ratings process, she told me, she was forced to cut quite a bit from certain scenes. In one case, she had to cut words, or expressions of enjoyment --- oh yeah type-stuff --- from a scene in which Rachel watches McKenna do her job. They wanted it to be less intense, less uncomfortable, Soloway says. And I went crazy trying to get that done. In another, there was a problem with the length--- which was under ten seconds--- of a silhouetted sex scene, which was apparently too much for the MPAA folk.

Soloway Said: Director friends of mine said, 'Let it be NC-17,' what do you care? But she had a contract with a distributor, and the contract said that she had to deliver an R-rated picture, so she ended up making cuts she didn't like.

When asked if she had any opportunity for a back-and-forth with the MPAA, on any of the cuts they asked for on Afternoon Delight, Soloway replied:

Yes. They just said, too sexually intense. Tony and Joan [Hey and Graves] are nice people, I like them. And you know, when I showed the film at Sundance, I also felt like some scenes were too intense, and I cut them down a little myself for the theatrical version before the MPAA even got involved. Which I sort of regret, because this is a political process and in a way if I had started with a more intense version I could have kept in what I wanted in the end, maybe.

The fact is that when I watch the movie now and I experience that scene, something is materially missing. The [MPAA's] cuts ended up making that scene worse in a way that I can feel--- or rather, I miss what I used to feel--- when watching it. The movie is not as good with those cuts.

 v          Aftershock - 2012 USA/Chile horror thriller by Nicolás López.


 X   Aftershock

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Aftershock is a 2012 USA/Chile horror thriller by Nicolás López.
With Eli Roth, Andrea Osvárt, Ariel Levy. YouTube icon IMDb

The film was originally rated NC-17 by the MPAA and was subsequently cut for an R rating. There's been no sign of an Unrated version.

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BBFC uncut

mpaa cut
cut

18

MPAA R

85:47s

UK: The cut Theatrical Version was passed 18 without BBFC cuts for strong bloody violence, grisly images and sexual violence for:
  • 2013 Studio Canal Video
  • 2013 cinema release

US: The cut Theatrical Version is MPAA R rated for:

  • 2013 Anchor Bay RA Blu-ray
  • 2013 Anchor Bay R1 DVD
 v          AGASTYA - Chapter 1 - 2024 Nepal action mystery thriller by Saurav Chaudhary


 X   AGASTYA - Chapter 1

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AGASTYA - Chapter 1 is a 2024 Nepal action mystery thriller by Saurav Chaudhary
Starring Saugat Malla, Najir Hussain and Nischal Basnet BBFC link 2020 IMDb

There are no censorship issues with this release beyond noting that the BBFC cut a non-BBFC rating card.
 v          Age of Consent - 1969 Australia comedy romance by Michael Powell.
 v          Agent Cody Banks - 2003 US/Canada action comedy by Harald Zwart


 X   Agent Cody Banks

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Agent Cody Banks is a 2003 US/Canada action comedy by Harald Zwart
Starring Frankie Muniz, Hilary Duff and Andrew Francis BBFC link 2020 IMDb

BBFC category cuts were required for a 12A rated cinema release and 12 rated DVD both in 2003.

Summary Notes

A government agent trains Cody Banks in the ways of covert operations that require younger participants.

Versions

BBFC uncut
uncut
MPAA PGUS: Uncut and MPAA PG rated for:
BBFC cut
cut: 7s
run: 101:57s
pal: 97:52s

12 1980

12A 1980

UK: BBFC 12 rated for moderate violence and mild language for moderate violence and mild language after 7s of BBFC category cuts:
  • 2003 Twentieth Century Fox Home Ent. DVD (UKCV as cut\n rated 17/10/2003)

The BBFC commented:

Cut required to double ear clap to bring work in line with UK theatrical version at '12'.

UK: BBFC 12A rated for moderate violence after 7s of BBFC category cuts:
  • 2003 20th Century Fox Film Co. cinema release (rated 03/06/2003)

The BBFC commented:

Distributor chose to cut sight of a dangerous imitable combat technique (double ear clap) to obtain a '12A'. A '15' uncut was available to the distributor.

 v   The Ages of Lulu


 X   The Ages of Lulu

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  • Les Etades du Lulu
  • Las Edades de Lulu
The Ages of Lulu

Versions

1:15s 1896:14s 1990 Spanish film by JJ Bigas Luna (Tartan Video)

From DVD Times by Gary Couzens

No update so farin the BBFC database for the 2007 release as part of the box set, The Bigas Lunas Collection. Presumably the previous cut still applies. However the cut seems to have been implemented via darkening to obscure the offending detail

1:15s 1896:14s Most cuts were restored when the Tartan DVD was resubmitted in 2002 but one scene was cut with the BBFC comment: A compulsory cut was required to remove a shot of a female baby lying on her back with her vagina exposed to the camera which is potentially an indecent photograph of a child

The cut to the opening credits was implemented by blanking the offending video of the child's baptism

2:55s 1893:28s Cut when the video was originally submitted in 1998

From Amazon US :

  • The 'carrying' sex scene was shortened
  • Cuts to the actor touching Lulu in a car
  • The orgy scene at the gay club was cut
 v          Agilan - 2023 India action thriller by N. Kalyanakrishnan


 X   Agilan

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Agilan is a 2023 India action thriller by N. Kalyanakrishnan
Starring Tarun Arora, Boxer Dheena and Rachit Jadoun BBFC link 2020 IMDb

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

Summary Notes

A Crane operator doubles up as the leader of illegal trades happening in the harbour. What happens when he clashes with a fellow gangster, Gokul?

Versions

BBFC cut
cut:
run: 128:49s
pal: 123:40s
12AUK: Passed 12A for moderate violence, injury detail, drug references, threat, language after BBFC cuts:
  • 2023 cinema release

The BBFC commented:

The distributor chose to make cuts to strong violence in order to receive their preferred 12A classification. An uncut 15 rating was available.

 v          Agnyathavasi - 2018 comedy thriller by Trivikram Srinivas.


 X   Agnyathavasi

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Agnyathavasi is a 2018 comedy thriller by Trivikram Srinivas.
Starring Pawan Kalyan, Keerthi Suresh and Anu Emmanuel.

BBFC category cuts were required for a 2018 cinema release.

Versions

BBFC cut
category cuts
1:23s
12A 158:08s UK: Passed 12A for moderate violence, injury detail after 1:23s of BBFC category cuts for:
  • 2018 cinema release
The BBFC commented:
  • Company chose to make reductions to strong bloody violence and injury detail in order to obtain a 12A classification. An uncut 15 was available.

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