The Hobbit: An
Unexpected Journey is a 2012 USA/New Zealand adventure fantasy by Peter Jackson. With Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen and Richard Armitage.
There is a Theatrical Version and an Extended Version
Summary Notes
A reluctant Hobbit, Bilbo
Baggins, sets out to the Lonely Mountain with a spirited group of dwarves to reclaim their mountain home, and the gold within it from the dragon Smaug.
Versions
Extended Version
run:
182:14s
pal:
174:57s
UK: The Extended Version was
passed 12 uncut for:
2013 Warner Home Video [3D + 2D] R0 Blu-ray at UK Amazon released on
11th November 2013
2013 Warner Home Video R2 DVD at UK Amazon released on 11th November 2013
US: The Extended Version has now been rated PG-13 For extended sequences of intense fantasy action violence, frightening images and fleeting nudity. Note that the 'fleeting nudity' is new for the extended version.
US: Uncut and MPAA
PG rated for:
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The
Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug is a 2013 USA/New Zealand fantasy adventure by Peter Jackson. Starring Ian McKellen and Martin Freeman and Richard Armitage.
There is a Theatrical Version and an Extended Version
Summary Notes
The dwarves, along with Bilbo Baggins and Gandalf the Grey, continue their quest to reclaim Erebor, their
homeland, from Smaug. Bilbo Baggins is in possession of a mysterious and magical ring.
Versions
Extended Version
run:
186:40s
pal:
179:12s
UK: The Extended Version was passed 12
uncut for moderate violence, threat for:
2014 Warner [2D + 3D Extended Version] Bookend Edition R0 Blu-ray at UK
Amazon
2014 Warner [2D + 3D Extended Version] Steelbook R0 Blu-ray at UK Amazon
2014 Warner [2D + 3D Extended Version] R0 Blu-ray at UK Amazon
Thanks to Jon. Note that although the main feature is 12 rated, the UK home video releases are 15 rated due to one of the disk extras being 15 rated.
US: Rated PG-13 for extended sequences of intense fantasy action violence, and frightening
images.
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Director Peter Jackson has confirmed the inevitable news about an extended version:
And there's also The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Extended Cut, which we're in the process of finishing, with over 25 mins of new
scenes, all scored with original music composed by Howard Shore.
See pictorial version details from
movie-censorship.com . The Extended Version adds about 25 minutes of extra material that adds worthwhile character development and makes for a better (but very long) movie.
Theatrical Version
run:
161:03s
pal:
154:36s
UK: The Theatrical Version was
passed 12 uncut for moderate violence and threat for:
2014 Warner [2D + 3D] Steelbook R0 Blu-ray at UK Amazon
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies is a 2014 New Zealand / USA fantasy adventure by Peter Jackson. Starring Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman and Richard
Armitage.
Cut in the US for an MPAA PG-13 rating. The same cut version was rated 12A/12 for UK release. The cuts were restored in the subsequent R rated Extended Version which rated 15 for UK release.
Summary Notes
Bilbo and Company are forced to be engaged in a war against an array of combatants and keeping the terrifying Smaug from acquiring a kingdom of treasure. and obliterating all of Middle-Earth.
Versions
Extended Version
run:
163:48s
pal:
157:15s
UK: The Extended Version [2D & 3D] was passed 15 uncut for strong violence for:
2015 Warner [2D + 3D] Steelbook R0 Blu-ray at UK Amazon
Australia: Passed MA15+ (15A in UK terms) for strong fantasy violence. For comparison the Theatrical Version was passed M (PG-15 in US terms) for fantasy violence.
Much of the additional footage
is battle-related. This includes dwarves charging into battles against orcs, wargs, and various other kinds of monsters with all kinds of weapons, including a ram-driven sled featuring scythe-covered wheels and a crank-operated arrow launcher. As enemies
are taken down, small splashes of black blood occasionally appear, and I'll admit that some of the deaths do rank on the gnarly scale, but the idea that it actually crosses any kind of line from PG-13 to R is entirely ridiculous.
UK: The cut Theatrical Version was passed 12/12A uncut for moderate threat, frequent violence for:
2015 Warner Video
2014 cinema release
US: Cut for an MPAA PG-13 rating for extended sequences of intense fantasy action violence, and frightening images.
See
article from thedailybeast.com
. Peter Jackson spoke about the cuts for PG-13 and about the follow up Extended Version:
I will tell you what, you wait for the extended cut of this film. There are a few Orc killings that we actually got knocked back.
Because when we submitted this to the MPAA we got an R. So what you're seeing is the result of heavy editing to even just get the PG-13. But there will be a little bit of Orc killing to be seen in the extended cut.
Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me is a 1992 USA comedy by Joel Hershman. Starring Max Parrish, Adrienne Shelly and Sean Young.
Exists in an R rated and an Unrated Version.
Summary Notes
Eli is a burglar who is caught in the act by Twinkle, an heiress who coerces him into a sexual relationship. Their violent break-up makes him a fugitive in search of a new identity. He lands in a trashy trailer park
where he touches the lives of several dysfunctional residents.
This work had a compulsory cut made. A cut was required to remove a misleading category symbol.
Scott commented:
This 1970s-set Christmas
comedy has been cut to remove what the BBFC refer to as a misleading category symbol. The film is styled like the films of the 70s, including opening with the era's Universal logo, and as part of this has an old MPAA R rating card at the start. This is
clearly a creative decision made by the filmmakers to play up the retro tone,
The UK release actually replaces this with a BBFC AA card. Interesting to note though that the AA card appears *after* the film's opening Universal logo
- possibly at the request of the BBFC, to make clear to viewers that it's part of the film and not the valid cert.
Note, the recent reissue of the 1960 Powell and Pressburger film Peeping Tom has the original X card at the start -
did the distributor not include that upon submission?
The film was cut by the distributor to qualify for a "15" rating in the UK. The cuts include the re-dubbing of the word 'cunt'. Ironically, the 'deleted
scenes' section on the UK DVD release is rated '18', therefore earning the DVD an '18' overall, even though the film is only a '15'. The same version of the film was released worldwide, so an uncut version/director's cut DVD sadly isn't available
anywhere.
It has been suggested that the Dutch release is uncut.
Holiday On the Buses is a 1973 UK comedy by Bryan Izzard. Starring Reg Varney, Stephen Lewis and Doris Hare.
Passed A after BBFC cuts for 1973 cinema release. Uncut and PG rated on on VHS and DVD.
Summary Notes
Sacked by the bus company Stan and Jack get jobs as drivers ferrying punters to
and from a holiday camp and arrange for the rest of the family to come and stay. Blakey is there as the chief security guard and manages to get caught in accidental compromising situations with the camp's nurse. The Butlers head for one disaster after
another as Jack and Stan, still chasing women half their age, take two girls for a bus trip on the sands only for the bus to sink in as the tide approaches. Olive gets into bed with someone else's husband when she makes it back to the wrong chalet in the
dark and 'little' Arthur sprays the chalet with ink, requiring a re-painting job. The holiday over Arthur's sidecar combination manages to come apart on the way out as it did on the way in.
Hollow Man is a 2000 US/Germany Sci-Fi by Paul Verhoeven. With Kevin Bacon, Elisabeth Shue and Josh Brolin
Cut in the US for an MPAA R rated theatrical version. Later released uncut
as an MPAA Unrated Director's Cut. Both versions were passed 18 by the BBFC without further cuts.
Promotional Material
In Hollow Man, a team of scientists led by the ambitious Dr. Sebastian Caine
(Kevin Bacon) have developed a groundbreaking serum for invisibility. Desperate to take their research to the next level, Caine volunteers himself as a test subject with horrifying results...
Director's Cut
Director's Cut
run:
119:07s
pal:
114:21s
UK: The Director's Cut was passed 18 uncut
for:
2019 88 Films [Hollow Man Theatrical Version + Director's Cut + Hollow Man 2] R0 Blu-ray at
UK Amazon
2019 88 Films [Hollow Man Theatrical Version + Director's Cut + Hollow Man 2] R0 DVD
at UK Amazon
See pictorial version details from movie-censorship.com . The Director's
Cut mostly reintegrates scenes into the movie that were already available as deleted scenes on the first DVD release. There is extra character development (which slows the film down), more blood and an extended rape scene.
Theatrical Version
cut
cut:
run:
112:22s
pal:
107:52s
UK: The cut Theatrical Version was previously
passed 18 without BBFC cuts for:
Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers is a 1988 USA comedy horror by Fred Olen Ray. Starring Gunnar Hansen, Linnea Quigley and Jay Richardson.
Heavily cut by the BBFC, including the word 'chainsaw' in the title for
1988 18 rated VHS. Uncut on 18 rated DVD since 2000. Uncut and MPAA Unrated in the US.
Summary Notes
Jack Chandler is a private eye tracking down Samantha the runaway. In his travels, he comes across a
gang of chainsaw wielding prostitutes that like to carve people up for their cult.
Cut scene showing Mercedes attacking Bo on the bed with a chainsaw. The scene doesn't actually show the chainsaw cutting anything but it does show Mercedes being splattered by blood and body parts.
Mercedes attacking a guy in the bath with a
chainsaw whilst the sect leader watches through the window is reduced to a whir of the saw and a couple of spatterings of blood.
Cuts to a woman carving into a man's chest with a knife
Cuts to the sect leader's off screen attack with a
chainsaw to his gut
Cuts to Samantha's chainsaw attack on mercedes
The distributor was also forced to remove the word 'chainsaw' from the title.
Colourbox apologized on the video cover at the amount of footage they were forced to cut.
US R Rated release titled Holocaust 2000 features a shorter ending with a more definite and heroic conclusion. This seems tailored to please the
US audience.
The Holy Mountain is a 1973 Mexico/US fantasy adventure by Alejandro Jodorowsky. With Alejandro Jodorowsky, Horacio Salinas and Zamira Saunders.
Cut by the BBFC for X rated cinema release in 1974. Uncut and 18 rated
on home video. Uncut and MPAA R rated in the US.
Summary Review: Surrealist vignettes
Mystical themes unfold through a series of surrealist vignettes rife with religion symbolism, sardonic satire
and distancing cinematic shock tactics.
it's not going to be a film for everyone, but those already turned on to Jodorowsky's ideas will no doubt take away a great deal from the film's central message, and from the
dizzying kaleidoscope of visual ideas, interpretations and sight gags that explode from the screen in a veritable barrage of colour and movement.
The Holy Virgin Versus The Evil Dead is a 1991 Hong Kong action horror by Chun-Ku Lu Starring Donnie Yen, Pauline Yeung and Ben Lam
This
was shot in two versions, one nude, and one clothed. Presumably it was the unclothed version that was cut by the BBFC for 18 rated VHS for blood on the breasts. The clothed version was passed 15 for 2023 Blu-ray.
Summary
Notes
Professor Shiang's female students are chewed apart by the moon monster. At first, Shiang is a police suspect, but as the corpses mount, the cops realize that there are supernatural forces at work.
Versions
Clothed Version
cut:
run:
91:12s
pal:
87:33s
UK: The Clothed Version is BBFC 15 rated for strong language, violence, injury detail, sexualised violence,
sex:
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The BBFC commented:
Sex scenes feature riding detail and sexual moaning, however, they lack nudity detail.
Home From the Hill is a 1960 USA romance by Vincente
Minnelli. Starring Robert Mitchum, Eleanor Parker and George Peppard.
BBFC cuts were required for a 1960 'A' rated cinema release. Uncut and MPAA
Unrated in the US.
Summary Notes
Captain Wade Hunnicutt is the wealthiest and most powerful citizen in his Texan town; he is also a notorious womanizer, which has turned his wife Hannah against him. She
has brought up their son Theron to be dependent upon her; but as he reaches adulthood, Hunnicutt insists on taking over his upbringing, initiating him in hunting and other masculine pursuits, under the watchful eye of Rafe, Hunnicutt's loyal employee.
But Theron's new lifestyle leads him into a love-affair with a local girl, and thence to his learning things about his parents that were previously hidden from him.
Home Sweet Home is a 1981 USA horror by Nettie Peña. Starring Jake Steinfeld, Vinessa Shaw and Peter De Paula.
Uncut by film censors but seized by police during the video nasties panic.
Summary Notes
An escaped mental patient steals a station wagon and makes his way to the Bradleys'
Thanksgiving celebration, where he plans to make them a little less thankful...
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.
v Homicidal
- 1961 USA horror mystery thriller by William Castle.
Homicidal is a 1961 USA horror mystery thriller by William Castle. Starring Joan Marshall, Glenn Corbett and Patricia Breslin.
Cut by the BBFC for X rated 1961 cinema release. Uncut and 12 rated on VHS
and DVD. Uncut and MPAA Unrated in the US.
Summary Notes
The story centers around a murderous scheme to collect a rich inheritance. The object of murder is Miriam Webster, who is to share in the
inheritance with her half brother Warren, who lives with his childhood guardian Helga in the mansion where Warren and Mariam grew up. Confined to a wheelchair after recently suffering a stroke, Helga is cared for by her nurse Emily, a strange young woman
who has formed a close bond with Warren.
2011 cinema release. Not released in favour of cut PG verion
pre-cut
106:02s
UK: A pre-cut version was passed PG for mild language, sex references and violence, without BBFC cuts for:
2012 Universal [Honey + Honey 2] RB Blu-ray
2011 Universal R2 DVD
2011 cinema release
The BBFC commented:
HONEY 2 was originally classified 12A without cuts on 8/5/11. It was classified 12A for four uses of moderate language (three uses of bitch and one use of dick). The company
subsequently chose to withdraw that version of the film, after which a re-edited version was submitted. All four uses of moderate language had been replaced with milder language and this version of the film was classified 'PG.
Honey Bee: Its Tripping... is a 2013 India comedy by Jean Paul Lal.
With Asif Ali, Bhavana and Archana Kavi.
Summary Notes
The movie revolves around two friends (Sebastian and Angel) who suddenly discover their love for each
other. They elope on the eve of the girl's marriage much to the chagrin of her brothers. The film essays their and the lovers' struggle for survival.
Versions
category cuts 1:17s
136:12s
UK: Passed 12A for infrequent strong language, moderate violence and smoking scenes after 1:17s of BBFC category cuts for:
2013 cinema release
The BBFC commented:
The distributor chose to remove scenes of soft drug use and strong violence (in this case, a bloody stabbing) in order to achieve a 12A classification. An uncut 15 was available.
The BBFC further explained in the 2013 Annual Report:
In Honey Bee: It's Trippin, the distributor opted to excise scenes of joint smoking and bong use, presented in an appealing fashion, to secure a 12A classification.
The Honeymoon Killers is a 1969 USA crime romance by Leonard Kastle and Donald Volkman (uncredited). Starring Shirley Stoler, Tony Lo Bianco and Mary Jane Higby.
Cut by the BBFC for an X rated 1970 cinema release. Uncut thereafter. Uncut and MPAA R rated in the US.
Summary Notes
An obese, embittered nurse doesn't mind if her toupee-wearing
boyfriend romances and fleeces other women, as long as he takes her along on his con jobs.
Versions
uncut
102:50s
UK: Passed 18 uncut for:
2015 Arrow Video RB Blu-ray/R2 DVD Combo at UK Amazon
Honor Up is a 2018 USA by Damon Dash. Starring Stacey Dash, Michael Rispoli and
Nicholas Turturro.
The film was resubmitted to the MPAA prior to release and was re-rated R for strong violence, drug use, pervasive language, and some sexual references.
The film was
previously rated R for violence, drug use, pervasive language, and some sexual references. Perhaps the producers have added some violence
v Hooligan
- UK documentary video about football hooligans
Hooligan is a UK documentary video about football hooligans
Banned by the
BBFC for 2002 video release.
Versions
banned
UK: Banned by the BBFC for:
2002 video
The BBFC commented:
Hooligans is a video compilation of actual football hooliganism, which it endorses and celebrates. The Board has concluded that the work has potential to cause harm within the meaning
of the Video Recordings Act and is therefore not suitable for classification.
While the Board accepts that some of the material contained in Hooligans has previously appeared in the public domain, its concern lies in the manner in which the
material is presented. Hooliganism is an entirely valid subject for critical documentary treatment, and in that context illustrative news footage has a legitimate function. That, however, is not what is on offer here. Hooligans presents a series of
violent and antisocial acts in an exciting and exhilarating manner. Such material may appeal to and validate the behaviour of real life hooligans, confirming them further in their violence. It may also assist in encouraging others who are attracted to
such antisocial activities.
The impact of the repetitive and brutal acts of violence is further compounded by the driving musical soundtrack, with its potential to raise the level of viewer excitement. No alternative option to the violence is
offered and police efforts to control hooliganism are even criticised by the commentary.
The lack of any real contextualisation or analysis of the behaviour shown leaves the clear impression that the video merely seeks to exploit the phenomenon
of hooliganism for the purposes of entertainment. The commentary is supportive of what it refers to as the 'so-called' hooligans and the vox pops provide no alternative critical dimension. Indeed they are proud of their violence. The Board was also
concerned by an apparent racist and xenophobic dimension in the video.
It is the Board's conclusion that the video is likely to be widely viewed by the people whose behaviour it celebrates. It may well have the effect of reinforcing and
validating their behaviour or of encouraging those on the fringes to join in next time.
The Board did not feel that the problems could be usefully addressed by the provision of a cuts list. The issue is not only the great number of specific
visual images, but the overall tone and construction of the tape.
v Horns
- 2013 USA / Canada horror fantasy thriller by Alexandre Aja.
Horns is a 2013 USA / Canada horror fantasy thriller by Alexandre Aja. Starring Juno
Temple, Daniel Radcliffe and Heather Graham.
BBFC advised category cuts for a 15 rated 2014 cinema release. An uncut version was passed 18 for video
Summary Notes
In the aftermath of his girlfriend's mysterious death, a young
man awakens to strange horns sprouting from his temples.
Versions
Extended Version
114:48s
UK: The Extended Version was passed 18 uncut for strong gory violence, sexual violence for:
2015 Lionsgate [Uncut Extended + Cut UK Theatrical] RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon
advised category cuts
114:48s
UK: The UK Cut Version was passed 15 for strong bloody violence, sexual violence, sex, nudity, language, drug use after BBFC advised pre-cuts for:
2015 Lionsgate [Uncut Extended + Cut UK Theatrical] RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon
2014 Lions Gate [Cut UK Theatrical version only] R2 DVD
2014 cinema release
The BBFC commented:
This work was originally seen for advice. The company was advised that the film was likely to receive an 18 certificate but that their preferred 15 classification could be achieved by making cuts to reduce a scene of sexual violence
and to reduce a very strong gory image. When the film was submitted for formal classification, edits had been made and the film was classified 15.
Horrible - 1981 Italian horror video by Joe D'Amato See
Absurd
Horrible Bosses 2 is a 2014 USA comedy by Sean Anders. Starring
Jennifer Aniston, Chris Pine and Christoph Waltz.
Exists as a Theatrical Version and an Extended Cut.
Summary Notes
Fed up with answering to higher-ups, Nick, Dale and Kurt decide to become their own bosses by launching their own
business. But a slick investor soon pulls the rug out from under them. Outplayed and desperate, and with no legal recourse, the three would-be entrepreneurs hatch a misguided plan to kidnap the investor's adult son and ransom him to regain control of
their company.
Versions
Extended Cut
111:00s
UK: The Extended Cut was passed 15 uncut for strong language, sex references for:
2015 Warner [Extended + Theatrical] RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon
US: The Extended Cut was rated R for strong crude sexual content and language throughout.
See article from
movie-censorship.com . The cuts are uncontentious and the 7:23s of extra material does not add much to the film.
Theatrical Version
103:55s
UK: The Theatrical Version was passed 15 uncut strong language, sex references for:
2015 Warner [Extended + Theatrical] RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon
2015 Warner [Theatrical only] R2 DVD
2014 cinema release
US: The Theatrical Version was rated R for strong crude sexual content and language throughout.
Horror Farm - 1972 USA horror by Marc Lawrence. See Pigs
Horror Hospital is a 1973 UK comedy Sci-Fi horror by Antony Balch. Starring Michael Gough, Robin Askwith and Vanessa Shaw.
Cut by the BBFC for an X rated 1973 cinema release. Nominally uncut but
somewhat short for 18 rated VHS. Uncut on DVD/Blu-ray. Uncut and MPAA R rated in the US.
Summary Review: Hippies
Take one part Woodstock, one part funky psychedelic music, two parts skintight jeans
and Right on, man, mix thoroughly, smother the whole thing in cheese, and you have the makings of the 1973 camp classic Horror Hospital. Made by director Antony Balch on an obviously shoestring budget (and probably as an enormously sick
joke), Horror Hospital ranks as one of the funniest films masquerading as a horror movie I have seen in some time. Personally,
I suspect Balch and his compatriots actually got the idea for this quirky schlockfest
when they attended Woodstock and accidentally ingested the brown blotter. For all I know, maybe a biker rapped Balch over the head with a blackjack at Altamont. Whatever the case, only a severe trauma to the cranium could instill such a warped idea as
Horror Hospital in the human brain.
It is a great shame more fans of the genre don't know about this movie. This film is great fun for those willing to put their mind on hold for a couple of hours.
The Horror of Party Beach is a 1964 USA musical horror by Del Tenney. Starring John Scott, Alice Lyon and Allan Laurel.
Initially banned by the BBFC for 1964 cinema release but later passed 'X'
after cuts. Passed 12 uncut for 2004 DVD. Uncut and MPAA Unrated in the US.
Summary Notes
While the hot-rodders and motorcyclists are having a rock-and-roll beach party, a barrel of radioactive material
is unloaded from a passing ship, plunges to the bottom, and splits against a jagged rock. A black liquid oozes out and covers a shapeless mass on the ocean floor, which suddenly moves and becomes an encrusted vicious monster. Soon there are several
monsters who must have human blood to survive. Tina is the first victim, and football hero Hank Green and airhead Elaine Gavin enlist the aid of her science-professor father, Dr. Gavin, to find and capture the killer. Not working fast enough to prevent
the attack on 20 teenagers at a slumber party or the killing of three girl motorists, Dr. Gavin finds an arm lost by one of the monsters and discovers that only sodium will destroy the monsters, whose composition is mostly water. Can they gather enough
salt in southern California to put an end to this horror?
Horror of the Blood Monsters is a 1970 USA Sci-Fi horror adventure by Al Adamson. Starring John Carradine, Robert Dix and Vicki Volante.
The film was made with footage from the 1965 B&W Filipino film Tagani
with new color footage shot in 1966. The resulting film was not released until 1970. The film is uncut and MPAA Unrated in the US and 12 rated for 2003 DVD in the UK.
There is also a re-cut Italian Version that is simply useless.
Summary Notes
In the near future with a intergalactic vampire plague threatening earth, an expedition is sent to a distant galaxy in hopes of discovering the plague's source. Landing on a mysterious planet they discover that
Spectrum radiation has turned the atmosphere into a one-color tint. Exploring further, the group discovers living dinosaurs, a race of vampire cavemen, and other strange creatures.
The bottom line is that the US Version is much better. The producers of the Italian Version were probably an acid or something because that's the only reasonable way to explain the overkill of UFOs
and the redundant footage repeating itself over and over. It just doesn't make any sense at all and the added footage is simply useless.
Horror Rises from the Tomb is a 1973 Spain horror by Carlos Aured. Starring Paul Naschy, Emma Cohen and Víctor Alcázar.
Exists as an uncut unclothed version and a cut clothed version. There is
also an even more cut TV version
Summary Notes
In Medieval France a warlock is be-headed and his wife tortured and executed. Hundreds of years later an isolated group of people discover his head buried
on their property. Soon it comes back to life, possessing people and using them to commit sacrifices and to search for the rest of his body
Versions
Unclothed Version
Unrated
88:38s
US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
2017 Shout! Factory Paul Naschy Collection (RA) Blu-ray at US Amazon
Clothed Version
81:36s
There is also a cut clothed version.
TV Version
79:56s
There is also a cut TV version that deletes all nudity and violence.
Horrors of Spider Island is a 1960 West Germany horror by Fritz Böttger (as Jaime Nolan). Starring Harald Maresch, Helga Franck and Alexander D'Arcy.
Started life in 1960 as an adults only nudie, although it seems there
was also a clothed version available. The UK cinema release was banned banned by the BBFC. 3 years later the film was cut down into a horror film for US release. This US Version was passed 12 by the BBFC for DVD release in 2012. The original uncut
version was released on MPAA Unrated Blu-ray in 2020.
Summary Notes
En route to a show in Singapore, a troupe of beautiful dancers are stranded on a deserted island by a plane
crash. Their routine of skinny-dipping and devising new skimpy outfits is interrupted when a radioactive spider bites their manager and turns him into a wild-eyed, furry-faced monster with three fangs and a passion for strangling.
Continental Version/It's Hot in Paradise
Continental Version
run:
84m
pal:
81m
US: The Continental Version is uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
2020 Severin [Continental Version + US Version] RA Blu-ray at US Amazon
2020
Severin Amazon Prime VoD [US only] at US Amazon
Produced in 1960 as a notorious Adults Only feature throughout Europe (though banned in the UK), titled It's Hot in Paradise. Three years later and sheared of its nudity, it was repackaged for American audiences as Horrors of Spider Island, a
brain- melting monster movie filled with stripper-cat-fights, skimpy lingerie and radioactive arachnids.
The Hospital is a 2013 USA horror by Tommy Golden and Daniel Emery Taylor. Starring Jim O'Rear, Daniel Emery Taylor and John Dugan.
Substantially pre-cut for UK DVD. Uncut in the US
Summary Notes
Old St. Leopold's Hospital has many urban legends surrounding it, but the residents of Bridgeport all agree on one
thing: tortured souls roam its abandoned halls. The mystery proves too much for a pretty young student who decides to investigate for her senior class project. Unfortunately, she does not find ghosts. She, instead, finds Stanley... serial rapist,
murderer, and psychopath. As the young girl becomes Stanley's new pet, a team of young investigators descend on the hospital to "hunt some ghosts." Stanley sees nothing but fun and games in his future. But, what Stanley does not know is that
the hospital truly is haunted and the restless spirits there are not happy with what he has been doing.
UK: A heavily pre-cut version was passed 18 without further BBFC cuts for strong violence, sex and sexual violence for:
2014 Lighthouse R2 DVD
The BBFC commented in the Annual Report covering 2014:
The Hospital, a US horror feature about a team of paranormal investigators who visit an abandoned hospital, only to fall prey to a gang of rapists and murderers.
After initial advice from the BBFC that the film was likely to require cuts to the frequent and lengthy sequences of sexual violence, torture and rape, the distributor submitted a re-edited version from which all the material which may have required BBFC
cuts had been removed. This version, with nearly 17 minutes removed by the distributor, was passed 18 without further cuts.
Banned nationwide from Tesco stores after whinges from a local paper in Gloucester.
See
article from movie-censorship.com . The UK releases is missing 17:30s of
footage depicting the rape and torture of several girls.
Hostel is a 2005 US torture thriller by Eli Roth. With Jay Hernandez, Derek Richardson
and Eythor Gudjonsson.
The Theatrical Version was cut for an MPAA R rating. There are 2 uncut versions, The Director's Cut and Unrated Version which feature different endings
Promotional Material
Presented by Quentin Tarantino and written and directed by Eli Roth, Hostel is a shocking and relentless film in the tradition of Saw about two American backpackers (Jay Hernandez and Derek Richardson) in Europe who find themselves lured in as victims of a murder-for-profit business.
Versions
Director's Cut
Unrated
90:18s
US: The Director's Cut is MPAA Unrated for:
2013 Mill Creek [Dark Passengers Collection] R1 DVD at US Amazon
2012 Mill Creek
[Hostel + Hostel Part II] RA Blu-ray at US Amazon
Hostel: Part II is a 2007 US horror by Eli Roth. With Lauren
German, Heather Matarazzo and Bijou Phillips.
The Theatrical Version was cut for a US R rating. The Director's Cut is uncut
Summary Notes
Three female college students take a detour from their partying, enticed by a beautiful
European woman who promises seclusion, safety and maybe even romance. What they get is a living hell where they are sold to the highest bidder who's fondest wish is to kill them slowly. Hostel 2 also follows 2 American men who, on the flip side of the
coin, are willing to pay to join an exclusive club where a life will end at their hands...any way they like. It's a story of human monsters and the almighty dollar as only Eli Roth could tell it.
Versions
Director's Cut
Unrated
91:01s
UK: The Unseen Edition/Director's Cut/US Unrated Version was passed 18 uncut for:
2016 Sony [Hostel Parts I,II,III] R0 Blu-ray at UK Amazon
Hot Dog... the Movie is a 1984 USA comedy romance by Peter Markle. Starring David Naughton, Patrick Houser and Tracy Smith.
There exists an uncut Producer's Cut and an MPAA R rated theatrical
version. The UK releases match the running time of the Producer's Cut.
Summary Notes
Harkin Banks is a young Idaho farm kid who is also an ace at skiing. He is headed to the
freestyle skiing championships in Squaw Valley, CA along with runaway Sunny. He meets his adversary in the form of Rudy, a self centered European skier who doesn't take a liking to Harkin or his new found friends, The Rat Pack, led by veteran Dan O'
Callahan. Harkin has many misadventures with Dan and his buddies, but doesn't lose focus in his attempt to get the World Cup.
Producer's Cut
uncut
run:
98:11s
pal:
94:15s
UK: The Producer's Cut was passed 18 uncut:
1986 Entertainment in VHS
1984 cinema release titled Hot Dog...the Movie
It is not confirmed but the run time of the US releases matches closely with the Producer's Cut
US: The Producer's Cut is uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
New scenes of the Producer's Cut complete the movie in every
respect. There are more breasts to be seen, the relationship between Harkin and Sunny is more developed and at the end there is an additional gag. The Producer's Cut is clearly preferable.
Theatrical Version
cut
cut:
run:
96m
pal:
92m
US: The US Theatrical Version was cut for an MPAA R rating
Hot Fantasies - 1982 Spain horror mystery drama by José Ramón Larraz (as Joseph Braunstein). See
Black Candles
Hot, Hard and Mean - 1973 USA /
Philippines crime thriller by Eddie Romero. See Black Mama, White Mama
Hot Nights of Linda is a 1975 France/Italy drama by Jesús Franco. With Alice Arno, Lina Romay and Pierre Taylou.
The baseline version is softcore but there is an extended hardcore version
with the main stars going a bit further. Franco remade the film as Sexy Sisters in 1977.
Summary Notes
A young woman is hired to care for an elderly man who lives on an island off the Greek coast. When
she arrives there the man warns her that his daughters are evil and dangerous. The woman discovers that one of the daughters is a crazed nymphomaniac who pursues, and seduces, everyone in the house, including her crippled sister.
Versions
Hard Banana Version
run:
81m
pal:
78m
US: The hardcore version/Hard Banana Version is uncut and MPAA Unrated rated for:
2013 Severin Films [hardcore + softcore] R0 Blu-ray/R0 DVD Combo at US Amazon
Note that the hardcore version is limited to the first 2500 copies.
Hardcore sex inserts were filmed by Jess Franco himself. It's definitely something of a curiosity
with extended masturbation and sex sequences featuring the stars, not stand-ins.
Softcore Version
run:
76m
pal:
73m
US: The softcore version is uncut and MPAA Unrated rated for:
2013 Severin Films [hardcore + softcore] R0 Blu-ray/R0 DVD Combo at US Amazon
UK: A pre-cut version implementing the previous cinema and VHS cuts was passed PG without further BBFC cuts for:
2001 20th Century Fox R2 DVD
The previous BBFC cuts for cinema and VHS were incorporated but were implemented differently and ended up being longer. In particular more dialogue was removed from the scene where Benson says 'fucking'
category cuts
cut:
22s
run:
84:27s
pal:
81:04s
UK: The cut cinema version was passed PG after 22s of further BBFC category cuts for:
1992 Fox VHS
The additional BBFC Cuts were:
Cut dialogue in a discussion with Topper and Block: "My uncle told me that not playing to win is like sleeping with your sister. sure, she's a great piece of tail with a blouseful of goodies, but it's illegal. Then you get
into that whole inbred thing. Kids with no teeth who play the banjo eat apple sauce through a straw. Pork farm animals".
category cuts
cut:
run:
84:39s
pal:
81:16s
UK: Passed 12 after a BBFC category cut for:
1991 cinema release
The BBFC Cuts were:
When Benson looks over map, remove the word fucking from his line: I don't have a clue, not a fucking clue.
The BBFC also required on onscreen warning against the dangers of using helium from balloons for comic effect on the
voice.
UK: A pre-cut version was passed PG after 1:07s of further BBFC cuts for:
2001 20th Century Fox R2 DVD
The distributors cut more than was required for the same BBFC cuts list as the previous VHS. The total cuts were:
The chainsticks fight scene was absent from this version
The scene where Topper and Michelle make out in the back of a limo blatantly watched by the driver was deleted by the distributor.
The the Basic Instinct parody scene was
absent from this version.
The sole occurrence of the word 'fuck' was previously removed by shortening the dialogue where Topper reminisces with Ramada: I'll fuck up your life if it's the last thing I do. This time round the whole speech
was removed
The BBFC cut another dialogue line where Ramada talks to Charlie Sheen by helicopter, her line was removed: sex - wild free sex!. But again the distributors cut more lines from this conversation than was asked for by the BBFC.
Sky showed two versions, one of which was completely uncut. The uncut version was also shown on ITV 2 in April 2008.
1:07s
82:53s
UK: Passed PG after 1:07s of BBFC cuts for:
1994 Fox VHS
The cinema cuts were extended to 1:07s by additional cuts
The chainsticks fight scene was absent from this version
The the Basic Instinct parody scene was absent from this version
The sole occurrence of the word 'fuck' was removed by shortening the dialogue where Topper reminisces with
Ramada: I'll fuck up your life if it's the last thing I do.
The BBFC cut another dialogue line where Ramada talks to Charlie Sheen by helicopter, her line was removed: sex - wild free sex!.
54s
87:33s =84:03s
submitted 88:27s =84:55s
UK: Passed 12 after 54s of BBFC cuts for:
1993 cinema release
The BBFC cuts were:
Deleted sequence during the Rambo fight parody where chainsticks were used.
Deleted Topper being handcuffed to the bed during the Basic Instinct spoof sex scene with Michelle on top of Topper riding him like a horse and shooting the guns
v The Hot Spot - 1990 USA
crime drama romance thriller by Dennis Hopper.
The Hot Spot is a 1990 USA crime drama romance thriller by Dennis Hopper. With Don
Johnson, Virginia Madsen, Jennifer Connelly.
Cut by the BBFC for instructions to build incendiary device. Later uncut for 2023 Blu-ray. Uncut and MPAA R rated in the US
Promotional Material
Harry, a drifter (Don Johnson, Miami Vice) rolls into town and talks his way into a job at a car dealership where he becomes caught between two beautiful women, the boss's conniving wife Dolly (Virginia Madsen,
Candyman) and Gloria (Jennifer Connelly, Requiem for a Dream) a naive young accountant whose life is complicated by blackmail. When Harry plans to rob the local bank, he becomes enmeshed in a lethal web of lust, greed and extortion, whose only escape is
murder. Adapted from Hell Hath No Fury by Charles Williams, The Hot Spot is a dusty, sweaty modern noir that updates the pulp formula of twists and turns with an intensity to match director Dennis Hopper's earlier film roles.
Versions
uncut
run:
130:01s
pal:
124:49s
UK: Uncut and BBFC 18 rated for strong
sex, nudity, violence:
An incendiary device is built to provide a diversion for a bank robbery but we don't see how it is made out of an alarm clock, matches, a shoebox and sandpaper.
Hot Tub Time Machine is a 2010 USA comedy Sci-Fi adventure by Steve
Pink. With John Cusack, Rob Corddry and Craig Robinson.
Exists as a Theatrical Version and the inevitable Extended/Unrated Version
Summary Notes
A malfunctioning time machine at a ski resort takes a man back to 1986 with his two friends
and nephew, where they must relive a fateful night and not change anything to make sure the nephew is born.
Versions
uncut
Unrated
96:25s
UK: The Unrated/Extended Version wax passed 15 uncut for:
2013 20th Century Fox [Theatrical + Extended] RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon
The Hound of the
Baskervilles is a 1959 UK horror mystery by Terence Fisher. Starring Peter Cushing, André Morell and Christopher Lee.
Cut by the BBFC for 1959 cinema release. It seems likely that it was this
cut cinema version that has been released ever since.
Summary Review
Returning to his family's manor house on the lonely moors after his father dies under mysterious circumstances, Sir Henry Baskerville
is confronted with the mystery of the supernatural hound that supposedly takes revenge upon the Baskerville family. The famous detective Sherlock Holmes and his assistant Dr. Watson are brought in to investigate.
Adapted from Sir
Arthur Conan Doyle's most famous Sherlock Holmes story, Terence Fisher's film of The Hound of the Baskervilles is probably the best attempt to immortalise the Great Detective on film. The movie has several things in its favour, notably a director at the
top of his game and Jack Asher's cinematography. The cast, too, is almost flawless.
Versions
cut
best available
Unrated
82:45s
cinema submitted 87:13s =83:44s
UK: An unknown version was passed without further BBFC cuts for mild horror and violence for:
House III is a 1989 US horror by James Isaac. With Lance Henriksen, Brion James and Rita Taggart.
The Theatrical Version was cut in the US for an R rating. The uncut
European Version was later released MPAA Unrated. Both versions were passed 18 in the UK without further censorship by the BBFC.
Summary Notes
Detective Lucas McCarthy finally apprehends Meat Cleaver Max
and watches the electric chair execution from the audience. But killing Max Jenke only elevated him to another level of reality. Now Lucas' family is under attack, his sanity in question, and his house haunted.
The story is
the weak point of the production, as James Isaac's acute direction is surefooted, the FX is imaginatively staged, Harry Manfredini's pulsating score holds well and the camera atmospherically shines in passages.
House III is not
related to House 1 and House II. The House tag was dropped for the 2013 Combo release titled The Horror Show
Versions
European Version
Unrated
91:04s
UK: The European Version was passed 18 uncut for:
2017 Arrow [European Version + US Theatrical Version] RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon
2017 Arrow [European Version + US Theatrical Version] R2 DVD
at UK Amazon
House IV is a 1992 USA horror fantasy thriller by Lewis Abernathy. Starring Terri Treas, William Katt and Scott Burkholder.
Cut by the BBFC for 15 rated 1991 VHS and 2004 DVD.
Summary
Notes
Following a disagreement with Roger Cobb (played by William Katt) and his brother Roger and his new wife and young daughter decide to keep the old and supposedly haunted family home. When driving back to town,
Roger is killed in a car accident. His family move into the old home. Inside the house, widow and her daughter experience bizarre and frightening events, while they all ready have to deal with the pressures of selling the Cobb home to a mysterious group.
2013 Relativity [Theatrical + Unrated] R1 DVD
at US Amazon
See pictorial cuts details from movie-censorship.com . The Unrated
Version is 3:26s longer of which about half is violent material probably left out for the US PG-13 rating. The additional material makes for a better movie but does not transform it into a horror film.
Theatrical Version
cut
cut:
3:26s
run:
100:38s
pal:
96:36s
96:36s
UK:
The cut Theatrical version was passed 15 without BBFC cuts for:
The House by the Cemetery is a 1981 Italy horror by Lucio Fulci. Starring Catriona MacColl and Paolo Malco and Ania Pieroni.
Cut by the BBFC for X rated 1982 cinema release. This cut version was released on
pre-cert video and was banned as a video nasty. It was then heavily cut for BBFC approved VHS in 1988. The cuts were reduced for 2001 DVD and later waived for 2009 DVD. Uncut and MPAA Unrated in the US.
Summary Review: Dread and Fear
This is the third in a loose trilogy of films by Italian master of the macabre Lucio Fulci set in New England that evoke the uncanny and cosmic terrors of H.P. Lovecraft.
At times Fulci
succeeds very well in creating an atmosphere of dread and fear, and the film is not without some subtle moments of terror, due mainly to an eerie soundtrack and a couple of creepy kids. But fans of Fulci and Italian horror cinema in general are not
interested in the type of subtle scares one might find in ghost stories. Although this film is not without its moments (throats ripped out, maggot ridden bodies and decapitation), the violence seems quite muted compared to other Fulci films.
Versions
uncut
run:
86:15s
pal:
82:48s
UK: Passed 18 uncut for strong
bloody gore and horror after the BBFC waived their cuts for:
UK: Passed 18 after 33s of BBFC cuts but with some cuts waived for:
2001 Protected/Vipco DVD
The additional video cuts of 1988 were waived along with some cinema cuts to the poker murder. The majority of the cinema cuts were retained though.
The BBFC explained:
Cuts required to two sequences of detailed
violence against women (stabs to chest and neck with sharp spike, knife cutting throat), in accordance with BBFC policy on violence, and to take into account recent, successful prosecutions of the uncut version under the Obscene Publications Act 1959.
UK: Passed 18 after a further 4:11s of BBFC cuts beyond the 34s of cinema cuts for:
1988 Elephant VHS
The BBFC's further 4:11s of cuts were:
Removal of all details of a girl being stabbed through the back of her head through to her mouth and of her body being dragged away.
The entire poker killing mentioned above has been deleted along with the body being dragged away.
The killing of a vampire bat and related blood spattering is missing.
Shots of decomposing bodies in the cellar and the disembowelled man on the table have gone
Norman having his throat cut by Fraudstein has also been removed
cut
cut:
1:26s
run:
84:29s
pal:
81:06s
UK: The cut cinema version was released for:
1983 Videomedia/Vampix VHS
The video was released in January 1983 but was banned as a video nasty in November 1983. It remained on the list through out the panic so became one of the collectable DPP 39's
3 cuts totalling 55s removed an estate agent being subjected to two stabs with a poker. This included the slow motion gushing of blood from her wounds.
3 cuts totalling 20s were imposed on the scene of a nanny (Ann) having her throat cut.
House of Blood is a 2006 Germany horror by Olaf Ittenbach. Starring Christopher Kriesa, Martina Ittenbach and Simon Newby.
Not released in the UK. Cut in the US for an MPAA R rating. Uncut in Europe
Summary Notes
A prison bus with over a dozen criminals on board has an accident and rams another car, in which Dr. Douglas Madsen was on his way home. Most of the prisoners die. Four of them survive,
one of them severely injured. After having killed all the guards, they head for the woods. They take Dr. Douglas Madsen hostage. Suddenly a huge house appears in the middle of the woods. The leader of the group, Arthur, emphasizes that he will kill
Douglas and every single member of the "family" if his wounded brother would die. Meanwhile some members of the family show strange behavior, and very soon mayhem breaks loose.
Cuts required to three instances of real animal cruelty (horses made to fall using techniques likely to result in serious injury).
This Chinese martial arts
extravaganza, contained four horsefalls in a chase scene set in a forest. Three of the falls appeared to have been achieved using cruel techniques, including use of trip wires. The production company contended that precautions, such as the placing of
mattresses on the forest floor hidden by leaves and sand, the dampness of the land surface and the use of horse trainers and soft ropes, removed any element of cruelty. The sequence was shown to an expert veterinarian, experienced in supervising filmed
animal action, who considered and rejected the film maker's arguments. The three cruel and dangerous horsefalls were therefore removed.
House of Mortal Sin is a 1976 UK horror by Pete Walker. Starring Anthony Sharp, Susan Penhaligon and Stephanie Beacham.
Cut for UK cinema release. Hopefully home video releases are uncut, but this is not confirmed
Summary Notes
A troubled young girl goes to confession at the local church.
Unfortunately, the sexually frustrated priest she confesses to becomes obsessed with her. At first, the priest stalks the girl, but later it is revealed that he will stop at nothing, including blackmail and murder, just to get close to her.
Versions
run:
103:56s
pal:
99:47s
UK: An unknown version was passed 15 without BBFC cuts for moderate bloody violence for:
2024 88 Films [The Flesh and Blood Show] (RB) Blu-ray at UK Amazon #ad
2015
Odeon RB Blu-ray titled House of Mortal Sin at UK Amazon
2015 Odeon R2 DVD
titled House of Mortal Sin at UK Amazon
2005 Anchor Bay R2
DVD titled House of Mortal Sin
UK: An unknown version was passed 18 without BBFC cuts for:
1986 RCA/Columbia VHS titled The Confessional Murders
US: An unknown version is MPAA R rated for:
2015 Redemption [Pete Walker Collection II] (RA) Blu-ray at US Amazon
House of 1000 Dolls is a 1967 Spain / West Germany crime thriller by Jeremy Summers. Starring Vincent Price, Martha Hyer and George Nader.
Cut for 1968 cinema release. BBFC cuts waived for 2013 DVD. Cut even more
in Spain. There is also a cut German version.
Summary Notes
When a vacationing couple in Tangiers run into an old friend there, they discover that he is searching for his missing girlfriend who has been
kidnapped by an international gang of white slavers. Nader investigates but before he can come up with anything, his friend is murdered. Meanwhile, nightclub magician Price and his mentalist partner continue their nefarious activities--they hypnotize and
kidnap young women for the white slavers, and spirit them to the "House of 1000 Dolls."
Versions
uncut
91:31s
UK: The English Version was passed 15 uncut for infrequent strong violence and moderate sex references with previous BBFC cuts waived for;
The Director's Cut version with the strap line Funny Version is a self parody featuring new music, alternative scenes, outtakes, several overlay-commentaries and speech balloons. See
pictorial version details from movie-censorship.com
House of Whipcord is a 1974 UK horror thriller by Pete Walker. With Barbara Markham, Patrick Barr and Ray Brooks.
Cut by the BBFC for 1974 X rated cinema release. Uncut and BBFC 18 rated on home video. Uncut in the US
Summary Review: A seventies gem.
An old man that lives in an old house conducts
a correctional institute for girls. He is assisted my a matron who likes to get the girls into trouble and present them in front of the old man who thinks he is the law and he passes out punishment. Afterwards the girls get tied to a cross and whipped.
Pete Walker's film is both a sleazy seventies exploitation classic and a striking indictment of the justice system.
The atmosphere of the film is brilliant; Pete Walker always ensures that the action is
sleazy, and yet oddly erotic at the same time. The film is very matriarchal, and it's the female characters that are the protagonists while the men exist in background roles. However, the film isn't feminist; and, in fact, is the exact opposite; as the
director ensures that none of the women are portrayed in a favourable light.
Barbara Markham gives a powerhouse performance in the role of the head of the institution. Penny Irving is the young French victim at the centre of the
story; but her performance is brought down by her ridiculous French accent!
A seventies gem.
Versions
uncut
run:
101:59s
pal:
97:54s
UK: Passed 18 uncut for strong violence
with previous cuts restored for:
The House on Sorority Row is a 1983 US slasher by Mark Rosman. With Kate McNeil, Eileen Davidson and Janis Ward.
Cut by the BBFC for VHS but the cuts were waived for DVD. Uncut and MPAA R
rated in the US.
Summary Review: Classic slasher
After a seemingly innocent prank goes horribly wrong, a group of sorority sisters are stalked and murdered one by one in their sorority house while
throwing a party to celebrate their graduation.
The House On Sorority Row is a classic horror film. The acting was not that bad at all, and the directing was solid. This is a fave of mine. If you're a fan of 80's horror you will
love this classic.
Other reviewers are not so impressed and rate it as moderate.
Versions
uncut
91:22s =87:43s
UK: Passed 18 uncut after previous BBFC cuts waived for:
2012 Scorpion Katrina's Nightmare Theatre R0 DVD
at US Amazon
3s
87:50s
UK: Passed 18 after 3s of BBFC cuts for:
1986 Apex VHS titled House of Evil
The BBFC cuts were:
Omits a short scene after the attack on Jeanie, in which Katherine goes to look for Peter and finds him standing by the piano.
The UK version of the film cuts out two shots to Vicki's murder, the cane in the back and the cane in the eye. The
UK version shows shots of childrens' toys at the end of the film, whereas the US version ends immediately after the killer's eyes open.
House on Straw Hill - 1975 UK video by James Kenelm Clarke See
Expose
House on the Edge of the Park is a 1980 Italian horror thriller by Ruggero Deodato With David Hess and Annie Belle.
Banned by the BBFC for 1981 cinema release. Banned as a video nasty in 1983. Unbanned after 12 minutes of cuts in 2002. Cuts reduced to 43s in 2011, and then uncut for 2023 Blu-ray. Uncut and MPAA Unrated in the US.
Summary Review:
Interesting yet Chilling
A couple of rapists Alex and Ricky who are invited to a rich person's party. They decide to make their own cruel and twisted kind of fun such as murder and rape.
A harsh and
unsettling Italian horror thriller from director Ruggero Deodato who definitely knows how to shock his audience.
The acting isn't all that great but the music is good with a funky disco song, some gory violence with
torture, nudity, and sleaze abound.
Versions
uncut
run:
92m
pal:
88m
UK: Passed 18 uncut for sexual
violence, sadistic violence, strong threat:
UK: Passed 18 for strong sexual violence and threat after 43s of BBFC cuts for:
2014 Shameless [Deadato's Cinema of Death set] R2 DVD
2011 Argent/Shameless R0 DVD
The BBFC commented:
Company was required to make cuts to one sequence of sexualised violence in which a razor is traced over a woman's naked body, after which her body is cut with the razor.
According to Shameless, the BBFC originally asked for 16 cuts totalling 1:20s. The BBFC was asked to think again, and it reduced the cuts by 37s, leaving 43s still cut.
The waived cut was 37s to the sex scene between Alex and Lisa which had
previously been cut due to the questionability of whether or not Lisa is enjoying her ordeal.
sight of razor being traced between woman's breasts.
sight of razor being traced over woman's breast and nipple.
sight of razor being traced over woman's breasts and nipples.
sight of razor being traced over woman's breast
and nipple and over her body.
sight of razor being traced over woman's stomach, with her breast visible.
sight of razor being eased inside woman's jeans.
As man approaches woman with razor blade, remove all sight of breast and
arm being slashed with razor.
all sight of razor cutting woman's breast and arm.
all sight of razor cutting woman's breast and arm (again).
all sight of razor cutting woman's breast and arm (again, for a third time).
close sight of razor cutting woman's leg, next to her genitals.
close sight of razor cutting woman's leg, next to her genitals (again).
sight of razor cutting down woman's body, between her breasts.
cut
cut:
11:43s
run:
79:15s
pal:
76:05s
UK: Passed 18 after 11:43s of BBFC cuts for:
2009 Cornerstone R2 DVD
2002 Protected/Vipco R2 DVD
The BBFC commented:
Cuts required to several sequences of sexual violence, humiliating depictions of female nudity and gross violence
From IMDb:
BBFC removed most of the rape and assault scenes
heavily edited the razor-slashing of Cindy
heavily edited the opening murder scene
removed shots of Tony's head being slammed against a table.
uncut
UK: Released uncut on pre-cert video for:
1982 Skyline VHS
Released in October 1982, it was listed as a video nasty in July 1983. It stayed on the list throughout the panic so became one of the collectable DPP39s
House on the Hill is a 2012 USA crime horror by Jeff
Frentzen. Starring Naidra Dawn Thomson, Shannon Leade and Stephen AF Day.
Massively cut by the BBFC for an 18 rated DVD in 2014.
Summary Notes
Based on a true story, HOUSE ON THE HILL is a true crime melodrama with strong horror elements, chronicling the
outrageous 1980s murder spree of serial killer Leonard Lake, who would target, kidnap, rob and kill people -- and even whole families. Sonia, the only survivor of Lake's killing spree, teams up with a private investigator to help him locate a woman who
disappeared into Lake's compound. In the process, Sonia recounts the horrors of the house, where Lake and his accomplice would force her to videotape the killings.
UK: Passed 18 for strong violence, sexual violence after 7:12s of BBFC compulsory cuts for:
2014 Lighthouse Digital Media video
The BBFC commented:
Cuts required to remove or reduce scenes of sexual and sexualised violence.
The BBFC further commented in the Annual Report covering 2014:
Scenes of kidnapped women being humiliated, degraded, raped and murdered are nterspersed with recordings of reallife murderer Leonard Lake describing his
motivations. A number of cuts were required, totalling over seven minutes of footage, including several to reduce the more prolonged sequences of sexual violence and sexualised focus on the nudity of the victims.
The House that Jack Built is a 2018 Denmark / France / Germany /
Sweden horror thriller by Lars von Trier. Starring Matt Dillon, Bruno Ganz and Uma Thurman.
The Director's Cut was shown at Cannes but an R rated US Theatrical Version
was distributed in the US. All UK releases are the Director's Cut.
Cotroversy
[ Spoilers! hover or click text below]
A particularly controversial moment was Jack as a young boy snipping off the leg of a duck. But even that got a mixed response as animal rights campaigners PETA defended the film i praising its accurate portrayal of the link between
adolescent animal abuse and psychopathy. Of course the effect was achieved in CGI and no ducks were harmed in the making of the film.
Summary Notes
USA in the 1970s. We follow the highly intelligent Jack over a span of 12 years and are introduced to the murders that define Jack's development as a serial killer. We
experience the story from Jack's point of view, while he postulates each murder is an artwork in itself. As the inevitable police intervention is drawing nearer, he is taking greater and greater risks in his attempt to create the ultimate artwork. Along
the way we experience Jack's descriptions of his personal condition, problems and thoughts through a recurring conversation with the unknown Verge - a grotesque mixture of sophistry mixed with an almost childlike self-pity and psychopathic explanations.
The House That Jack Built is a dark and sinister story, yet presented through a philosophical and occasional humorous tale.
Director's Cut
Director's Cut
run:
152:32s
pal:
146:26s
UK: The Director's Cut was passed 18
uncut for strong bloody violence, sadistic threat, gore:
2019 Curzon Artificial Eye (RB) Blu-ray at UK Amazon
The distributors state that all UK releases will be the Director's Cut.
US: The version premiered at Cannes is denoted as the MPAA Unrated Director's Cut:
2020 Shout! Factory [Director's Cut + Theatrical Version] RA Blu-ray at US Amazon
2020 Shout! Factory [Director's Cut + Theatrical Version] R1 DVD
at US Amazon
US Theatrical Version
cut Theatrical Version
cut:
1:33s
run:
152m
pal:
146m
US: The US Theatrical Version was cut for an R rating for strong disturbing violence/sadistic behavior, grisly
images, language, and nudity.
US: The cut US theatrical version will also be released online at least until an uncut home video release in June 2019.
The MPAA later commented on the level of censorship when admonishing the distributor for a
screening of the Director's Cut prior to general release. The MPAA has ruled that the one-night-only Director's Cut screenings violates the group's rules, rather than being the abridged R-rated version, it was the decidedly gorier unrated
director's cut .
The House That Screamed is a 1970 Spain horror mystery thriller by Narciso Ibáñez Serrador. Starring Lilli Palmer, Cristina Galbó and John Moulder-Brown.
Exists in at least 3 versions, An Extended Version, a cut US Theatrical Version and a short version.
Summary Notes
Lilli Palmer owns and runs a school for wayward girls in France. Her absolute discipline has fostered a social order among the girls with rampant sex, lesbianism and torture the norm. Palmer also has an adolescent son (Moulder Brown) she tries to keep isolated from the young women lest he be tainted by sexual relations; She explains that he must wait for a girl "just like his mother". Meanwhile, girls are "running away" (being murdered) one by one, with their corpses and any evidence of their outcome not to be found. Beware cut versions; the film was shown back in the 70's on network TV chopped to only 76 minutes!
Versions
Extended Version
run:
103:53s
pal:
99:44s
UK: The Extended Version was passed 15
uncut for strong violence, injury detail, threat:
2023 Arrow Video Special Edition [Extended + US Versions] (RB) Blu-ray at UK
Amazon #ad titled The Finishing School released on 6th March 2023
US: The Extended Version is uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
2016 Shout! Factory [Extended + US Theatrical Versions] (RA) Blu-ray at US Amazon
cut US Version
run:
94:20s
pal:
90:34s
GP
UK: The cut US Version was passed 15 for strong
violence, injury detail, threat without BBFC cuts:
2023 Arrow Video Special Edition [Extended + US Versions] (RB) Blu-ray at UK
Amazon #ad The House That Screamed eleased on 6th March 2023
US: The cut US Theatrical Version was MPAA GP rated for:
2016 Shout! Factory [Extended + US Theatrical Versions] (RA) Blu-ray at US Amazon
From IMDb. The American version released by AIP in 1971 was heavily cut mainly for pacing reasons but a few frames of a throat slashing were removed for the 'GP' certificate.
pre-cut
cut:
run:
pal:
sub:
75:49s
UK: A short version was passed X (18) uncut for:
1971 cinema release
This short version also seems to have been used for TV.
The House Where Evil Dwells is a 1982 USA / Japan horror by Kevin
Connor. Starring Edward Albert, Susan George and Doug McClure.
Cut by the BBFC for 1986 18 rated VHS. Uncut and MPAA R rated in the US.
Summary Review: Really graphic start
In 1840, a samurai comes home to find his wife in bed with another man, so he kills them both and then himself. Flash-forward to the present day, and an American
family of three moves into this since-abandoned house and starts to experience incidents of haunting and possession.
The movie kicks off with the wife of a samauri doing the dirty with one of his students & guess what? he
catches them at it & strikes them dead with his sword then commits harikiri on himself, really graphic start!
That scene was 142 years earlier now we go to present day japan . a couple & their daughter stay in this rented
house & are told it is haunted . They don't seem to mind but visions of the former occupants appear the wife (Susan George!) has an affair with her husbands friend, Doug Mclure & it turns nasty when he finds out!
The love
making scenes go on far too long , is this soft porn or horror? The film comes full circle when the husband & friend fight over the wife & the ghosts take them over turning it into a crazy martial arts blood bath!
Versions
uncut
~88:00s =~84:00s
US: Uncut and MPAA R rated for:
2016 Shout! Factory [House Where Evil Dwells + Ghost Warrior] (RA) Blu-ray at US Amazon
How NOT To Summon A Demon Lord is a 2018 Japan animation comedy Starring Masaaki Mizunaka, Yû Serizawa and Azumi Waki
There are no censorship issues with this BBFC 18 rated release in the UK.
Season 2 was banned in January 2023 by the Australian Censorship Board. Presumably cut when Season 2 was resubmitted and then MA 15+ rated in June 2023.
Summary Notes
An elite player is summoned by two maidens to save a fantasy game.
How to Seduce a Virgin is a 1974 France erotic drama by Jesús Franco. With Alice Arno, Robert Woods and Howard Vernon.
Banned by the BBFC for cinema in 1974 and not released since. Released
uncut in the US 2013
Promotional Material
The beautiful Countess Martine de Bressac is released from the expensive asylum where she was incarcerated after castrating her former lover. She returns to her
luxurious villa on the coast and goes at once down into her private underground dungeon. It's here that she indulges herself in the perverse sexual practices that give her life meaning, surrounded by the bizarre human statues of her previous victims. Her
husband, Charles, feeds his wife's sick fantasies, aware that she is his meal ticket to a life of luxury. He announces that he has a new game for her - they will befriend and seduce the young and virginal daughter of a rich neighbor. But things do not go
exactly as planned... Games of decadence and debauchery lead to mayhem and murder.
From cult director Jess Franco. His most outrageous film.
Howard the Duck is a 1986 USA action comedy romance by Willard Huyck. Starring Lea Thompson, Jeffrey Jones and Tim Robbins.
BBFC category cuts were required for a PG rated 1986 cinema release and
1987 VHS. Further category cuts were required for a PG rated DVD in 2008, however an uncut version was also released on 2008 DVD with a 12 rating. Uncut and MPAA PG rated in the US.
Summary Notes
A
scientific experiment unknowingly brings extraterrestrial life forms to the Earth through a laser beam. First is the cigar smoking drake Howard from the duck's planet. A few kids try to keep him from the greedy scientists and help him back to his planet.
But then a much less friendly being arrives through the beam...
Versions
uncut
run:
110:17s
pal:
105:52s
Germany
UK: Passed 12 uncut for bleeped strong language, moderate sex references and horror for:
2019 101 Films (RB) Blu-ray/R2 DVD Combo at UK Amazon
2008 Metrodome R2 DVD at UK Amazon titled Howard the Duck
Germany: Passed 16 uncut for:
Universal/Koch RB Blu-ray via UK Amazon titled Howard the Duck
US: Uncut and MPAA PG rated for:
2009 Universal Studios Special Edition R1 DVD at US Amazon titled Howard the Duck
category cuts
cut:
1:32s
run:
108:49s
pal:
104:28s
UK: The cut cinema version was passed PG for mild sex references and horror after 52s of BBFC further category cuts over
and above the original 45s of cuts. So the total cuts are 1:32s for:
2008 Metrodome/In2Film R2 DVD titled Howard the Duck
The BBFC commented of the 52s of further cuts:
Company chose to remove moderate visual sex references (to a [furry lady duck] pornographic magazine and to working in a sleazy sauna/massage parlour [with couples making
out]) in order to achieve a PG classification. An uncut 12 classification was available.
Hudson Hawk is a 1991 USA action comedy adventure by Michael Lehmann. Starring Bruce Willis, Danny Aiello and Andie MacDowell.
Cut by the BBFC for all UK releases with a 15 rating. Uncut and MPAA R
rated in the US.
Summary Notes
Eddie Hawkins, called Hudson Hawk has just been released from ten years of prison and is planning to spend the rest of his life honestly. But then the
crazy Mayflower couple blackmail him to steal some of the works of Leonardo da Vinci. If he refuses, they threaten to kill his friend Tommy.
BBFC Secretary John Trevelyan insisted on the removal of a scene from a Swedish film Puss & Kram (released in the UK under the title Hugs and Kisses). The offending sequence featured actress Agneta Ekmanner, who undresses and
stands nude in front of a mirror. Trevelyan demanded the cut in the firm belief that Swedish liberal attitudes were incompatible with those of British audiences. However a number of local authorities passed the film with the offending full-frontal shot
intact, to no great public reaction (at all).
Cinema version was cut in 2004 with the following BBFC statement: Cut required to remove a sequence of apparently real animal cruelty (cat writhing in pain after being poisoned ) The distributor was unable to provide a
satisfactory explanation of how the scene was achieved and a cut was required.
v Hulchul
- 1995 India action crime comedy by Anees Bazmee.
Hulchul is a 1995 India action crime comedy by Anees Bazmee. Starring Vinod Khanna,
Ajay Devgn and Kajol.
Cut by the BBFC for 15 rated cinema and home video release in 1995
Summary Notes
A troubled ACP adopts a young poor child named Deva whose mother and father
died. When he grows up, he helps his adopted father as a police officer and ACP to solve various crimes around town to save his job and protect his family. Deva should not only help his father by tracking down a mob or fight gang members, but he has to
release his half-brother Karan from police custody after he is framed for murder.
The Human Centipede II is a 2011 Netherlands/UK horror by Tom Six. With Laurence R Harvey and Ashlynn Yennie.
Famously banned in the UK for 2011 DVD but later passed 18 after heavy cuts. Also temporarily banned in Australia before later being passed R18+ with cuts. A cut
version was released in the US Unrated by the MPAA. Later it was released in the uncut version which is now cheekily tagged as the Director's Cut, still MPAA Unrated. Banned in New Zealand.
Summary Review: Sick Fantasy
Inspired by the fictional Dr. Heiter, disturbed loner Martin dreams of creating a 12-person centipede and sets out to realize his sick fantasy.
This is the type of movie you will either like or hate, I doubt
there will be much in between. The film is quite shocking, but not the most outrageous of the genre.
Actor Laurence R Harvey is masterful as Martin yet doesn't utter a single word of dialogue.
Versions
Director's Cut
run:
90:50s
pal:
87:12s
US: The Uncut Version/Director's Cut is MPAA Unrated for:
Missing shots of Martin's penis wrapped in sandpaper whilst masturbating
Missing scene of Martin wrapping barbed wire around his penis and then raping the last girl in the chain.
cut
cut:
30s
run:
90m
pal:
86m
Australia: Passed R18+ after 30s of Classification Board cuts for:
Au 2011 Bounty R4 DVD
cut
cut:
2:37s
run:
87:50s
pal:
84:19s
UK: Unbanned and passed 18 for very strong bloody violence and gore, and sexual violence after 2:37s of BBFC cuts
for:
2017 Eureka Steelbook Edition RB Blu-ray
2016 Eureka [colour version] home video
2012 Monster Films [Human Centipede 1+2] Steelbook Blu-ray/R2 DVD Combo
2012 Monster Films [Human Centipede 1+2] R2 DVD
2011 Bounty Blu-ray
2011 Bounty R2 DVD
2011 cinema release
The BBFC commented on their cuts:
Company was required to make 32 individual cuts to scenes of sexual and sexualised violence, sadistic violence and humiliation, and a child presented in an abusive and violent context.
In this case, cuts included:
a man masturbating with sandpaper around his penis
graphic sight of a man's teeth being removed with a hammer
graphic sight of lips being stapled to naked buttocks
graphic sight of forced defecation into and around other people's mouths
a man with barbed wire wrapped around his penis raping a woman
a newborn baby being killed
graphic sight of injury as staples are torn away from individuals' mouth and buttocks.
The film also contains scenes of sexual and sexualised violence, most notably a sequence in which Martin rapes the woman at the end of his centipede . He is shown thrusting into the naked woman, although in
the classified version the duration of the scene and the emphasis on both male and female nudity has been significantly reduced.
Elsewhere in the film, it is implied that Martin is masturbating with sandpaper whilst viewing a DVD
of THE HUMAN CENTIPEDE (FIRST SEQUENCE). However, the classified version of the film is significantly less explicit.
These cuts enabled the ban to be rescinded as explained by the BBFC:
The DVD of The Human Centipede II (Full Sequence)
has been passed with an 18 classification following 32 cuts made across 8 separate sequences. The cuts total 2 minutes 37 seconds and address all the concerns raised when the Board refused a classification on 6 June 2011, including those
relating to sexual violence, graphic gore and the possibility of breach of the law relating to obscenity.
The President, Sir Quentin Thomas, said
When we first examined this work earlier this
year we judged that, as submitted, it was unsuitable for classification; and, as we explained to the company, we could not ourselves see how cuts could produce a viable and classifiable work. That remains the view of one of our Vice Presidents, Gerard
Lemos, who is therefore abstaining from the Board's collective decision.
The company lodged an appeal against our decision to refuse classification. In the course of preparations for that appeal, the company proposed a number of
cuts which it was right for us to consider. In response, after further examination, we proposed a more extensive series of cuts. These cuts produce a work which many will find difficult but which I believe can properly be classified at the adult level.
The company has now accepted these cuts, withdrawn its appeal and the work has been classified, as cut, at 18.
In its original letter of 6 June refusing classification, the Board made clear that it was open to the
distributor to attempt cuts. The cuts which have now been made are, in the Board's judgement, necessary if the film is to be classified.
Originally passed R18+ uncut by the Classification Board
Banned on appeal by the Review Board in November 2011. The appeal was requested by NSW Attorney General, Greg Smith
Unbanned by the Classification Board after 30s of cuts in
December 2011.
New Zealand: Banned
Banned as 'objectionable' in April 2012
UK: Temporarily banned by the BBFC for:
2011 Bounty R2 DVD
The BBFC explained:
The BBFC has rejected the sexually violent, and potentially obscene DVD, The Human Centipede II (Full Sequence) This means that it cannot be legally supplied anywhere in the UK. The decision was
taken by the Director, David Cooke and the Presidential Team of Sir Quentin Thomas, Alison Hastings and Gerard Lemos.
The Human Centipede II (Full Sequence) is a sequel to the film The Human Centipede (First Sequence),
which was classified 18 uncut for cinema and DVD release by the BBFC in 2010. The first film dealt with a mad doctor who sews together three kidnapped people in order to produce the human centipede'of the title. Although the concept of the film
was undoubtedly tasteless and disgusting it was a relatively traditional and conventional horror film and the Board concluded that it was not in breach of our Guidelines at '18 . This new work, The Human Centipede II (Full Sequence), tells the story
of a man who becomes sexually obsessed with a DVD recording of the first film and who imagines putting the centipede idea into practice. Unlike the first film, the sequel presents graphic images of sexual violence, forced defecation, and
mutilation, and the viewer is invited to witness events from the perspective of the protagonist. Whereas in the first film the centipede idea is presented as a revolting medical experiment, with the focus on whether the victims will be able to
escape, this sequel presents the centipede idea as the object of the protagonist's depraved sexual fantasy.
The principal focus of The Human Centipede II (Full Sequence) is the sexual arousal of the central
character at both the idea and the spectacle of the total degradation, humiliation, mutilation, torture, and murder of his naked victims. Examples of this include a scene early in the film in which he masturbates whilst he watches a DVD of the original
Human Centipede film, with sandpaper wrapped around his penis, and a sequence later in the film in which he becomes aroused at the sight of the members of the centipede being forced to defecate into one another's mouths, culminating in sight of
the man wrapping barbed wire around his penis and raping the woman at the rear of the centipede . There is little attempt to portray any of the victims in the film as anything other than objects to be brutalised, degraded and mutilated for the
amusement and arousal of the central character, as well as for the pleasure of the audience. There is a strong focus throughout on the link between sexual arousal and sexual violence and a clear association between pain, perversity and sexual pleasure.
It is the Board's conclusion that the explicit presentation of the central character's obsessive sexually violent fantasies is in breach of its Classification Guidelines and poses a real, as opposed to a fanciful, risk that harm is likely to be caused to
potential viewers.
David Cooke, Director of the BBFC said:
It is the Board's carefully considered view that to issue a certificate to this work, even if confined to adults, would be
inconsistent with the Board's Guidelines, would risk potential harm within the terms of the VRA, and would be unacceptable to the public.
The Board also seeks to avoid classifying material that may be in breach of
the Obscene Publications Acts 1959 and 1964 (OPA) or any other relevant legislation. The OPA prohibits the publication of works that have a tendency to deprave or corrupt a significant proportion of those likely to see them. In order to avoid classifying
potentially obscene material, the Board engages in regular discussions with the relevant enforcement agencies, including the CPS, the police, and the Ministry of Justice. It is the Board's view that there is a genuine risk that this video work, The Human
Centipede II (Full Sequence), may be considered obscene within the terms of the OPA, for the reasons given above.
The Board considered whether its concerns could be dealt with through cuts. However, given that the
unacceptable content runs throughout the work, cuts are not a viable option in this case and the work is therefore refused a classification.
The Human Centipede III is a 2015 USA horror by Tom Six. Starring Eric Roberts, Bree Olson and Tommy 'Tiny' Lister.
Passed 18 uncut in the UK. Cut for an MPAA Unrated release in the US.
Summary Notes
Taking inspiration from The Human Centipede films, the warden of a notorious and troubled prison
looks to create a 500-person human centipede as a solution to his problems.
Versions
uncut
run:
102:38s
pal:
98:32s
US: Passed 18 uncut for strong bloody violence, gore, sexual violence:
Human Experiments is a 1980 US thriller by Gregory Goodell. With Linda Haynes, Geoffrey Lewis and Ellen Travolta.
A short version was passed for cinema without BBFC cuts. The video was
banned as a video nasty for a while. No UK release since but uncut and MPAA R rated in the US.
Summary Review: Women in Prison
Country singer Rachel Foster (Linda Haynes) is undoubtedly the unluckiest
person alive as she stumbles upon a young kid who has just slaughtered his family.
She shoots the kid (he goes into a coma), resulting in a life sentence after the crooked Sheriff pins all the murders on her. But this is
no ordinary prison as the Warden (Mercedes Shirley) and Dr. Kline (Geoffrey Lewis) are conducting bizarre behavioural experiments on their charges.
There are some memorable bits in this and, on a whole, it is a pretty
solid women in prison entry with a few nice twists. Lewis does a great job as the creepy doctor and their is a nice supporting role from Ellen Travolta. Haynes is an attractive lead and isn't afraid to deliver the genre required nudity.
Director Gregory Goodell excels in the film's last third where Foster's nightmares come to life to haunt her. Sadly, he went on to Lifetime movies exclusively after this.
The Human Factor is a typical revenge movie in the wake of Dirty Harry, Death Wish and Straw Dogs with an American special agent and computer specialist
in Italy losing his family by a terrorist's assault at his home and taking bloody revenge.
George Kennedy plays the hero and does a good job as hard-edged, desperate family father turning to a merciless killer, although he
is no Clint Eastwood or Charles Bronson.
The scripts lacks a bit of logic sometimes, as the real motivation of the terrorist group is never really explained, but all in all the film keeps the action, thrills and suspense
always going and adds some very scary moments and furious action sequences, especially the big showdown in a supermarket. Ennio Morricone's sound tracks puts even more thrills and atmosphere to this dark political thriller that can be seen as a sleeper
for fans of seventies' hardcore action cinema.
Human Lanterns is a 1982 Hong Kong action horror by Chung Sun Starring Tony Liu, Kuan Tai Chen and Lieh Lo
The film was heavily cut for Hong Kong release but was released on 2005 18 rated UK DVD
with just one scene missing. The film was released uncut on 2022 18 rated Blu-ray.
Summary Notes
A psychotic craftsman pits two rival Kung-Fu masters against each other while
designing special lanterns from a disturbing source.
Versions
uncut
run:
99m
pal:
95m
UK: Passed 18 uncut for strong bloody violence, sexual violence:
To remove the scene in the run up to the skin peeling of Yen-chu. Chun Fang rips off Yen-chu's clothes and cuts her head with an axe and a little later inserts the poison into her head wound. Afterwards he cuts her shoulder as the start point to the
peeling
Note that the subsequent skin peeling of Yen-chu is included in this version, whereas it was missing from the UK DVD.
The Hong Kong version is then missing Fang showing Yen-chu her peeled skin and then moving to wash it
A scene is missing showing old Tsui being drowned in a barrel of blood
A scene with Fang ripping off the Lung's wife's clothes before starting to rape her
Humanoids from the Deep is a 1980 USA Sci-Fi horror by Barbara Peeters,Jimmy T. Murakami (uncredited) Starring Doug McClure,Ann Turkel,Vic Morrow
Some releases are missing a shot of a man having his head ripped off.
Summary Notes
Scientific experiments backfire and produce horrific mutations: half man, half fish, which terrorize a small fishing village by killing the men and raping the women.
Versions
run:
80m
pal:
77m
UK: Passed 18 uncut for sexual violence, strong gore:
2021 88 Films 2021 88 Films (RB) Blu-ray at UK Amazon #ad titled Humanoids From The Deep
pre-cut
cut:
run:
79:45s
pal:
76:34s
Passed 18 without BBFC cuts for:
1986 Warner VHS titled Monster
From IMDB:
Missing a small scene during the carnival massacre where a man has his head torn off.
Humongous is a 1982 Canada horror romance by Paul Lynch. Starring Janet Julian, David Wysocki and John Wildman.
Cut in the US for an MPAA R rating and similarly cut in the UK for a BBFC
18 rating. The film has been released uncut in the US and is MPAA Unrated.
Summary Review: Enjoyable B Movie Nonsense
A woman is raped at cocktail party. Years later, her son grows up to be a big hairy
murderous monster who stalks a group of teens shipwrecked on his island.
Reviewers seem to fall into 2 camps. Those consider it a bad movie, but with sufficient B movie charm to make it a bit of a laugh.
Other reviewers seem to rate it as decent enough on merit to make it enjoyable.
At least both schools of opinion end up enjoying the film.
The BBFC claim that the cut cinema release was submitted but this doesn't stack up with the running time nor the cuts description below. However if we assume that in fact the uncut version was submitted, then both the runtime and cuts description
tally.
Tom ripping off Ida's clothes, spreading her legs and raping her
Shots of injuries to Tom and Ida after a dog attack
1:08s
US: The US R-rated version cuts out some violence and rape footage from the pre-titles scene. This ends up being cut similarly to the 1987 BBFC cut VHS release. See
pictorial cuts details from movie-censorship.com
7s
pre-cut
84:31s =81:08s
UK: A short presumably pre-cut version was passed 18 after 7s of further BBFC
cuts for:
1983 cinema release
v Hundra
- 1983 Spain / USA fantasy adventure by Matt Cimber.
Hundra is a 1983 Spain / USA fantasy adventure by Matt Cimber. Starring Laurene Landon, Cihangir Gaffari and María Casal.
Uncut for 18 rated cinema release and VHS but a cut version was released on
DVD. Worldwide DVD releases have generally been the cut version but the US Subversive release is uncut.
Summary Notes
Born in a tribe of fierce warrior women, Hundra has been raised to despise the
influence of men. An archer, fighter and sword fighter, Hundra is superior to any male. Hundra finds her family slain and takes a vow of revenge until one day she meets her match.
Versions
pre-cut
103:42s
UK: A pre-cut version was passed 18 for strong sex, violence and assault scenes without BBFC cuts for:
2005 Blackhorse Entertainment video
About a minute of violence has been cut for reasons unknown., mostly during the climax
The Hunger Games is a 2012 US Sci-Fi action film by Gary Ross. With
Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson and Liam Hemsworth.
Cut in the US for an MPAA PG-13 rating. The BBFC required more extensive cuts for a 12A/12 rated cinema release and DVD. The US version was later passed 15 without BBFC cuts.
The MPAA concurred with some the cuts advised by the BBFC leading to the following cuts:
The removal of some bloodletting during the initial Cornucopia scene
A scene was cut where one character is killed by the wolf mutts.
total
cut:
20s
run:
142:16s
pal:
136:35s
category cuts 7s
advised cuts ~13s
UK: The UK Version, the result of BBFC advised pre-cuts and a further 7s of cuts by the BBFC was passed 12A/12 for intense threat, moderate violence and
occasional gory moments for:
2016 Lions Gate Complete Collection RB Blu-ray
2012 Lions Gate Online
2012 Lions Gate R2 DVD
2012 cinema release
2012 cinema release [IMAX]
The BBFC commented:
This work was originally seen for advice in an unfinished form. The company was advised that the film was likely to receive a 15 certificate but that their preferred 12A classification could be achieved by making a
number of cuts and visual reductions.
When the finished version of the film was submitted for formal classification, cuts had been made in four scenes of violence and in one scene showing details of injuries. These
reductions were implemented by a mixture of visual cuts, visual darkenings and the digital removal of sight of blood.
In addition to the reductions already made during the advice process, the Board required further
reductions in one scene following formal submission of the finished feature. A number of cuts were made in one scene to reduce an emphasis on blood and injury. These cuts, which were implemented by digitally removing sight of blood splashes and sight of
blood on wounds and weapons, were made in accordance with BBFC Guidelines and policy.
An uncut 15 classification was available.
The cuts were:
Blood has been digitally removed from a brick, which had presumably being used as a weapon
2 instances of bloody knives being de-bloodied
4 instances of wounds that no longer spurt blood
2 shots of blood were cleared up
from a wall and a suitcase
2 shots of a bloody corpse have been de-bloodied
2 Scenes showing Katniss' wound featured less wound and more tending
A scene showing Katniss threatened with a small knife featured less of the knife
and more close ups of the aggressor's face
The BBFC spoke further about the cuts in Podcast 45 The Hunger Games
Before the film's formal UK classification, Lionsgate, the UK distributor of The Hunger Games, approached the BBFC for classification advice. Lionsgate made clear that they were looking
for a 12A classification which would enable many children who had read and enjoyed the book to see the film. However, it was clear that the film shown to us at this early stage went some way beyond the BBFC's Guidelines at 12A. The level of detail of
some of the violence and gore, such as the tending of bloody wounds, required the 15 category.
We also considered at this early stage whether the theme and overall tone of the film were appropriate for 12-year-olds. Although the
concept of children and young people being forced to fight and kill one another is potentially disturbing, we concluded that the futuristic and fantastical nature of the setting distanced the sense of threat from reality. The film is also alive to
ethical questions and we believed young teenagers were likely to understand that the film, like the novel, is a critique of violence and of media manipulation. Indeed, it vividly invites its viewers to use and develop their media literacy skills.
The story has some similarities to The Lord of the Flies, which is taught in schools to the same age group. If anything, the latter takes a bleaker view of human nature.
Having concluded that the issues of
theme and tone were appropriate for 12-year-olds, we suggested how the distributor might be able to secure the desired 12A classification by reducing the level of violence, blood and gore. Lionsgate returned with another version of the film for advice,
which took account of some of our suggestions. However it was still some way off the 12A criteria. Scenes with emphasis on injuries and blood remained, going against what the public, through our research and consultations, have told us is acceptable at
this relatively junior category. We again offered advice as to what Lionsgate should remove for the film to be contained at the 12A category.
When the film was finally submitted for formal classification we required a further
seven seconds of cuts to the most violent and bloody sequence, which takes place as the game begins, as well as the digital removal of some bloody effects.
In all, Lionsgate removed around 20 seconds of the most violent,
threatening and gory content and digitally removed other bloody effects. This was their choice. The BBFC did not require Lionsgate to make any cuts at all. We offered a 15 classification without cuts.
banned
Vietnam:
Banned as being 'too violent' with a theme of kids killing kids. Perhaps more to do with Vietnam not being happy with a film that shows youngsters fighting back against a totalitarian state.
The Hungover Games is a 2014 USA comedy by Josh Stolberg. With Ross Nathan, Ben Begley and Herbert Russell.
Exists in R rated and Unrated versions
Summary Notes
After Doug?s bachelor party in a rundown motel outside of Las Vegas, our hung-over partiers, Bradley, Ed, and Zach wake up in a
strange room in an even stranger world? without Doug. After meeting the spoiled and immature Effing and the gruff, alcoholic Justmitch, our heroes put the pieces together and realize they are on a train headed for the deadly Hungover Games. It?s a fight
for survival in the Arena as our guys go toe to toe against various Pop Culture Districts, including The Superhero District, The Middle Earth District, the Puppet District, and the Johnny Depp District. Will Bradley, Ed, and Zach find Doug and get him
back for the wedding?
Versions
81:21s
UK: Passed 18 uncut for very strong sex
references for:
The running time of the UK releases falls half way between the US Unrated and R rated versions so it is not yet confirmed which version it is. However the Unrated Version seems to be the default version for home video in the US, so it is most likely
that this is the one released in the UK.
Unrated Version
Unrated
85:11s =81:47s
US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
2014 Sony Pictures Home Entertainment R0 Blu-ray at US Amazon
2014 Sony Pictures
Home Entertainment R1 DVD at US Amazon
R rated Version
R rated
84:13s =80:51s
US : There is also R rated version targeted out censorial video stores
The Hunt is a 2019 USA action horror thriller by Craig Zobel. Starring Betty Gilpin, Hilary Swank and Emma Roberts.
The film was withdrawn prior to an August 2019 release by the US
distributors after two US shooter incidents echoed the politically charged allegory of elites vs red caps as depicted in this film. The producers later scheduled a release for March 2020.
The film had earlier been MPAA R rated for crude and sexual
content, nudity, language throughout, comic violence and drug use.
Summary Notes
Twelve strangers wake up in a clearing. They don't know where they are, or how they got there. They
don't know they've been chosen - for a very specific purpose - The Hunt.
The Hunted is a 1995 USA action thriller by JF Lawton. Starring Christopher Lambert,
John Lone and Joan Chen.
Cut by the BBFC for 18 rated VHS in 1986. Uncut and 18 rated since 2001. Uncut and MPAA R rated in the US. There also exits a workprint version.
Summary Notes
Paul
is on one of his many business trips to Tokyo, as a computer-chip executive from New York, when he meets a beautiful and mysterious woman. Later, he finds himself in the wrong place at the wrong time, inadvertently interrupting an assassination by a
feared Ninja-cult. As he is now the only man to have seen the face of the cult's warrior-leader and lived, he soon realizes that he is facing a markedly foreshortened life-expectancy. Teaming up with a friendly samurai couple, on a two-centuries-old
blood-feud with the Ninja, he struggles to survive. Finally, recuperating on an island-fortress, he learns swordsmanship, and perhaps, a little about courage, honor, love, and loyalty. The requisite final confrontation is rife with bloody swordplay and
spectacular martial-arts action sequences.
Wth a satisfying climax, this film not only has plenty of action to satisfy all, but the added bonus of fine acting by the cast (Lambert, Lone, Chen, Harada, Shimada)
which makes it a most enjoyable film to watch again and again. Plus you can't beat the music, which adds another layer all by itself.
2019 Shout! Factory [Theatrical + Workprint] RA Blu-ray at US Amazon
1998
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment R1 DVD at US Amazon
cut:
12s
run:
109:43s
pal:
105:20s
UK: Passed 18 after 12s of compulsory BBFC cuts:
1996 CIC VHS
Cut by the BBFC for the use of "banned" weaponry:
During the night raid on the hospital at which Ravine (Christopher Lambert) is recovering, (3 secs) of a ninja throwing a shuriken (ninja star) into a wall have been removed.
Towards the end of the film, the scene on the island in which
Kinjo (John Lone) conceals his identity to trap Ravine and his Samurai protectors is missing (3 secs) of him throwing two shurikens at guards - hitting both a chest and a face.
At the end of the showdown between Kinjo and Ravine, (5 secs) of
Kinjo revealing a shuriken and throwing it at Ravine's chest have been trimmed. This occurs just before the beheading.
At the beginning of the train sequence when Takeda first encounters the goup of ninja the Female Ninja says to the others
'Kill Him'. 2 of the ninjas then produce Shurikens and throw them at Takeda. He deflects them with his sword and walks backs into another compartment. Again the Shurikens are not seen
The print shown on Sky is cut even further than the UK video.
Some rare rental editions appear to have been accidentally distributed uncut.
Workprint
run:
123:49s
pal:
118:52s
US: A workprint is MPAA Unrated for:
2019 Shout! Factory [Theatrical + Workprint] RA Blu-ray at US Amazon
The low quality workprint version changes the mood of the film in many
places. The end of the workprint is more oriented towards the Japanese spirit, while the theatrical version is simply more action packed with a distinct finale in which the villain is judged. Oshima reappears in the theatrical version at the end in a
classic way, providing a final laugh/feel good moment, while the workprint's end is more focuses on the love between Paul and Mieko. It's not outlandish to consider the workprint to be the better version of the film, as it seems a bit more complex and
less adapted to the needs of the mainstream audiences.
Hunter's Blood is a 1986 USA action horror adventure by Robert C Hughes. Starring Sam Bottoms, Kim Delaney and Clu Gulager.
Uncut by the BBFC for 18 rated cinema and video release in 1986. Cut for an
MPAA R rating in the US.
Summary Notes
Five "city boys" travel to the country to relax by doing some hunting, drinking Bud, and generally having good time. However, the local inbred backwoods psychos
turn the hunters into the hunted, and they need all the ammo and wits they have to get out of the woods alive.
A fight for survival that turns quite bloody is afoot. And as it turns out, this fight was trimmed down by several shots adding up to 23s for an "R" rating in the US. The cuts are to remove
lingering shots on dead and dying bodies.
The Hunting Party is a 1971 USA / UK action western drama by Don
Medford. Starring Oliver Reed, Candice Bergen and Gene Hackman.
The original cinema release was cut both in the UK and in the US. The US cuts required for an R rating seem to be less than the UK cuts. The US R rated version has been used as the basis for all DVD releases and was further cut in the
UK for animal cruelty.
Promotional Material
Frank Calder (Oliver Reed), an outlaw leader, is dissatisfied with his wandering, shooting life and decides to better himself. He kidnaps Melissa Ruger
(Candice Bergen), a substitute school teacher, and insists that she teach him how to read. Melissa s husband, Brandt (Gene Hackman), is a wealthy, sadistic man. When he discovers that his wife is missing, he gathers up a posse and sets out in pursuit.
Armed with high powered rifles the pursuers pick off Calder s gang one by one. When all of Calder s gang have been killed Brandt hunts down Melissa and Calder for a final violent showdown.
Versions
cut
best available
~111:00s = ~106:00s
US: See
cuts details from dvdcompare.net. In the US, the film was originally cut
before its release in 1971, to achieve an 'R' certificate from the MPAA.
All DVD versions of the film appear to derive from the cut American 'R' rated variant, so this seems to the best available version.
2s
cut
106:18s
UK: The Uncut Version was passed 18 for strong bloody violence, sexual violence after 2s of BBFC compulsory cuts for:
2015 Media Sales/Final Cut Entertainment R2 DVD at UK Amazon
The BBFC commented:
Cut required to a scene of animal cruelty in which a horse is cruelly tripped.
The original cinema release was cut both in the UK and in the US. The US cuts required for an R rating seem to be less than the UK cuts. The US R rated version has been used for all DVD releases so far, so probably the same for this version too.
Except of course for the extra BBFC animal cruelty cuts.
1:43s
104:17s
UK: The Uncut Version was passed 18 after the
same 1:43s of BBFC cuts as the cinema version for:
1986 Warner VHS
UK: The Uncut Version was passed X after 1:43s of BBFC cuts for:
The Huntsman Winter's War is a 2016 USA action fantasy adventure by Cedric Nicolas-Troyan. Starring Emily Blunt, Jessica Chastain and Sam Claflin.
There exists a Theatrical Version and an Extended Version.
Summary Notes
As two evil sisters prepare to conquer the land; two renegades - Eric the Huntsman - who previously aided Snow White in defeating Ravenna, and his forbidden lover, Sara set out to stop them.
Extended Version
Extended Version
run:
119:40s
pal:
114:53s
UK: The Extended Version is not in the BBFC database for:
2016 Universal [Extended + Theatrical] RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon
2016 Universal [Extended + Theatrical] R2 DVD at UK Amazon
The extra material is not essential to the film and does not add anything that would affect ratings. However it adds a little background that is worth having.
Theatrical Version
Theatrical Version
run:
113:57s
pal:
109:24s
UK: The Theatrical Version was passed 12A/12 uncut for moderate violence, threat, moderate bad language for:
2016 Universal [Extended + Theatrical] RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon
2016 Universal [Extended + Theatrical] R2 DVD at UK Amazon
2016 [2d + 3D] cinema release titled The Huntsman: Winter's War
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Huracán - 2019 USA TV thriller by Cassius Corrigan
Huracán is a 2019 USA TV thriller by Cassius Corrigan Starring Cassius Corrigan, Yara
Martinez and Jorge Masvidal
Not cut by the BBFC but it was downrated from 18 to 15 after the BBFC was asked to reconsider its initial 18 rating. In the US the TV film was uncut and rated
TV-MA
HURACAN, a US sports drama about a mixed martial arts fighter who must reckon with his past trauma, was submitted for a theatrical classification with a 12A request from the distributor. Upon viewing the film, the Compliance team noted that it contained a scene of sexual violence in which a man rapes a woman while a child watches from a cupboard. Though the sequence is relatively undetailed, the team decided that due its duration, the domestic setting and the aggravating aspect of the child observer the film was most appropriately classified at 18. They acknowledged however that this was a borderline decision.
Following the film's classification, the distributor requested a reconsideration and submitted a letter from the director arguing that the film should not be restricted to adults only. The film was viewed again by the Chief
Executive, Compliance Manager, Senior Compliance Officer and Senior Policy Officer. The team noted the scene's visual restraint and its contextual importance to the film's narrative, and decided that the scene could be classified at 15 given these
mitigating factors.
Husbands is a 1970 USA comedy drama by John Cassavetes. With Ben Gazzara, Peter Falk
and John Cassavetes.
Originally released in 142 minute version. This was later replaced with a 131 minute version
Summary Notes
A common friend's sudden death brings three men, married with children, to
reconsider their lives and ultimately leave together. But mindless enthusiasm for regained freedom will be short-lived.
Versions
131:00s
UK: A shorter Re-edited Version was passed 12A uncut for domestic violence and moderate sex references for:
2012 cinema release
141:51s
UK: The longer Original Version was passed X uncut for:
Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte is a 1964 USA crime mystery thriller by Robert Aldrich. Starring Bette Davis, Olivia de Havilland and Joseph Cotten.
Cut by the BBFC for an X rated cinema release in 1965. Uncut and 15 rated
for home video. Uncut and MPAA Unrated in the US.
Summary Notes
Aged, wealthy Charlotte Hollis has lived as a recluse in the crumbling family plantation mansion in Hollisport,
Louisiana since her father Sam Hollis' death thirty-six years ago. The only people who regularly see her are her hard-as-nails but seemingly loyal housekeeper, Velma Crowther, and her longtime friend and physician, Dr. Drew Bayliss. She has lived there
most of her life except for a short stint in London thirty-seven years ago following the vicious murder of her married lover, John Mayhew, at the plantation's summer house while Sam was hosting one of his legendary grand balls in the mansion. She and
John had planned to run off together that night, but instead he was bludgeoned to death, his head and right hand severed from his body. Nobody was ever convicted for his murder, but most people believe Charlotte did it after John changed his mind about
running off with her. They also believe that Charlotte, whom they haven't seen in years, is a crazy old woman.
The Hustle is a 2019 USA comedy by Chris Addison. Starring Anne Hathaway, Rebel Wilson
and Tim Blake Nelson.
Originally rated R in the US for some crude sexual references. The producers were not impressed and appealed the rating, seeking a PG-13 rating. The appeal was
successful and the movie was re-rated PG-13 without cuts, this time for crude sexual content and language.
According to Rebel Wilson and Anne Hathaway ,
the MPAA insisted that 10 of the best jokes of the film, including a dinosaur clitoris gag, needed to be tweaked or cut before the movie was classed as a PG-13.
So Wilson, who has a law degree, decided to go to arbitration
herself, address the jury personally, and make her case that The Hustle was teen appropriate. She recounted: So basically I said that it was sexist to give our movie an R rating, when the original that starred two men was given PG-13.
Wilson said that she did an analysis between male and female comedies, comparing the language in The Hustle to that used in Adam McKay's Anchorman. She explained, The Hustle has five references to female anatomy, but the PG movie
Anchorman has nine references to male anatomy ... plus 20 references to female body parts. She added that the film includes the phrase, rub Vaseline all over your heinie.
Summary Notes
A remake of the 1988 comedy, 'Dirty Rotten Scoundrels', in which two down-and-out con artists engage in a "loser leaves town" contest.
v Hustler White
- 1996 Germany / Canada gay romance by Rick Castro and Bruce La Bruce.
Hustler White is a fictionalised study of male hustlers operating in Los Angeles.
Bruce La Bruce sure knows all about tragic
Hollywood suicides. The sex scenes are certainly not as graphic as "regular" gay porno. What you imagine is much worse than what you actually see on screen. It's not as if there are any close-up penetration shots. Perhaps the razor blade scene
with the "Versace Model", made me cringe the most.
Not to be taken too seriously. Rent it even if you're not gay!
Versions
uncut
NC-17
UK: Screened uncut without a BBFC certificate at the NFT
A further 6s was cut from the razor blade scene cut for the cinema version. 50s in total was cut from this scene.
The non explicit amputee sex scene implying penetration with a stump was cut by 24s and reduced to brief establishment only.
The BBFC explained that it was hard to justify it on any but narrative grounds The spectacle of someone being sexually penetrated by an amputee's stump is too brutish to be tolerable in a home-viewing medium.
As with the cinema release there were some brief scenes of unsimulated masturbation and real sex that were allowed to remain.
44s
79:25s =76:14s
UK: Passed 18 after 44s of BBFC cuts for:
1996 cinema release
The BBFC cuts were:
There is a scene in which a client pays a hustler to burn him with cigarettes and then cut his back with a razor, attached to a small piece of wood. The BBFC cut 44s from this scene to remove all evidence of actual blood letting with
razor.
There were some brief scenes of unsimulated masturbation and real sex that were allowed to remain.
UK: Released uncut on pre-cert video for:
