DD Returns is a 2023 India comedy horror by S. Prem Anand Starring Santhanam,
Deepa Shankar and Motta Rajendran
BBFC category cuts were required for a 12A rated cinema release in 2023.
BBFC Notes
Rival criminal gangs search for a stash of stolen money in a haunted mansion in this Tamil
language horror film, which combines riotous comedy with moderate violence and scenes of both supernatural and more realistic threat.
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cut:
run:
121:54s
pal:
117:01s
UK: BBFC 12A rated for moderate horror, violence, injury detail, drug references for moderate horror,
violence, injury detail, drug references after BBFC cuts:
2023 TGS ENTERTAINMENT cinema release (rated 27/07/2023)
The BBFC commented:
The distributor chose to make cuts to scenes of violence and use of strong language in order to achieve their preferred category of 12A. Cuts were made in accordance with BBFC Guidelines and policy. An
uncut 15 classification was available.
v De Sade
- 1969 West Germany / USA historical biography by Cy Endfield, Roger Corman (uncredited)...
De Sade is a 1969 West Germany / USA historical biography by Cy Endfield, Roger Corman
(uncredited)... Starring Keir Dullea, Senta Berger and Lilli Palmer.
Cut by the BBFC for X rated cinema release in 1970. Uncut and MPAA R rated
in the US.
Summary Notes
Hounded by the police on charges of inflammatory writing, the once handsome Marquis De Sade seeks refuge in an abandoned family mansion. This colorful movie depicts DeSade's
life from childhood to manhood. A life infamous for erotic behavior, going from woman to woman, seeking a love that eludes him.
Dead American Woman is a 2010 USA horror by Peter Romeo
Lambert. Starring Jorge Acosta, Brianne Adlemann and Maren Blair.
Exists as a 75 minute Theatrical Version and a 96 minute Director's Cut
Promotional Material
After being brought back from the grave through 'the excrement of an innocent,' murdered go-go dancer Tabitha (Julie Fabulous) sets out to avenge her death, which was at the hands of
snuff film producing religious zealot, Virginia Slim (Heather Marie Vernon). Enlisting the aid of Cynthia, whose young daughter also met a gruesome fate from Virginia and her clown-faced henchman, Happy (Happy Dave), Tabitha begins exacting bloody
vengeance against all those who wronged her, in the hope that through her acts of violence she'll earn a place in the kingdom of hell. But with each increasingly brutal slaying, Cythia's own blood lust becomes more and more apparent, leading to
unexpected consequences…
Dead and Buried is a 1981 US horror by Gary A Sherman. With James Farentino, Melody Anderson and Jack Albertson.
Uncut by the BBFC for the X rated 1981 cinema release. The same version was released on pre-cert video and banned as a video nasty. Cut by 10s for 1990 VHS. Uncut from 1999. Uncut and R rated in the US
Summary review: Bravo .
In the sea of forgettable Friday the 13th sequels and clones came this little creative and disturbing gem from the early 80's wave of gruesome horror.
Several people passing through the quaint and
picturesque town of Potter's Bluff die terrible, violent deaths only to turn up as upstanding members of the community days later.
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uncut
run:
93:45s
pal:
90:00s
UK: Passed 18 uncut with previous
BBFC cuts waived for:
This horror/zombie film has been passed at '18' as a video, without cuts. The original cinema version was passed uncut as an 'X' in 1981. An unclassified video version was, however, circulated
which was prosecuted in 1984/5 under Section 2 of the Obscene Publications Act. Early cases resulted in guilty pleas or convictions; but the last 9 cases all resulted in acquittals. Nevertheless, when the video version was submitted to the BBFC in 1990,
cuts were required to an early sequence in which a photographer is attacked and burned to death by a mob of zombies, and to a very brief shot of a plaster-covered patient being stabbed in the eye by a zombie nurse with a syringe.
In 1999, the video no longer compares in terms of its 'horror' effects with more recent popular successes such as SCREAM, the HALLOWEEN series, WISHMASTER or SPECIES 2.
The Board has therefore
concluded that audiences are unlikely to suffer any harm from viewing the video, and that it may be released at '18'.
cut
cut:
30s
run:
93:22s
pal:
89:38s
UK: Passed 18 after 30s of BBFC cuts for
1990 VCI VHS
The cuts were:
Cuts were required to an early sequence in which a photographer is attacked with an iron bar, then kicked and burned to death after being dowsed in petrol by a mob of zombies,
A hypodermic being plunged
into the photographers eye has been deleted
There is a very obvious jump in the murder of a hitchhiker - a rock is held above her, and just as it is dropped, it jumps to her body lying on the road the next day. A recent
discussion in the alt.horror newsgroup has revealed that the cut in question is, in fact, soundtrack only - a large squelch being removed!
uncut
run:
93:59s
pal:
90:13s
UK: Released uncut on pre-cert video for:
UK Thorn EMI VHS
The uncut Thorn EMI video was listed as a video nasty in November 1983 but was dropped in January 1985
Dead End Drive-In is a 1986 Australia action drama by Brian Trenchard-Smith. With Ned Manning, Natalie McCurry and Peter Whitford.
Cut by the BBFC for 18 rated 1987 VHS. Uncut and 15 rated since 2013 DVD.
Uncut and MPAA R rated in the US.
Summary review: Drive-In Lock-up
Society is going down the tubes and the authorities have the idea of keeping the kids locked up in drive-ins complete with junk food
and 24 hour movies.
Generally enjoyed by most reviewers though noted for being a bit silly. But punks, violence, drugs and car chases keeps viewers interested
Versions
uncut
run:
86:47s
pal:
83:19s
UK: Passed 15 uncut for strong language, sex
and violence after previous BBFC cuts were waived for:
At the time of release cuts were made to tone it down to an R Rating. Some of these cuts have been added to DVD extras as rough cut but there is no sign these being fully restored into any release.
Dead Image - 1964 USA crime drama thriller by Paul Henreid. See
Dead Ringer
Dead in Tombstone is a 2013 USA action horror western by Roel
Reiné. With Danny Trejo, Mickey Rourke and Anthony Michael Hall.
Film exists as an R rated Version and an Unrated Version.
Summary Notes
A gang overruns a small mining town murdering their own leader Guerrero (Trejo) in a cold-blooded power grab.
Sentenced to eternity in hell he finds himself confronted by Satan himself (Rourke), offering a daring proposition: deliver the six souls of his former gang and he will escape damnation. With time running out, he sets out on a brutal rampage to avenge
his own death.
Versions
uncut
Unrated
95:44s
UK: The Unrated Version (not yet confirmed) was passed 18 uncut for strong bloody violence, torture, nudity
and strong language for:
2013 Universal Pictures UK RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon released on 21st
October 2013
2013 Universal Pictures UK R2 DVD at UK Amazon released on 21st October 2013
US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
2016 Universal Studios Home Entertainment R0 Blu-ray at US Amazon
2013 Universal
Studios [Unrated + Theatrical] R0 Blu-ray/R0 DVD Combo at US Amazon
2013 Universal
Studios [Unrated + Theatrical] (R0) DVD at US Amazon
cut
99:59s =95:59s
US: There is also an R rated version
See pictorial cuts
from movie-censorship.com . There is very little running time difference due to replacement scenes for nudity and violence in 4 scenes:
Replaced scene: Calathea looks through a gaping hole in a man's skull after being shot.
Cavanaugh having a good time with a couple of ladies loses topless nudity and replaces it with dancing
Close ups of a man's head turned to pulp
by cannon fire has been replaced
Topless nudity has been removed from the shooting up of a saloon
Dead Kids - 1981 Australia/USA/New Zealand Sci-Fi horror mystery by Michael Laughlin See
Strange Behaviour
Dead Poets Society is a 1989 USA drama by Peter Weir. Starring Robin Williams, Robert Sean Leonard and Ethan Hawke.
Uncut in the US and UK. There also exists a longer TV version.
Summary Notes
Painfully shy Todd Anderson has been sent to the school where his popular older brother was valedictorian.
His room-mate, Neil, although exceedingly bright and popular, is very much under the thumb of his overbearing father. The two, along with their other friends, meet Professor Keating, their new English teacher, who tells them of the Dead Poets Society,
and encourages them to go against the status quo. Each, in their own way, does this, and are changed for life.
edits made to images on a TV screen combining footage of a woman screaming in a car and a shot of a woman being attacked by a dog (the latter of which was stock footage from the 1977 film The Pack)
Similar cuts to a TV showing of It's Alive
III (A woman in a taxi giving birth to her demon child)
v Dead Presidents
- 1995 USA action crime thriller by Albert Hughes (as The Hughes Brothers) and Allen Hughes (as The Hughes Brothers).
Dead Presidents is a 1995 USA action crime thriller by Albert
Hughes (as The Hughes Brothers) and Allen Hughes (as The Hughes Brothers). Starring Larenz Tate, Keith David and Chris Tucker.
Cut in the US for an MPAA R rating. This cut version has been used for all
releases since but the cut scenes turned up as disk extras.
Summary Notes
This action film, directed by the Hughes brothers, depicts a heist of old bills, retired from circulation and destined by the
government to be "money to burn." However, more broadly, it addresses the issues of Black Americans' involvement in the Vietnam War and their subsequent disillusionment with progress in social issues and civil rights back home in the United
States, during the 1960's.
Versions
5s
best available
114:20s
UK: The cut US version was passed 18 uncut for strong language and violence without BBFC cuts for:
UK: The cut US version was passed 18 without BBFC cuts for:
1997 Buena Vista Home VHS
1996 cinema release
US: Uncut and MPAA R rated for:
1998 Hollywood Pictures Home Entertainment R1 DVD at US Amazon
1998 Hollywood
Pictures Home Entertainment VoD [US only] at US Amazon
The following scenes were removed in the US to avoid an MPAA NC-17. The excised rough cut footage has appeared on a Criterion laserdisc:
Chris Tucker shooting the cop has the cop's brain bleeding out from his skull and him falling into the ground shortened (substituted with a close-up of Tucker), and when he's lying on the ground, Tucker shooting him repeatedly has lost a single shot.
Larenz Tate bashing the guard with a broken nose with his gun is shown in a more tame angle in the R-rated edit.
A shot cop bleeding from this throat in the car has been shortened by few frames.
The Dead Zone is a 1983 US/Canada Sci-Fi horror thriller by David Cronenberg Starring Christopher Walken, Brooke Adams and Tom Skerritt
Originally rated 18 uncut for UK cinema release but was cut by the distributors for the 15 rated VHS release in 1986. Home video releases were 18 uncut from 1993 and 15 uncut from 2009. Uncut and MPAA R rated in the US.
Summary Notes
Johnny Smith wakes from a coma due to a car accident, only to find he has lost five years of his life, and yet gained psychic powers. Foreseeing the future appears to be a 'gift' at
first, but ends up causing problems...
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uncut
run:
103:26s
pal:
99:18s
UK: Passed 15 uncut for strong threat and gore for:
Deadbeat at Dawn is a 1988 USA action crime film by Jim Van Bebber. Starring Paul Harper, Jim Van Bebber and Megan Murphy.
Banned by the BBFC for 1998 VHS. Uncut and 18 rated UK Blu-ray release in
2018. Uncut and MPAA Unrated in the US.
Summary Review
After one too many encounters with The Spiders (a rival gang), The Ravens' leader's girlfriend tells him to quit the gang or it's Splitsville. He
does so, but the leader of The Spiders is hellbent on revenge and arranges the murder of the girlfriend. That ticks off the boyfriend, who wreaks havoc with the two gangs, who have joined forces in order to pull off a security truck heist.
The last twenty or so minutes of Deadbeat at Dawn consists of one slam-bang scene after another, scenes guaranteed to warm the heart of the most fervent action film aficionados.
few of the performances go over the
top, especially Bone Crusher's misanthropic soliloquy on murder, but most of these amateur actors do a competent job. Yep, Deadbeat at Dawn is a worthwhile experience for the lover of low budget cinema.
Versions
uncut
80:29s
UK: Passed 18 uncut for strong violence, gore for:
The video was submitted by Dave Gregory from the Exploited VHS label in 1998 and he made it absolutely clear that Whittam Smith was personally responsible for the ban. The story goes like this:
I submitted Deadbeat at Dawn back in July hoping to release it alongside Vigilante . The BBFC sent me a not entirely unexpected cuts list for Deadbeat totalling two minutes of footage. I made around fifty
cuts to remove all sight of chain sticks and throwing stars exactly as they requested. Most of the gore in the film passed unnoticed.
I resubmitted the film and started sending out preview copies, printed the
sleeves, and ran a couple of ads, under the foolish assumption that because I had cut what they asked the film would be approved. Not so. Ferman watched it and through his secretary informed me that there was a problem with the violence in the film. A
discussion was to be staged on the matter two days after the original release date: Oct. 26th. According to Ferman, opinions were split among the examiners.
Then Whittam Smith entered the room, overruled all
discussion and declared that the film was to be rejected. Democratic discussion! Anyway, Ferman said they didn't want to issue another cuts list and that I could submit a toned down version if I wanted to. He had this impression of the film reaching a
massive audience of impressionable. I told him that he ought to consider, in future, the actual market for a film of this type. 1500 units max! Not a huge blockbuster by any account, but a healthy specialist market.
v Deadgirl
- 2008 USA horror by Marcel Sarmiento and Gadi Harel (co-director).
Deadgirl is a 2008 USA horror by Marcel Sarmiento and Gadi Harel (co-director). Starring
Shiloh Fernandez, Noah Segan and Candice King.
Uncut and 18 rated in the UK. There is a cut R rated version in the US but the uncut Unrated version has also been released.
Summary Notes
On a hot day, two rebellious high school friends, Rickie and JT, decide to skip class to hang out at an abandoned asylum for the mentally ill. After breaking into the derelict place, the fun begins in the
ill-lit maze of the institution's long corridors and dark rooms, when, all of a sudden, JT discovers the body of a naked young woman covered with a plastic film. Now, in the light of this grotesque and unexpected finding, troubling questions rise, as
this seemingly unresponsive prisoner starts growling and gnashing. Who is this scarred woman? Was she a patient here, or was she the guinea pig of a demented scientist? Above all, how human is this unknown girl who cannot die?
Versions
uncut
run:
101:28s
pal:
97:24s
UK: The Director's Cut/Unrated Version was
passed 18 uncut for strong violence, gore, sex and very strong language for:
Deadlier Than the Male is a 1967 UK action adventure by Ralph Thomas. Starring Richard Johnson, Elke Sommer and Sylva Koscina.
Cut by the BBFC for an X rated 1967 cinema release. It looks likely that
the same version was released on 12 rated DVD/Blu-ray and MPAA Unrated on US DVD.
Summary Notes
British agent Bulldog Drummond is assigned to stop a master criminal who uses beautiful women to do his
killings.
Versions
compulsory cuts
best available
93:38s
submitted for cinema
100:45s =96:43s
UK: Presumably the cut cinema version was passed 12 for moderate violence and sex references without further BBFC cuts for:
The Deadly Bees is a 1966 UK horror mystery thriller by Freddie Francis. Starring Suzanna Leigh, Frank Finlay and Guy Doleman.
Cut by the BBFC for an X rated 1966 cinema release. 12 rated on 2019 UK
Blu-ray and MPAA Unrated in the US.
Summary Notes
Pop singer Vicki Robbins collapses from exhaustion while shooting the 1960's equivalent of a music video, and her physician prescribes a respite on
Seagull Island with colleague and bee-keeper, Ralph Hargrove. Vicki finds the Hargroves' bitter marital strife oddly relaxing. But when a mysterious swarm of specially bred attack bees starts killing island residents, Vicki fights for her survival,
setting fire to nearly half the structures on the island in her escape.
Versions
uncut
run:
83:42s
pal:
80:21s
UK: Passed 12 uncut for moderate
threat, injury detail:
Deadly Blessing is a 1981 US horror by Wes Craven. with
Maren Jensen and Sharon Stone.
Never cut by censors but there are 2 versions, with one version omitting a questionable demonic coda.
Summary Review: A Good Effort
A good effort from Wes Craven, having an eerie
and at times claustrophobic atmosphere. It is set in an Amish like community but altogether more menacing.
Two women outsiders join their friend, the wife of a suspiciously killed member of the mysterious community.
Strangers aren't appreciated in the community and any minor moral transgression seems to to cause nasty things to happen courtesy of a local incubus.
There are some scary moments in this film but also some well-worn
cliches.
The demonic ending seems a bit tagged on, and has in fact been left off in the past out of choice.
Versions
uncut
Unrated
97:32s
UK: Unconfirmed on the BBFC database, but seems to have been passed 15 uncut for:
UK: A shortened version was passed X (18) without BBFC cuts for:
1981 cinema release
The demonic ending was left out as it was simply considered confusing and not a good ending.
The running time suggests that this is the preferred shorter ending without the disliked demonic coda.
Thanks to
Daniel:
I saw Deadly Blessings on ITV in the mid eighties and that version did include the demonic ending that was deleted from the 1981 theatrical release.
The removal of the scene which is the
only explicit supernatural element in the entire film lead to at least one film reviewer claiming that the distributors interference was one of the few instances of cuts rendering a film more subversive than originally intended.
Note that the UK double bill DVD of Deadly China Dolls + Lethal Panther is confusingly titled. It actually contains Deadly China Dolls (Lethal Panther 1) + Lethal Panther 2.
Thanks to Bleach:
At 68 mins - Reduce sexualised violence and rape of naked woman (Sophia), as follows:
a) after man puts gun back into pocket, remove sight of other man brushing gun up woman's bare breast and nipple, resuming on gun on cheek.
b) after
the line What are you talking about? , remove sight of bare-breasted woman's hair being pulled, resuming on her being thrown out of bed.
c) after she says Fuck you, remove line okay and sight of gun being played down her
back and buttocks, resuming on line: Don`t you remember where they are.
d) after sight of two women (Ling and Miyamoto) entering garden, remove entire rape sequence, resuming on gun being loaded.
e) after she swings back to hit
man's crotch, remove sight of her being pushed back onto bed and gun held on her barely covered chest, resuming on man's face as he fires two shots below screen.
While it's not great, it was quite enjoyable in the way typical Hong Kong actioners are. Sibelle Hu, an actress who HK film fans should be quite familiar with, makes a small appearance in this film. The cover is misleading, the main
character in this film is played by Maria Jo.
Maria Jo is featured prominently throughout this film, but her action scenes involve mostly gunplay, and those scenes, while not wholly elaborate, are quite well done and
pretty entertaining. She even has a short fight with Sibelle Hu where she holds her own martial arts wise, even though Sibelle is obviously more skilled, and she makes a really exciting escape from the top of a building.
While this film doesn't compare to the guns and bullets films of John Woo (which is a good thing for some, bad for others), it is pretty entertaining in that sense. So LP1 is good for fans of HK gun actioners, but don't expect much martial arts action here. Although the few scenes Sibelle Hu is in are pretty good in terms of martial arts choreography, the rest of this movie is all gun fighting, and it's quite well done, in the cheesy over the top HK film tradition.
Deadly Friend is a 1986 USA Sci-Fi horror thriller by Wes Craven. Starring Matthew Labyorteaux, Kristy Swanson and Michael Sharrett.
The film was cut in the US for an MPAA R rating for cinema and VHS. The uncut version turned up for US DVD release in 2005.
Summary Notes
Paul Conway and his mother Jeannie Conway
travel to a new town where Paul will join the local university invited by Dr. Johanson. They bring the robot BB that was developed by Paul, who is a genius in robotic. Paul befriends the paperboy Tom Toomey and has a crush on his next door neighbor
Samantha Pringle, whose abusive alcoholic father Harry Pringle frequently hurts her. After an incident, Samantha is left brain-dead connected to the life support. However Paul convinces Tom to go to the hospital to rescue Sam and then he implants BB's
chip into her brain resurrecting Samantha. But will she come back to life ...
Versions
Unrated Version
run:
90:22s
pal:
86:45s
US: An Extended Version is uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
From IMDb. The 2007 DVD features several seconds of footage previously deleted from the Theatrical Version:
When Samantha is dreaming about her father coming into her bedroom and she breaks a vase and stabs him with it, close-ups of Sam's face getting hosed with blood are present.
After Samantha
murders her father in the basement boiler, Paul comes in and pulls the upper half of his body from the boiler and you get several more seconds and close-ups of his charred skeletal face.
The infamous basketball
scene in which Samantha kills Elvira with a basketball is extended to show more of Elvira's head exploding all over the wall and her headless body walking directly from the wall instead of cutting back to Samantha's face and then showing the body
walking around as in the VHS release.
cut Theatrical Version
cut:
11s
run:
90:07s
pal:
86:31s
UK: The cut Theatrical Version was passed 18
without BBFC cuts for:
1987 Warner VHS
1986 cinema release
US: The Theatrical Version was cut by 11s for an MPAA R rating
The Deadly Trackers is a 1973 USA western drama by Barry Shear and Samuel Fuller (uncredited). Starring Richard Harris, Rod Taylor and Al Lettieri.
BBFC cuts violence for X rated 1974 cinema release and 1988 15 rated VHS.
Uncut and MPAA PG rated in the US.
Summary Notes
Sheriff Sean Kilpatrick is a pacifist. Frank Brand is the leader of a band of killers. When their paths cross Kilpatrick is compelled to go against
everything he has stood for to bring death to Brand and his gang. Through his hunt into Mexico he is challenged by a noble Mexican Sheriff interested only in carrying out the law - not vengeance.
Versions
uncut
MPAA
~105:00s =~101:00s
US: Uncut and MPAA PG rated for:
2016 Warner Archive Collection R0 Blu-ray at US Amazon
compulsory cuts
100:59s
submitted 105:13s =101:00s
UK: The cut cinema version was passed 15
without further BBFC cuts for:
1988 Warner VHS
UK: Passed X (18) after compulsory cuts for:
1974 cinema release
From IMDb. The original UK cinema version was heavily cut by the BBFC to edit:
Deadly Weapons is a 1974 US film by Doris Wishman Starring Chesty Morgan, Harry Reems and Richard Towers
uncut for X rated cinema release in 1974 but cut by the BBFC for 18 rated VHS in 1987.
Uncut and 18 rated since 2003. Uncut and MPAA R rated in the US.
Summary Notes
After the mob hits a guy with a list, one of the hoods keeps it for himself. When the mobsters find out
he's a double-crosser, they off him, which angers his busty girlfriend. She goes after them using the only two weapons she has.
Complaints to the BBFC, outlined in the BBFC Annual Report covering 2016:
The film Deadpool
generated the largest amount of public feedback in2016, with 51 complaints.
Some viewers were concerned about the level of violence in the film. The BBFC responded that the violence is strong and frequently bloody, this often
occurs during fast-paced action sequences with little focus on detail. There is also a comic tone to the violence, and the film's fantastical setting further distances it from reality.
The BBFC also received complaints about sex
references and strong language in Deadpool. The BBFC responded that though strong sex references do occur throughout thefilm, most of these are in the form of comic verbal quips or innuendo. Deadpool contains frequent use of strong language ('fuck',
'motherfucker'). However, there is no upper limit on the number of uses of strong language at 15.The sex references and language are therefore acceptable at the classification.
Pre-release hype
The
movie was much talked about for breaking the PG-13 superhero norm and going with an R rating. There was also a little hype about a bar scene that was too offensively vulgar for an R rating.
The director later said that he was happy with the final
theatrical version and wouldn't be inserting deleted material back into the film. This material may be included as DVD/Blu-ray extras though.
v Deadpool 2
- 2018 USA action comedy adventure by David Leitch.
Deadpool 2 is a 2018 USA action comedy adventure by David Leitch. Starring Josh Brolin, Morena Baccarin and Zazie Beetz.
The film was initially released as an MPAA R rated Theatrical Version and
an unrated extended 'Super Duper $@%!#& Cut', Both are 15 rated by the BBFC. The film was cut in India for an adults-only 'A' rating and was banned in China.
Later the film was cut for an MPAA PG-13 rated festive version titled Once Upon a
Deadpool. This version was rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and action, crude sexual content, language, thematic elements and brief drug material. This version retained its 15 rating in the UK.
Summary Notes
After surviving a near fatal bovine attack, a disfigured cafeteria chef (Wade Wilson) struggles to fulfill his dream of becoming Mayberry's hottest bartender while also learning to cope with his lost sense of taste. Searching to
regain his spice for life, as well as a flux capacitor, Wade must battle ninjas, the Yakuza, and a pack of sexually aggressive canines, as he journeys around the world to discover the importance of family, friendship, and flavor - finding a new taste for
adventure and earning the coveted coffee mug title of World's Best Lover.
Super Duper Cut
Super Duper Cut
run:
133:47s
pal:
128:26s
Ireland
Ireland
UK: The Super Duper $@%!#& Cut'
was passed 15 uncut for strong bloody violence, sex references, very strong language for:
2018 20th Century Fox [Super Duper Cut + 4k Theatrical Version] RB 4k Blu-ray
at UK Amazon
2018 20th Century Fox [Super Duper Cut + Theatrical
Version] RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon
US: The Extended Cut/Director's Cut is MPAA Unrated for:
2018 20th Century Fox [Super Duper Cut + 4k Theatrical Version] RA 4k Blu-ray at US Amazon released on 21st August 2018
2018 20th Century Fox [Super Duper Cut + Theatrical Version] RA Blu-ray at US Amazon released on 21st August 2018
Ireland: The Super Duper Cut was originally passed 18 and then a few days later the decision was amended to 15. It is not clear whether this was down to an appeal, a change of heart by the censors or possibly a mistake.
Ireland: The
Super Duper Cut was passed 15 for very strong violence (+ strong drugs issues) on 26th July 2018 for video release
Ireland: The Super Duper Cut was passed 18 for very strong violence (+ strong drugs issues) on 23rd July 2018 for video release.
There's going to be a version of the DVD that's all
new jokes, the entire movie, including the now-infamous killing baby Hitler scene.
David Leitch confirmed that his director's assembly cut included 12-minutes of deleted scenes.
[ Spoilers! hover
or click text below]
These include a montage of different suicide attempts by Wade Wilson after his girlfriend Vanessa (Morena Baccarin) dies.
The suicide scene is in there, and there's a scene in the mansion in the
kitchen over breakfast, Leitch added. There's some extra Domino stuff. There's a lot of fun little bits, and then a lot of alts! We're looking for every place we can put an alt.
We had a scene in the kitchen in the X Mansion,
which is one of our favorites, confirmed Rhett Reese. You see Deadpool say 'ejaculated into a soap dispenser a hero,' and Colossus goes (smells fingers). There's an earlier scene where they're in the kitchen and Colossus is trying to get the soap
dispenser to work. And he's like, 'This won't work.' And Deadpool's like, 'Just give it a few extra pumps. I just filled it.' The kitchen scene was fun. He's labeling stuff in the refrigerator as he was told to do. And so he's putting Velcro labels on,
and Negasonic Teenage Warhead is not buying his go-straight routine. She's like, 'I see through you, you're still full of shit.' It was fun.
This longer cut comes with almost 15 minutes of additional runtime and
offers a lot of differences. The extended action scenes (e.g. the Yakuza sauna) are a clear benefit for viewers. The additional character scenes are a nice extra but they don't present many groundbreaking details. On the other hand, The Theatrical
Version has the pick of the jokes.
Theatrical Version
Theatrical Version
run:
119:08s
pal:
114:22s
Ireland
UK: The Theatrical Version was passed 15 uncut for strong bloody violence, sex references, very strong language for:
2018 20th Century Fox [Super Duper Cut + 4k Theatrical Version] RB 4k Blu-ray
at UK Amazon
2018 20th Century Fox [Super Duper Cut + Theatrical
Version] RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon
2018 20th Century Fox [Theatrical
Version] R2 DVD at UK Amazon
2018 cinema release
US: The Theatrical Version is MPAA R rated for strong violence and language throughout, sexual references and brief drug material.
2018 20th Century Fox [Super Duper Cut + 4k Theatrical Version] RA 4k Blu-ray at US Amazon released on 21st August 2018
2018 20th Century Fox [Super Duper Cut + Theatrical Version] RA Blu-ray at US Amazon released on 21st August 2018
2018 20th Century Fox [Theatrical Version] R1 DVD at US Amazon released on 21st August
2018
2018 20th Century Fox Amazon Prime VoD [US only] at US Amazon
Ireland: The Theatrical Version was passed 16 for Strong violence, language and sex references (+ moderate drugs issues) for:
2018 cinema release
cut
India 'A'
India: Strong language was bleeped for an adults only 'A' rating. Sexual humour and violence was allowed to remain.
banned
China
China:
The film failed to get past the country's film censors
Once Upon a Deadpool
cut Once Upon a Deadpool
cut:
run:
117:33s
pal:
112:51s
Australia
NZ
UK:
A pre-cut version was passed 15 uncut for strong violence, crude humour
2018 cinema release
US: The studio has produced a cut PG-13 version which is MPAA rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and action, crude sexual content, language, thematic elements and brief drug material:
2019 20th Century Fox RA Blu-ray/DVD Combo
Once Upon a Deadpool retained its 15 rating in the UK but the BBFC consumer advice demonstrates that it has been toned down. The original Theatrical Version was passed 15 uncut for strong bloody violence, sex references, very strong language, whilst Once Upon a Deadpool was passed 15 for
strong violence, crude humour. So it seems that blood has been deleted from the violence, sex references have been removed, and strong language has been cut.
The BBFC commented in its annual report covering 2018:
In an attempt to make Deadpool 2 available to a wider audience, the company subsequently submitted an edited version, Once Upon a Deadpool, which contains new elements and which is softened in terms of tone and content: very strong language was removed;
strong language was largely bleeped; bloodier moments were reduced; and sex references were toned down.
Australia: Rated M which would be named as a PG-15 in US terms
New Zealand: The cinema release initially adopted
the Australian M rating but during the release the chief censor called it in and replaced this with an R13 rating which is a straight minimum age restriction.
Despite all the tongue-in-cheek charm surrounding this new framework story, it also
becomes clear how extensively Deadpool 2 had to be toned down for the this harmless version. Several times a minute, dialogues were cleaned up of vulgar language and replaced with softer vocabulary, alternative footage was used or the blood or bullet
holes were digitally removed.
DeadTime is a 2012 UK horror thriller by Tony Jopia. With Laurence Saunders, Carl
Coleman and Elisabeth Shahlavi.
Cut by the BBFC for cinema and DVD
Summary Review: Watchable
A Birmingham band are ordered by their unhappy record company to an old warehouse, with the goal being to re-start their
careers with a kick-ass new promo video. Unfortunately they find themselves the target of a mysterious knife-wielding maniac in this bloody British slasher!
Just about watchable seems the consensus view on Amazon
Cuts required to a scene of sexual and sexualised violence, in this case a woman being stabbed between the legs with a blade.
The BBFC further detailed the cuts in its Annual Report:
Deadtime is a British fi lm which includes a prolonged sequence in which a killer terrorises a bare breasted woman before stabbing her. The sequence is intercut
with a consensual sex scene. Cuts were required to remove sexualised moments of violence, including:
a knife being traced between the woman's breasts,
a knife being thrust up between her legs, and
close up shots of blood pouring down between her thighs.
The BBFC's strict policy on sexual violence meant the film could not be passed uncut, but with the cuts made it was classified 18.
Deadtime Stories is a 1986 USA comedy horror by Jeffrey Delman. Starring Scott Valentine, Nicole Picard and Matt Mitler.
Cut by the BBFC for 18 rated VHS in 1986. Presumably the same version is 18
rated for 2018 Blu-ray. Also cut in the US for an MPAA R rating. The film has yet to be released uncut.
Summary Notes
A babysitting uncle tells his charges three horror stories--about a killer witch,
Little Red Riding Hood and a werewolf, and a story about "Goldi Lox" and the three bears.
The BBFC did not provide a short Insight statement. This typically means that the BBFC did not reassess the rating and reissued an old rating. To do this the latest submission must be the same as the old version submitted previously.
UK: The Unrated Version was passed 18 after 29s of BBFC compulsory cuts for:
1986 Entertainment in VHS titled Freaky Fairy-tales
Dear Evan Hansen is a 2021 US music drama by Stephen Chbosky
Starring Ben Platt, Kaitlyn Dever and Amandla Stenberg
The film was submitted to the BBFC twice in 2021 with both versions being rated 12A with the same trigger warning.
In the US: Rated PG-13 for thematic material involving suicide, brief strong language and some suggestive reference
Summary Notes
Film adaptation of the Tony and Grammy Award-winning musical about Evan Hansen, a high school senior with Social Anxiety disorder and his journey of self-discovery and acceptance
following t...
Versions
uncut
run:
138m
pal:
132m
UK: A long version was passed 12A uncut in September 2021 with a BBFC trigger warning for mental health theme, suicide references,
sex and drug references, language:
2021 cinema release
uncut
run:
131m
pal:
126m
UK: A short version was passed 12A without BBFC cuts in July 2021 with a BBFC trigger warning for mental health theme, suicide
references, sex and drug references, language:
Dear God No! is a 2011 USA horror by James Bickert. With Jett Bryant,
Madeline Brumby and Paul McComiskey.
There is a Original Version and a Grindhouse Version. The latter features CGI scratches and more sex in the sex scenes. Both versions were cut by the BBFC for 2012 DVD. The cut BBFC versions were then released in Australia with an R18+
rating. The Original Version is uncut and MPAA Unrated in the US.
Summary Review: Total Insanity
A gang of outlaw bikers pull a home invasion on a disgraced
Anthropologist hiding a secret locked in his cabin basement.
Dear God No flaunts its tasteless, violent, psychotic, bizarre excesses in the face of modern politically correct cinema. We get the repeated dead nun crotch punting,
multiple decapitations, lesbian incest rape, Nazis, tampon shots, children being murdered, coke-line swastikas, and anything else you can imagine.
If depraved weirdness and blood-soaked mayhem is your thing, prepare to experience
cinematic nirvana.
Versions
uncut
Unrated
~82:00s =~78:00s
US: The Original Version is uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
UK: The Grindhouse Cut was passed 18 for strong sexualised violence, threat, nudity
and gory images after 1:37s of BBFC cuts for:
20 12 Bounty/Monster Pictures [Grindhouse + Original Versions] R2 DVD
The BBFC vaguely commented:
Cuts were required to reduce the focus on a scene of sexual violence. A further cut was also required to remove explicit sight of penetration during the scene of sexual violence.
The BBFC further commented in its Annual Report:
A Grindhouse inspired horror feature about a violent biker gang. It contains a scene in which the biker gang rapes a pregnant woman. The BBFC required that cuts be made
to remove:
an explicit image of penetration during the rape,
as well as other sexual detail and nudity, and
a focus on the gang mentality at play.
Australia: The BBFC cut Grindhouse Version was passed R18+ for High impact themes, bloody violence and sexual violence without further cuts from the Classification Board for:
2013 Bounty Films [Original + Grindhouse Versions] DVD
The Grindhouse Cut is basically just the addition of CGI scratches and tears to the film. The BBFC cuts suggest that there is however more sex in sex scenes, including the penetration that got cut from the Grindhouse Versions
1:34s
Australia
77:56s
UK: The Original Version was passed 18 for strong sexualised violence, threat, nudity
and gory images after 1:34s of BBFC cuts for:
2012 Bounty/Monster Pictures [Grindhouse + Original Versions] R2 DVD
The BBFC vaguely commented:
Cuts were required to reduce the focus on a scene of sexual violence.
Australia: The BBFC cut Original Version was passed R18+ for High impact themes, bloody violence and sexual violence without further cuts from the Classification Board for:
2013 Bounty Films [Original + Grindhouse Versions] DVD
Death Before Dishonor is a 1987 USA action drama by Terry Leonard. Starring Fred Dryer, Brian Keith and Joseph Gian.
Cut by the BBFC for 19 rated VHS. Later uncut and 18 rated on DVD. There is
also a version with an alternative longer ending.
Summary Review : Excellent Action Movie
Gunnery Sergeant Burns reports for duty to an American Embassy
in the Middle East. However due to the 'enlightened' views of the Ambassador, the marine security detachment he is in charge of is severely restricted in their functions and presence to avoid upsetting the host government. As a result, when terrorists
attack the compound, they are able to kidnap hostages and escape with little opposition. Burns ignores the Ambassador's restrictions, and throws the rule books out the window, as he becomes a one man army in an attempt to rescue the hostages, and wipe
out the terrorists.
Excellent action sequences as this one is directed by Terry Leonard (stunt co-ordinator in many action movies). The lovely Joanna Pacula co-star as a journalist. After the Sep 11 event, watching movie
about heroes kicking terrorists is a nice relief. It is great to see this B title appear on DVD. Worth getting it
Death Laid an Egg is a 1968 Italy / France thriller by Giulio Questi. Starring Gina Lollobrigida, Jean-Louis Trintignant and Ewa Aulin.
The Director's Cut was censored by the BBFC for an X rated 1969 cinema
release. The BBFC cuts were waived for 18 rated home video in 2017. There is a Giallo/Italian/Plucked version with the sexy scenes all excised. The film has also been released MPAA Unrated in the US in the shortened German Version. There also exists a
shortened International Version.
Summary Notes
A love triangle develops between three people who run a high tech chicken farm. It involves Anna (who owns the farm), her husband Marco (who kills
prostitutes in his spare time) and Gabriella (the very beautiful secretary). Marco continues to kill as jealousy becomes more prevalent on the farm.
Director's Cut
Director's Cut
run:
104:25s
pal:
100:14s
UK: The Director's Cut was passed 18 uncut
for sexualised violence with previous BBFC cuts waived for:
2018 Nucleus Films [Director's Cut + Giallo versions] Blu-ray at UK Amazon
US: The Director's Cut is MPAA Unrated for:
2020 Cult Epics [Director's Cut + Giallo Version] (RA) Blu-ray at US Amazon
2020
Cult Epics Amazon Prime VoD [US only] at US Amazon
The biggest difference here is the introduction of a new character. While
Marco is watching a movie about the manipulation of embryos with his colleagues, his old fellow Luigi appears.
compulsory cuts
cut:
run:
pal:
sub:
106:05s
UK: The Director's Cut was passed X (18) after compulsory cuts for:
1969 cinema release
Italian Version/Giallo Cut/Plucked Version
Giallo Cut/Italian Version
cut:
run:
88:35s
pal:
85:02s
UK: The Giallo Cut/Italian
Version has been released for:
2018 Nucleus Films [Director's Cut+ Giallo versions] Blu-ray/DVD Combo
US: The cut Italian Version is MPAA Unrated for:
2017 Cult Epics [Italian + German Versions] R0 Blu-ray
German Version
German Version
cut:
run:
84:32s
pal:
81:09s
Germany
Germany: There is also a short German Version
US: The cut German Version is MPAA Unrated for:
2017 Cult Epics [Italian + German Versions] R0 Blu-ray
International Version
International Version
cut:
run:
86:47s
pal:
83:19s
US: The cut International Version is MPAA Unrated for:
Death Line is a 1972 UK horror by Gary Sherman. Starring Donald Pleasence, Norman Rossington and David Ladd.
Cut by the BBFC for X rated 1972 cinema release and 18 rated VHS in 1989
and 1996. Uncut since 2006 18 rated DVD. Death Line is uncut and MPAA Unrated in the US but was previously cut for an R rated release under the title Raw Meat.
Summary Notes
There's something pretty
grisly going on under London in the Tube tunnels between Holborn and Russell Square. When a top civil servant becomes the latest to disappear down there Scotland Yard start to take the matter seriously. Helping them are a young couple who get nearer to
the horrors underground than they would wish.
Death Machine is a 1994 UK action Sci-Fi horror by Stephen Norrington.
Starring Brad Dourif, Ely Pouget and William Hootkins.
Uncut and BBFC 18 rated in the UK. An extended Japanese/International Version was released in Germany but the Director prefers the UK Versions. The US R rated version is shortened and cut. A Director's Cut was released in 2024.
Summary Notes
Chaank Armaments is experimenting with the ultimate fighting machine which is part human - part machine. So far, the Hardman project has been unreliable and has killed a number of innocent
people. The genius behind this project is Jack who lives in a world of models, toys and magazines. When he is fired by Cale for killing a few corporate officers, he unleashes the ultimate killing machine called the 'Warbeast' against Cale and those who
would help her.
Versions
Director's Cut
run:
106m
pal:
102m
US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
2024 KL Studio Classics [Director's Cut + Extended Version + US Version] (RA) Blu-ray at US
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Germany: An Extended Japanese/International version was released for:
2024 KL Studio Classics [Director's Cut + Extended Version + US Version] (RA) Blu-ray at US
Amazon #ad
De BMG/UFA R2 DVD
This was marketed in Japan as the Director's Cut, but apparently the director approved version is the original UK Version. Whilst noting that an official Director's Cut was released in 2024 with a new running time.
US Version cut and shortened
run:
100m
pal:
96m
US: The R Rated version is shortened and cut
2024 KL Studio Classics [Director's Cut + Extended Version + US Version] (RA) Blu-ray at US
Amazon #ad
From IMDb. The Extended Version includes a complete lap dance show played over Baby, It's You performed by Mary Elizabeth Winstead. There are also changes to the dialogue in a
drunken conversation in which Shanna falls down on her butt.
Grindhouse Double Feature
190:53s =183:15s
UK:
Grindhouse was passed 18 uncut for strong bloody violence, gore and brief strong sexual images for:
2012 Technicolor/Momentum R2 DVD
2008 cinema release
Grindhouse is a double feature consisting of a variant cut of Death Proof + Planet Terror + fake trailers
Death Race 2000 is a 1975 USA action comedy by Paul Bartel. Starring David Carradine, Sylvester Stallone and Simone Griffeth.
Cut by the BBFC for 1975 X rated cinema release. Uncut on home video and 18 rated until the 15 rated 2008 DVD.
Summary Notes
A champion of a brutal cross-country car race of the
future where pedestrians are run down for points has a change of heart while being hounded by rivals and a conspiracy seeking to stop the race.
I have nothing but love for his 1975 B-movie triumph Death
Race 2000 (although, to be fair, most of the credit should go to director Paul Bartel). In this brilliant black comedy satire, Corman gives us what we want - fast cars, hot naked gals, and lots of glorified violence, not to mention brilliant
performances by David Carradine and a pre-Rambo Sylvester Stallone - and all with a budget of only 300 grand.
From euthanasia day at the hospital to the wickedly tripped-out cars designed for human
carnage as well as speed, Death Race 2000 is a tour de force of B-movie entertainment. Carradine's amazing, Stallone's a brilliant bonus, the supporting cast make hay with even the smallest of parts, and Simone Griffeth is fun to watch both in and out of
her clothes. Death Race 2000 is the epitome of cult classic.
Versions
uncut
run:
79:37s
pal:
76:26s
UK: Uncut and BBFC 15 rated for strong violence and moderate nudity:
Death Race 2 is a 2010 South Africa / Germany action crime thriller by Roel Reiné. Starring Luke Goss, Lauren Cohan and Sean Bean.
Generally distributed in an uncut version but there is a cut US R rated
release.
Summary Notes
After a botched bank robbery attempt, the skilled getaway driver, Carl "Luke" Lucas, finds himself sentenced to the maximum-security correctional
facility, Terminal Island, to fight for his life on Death Match: Weyland Corporation's profitable pay-per-view gladiator TV show. However, in search of even greater profit, the steely TV producer, September Jones, comes up with Death Race: a lethal car
race where the most dangerous inmates compete against each other in heavily modified vehicles. Now, Carl has a choice: win five races to get his freedom, or forever rot in jail. Will his decision mark the beginning of a new era and the birth of the
ultimate Death-Race driver, Frankenstein?
Death Race 3: Inferno is a 2013 USA crime action thriller by Roel
Reiné. With Danny Trejo, Ving Rhames and Luke Goss.
Cut in the US for an R rating. The unrated version is uncut and has been distributed worldwide.
Summary Notes
Convicted cop-killer Carl Lucas, aka Frankenstein, is a superstar driver
in the brutal prison yard demolition derby known as Death Race. Only one victory away from winning freedom for himself and his pit crew.
Versions
uncut
Unrated
100:51s
UK: The Unrated Version was passed 15 uncut for strong bloody violence and strong language for:
Death Rides a Horse is a 1967 Italy western by Giulio Petroni. Starring Lee Van Cleef, John Phillip Law and Mario Brega.
BBFC category cuts were required for an AA rated 1970 cinema release. Uncut
and 15 rated on home video. Uncut and MPAA R rated in the US.
Summary Review : Surprisingly good Spaghetti Western
As a child, Bill witnesses the murder of his family by four robbers. Fifteen
years later, he embarks on his revenge. During his quest, he crosses paths with Ryan, an ex-con who wants the money the robbers owe him.
If you are a fan of Spaghetti Westerns, this is among the best.
This is a fast moving revenge Western with an apparently simple plot filled out with memorable characters and situations, and a generally satisfying conclusion.
Versions
uncut
110:14s
UK: Passed 15 uncut for moderate violence and assaults for:
Some versions are missing a single shot of a person being stabbed (in the opening sequence), cut by the censors on the film's first English language release in the 1960s
In 1992, the film world was
graced with the creation of the greatest movie ever. Well, maybe not to conventional moviegoers, but to real men and B fans everywhere, Death Ring is the definition of humans living that one moment when they achieve perfection.
Chad McQueen and Don Swayze are the dynamic duo that are to B what Redford and Newman are to real movies. Swayze's contorted faces and McQueen's tough attitude and sleeveless denim vest make this the best B effort yet.
Then when you throw in Mike Norris and his wonderful overacting and the always terrible Billy Drago.
So, if you're looking for a life-altering 90 minutes, involving human safari, watch the best movie
ever: Death Ring. It is hands down the winner of the Sid the Elf Lifetime Achievement Award for Best B Action.
8s
86:63s
The BBFC cut 8s from the High Flyers video submitted in 1993
Same cuts for the 2000 & 2005 releases: Cuts required for requested 18 category, to explicit sex and nudity. An uncut R18 certificate was available to the distributor.
Death Sentence is a 2007 USA action crime thriller by James Wan. With
Kevin Bacon, John Goodman and Kelly Preston.
Exists in 2 uncontentious versions, A Theatrical and an Unrated Version
Summary Notes
Nick Hume is a mild-mannered executive with a perfect life, until one gruesome night he witnesses
something that changes him forever. Transformed by grief, Hume eventually comes to the disturbing conclusion that no length is too great when protecting his family.
Death Ship is a 1980 UK / Canada / USA horror mystery adventure by Alvin Rakoff. Starring George Kennedy, Richard Crenna and Nick Mancuso.
The film was cut in the US for an MPAA R rated theatrical release. The
theatrical version was released in the UK with a X rating in 1980, an 18 rating for 1987 VHS and a 15 rating for 2007 DVD. The original uncut version was released on Blu-ray in the US in 2018 and in the UK for an 18 rated release in 2020.
Summary Notes
Survivors of a tragic shipping collision are rescued by a mysterious black ship which appears out of the fog. Little do they realize that the ship is actually a Nazi
torture ship which has sailed the seas for years, luring unsuspecting sailors aboard and killing them off one by one.
Extended/Original Version
Extended Version
run:
93:34s
pal:
89:49s
UK: The Extended Version was passed 18 uncut
for strong nudity, bloody images:
2020 Nucleus Films Special Edition (RB) Blu-ray at UK Amazon
The BBFC explained the rating increase in a tweet
We reclassified the latest version of Death Ship 18 due to extended material that included much stronger nudity and bloody images:
Thanks to
Tim and Andy. For 2007 DVD the theatrical version was 15 rated but an 'uncensored bloody shower scene' was included in the 18 rated extras. It seems likely that this scene has been reinserted back into the movie as part of the Extended Version. However
Movie-Censorship.com reports that the only added seen is not at all contentious. See article from movie-censorship.com
Scorpion refer to this version as the 'original longer cut'.
Theatrical Version
Theatrical Version
cut
cut:
run:
90:41s
pal:
87:03s
UK: The Theatrical Version was passed 15 uncut for infrequent strong nudity, moderate bloody violence and horror:
2007 Nucleus Films video
Note that although the main feature is 15 rated the 2007 DVD was 18 rated due to the DVD extras. And included in those extras was the 'uncensored bloody shower scene', that was 18 rated for an extended version on Blu-ray in 2020.
UK: The Theatrical Version was passed 18 uncut:
1987 Cannon Screen Entertainment VHS
UK: The Theatrical Version was passed X (18) uncut:
1980 cinema release
The film was cut fin the US for an MPAA R rating.
Death Train - 1989 Italy / Yugoslavia horror by Jeff Kwitny See Beyond the Door III
Death Trap is a 1976 US horror by Tobe Hooper. With Neville Brand, Mel Ferrer and Carolyn Jones.
Cut by the BBFC for an X rated 1978 cinema release. Banned as a video nasty in 1983. Cut by the BBFC for 1992 VHS but uncut for DVD since 2001. Uncut and MPAA R rated in the US.
Summary Review: Messed Up
Delirious, surreal, and savage, Tobe Hooper's follow-up to his landmark debut Texas Chainsaw Massacre, is one of a kind while bearing the same signature stamp he left with his predecessor.
A sheer
unrelenting onslaught of pure madness, macabre and dark humor. Although not as entirely successful as Chainsaw, Eaten Alive is one messed up little drive in flick with good performances particularly by Brand as the psycho Inn keeper of
"Starlight Hotel". Mumbling incoherently through most of his screen time and sputtering gibberish when audible, Neville Brand is eerily convincing.
The beginning of this picture owes to Psycho in that you
meet a character that you are led to believe is the (no pun intended) titular heroine but is quickly dispatched and we are left with the equally sleazy and\or oddball residents of the locale like ole' country boy Buck (Englund, who's a hoot) or that
oddball couple who's dog gets chomped by the gator that lives in the swamp behind the hotel. It's that kind of movie folks so be aware what you're getting into. Creepy, oddball fun.
Versions
uncut
run:
90:55s
pal:
87:17s
UK: Passed 18 uncut for strong violence, sexual threat:
2015 Arrow Video RAB Blu-ray/R12 DVD Combo at UK Amazon
The first BBFC certified video version fell foul of the the post Video Nasties scare and suffered unwarranted intervention.
Cuts from early sex scene with Buck attempting to force himself on prostitute Clara
First murder loses some shots of Judd (Neville Brand) hitting and stabbing Clara (Roberta Collins) with a rake.
Murder of Roy (William Finley) has
lost a shot of a scythe being pulled out of his stomach.
A scene where a young child watches her mother being attacked by Judd had several shots of hits removed. Violence towards a woman in the presence of a child was apparently the cause of
complaints about the film.
Harvey (Mel Ferrer) is murdered with a scythe. Several shots of Judd trying to pull the scythe out of the victim's neck have been deleted.
uncut
run:
89:42s
pal:
86:07s
UK: Released on pre-cert video for:
UK Vipco VHS
Vipco released an uncut version in July 1982. This got listed as a video nasty in July 1983. But after several unsuccessful prosecutions it was dropped from the list in December 1985
cut
UK:
Released on pre-cert video for:
UK VCL VHS
VCL released the cut cinema version for video rental in 1980
cut
cut:
run:
87:08s
pal:
83:39s
UK: Passed X (18) after BBFC cuts for:
1978 cinema release
IMDb states that the cut cinema version suffers the same 25s of cuts as the first BBFC approved video. However the running times don't stack up. As the cinema release seems a couple of minutes shorter than would be expected from 25s of cuts.
La Mort Caresse a Minuit - Death Walks at Midnight
La morte accarezza a mezzanotte
Death Walks at Midnight is a 1972 Italy / Spain mystery thriller by Luciano Ercoli. Starring Nieves Navarro, Simón Andreu and Pietro Martellanza.
Uncut and 15 rated in the UK for 2003 and 2016 DVD. The Extended TV Version
is also rated 15 uncut. Uncut and MPAA Unrated in the US.
Summary Notes
Valentina, a beautiful fashion model, takes an experimental drug as part of a scientific experiment. While influenced by the drug,
Valentina has a vision of a young woman being brutally murdered with a viciously spiked glove. It turns out that a woman was killed in exactly the same way not long ago and soon Valentina finds herself stalked by the same killer...
Original Version
Original Version
run:
100:58s
pal:
96:56s
UK: Passed 15 uncut for:
2017 Arrow [original + TV Version] RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon
2017 Arrow [original
+ TV Version] R2 DVD at UK Amazon
2016 Arrow Video Death Walks
Twice Limited Edition RB Blu-ray/R2 DVD Combo at UK Amazon
2003
Boum Productions [Dubbed] DVD
Extended TV Version
Extended TV Version
run:
110:21s
pal:
105:56s
UK: Passed 15 uncut for strong violence,
drug references for:
2017 Arrow [original + TV Version] RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon
2017 Arrow [original
+ TV Version] R2 DVD at UK Amazon
2016 Arrow Video Death Walks
Twice Limited Edition RB Blu-ray/R2 DVD Combo at UK Amazon
US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
2017 Arrow [original + TV Version] RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon
2017 Arrow [original
+ TV Version] R2 DVD at UK Amazo
2016 Arrow Video Death Walks Twice Limited Edition
(RA) Blu-ray at US Amazon
The TV Version just sucks. Yes, there are extended and
additional scenes but they are so trivial, it simply does not matter. That also goes for the additional footage in the finale because it works just fine in the Theatrical Version. I
Death Warmed Up is a 1984 Australia / New Zealand Sci-Fi horror by David Blyth. Starring Michael Hurst, Margaret Umbers and William Upjohn.
Originally cut for Australian Theatrical release and this version seems to
have then been distributed worldwide. This version was cut by the BBFC for 18 rated cinema release in 1985 and further cut for VHS. The Theatrical Version and uncut New Zealand Versions are both MPAA Unrated in the US.
Summary Notes
A kid is hypnotized by a scientist to kill his parents and ends in a mental institution. As a grown up he returns to seek revenge over the scientist.
New Zealand VHS Version
uncut
run:
83:03s
pal:
79:44s
US: The New Zealand VHS Version is MPAA Unrated for:
2019 Severin [Theatrical Version + New Zealand VHS Version] RA Blu-ray at US Amazon
2019 Severin [Theatrical Version + New Zealand VHS Version] R1 DVD at US Amazon
Uncut but quality issues means that the Theatrical Version is preferred
Theatrical Version
run:
82:10s
pal:
78:53s
US: The Theatrical Version is MPAA Unrated for:
2019 Severin [Theatrical Version + New Zealand VHS Version] RA Blu-ray at US Amazon
2019 Severin [Theatrical Version + New Zealand VHS Version] R1 DVD at US Amazon
It is reported that the Theatrical Version was cut by Australian film censors and is indeed a minute shorter than the New Zealand VHS version. However this seems to have become the current definitive version..
cut
cut:
54s
run:
81:08s
pal:
77:53s
sub:
78:47s
UK: The Theatrical Version was passed 18 after 54s of compulsory BBFC cuts:
1999 Arrow Film Distributors VHS
1992 Vipco(2) [adb MEDUSA] VHS
1985 Medusa Communications [adb VIPCO LTD] VHS
cut
cut:
29s
run:
82:24s
pal:
79:06s
sub:
78:47s
UK: The Theatrical Version was passed 18 after 29s of compulsory BBFC cuts:
Death Weekend is a 1976 Canada horror thriller by William Fruet. Starring Brenda Vaccaro, Don Stroud and Chuck Shamata.
Cut by the BBFC for 1976 cinema release. Not one of the Video Nasties but
was seized by police during the moral panic. Uncut in the US
Summary Notes
A rich playboy has a large house in the countryside. One weekend he invites a fashion model. On his way to the house, he drives
past a gang of crazy young men. They find out where he lives, enter the house and kill him. Eventually the model arrives...
Versions
uncut
R rated
~87:00s =~83:00s
US: Uncut and MPAA R rated for:
2012 Desert Island Films/Allied Vau R1 DVD at UK Amazon
cut
86:27s =83:00s
UK: Passed X (18) after BBFC cuts for:
1976 cinema release
The BBFC cuts were:
removed two uses of the word 'cunt'
banned
84:54s
UK: Released uncut on pre-cert video for:
1982 Vampix 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.
Death Wish is a 1974 USA crime thriller by Michael Winner. With Charles Bronson, Hope Lange and Vincent Gardenia.
Uncut by the BBFC for 1974 cinema release but banned (or rather 'delayed') for 13 years on VHS. Eventually released with cuts for 18 rated VHS in 2000. The BBFC later waived its cuts for 18 rated DVD in 2006. Uncut and MPAA R rated in
the US.
Summary Review: The thrill of revenge
A New York City architect becomes a one-man vigilante squad after his wife is murdered by street punks in which he randomly goes out and kills would-be
muggers on the mean streets after dark.
We know that vigilanteism is wrong, but the 'thrill' of revenge and harsh punishment dealt out to criminals sure carries a hell of a punch. You may be surprised just how relevant and fresh
the issues are to modern Britain now. Time to remind yourself just how important a film this is
Versions
uncut
run:
93:21s
pal:
89:37s
UK: Passed 18 uncut for strong sexual violence
and very strong language with previous cuts waived for:
2018 Final Cut [Death Wish 1-5] (RB) Blu-ray at UK Amazon
Although the rape scene was still considered offensive and disturbing, the comparative lack of detail and the brevity and discretion with which the nudity is shown, convinced the Board that the
overall effect of the rape scene was to repel and disgust rather than to arouse.
Given that the only real issue with the scene was offensiveness, it was agreed that the scene could be passed at '18'.
cut
cut:
29s
run:
92:50s
pal:
89:07s
UK: Passed 18 after 29s of BBFC cuts for:
2000 CIC/Paramount VHS
The cuts were:
Rape sequence has been cut to remove clear nudity, fondling and a bit where Kersey's daughter has her rear spray painted.
From BBFC case study:
On this occasion the Board was inclined to grant a video certificate on the understanding that a few brief cuts, totalling 29 seconds, were made to remove elements of nudity, including the spray
painting of the buttocks, that had been problematic in the past and which were felt to raise concerns under the Board's strict sexual violence guidelines.
UK:
The video was submitted to the BBFC in 1987. James Ferman wanted cuts but could not see how they could be made without destroying the important scene.
The impasse ended up with the video being withdrawn from the BBFC rather than receiving a formal
ban. But it ended up being unavailable for 13 years anyway.
Richard Falcom of the BBFC said:
It was felt that it would be impossible to allow this kind of exploitative sexual violence to be released on video under the
terms of the video recordings act and the company CIC felt it best in the wake of Hungerford not to distribute it in any form.
uncut
run:
93:41s
pal:
89:56s
UK: Released uncut on pre-cert video for:
1982 CIC VHS
UK: Passed X (18) uncut for:
1974 cinema release
From BBFC case study:
The censor at the time, Stephen Murphy was concerned about the repeated use of the 'cunt' during the early rape scene and also the aerosol spraying in the same scene. Robust defence from director Michael Winner
convinced the BBFC to leave the film uncut.
Death Wish 2 is a 1982 US vigilante film by Michael Winner. With Charles Bronson, Jill Ireland and Vincent Gardenia.
Similarly and extensively cut by both the BBFC and for an MPAA R rating. There is an uncut US Unrated version. Generally uncut in Europe.
Summary Notes
Architect Paul Kersey once
again becomes a vigilante when he tries to find the five street punks who murdered his daughter and housekeeper, this time on the dark streets of Los Angeles.
Death Wish 2 never teases the audience with any notions of greatness.
In spite of the meager attention given to Kersey's character, we root for him anyway; and in spite of the inexplicably-written punks, we hope for their demise. Michael Winner once again gives the film a gritty yet polished look, though he is clearly
directing a flat-out B picture.
Versions
uncut
run:
91:35s
pal:
87:55s
US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
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2016 Shout! Factory [Unrated + Theatrical Versions] RA Blu-ray at US Amazon
2016 Shout! Factory [Unrated +
Theatrical Versions] RA Blu-ray at US Amazon
The R-rated US version has cut both the rape scenes:
While only the more violent aspects of the maid's rape scene were cut,
the daughter's rape scene (where she did not resist) was almost entirely cut except for the last few seconds.
Also the daughter afterwards is shown jumping out
the window but the US version cuts out the part where she gets impaled on a fence.
total cuts
cut:
3:25s
run:
88:00s
pal:
84:29s
27s
2:58s
UK: The cut R Rated Version was passed 18 after 27s of further BBFC cuts for:
2006 MGM R2 DVD
The BBFC commented:
Cuts were required to remove scenes of sexual and sexualised violence.
The overall cut is still a heavily cut version similar to all UK releases to date.
pre-cut
cut:
run:
89:06s
pal:
85:32s
UK: A pre-cut version was passed 18 with some BBFC cuts restored for:
20 05 Columbia/TriStar R2 DVD
B ut it is still heavily cut.
cut
cut:
3:42s
run:
88:46s
pal:
85:13s
UK: The Unrated Version was passed 18 after 3:42s of BBFC cuts for:
1990 VCI VHS
1986 RCA/Columbia VHS
1982 cinema release
Two women were gang-banged by multiple rapists. Ferman referred to this in a recent lecture: I cut three minutes 42 seconds of that stuff, a record I think. Winner was furious.
Re-edited for the scene between Kersey's daughter and Cutter; with BBFC cuts the scene would have jumped from him rubbing her leg to him finishing having sex with her subsequently a scene where Jill Ireland finds an unconscious Bronson was added in
between (in the full version this scene follows the death of Kersey's daughter).
The infamous scene between Rosario and the muggers suffered the following cuts:
The shot of Rosario's knickers being removed was briefly cut.
The shot of Cutter licking her and her reaction is missing.
A view of Jiver removing his trousers is missing as is the cut-aways to him having subsequent sex with Rosario
(the UK version renders this scene a series of reaction shots between the rest of the gang).
The bedroom scene between Rosario, Cutter, Punkcut and Stomper cuts away just after she is on the bed, the uncut version offers several topless shots
and sex scenes with Punkcut and Cutter.
After Jiver has said "don't worry he'll come" the British version cuts to head shots (presumably outtakes) of two to the gang, the uncut version cuts to Stomper having sex with Rosario.
When Nirvana walks into the room the British version cuts away, the uncut version follows it on with rosario crawling across the floor and him removing his trousers.
The death of Rosario is missing several shots of her falling to and in spasms on the floor.
cut TV Version
cut:
run:
95:31s
pal:
91:42s
US: A sanitised US TV version is extensively cut for:
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All explicit sex, violence and profanity has been removed and a small amount of deleted scenes have been added to compensate.
Death Wish 3 is a 1985 US vigilante film by Michael Winner. With Charles
Bronson, Deborah Raffin and Ed Lauter.
Uncut in the UK at the cinema and on DVD but was cut for VHS. Uncut in the US.
Summary Review: Entertaining
Paul Kersey, New York architect and part-time vigilante, comes to LA to
visit an old friend. Instead, he must avenge his death by fighting youth gangs.
Death Wish 3 is a very different film to it's predecessors, whereas the first two movies were powerful urban drama's about how a man
can be driven over the edge as a result of violence this instalment goes all out as an action movie and disregards the social commentary for the most part.
Whereas in the previous film's Bronson was hunting down muggers
and rapists and disposing of them with his pistol in Death Wish 3 he gets hold of a gattling gun and buys a magnum and a military issue rocket launcher and lays waste to the scum of society by the bulk load. It might not be as realistic but it's
damn entertaining and is by far my favourite of the Death Wish sequels.
Versions
uncut
86:50s
UK: Passed 18 uncut with BBFC cuts waived for:
2018 Final Cut [Death Wish 1-5] (RB) Blu-ray at UK Amazon
2014 Media Sales/Final
Cut [Death Wish 2 + 3] R2 DVD
2014 Media Sales/Final Cut [Death 1-5] R2 DVD at UK
Amazon
Death Wish 4: The
Crackdown is a 1987 US vigilante drama by J Lee Thompson. With Charles Bronson, Kay Lenz and John P. Ryan.
Cut by the BBFC for 18 rated 1988 cinema and VHS releases. Cuts waived for BBFC 18 rated DVD in 2006. Uncut and MPAA R rated in the US.
Summary review: Bigger Fish
Architect/vigilante Paul Kersey takes on the members of a vicious Los Angeles drug cartel to stop the flow of drugs after his girlfriend's daughter dies from an overdose.
After briefly flirting with the usual Death Wish route of Kersey hitting the streets and blowing away some punks, the script takes a different direction and has Kersey functioning something like a mob hit-man instead. He
has a mysterious benefactor feeding him with information on crime bigwigs instead of the usual hoodlums.
Death Wish 4 certainly isn't unpredictable. But that's not needed in a Death Wish film, anyway. The basic requirement
is for Bronson to be able to kick butt in entertaining and suspenseful ways, and Thompson gives you as much or more bang for your buck on that end as any other film in the series.
Versions
uncut
run:
99:28s
pal:
95:29s
UK: Passed 18 uncut for strong violence with
previous BBFC cuts waived for:
2018 Final Cut [Death Wish 1-5] (RB) Blu-ray at UK Amazon
Death Wish is a 2017 USA action crime thriller by Eli Roth. Starring Bruce Willis, Vincent D'Onofrio and Elisabeth Shue.
BBFC category cuts were required for a 15 rated cinema release in 2018. The UK home video release is uncut and 18 rated. The same version has been rated 15 by Ireland's IFCO. The film was MPAA R rated in the US but is missing dialogue
from gun shop sales patter.
Summary Notes
A mild-mannered father is transformed into a killing machine after his family is torn apart by a violent act.
Versions
uncut
run:
107:04s
pal:
102:47s
UK: Passed 18 uncut for strong violence, scene
of torture for:
2018 cinema release, unreleased as the distributors preferred a cut 15 rated version
Ireland: Thanks to Ben who spotted that the same DVD and Blu-ray release shared with the UK has been rated 15 uncut by IFCO. The running time tallies with the uncut version and IFCO comments passed 15 uncut for Strong violence, threat and
gory injury. See rating from ifco.ie. Update: The UK release is 18 rated and the Irish 15 rating has been
dropped from the cover, maybe it was considered confusing to have both an 18 and 15 rating.
US Vesion cut
cut:
39s
run:
106:43s
pal:
102:27s
US: cut and MPAA R rated for strong bloody violence, and language throughout for:
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See article from movie-censorship.com . The US Version contains all the violence but has been cut for dialogue notable a gun shop sales assistant
glorying in the killing power of an F-1 Firearm semi-automatic rifle. Presumably hitting sensitivities in connection with US spree killings. This missing dialogue is:
36s of gun shop sales patter was deleted including:
"My absolute favorite for business is over here. Here is the F-1 Firearm semi-automatic rifle, 100% built in America, we offer a lifetime warranty, this bad boy shoots one centimeter at
100 yards, F-1 also builds a rifle with a 10-inch barrel - no one escapes, it's easier than a shitty newborn."
3s of a radio news announcement praising the vigilante has been changed. "The number of violent crimes is
declining for the first time in a year. Hey, Grim Reaper, we do not know where you are, where you are going ..." was replaced by "Violent crime has dropped for the first time in a year. Hey, Grim Reaper, we do not know where you are ,
where you went ... "
category cuts
cut:
14s
run:
107:11s
pal:
102:54s
UK: Passed 15 for strong violence, injury detail, language after 14s of BBFC category cuts for:
2018 cinema release
The BBFC commented:
Company chose to make reductions to a scene of torture in order to obtain a 15 classification. An uncut 18 classification was available.
The BBFC further commented in its annual report covering 2018:
Eli Roth's remake of Michael Winner's Death Wish, containing a torture scene in which Bruce Willis' vigilante exposes a nerve in a captive's leg, probes
it with a scalpel and then pours brake fluid into the wound, exceeded what we accept at 15 and the company subsequently made cuts to this scene. The distributors reinstated the cuts for uncut 18-rated home entertainment releases.
A
few days earlier Death was passed 18 uncut but the distributors preferred a cut 15 rated release.
Deathrow Gameshow is a 1987 USA comedy by Mark Pirro. Starring John McCafferty, Robyn Blythe and Beano.
Exists as a Theatrical Version and a Director's Cut
Summary
Notes
Chuck Toedan's the host of a gameshow featuring death row convicts competeing in life-or-death contests in hopes of cheating the executioner or, at the very least, winning some nice prizes for their next of kin.
Not surprisingly, Chuck has made more than a few enemies, from outraged viewers trying to ban his show, to families of losing contestants looking for revenge. A hitman hired by one such family has shown up at Chuck's office, and he'll need to enlist the
help of his most outspoken critic to keep from ending up like most of his contestants.
Versions
Director's Cut
Unrated
US: The Director's Cut is MPAA Unrated for:
2016 Vinegar Syndrome [Theatrical Version + Director's Cut] (RA) Blu-ray/(R1) DVD Combo at US
Amazon
uncut
77:15s
UK: Passed 15 uncut for strong sex references and language for:
2005 Hollywood DVD video
UK: Passed 18 uncut for:
1988 Independent Video Services VHS
US: The Theatrical Version is MPAA R rated for:
2016 Vinegar Syndrome [Theatrical Version + Director's Cut] (RA) Blu-ray/(R1) DVD Combo at US
Amazon
Death's Ecstacy - 1975 French film by Walerian Borowczyk See
La Bete
Deathstalker II: Duel of the Titans is a 1987 USA / Argentina comedy fantasy adventure by Jim Wynorski. Starring John Terlesky, Monique Gabrielle and John Lazar.
The Theatrical Version was cut for 18 rated VHS in 1987 and 1991. Later
passed 18 uncut for 2022 Blu-ray. In the US the Theatrical Version was uncut and MPAA R rated. Later a shorter Director's Cut was released that tightened up the film. There is also an Extended Version released in the US.
Summary Notes
Deathstalker helps Reena the Seer out of a few jams, and she solicits his help for a bigger task. She reveals that she is actually Princess Evie, but the evil sorcerer had her
abducted and cloned in order to seize control of the kingdom. Together they travel to the evil sorcerer's stronghold to restore the princess to her rightful position, encountering challenges along the way both from the sorcerer's goons and the fierce
Amazon women.
Director's Cut
Director's Cut
run:
77:20s
pal:
74:14s
US: The Director Approved Cut is MPAA Unated for:
2020 Shout! Factory [Deathstalker 1 + 2] on RA Blu-ray at US Amazon
The director shortened the film by removing a lot of the cheesy B movie dialogue and 2 entire scenes, one between Sultana and Evie, and the other with Reena and the Amazon Queen getting a massage.
The film then becomes tighter, faster paced and
more serious. But sometimes it is the light hearted dialogue that makes a B movie worth watching. So some fans at least prefer the long version.
