Keep It Up Downstairs is a 1976 UK sex comedy by Robert Young. Starring Jack Wild, Mark Singleton and Sue Longhurst.
Cut by the BBFC for X rated cinema release in 1976. A longer version was passed 18 on 1990 VHS. There is also a Continental Version with hardcore inserts.
Summary Notes
With everyone - masters, mistresses, servants - endlessly bedding everyone else it is no wonder Cockshute Castle is bankrupt. A marriage of convenience for the son or
daughter of the house with someone wealthy is called for, unless the son's newly invented thin india rubber membrane has some use.
Continental Version
Export Version
From IMDb. The export version contained hardcore inserts, using body-doubles for the stars.
UK Version
~ UK Version
run:
93:50s
pal:
90:05s
UK: The UK Version was passed 18 without BBFC cuts for:
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.
The UK Version omits a three-way lesbian scene with Mary Millington (Polly), Olivia Munday (Kitty Cockshute)
and Maria Coyne (Vera).
From IMDb:
In the scene where Mimi, played by Francoise Pascal is having her bottom spanked, the actual bottom shown belongs to Mary Millington
Seretta Wilson used a body double for her nude scene,
evidenced by the fact that she pulls her bonnet over her face just before she loses her nightgown.
UK Version cut
cut:
run:
92:54s
pal:
89:11s
UK: The UK Version was passed X after BBFC cuts for:
Keep It Up, Jack is a 1975 UK comedy by Derek Ford. Starring Mark Jones, Sue Longhurst and Linda Regan.
Summary Notes
Failed music hall performer Jack James (Mark Jones) inherits a brothel when his ancient Aunt dies. He takes over the running of the business and falls in love with its
star attraction, beautiful prostitute Virginia (Sue Longhurst).
UK: Passed 15 for one use of very strong language and frequent strong sex references after BBFC advised cuts were implemented for:
2012 cinema release
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 an 18 rating but that their preferred 15 rating could be achieved by making
changes to three scenes. These were:
to reduce sustained close focus on nudity in a lap dancing scene,
to reduce the focus on sexual detail during a mimed sequence of sexual activity, and
to reduce focus on ejaculate over a pin-up calendar.
When the finished version of the film was submitted for formal rating, changes had been made to satisfactorily address these issues and the film was consequently rated 15.
The Kentucky Fried Movie is a 1977 US comedy by John Landis With Evan C. Kim, Bong Soo Han and Bill Bixby.
Cut by the BBFC for nunchuks for 18 rated cinema and VHS. Releases since 2001 have been uncut. US releases are uncut.
Summary Notes
Madcap spoof, a collection of
comedy skits includes the Kung-Fu parody, "A Fistful Of Yen" and "Catholic School Girls In Trouble." Enjoy the future of movie-going with the "Feel-A-Round" theater experience. See a notable and highly respected actor as the
clumsiest waiter in motion picture history. Watch such character as Cleopatra Schwartz and Big Jim Slade tickle your funny bone until it has to be removed surgically!
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)
v Keoma
- 1976 Italy western by Enzo G. Castellari.
Keoma is a 1976 Italy western by Enzo G. Castellari. With Franco Nero, William Berger and Olga Karlatos.
Uncut and X rated for 1976 cinema release but later cut for a horse fall
on 15 and 12 rated home video. Uncut and MPAA R rated in the US.
Promotional Material
A strikingly original spaghetti western with a unique elegiac tone, Keoma truly is a one-of-a-kind classic of
its genre...
The legendary Franco Nero (Django, The Fifth Cord) stars in the titular role as a half-breed gunfighter who returns from the killing fields of the civil war to find his hometown riddled with the plague, its inhabitants terrorized (with
the help of Keoma's own estranged half-brothers) by tyrannical gang leader Caldwell (Donald O'Brien, Zombie Holocaust). Keoma's father (Willian Berger, Sartana in the Valley of Death) welcomes his prodigal son s return, but when Keoma saves a vulnerable
pregnant woman (Olga Karlatos, Zombie Flesh Eaters) from Caldwell's thugs, the stage is set for a violent confrontation. With the help of his father and his friend, the freed slave George (Woody Strode, Spartacus), Keoma prepares to take a savage revenge
on Caldwell and his gang.
Versions
uncut
run:
100:42s
pal:
96:40s
US: Uncut and MPAA R Rated for:
2019 Arrow Video (RA) Blu-ray at US Amazon released on 16th April
2013 Blue
Underground [Spaghetti Westerns Unchained] R0 DVD at US Amazon
Kesari is a 2019 India action war drama by Anurag Singh. Starring Akshay Kumar, Parineeti Chopra and Suvinder Vicky.
Cut by the BBFC for 15 rated cinema release in 2019.
Summary Notes
The story of a Sikh warrior who participates in the Battle of Saragarhi while yearning for the respect of his estranged daughter.
Versions
cut:
24s
run:
149:52s
pal:
143:52s
sub:
150:16s
UK: Passed 15 for strong violence, injury detail after 24s of compulsory BBFC cuts:
2019 cinema release
The BBFC commented:
Compulsory cuts required to remove sight of real animal cruelty (cockfighting).
The BBFC further commented in its annual report covering 2019:
The Hindi-language historical drama Kesari, which follows events at the Battle of Saragarhi, contained a scene which featured cock-fighting. A caption
at the beginning of the film claimed that no animals were harmed. However, this assurance was contradicted by the on-screen evidence and the scene was cut.
The Ketchup Effect is a 2004 Sweden / Denmark / Finland comedy drama by Teresa Fabik. Starring Amanda Renberg, Björn Kjellman and Ellen Fjćstad.
Passed 18 uncut by the BBFC but that was overruled in Stirling and was
screened with a local 12A.
Prosthetic penis embarrasses the BBFC
This genial rites-of-passage drama was given an 18-rating by the BBFC solely because of a scene that showed its teenage heroine slapping at a
(prosthetic) penis. David Cooke, head of the BBFC commented:
Legally the fact that it's a prosthetic makes no difference. But I would be the first to concede that it was a terrible shame. I would have loved to have rated
the film as a 15.
Stirling council later broke with the ruling and released The Ketchup Effect as a 12A-certificate.
Summary Notes
13-year old Sofie has too much
to drink at a party and falls asleep. The immature guys from her school take some compromising photos of her being drunk and knocked out and hands them out at school. Quickly she has a reputation of being easy and promiscious and her two best friends,
Amanda and Emma, avoid her. She must learn to fight back and regain the confidence her dad has instilled in her before she can put things right again.
The Key is a 1983 Italy drama by Tinto Brass. With Frank Finlay, Stefania Sandrelli, Franco Branciaroli.
The International Version was cut by the BBFC for 18 rated cinema release in 1985, and VHS in 1987. Officially the same cuts apply to the 18 rated DVD release in 2001 but there are reports that the released disk is uncut. There is also
an extended Director's Cut.
Summary Review : Narrative nonsense
A husband and wife lock their diaries in a drawer and also know that they read each other's entries, a plot device which takes them from
one sexual encounter to another.
A main female character sums up this pile of narrative nonsense at the conclusion of the film saying something like, I was faithful by being unfaithful. Meaning she was compliant in her
husband's wishes for her to link up with their son-in-law so her horny husband could become sexually excited by watching her, thus sparking their marriage alive again.
It's a beautifully strange, quirky, erotic well-filmed movie
which has incredible attention to detail and then lets itself down in comic moments.
The director's cut features more frontal nudity
as well as a scene featuring Frank Finlay's character suffering a dizzy spell at an art exhibition followed by a scene of Stefania Sandrelli's character purchasing her diary.
US Version
run:
105:16s
pal:
101:03s
US: A short version is uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
The video version (from Embassy) and the DVD
version (from Arrow) both contain the cut UK cinema version. The cuts were mostly to remove what (at the time) were considered overly explicit visuals of female genitalia. In a number of cases, shots were simply darkened or blurred rather than removed. A
couple of other shots were removed, one showing an erection glimpsed through an man's open shorts and one to reduce a scene of a man masturbating a woman. It is unlikely that any of these cuts would be necessary nowadays at 18 but we were only presented
with the cut version for DVD release.
Thanks to Daniel who says that Arrow's 2001 DVD is actually 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.
International Version cut
cut:
38s
run:
108:53s
pal:
104:32s
UK: The International Version was passed 18 after 38s of BBFC cuts for:
1987 Embassy VHS
1985 cinema release
From IMDb. Cut by the BBFC as follows:
to remove a faked 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.
Khartoum is a 1966 UK action war adventure by Basil Dearden and Eliot Elisofon. Starring Charlton Heston, Laurence Olivier and Richard Johnson.
No BBFC cuts for a short U rated 1966 cinema but cut by the BBFC for PG rated home video on animal cruelty grounds
Summary Notes
After an Egyptian army, commanded by British officers,
is destroyed in a battle in the Sudan in the 1880's, the British government is in a quandary. It does not want to commit a British military force to a foreign war but they have a commitment to protect the Egyptians in Khartoum. They decide to ask General
Charles "Chinese" Gordon, something of a folk hero in the Sudan as he had cleared the area of the slave trade, to arrange for the evacuation. Gordon agrees but also decides to defend the city against the forces of the Mahdi - the expected one -
and tries to force the British to commit troops.
Kick is a 2023 India action comedy drama by Prashanth Raj Starring Anthony, Brahmanandam
and Ragini Dwivedi
BBFC category cuts were required for a 12A rated cinema release in 2023.
BBFC Notes
Two rival advertising executives compete in this madcap Tamil-language romantic comedy,
featuring larger than life characters, slapstick violence and broadly comic sex references, along with some discriminatory behaviour.
Versions
cut:
run:
120:57s
pal:
116:07s
UK: BBFC 12A rated with a trigger warning for violence, discrimination, sex, sexual violence references,
rude gestures after BBFC category cuts:
2023 TGS ENTERTAINMENT cinema release (rated 31/08/2023)
The BBFC commented:
The distributor chose to make cuts to sexual violence references and scenes of sexual threat in order to achieve their preferred category of 12A. An uncut 15 classification was available.
v Kick Fighter
- 1989 USA / Philippines action drama by Anthony Maharaj.
Kick Fighter is a 1989 USA / Philippines action drama by Anthony Maharaj. Starring Richard Norton, Erica Van Wagener and Franco Guerrero.
BBFC required cuts to several cockfights for an 18 rated VHS in 1991.
Summary Notes
Ryan Travers (Richard Norton) has just been released from a prison in Bangkok, Thailand, after serving a five-year sentence for murder. His parents, running an antique
shop in the area while waiting for their son to be released, are killed in an explosion perpetrated by the local mob after refusing to pay protection money. Ryan's news go from bad to worse when he learns his sister Katie (Erica Van Wagener) is seriously
ill and will need an operation. With only a dead end job at a construction site after his release, Ryan learns about a local underground fight ring and decides to enter to raise the money for his sister's medical fees and search vengeance.
Kickboxer is a 1989 USA action sport thriller by Mark DiSalle and David Worth. Starring Jean-Claude Van Damme, Dennis Alexio and Dennis Chan.
Cut by the BBFC for 1989 cinema release and further cut for VHS. Cut in the US for an R rating. Uncut in Europe for cinema and VHS, but worldwide DVD and Blu-ray releases have been the cut US R rated version.
Summary
Notes
Kurt Sloan is the corner-man for his brother, U.S. kickboxing champion Eric Sloan. When Kurt witnesses his brother become maliciously paralyzed in the ring by Thailand champion Tong Po, Kurt vows revenge. With
the help of Zion, a kickboxing trainer who lives in a remote area of Thailand, Kurt trains for the fight of his life.
Versions
US Version
cut:
run:
97:13s
pal:
93:20s
UK: The cut US version was passed 18 for strong
bloody violence after previous BBFC cuts were waived for:
2015 Lions Gate Home Entertainment RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon
2015 Lions Gate Home Entertainment R2 DVD at UK Amazon
2002 Prism R2 DVD
2002 Metrodome R2 DVD
US: The R Rated version was shortened by removing plot scenes, eg Eric in hospital saying his legs are toothpicks. A couple of scenes involving strippers and nudity were also removed
UK video version
cut:
1:18s
run:
102:03s
pal:
97:58s
UK: The European Version was passed 18 after 1:18s of cuts (1s video cuts + 1:17s of film cuts) for:
1989 EIV VHS
The total cuts for the VHS version were:
The bar fight has lost a single shot of a double ear-clap, delivered by Van Damme (2 secs).
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.
UK cinema version
cut:
1:17s
run:
101:44s
pal:
97:40s
sub:
103:01s
UK: The European Version was passed 18 after 1:17s of cuts for:
Kickboxer 4: The
Aggressor is a 1994 USA action film by Albert Pyun. Starring Sasha Mitchell, Kamel Krifa and Brad Thornton.
The film was cut in the US for an MPAA R rating. Both the uncut version and
the R rated version were submitted to the BBFC for 1994 VHS but BBFC banned both of the. The BBFC relented by 2004 when the uncut version was passed 18 for DVD.
Summary Review: Entertaining
Sasha
Mitchell ("Kickboxer 2&3") triumphantly returns to the ring as David Sloan, fighting not just for his survival, but for his beautiful wife, who has become the sexual captive of the despicable world champion, Tong Po. Framed, forgotten and
furious, Sloan has been wasting away in prison, but the Feds agree to release him if he will get inside Tong Po's impenetrable Mexican fortress, protected by its deadly guards and adorned by its sexual slaves. Sloan has no choice but to enter into Po's
tournament of champions, a savage battle where winner takes all - and to Sloan - that means everything! Reluctantly, alliances form with a few others to help him out.
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. Kickboxer 4 has its flaws, but is still entertaining from start to finish.
The US
R rated version is cut and lacks the sex scenes and 2 scenes of violence.
banned
89:59s =86:23s
UK: Both the Unrated and then the
Theatrical Version were submitted and banned for:
1994 Fox VHS
The uncut version was submitted and banned for video in 1994. The distributor then submitted a cut version, presumably the Theatrical Version, and tried again but the BBFC said:
The cuts failed to make an acceptable difference to a work in which fights to the death were staged in the kick-boxing equivalent of a Roman Circus. Purporting to condemn the practice, it was plainly exploiting it, since the work was itself a celebration of extreme violence as entertainment.
Kidnapped - 1974 Italy crime thriller by Mario Bava and Lamberto Bava. See
Rabid Dogs
Kids is a 1995 USA drama by Larry Clark. Starring Leo Fitzpatrick, Justin Pierce and Chloë
Sevigny.
Cut by the BBFC for 18 rated cinema release, VHS and DVD.
Summary Notes
Disturbing, dark, low-budget independent film about teen-agers in New York City. The story focuses on Telly
(Leo Fitzpatrick), a teen who has a goal to de-flower as many virgins as he can. When one of his old encounters discovers that she is H.I.V.-positive, after only one encounter with a guy, Telly remains undaunted.
Versions
uncut
Unrated
US: Uncut. Originally NC-17 rated but the rating was surrendered for DVD which is MPAA Unrated
51s
86:45s
UK: Passed 18 after 51s of BBFC cuts for:
2001 Alliance-Atlantis/Momentum R2 DVD
1999 Alliance/Momentum VHS
1996 cinema release
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.
Kidulthood is a 2006 UK drama by Menhaj Huda. Starring Aml Ameen, Red Madrell
and Noel Clarke.
There exists a Theatrical Version and a Director's Cut
Promotional Material
Hard-hitting British urban drama about disaffected youth. Given the day off school after a girl in their
class commits suicide, a group of troubled 15-year-olds spend the day wandering the streets of London taking drugs, getting in fights, indulging in under-age sex, and moving ever closer to a gun crime that will change their lives. Written by and starring
Noel Clarke, and directed by Manhaj Huda.
Versions
Director's Cut
91:36s =87:56s
UK: The Director's Cut was passed 15 uncut for strong violence, language, sex references and drug use for:
Kill and Kill Again is a 1981 South Africa / USA action drama by Ivan Hall. Starring James Ryan, Anneline Kriel and Michael Mayer.
BBFC category cuts were required for 15 rated VHS in 1986. Uncut and MPAA
PG rated in the US.
Summary Notes
Dr. Horatio Kane has been kidnapped, and is being forced to create an army of martial artists who will help take over the world. His daughter, Kandy Kane, enlists the
help of Steve Chase (and a few of his friends) to rescue her father before it's too late.
Kill, Baby... Kill! is a 1966 Italy horror mystery by Mario Bava. Starring Giacomo Rossi Stuart, Erika Blanc and Fabienne Dali.
Uncut for a 1967 X cinema rating and 15 rated DVD. The film is uncut and
MPAA Unrated in the US but there is also an edited version going by the title Curse of the Living Dead.
Summary Notes
Dr. Eswai is called by Inspector Kruger to a small village to perform an autopsy on
a woman who has died under suspicious circumstances. Despite help from Ruth, the village witch, Kruger is killed and it is revealed that the dead woman, as well as other villagers, have been killed by the ghost of Melissa, a young girl who, fed by the
hatred of her grieving mother, Baroness Graps, exacts her revenge on them. Dr. Eswai, along with Monica, a local nurse, are lured into a fateful confrontation at the Villa Graps.
Versions
uncut
run:
83:20s
pal:
80:00s
83:20s
UK: Passed 15 uncut for moderate horror and violence for:
2019 Arrow Macabre Visions Limited Edition (RB) Blu-ray at UK Amazon
Kill Bill: Vol 1 is a 2003 US action film by Quentin Tarantino. With Uma Thurman, David Carradine and Daryl Hannah.
There is a standard version but there is also a Director's Cut released in
Japan.
Summary Notes
The lead character, called 'The Bride,' was a member of the Deadly Viper Assassination Squad, led by her lover 'Bill.' Upon realizing she was pregnant with Bill's
child, 'The Bride' decided to escape her life as a killer. She fled to Texas, met a young man, who, on the day of their wedding rehearsal was gunned down by an angry and jealous Bill (with the assistance of the Deadly Viper Assassination Squad). Four
years later, 'The Bride' wakes from a coma, and discovers her baby is gone. She, then, decides to seek revenge upon the five people who destroyed her life and killed her baby. The saga of Kill Bill Volume I begins.
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.
Standard Version
Standard Version
run:
110:33s
pal:
106:08s
UK: The Standard Version was passed 18 without
BBFC cuts for frequent, strong, bloody violence and very strong language.
2012 Lions Gate Tarentino XX (RA) Blu-ray at US Amazon
Asian Version
See
pictorial version details from movie-censorship.com . 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
v Kill Buljo
- 2007 Norway action crime comedy by Tommy Wirkola.
Kill Buljo is a 2007 Norway action crime comedy by Tommy Wirkola. Starring Stig
Frode Henriksen, Tommy Wirkola and Linda Řverlie Nilsen.
Exists as a Theatrical Version and an Extended Version.
Summary Notes
Jompa Tormann and his guests and family are
brutally gunned down during an engagement party. Sami- and women-hating police officer Sid Wislřff is put on the case. Together with his colleague Unni Formen and Sami guide Peggy Mathilassi, Wislřff tries to find the guilty party, but Jompa Tormann
survived and he wants revenge!
Versions
Extended Version
104:53s
Scandinavia: There
exists an extended version
Theatrical Version
95:57s =92:07s
US: The Theatrical Version is uncut and MPAA R rated for:
2009 The Weinstein Company R1 DVD at US Amazon released on 12th May 2009
Kill Them All and Come Back Alone is a 1968 Italy / Spain western by Enzo G Castellari. Starring Chuck Connors, Frank Wolff and Franco Citti.
Cut by the BBFC for X rated cinema release in 1969. Uncut and MPAA R rated
in the US.
Summary Notes
During the Civil War, a band of soldiers-of-fortune, led by Clyde McKay, infiltrates a town occupied by the Confederate forces of General Hood. After
causing a diversion, McKay's group brawls with Confederate soldiers and manages to penetrate General Hood's headquarters. The general's aide, Captain Lynch, is disarmed and the general is made prisoner. However, the whole action is shown to be an
exercise, planned by General Hood himself, to test the skills of Clyde McKay's group of six hand-picked mercenaries.
Versions
uncut
US: Uncut and MPAA R rated for:
2020 KL Studio Classics Special Edition RA Blu-ray at US Amazon
2020 KL Studio
Classics Special Edition R1 DVD at US Amazon
The Killer Elite is a 1975 USA action crime thriller by Sam Peckinpah. Starring James Caan, Robert Duvall and Arthur Hill.
Cut in the US for a PG Rated 1975 theatrical release. The cuts were later
restored for the Extended Version. The BBFC rated the theatrical release as X, the 1987 Extended VHS Version as 18 and the 2003 Extended Version as 15, all without BBFC cuts.
Summary Notes
Mike Locken
is one of the principal members of a group of freelance spies. A significant portion of their work is for the C.I.A. and while on a case for them, one of his friends turns on him and shoots him in the elbow and knee. His assignment, to protect someone,
goes down in flames. He is nearly crippled, but with braces is able to again become mobile. For revenge as much as anything else, Mike goes after his ex-friend.
Twilight Time [Extended Version] R0
Blu-ray at US Amazon
US Theatrical Version
cut Theatrical Version
cut:
run:
119:45s
pal:
114:58s
UK: Presumably the cut US Theatrical Version
was passed X (18) without further BBFC cuts for:
1975 cinema release
From IMDb. The graphic violence in the original cut of the film was cut by Sam Peckinpah so he could obtain a PG rating for the film, instead of an R. The cuts were later restored for the Extended Version.
v Killer Fish
- 1979 Italy / UK / Brazil / USA horror by Antonio Margheriti (as Anthony M Dawson).
Killer Fish is a 1979 Italy / UK / Brazil / USA horror by Antonio Margheriti (as
Anthony M Dawson). Starring Lee Majors, Karen Black and Margaux Hemingway.
BBFC category cuts for an A rated 1979 cinema release, later uncut for a 15 rated 1986 VHS release. Uncut and PG rated in the US.
Summary Notes
Jewel thieves attempt to recover
treasure from piranha infested waters. Mistrust and betrayals happen amongst the gang in the quest for gold.
Killer Ink is a 2015 Lithuania horror by Devon Downs and Kenny Gage. Starring Robert LaSardo, Sara Fabel and Jordan James Smith.
Exists in 2 versions, a cut International Version and an uncut MPAA Unrated
Version.
Summary Notes
ANARCHY PARLOR is a horror film about a mysterious nomad simply known as the "Artist" who practices a dark art form passed down through the generations. He creates much more than
tattoos for tourists who visit his Lithuanian Tattoo Parlor. Shot entirely on location in Vilnius Lithuania, ANARCHY PARLOR features two well-known cast members in the tattoo and horror world. Heavily tattooed lead actor Robert LaSardo (Death Race,
Nip/Tuck, Human Centipede 3) portrays "The Artist", and Sara Fabel (well-known Finnish tattoo artist and model) plays his seductive apprentice "Uta". Anarchy Parlor will be a frighteningly, terrific thrill to the die-hard fans.
The Unrated Version includes more suggestive dialogue, some more sex & nudity, and of course more blood and violence. The two central scenes of torture have been extended by a few gory details. See
pictorial version details from movie-censorship.com
International Version
pre-cut International Version
cut:
5:27s
run:
93:38s
pal:
89:53s
UK: The pre-cut International Version was passed 18 uncut for very strong language, strong violence, gore, sex for:
2016 Signature R2 DVD
The film was produced with a cut version intended for an R rated release. This did not happen but the version has been used for UK release.
Killer Nun is a 1979 Italy horror mystery thriller by Giulio Berruti. Starring Anita Ekberg, Paola Morra and Alida Valli.
The 1981 pre-cert VHS release briefly appeared on the Video Nasties List.
Later released with BBFC cuts for 18 rated VHS release in 1993. Uncut and 18 rated on DVD since 2006. Uncut and MPAA Unrated in the US.
Summary Review: Well worth checking out
Anyone familiar with
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.
The
dubbing 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.
Versions
uncut
run:
83:18s
pal:
79:58s
UK: Passed 18 uncut for strong bloody
violence with previous BBFC cuts waived for:
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.
Killer Pinata is a 2015 USA comedy horror by Stephen Tramontana Starring Amelie Acevedo, Elias Acevedo and Ryan Aldrich
Exists as an original version and a Director's Cut
Promotional Material
A possessed pińata, seeking to avenge the savagery that humanity has inflicted on his kind, picks off a group of friends, one by one, in an unending night of terror! To celebrate the fifth anniversary of this
cult horror-comedy smash hit KILLER PIŃATA is giving fans what they want by returning to stores with the first Blu-ray release in years.
Version
Director's Cut
run:
84m
pal:
81m
US: The Director's Cut is uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
2021 Rising Sun Media [Director's Cut] (RA) Blu-ray at US Amazon #ad released on 13th April
2021
This special edition set includes an updated cut of the movie with a shorter running time and more action-packed pace, revised color grade, and brand new sound mix from the original elements.
Killer Party is a 1986 USA / Canada comedy horror by William Fruet. Starring Martin Hewitt, Ralph Seymour and Elaine Wilkes.
Cut in the US for an MPAA R rating and the cuts have persisted ever since.
Summary Notes
Three gorgeous babes decide to join a sorority, and a whole bunch of horny guys dump bees in the sorority's back yard where a bunch of girls are naked in the outside hot tub so when the
girls jump out the boys use a video camera to take lots of shots of them. Their house mother gets talked into letting the girls have a hazing party in a forbidden frat house, and when she goes there to make sure the place is safe, she first stops at a
handy grave in the front yard to explain to 'Allan' why she's letting the girls use the house, and tells him that it was all an accident and it's time for him to just let it go. Allan doesn't answer her, since he's dead. Or is he? As she is nailing down
a loose banister on the stairway, a mysterious figure appears before her, brandishing what looks like a tire iron, she turns, asks "What are you doing here?" and this person does answer her by striking her dead. Well, the three pledges go through a
hazing (and there are some very nice set pieces here, ...
Versions
cut
best available
87:48s
UK: The cut US Theatrical Version was passed 18 without BBFC cuts for:
1986 MGM Home VHS
Italy: The cut US Theatrical Version was released for:
Prior to release, MGM cut bloody details from almost every on-screen murder in the film. Just before its release American horror magazine Fangoria published photos of the numerous death scenes pruned from
the final cut. These scenes have not been restored back into the film.
Killer Workout - 1987 US horror by David A Prior See
Aerobi-cide
Killers Of The Castle Of Blood is a 1970 Italy / Spain horror by José Luis Merino (as J.L. Merino) Starring Erna Schurer, Carlos Quiney and Agostina Belli
The International Version is uncut. The Spanish Version is a clothed version. The film was significantly shortened for the US Version.
Summary Notes
A beautiful
young woman travels to a remote estate to seek employment as a biochemist for Baron Janos Dalmar. She finds herself attracted to him, so immerses herself in her work to suppress her lusty desires. A rash of rather brutal murders occurs in the area and
she soon discovers that the Baron is not what he seems. Not long thereafter, the Baron transforms into a demon, and the beautiful young woman becomes his very own love slave.
Versions
International Version
run:
98:16s
pal:
94:20s
UK: The unclothed International
Version was passed X (18) uncut:
1973 cinema release titled Killers of the Castle of Blood
US: The International Version is uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
The movie was originally titled Grey Knight and was screened at some festivals in 1993. Allegedly, after some previews, the producer (Brad Krevoy) was led to believe the movie was too artsy and ordered it
re-cut. The producer's cut was released as The Killing Box in Europe and as Ghost Brigade in America. The director's cut was released on DVD in 2005 under its original title Grey Knight .
78:38s
UK: The
Producer's Cut was passed 18 without BBFC cuts for:
The Killing Hour is a 1982 USA mystery thriller by Armand Mastroianni. Starring Perry King, Norman Parker and Elizabeth Kemp.
Passed 18 uncut for 1982 cinema release but the World of Video 2000
pre-cert video was seized by the police during the Video Nasties panic. The film was then cut by the BBFC for 1986 VHS release. Uncut in the US for Unrated Anchor Bay and Blue Underground release but there seems to have been a shorter R rated release
under the title The Clairvoyant
Summary Review: Nicely Done
New York 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!
The opening sequences are quite grabbing, the murders are inventive (although not gory), and the plot builds to a great showdown climax.
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. Nicely done on all levels.
US: Unconfirmed but there seems to have been a shorter R rated version released in the US under the title The Clairvoyant.
banned
=92:42s
UK: Released on pre-cert VHS for:
1983 World of Video 2000 VHS
The video was seized subject to an Obscene Publications Act Section 3 Seizure Order. This is a legal gambit whereby victims admitted that the videos were 'obscene', and therefore
subject to seizure, in return for that being the end of the matter and so avoiding an obscenity trial with the possibility of jail time.
Young Terry Lambert returns home from serving a prison term for a gang-rape he was forced to participate in. He seeks revenge on his lawyer and the girl who framed him. But his
real problem is his overbearing mother. Terry has developed an interest in rough, violent sex, and gory death. Now, one by one, some of the town's women pop up dead.
This is a spellbinding film that concentrates more on suspense
and character development than supplying cheap thrills. THE KILLING KIND is definitely cult director Curtis Harrington's masterpiece, and the great cast does some of their finest work.
The Killing of a
Chinese Bookie is a 1976 USA crime drama by John Cassavetes. With Ben Gazzara, Timothy Carey and Seymour Cassel.
Director John Cassavates withdrew The Killing of a Chinese Bookie shortly
after the initial release and subsequently re-cut a shorter version with a different opening.
Re-cut Version
Re-cut Version
run:
108:24s
pal:
104:04s
UK: The Re-cut Version was passed 15
uncut for moderate nudity and violence for:
2013 BFI [Re-cut Version on RB Blu-ray + Original Version on R2 DVD] Combo at UK Amazon
2007 cinema release
2000 Second Sight Video
1993 Electric Pictures VHS
1992 Palace VHS
1977 cinema release
US: The Re-cut Version is uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
2013 Criterion Collection 5 Films [Re-cut Version on RB Blu-ray + Original Version on R2 DVD] RA Blu-ray
via UK Amazon and
at US Amazon
Original Version
Original Version
run:
133:47s
pal:
128:26s
UK: The Original Version was passed 15 uncut for moderate nudity and violence for:
2013 BFI [Re-cut Version on RB Blu-ray + Original Version on R2 DVD] Combo at UK Amazon
2006 Optimum Releasing R2 DVD
US: The Original Version is uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
2013 Criterion Collection 5 Films [Re-cut Version on RB Blu-ray + Original Version on R2 DVD] RA Blu-ray
at US Amazon
v The Killing of America
- 1981 USA / Japan crime documentary by Sheldon Renan and Leonard Schrader (uncredited).
The Killing of America is a 1981 USA / Japan crime documentary by Sheldon Renan and Leonard Schrader (uncredited). Starring Chuck Riley, Ed Dorris and Thomas Noguchi.
Not formally banned in the US, but the film was never released, distributed, televised nor made available for sale in the USA, from when the documentary was produced in 1981, until released on home video by Severin in 2016.
The film
exists in 2 versions, the US Version and the Japanese Version. Both were passed 18 uncut for UK home video.
Promotional Material
In 1982, filmmakers Seldon Renan and Academy Award® nominee
Leonard Schrader (KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN, MISHIMA, BLUE COLLAR) created a graphic and provocative examination of America's history with and penchant for senseless violence, mass shootings and cold-blooded murder. It was condemned as exploitive
and obscene (The New York Times), acclaimed as among the most controversial documentaries in the history of cinema (Fantasia Festival), and never distributed, televised or made available for sale in the United States.
Versions
US Version
Unrated
90:58s
UK: Passed 18 uncut for:
2016 Blue Undergorund/Severin Films [US + Japanese Versions] RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon
2016 Blue Undergorund/Severin Films [US Version only] R2 DVD at UK Amazon
2002 Cine-Verite/Exploited DVD
2002 Cine-Verite/Exploited VHS
US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
2016 Severin Films [US + Japanese Version] RA Blu-ray at US Amazon
2016 Severin
Films [US version only] R1 DVD at US Amazon
Japanese Version
Unrated
115:34s =110:57s
UK: Previously passed 18 uncut for disturbing images, strong
real violence for:
2016 Blue Undergorund/Severin Films [US + Japanese Versions] R0 Blu-ray at
UK Amazon
US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
2016 Severin Films [US + Japanese Version] R0 Blu-ray at US Amazon
The Japanese Version is an interesting alternative: after the sniper
shooting, it opens with footage of the Grand Canyon. It's 20 minutes in longer than the US cut in total - the running time here is 115 minutes and 46 seconds. Along with a subtly different order of events, we also get a completely different narration
(Japanese with optional yellow subtitles), and additional moments of filler such as an energetic pop song about time sung over scenes of Americans being active in all manner of ways - skydiving, Frisbee-throwing and so on. This is cheerful America
, the narrator tells us, before we cut to racial riots and Kennedy's shooting.
It's long been rumoured that the film's Japanese cut, re-edited specially for their market, contained more extreme content than its US counterpart. But
this isn't really the case -- it's more that sequences are extended with additional footage. Most notably, the sports montage mentioned above and extra footage of John Lennon at the end.
The greatest difference is the narration:
though the script is largely the same, plenty of subtle changes have been made, and the Japanese narrator's tone is totally condemning - he portrays America as a cesspool sent crazy by its pursuit of freedom, and everyone in it as a nutter.
banned
US: Informally
banned from 1981 until 2016
Not formally banned in the US, but the film was never released, distributed, televised nor made available for sale in the USA, from when the documentary was produced in 1981, until released on home video by Severin
in 2016.
The Killing of Sister
George is a 1968 USA drama by Robert Aldrich. Starring Beryl Reid, Susannah York and Coral Browne.
Uncut in the US but the film was saddled with and X rating for 1968
release. The film was re-rated to R in 1972. The film was cut by the BBFC for an X rating in 1968 but several local councils were happy for the film to be screened uncut in their areas. Later was uncut and 18 rated for home video.
Summary
Review: A disintegrating lesbian relationship
George (Beryl Reid) plays a cheerful district nurse in a BBC soap opera. However, her character is to be killed off, and George realises that the only other job she can
get is the voice of a cow on children's TV. Her life begins to fall apart as her lover Childie (Susannah York) has an affair with a predatory TV producer.
This film is memorable on many levels. Along with vividly recapturing
1960's Swinging London and its lesbian scene, it also provides a harrowing and moving portrayal by Reid and York of two women in a disintegrating relationship.
Beryl Reid manages to strike the right balance between tragedy
and comedy, managing to be fearless and outrageously funny in one scene, whilst seeming broken and pathetic in the next.
US: The film received an X rating in 1968. Director Robert Aldrich spent $75,000 unsuccessfully battling the X rating in court. This X rating then proved disastrous for the box office.
cut
Submitted
139:51s =134:15s
UK: Passed X (16) after BBFC cuts for:
1969 cinema release
From IMDb:
When first submitted in 1969 UK censor John Trevelyan refused to grant a certificate unless the seduction scene was toned down and urged all 600 local authorities to boycott the film. 12 councils, including
the GLC, overrode him and showed the film with their own X certificate. After heated discussions with the distributor the kissing scene was slightly reduced and Trevelyan eventually passed the movie.
The Killing Touch - 1984 USA horror sport by Michael Elliot See Fatal
Games
v Killing Zoe
- 1993 France / USA crime thriller by Roger Avary.
Killing Zoe is a 1993 France / USA crime thriller by Roger Avary. Starring
Eric Stoltz, Julie Delpy and Martin Raymond.
Cut in the US for an MPAA R rating. This R rated version was passed 18 without further BBFC cuts for an 18 rated cinema release and home video. There also exists a Director's Cut.
Summary Notes
Zed has only just arrived in the beautiful Paris and already he's up to no good. Having just slept with a call girl, he spends a night on the town with his dangerous friends. They all decide to rob a bank the following day. There's
only one problem: Zed's call-girl, Zoe, just happens to work at the bank which is to be robbed!
Versions
Director's Cut
France
~99:00s =~95:00s
France: The Director's Cut/unrated/uncut version has been released in France as a special edition DVD containing both the R
rated and unrated versions of the film,.
2:37s
91:58s
UK:
BBFC details not yet published for:
2015 Fabulous Films RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon released on 3rd August 2015
The 99 minute running time gives hope of being the Director's Cut but in the absence of a recent BBFC submission this is most likely the usual cut Theatrical Version.
UK: A pre-cut version was passed 18 without BBFC
cuts for:
2004 Universal R2 DVD
1994 Polygram VHS
1994 cinema release
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.
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.
1:28s
83:35s
The uncut cinema version was followed by a
cut video release in 1987 submitted by Heron Home Entertainment
Kindergarten Cop is a 1990 USA action crime comedy by Ivan Reitman. Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Penelope Ann Miller and Pamela Reed.
BBFC category cuts were made for a 12 rated 1991 cinema release. Later uncut and 15 rated on home video. Uncut and PG-13 rated in the US.
Summary Notes
John Kimble is a tough city cop
who's been on the trail of drug dealer Cullen Crisp for years. He finally tracks Crisp down but it seems the only person that can testify against him is his ex-wife. The problem is she's disappeared and all Kimble knows is the name of the school in
Oregon where her son attends. When things don't quite go to plan, Kimble finds he has to go undercover on his toughest assignment yet - Kindergarten teacher!
Releases immediately after 9/11 in 2001 were reported to be cut by the distributors They're horrible. They're like little terrorists. was shorted to They're horrible. However this appears to be a rumour as the main video releases pre-dated
9/11.
category cuts 19s
110:50s =106:24s
UK: Passed 12 after 19s of BBFC cuts for:
1991 cinema release
The BBFC category cuts were:
Schwarzenegger steps in to deal with street thugs assaulting a woman. The BBFC cut the woman being slapped and Schwarzenegger head butting one of the assailants.
Schwarzenegger shooting up an underground club had gunshots reduced from 5 to
2.
A man's head being hit against a car door by a thug was removed
A baseball bat attack on a woman was reduced to one hit and the subsequent sight of the bat aimed at her midriff was deleted.
cut
Amazon
Canada: Cut on Amazon Prime
Padraic comments:
Kindergarten Cop is currently streaming online on Amazon Prime Video in Canada.
However, a key scene in the film, in
which the character played by Arnold Schwarzenegger shoots dead the villain, has been cropped to tone down the violence. The chest wound has been framed offscreen.
If anyone has any idea as to who made the cuts?, why?, and to which media?, please let
us know.
v The Kindred - 1987 USA
Sci-Fi horror thriller by Stephen Carpenter and Jeffrey Obrow.
The Kindred is a 1987 USA Sci-Fi horror thriller by Stephen Carpenter and Jeffrey Obrow. Starring Rod Steiger, Kim Hunter and David Allen Brooks.
Exists as an uncut MPAA Unrated version and a cut R rated version
Summary Notes
Amanda's deathbed request to her son, John, was for him to destroy all the lab notes etc. from her last
experiment. She also blurts out he had a brother. At the funeral John meets Melissa, who claims to be his mothers biggest fan. Together with some of John's friends they go to Amanda's house, but none are prepared for what they find there.
King Arthur is a 2004 USA / UK / Ireland action war adventure by Antoine Fuqua. Starring Clive Owen, Stephen Dillane and Keira Knightley.
Cut in the US to obtain an MPAA PG-13 rating. This version was rated 12/12A
by the BBFC for cinema and home video. The cuts were restored and additional plot add for the Directors cut which is MPAA Unrated in the US and 15 rated in the UK.
Summary Notes
Based
on a more realistic portrayal of "Arthur" than has ever been presented onscreen. The film will focus on the history and politics of the period during which Arthur ruled -- when the Roman empire collapsed and skirmishes over power broke out in
outlying countries -- as opposed to the mystical elements of the tale on which past Arthur films have focused.
Director's Cut
Director's Cut
run:
135:44s
pal:
130:18s
UK: The Director's Cut was passed 15 uncut for
strong battle violence and mild sex:
King Boxer is a 1972 Hong Kong action romance by Chang-Hwa Jeong (as Chang Ho Cheng). Starring Lieh Lo, Ping Wang and Hsiung Chao.
Passed X uncut by the BBFC for 1972 cinema release. Then cut for an 18
rated VHS. Uncut for 15 rated 2009 DD. Uncut and MPAA R rated in the US.
Summary Notes: 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.
Promising young student Chi-Hao is sent away to train under a new master in order that he may be able to win a martial arts tournament and thus prevent the local thugs from
getting the power and prestige that would come were they to win it.
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.
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.
UK: Passed 18 after 7s of BBFC compulsory cuts for:
1986 Warner Home VHS
From IMDb. The BBFC cuts were:
remove a double ear clap
removed shots of a victims severed eyeballs.
banned
112:06s = 107:47s
Australia:
Refused Classification reports that longer version was banned in Australia. See article from
refused-classification.com . It was later heavily cut for an M rating.
v King Boxer II
- 1977 Hong Kong/Philippines action crime drama by Joseph Velasco.
King Boxer II is a 1977 Hong Kong/Philippines action crime drama by Joseph Velasco. With Bruce Le, Lita Vasquez and Lik Cheung. Summary Notes
The
location of a hidden national treasure can only be found by the descendants of the patriot who hid it. They will recognize each other by joining two halves of a medallion. The search is opposed by Miss Oki and her numerous thugs.
King Kong is a 1976 USA horror fantasy adventure by John Guillermin. Starring Jeff Bridges and Charles Grodin and Jessica Lange.
Exists as a Theatrical Version and a TV Version. The film was always BBFC A/PG rated
until it bounced up to 12 in 2022.
Summary Notes
An expedition of the "Petrox" company, is exploring in search of petrol. A strange island where they arrive is the home of a
giant ape, King Kong, that is captured by the expedition in order to make money exhibiting it to the world. When in the U.S. the huge gorilla becomes restless, trying to return home...
Versions
Theatrical Version
run:
134:46s
pal:
129:23s
UK: Passed 12 uncut for moderate injury detail, sex references, sexual violence references:
2022 Studiocanal [Theatrical Version + TV Version] R0 4K Blu-ray/R0 Blu-ray Combo
at UK Amazon #ad
King Kong is a 2005 New Zealand/USA/Germany action romance by Peter Jackson. Starring Naomi Watts, Jack Black and Adrien Brody.
There exists a Theatrical version and an Extended version featuring extra
uncontroversial material
Summary Notes
In 1933 New York, an overly ambitious movie producer coerces his c ++ ast and hired ship crew to travel to mysterious Skull Island,
where they encounter Kong, a giant ape who is immediately smitten with leading lady Ann Darrow.
Director's Cut
Director's Cut
run:
199:55s
pal:
191:55s
UK: The Extended Version/Director's
Cut was passed 12 uncut for frightening scenes, moderate violence and peril for:
2014 Universal Steelbook [Theatrical + Extended] R0 Blu-ray/R2 DVD Combo at UK Amazon
2009 Universal [Theatrical + Extended] R0 Blu-ray at UK Amazon
King Kong vs Godzilla is a 1962 USA/Japan action adventure comedy horror sci-fi by Ishirô Honda. With Tadao Takashima, Kenji Sahara and Yű Fujiki.
Exists as the original Japanese Version and a shortened US version.
US Version
US Version
run:
90:40s
pal:
87:02s
UK: The US Version was passed PG uncut
for:
2005 Universal R2 DVD
1987 CIC VHS
UK: The US Version was passed X (16) uncut for:
1963 cinema release
See pictorial version details from movie-censorship.com . The Japanese original was significantly reworked for the US.Overall, the US Version is not
entirely useless, however, fans should favor the Japanese Version.
Japanese Version
Japanese Version
run:
96:54s
pal:
93:01s
Japan: There is also an alternative Japanese version. Uncontroversial edits but a
significant change.
The King Maker is a 2005 Thailand adventure drama by Lek Kitaparaporn. Starring Gary Stretch, John Rhys-Davies and Cindy Burbridge.
BBFC cuts were required for animal cruelty for 15 rated 2011 DVD.
Summary Notes
In 1547 Fernando De Gama, a young "Soldier of Fortune" from Portugal, set sail for the Orient in a bid to find the man that murdered his father and, with luck, like many of his fellow
countrymen,to make his fortune. A vicious storm in the Indian ocean almost ended his plans when the ship he was on sank. The sole survivor, he was washed up on a tropical beach only to be captured by Arab slavers and taken to Ayutthaya in the kingdom of
Siam where he was offered for sale as a slave.
Versions
4s
88:15s
submitted 88:20s
UK: Passed 15 for strong bloody violence for after 4s of BBFC cuts for:
2011 Anchor Bay R2 DVD
The BBFC commented:
Cuts were required to remove sight of real cockfighting
For some reason the cuts are no longer noted in the BBFC database although the BBFC does note that the approved runtime is 5s shorted that submitted.
The King of the Kickboxers is a 1990 Hong Kong / USA action crime film by Lucas Lowe. Starring Loren Avedon, Richard Jaeckel and Don Stroud.
Cut in the US for an MPAA R rating. This was further cut by the BBFC for
1991 VHS. The film was passed 18 uncut for 2004 DVD.
Summary Notes
Kahn is a heavy weight kick-box champion, who often kills his opponents in front of the running camera, to sell it
on video tape. Jake had to witness once how his brother was killed by him, and now has come for revenge. But first he has to improve his fighting skills; he asks Phang, the only person in the whole world who ever had Khan down on his back, to train him
until he is a match for him.
Kingdom of Heaven is a 2005 USA / UK / Spain / Germany / Morocco action war adventure by Ridley Scott. Starring Orlando Bloom, Eva Green and Liam Neeson.
Exists as a Theatrical Version and a Director's Cut.
Summary Notes
Balian of Ibelin travels to Jerusalem during the crusades of the 12th century, and there he finds himself as the defender of the city and its people.
Versions
Director's Cut
185:53s
UK: The Director's Cut was passed 15 uncut for strong bloody violence for:
2015 Twentieth Century Fox [Part Subtitled] video
2006 Twentieth Century Fox video
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.
Theatrical
Version
138:34s
UK: The Theatrical Version was passed 15 without BBFC cuts for
strong bloody violence for:
2005 Twentieth Century Fox video
2005 cinema release
v The Kingdom - comedy horror
TV series by Morten Arnfred and Lars von Trier.
The Kingdom is a comedy horror TV series by Morten Arnfred and Lars von Trier. Starring
Ernst-Hugo Järegĺrd, Kirsten Rolffes and Holger Juul Hansen.
Animal cruelty cuts were required for an 18 rated VHS release in 1997.
Summary Notes
English
title" "The Living Dead" Mrs.Drusse, having reburied Mary's remains and pieced together the puzzle of her death, gathers helpers to perform a final exorcism. Meanwhile, Dr. Helmer has decamped to Haiti in search of voodoo poisons and the
pregnancy of Hook's lover Judith is beginning to show unusual complications.
Episode 5: The Living Dead
cut:
5s
run:
53:20s
pal:
51:12s
sub:
51:16s
UK: Episode 5 was passed 18 after 5s of BBFC cuts:
1997 Manga Entertainment VHS
The BBFC cuts were:
cut for animal cruelty in a scene where Rigmor shoots rats with a pistol.
This work was originally classified 15 without cuts on 15/10/2010. The BBFC has, after an appeal by the distributor of The King's Speech against the original 15 rating, applied
its formal reconsideration process to the cinema release and classified it 12A with the Consumer Advice Contains strong language in a speech therapy context .
The BBFC's language Guidelines for 12A state:
The use of strong language (for example f***) must be infrequent . In the case of The King's Speech there are two isolated instances where the character of King George VI uses strong language several times at the instigation of his therapist
during the speech therapy sessions he is undergoing to alleviate his stammer. The strong language is not aggressive and not directed at any person.
The Guidelines state that because works from time to time present
issues in ways which cannot be anticipated, these criteria will not be applied in an over literal way if such an interpretation would lead to an outcome which would confound audience expectations .
After careful
consideration by the President and Director of the BBFC, the Board took the view that the way the strong language is presented in The King's Speech did not contravene the language Guidelines at 12A and that the public would understand why
the Board has reached this decision.
cut
US: Beware of the US PG-13 version where the strong language was cut via muting for a PG-13 certificate.
It is reported that 42 occurrences of the
word' fuck were overdubbed 'shit' for the PG-13 version.
Kingsman: the Secret
Service is a 2015 UK action crime comedy by Matthew Vaughn. Starring Colin Firth, Michael Caine and Taron Egerton.
BBFC advised category cuts were required for a 2015 15 rated cinema
release. The same cut version is 15 rated for home video and has been distributed worldwide (albeit with further cuts in some countries).
Summary Notes
A veteran secret agent takes a young upstart under
his wing.
Versions
advised category cuts
best available
123:23s
UK:
Passed 15 for strong bloody violence, strong language after BBFC advised pre-cuts for:
2016 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment RB 4k Blu-ray at UK Amazon
This film was originally seen for advice in an unfinished version. The company was informed the film was likely to be classified 18, but that their requested 15 could be achieved by making some
reductions in scenes of violence. When the finished version was submitted for formal classification, reductions had been made and the film was passed 15.
The BBFC further commented in the Annual Report covering 2014:
Although the violence is generally staged in a highly cartoonish manner, and the action is fast-paced and rapidly edited, there was too much cumulative focus on blood and the infliction of injury during a scene in which a secret agent
fights and kills a large number of people in a church. When the film was submitted for formal classification, reductions had been made to this sequence, meaning the finished version was classified 15.
Kingsman: The Secret Service
was 2nd top complained about film in 2015 with 38 complaints. The BBFC commented in its 2015 Annual Report:
One of the issues raised by the public with regards to Kingsman: The Secret Service was the level of violence
at 15, particularly in regards to a fight scene in a church.
The BBFC saw a version of the film before it was complete and offered advice as to how the film distributor's desired 15 rating could be achieved. Otherwise, the film
would have been classified 18. The distributor chose to make changes before formally submitting the film for classification. While there are some strong moments of violence in the film, they are relatively brief and do not dwell on the infliction of
pain or injury to the extent they require an 18 classification. The BBFC therefore classified the film 15.
Other complaints focussed on a scene involving a crude sex reference which is unexpected but intended to be funny. In
part thanks to the comic context, this line did not require the entire film be restricted to an adult audience only by way of an 18 classification. [The BBFC are being a bit coy here, but presumably are referring to the Swedish princess offering anal sex
as a reward for her rescue].
US: The same cut version is MPAA R rated for:
2017 20th Century Fox Premium Edition RA Blu-ray at US Amazon
See interview from denofgeek.com
. Director Matthew Vaughn has denied that changes were made to obtain a 15 rating.
Den of Geek: I should ask you just to clarify the certification of the film in the UK ...
Vaughn:
I haven't changed a fucking frame!
Den of Geek: Absolutely nothing? The BBFC posted that certain changes were made prior to submission to get a 15 certificate in the UK ?
Vaughn: Nothing. You've seen it! They're pretty intelligent people, the BBFC. And I think they get it right most of the time. They watched it, and I sat down with them. The violence is fun. You don't see people grimacing. They're laughing with it. It's like Tom & Jerry. It's over the top and colourful and playful.
The British cut of the movie clocks in at 128:34 minutes while the German release has a duration of 129:25 minutes. The difference of 51 seconds is quite large and isn't due to rounding up. Also, logos
can most likely be ignored since the film's sole distributor is 20th Century Fox. Therefore, it's quite possible that the film's UK pre-cuts won't affect other markets.
4:49s
Worldwide: The film has been release in a cut form in South America and the Far East.
Kingsman: The Golden Circle is a 2017 UK / USA action comedy adventure by Matthew Vaughn. Starring Taron Egerton, Colin Firth and Mark Strong.
Uncut in the UK and US but there are UK and International variants. The
film was banned in Cambodia.
Director Matthew Vaughn has note there is enough good material left over to make an extended version.
Summary Notes
After the Kingsman headquarters are blown up by a
psychotic criminal named Poppy Adams. The surviving agents find their way to an allied secret organisation based in Kentucky, named Statesman. The two agencies must now work together in order to save the world and take down the so called 'Golden Circle'.
Versions
uncut UK Version
135:06s
UK: The UK Version was passed 15 uncut for strong violence, language, sex references, drugs misuse for:
2018 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment RB Blu-ray/RB 4k Blu-ray at UK
Amazon
2018 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment RB Blu-ray at UK
Amazon
2018 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment R2 DVD at UK Amazon
2017 Twentieth Century Fox cinema release
Movie-Censorship.com couldn't spot any differences between the two versions. Maybe just soundtrack localisation. See article from movie-censorship.com
uncut International Version
135:06s
UK: The International Version was passed 15 uncut for strong violence, language, sex references, drug misuse for:
2017 Twentieth Century Fox video
banned
135:06s
Cambodia: Banned in October 2017
Cambodia has banned the movie
Kingsman: The Golden Circle over its alleged negative portrayal of the country. Bok Borak, from the Ministry of Censorship Culture told The Phnom Penh Post that the film's clear reference to Cambodia as a place where villains are based and make trouble
for the world as a major point of concern.
Kiss Me Monster is a 1969 Spain / West Germany horror mystery adventure by Jesús Franco Starring Janine Reynaud,Rosanna Yanni,Adrian Hoven
Cut by the BBFC for 18 rated VHS in 1994. Uncut for 15 rated DVD in 2005. Uncut and MPAA R rated in the US.
Summary Notes
Blue Underground proudly presents
these psychedelic spy spoofs featuring the bold and beautiful detective duo The Red Lips! KISS ME, MONSTER finds the girls moonlighting on a striptease world tour - but no sooner do they hit the stage than the girls are up to their pasties in stiffs,
Satanists and Sapphic sadists, all after a secret formula for human clones! But if The Red Lips can get to it first, will they still be able to survive the dangers lurking around every corner?
Versions
run:
76:15s
pal:
73:12s
UK: Passed 15 uncut for moderate violence and nudity
with previous cuts waived:
Sterilox, asexual ambassador from a distant planet, comes down to earth in search of feminine breeding stock. A mad
scientist treats the alien to dancing sex robots.
OK Kiss Me Quick is one quirky film with very little plot and enough bare chested women to go around for all. The make-up/FX are so lame you have to laugh.
Staggeringly bad. But of course that makes it bad enough to be good.
Kiss of the Vampire is a 1963 UK horror by Don Sharp. With Clifford Evans, Edward de Souza and Noel Willman.
Cut by the BBFC or 1963 cinema release. Uncut for home
video in the US and UK. A longer version was shown at the Barbican cinema but this hasn't appeared on Home Video
Summary Review: Stylish
When car trouble strands a honeymooning couple in a small
Southern European village, an aristocratic family in the area reaches out to help them with sinister consequences.
An ulta-stylish effort that really is a wonderful film, from its memorable, atmospheric opening scene set in a
cemetery to the spectacular climax involving a colony of bats.
It is well acted by a great cast, some of whom appeared in other Hammer films, and it is confidently directed by Don Sharp.
Versions
uncut
run:
88:08s
pal:
84:36s
UK: Passed 12 uncut for:
2016 Final Cut [Hammer Collection] RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon
BBFC edited some gore from the climactic bat attack
UK: It was reported that a longer version was shown at the Barbican cinema but this hasn't appeared on Home Video
cut
US
US: There is also a
US TV version that was substantially cut and re-titled Kiss of Evil. This version includes additional material not from the original film.
Kissing Candice is a 2017 Ireland / UK drama by Aoife McArdle. Starring Ann Skelly, Ryan Lincoln and Conall Keating.
Uncut and 15 rated in the UK.
Appealed in Ireland
No censorship issues but the Irish distributors were not impressed by an IFCO 18
rating for a youth oriented film. They unsuccessfully appealed the 18 rating noting that:
We just thought the rating was a little harsh for the film, we just thought something along the lines of a 15A or a 16 would have
been more in keeping with the content of the film
For comparison, the BBFC passed the film 15 uncut for very strong language, strong threat, drug misuse.
1989 Japan thriller by Hisayasu Sato. With Kiyomi Ito, Takeshi Itô and June .
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 Kitchen: World
Chef Battle is a 2017 Russia comedy by Anton Fedotov. Starring Dmitriy Nazarov, Dmitriy Nagiev and Sergey Lavygin.
BBFC cuts were required for an incorrect rating symbol for 2017 cinema
release.
Promotional Material
This time Chef Victor Barinov and his team set off to Sochi, where the World Chef Championship will take place. Chef will have to persuade professional jury that he is the
best Chef in the world. Well, a certain dark horse will help him in the struggle -- on the eve of the championship Chef suddenly finds out about his son Ivan. Ivan is more interested in the beauty Anna, who stands for France team.
Versions
compulsory cuts 8s
114:27s
UK: Passed 15 for strong language after 8s of BBFC compulsory cuts for:
2017 cinema release
The BBFC commented:
Compulsory cut required to remove an incorrect classification symbol that does not reflect the BBFC classification of the work.
Kites is a India action drama romance thriller by Anurag Basu. With Hrithik Roshan, Bárbara Mori and Steven Michael Quezada.
UK: The Remix version was passed 15 without BBFC cuts for:
2010 Relliance DVD
92:19s
UK: The Remix Version was passed 12A without BBFC cuts for:
2010 cinema release
9s
122:27s
UK: Passed 12A after 9s of BBFC category cuts for:
2010 cinema release
The BBFC commented:
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 .
Kitten With a Whip is a 1964 USA action crime thriller by Douglas Heyes. Starring Ann-Margret, John Forsythe and Peter Brown.
Banned by the BBFC for 1964 cinema release. Uncut and MPAA Unrated in the
US.
Summary Notes
Jody, a juvenile delinquent, escapes from reform school by stabbing a matron and attempting to burn down the building and then takes refuge in a house owned by
an ambitious politician David Patton. Despite the hellcat's ample charms, the would-be officeholder wants nothing to do with her and tries to drive her away. She responds by shortly returning to his house accompanied by a gang of delinquent pals and
taking him hostage. A sudden act of violence causes more trouble, leading Jody and her gang to hijack David and force him to drive a getaway car to Mexico.
The Klansman is a 1974 US film by Terence Young Starring Lee Marvin, Richard Burton and Cameron Mitchell
The original 1974 X rated UK cinema version was cut by the BBFC to edit the rape and
castration scenes. All 15-rated UK DVD releases feature the heavily edited US TV version which completely removes these sequences as well as extensively cutting bad language and most of the violence. The US MPAA R rated version is uncut.
Summary Notes
A local Sheriff tries to keep the peace as racial strife hits his small Alabama town as tensions boil over when a black man is accused of raping a white woman.
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