The BBFC appear not to allow any sex education on the topic of anal sex. This seems particularly morally reprehensible as it is a perfectly legal activity (except for gay sex when more than 2 people are present). The cuts are therefore to a scene involving anilingus and one to a sight of a woman's anus.

The US version runs appreciably longer than the UK cinema release

A long version was passed 15 uncut for the 2010 Ayngaran DVD

PG rated

Passed 12 uncut for:

• 2010 Sony Blu-ray at UK Amazon for release 19th July 2010
• 2007 Columbia/Tri Star R2 DVD at UK Amazon
• 2005 Columbia/Tri Star Special Edition  R2 DVD at UK Amazon

The US release is rated PG uncut for:

• 2010 Sony Blu-ray at US Amazon
• 2005 Columbia/Tri Star Special Edition R1 DVD at US Amazon

• 1999 Columbia/Tri Star VHS
• 1990 RCA/Columbia VHS
• 1986 RCA/Columbia VHS

From cuts details on IMDb:

• The BBFC completely removed the scene of Johnny rolling and lighting a reefer.

The BBFC cut 1s for:

• 2005 Columbia/TriStar DVD *
• 2000 Columbia/TriStar VHS/DVD *
• 1986 RCA/Columbia VHS
• 1986 cinema release

 * needs confirmation

From cuts details on IMDb:

• cut to remove a groin kick

From article from angelfire.com:

• cut near the end where the evil kid twirls his butterfly knife closed

Cut in 2006 with the following BBFC comment: The cuts were Cuts for Category. Distributor chose to make cuts to scenes of sexual detail (love beads inserted into anus/vagina)

Cut in 2006 with the following BBFC comment: The cuts were Cuts for Category. Company chose to cut details of explicit sex (oral-genital contact during cunnilingus)

The BBFC cut 2:31s when DVD submitted in 2007: Distributor chose to cut images of unsimulated sexual activity - digital penetration and oral-genital contact. An 'R18' without cuts was available to the distributor.

No cuts listed for the 1990 Warner video and it runs a minute longer than the cinema release so maybe the cinema cuts have been restored.

From cuts details on IMDb

The export version contained hardcore inserts, using body-doubles for the stars.

The British release omitted a three-way lesbian scene with Mary Millington (Polly), Olivia Munday (Kitty Cockshute) and Maria Coyne (Vera).

The DVD containing all 4 anime episodes was passed uncut in 2007.

Previously the series had been released in 2 parts each with 2 episodes:

• Adventures of Kekkou Kamen: Part 1 was cut by 3:59s
• The Return of Kekkou Kamen was  pre-cut by 2:03s and then suffered an additional 19s cut as dictated by the BBFC

The uncut region 2 DVD is available at UK Amazon

Cut in 2008 with the following BBFC comment:

One cut was required to remove dialogue likely to encourage an interest in underage sex

The 1978 cinema cuts apply also to the 1986 VPD video, 1987 cinema release, 1989 EIV video, 1998 Polygram video and 2001 Arrow DVD

The 2004 Prism DVD is said to be uncut but there is no record of an uncut version being passed by the BBFC

The 1978 cinema version was cut by 10s for an X certificate

• The cut occurs when the hero is fighting the baddies in the sub-floor, and an elevator door opens, where a baddie twirling two nunchucks jumps out (all the nunchuck-material removed)

Cut in 2006 with the following BBFC comment: The cuts were Compulsory. Cut required for animal cruelty i.e. sight of horse falling after being tripped

Sex video by Viv Thomas (VLT Promotions)

• La Chiave

Thanks to Daniel:

Arrow's 2001 DVD is uncut. The shot of the man's (fake) erection is intact and there are a lot of shots of female genitalia present and clearly lit throughout.

The uncut region 1 DVD is available at US Amazon
The uncut region 2 DVD is available at UK Amazon

Review from US Amazon: Thin at Best

The plot is thin at best. As far as I could figure, it was about a group of four people: two men and two women, and one of the men took pictures of one of the women. Love triangles and so on...

However the plot was almost indiscernible because I was not even able ot understand most of what was happening in the movie. One half of the movie, the English version, was not in English. It was in German, French, and Italian. And guess what! There was not a single subtitle in the entire film! The English was just as incomprehensible. It was spoken with such a heavy accent and in often mumbled tones that they may as well have been speaking another language.

The Key is just plain mediocre and lacking plot and clarity.

The 1985 cinema release and the 1987 Embassy video were similarly cut.

Details from IMDb:

Cut by the BBFC as follows:

• to remove a shot of a man's erection seen through his open shorts
• to remove a female masturbation scene
• additional edits were made to optically darken visible shots of female genitals.

The 1986 video and the 2003 DVD were cut by 29s with the following BBFC comment: Compulsory cuts required in dangerous horsefalls

R Rated

The BBFC waived the cuts in 2002 for the DVD versions from Metrodome and Prism Leisure.

However the scene where Eric is talking to Kurt about his upper body strength, then referring to his legs being like toothpicks has been inexplicably completely removed.

Presumably the shorter US R Rated Version was submitted. Not necessarily censor cuts though, maybe just timing

1. The bar fight has lost a single shot of a double ear-clap, delivered by Van Damme (2 secs).
2. The final Muay Thai boxing match has been heavily cut in three places -
   (a) (16 secs) of Tong Po pummeling Van Damme's face and body with heavy punches have been removed;
   (b) (28 secs) worth of Van Damme delivering repeated kicks to Tong Po's face, as well as a couple of midriff punches, have been cut;
   (c) towards the end of the fight a close-up of Van Damme kicking Tong Po in the face (2 secs) has also been trimmed.

The European International Version was submitted

The European International Version was submitted

The original running time was recorded as 103:01s = 98:54s

The 2004 Film 2000 DVD was passed 18 uncut.

The uncut region 0 DVD is available at UK Amazon
The uncut region 1 DVD is available at US Amazon

Review from US Amazon: Entertaining

Kickboxer 4 is better than a lot of American martial art movies. No, its not a classic like the first 2 Kickboxers or Bloodsport. But overall, Kickboxer 4 delivers (as a good B-rated movie in the genre of American martial arts). The action is a plenty, there is a tournament, good-looking locales, and acting that isn't terrible along with a story that has a decent plot.

Sasha Mitchell is the only returning star from any of the 1st 3 Kickboxers. Still playing the lead role of David Sloan, this time out the character is a lot darker and far-less laid back than in the previous 2 films (probably because his wife has been kidnapped and he has been framed for murder in the beginning of the movie).

Kickboxer 4 has a lot of fighitng, both in and out of the tournament. There is a bar fight near the beginning of the movie where Sloan kicks everyone butt and doesn't get hit once. The tournament has plenty of fights, though most are short and unimpressive. There is one fighter that does some Caporeia, which I think is always great to watch. Tong Po fights very little, only near the end of the movie against David Sloan. The fight is good, with Po and Sloan fighting it out outside on table tops covered with dishes and glasses for about 2 minutes, but it could have been so much cooler if Tong Po connected with maybe one hit. Unfortunately, its Sloan all the way from the beginning of the fight.

Kickboxer 4 has its flaws, but is still entertaining from start to finish.

The cinema version of 1996 and the Alliance video versions of 1999 & 2000 were all similarly cut

See details from IMDb:

• A sequence has been cut where youngster Nick gets his bare chest and belly button kissed by a young girl
• An adult sex scene with youngster Nick asleep in the foreground has been edited to ensure that Nick is not shown in the same shot as the lovemaking couple. The depiction of children in the same shot as sexual activity is forbidden in the UK under the Protection Of Children Act.

No BBFC cuts to the 15 rated 2008 Director's Cut/Collectors edition from Revolver

The uncut region 2 DVD is available at UK Amazon

• Kill Bill: Volume 1
• Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill: Volume One

R Rated

The US R Rated Theatrical Version was submitted for the 2003 cinema release and 2004 Buena Vista DVD.

There is also a Director's Cut released in Japan.

The Japanese Director's Cut Region 2 DVD is available via US Amazon

Not cut by the BBFC but... From Daily Yomiuri

The Japan version, which will also be screened in other Asian countries, is only a minute or two longer than the American one, but according to producer Lawrence Bender, it packs a bigger punch. There are a few extra shots in different scenes, the anime sequence of O-Ren Ishii's (Lucy Liu) childhood is longer, and the entire House of Leaves scene, where the Bride (Uma Thurman) slices and dices the Crazy 88, remains in color throughout (as opposed to cutting to black and white and then back to color in the American version). In addition, the dedication in the opening credits to the late Kinji Fukasaku, the king of ultraviolence and one of Tarantino's great influences, is not included on the American version.

Of course, images of dismembered corpses falling en masse into a bloody pool have more impact in color than in black and white, but while Bender admits the Japan version is more violent than the American one, he maintains that all the changes were made in the name of style and aesthetics.

According to Bender, Tarantino had wanted to make a Japan version of Kill Bill from the beginning, out of respect to both the culture that inspired a considerable amount of the film's content and the land where much of the film's first installment takes place. Also, the version is a salute to the Japanese who worked on the film's crew and cast, including Shinichi "Sonny" Chiba, who plays Okinawan swordmaker Hattori Hanzo.

Americans just can't take as much as the Japanese, Bender admits.

No BBFC cuts to the 2004 cinema release or 2004 Buena Vista DVD.

There is an Asian Version that is 46s longer but the extra material is totally uncontentious and uninteresting. The scenes where Beatrix drives to Esteban and where she finally goes to him in the village are longer in the Asian Version. Perhaps someone thought this was a bit draggy

See pictorial version details from movie-censorship.com

• Suor Omicidi
• Deadly Habit

The BBFC waived the cuts when resubmitted in 2006 by Argent Films on the Shameless label. The BBFC commented in their 2006 Annual Report:

Killer Nun had required cuts to remove some scenes of sadistic torture on video in 1993, but these now appeared dated and lacked the power to shock or harm and so it was passed without cuts.

The uncut region 2 DVD is available at UK Amazon
The uncut region 1 DVD is available at US Amazon

Amazon review: Well worth checking out

What a great job Blue Underground have done as usual to restore it. This is a good film and anyone familiar with the exploitation sub-genre of nunsploitation will recognise this as a stand out film.

There are some very atmospheric set pieces in the film Anita Ekberg's flashbacks and the giallo inspired murder of the old woman. I just wish we had the original Italian soundtrack.

As is usual with dubbed films it detracts from the power of the film by having cheesy actors do the overdubs. Some of the editing is a bit sloppy but Italian exploitation fans are well used to this. The gorgeous Paola Morra is worth the price of the film alone. Well worth checking out.

The video was resubmitted in 1993 by Redemption Films with the following cuts:

• A scene was cut showing the torture of an old woman, including a close up of a needle piercing an eye and a scalpel cutting into her bandaged flesh.

Cut in 2006 with the following BBFC comment: Compulsory cut required to scene of cruelty to animal (live snake pinioned to tree)

• The Clairovoyant

The video of 1986 was cut by the BBFC by 1:19s

The region 0 Director's Cut is available at US Amazon

Review from IMDb

This little-known suspense thriller from Armand Mastroianni makes for ripe entertainment for both fans of murder mysteries and horror films.

NYC police are trying to find out who is behind a rash of 'handcuff' murders, while a young artist (and psychic) is finding herself drawing the horrid crimes!

Cinema in the early 80's was bombarded with numerous slasher films, which is probably how this film became forgotten, but The Clairvoyant a.k.a. The Killing Hour isn't a routine killer thriller. Mastroianni's story is a solid mystery with plenty of dashes of tension and suspense to keep one engaged. The opening sequences are quite grabbing, the murders are inventive (although not gory), and the plot builds to a great showdown climax.

The urban filming locations are terrific, Mastroianni's direction is sleekly well done, and the subtle piano score is a nice touch. The film also carries a kind of sexual vibe through out.

The cast is quite good in their performances. Perry King is great as a TV journalist exploiting the killings. Elizabeth Kemp makes for a likable young heroine as the clairvoyant artist. Norman Parker is charismatic as the police detective who moonlights as a stand-up comic.

Nicely done on all levels, The Clairvoyant makes for a perfect big city thriller.

Not cut by the BBFC but cut by the MPAA for an R rating and it was this R rated version that was distributed internationally

MPAA cuts from ATTIC Censorship:

• A heroin-injection scene in the bathroom between Eric and his friend is completely eliminated.
• Eric shoots at the hostages some seconds longer.
• Eric threatening Zoe is longer, and a man intervening gets struck by Eric.
• Eric threatens Zed longer with the knife, and a line of dialogue from Eric, where he says that he will fuck Zoe in the ass, and give her AIDS is also removed.
• The fight between Eric and Zed is shortened.
• The shooting of Eric is predictably chopped, removing several bullets impacting on Eric, and blood gushing out (many in close-ups), and considerably more blood sprays on Zoe.

The unrated/uncut version has been released in France as a special edition DVD containing both the R rated and unrated versions of the film,.

• Kill Point

Cuts waived when resubmitted in 2004 with the following BBFC statement: Time had diminished the power and impact to the extent that it was no longer likely to prove harmful and so previous cuts were waived.

The 15 rated version was uncut for the 1991 CIC video and 1999 Columbia/TriStar DVD

Releases after 9/11 in 2001 were cut by the distributors They're horrible. They're like little terrorists. was shorted to They're horrible.

From cuts details on IMDb:

• removed a woman being slapped in the face,
• removed a head-butt
• removed a man's head being hit against a car door
• removed a baseball attack on a woman being reduced to one hit and the subsequent sight of the bat aimed at her midriff
• reduced number of gunshots (from 5 to 2)

The BBFC passed the US R Rated Director's Cut as 15 uncut for the 2004 Buena Vista DVD

The Director's Cut restores extensive violence cut in the US to achieve a PG-13 rating

See pictorial cuts details from movie-censorship.com

The uncut region 2 DVD is available at UK Amazon
The uncut UK Blu-ray is available at UK Amazon

The uncut region 1 DVD is available at US Amazon
The uncut US Blu-ray is available at US Amazon

• Tian xia di yi quan
• 5 Fingers of Death
• Five Fingers of Death
• Hand of Death
• Invincible Boxer
• Iron Palm
• King Boxer: Five Fingers of Death
• Tin ha dai yat kuen

The 2009 DVD was passed 15 uncut by the BBFC

The uncut region 2 DVD is available at UK Amazon
The uncut region 1 DVD is available at US Amazon

Review from US Amazon: Shaw Brothers Classic

King Boxer came out in 1973 and is a classic example of a Shaw Brothers kung fu film - a genre they helped pioneer and perfect with this movie being one of the finest efforts from this time period. It also has the distinction of being the first kung fu film to be released in the United States, just ahead of Bruce Lee's equally influential Enter the Dragon.

In the 1980s, it inspired filmmaker John Carpenter to make Big Trouble in Little China and more recently was a huge influence on Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill movies.

The filmmakers maintain just the right level of pacing with very short lulls between action sequences. Let's face it - we're not watching King Boxer for its thoughtful characterization. That is not to say that this film is not well made or doesn't take itself seriously because it does, but it is hardly Shakespeare either.

Director Cheng Chang Ho employs sudden zoom in and outs and even the occasional freeze frame during many of the film's dynamic fight scenes. This is a beautifully shot movie with expert use of the 2.35:1 widescreen aspect ratio with superb compositions of every frame. The use of shadows for dramatic effect in one scene, and a brief fight that takes place at sunset that looks like something right out of 1950s Technicolor era, is part of the reason why this film is so revered among kung fu film fans.

King Boxer features betrayal, torture, revenge and even some heroic style redemption thrown in for good measure - all heightened to melodramatic levels making for a very entertaining ride.

From cuts details on IMDb:

• remove a double ear clap
• removed shots of a victims severed eyeballs.

• Peter Jackson's King Kong

The Extended Version was passed 12 uncut for the 2006 Universal DVD/Blu-ray

From version details on IMDb:

14 minutes of uncontentious additional scenes were edited back into the film to produce the Extended Version. These included:

• a scene with a water demon attacking the rescue crew
• another dinosaur attack
• a new scene in the jungle of Skull Island
• extended shots/scenes in New York
• and more.

The uncut region 2 DVD is available at UK Amazon
The uncut UK Blu-ray is available at UK Amazon

The uncut region 1 DVD is available at US Amazon
The uncut US Blu-ray is available at US Amazon

The Director's Cut was passed 15 uncut for the 2006 20th Century Fox DVD/Blu-ray.

See pictorial version details from movie-censorship.com:

The Director's Cut offers several new scenes that enhance the plot and re-integrates violent scenes that were not in the Theatrical Cut.

cut

PG-13

The US PG-13 Rated Theatrical Version was submitted for the 1996 cinema release and 1996 EIV DVD.

There is also an US R Rated Extended Version.

See pictorial version details from movie-censorship.com

The uncut region 1 DVD is available via UK Amazon
The uncut region 1 DVD is available via US Amazon

Cut in 2006 with the following BBFC comment: Distributor chose to remove explicit sexual detail. R18 uncut was available to the distributor.

An extended ending was restored for the 2003 MGM DVD and 2006 cinema release but the film is still incomplete with old US cuts for violence.

This version was less cut than the UK cinema version for violence but also suffers a rather abrupt ending

• Kurutta Butokai
• Muscle

The BBFC cut 22s from the 1996 Dangerous To Know VHS.

Thanks to Bleach:

• At 5.5 mins - In sex scene between two men, after establishing long shot of man tracing scalpel around partner's face and chest, remove all close ups of scalpel penetrating chest and drawing blood, resuming on medium shot of man's head to camera.
   
• At 15.5 mins - In sex scene when man spreads butter on lover's chest, remove sight of knife playing around and jabbing other's genitals.

The BBFC cut 1:32s from the 2010 Summer Place DVD. Cuts were made to clearly unsimulated sexual activity. An 'R18' certificate was available without the cuts.

The Hardcore Version runs at 166:47s so at least 76:13s have been cut

• Brett Ratner Presents Kites: The Remix

The BBFC cut the 2010 cinema release by 9s for a 12A rating. Company chose to make cuts to reduce violent detail in one scene (a man's ear being cut off and a man being shot with accompanying bloodspray) in order to achieve a 12A classification. An uncut 15 classification was available.

The BBFC further explained their 12A rating:

Kites is a subtitled Hindi language romantic action thriller in which an Indian man and a Mexican woman are on the run across America. The film was classified 12A for moderate violence and threat.

The film contains frequent action sequences and stunts, but the violence is generally not realistic or shown in detail. One scene, however, does involves a more realistic threat to two alleged thieves. They are threatened with a knife and a shooting is implied. This scene is the strongest moment of threat in the film. At 12A'/'12, the BBFC's Guidelines state that Moderate physical and psychological threat may be permitted, provided disturbing sequence are not frequent or sustained.

The film also contains some mild language including piss and shit.

This version is about 30 minutes shorter than the original

Unrated

The US Unrated Extended Version was passed PG uncut for the 2005 Columbia/TriStar DVD

See pictorial version details from movie-censorship.com:

The new scenes in the Extended Version add a bit of logic to the quite unlikely story. Some of these new scenes could already be seen in the extras on the Theatrical Version DVD.

The uncut region 2 DVD is available at UK Amazon
The uncut region 1 DVD is available at US Amazon

From version details on IMDb:

There is a slight difference between the UK cinema version and the UK DVD release. In the cinematic release, the Queen/Robbie Williams version of We Are The Champions starts playing when William and Jocelyn kiss just before the credits, whereas the DVD release has a different song play. However, We Are The Champions still plays over the last half of the credits.

Unrated

The unrated US DVD and 2007 Universal DVD have the opening website scene featuring material from Short Cuts. No BBFC cuts.

R Rated

The opening scene with the two guys working on a website features material from Total Recall

See The Last House on the Left

Cut on DVD when submitted in 2006 with the following BBFC comment: Cuts required to instances of horses being tripped to fall forwards