The Blonde Fury is a 1989 USA / Hong Kong action comedy by Hoi Mang (as Hoi Man) Starring Cynthia Rothrock, Siu-Ho Chin and Hoi Mang
Exists as a shorter Hong Kong Version and a longer Export Version.
Summary Notes
Rothrock stars as Cindy, an American FBI agent who travels to Hong Kong to arrest a
criminal newspaper editor, Ronny Dak (filmmaker Ronny Yu) who prints counterfeit money using the newspaper's presses (a dubious notion, but storyline is not the film's strong point). While investigating Dak's crimes, Cindy hooks up with her old friend
Judy Yu (Elizabeth Lee), an undercover cop (Chin Siu-ho), and an intrepid journalist (director Mang Hoi) to battle his kung-fu henchmen.
Versions
Export Version
run:
89:01s
pal:
85:27s
UK: The Export Version was passed 18 uncut:
2023 Eureka Entertainment [Hong Kong + Export Versions] RB Blu-ray titled Lady Reporter at UK Amazon #ad
1990 Video Programme Dists VHS titled Above The
Law II - The Blonde Fury
US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
2024 Vinegar Syndrome [Hong Kong + Export Versions] RA Blu-ray at US Amazon #ad
Hong Kong Version
run:
87:20s
pal:
83:50s
UK: Passed 18 uncut:
2023 Eureka Entertainment [Hong Kong + Export Versions] RB Blu-ray titled Lady Reporter at UK Amazon #ad
1995 Polygram VHS titled Above The Law II - The
Blonde Fury
Maybe the Hong Kong Version but this is not confirmed.
UK: The Hong Kong Version was passed 18 uncut:
1989 cinema release
US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
2024 Vinegar Syndrome [Hong Kong + Export Versions] RA Blu-ray at US Amazon #ad
Blood and Black Lace is a 1964 Italy/France/Monaco horror by Mario Bava. With Cameron Mitchell, Eva Bartok and Thomas Reiner.
Heavily cut by the BBFC for an X rated 1965 cinema release. The same
version was passed 15 on VHS. Cuts were waived for 18 rated release in 2000 but is a marginally shortened US Version. Uncut in the UK since 18 rated 2015 Blu-ray. Uncut in the US since 2005.
Summary Review: Very Effective Tension
Italian thriller about a shadowy killer in black murdering fashion models through brutal methods.
One Bava's best. A great looking murder mystery that clearly laid the groundwork for later directors
(DePalma in particular), and has a fun macabre sense of humor to go with some very effective tension.
Versions
uncut Italian Version
88:10s =84:38s
UK: The Original Italian Version was passed 18 uncut for
strong violence for:
Reel 1 : Very considerably shorten the attack on Isabella, removing as many as possible of the shots of her face being knocked against a tree and of the wounds seen afterwards.
Reel 1 : Remove the shot of Isabella's corpse falling out of a
cupboard.
Reel 2 : Reduce to a minimum the attack on Nicole; especially remove shots of the spiked gauntlet, and reduce screams.
Reel 2 : Considerably shorten the attack on Peggy and reduce shots of her bleeding face.
Reel 3 :
Remove the whole incident in which Peggy is knocked about and held against a hot stove.
Reel 4 : Reduce to one the shots of Peggy's dead face.
Reel 4 : Shorten the whole episode in which Peggy's corpse falls into Greta's arms and Greta
is smothered by a cushion.
Reel 5 : Shorten the drowning of Tao-li and remove all shots of Christina taking out her razor and using it on her victim (including shots of blood).
Blood Bath is a 1966 USA / Yugoslavia horror by Jack Hill and Stephanie Rothman. Starring William Campbell, Marissa Mathes and Lori Saunders.
Exists in 4 versions, none of which were due to film censorship. The original film was Operation Titian, but producer Roger Corman was not impressed and it was re-worked by Jack Hill and Stephanie Rothman to add a vampire theme. The
resulting version was titled Blood Bath. The 2 other variants ar TV versions of Operation Titian and Blood Bath.
Promotional Material
A crazed artist who believes himself to be the reincarnation of a
murderous vampire kills young women, then boils their bodies in a vat.
The production saga began when Roger Corman invested in a Yugoslavian Krimi-like picture entitled Operation Titian just prior to it going into production.
Insisting it be filmed in English, he sent actors William Campbell and Patrick Magee, and uncredited story editor Francis Ford Coppola (all fresh from Dementia 13), to Dubrovnik to make a US-friendly movie but wasn't satisfied with the end results.
First it was re-cut and re-scored to create Portrait in Terror, a film more in line with drive-in tastes, then it was handed over to Jack Hill (Spider Baby), followed by Stephanie Rothman (Terminal Island), each undertaking reshoots
that resulted in a vampire picture by the name of Blood Bath.
One final twist was provided when a TV version was required, chopping scenes and adding others to create Track of the Vampire.
Versions
uncut Operation Titian
UK: Operation Titian was passed 15 uncut for sexualised nudity, moderate violence for:
2016 Arrow Video [with 4 version] RAB Blu-ray at UK Amazon
US: Operation Titian is uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
2016 Arrow Video [with 4 version] RAB Blu-ray at US Amazon
Blood Bath is a 1976 US horror by Joel M Reed. With Harve Presnell, Jack Somack and Curt Dawson.
Not an official video nasty. The tongue in cheek horror film sort of made
the video nasty list due to its shared name with the real video nasty, Mario Bava's Blood Bath. The list didn't specify details beyond the title so this unlikely video was also removed from UK video shop shelves
Summary Review: B-movie
horror
The cast of a horror film go out for dinner with their director one night and they all exchange horror stories.
This a very enjoyable low budget anthology, more in keeping with the
Creepshow series than the Amicus efforts. The second and third story are played for laughs for the most part, although both have agreeably twisted denouements.
Its hard to believe that the director of this film was also
responsible for Bloodsucking Freaks as this is quite a restrained effort. This is a very worthy addition to the Anthology horror genre, and there's plenty of gore and laughs to be had.
The tongue in cheek horror film sort of made the video nasty list due to its shared name with the real video nasty, Mario Bava's Blood Bath. The list didn't specify details beyond the
title so this unlikely video was also removed from UK video shop shelves
The Blood Beast Terror is a 1968 UK horror by Vernon Sewell. With Peter Cushing, Robert Flemyng and Wanda Ventham.
The Original Version was uncut for 1968 cinema release. A shortened version was released in 2005, but later releases reverted to the original.
Summary Notes
A scientist, working with
genetics, creates a creature that is capable of transforming back and forth between a giant Death Head moth and a beautiful woman. The creature masquerades as his daughter when she is in her human incarnation and feeds on the blood of her victims when
she is in the moth form.
Instead of a sci-fi/horror picture, it is more of a detective story with some laughable horror elements. But it is a decent detective story with enough misdirection to produce several surprising
revelations.
Blood Ceremony is a 1973 Spain / Italy horror by Jorge Grau Starring Lucia Bosč, Espartaco Santoni and Ewa Aulin
Exists as a clothed Spanish Version and an unclothed International Version.
Summary Notes
The ageing Countess discovers that the blood of a maid can temporarily restore her youth and great beauty. She falls in love with a dashing young soldier but is compelled to kill again and again to maintain her attractiveness and prevent the secret getting out.
Version
uncut International Version
US: The International Version is uncut and MPAA R rated for:
2021 Mondo Macabro [International + Spanish Versions] R0 Blu-ray at US Amazon #ad
Version
cut Spanish Version
US: The cut Spanish Version is MPAA PG rated for:
2021 Mondo Macabro [International + Spanish Versions] R0 Blu-ray at US Amazon #ad
The Blood Creature - 1959 Philippines / USA Sci-Fi horror romance by Gerardo de Leon (as Gerry de Leon) and Eddie Romero (co-director) See
Terror is a Man
Blood Diner is a 1987 USA comedy horror by Jackie Kong. Starring Rick Burks, Carl Crew and Roger Dauer.
Substantially cut by the BBFC for 18 rated 1989 VHS. Later rated 18 uncut
for 2017 Blu-ray. Uncut and MPAA Unrated in the the US.
Summary Review: Classic
Two cannibals/health food diner owners are on a wacky quest to restore life to the five million year old goddess Shitaar.
Aided by their uncle's brain and penis, the two set about getting the required parts - virgins, assorted body parts from whores, and the ingredients for a "blood buffet". Their adversaries are the police: the chief with a Russian accent, the "player"
detective, and the new Yorker with an Australian accent.
One of the best horror movies of the eighties! A classic
Versions
uncut
Unrated
Austria
84:06s
UK: Passed 18 uncut for strong gory violence, sexualised nudity after all previous BBFC cuts were waived for:
Blood Feast is a 1963 US horror by Herschell Gordon Lewis. With William Kerwin, Mal Arnold and Connie Mason.
Banned as a video nasty in 1983. Cut by the BBFC for 2001 DVD and uncut since 2005 DVD. Uncut and unrated in the US
Summary Review : Pretty Damn Cool
An
utterly barebones production, flatly pathetic acting, stilted and pointless dialogue, and lots and lots of ultra-phony gore.
Of course, this is pretty undisputedly the first real gore film, so horror fans pretty
much have to see this. And, even if it weren't so important historically it would be worth seeing anyway, cause it's pretty damn cool either way.
You get flaying, leg severing, heart extracting, tongue ripping, brain snatching etc. And, while the
gore effects are incredibly dated, they aren't quite as cheap and old as I would have imagined. The blood itself actually holds up fairly well, and looks better than much of the stage blood you'd see over the next 20 years or so. It's actually red!
Versions
uncut
run:
66:56s
pal:
64:15s
UK: Passed 18 uncut for
strong violence and gory horror for:
2020 Arrow Herschell Gordon Lewis Collection Special Edition (RB) Blu-ray at UK Amazon #ad
2017 Arrow Special Edition (RB) Blu-ray at UK Amazon
2016 Arrow The Herschell Gordon Lewis Feast Limited Edition (RB) Blu-ray/(R2) DVD Combo
at UK Amazon
The BBFC claim that the cuts were due to a recent obscenity conviction in 1994.
Cuts to the scene where a woman is tied up with chains/manacles and is whipped to death with a cat o'nine tails. A few seconds were substituted by shots of the statue's head and Ramses' face.
Astra released the video in May 1982. It was an early casualty of the video nasty scare and was banned in July 1983. It stayed on the list throughout the panic and so is one of the collectable
DPP39s
Blood Feast is a 2016 Germany / USA horror by Marcel Walz.
Starring Robert Rusler, Caroline Williams and Sophie Monk.
Cut for a US MPAA R rating on 2018 Blu-ray, but later in 2018 it was announced that the theatrical release would be MPAA Unrated. There is also a cut NC-17 version which is less cut than the R rated version.
Summary
Notes
Fuad Ramses and his family have moved from the United States to France, where they run an American diner. Since business is not going too well, Fuad also works night shifts in a museum of ancient Egyptian
culture. During these long, lonely nights he is repeatedly drawn to a statue representing the seductive ancient goddess ISHTAR. He becomes more and more allured by the goddess as she speaks to him in visions.
US: The uncut MPAA Unrated version has a very limited theatrical release in April 2018.
cut NC-17 Version
cut:
21s
run:
100m
pal:
96m
US: There also exists a cut NC-17 rated version that is missing 21s of bloody footage that has been
replaced with lesser footage to keep the running time unaltered. The film makers say that this is their prefered version and should be consider the reference
to replace several shots of a homeless giy getting his penis chopped off
to replace a shot showing Clement pealing back skin from an open skull wound
to replace two shots of Penny eating Lilou's tongue.
cut R Rated Version
cut:
2:19s
run:
96m
pal:
92m
US: Cut and MPAA R rated for:
2018 Hannover House RA Blu-ray
2018 Hannover House R1 DVD
US: Cut for am MPAA R rating. Hannover House CEO Eric Parkinson explained:
Some markets are unable to screen an unrated film. The decision to seek the MPAA rating for Blood Feast was tailored after a similar
development impacted the release of Saw a few years back. So the film has been very modestly edited to conform to the film ratings standard that should make it accessible to a larger audience.
Update: 27th August 2017: Still
cutting
Despite trimming the gore provided by FX guru Ryan Nicholson, after presenting the film to the MPAA for a third time, Walz has been denied the R rating he needs to get the movie into theaters.
Update: 8th September 2017: R rated
Presumably on the 4th submission, Blood Feast is now officially Rated R for strong sadistic violence and gore, language including sexual references, nudity and some drug content.
There are 40 differences between the cut R rated version and the less
cut NC-17 version adding up to a 2:19s shorter running time.
The pattern of the cuts is to remove only a few frames from the really violent shots in order to make those scenes appear less intense without having to cut the scenes
entirely. In addition to that, there are some alterations - such as recuts and zooms. At the end of the day, the R-Rated Version is not recommendable at all.
Blood For Dracula is a 1974 Italy / France horror by Paul Morrissey. Starring Joe Dallesandro and Udo Kier and Vittorio De Sica.
Cut by the BBFC for X rated cinema release in 1975. Later passed 18 uncut in 1982.
In the US the film was originally uncut for an MPAA X rating but was then cut for an MPAA R rating.
Summary Review: Harmless Fun
The story of the Count trying to infiltrate the down at heel Italian
nobility family is quite interesting. Dracula, the last of his family, can't find any more werrgens (as Udo Kier memorably puts it) in Romania so his servant has the idea of going to Catholic Italy, where they must be growing on trees.
In Italy he gets himself invited to visit a poor noble family and their four unmarried daughters. The parents are delighted that the allegedly rich Count may take a shine to one of their daughters and boost the family coffers.
However the Count is only after virgin blood! Unfortunately thanks to Dallesandro's character the middle 2 daughters no longer qualify as virginal, though the Count has to find that out the hard way, leading to much vomiting and blood regurgitation.
The acting is pretty good. Udo Kier is more low key than in Frankenstein as the ill and melancholy vampire, though I don't think anyone can vomit blood better than he does here!
With all the
blood and nudity the film shouldn't be taken too seriously but I certainly enjoyed it. Harmless fun!
Versions
uncut
run:
103:05s
pal:
98:58s
UK: Passed 18 uncut for strong sex and bloody violence:
Blood from the
Mummy's Tomb is a 1971 UK horror by Seth Holt and Michael Carreras. With Andrew Keir, Valerie Leon and James Villiers.
Cut by the BBFC for an X rated 1971 cinema release. The same cuts have
persisted to all home video releases but the BBFC rating was reduced to 15 for 1993 VHS. The cut UK version is PG rated in the US.
Summary Review: Tragedy and Rebirth
The shooting of the film was beset
by tragedy. Original star Peter Cushing had to leave the production after just one day when his wife fell ill and subsequently died. Five weeks into shooting director Seth Holt suffered a heart attack and died, leaving Hammer's managing director Michael
Carreras to complete the remaining sequences.
The film was adapted from Bram Stoker's novel The Jewel of Seven Stars. It was released as the support feature to Dr. Jekyll and Sister Hyde
An archaeological
expedition brings back to London the coffin of an Egyptian queen known for her magic powers. Her spirit returns in the form of a young girl.
The film has had a mixed reception from reviewers. It is occasionally rather slow moving
and maybe a little too carelessly scripted, but it looks fantastic with great sets and props.
Versions
cut
best available
89:38s
UK: the cut cinema version was passed 15 for moderate violence and horror without further BBFC cuts for:
2017 Studiocanal RB Blu-ray/R2 DVD Combo at UK Amazon
The 1971 cinema version was cut and this seems to have become the definitive version for all videos/DVDs since (including Region 1 releases). The cuts were:
A shot of a hospital orderly striking an inmate was removed
Blood Games is a 1990 USA action thriller by Tanya Rosenberg Starring
Gregory Scott Cummins, Laura Albert and Lee Benton
Cut by the BBFC for 18 rated VHS in 1991. Uncut and MPAA R rated in the US.
Summary Notes
A team of softball players get lost in the woods after their bus breaks down.
They get attacked, beaten, raped and murdered by some psychotic men. The women fight back with baseball bats.
Blood Harvest is a 1987 USA horror by Bill Rebane. Starring Tiny Tim, Itonia Salchek and Dean West.
Pre-cut for 1989 and further cut by the BBFC for 18 rated VHS. All these
cuts were restored for 18 rated DVD and Blu-ray. Cut and MPAA Unrated in the US.
Summary Notes
Tiny Tim stars in his first dramatic film role in this taut drama. A Beautiful young girl, Jill Robinson,
returns to her peaceful rural home town to find that her life has been turned upside down. The house she grew up in has been defaced, her parents are missing, and the whole town hates her father, the bank supervisor who had foreclosed on many of the
local farms. Only "Marvelous Mervo" (Tiny Tim) seems happy to see her. He wanders around the community dressed in a clown's suit with a clown's permanent grin grotesquely painted on his face. Mervo's brother tries to re-kindle his love affair with Jill.
Then, one by one, those closest to her are slaughtered like cattle... tied upside down from the rafters of the barn... until the surprise ending reveals the madman.. and a very unlikely savior.
Versions
uncut
run:
87:19s
pal:
83:49s
UK: Passed 18 uncut for strong bloody
violence, sexualised violence with All previous BBFC cuts waived and material originally pre-cut by company restored for:
The 2003 U.S DVD on the Retro Media label is heavily edited and missing footage of nudity and
violence, including a brief full-frontal shot of Jill in the shower, and a throat slashing.he cuts add up to about 3 minutes but there is uncontentious material added to the cut version to reduce the time difference
compulsory cuts 2:51s
pre-cut 2:10s
cut:
~5:01s
run:
82:17s
pal:
79:00s
sub:
85:07s
UK: A version pre-cut by 2:10s was passed 18 after a further 2:51s of BBFC compulsory cuts for:
1989 Screen Entertainment VHS
v Blood Hook
- 1986 USA comedy horror by Jim Mallon (as James Mallon).
Blood Hook is a 1986 USA comedy horror by Jim Mallon (as James Mallon). Starring Mark Jacobs, Lisa Jane Todd and Patrick Danz.
The film was cut by 16s by the BBFC for an 18 rated VHS in 1987. Meanwhile
in the US the film was heavily cut and shortened for an MPAA R rating. The film was released uncut in the US and MPAA Unrated for 2018 DVD/Blu-ray.
Summary Notes
It's time for the
annual "Muskie Madness" fishing contest, and the lake is packed with hopeful fishermen. It soon becomes apparent, however, that a psychotic serial killer has also decided to join the festivities. Although the police have determined that the killer is
claiming his victims by landing them with giant fishhooks, no clear suspects can be found since everyone is using the exact same hook! What is the killer's goal? And more importantly, can the murders be stopped?
Versions
uncut
run:
110:59s
pal:
106:33s
US: Uncut and MPAA R rated for:
2018 Vinegar Syndrome RA Blu-ray/R1 DVD Combo at US Amazon
compulsory cuts
cut:
16s
run:
110:34s
pal:
106:09s
UK: Passed 18 after 16s of compulsory BBFC cuts:
1987 Avatar VHS
cut and shortened
cut:
17:29s
run:
92m
pal:
88m
US: Cut and shortened by 17:29s for an MPAA R rating
Originally called Muskie Madness , Troma bought the movie and changed its
title to Blood Hook. Numerous cuts were made as well - almost 18 minutes are missing. Even though Troma's intention was to simply cut things out for pace reasons, the narration and character development suffer from these cuts. What really sucks for
people who bought the R-Rated VHS or DVD is the missing violence.
Blood In Blood Out is a 1993 USA crime drama by Taylor Hackford. Starring Damian Chapa, Jesse Borrego and Benjamin Bratt.
The Theatrical Version was R rated in the US and 18 rated for UK cinema
release.. The Theatrical Version was later cut by the BBFC for 18 rated VHS. The Director's Cut has been released in the US.
Summary Notes
Based on the true life experiences of poet
Jimmy Santiago Baca, the film focuses on step-brothers Paco and Cruz, and their bi-racial cousin Miklo. It opens in 1972, as the three are members of an East L.A. gang known as the "Vatos Locos", and the story focuses on how a violent crime and
the influence of narcotics alter their lives. Miklo is incarcerated and sent to San Quentin, where he makes a "home" for himself. Cruz becomes an exceptional artist, but a heroin addiction overcomes him with tragic results. Paco becomes a cop
and an enemy to his "carnal", Miklo.
From cuts details on IMDb. The US Unrated version runs about 10 minutes longer:
There is an added scene between the one where Paco argues with his stepfather and the one where they get hassled by the cop. In it we see the guys driving and recalling moments in their childhood, smoking what seems to be joint and they get Miklo to
do a baby on acid face
The scene where Cruz receives his scholarship is extended: He gives a speech and talks about his real mom who couldn't be there to see him receive his prize.
The scene where Popeye shows Miklo around is
longer and contains more dialogue.
The art show scene is extended, Cruz and his buddies return high on drugs and his manager plays it off as part of the show.
There is an added scene before the one where Popeye takes his parole picture.
In it Miklo and Popeye strike a deal: Miklo will erase Popeye's debt to La Onda in return Popeye will cast a vote for him in the council.
There is an added scene where Popeye stabs Smokey during a phony deal. It explains why Smokey is bleeding
when he calls Paco and the blood on his shirt in the church.
21s Theatrical Version
172:35s
UK: The Theatrical Version was passed 18 after BBFC cuts for:
The sight of Paco twirling a butterfly knife was removed
A close up of heroine injection was deleted
An attack on the Aryan Vanguards is missing a stabbing and a shot of a man who
has been set alight.
Theatrical Version
180:10s =172:58s
UK: The R-Rated Theatrical Version was passed 18:
1993 cinema release
The BBFC do not note any cuts and the running time suggest minimal cuts but the film does contain butterfly knives which were a BBFC no-no at the time so maybe there were some pre-cuts.
Blood of Dracula's Castle is a 1969 USA horror by Al Adamson and Jean Hewitt (uncredited). Starring John Carradine, Paula Raymond and Alexander D'Arcy.
Exists as a Theatrical Version and an extended TV version. The film was cut by the BBFC for an X rated cinema release in 1969.
Summary Notes
Count Dracula
and his wife capture beautiful young women and chain them in their dungeon, to be used when they need to satisfy their thirst for blood.
Theatrical Version
uncut
run:
84m
pal:
81m
US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
2020 Severin Films Al Adamson Collection Limited Edition [Theatrical + TV Version] RA Blu-ray at US Amazon
cut
UK: Passed X (16) after compulsory BBFC cuts:
1969 cinema release
TV Version
TV Version
run:
91m
pal:
87m
US: The TV Version is MPAA Unrated for:
2020 Severin Films Al Adamson Collection Limited Edition [Theatrical + TV Version] RA Blu-ray at US Amazon
From IMDb. Includes additional footage featuring a werewolf that was not part of the original film.
v The Blood of Fu Manchu
- 1968 Spain / West Germany / UK / USA crime adventure by Jesús Franco (as Jess Franco).
The Blood of Fu Manchu is a 1968 Spain / West Germany / UK / USA crime adventure by Jesús Franco (as Jess Franco). Starring Christopher Lee, Richard Greene and Howard Marion-Crawford.
Suffered BBFC category cuts from its 1996 cinema release until 2007 when it was passed 15 uncut for 15 rated DVD.
Summary Notes
Fu Manchu is hidden with his evil daughter Lin Tang in
a lost city he has found in the jungles of South America. He discovers a poison deadly for men through kiss and he abducts ten women to infect them with the poison to destroy his enemies. Then he sends one woman to London to kiss his greatest enemy, the
Scotland Yard agent Nayland Smith. Nayland is blinded by the poison and his friend Dr. Petrie travels with him to the jungles in South America to seek out Fu Manchu expecting to find an antidote. They team up with agent Carl Jansen and soon they learn
the scheme of Fu Manchu for world domination.
Versions
uncut
run:
93:50s
pal:
90:05s
UK: Passed 15 uncut for
moderate nudity and violence for:
2022 Powerhouse Films Standard Edition (RB) Blu-ray at UK Amazon #ad r
UK: Passed 15 after 1:46s of BBFC category cuts for:
1994 Lumiere VHS
Thanks to Vincenzo. The BBFC cuts were:
At 29 mins - The scene showing a woman screaming, followed by shots of semi-naked woman in chains in cells, was reduced.
At 57 mins - The scene where a woman is led to a cell, chained to the
bars, has her breasts forcibly exposed and is then menaced by a snake was reduced.
At 88 mins - A shot showing a snake being killed [crushed by falling rubble] was removed.
category cuts
UK: Passed A (PG) after BBFC category cuts for:
1998 cinema release
Thanks to Vincenzo. The BBFC cuts were:
Reel 2 - Remove all shots and sounds of tortured girls including the naked girl before Lin Tang enters.
Reel 3 - Considerably shorten the whole episode in which Sancho's men attack a village
and assault the women or make love to them.
Reel 3 - Remove the shot of Uma when her breasts are partly visible.
Reel 4 - Remove "Doubtless he is proud of being a man."
Blood of Ghastly Horror is a 1967 USA Sci-Fi horror by Al Adamson. Starring John Carradine, Kent Taylor and Tommy Kirk.
From IMDb. Originally filmed as Echo of Terror, a straightforward heist
movie, in 1964. There were no takers for distribution so several new scenes were added in 1965 (some featured actor John Carradine) and the result was a more horrific, science-fiction themed version, titled Psycho A Go-Go. But it was still unreleasable
at that time. So the film was then reworked for TV. New scenes were added featuring a zombie and mad doctor subplot, featuring Tommy Kirk, Kent Taylor and Regina Carroll. Other scenes were cut for TV and the result was titled The Man With The Synthetic
Brain. A theatrical version was also produced with all the violence and gore intact. This was titled Blood of Ghastly Horror.
Summary Notes
A mad scientist implants an electronic device into the brain
of an injured soldier, which turns him into a psychotic killer.
From IMDb. A theatrical version of The Man With The Synthetic Brain was also produced with all the violence and gore intact. This was titled Blood of Ghastly Horror.
cut The Man With The Synthetic Brain
US : From IMDb. the film was reworked for TV. New scenes were added featuring a zombie and mad doctor subplot, featuring Tommy Kirk, Kent Taylor and Regina Carroll. Other scenes were cut for TV and the result was titled The Man
With The Synthetic Brain.
Psycho A-GoGo
Unrated
83:00s
US : From IMDb. Originally filmed as Echo of Terror, a straightforward heist movie, in 1964. There were no takers for distribution so several
new scenes were added in 1965 (some featured actor John Carradine) and the result was a more horrific, science-fiction themed version, titled Psycho A Go-Go.
Blood Of The Vampire is a 1958 UK Sci-Fi horror by Henry Cass Starring Donald Wolfit, Vincent Ball and Barbara Shelley
Cut by the BBFC for X rated cinema release in 1958. Later this cut cinema version was PG rated for 2005 DVD. A restored and uncut version was BBFC 12 rated for
2021 Blu-ray. The cinema release was similarly cut in the US. French releases include most of the cut material.
Summary Notes
In 1870s Transylvania, scientist Dr. Callistratus is put to
death by villagers who wrongly believe he's a vampire. However, his horribly disfigured henchman, Carl is on hand...
Versions
uncut
run:
88m
pal:
84m
UK: A restored and uncut version/Continental Version was passed 12 for moderate violence, bloody images, sexual threat:
Newly Restored 1.66:1 Transfer of the Original Uncensored Version from Original Vault Materials
The release also includes a disk extra about the original
1958 BBFC cuts.
Thanks to Tim. The Italian and French DVDs were both almost uncut and it is looks as if Nucleus will either be using one of those or hopefully a fully uncut version.
The 2013 R2 France is *almost* the full uncut version, bar one shot, which restores an
additional shot of the housekeeper being experimented on and Carl the hunchback dribbling blood as he dies. The screams of Callistratus as he dies during a dog attack are far clearer on the French (but not English) audio track included.
cut
US
US: The U.S Dark Sky DVD may be created from a different US print as the tube insertion scene is completely intact, The shot is about 5s longer and there is an image of the blood draining into a flask.
Otherwise cuts have been made
that are similar but slightly different to the BBFC cuts. Thanks to Tim:
That is missing the footage of Carl tying up the housekeeper present in the UK DVD, has a slight edit in the attempted rape and has a differently
censored edit of the pan across bits and pieces of the body parts in jars
cut
cut:
run:
85:28s
pal:
82:03s
UK: The cut cinema version was passed PG uncut
for mild violence:
edits to shots of dismembered body parts in the laboratory and
edits to a scene where a tube is inserted into a man's neck to drain blood.
the infamous dungeon scene, showing potential female
victims chained to a wall, was completely removed.
In the dungeon scene, in which the housekeeper (Barbara Burke) is being prepared for one of Callistratus' experiments. Carl (Victor Maddern) straps the unconscious housekeeper down onto a table. Callistratus (Sir Donald
Wolfit) then steps up, ready to experiment . In the DD Home Entertainment release, the scene ends at this point. The Viewing Notes describe that in the Continental version the scene continues with Barbara Burke being threatened with a knife
(in the British/American edit, she is unconscious) while two other female victims look on (they do not appear in the British/American edit).
Thanks to Tim who explains further after reading the BBFC files:
A script was submitted to the BBFC but it was missing the two controversial laboratory sequences which must have been added very late in pre production. The full strength version was submitted to the BBFC who were not impressed with
the added material and producer Robert Baker was hauled into their offices to explain himself. Baker claimed that the BBFC had been sent a continental print although no domestic print was ever produced and in all likelihood never existed. More probably
Baker had submitted the uncut version to see what he could get away with. Consequently, both scenes were heavily cut.
The BBFC file doesn't fully record exactly what was cut and it seems a few of the original proposed cuts were
waived.
Note also that the soundtrack on the French DVD has a lot more louder screaming in the lab scenes and in Callisstratus's death than the English soundtrack.
Blood of the Vampires is a 1966 Philippines/USA horror drama by Gerardo de Leon. With Amalia Fuentes, Romeo Vasquez and Eddie Garcia.
Passed X after BBFC cuts for 1971 cinema release. The cuts were waived for
15 rated DVD in 2003. Uncut and MPAA Unrated in the US.
Summary Review: Deep cultural resonances
Siblings discover that their father has their vampire mother chained up in the cellar. The mother bites
her son and soon everyone in the community is either dead or a vampire.
Curse Of The Vampires is a direct follow-up to the late director Gerardo de Leon's equally compelling 1964 The Blood Drinkers. Dubbed into English and
released by Hemisphere Pictures in 1971. It looked to the world like any other low budget drive-in nonsense. But de Leon, along with Romero, was a classically trained filmmaker and is enshrined as a Philippines National Artist, and thus everything he
does is with purpose, from the masterful framing, composition, lighting... As a result, Curse Of The Vampires is not just a throwaway B-programmer with bloodsuckers but a serious horror film with deep cultural resonances.
Other
reviewers just though it to be dull and badly made.
Versions
uncut
run:
81:46s
pal:
78:30s
UK: Passed 15 uncut for moderate
horror after previous BBFC film cuts were waived for:
2003 Cinema Club R2 DVD titled Blood of the Vampires at UK Amazon
US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
2019 Severin Films (RA) Blu-ray titled Curse of the Vampires at US Amazon
2019 Severin Films R1 DVD titled
Curse of the Vampires at US Amazon
Blood on Satan's Claw is a 1971 UK horror thriller by Piers Haggard. With Patrick Wymark, Linda Hayden, Barry Andrews.
Cut by the BBFC for 1971 cinema release but uncut on home video.
Summary Review: Utterly compelling
Set in a remote village in 17th Century England, farm labourer Ralph Gower (Barry Andrews) accidentally stumbles across a devilish skull whilst ploughing a field.
Ralph reports his findings to the Judge (Patrick Wymark) but when they return, the skull has vanished. Very soon the children of the village start acting strangely, led by Angel Blake (Linda Hayden) they form a murderous coven and when mysterious growths
of hair (called the Devil's Skin) start appearing on their bodies, all hell breaks loose...... literally!
The film emerged from the legendary Tigon stable shortly after the brilliant Witchfinder General which, in many aspects, it
resembles and to which it can be justifiably regarded as a companion piece. The judge/witchfinder superbly played by Patrick Wymark (Cromwell in Witchfinder General) in his final performance, is very much the hero.
The overall
effect, though, is utterly compelling and, perhaps strangely given the grim subject matter, utterly beautiful. The camerawork, courtesy of the splendidly named Dick Bush, is the stuff of genius.
The star though, without a doubt,
is the beautiful Linda Hayden, who plays the deliciously evil villainess Angel Blake, with an astonishing presence belying her tender age.
Versions
uncut
run:
96:04s
pal:
92:13s
UK: Passed 18 uncut for a scene of sexual violence and strong bloody horror:
2019 Screenbound Special 4k Remastered Edition RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon
Blood Rage is a 1987 USA horror by John Grissmer. Starring Louise Lasser, Mark Soper and Marianne Kanter.
There are three versions of the film: Blood Rage, the original hard
version, completely uncut and uncensored in a Blu-ray/DVD world premiere; the R-rated Nightmare at Shadow Woods 1987 re-cut, and a third composite cut combining all the footage from both Blood Rage and Nightmare at Shadow Woods
Promotional Material
What do you get if you combine Thanksgiving, American TV star Louise Lasser (Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman), killer 80s synths and some of the most gruesome special effects in all of slasher history courtesy of Ed
(Terminator 2) French. Why, it s Blood Rage of course!
Versions
Blood Rage Original Version
Unrated
82:13s
UK: The Original Version was passed 18 uncut for strong bloody violence, gory images for:
2017 Arrow Films Special Edition RB Blu-ray/R2 DVD Combo at UK Amazon
2015 Arrow
Video [Blood Rage + Nightmare at Shadow Woods + Composite Version] Limited Edition R0 Blu-ray/R0 DVD Combo
at UK Amazon
US: The Original Version is uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
2017 Arrow Video (RA) Blu-ray/(R1) DVD Combo at US Amazon
Slasher Composite Version
85:07s
UK: Slasher Version was passed 18 uncut for strong bloody violence, gory images for:
2015 Arrow Video [Blood Rage + Nightmare at Shadow Woods + Composite Version] Limited Edition R0 Blu-ray/R0 DVD Combo
at UK Amazon
This version is an aggregation of all the material in the Blood Rage and Nightmare of Shadow Woods versions
Nightmare at Shadow
Woods
cut
79:27s
UK: Nightmare at Shadow Woods [cut Theatrical Edit] was passed 18 without BBFC cuts for strong
bloody violence, gory images for:
2015 Arrow Video [Blood Rage + Nightmare at Shadow Woods + Composite Version] Limited Edition R0 Blu-ray/R0 DVD Combo
at UK Amazon
Blood Relatives is a 1978 Canada/France crime mystery thriller by Claude Chabrol. With Donald Sutherland, Aude Landry and Lisa Langlois.
No BBFC cuts noted but vide releases are shorter than cinema version
Summary Notes
Montreal: Late at night the teenage Patricia flees into a police department, covered all over with blood. She states together with her cousin she took shelter from rain in an entry way on
their way home from a party, when an unknown man threatened them, forced her cousin to perform oral sex and then killed her. Patricia could barely escape. The police starts searching among the known sex criminals - but then Patricia changes her statement
and states her brother Andrew, who had an affair with his cousin, was the murderer. Inspector Carella doesn't quite believe both the statements.
Cut when submitted in 2006 with the following BBFC comment: Compulsory cuts required to a scene of sexualised violence in which a man traces a knife around a woman's breasts and gropes her breasts.
Another in a long line of terrible straight-to-video movies. This is one of those that need to be not seen and never heard from. The only reason that I didn't give this movie a straight zero was that low budget movie queen Debbie Rochon was in the
picture and she was hot to look at.
Other than that I wouldn't give it the time of day. Billy Drago looks like he drank all of his money. He could barely stand up and all he did was mumble his badly written dialog. He tries to come off like Udo Kier.
But Udo's cool and he can still deliver a performance. Billy Drago was just too painful to watch. A bad movie all around that doesn't warrant a further look.
v Blood Ring
- 1991 Hong Kong action film by Teddy Page (as Irvin Johnson).
Blood Ring is a 1991 Hong Kong action film by Teddy Page (as Irvin Johnson). Starring Dale Cook, Andrea Lamatsch and Don Nakaya Neilsen.
Cut by the BBFC for 18 rated 1997 VHS.
Summary Notes
Max, a prize boxer who has developed a drinking habit after his girlfriend Susan left him, gets involved in dirty business once she asks him to help her find her missing husband.
Versions
compulsory cuts 29s
90:02s
submitted 90:30s
UK: Passed 18 after 29s of BBFC compulsory cuts for:
1997 Missing in Action VHS
The BBFC cuts were:
at 50 mins: When man in red top fights man in black jacket by pick-up truck, remove double ear-clap by former after his line: Or even jackie Chan
At 86 mins: After beaten man collapses in ring, remove hero's use of barbed wire to
garotte him, cutting away before wire is established and removing entire process, including sight of victim's bloody face with wire around it and final close-up of same.
Blood Rites is a 1969 US horror horror by Andy Milligan With Veronica Radburn, Maggie Rogers and Hal Borske.
Banned as a video nasty in 1984 and not released since in the UK. Uncut
and MPAA Unrated in the US.
Summary Review : Eating Live Rabbits
Three married couples are forced to spend the night in a Victorian-era house where they start getting killed off by
a deranged psycho who's bent on claiming an inheritence they are all entitled to.
The Ghastly Ones (aka. Blood Rites ), Andy Milligan's first horror film, is a 1968 film shot in cranium-cleaving color at his
Victorian mansion on Staten Island. After a prologue in which a couple with a really large umbrella are hacked up by some guy, this movie has three daughters and their husbands at a reading of their late father's will. It is his wish that the couples
spend three days in the family mansion in sexual harmony, and then they will find out who gets what from the old man. But once there the handyman is eating live rabbits, the couples start fighting, and then people start dying and showing up as the
main course at dinner.
Very slow staring, but if you are loose for a high content of cheese with your blood and gore, you will not be disappointed.
Versions
uncut
Unrated
67:22s
UK: Released probably uncut for:
1983 Scorpio pre-cert VHS
Released on video by Scorpio in March 1983. Banned as a video nasty in August 1984. It stayed on the list throughout the panic and so became one of the collectable DPP39s
US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
2015 Bayview Entertainment/Widowmaker Andy Milligan Grindhouse Experience Triple Feature R1 DVD
at US Amazon
Blood Simple is a 1984 USA crime thriller by Joel Coen. With John
Getz, Frances McDormand, Dan Hedaya.
Uncut by film censors but the film was restored by the director in 1998
who tweeked the dialogue during the process. The BBFC reduced the age rating from the original 18 to 15 in 2017.
Summary Notes
Texas bar owner Julian Marty, who is generally regarded as not a nice
person, hires shady private detective Loren Visser, who is able to obtain what Marty requests: evidence - in this instance, photographic - that his wife, Abby, and one of his bartenders, Ray, are having an affair. As Ray and Abby realize that Marty has
found out about them, it allows them to plan for their future away from Marty, while be up front with Marty about the situation. Marty, in turn, decides to hire Visser once again, this time to kill Abby and Ray, and dispose of their bodies so that they
won't be found. The out in the open affair and the contract hit lead to some actions based on self interest, and a standoff of sorts between the four players, which is compounded in complexity by some wrong assumptions of what has happened, with an
innocent bystander, another of the Marty's bartenders, Meurice, potentially and unwittingly adding to the scenario.
Versions
Director's Cut
run:
95:40s
pal:
91:50s
UK: The Director's Cut was passed 15 uncut for strong violence, language for:
2017 cinema release
UK: The Restored Version or Director's Cut was passed 18 uncut for strong violence and language for:
From IMDb. For the 1998 restoration, the Coen brothers not only remixed and re-recorded new sound effects for the stereo soundtrack, but made some minor trims to various scenes and dialog:
Maurice asking a bar patron at the jukebox what night it is and realizing it's "Yankee Night", he explains he's from Detroit, thus justifying his intervention of the patron's musical selection.
Ray sticking his cigarette in the
stuffed warthog's nose at Marty's house, and the following lines: RAY: You gonna leave all this stuff? ABBY: It's all Marty's.
After Marty suggests to the P.I. the "incinerator" as a means of destroying the evidence of his proposed
murder, the P.I.'s line: "Sweet Jesus, you're disgusting!" is deleted.
A couple lines from the landlady showing Abby the studio apartment (mainly assuring her Abby won't be bothered at that location) before she starts yelling at her
ex-brother-in-law, are deleted.
As Marty opens his safe to retrieve the bounty money (and swap the photo) his line: "This is an illicit affair" has been removed, although he can still be seen mouthing it.
When the P.I. shoots
Marty, a couple shots are removed of Marty and the P.I. staring at each other after the gunshot.
When Ray and Abby are discussing "what happened", in her studio apartment, and Ray feels cold enough to rise from his seat, the shot of
him steadying the walrus piggy-bank is removed and his dialog is heard off-screen to cover this change.
When Abby goes to see Maurice about her concerns, the scene cuts as soon as she enters. In the original version, the scene continues and she
is seen inside his place and he pours a drink while assuring her that Marty is not dead, even though she is very worried that he is. Some of the dialog from inside the house is placed over the shot outside Maurice's door before Abby goes in, in the 1998
version.
A new page of credits is added at the end, covering the restoration.
Theatrical Version
run:
98:54s
pal:
94:57s
UK: The Theatrical Version was passed 18 uncut for:
1997 Polygram VHS
1986 Palace VHS
1994 cinema release
Blood Sisters - 1973 USA horror thriller by Brian De Palma. See
Sisters
Blood Song is a 1982 USA horror thriller by Alan J Levi. With Donna Wilkes, Richard Jaeckel and Antoinette Bower.
The 1982 VHS was seized by the authorities during the Video Nasty panic.
Passed uncut by the BBFC in 1986 and uncut in the US
Summary Notes
A psychopath escapes from a mental institution and starts a murder spree, which ends in the pursuing of a young handicapped girl, who
once got a blood transfusion from him.
Scary the first 20 minutes of the film. It was spooky, interesting and a well built psycho-terror atmosphere; but soon it becomes weak...
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. See list of videos seized during the video nasties panic
The Blood Spattered Bride is a 1972 Spain horror by Vicente Aranda. Starring Simón Andreu, Maribel Martín and Alexandra Bastedo.
Cut by the BBFC for an X rated 1979 cinema release and further cut for 18
rated 1988 VHS. Uncut and MPAA Unrated in the US since 2008 DVD but there was previously a shortened US version. There is aslo a Spanish Version with all the nudity removed and replaced with alternative clothed takes.
Summary Notes :
Haunting imagery
A young husband's sexual fantasies frighten his new wife and cause her to seek advice from Carmilla, a descendent of Mircalla de Karnstein. Carmilla seduces the young bride and forces her to commit
gory acts of mutilation.
The film is noted for the haunting imagery photographed by veteran cinematographer Fernando Aribas.
Alexandra Bastedo (well known for TV role in The Champions) stars as
a lesbian vampire lusting after a honeymooning bride.
There's a little nudity and some gore scenes to mixed effect.
Versions
uncut English Version
Unrated
102:07s =98:02s
US: The English Version is uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
2018 Mondo Macabro [English + Spanish Version] R0 Blu-ray at US Amazon
2011 Blue
Underground R0 Blu-ray (As a non-hi-def extra to Daughters of Darkness) via UK Amazon and
at US Amazon
Bloodfight is a 1989 Hong Kong action film by Shuji Goto. Starring Yasuaki Kurata, Simon Yam and Meg Lam.
Cut by the BBFC for 18 rated 1990 VHS. Presumably the uncut version was passed 15 for 2015 DVD. Uncut and MPAA Unrated in the US.
Summary Notes
Masahiro Kai has made it to the finals
of the Free Fighting Championship. In flashback, he remembers training Ryu Tenmei for the event. Ryu makes it to the final bout against the reigning champ, Chang Lee. After Lee kills Ryu, Kai sinks into alcoholism, tangling with a gang of Americans,
until he decides to go back into training and defeat Chang Lee himself.
Versions
uncut
run:
96:35s
pal:
92:43s
UK: Presumably the uncut version was
passed 15 for strong bloody violence for:
Bloodfist VIII: Trained to Kill is a 1996 USA action film by Rick Jacobson. Starring Don Wilson, John Patrick White and Jillian McWhirter.
Shortened for US release. Cut for German release.
Summary Notes
A former CIA agent (Wilson) lives a suburban life as a high school teacher with his teen son (White). When the agent is attacked by former allies because of knowledge he possesses
and his son is kidnapped, he is forced back into the business and his son suddenly sees a side of his father that he never knew existed.
Versions
cut
cut:
run:
101:00s
pal:
96:58s
Germany
Germany: A few violent scenes are missing from the German DVD
shortened
cut:
7m
run:
85m
pal:
82m
US: The MPAA R rated US release is shortened by about 7 minutes but uncut for violence
Bloodlust is a 1977 Switzerland horror by Marijan David Vajda. With Werner Pochath, Ellen Umlauf and Birgit Zamulo.
Heavily cut by the BBFC for 1977 cinema release. The VHS was seized by the
authorities during the Video Nasty panic. Uncut and MPAA Unrated in the US.
Summary Notes
A deaf and dumb accountant suffers from a psychic trauma in his childhood. He is collecting puppets and
mutilates female bodies in the mortuary. After his secret love died by an accident he starts to kill.
A True Story - The Crime of the Century Late last century in the Black Forest a depraved maniac was on the
loose, committing the most gruesome and horrifying crimes, breaking into funeral homes and cemeteries, sexually abusing and dismembering the corpses of young women. A demented serial killer stalking and slaughtering teenagers. A modern day vampire...
pure evil in his own world of madness!
UK: The cut cinema version was released on pre-cert video for:
1981 Derann VHS
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.
~3:30s
87:52s =84:21s
UK: Passed X after about 3:30s of compulsory BBFC cuts for:
1976 Butchers Film Service titled Bloodlust
1976 Butchers Film Service titled Mosquito
v Bloodmoon
- 1990 Australia horror thriller by Alec Mills.
Bloodmoon is a 1990 Australia horror thriller by Alec Mills. Starring Leon Lissek and Christine Amor and Ian Williams.
Cut and BBFC 18 rated for 1991 Guild VHS. Later uncut and BBFC 15 rated for 2005 DVD.
Summary Notes
People are getting murdered down under via a barbed wire noose and then their eyes are gouged out. There are a variety of suspects at a nearby girls boarding school including
students, teachers, and a nun. We also follow a rivalry between the local surfer townies and a group of preppy guys from a local all-boys school.
Four monks being bloodily dispatched. One by capitation, two others are killed with a sword through the head. The fourth is sliced in two with a sword swipe through his stomach
There is a missing 4 minute flash back at the finale, rehashing
the bloody deaths occurring throughout the film.
v Bloodshot
- 2020 USA action Sci-Fi fantasy by Dave Wilson.
When I got this out I wasn't expecting much at all. But I was pleasantly
surprised at what I got. It is well structured film (like a real 80's style with a distinct beginning, middle and end not like crappy shallow 90's films which just meander along and feel really empty)
Daniel Bernhardt is
really charming, a good fighter and looks strikingly similar to Van Damme in some shots. It has one of the best chessy training scenes like the one in kickboxer. The fight scenes are well edited and well shot, so they are easy to watch and not to
close-up. For fans of 80's cheese (even if this is a 90's film) and lots of mano a mano fight scenes this should fit nicely in your collection.
Bloodsucking Freaks is a 1976 USA horror by Joel M Reed. With Seamus O'Brien, Viju Krem and Luis De Jesus.
Never released in the UK from 1976 to 2014. Uncut on DVD from 2014. DVD and
Blu-ray releases have all been the Director's Cut. Troma got in trouble in the US for not implementing the cuts required for its R rated release.
Summary Notes : All Time Greats
Sardu, master of the Theatre of the Macabre, and his assistant Ralphus run a show in which, under the guise of 'magic', they torture and murder people in front of their audience. But what the punters see as a trick is actually real.
Bloodsucking Freaks , also known as The Incredible Torture Show , is one of the all time greatest sexploitation shockers ever released. This movie has everything the
connoisseur of fine filth could possibly ask for! There's plenty of naked girls, bloody gore, sadistic violence, over-the-top acting, cheesy dialogue, and even a midget.
The best white-slavery ring run out of an off-off Broadway grand guignol
theatre by a thespian sadist and his midget assistant movie ever made!
Everyone I've ever shown this film has been moved by it's outlandishly intense scenes. No one ever forgets the human dartboard or the brain-sucking scene. This is without a
doubt one of the sickest, sleaziest, most mind-numbingly ridiculous films ever released.
Excerpts are included in the feminist documentary, Rate it X , which the BBFC passed uncut in the mid 80s.
Director Joel M. Reed appears defending his film as a sophisticated black comedy.
The Alternative Version features the title sequence under the name Sardu Master of the Virgins and includes an extra 43s sequence of Sardu giving Ralphus an undetailed blow job. The extra sequence is of a lower quality than the rest of the
movie as explained on the cover. See version details from movie-censorship.com
Director's Cut
X rated
84:48s
UK: The Director's Cut was passed 18 uncut for strong gory violence and nudity for:
From IMDb. Troma had the film cut to gain an R rating, then shipped the unrated print to theaters telling them it was the R rated version. Eventually it was discovered when a woman complained the film upset her child. Eventually the MPAA sued Troma
for improper use of the R logo.
unavailable
UK: Unavailable in the UK from 1976 until 2014.
Presumably this was down to fear that the BBFC was sure to ban the film and it wasn't worth the money to try for a release.
The film was shown on the Horror Channel towards the
end of this period
The BBFC cut 3s when submitted in 2009:
Company was obliged to remove sight of a bird being snared and then killed.
The BBFC explained their 18 rating:
A BLOODY ARIA is a subtitled Korean drama about a music professor and his female
student, who encounter four men on a remote beach. This film was classified '18' in accordance with BBFC Guidelines, for strong bloody violence. There are various fights between the men, and also a schoolboy, which result in heavily bloodied faces and
injuries. Towards the end, there is a scene in which one of the main villains is beaten up by a policeman, who becomes quite sadistic, using his helmet to hit the man in the face and on the head repeatedly.
The film also contains strong language
and two scenes of attempted sexual assault. The first scene involves the lecherous professor trying to have sex with his student in the car and we see his hands groping at her under her clothes, and pulling her knickers off. There is no nudity detail,
and the student manages to run away. In the second scene, the student is taken into the back of the car with two men. The intent is clearly to rape her, but nothing ever happens. There is some terrorisation of the characters by their attackers, but the
darkly comic tone of the work helps in some way to alleviate this.
The Bloody Fists is a 1972 Hong Kong martial arts film by See-Yeun Ng With Sing Chen, Kuan Tai Chen and Ta Chuan Liu.
Banned by the BBFC for 1973 cinema release. Then suffered BBFC cuts from
1976 to 1986. Uncut since 2004.
Summary Review:
A Classic!
Basically it's about a bunch of Japanese martial arts experts harassing a Chinese village on the lookout for
the secret dragon herb . The Japanese face hard resistance from the Chinese fighters who run a martial arts academy up in the mountains. Unanticipated assistance in terms of fighting expertise, however, comes from a refugee on the run.
The fighting scenes are not very realistic but cool anyway. A classic!
Versions
uncut
97:18s =93:24s
UK: A Re-edited Version was passed 18 uncut with previous BBFC cuts waived for:
Bloody Friday is a 1972 West Germany/Italy bank heist film by Rolf Olsen and Lee Payant. With Raimund Harmstorf, Amadeus August and Gianni Mttacchia.
Banned by the BBFC for 1973 cinema release. The film has not been
resubmitted to the BBFC since the ban. Uncut and MPAA R rated in the US
Summary Review: Gratuitous Violence
Based on an actual Munich bank robbery.. Things don't go exactly as planned (wouldn't you
know it); and, the heist turns into a hostage situation. Bloody Friday offers plenty of gratuitous violence, which must have been considerably more shocking in its day.
It is not known what offended the British censor but the following discussion of a cut Italian versions may offer some suggestions. See article from
movie-censorship.com :
There is a well-known violent peak in the middle of the film in which a policeman is torn apart by a hand grenade.
The rape of Dagmar is controversial. Raimund Harmstorf and Daniela Giordano apparently shot a
second variant here which differs considerably from the known version. The whole montage with slaughterhouse and lesbian sex shots which were placed in the well-known theatrical version under shots of the faces and can only be seen uncensored in the long
version. Dagmar still resists Klett's approaches but then succumbs to her lust during the act.
v The Bloody Judge
- 1970 Liechtenstein/Italy/Spain/West Germany horror by Jesus Franco.
The Bloody Judge is a 1970 Liechtenstein/Italy/Spain/West Germany horror by Jesus Franco. With Christopher Lee, Maria Schell and Leo Genn.
Exists in several cut versions, some with violence cut, some cut for
nudity. A composite of these versions was created which is uncut. The BBFC has never cut the film itself though.
Summary Review: Educational
This is an amazing movie. It's basically an exploitation
movie with the production values of an historical drama. The acting is outstanding, particularly Christopher Lee and Maria Rohm.
Blue Underground have put together a magnificent print, taking elements from the various
released and unreleased versions of the movie to produced an excellent film that's never existed in this form before.
Given the patchwork history it seems like the movie should be a mess, but it all hangs together very
well.
Versions
Uncut Composite Verions
run:
102m
pal:
98m
UK: The Fully Restored European
Composite Version is uncut but there's no sign of a BBFC database entry yet for:
This is
a composite of the English dubbed export version and the edit of the film prepared for the German market. This version does not have the scene of Maria Rohm attempting drowning and being rescued within the film (scene now a DVD extra). It does have a
scene in which Maria Rohm is forced by prison guards to lick the blood of a naked female prisoner hanging down from a ceiling. It also has the unclothed version of the barn sex scene.
pre-cut Export Version
cut:
run:
93:02s
pal:
89:19s
UK: The cut English Dubbed Export Version was passed 18 without BBFC cuts for:
2000 Cinema Club R2 DVD
1999 Salvation R2 DVD
See version details from dvdcompare.net . This is a cut 'clothed' version
with nudity replaced by clothed scenes and violence missing or obscured
pre-cut German Version
cut:
run:
81:34s
pal:
78:18s
UK: The heavily cut German Version was passed AA without BBFC cuts for:
Bloody Mama is a 1970 US film by Roger Corman. With Shelley Winters, Don
Stroud and Pat Hingle.
Banned by the BBFC for 1970 cinema release. Resubmitted and cut for 1971 cinema release. Cut again for 1986 VHS but uncut on 2007 DVD.
Summary Review:
Humour and repugnancy
Machine
gun totin' Ma Barker lead her family gang (her sons) on a crime spree in the Depression era. Her loyal brood have every perversion imaginable. The sadistic Herman sleeps with his Ma and Lloyd Barker is a spaced-out drug addict who sniffs glue.
It's a morbidly colourful mixture of negative southern poor white trash stereotypes, encapsulated in a family of sociopaths, with a vintage Shelly Winters bringing her trademark intensity to the role of Ma Barker and a great cast as
her sons.
A mishmash of humour and repugnancy, it's definitely not for the squeamish.
Versions
uncut
Unrated
86:47s
UK: Passed 18 uncut for strong violence, sexual violence and incest references with previous BBFC cuts
waived for:
2007 MGM Roger Corman Collection R1 DVD
at US Amazon
11s
89:28s =85:53s
UK: Passed 18 after 11s of BBFC cuts for:
1986 Rank VHS
The BBFC cuts were:
Three shots are cut totalling 11s where Bruce Dern goes gator hunting, using a piglet as bait (he ties a rope around its neck and drops it into the water).
Bloody Moon is a 1981 Spanish/German slasher by Jess Franco. With Olivia Pascal, Christoph Moosbrugger and Nadja Gerganoff.
Cut by the BBFC for 1972 cinema release. The same version was released on
pre-cert video along with the uncut version. These were then banned as video nasties. Later cut by the BBFC for 1993 VHS. The BBFC cuts were waived for 2008 DVD. Uncut in the US.
Summary Review: Dumb Victims
This movie is basically the infamous Jess Franco having a go at the American-style slasher films that were big in the early 80's, and what's most remarkable about it is how unremarkable it is. It's pretty violent, but except for one
nasty knife exit wound there's nothing here that hasn't been done in hundreds of American slasher movies.
It's set at an adult Spanish-language school which seems to cater exclusively to incredibly dumb and slutty German
and Scandinavian women.
The girls are being stalked by two of the reddest herrings imaginable. One is a burnt youth in a Mickey Mouse mask. The other is a gardener who is always laughing maniacally and coincidentally
wielding the exact same implement that has just been used to kill the latest victim.
The best thing I can say about this movie it is it is so over-the-top with its dumb victims, obvious red herrings, and ridiculously gory
murders that it might have actually meant to be a parody of the slasher film.
Versions
uncut
run:
84:53s
pal:
81:29s
UK: Passed 18 for strong violence and gore
with previous cuts waived for:
Edits to the opening scissor murder. Two stabbings reduced to one and bloody detail deleted
Shots deleted of a knife protruding from Eva's chest and bloodstained breasts.
Footage of a snake being decapitated with garden shears is
missing
Missing shot of woman's corpse in the closet showing blood on lifeless breasts
The sight of a woman bound with ropes was shortened
The infamous saw decapitation scene was entirely cut out after the first gory take.
A woman killed with pliers is missing her spitting blood an dying
uncut
run:
84:59s
pal:
81:35s
UK: Released uncut on pre-cert video for:
1992 Inter-Light VHS
Inter-Light released 2 versions of the video in 1992. This was the uncut version. The video was banned as a video nasty in July 1983 and stayed on the list throughout the panic, so is one the the
collectable DPP 39s
cut
cut:
1:38s
run:
83:27s
pal:
80:07s
UK: The cut cinema version was released on pre-cert video for:
1992 Inter-Light VHS
cut
cut:
1:38s
run:
83:27s
pal:
80:07s
UK: Passed X (18) after 1:38s of BBFC cuts for:
1982 cinema release
The cuts were:
The decapitation of a woman with a circular saw
Shots of bloodstained breasts during the stabbing of Eva.
Bloody Pit of Horror is a 1965 Italy/US horror by Massimo Pupillo. With Mickey Hargitay, Walter Brandi and Luisa Baratt.
Banned by the BBFC for 1967 cinema release. Exists in a longer Original
Italian Version and a shortened US Versions
Summary Review:
Pyschovision
A photographer and his models go to an old, abandoned castle to shoot some sexy covers for horror novels. Tragically for them,
the castle is inhabited by a lunatic and closet torturer.
Bloody Pit of Horror is one weird Gothic horror film with a creepy castle, a legend of a ruthless torturer promising vengeance from the grave, and really cool instruments
of death lying round in abundance. It was even filmed in Psychovision .
On the negative side reviewers have found the plot silly and/or just weird. But on the whole the positives have outweighed the negatives and the
general result is very much thumbs up.
Versions
Italian Version
Unrated
~83:00s
US: The Original Italian Version is uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
2012 Image/Something Weird Special Edition R1 DVD titled Bloody Pit of
Horror via UK Amazon and
at US Amazon
The US DVD release from Image Entertainment and Something Weird Video is the shortened 74-minute American version, offering the 9 minutes of deleted scenes as supplements. The scenes were not restored due the fact that the quality was not as good as
the main film, which was transferred from an original 35mm negative. This extra footage is expositive scenes (e.g. more of the photographic crew looking around the catacombs, more of the models posing for camera shots...) but no extra gore or nudity.
Blow Up is a 1966 UK/Italy/USA drama mystery thriller by Michelangelo Antonioni. With David Hemmings, Vanessa Redgrave and Sarah Miles.
Always uncut in the UK but several US releases have been cut.
Promotional Material
In 1966, Michelangelo Antonioni ( L'avventura ) transplanted his existentialist ennui to the streets of swinging London for this international sensation, the Italian filmmaker's
English-language debut. A countercultural masterpiece about the act of seeing and the art of image making, Blow-Up takes the form of a psychological mystery, starring David Hemmings ( Deep Red ) as a fashion photographer who unknowingly
captures a death on film after following two lovers in a park. Antonioni's meticulous aesthetic control and intoxicating color palette breathe life into every frame, and the jazzy sounds of Herbie Hancock, a beautifully evasive performance by Vanessa
Redgrave ( Howards End ), and a cameo by the Yardbirds make the film a transporting time capsule from a bygone era. Blow-Up is a seductive immersion into creative passion, and a brilliant film by one of cinema's greatest artists.
Versions
Uncut
Unrated
106:17s
UK: Passed 15 uncut for
moderate nudity and drug use for:
US: See
article from dvdbeaver.com . For some unknown reason some (but not all) US
pressings use a cut Brazilian version with 2 cuts:
Vanessa Redgrave's topless appearance is reframed to remove sight of her breasts.
The icon boisterous threesome romp originally featured on of the first brief appearances of pubes in a major UK drama film. But in the censored US releases
this is blurred out.
The Blue Eyes of the Broken Doll is a 1974 Spain horror mystery thriller by Carlos Aured. With Paul Naschy, Diana Lorys and Eduardo Calvo.
Exists as an uncut unclothed version and a cut clothed version. The uncut
version on UK VHS was seized by police during the video nasties panic but did not make the nasties list.
Summary Notes: A must see
An ex-convict, troubled by dreams that he strangles women, is hired as
the caretaker on an estate owned by three very strange sisters. Soon after his arrival, a serial killer begins slaughtering blonde, blue-eyed women - and leaving their eyeballs in a bowl of water.
This Spanish giallo is a must see
for fans of the genre. The killer's victims are dispatched in gruesome and creative means usually involving sharp instruments such as knives, meat cleavers, and a rake.
Versions
Unclothed Version
Unrated
87:06s
US: The Unclothed Version is uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
2017 Shout! Factory Paul Naschy Collection (RA) Blu-ray at US Amazon
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. See list of videos seized during the video nasties panic
Blue Is the Warmest
Colour is a 2013 France/Belgium/Spain romance by Abdellatif Kechiche.
The film made the movie news for featuring a long lesbian sex scene. This is reported to be realistic but faked.
The film hasn't suffered censor cuts but was
released with the rare and uneconomic NC-17 for US theatres.
Abdellatif Kechiche has been speaking of a Director's Cut that will be 40 minutes longer.
The religious group Promouvoir (Promote) won a court case to get the French rating revoked in
December 2015. The film has yet to be recertified as of February 2016 and so is currently banned from cinema and TV.
Blue Money is a 1972 USA erotic drama by Alain Patrick (as Alain-Patrick Chappuis). Starring Alain Patrick, Barbara Mills and Inga Maria.
Exists in 2 versions, one cut, the other not.
Summary Notes
Handsome and successful Jim appears to have it all:
he's married to the beautiful and supportive Lisa, has a healthy baby, and works a cool gig as the director of hardcore porno fare. Jim's seemingly perfect life starts to fall apart when he has an extramarital fling with an actress and the local Los
Angeles vice cops close in to make a bust.
This is a softcore film but the sex scenes are about as explicit as the softcore genre can accomdate.
Blue Movie is a 1971 West Germany/Netherlands adult film by
Wim Verstappen. Starring Hugo Metsers, Helmert Woudenberg and Bruni Heinke.
Cut by the BBFC for an X rated cinema release in 1972. Uncut and MPAA
Unrated in the US.
Summary Notes
Michael, 25 years old, has been released from prison after a five year sentence. He moves into a big apartment block, filled with young women who gladly have sex with
him.
Versions
uncut
run:
89m
pal:
85m
US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
2019 Cult Epics Dutch Sex Wave Collection (RA) Blu-ray at US Amazon
2019 Cult
Epics (RA) Blu-ray/R1 DVD Combo at US Amazon
Blue Sextet is a 1971 USA by David E Durston. Starring John Damon, Peter Clune and Coco Sumaki.
Cut by the BBFC for X rated 1972 cinema release. Uncut in the US.
Summary review
Jeffrey Amber (John Damon) jumps to his death and the police have no problem thinking that it was suicide. His friends gather shortly after his death and discuss their last moments with
him and we slowly begin to wonder whether it was suicide or murder.
The entire mystery is played out via RASHOMON style and it simply doesn't work because you don't care about the lead character, his friends or any of the
adventures that they had together. There are a lot of sex scenes scattered throughout and a little bit of nudity but none of this is all that interesting either.
Towards the end of the movie we get some rather bizarre Satanic
scenes that are certainly the highlight of the picture.
Versions
uncut
X rated
~90:00s =~86:00s
US: The Director's Cut is MPAA X rated for:
2016 Grindhouse [I Drink Your Blood + Blue Sextet] R0 Blu-ray at US Amazon
1934 US western by Robert N Bradbury. With John Wayne, Eleanor Hunt and George 'Gabby' Hayes.
Passed PG after 1s of BBFC cuts for:
2009 E1 Online
2009 E1 R2 DVD
The BBFC commented:
A compulsory cut was made in accordance with BBFC policy to remove a scene of animal cruelty (a horse made to fall using a technique likely to result in serious injury).
50:31s
A short version was passed U uncut for:
2001 Delta DVD
54:12s =52:02s
The 1934 cinema release and video version from 1987 - 2004 were passed U uncut.
Blue Story is a 2019 UK crime drama by Andrew Onwubolu. Starring Stephen
Odubola, Micheal Ward and Khali Best.
Passed 15 uncut by the BBFC for 2019 cinema release. Cinema bosses temporarily banned the film after violence broke out a Birmingham screening in November 2019.
Summary Notes
Blue Story is a tragic tale of a friendship between Timmy and Marco, two young boys from opposing postcodes. Timmy, a shy, smart, naive and timid young boy from
Deptford, goes to school in Peckham where he strikes up a friendship with Marco, a charismatic, streetwise kid from the local area. Although from warring postcodes, the two quickly form a firm friendship until it is tested and they wind up on rival sides
of a street war. Blue Story depicts elements of Rapman's own personal experiences and aspects of his childhood.
Versions
uncut
run:
91:16s
pal:
87:37s
UK: Passed 15 uncut for very strong language, strong
violence, threat, sex, drug misuse:
2020 Paramount Home Entertainment R2 DVD at UK Amazon
2019 cinema release
banned
UK: Banned from the Vue cinema chain after gang violence with machetes at a screening in inner city Birmingham.
Blue Thunder is a 1983 USA action crime thriller by John Badham Starring Roy Scheider, Warren Oates and Candy Clark
Exists as a theatrical version and a shortened version.
Summary Notes
Blue Thunder is a specially modified helicopter. It is for police work, but is armed and designed
to counter street insurgencies. Its makers want to show what it will do, but have to train Los Angeles Police pilot Frank Murphy to fly and use it in order to allow it to operate in the city. Murphy and the project pilot have differences going back to
Vietnam. The conflict between them continues to heat up as Murphy begins to suspect that Blue Thunder is more than has been disclosed.
Versions
Shortened Version
cut:
run:
109:04s
pal:
104:42s
A shortened version was passed 15 without BBFC cuts
The Theatrical Version has a scene where Kate drives to the the TV-station and involving a crazy stunt when she drives in to a narrow alley and meets a police car that comes the other way. To avoid a
disaster, Kate flips her car on its side, hits its roof on a wall and flips back again.
In the shortened version, the stunt is gone. We only see the car when it enters the alley and then we see it driving on the freeway with strange
damage on the roof.
Theatrical Version
run:
109:35s
pal:
105:12s
The Theatrical Version was passed 15 uncut for the 1983 cinema release and 1986 RCA/Columbia video
Blue Valentine is a 2010 USA romance by Derek Cianfrance. Starring Ryan Gosling, Michelle Williams and John Doman.
The MPAA originally rated the movie NC-17, but after public allegations of using a double-standard to rate portrayals of sex on-screen, the organization agreed to hear
an appeal. Upon review, the MPAA unanimously agreed that the film should receive an R rating without requiring cuts.
Blue Velvet is a 1986 USA crime mystery thriller by David Lynch.
Uncut by US and UK film censors.
Originally running a lot longer, Blue Velvet was cut to approximately two hours (120 minutes) for distribution. The missing footage was put in storage and thought lost, until released as an extra on 2014
Blu-ray.
v Blue Vengeance
- 1989 USA action crime horror by J Christian Ingvordsen and Danny Kuchuck.
Blue Vengeance is a 1989 USA action crime horror by J Christian
Ingvordsen and Danny Kuchuck. Starring Joe Ambrose, Tom Billett and Paul Borghese.
Cut by the BBFC for 18 rated 1991 VHS. Uncut and MPAA R rated in the US.
Promotional Material
Convicted murderer Mark Trex has just escaped from an asylum and is headed for New York City to track down the members of his favorite childhood band, Warriors of the Inferno.
Believing that their occult hit song, which told of Satan and death, is true, Trex is determined to see if the band members have held up their part of their pact with evil. However, cop-on-the-edge Mickey McCardle is hot on his trail and determined to
end this serial killer's spree.
Versions
uncut
~103:00s =~98:00s
US: Uncut and MPAA R rated for:
2018 Vinegar Syndrome RA Blu-ray/R1 DVD Combo at US Amazon released on 1st May 2018
The Blues Brothers is a 1980 US musical comedy by John Landis.
With John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd and Cab Calloway.
There exists a Theatrical Version and an Extended Version
Summary Notes
After the release of Jake Blues from prison, he and brother Elwood go to visit "The Penguin", the
last of the nuns who raised them in a boarding school. They learn the Archdiocese will stop supporting the school and will sell the place to the Education Authority. The only way to keep the place open is if the $5000 tax on the property is paid within
11 days. The Blues Brothers want to help, and decide to put their blues band back together and raise the the money by staging a big gig. As they set off on their "mission from God" they seem to make more enemies along the way. Will they manage
to come up with the money in time?
Versions
Extended Version
run:
147:34s
pal:
141:40s
UK: The Extended Version was passed
15 uncut for:
2011 Universal [Theatrical + Extended Version] R0 Blu-ray at UK Amazon
2005 Universal [Theatrical + Extended Version] R2 DVD at UK Amazon
2001 Columbia/TriStar R2 DVD
US: The Extended Version is MPAA Unrated for:
2020 Universal [Theatrical + Extended Version] RA 4K Blu-ray at US Amazon 2014
Universal Studios [Theatrical + Extended Version] Limited Edition Steelbook R0 Blu-ray
2014 Universal Studios [Theatrical + Extended Version] Steelbook R0 Blu-ray/R0 DVD Combo
at US Amazon
From IMDb:
The original cut of the film had an intermission and may have run as long as three hours. Landis was asked to cut the film after premiering a lengthy director's cut. That version has been lost. Landis
originally tried to restore the original cut several years ago, but found that Universal had thrown out all the outs, trims, negatives, and mix tracks. Landis and George Folsey Jr. restored 18 minutes from another preview print on an AVID for the
Collectors' Edition, and correctly timed the picture so that Stephen Katz's photography looks as it was intended to look.
uncut
run:
132:54s
pal:
127:35s
UK: The Theatrical version was passed 15 uncut for:
2000 Universal R2 DVD
1998 CIC VHS
1986 CIC VHS
UK: The Theatrical version was passed AA (14) uncut for:
1980 cinema release
US; The Theatrical Version is uncut and MPAA R rated for:
2020 Universal [Theatrical + Extended Version] RA 4K Blu-ray at US Amazon
v Bluey
- 2018 Australia/UK children's cartoon TV series
Bluey is a 2018 Australia/UK children's cartoon TV series Starring David McCormack,
Melanie Zanetti and Ninthe van Schie
Several episodes have been banned or cut for screening on Disney+.
Summary Notes
The
slice-of-life adventures of an Australian Blue Heeler Cattle Dog puppy as she has fun with her family and friends in everyday situations.
Cuts
TikToker @world.shaker has compiled a list of changes
that Disney+ made in season 3.
In one episode, Bandit is shown getting hit in a sensitive spot but in the Disney+ version that scene is cut.
In another scene, Bandit has a conversation about getting a vasectomy but that's gone too.
Then, there are the episodes
that Disney just outright said no to airing. One of the banned episodes features a storyline around flatulence. The episode, titled Family Meeting shows a silent, smelly something pass under Bluey's nose.
Another controversial episode
comes from season 2. In it, Bandit simulates what it's like to give birth--Bingo slides out of a carrier strapped to his chest.
Blumhouse's Truth or Dare - 2018 USA horror thriller by Jeff Wadlow. See
Truth or Dare
