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 v          Bhagavanth Kesari - 2023 India action thriller by Anil Ravipudi


 X   Bhagavanth Kesari

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  • I Don't Care
Bhagavanth Kesari is a 2023 India action thriller by Anil Ravipudi
Starring Nandamuri Balakrishna, Arjun Rampal and Kajal Aggarwal BBFC link 2020 IMDb

The UK 2023 cinema release was extensively cut for a BBFC 12A rating.

Summary Notes

Nelakonda Bhagavanth Kesari is adamant about getting even with a powerful businessman who cost him money. He is prepared to square off against the formidable foe and resolve their issues amicably.

Versions

BBFC cut
category cuts

cut
pre-cut

cut: ~28:26s
run: 135:24s
pal: 129:59s
12AUK: A massively pre-cut version was BBFC 12A rated for moderate violence, bloody images, sexual violence references for moderate violence, bloody images, sexual violence references after further BBFC category cuts:
  • 2023 BTS Entertainments cinema release (rated 23/10/2023)

The BBFC commented:

The BBFC initially classified this film 15 uncut. The distributor requested a cuts list for 12A, but the BBFC refused to offer cuts because the changes would be extensive and could damage the integrity of the film. However, the distributor chose to make their own cuts, removing a number of scenes of strong violence, and submitted a new version of the film for classification. This edit also received a 15 classification. The distributor chose to make cuts to this version, removing further scenes of violence in order to achieve their preferred category of 12A.

Thanks to Scott who commented:

It's already been released as an uncut 15, so clearly now the distributor is trying to cash in and get the lucrative family crowd to see it. Cinema going is a family activity in Indian culture, hence distros regularly being happy to inflict gargantuan cuts on their films to get the 12A. I should add though that it's incredibly unusual for one to be cut by more than 10 or so mins - half an hour is unprecedented. I can't even begin to imagine the mess they've made of this. Apparently fellow Indian actioners Beast and Jailer were incomprehensible in their heavily cut forms, and they were only missing 6 or 7 mins.
BBFC uncut
uncut
run: 163:50s
pal: 157:17s
15

IFCO cinema 15A

ACB MA 15+

UK: Uncut and BBFC 15 rated for strong bloody violence:
  • 2023 2G Entertainments cinema release (rated 13/10/2023)

Ireland: Uncut and IFCO 15A rated with a trigger warning for strong bloody violence, scenes of sexual threat and references to child abuse:

  • 2023 2G Entertainment cinema release (rated 12/10/2023)
Australia: I Don't Care: Uncut and ACB MA 15+ rated for strong violence:
  • 2023 Tollymovies cinema release (rated 18/10/2023) titled Bhagavanth Kesari: I Don't Car
 v          Bhagwaan Dada - 1986 India drama by J Om Prakash.


 X   Bhagwaan Dada

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Bhagwaan Dada is a 1986 India drama by J Om Prakash.
Wth Rajnikanth, Rakesh Roshan and Sridevi. IMDb

Versions

BBFC uncut15 cert147:52s A re-editted version was passed 15 without BBFC cuts for:
  • 2006 Eros DVD
BBFC uncut18147:24s Passed 18 without BBFC cuts for:
  • 1986 Superstar VHS
 v          Bharath Ane Nenu - 2018 drama by Koratala Siva.


 X   Bharath Ane Nenu

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Bharath Ane Nenu is a 2018 drama by Koratala Siva.
Starring Mahesh Babu, Prakash Raj and Kiara Advani.

BBFC category cuts wee required for a 12A rated cinema release in 2018.

Versions

BBFC cut
category cuts
1:52s
12A 166:36s UK: Passed 12A for moderate violence after 1:52s of BBFC category cuts for:
  • 2018 cinema release
The BBFC commented:
  • Company chose to remove moments of strong violence in order to achieve a 12A rating. An uncut 15 classification was available.
 v          Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 - 2022 India comedy horror by Anees Bazmee, Pankaj Kumar


 X   Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2

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Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 is a 2022 India comedy horror by Anees Bazmee, Pankaj Kumar
Starring Kiara Advani, Tabu and Kartik Aaryan BBFC link 2020 IMDb

BBFC category cuts were required for a 12A rated cinema release in 2022.

Summary Notes

An accidental, yet destined meet up between two strangers Ruhaan and Reet, ends up with them visiting Reet's home town in Rajasthan. Fate leads them to opening up an old secret due to which all hell breaks loose leading to one lie, leading to a whole pile of lies sends Ruhaan and Reet on a scary rollercoaster ride and their tragedy keeps becoming our comedy.

Versions

BBFC cut
cut:
run: 140m
pal: 134m
12AUK: Passed 12A for moderate horror, threat, violence after BBFC cuts:
  • 2022 cinema release

The BBFC commented:

The distributor chose to make changes to the film to achieve their preferred 12A category. Sequences of bloody violence were removed. An uncut 15 classification was available.
 v          Big - 1988 USA comedy romance by Penny Marshall.


 X   Big

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Big is a 1988 USA comedy romance by Penny Marshall.
With Tom Hanks, Elizabeth Perkins and Robert Loggia. YouTube icon IMDb

The theatrical version suffered BBFC category cuts for PG rated releases, but is uncut at 12. There is also a 12 rated extended version.
Summary Notes

When a boy wishes to be big at a magic wish machine, he wakes up the next morning and finds himself in an adult body literally overnight.

Versions

uncut
Extended
Version
uncut
12 cert

MPAA PG
MPAA

124:48s UK: The extended 'Family Fun' edition was passed 12 uncut for:
  • 2008 20th Century Fox [Theatrical + Extended] R2 DVD at UK Amazon

US: The extended version is uncut and MPAA PG rated for:

  • 2013 20th Century Fox [Theatrical + Extended] RA Blu-ray at US Amazon

See pictorial version details from movie-censorship.com. The Extended Version includes extra scenes that better explain where the character Tom Character is coming from and makes for a better film.

uncut
Theatrical
Version
uncut
12 cert

MPAA PG
MPAA

99:53s UK: The Theatrical Version was passed 12 uncut for one use of strong language for:
  • 2008 20th Century Fox [Theatrical + Extended] R2 DVD at UK Amazon

US: The extended version is uncut and MPAA PG rated for:

  • 2013 20th Century Fox [Theatrical + Extended] RA Blu-ray at US Amazon
BBFC cut
category
cuts
2s
PG certificate99:49s UK: Passed PG for mild sex references and language after 2s of BBFC category cuts for:
  • 2001 20th Century Fox R2 DVD
  • 1989 Film & Video VHS
  • 1988 cinema release
See pictorial cuts details from movie-censorship.com . The BBFC cuts were:
  • A single 'fuck' has been cut from this otherwise family comedy to obtain a PG certificate.

In fact a few lines of dialogue were deleted so as to avoid the word 'fuck'

Billy: Who the fuck do you think you are?
Josh: Hey!
Billy: Hey, you're Josh Baskin, remember? You broke your arm on my roof! I hid you when Dayson was about to rip your head off!
Josh: You don't get it, do you? This is important!
 v          Big Ass Spider! - 2013 USA Sci-Fi film by Mike Mendez.


 X   Big Ass Spider!

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Big Ass Spider! is a 2013 USA Sci-Fi film by Mike Mendez.

Not cut in the UK or US but did amuse. US store Walmart censored the title, which it changed to 'Biggest Spider'.
 v          Big Bad Mama


 X   Big Bad Mama

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Big Bad Mama

Versions

uncut
uncut
1880:40s 1974 US crime film by Steve Carver

No BBFC cuts noted to the 2010 Nouveaux DVD

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

Review from UK Amazon : Roger Corman 70s b-movie

Big Bad Mama is the archetypal Roger Corman 70s b-movie, with the monsters and sci-fi of the 50s and 60s replaced by plentiful low-budget action, tongue-in-cheek humor and mandatory nudity from almost every actress in the cast in a fast-moving Depression-era backroads gangster flick.

Angie Dickinson is the Ma Barker figure tryin' to do right by her two gals, stumbling her way from bootlegging to armed robbery to kidnapping with the aid of Tom Skerritt's bank robber and William Shatner's Southern conman (unfortunately the mandatory nudity rule also applies to him, though we are spared the sight of the captain's log).

Mostly this has few aspirations beyond throwing in as many shootouts, car chases and nude scenes from Ms Dickinson as it can in its 83-minute running time.

uncut
uncut
1884:07s
=80:45s
No BBFC cuts noted to the 2002 Film 2000 DVD
cut X certThe BBFC cut the the 1974 cinema release for an X rating.

The original running time was noted as 84:00s = 80:38s

 v   The Big Bang - 1987 France / Belgium animation comedy fantasy by Picha.


 X   The Big Bang

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  • Le big-bang
The Big Bang is a 1987 France / Belgium animation comedy fantasy by Picha.
Starring Luis Rego, Georges Aminel and Perrette Pradier. IMDb
Cut by the BBFC for blasphemy.
Summary Review: Like something off Flesh Gordon

In 1995, Italy annihilates Libya, which destroys Israel. Africa bombs Germany, which in turn attacks France. Then it gets out of hand leaving only two continents on the verge of World War IV. In the north, a mutated strain of males in America and Russia merge. All that is left of womankind retreat to their territory of Vaginia.

Everything looks like something off Flesh Gordon. The weapons and characters, even the battle (of the sexes) that is going on here. There are loads, loads and loads of sexual reference and innuendo.

Bottom line: not for everybody (like the politically correct and squeamish).

Versions

uncut
uncut
Denmark flag
Denmark
15
Denmark : Uncut and 15 rated for:
BBFC cut
cut
cut: 10s
run: 76:11s
pal: 73:08s
18UK: Passed 18 after 10s of BBFC cuts for:
  • 2011 Lace R2 DVD
  • 1987 EIV VHS
  • 1987 cinema release

From a BBFC submission to Parliament re blasphemy:

  • Cut for blasphemy by 10s to remove a sequence in which an animated version of God appeared to be having sex and then uttered an expletive.
 v   The Big Bird Cage


 X   The Big Bird Cage

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The Big Bird Cage

Versions

uncut
uncut
18 95:40s
=91:50s
1972 Philippines/US prison film by Jack Hill.
Wtht Pam Grier, Anitra Ford and Candice Roman. IMDb

Passed 18 uncut with previous BBFC cuts waived for:

  • 2010 Nouveaux/In2film R2 DVD at UK Amazon
  • 2002 Film 2000 R2 DVD

The US release is uncut and MPAA R Rated for:

  • 2011 Shout! Factory Women in Cages Collection RA Blu-ray at US Amazon
  • 2011 Shout! Factory Women in Cages Collection R1 DVD at US Amazon

Summary Review: Worth seeing!

A unique prison film on the grounds that it provides a great mix of comedy and action. Pam Grier as a tough revolutionary provided all the action as she plotted to free the mistreated women from prison. The comedy mostly came from the sexually deprived women, who were full of one-liners and crazy notions.

But of course the movie still contained all the things that make a good prison exploitation film....lots of nudity... violence... bad language and did I mention lots of nudity. It's worth seeing!

2:45s 18 86:39s Passed 18 after 2:45s of BBFC cuts for:
  • 1986 Warner VHS

From cuts details on IMDb :

  • Lost footage from the rape
  • Cuts to the beating of Terry
  • Entire torture of Blossom was cut
 v   The Big Blue - 1988 France/USA/Italy sport drama by Luc Besson.


 X   The Big Blue

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  • Le Grand Bleu
The Big Blue is a 1988 France/USA/Italy sport drama by Luc Besson.
With Jean-Marc Barr, Jean Reno and Rosanna Arquette. YouTube icon IMDb
Summary Notes

Very French drama, but filmed in English) about two rival free divers who push their endurance towards the limit of survivability.

Versions

uncut
Director's Cut
15 cert

MPAA
R Rated

161:22s UK: The Director's Cut/Version Longue was passed 15 uncut for strong language and moderate sex for:

Note that Optimum cocked up and released a version with French dubbing and English subtitles when in fact the film was made in English. Optimum re-released the film after correcting the error but it can be confusing which version is which. US: The Director's Cut/Version Longue is MPAA R rated for:

From IMDB. The Director's Cut contains extended plot but also:

  • Replaces the silly US happy ending
  • Restores various 'dialogue 'fucks'
  • Adds two sex scenes (featuring nudity by Jean Marc Barr and Roseanna Arquette).
BBFC uncut15 cert 114:50s UK: The European Theatrical Version was passed 15 uncut for:
  • 1990 CBS/Fox VHS
  • 1988 cinema release
MPAA
PG-13
US: There is also a US Theatrical Version with a silly alternative ending and a different soundtrack.
 v   The Big Boss - 1971 Hong Kong martial arts film by Wei Lo.


 X   The Big Boss

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  • Tang shan da xiong
  • China Mountain Big Brother
  • Fist of Fury
  • Fists of Fury
  • Fists of Glory
  • The Chinese Connection
  • Tong saan daai fong
The Big Boss is a 1971 Hong Kong martial arts film by Wei Lo.
With Bruce Lee, Maria Yi and James Tien. Melon Farmers link BBFC link 2020 IMDb
Cut by the BBFC for X rated cinema release and 18 rated VHS. The cuts were waived in 2000, but not all DVD releases have used the uncut version. A longer Mandarin Cut resurfaced in 2023 with lost scenes, for example, the infamous saw in the head or Lee's second visit to the brothel. This was passed 15 for 2023 cinema release.
Summary Review: Broken Oath of Non-Violence

A young man sworn to an oath of non-violence works with his cousins in an ice factory where they mysteriously begin to disappear.

As one might expect, the whole movie is an excuse to show off Bruce Lee's moves, and they do a great job with it. There's not much in the way of an actual plot. They get straight down to the martial arts. Probably Bruce's most violent and bloody film.

Mandarin Cut

BBFC uncut
Mandarin Cut
run: 110:26s
pal: 106:01s
15UK: The Mandarin Cut: Uncut and BBFC 15 rated for strong violence, bloody images, nudity, sexual threat:
  • 2023 Arrow Bruce Lee At Golden Harvest R0 4K Blu-ray/(RB) Blu-ray Combo at UK Amazon #ad
  • 2023 Arrow Bruce Lee At Golden Harvest (RB) Blu-ray at UK Amazon #ad
  • 2 023 cinema release (rated 25/05/2023)
uncut
Mandarin Cut
run: 105:31s
pal: 101:18s
Australian Classification Board
banned
Australia: A longer version was banned from cinema release in Australia in 1973

Thanks to Philip

Rumour is that in the early 70s a Mandarin language print was shown of a cut of the movie which was 5-10 minutes longer than the version widely distributed. How much of this is due to extra scenes or due to the fps rate of the print I couldn't find out.

Legend has it that there are extra scenes not available in the theatrical version, possibly some that have already surfaced on DVD such as the second visit to brothel etc, but most excitingly the uncut version of the icehouse / saw through the head scene.

Also apparently the violence in the movie was tamed prior to the general release of the film.

Only one print of this version is known to exist, but the owner has so far refused to distribute or sell the reels.

Standard Version

uncut
uncut
run: 99:58s
pal: 95:58s
BBFC 18 1982

MPAA Unrated

UK: Passed 18 with previous cuts waived:
  • 2023 Arrow Bruce Lee At Golden Harvest R0 4K Blu-ray/(RB) Blu-ray Combo at UK Amazon #ad
  • 2023 Arrow Bruce Lee At Golden Harvest (RB) Blu-ray at UK Amazon #ad
  • 2015 Mediumrare RB Blu-ray/R2 DVD Combo at UK Amazon
  • 2012 Cine-Asia Hong Kong Legends R2 DVD at UK Amazon
  • 2006 Medusa/Hong Kong Legends R2 DVD
  • 2003 Medusa/Hong Kong Legends R2 DVD
  • 2000 Medusa/E1 R2 DVD
US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

This version is described as:

mpaa cut
cut
MPAA R US: Cut and MPAA R rated

From IMDb:

When the film was released in the United States, the death of Hsiao Mi, The Boss, was cut down to him simply being stabbed in the chest with a knife in order to receive an R rating. The original version of his death, which not only shows an explicit close-up of the knife in his chest but Cheng Chao-an's fingers piercing his rib cage and blood flowing from under his shirt, would have given the film an X rating. This scene has since been restored for the Bruce Lee Ultimate Collection DVD released by Fox, and the Shout Factory DVD/Bluray releases.
BBFC cut
cut
cut: 8s
run: 98:22s
pal: 94:26s
BBFC 18 1982

X cert

UK: Passed 18 after 8s of BBFC cuts for:
  • 2005 Universal R2 DVD
  • 1986 Rank VHS
  • 1974 cinema release.

From IMDb:

  • Heavy edits to the chain fight
  • removed shots of ice picks and knives being thrown into chests
  • kicks and blows during fight scenes.
 v   The Big Brawl


 X   The Big Brawl

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The Big Brawl

 v          Big Brother - 2020 India action thriller by Siddique.


 X   Big Brother

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Big Brother is a 2020 India action thriller by Siddique.
Starring Mohanlal, Arbaaz Khan and Anoop Menon. IMDb

BBFC category cuts were required for a 12A rated cinema release in 2020.

Summary Notes

Sachidanadan had to go to the juvenile home for committing an unintentional murder. After his release, the recent things that happened to his family, shock Sachidanandan and he has to fight against a powerful drug racket in the city.

BBFC cut
162:37s
12AUK: Passed 12A for moderate violence, bloody images, threat after 54s of BBFC category cuts:
  • 2020 cinema release
The BBFC commented:
  • Company chose to remove scenes of strong violence and injury detail in order to obtain a 12A classification. An uncut 15 was available.
 v   The Big Doll House - 1971 USA / Philippines action drama by Jack Hill.


 X   The Big Doll House

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  • Bamboo Dolls House
The Big Doll House is a 1971 USA / Philippines action drama by Jack Hill.
Starring Roberta Collins, Pam Grier and Judith Brown. YouTube icon IMDb
Banned by the BBFC for 1971 cinema release. Cut by the BBFC for 1987 VHS. Uncut for 2003 DVD. Uncut in the US
Summary Review: Naive Silly Fun

Beautiful women prisoners are abused in a Philippine prison, until 5 of them plot an escape by taking the evil female warden hostage with the reluctant help of 2 male fruit vendors.

The whole film has a tone of naivety despite of its run of sex and violence. The plot couldn't be more simple: a group of women in prison, led by the resourceful Collier (top-billed Judy Brown), plan an escape. Guards torment and molest prisoners. Prisoners get naked (though not as much as you'd expect for this genre). One evil head guard, Lucian tortures bad girls by tying them to tables and hanging snakes over them.

The fast paced film is surprisingly well acted, and delivers all the usual thrills you would expect, with a few witty lines and some hysterical monologues.

Versions

uncut
uncut
18 94:40s
=90:53s
UK: An extended version was passed 18 uncut with previous BBFC cuts waived for:

US: Uncut and MPAA R Rated for:

  • 2011 Shout! Factory Women in Cages Collection RA Blu-ray at US Amazon
  • 2011 Shout! Factory Women in Cages Collection R1 DVD at US Amazon
BBFC cut
10s
18 89:10s UK: Passed 18 after 10s of BBFC cuts for:
  • 1987 Superfly VHS

The BBFC cuts were:

  • During torture sequence in front of man in mask, remove sight of half naked woman being whipped, resuming on dialogue: where is he?
banned
banned
rejected UK: Banned by the BBFC for:
  • 1971 cinema release
 v   The Big Easy - 1986 USA crime romance by Jim McBride.


 X   The Big Easy

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  • The Big Crackdown
The Big Easy is a 1986 USA crime romance by Jim McBride.
Starring Dennis Quaid, Ellen Barkin and Ned Beatty. Melon Farmers linkYoutube link BBFC link 2020 IMDb
Exists in two versions, one with a shorter epilogue. The BBFC passed the 1987 cinema release with an 18 rating but all home video releases are 15 rated. US releases are MPAA R rated.
Summary Notes

Set in New Orleans. Remy McSwain, lieutenant in Homicide finds that he has two problems, the first of a series of gang killings and Ann Osborne, a beautiful attorney from the D.A.'s police corruption task force in his office. He begins a relationship with her as the killings continue only to have charges filed against him for accepting bribes as he stumbles on a police corruption Sting. While this is happening, the criminals insist that none of the crime gangs are behind the killings.

Versions

uncut
uncut
run: 102:36s
pal: 98:30s

15 cert

MPAA R

UK: The longer version was passed 15 uncut for:
  • 1995 VCI VHS
  • 1988 RCA/Columbia VHS
US: Uncut and MPAA R rated for:
BBFC uncut

cut
shortened

cut:
run: 100:31s
pal: 96:30s
15 cert

18

UK: The shorter version was passed 15 for moderate sex, violence without BBFC cuts for:
  • 2015 ICON Entertainment R2 DVD at UK Amazon
  • 2004 Cinema Club DVD
  • 1999 Polygram VHS

UK: The shorter version was passed 18 without BBFC cuts for:

  • 1987 cinema release

From IMDB:

The shorter version skips straight from the boat yard finale to the wedding. It misses out Anne talking Remy out of resigning and Remy proposing marriage.
 v          Big Game - 2014 Finland / UK / Germany action adventure by Jalmari Helander.


 X   Big Game

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Big Game is a 2014 Finland / UK / Germany action adventure by Jalmari Helander.
Starring Samuel L Jackson, Ray Stevenson and Ted Levine. Youtube link IMDb

BBFC category cuts were required for a 12A rated cinema release in 2015. Passed 15 uncut for home video. Uncut and PG-13 rated in the US.
Summary Notes

A young teenager camping in the woods helps rescue the President of the United States when Air Force One is shot down near his campsite.

Versions

uncut
uncut
15 cert

MPAA PG-13

86:42s UK: Passed 15 uncut for strong language for: US: Uncut and MPAA PG-13 rated for:
BBFC cut
advised
category
cuts
12A

Ireland 12A

90:23s
=86:46s
UK: Passed 12A for moderate violence, bloody injury, infrequent strong language after BBFC advised pre-cuts for:
  • 2015 cinema release
The BBFC commented:
  • This film was originally seen for advice, at which stage the company was informed it was likely to receive a 15 classification but that their preferred 12A could be achieved by removing a single use of a strong term ('motherfucker'). When the film was submitted for formal classification, this term had been partially obscured and the film was classified 12A.

Ireland: The version cut for a BBFC 12A rating has also been submitted for a 12A rating in Ireland

 v   The Big Gundown - 1966 Spain/Italy western by Sergio Sollima.


 X   The Big Gundown

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  • La Resa Dei Conti
The Big Gundown is a 1966 Spain/Italy western by Sergio Sollima.
With Lee Van Cleef, Tomas Milian and Luisa Rivelli. Melon Farmers link BBFC link 2020 IMDb
Exists as a Original Version/Director's Cut, a shortened US Theatrical Version and an extended US Version. The film was cut for a BBFC 'A' rating in 1969 and the same version was given a BBFC 'AA' rating in 1970 when new certificates were introduced. The Original Version and the US Version were passed 15 uncut for home video release in 2023.
Summary Notes

Unofficial lawman John Corbett hunts down Cuchillo Sanchez, a Mexican peasant accused of raping and killing a 12-year-old girl.

Original Version/Italian Version/Director's Cut

uncut
Original Version
run: 110:14s
pal: 105:49s
15

MPAA Unrated

UK: The Original Version was passed 15 uncut for strong violence, sexual violence:
  • 2023 Powerhouse Films Limited Edition [Original Version + US Version + Extended US Version] (RB) Blu-ray at UK Amazon #ad

US: The Director's Cut/Original Italian Version is MPAA Unrated for:

Extended US Version

cut
Extended
US Version
shortened
run: 95m
pal: 91m
MPAA UnratedUK: BBFC details have not yet been published for the Extended US Version :
  • 2023 Powerhouse Films Limited Edition [Original Version + US Version + Extended US Version] (RB) Blu-ray at UK Amazon #ad

From IMdb:

This version takes the 90 minute American theatrical cut and adds three scenes, previously only in the Italian version, with rare English dubbing. The scenes in question are when Cuchillo finds a group of monks and proceeds to eat wafers that they baked, Corbett finding said monks shortly after (including meeting a former gunslinger monk), and when Cuchillo reunites with his wife in a quieter moment in bed.

US Theatrical Version

cut
US Theatrical Version
shortened
run: 89:21s
pal: 85:47s
15UK: The shortened US Theatrical Version was passed 15 uncut for strong violence, sexual violence:
  • 2023 Powerhouse Films Limited Edition [Original Version + US Version + Extended US Version] (RB) Blu-ray at UK Amazon #ad

US: The US Theatrical Version was shortened for brevity

From IMDB:

Most of these cuts involved trimming down dialogue, some entire scenes were cut, such as Corbett in the Sherrif's office after killing the three criminals in the opening, Cuchillo and Corbett's visit to a Church, and Cuchillo in bed with his wife Rosita.

BBFC cut
category
cuts
cut:
run: 85m
pal: 82m
AA certificate

A Cert

UK: The cut UK cinema version was reclassified AA for:
  • 1970 cinema release

UK: The shortened US Version was passed A after BBFC category cuts for:

  • 1969 cinema release
 v          Big Momma's House - 2000 USA / Germany action crime comedy by Raja Gosnell.


 X   Big Momma's House

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Big Momma's House is a 2000 USA / Germany action crime comedy by Raja Gosnell.
Starring Martin Lawrence, Nia Long and Paul Giamatti. IMDb

BBFC category cuts were required for 12 rated cinema release in 2000 and DVD in 2001. The 2001 VHS was additionally pre=cut by distributors. The film was passed 12 uncut for Blu-ray in 2011. Uncut and MPAA PG-13 rated in the US.
Summary Notes

FBI agent Malcolm Turner is known best for being a brilliant, master of disguise. Malcolm's latest assignment sends him to small-town Georgia, where he's assigned to trap a brutal bank robber (and a recent prison escapee) who they suspect will be coming down to visit his ex-girlfriend Sherry and her son. Malcolm sets up a stakeout across from the home of a larger-than-life southern matriarch known as Big Momma, who's about to be visited by Sherry.

Cutting Edge


Big Mamma's House
Gavin Salkeld's Quick Trims Episode 30:
Big Mamma's House on YouTube

Versions

uncut
uncut
12 cert

MPAA PG-13

94:51s UK: Passed 12 uncut for moderate violence and sex references for:

US: Uncut and MPAA PG-13 rated for:

BBFC cut
8s

cut
pre-cut

12 cert94:44s UK: Passed 12 after a pre-cuts and 8s of BBFC cuts for:
  • 2001 Fox Pathe VHS

The distributors removed an additional cick to the face in the house party fight just after the headbutt.

BBFC cut
8s
12 cert94:28s

submitted
98:39s =94:42s

UK: Passed 12 after 8s of BBFC cuts for:
  • 2001 20th century Fox R2 DVD
  • 2000 cinema release

The BBFC commented:

  • Cuts for category. Company chose to cut moments of detailed violence in martial arts sequences.

The BBFC notes 55s of cuts but the actual cuts add up to about 8s of that.

Note that the DVD release has a 15 certificate but this for DVD extras and not the feature film which is 12 rated.

See pictorial cuts details from movie-censorship.com

  • Cuts to kicks to the head and a knee to the head of promoters of a an illegal fight arena
  • A head butt on an escaping bank robber at a house party is missing
 v          Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son


 X   Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son

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Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son

Versions

uncut
uncut
PG cert

MPAA
PG-13

108:16s 2011 US comedy by John Whitesell. With Martin Lawrence, Brandon T. Jackson and Jessica Lucas. IMDb

The Extended Cut was passed PG uncut for:

The US release features the uncut Extended Cut and is PG-13 rated for:

  • 2011 20th Century Fox Motherload Edition R1 DVD/Blu-ray at US Amazon
  • 2011 20th Century Fox Motherload Edition R1 DVD at US Amazon

See pictorial version details from movie-censorship.com

BBFC uncutPG cert

MPAA
PG-13

102:53s The Theatrical Version was passed PG without BBFC cuts for:
  • 2011 20th Century Fox XXL Edition Blu-ray
  • 2011 20th Century Fox XXL Edition R2 DVD
  • 2011 cinema release
 v   The Big Racket - 1976 Italian crime film by Enzo G Castellari.


 X   The Big Racket

Link Here
  • Il Grande Racket
  • Racket
The Big Racket is a 1976 Italian crime film by Enzo G Castellari.
With Fabio Testi, Vincent Gardenia and Renzo Palmer. Melon Farmers linkYouTube icon BBFC link 2020 IMDb
Banned by the BBFC for 1977 cinema release. Cut for 18 rated 2003 VHS. Later restored for uncut 18 rated Blu-ray in 2022. Uncut in the US
Summary Review: Good Script

Nico Palmieri is a police inspector who battles against hoodlums terrorising a sleepy Italian village, extorting cash from the locals.

The Big Racket benefits immensely from a strong leading performance courtesy of Fabio Testi. Testi's portrayal of the angry police officer is perfectly judged to fit the movie, and I don't think there is an actor who could be better suited to playing the lead in this movie.

The script is really good, and finds time to flesh out its characters as well as deliver witty dialogue that is always a part of this movie's bigger budget American cousins. It all boils down to a fabulous conclusion which serves in ensuring the movie gets the bloody end it deserves, as well as rounding off the story perfectly.

Versions

uncut
uncut
run: 104:09s
pal: 99:59s

18

MPAA Unrated

UK: P assed 18 uncut for sexual violence:

US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

BBFC cut
cut
cut: 14s
run: 105:25s
pal: 101:12s

18UK: Passed 18 after 14s of BBFC cuts for:
  • 2003 Michael Lee/Vipco VHS

The BBFC commented:

  • Compulsory cuts were required to scenes of violent rape focusing on forcible breast exposure and female nudity
banned
banned
rejected UK: Banned by the BBFC for:
  • 1977 cinema release
 v   The Big Red One - 1980 USA action war drama by Samuel Fuller.


 X   The Big Red One

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The Big Red One is a 1980 USA action war drama by Samuel Fuller.
With Lee Marvin, Mark Hamill and Robert Carradine. YouTube icon IMDb

Exists as a Theatrical version and a Reconstructed or Extended Version
Summary Notes

The story of a sergeant and the inner core members of his unit as they try to serve in and survive World War II.

Versions

uncut
Reconstructed
Version
15 cert

MPAA
PG

155:52s UK: The Reconstructed or Extended Version was passed 15 uncut for:

US: Uncut and MPAA PG rated for:

See pictorial version details from movie-censorship.com . The Reconstructed Version is close to Fuller's intended version before it was shortened by the producers.

BBFC uncut
Theatrical
Version
15 cert

AA certificate

108:28s UK: Theatrical Version was passed 15 uncut for:
  • 1998 Warner VHS
  • 1996 Warner VHS
  • 1987 CBS/Fox VHS

UK: Theatrical Version was passed AA (14) uncut for:

  • 1980 cinema release
 v   The Big Switch - 1969 UK crime film by Pete Walker.


 X   The Big Switch

Link Here
  • Strip Poker
The Big Switch is a 1969 UK crime film by Pete Walker.
With Sebastian Breaks, Virginia Wetherell and Jack Allen. Melon Farmers link IMDb
Cut for 1969 cinema release. A longer export version was released in 2009

Versions

uncut
uncut
run: 76:37s
pal: 73:33s

18UK: The Export Cut was passed 18 without BBFC cuts for:
  • 2009 BFI [Man of Violence + The Big Switch] RB Blu-ray/R2 DVD Combo at UK Amazon

US: Hopefully the Export Version is being released for:

  • 2015 Redemption [Pete Walker Collection II] (RA) Blu-ray at US Amazon
BBFC cut
cut
cut:
run: 68:05s
pal: 65:22s
sub: 68:09s
15 Certificate

X cert

UK: The UK Cut was passed 15 without BBFC cuts for:
  • 2009 BFI [Man of Violence + The Big Switch] RB Blu-ray/R2 DVD Combo at UK Amazon

UK: Passed X (18) after BBFC cuts for:

  • 1969 cinema release
 v          Big Trouble in Little China - 1986 USA action comedy fantasy by John Carpenter.


 X   Big Trouble in Little China

Link Here
  • John Carpenter's Big Trouble in Little China
Big Trouble in Little China is a 1986 USA action comedy fantasy by John Carpenter.
With Kurt Russell, Kim Cattrall and Dennis Dun. YouTube icon IMDb
BBFC category cuts were required for a PG rated cinema release in 1986. More cuts were required for a 15 rated VHS in 1987. The BBFC waived its cuts for 15 rated DVD in 2002. Uncut and MPAA PG-13 rated in the US.
Summary Notes

When trucker Jack Burton agreed to take his friend Wang Chi to pick up his fiancee at the airport, he never expected to get involved in a supernatural battle between good and evil. Wang's fiancee has emerald green eyes, which make her a perfect target for an immortal sorcerer named Lo Pan and his three invincible cronies. Lo Pan must marry a girl with green eyes so he can regain his physical form. Now, Jack must save Wang's fiancee from Lo Pan and his henchmen, and win back his stolen truck. But how can he defeat an enemy who has no body?

Versions

uncut
uncut
run: 99:38s
pal: 95:39s
15 Certificate

MPAA PG-13

UK: Passed 15 uncut with all previous BBFC cuts waived for:

US: Uncut and MPAA PG-13 rated for:

BBFC cut
cut
cut: 9s
run: 99:26s
pal: 95:27s
15 CertificateUK: Passed 15 after 9s of BBFC cuts for:
  • 1987 CBS/Fox VHS

See pictorial cuts details from movie-censorship.com :

  • This version restored Kurt Russell's line of Fuck It!

But the fight between the clans was cut as follows:

  • A man being hot in the head with a wooden board
  • A man getting his arm broken by a karate chop
  • A man getting thrown head first into a wall
  • And another getting thrown head first into a window
  • A man getting beaten about the body with a stick
BBFC cut
category
cuts
cut:
run: 99:39s
pal: 95:40s
PG certUK: Passed PG after BBFC category cuts for:
  • 1986 cinema release

The BBFC cuts were:

  • Kurt Russell's line of Fuck It! was removed
 v   The Big Valley


 X   The Big Valley

Link Here

The Big Valley

Versions

3s PG cert100:01s by William A. Graham; Bernard McEveety (Delta Music Plc)

Cut in 2006 with the following BBFC comment: Cuts required to remove a sequence showing two horses falling into a river as a bridge collapses. No assurances were available explaining how the sequence was humanely achieved.

 v          Big Wars


 X   Big Wars

Link Here

Big Wars

Versions

3s 1871:09s 1993 Japanese anime by Issei Kume & Toshifumi Takizawa

Cut by 3s when the video was submitted in 1998

Thanks to Bleach on the Melon Farmers Forum

  • When man embraces naked woman in corridor, remove close up of blood on her bare breasts, resuming on close up of her feet in pool of blood.

The uncut region 1 DVD is available via US Amazon

 v   The Big Year


 X   The Big Year

Link Here

The Big Year

Versions

uncut
uncut
PG cert98:53s The Big Year is a 2011 US comedy by David Frankel.
With Owen Wilson, Jack Black and Steve Martin. IMDb

UK: The Extended Version was passed PG uncut for mild language for:

  • 2012 20th century Fox [Theatrical + Extended] RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon
  • 2012 20th century Fox Online
BBFC uncutPG cert 95:54s UK: The Theatrical Version was passed PG without BBFC cuts for for mild language for:
  • 2012 20th century Fox [Theatrical + Extended] RB Blu-ray
  • 2012 20th century Fox R2 DVD
  • 2012 20th century Fox Online
  • 2011 cinema release
 v   The Biggest Little Farm - 2018 USA documentary by John Chester.


 X   The Biggest Little Farm

Link Here

The Biggest Little Farm is a 2018 USA documentary by John Chester.
Starring John Chester and Molly Chester. IMDb

MPAA Rated PG for mild thematic elements.
The film was originally rated PG for mild thematic elements and brief language. The distributors didn't like the reference to language, so edited the film prior to release and esubmitted it. This resulted in a revised rating of PG for mild thematic elements.
 v          Bigil - 2019 India action sport drama by Atlee Kumar.


 X   Bigil

Link Here

Bigil is a 2019 India action sport drama by Atlee Kumar.
Starring Nayanthara, Joseph Vijay and Jackie Shroff. IMDb

The film was cut in India for a U/A rated cinema release in 2019. This was further cut in the UK for a 12A rating. The uncut version was passed 15 by the BBFC.

The cuts to this film are quite a talking point amongst Ballywood film fans.

Summary Notes

Story revolves around a football coach; who struggles to fulfill the dream of his late friend and seeks out revenge on the death of his best friend.

BBFC cut
155:27s
12AUK: A Re-edited version was passed 12A for moderate violence, bloody images after 7:19s of BBFC category cuts:
  • 2019 cinema release
The BBFC commented:
  • Company chose to make cuts to remove or reduce scenes of drug misuse (cocaine) and to remove a scene of violent threat involving acids. An uncut 15 classification was available.

It seems that the cut Indian Theatrical Version was further cut for a 12A rated UK release.

cut
163:00s
CBFC
India
U/A
India: Cut for a U/A rating

From IMDb. In India, the theatrical release received a U/A (parental guidance) rating after 5 cuts were made. These included deletion of a thanks card to the censors, muting of profane and defamatory words, and the deletion of a stabbing along with reduction in some gory visuals.

BBFC uncut
uncut
177:50s
15 certUK: Bigil Uncut was passed 15 uncut for strong violence:
  • 2019 cinema release

            Bijoux de Famille - 1975 France adult film by Jean-Claude Laureux See Family Jewels
 v          Bilitis - 1977 France/Italy romance by David Hamilton


 X   Bilitis

Link Here

Bilitis is a 1977 France/Italy romance by David Hamilton
Starring Patti D'Arbanville, Mona Kristensen and Bernard Giraudeau Melon Farmers link BBFC link 2020 IMDb

The 1977 UK cinema release was uncut and X rated but the 1987 18 rated VHS release was cut for sexual violence references. The BBFC cuts were waived for 18 rated DVD in 2005. Uncut and MPAA R rated in the US.

Summary Notes

A coming of age story centering on the exploits of a young girl during summer vacation.

Versions

BBFC uncut
uncut
run: 94:34s
pal: 90:47s
18

18 1980

X 1970

MPAA R

UK: Passed 18 uncut for strong sex, nudity, sexual violence:

UK: Passed 18 uncut for strong sex, nudity and sexual violence with previous BBFC cuts waived:

  • 2005 Blackhorse Entertainment video
UK: Passed X (18) uncut:
  • 1977 cinema release

US: Uncut and MPAA R rated.

BBFC cut
cut: 25s
run: 94:33s
pal: 90:46s
18 1980UK: Passed 18 after 25s of BBFC cuts:
  • 1987 Xtasy VHS

The BBFC cuts were:

  • A sequence implying anal rape was removed
 v          Billie Eilish Live At The O2 - 2023 US music film by Sam Wrench


 X   Billie Eilish Live At The O2

Link Here
  • Billie Eilish Live At The 02 (Extended Cut)
Billie Eilish Live At The O2 is a 2023 US music film by Sam Wrench
Starring Billie Eilish BBFC link 2020 IMDb
The film was originally 15 rated by the BBFC for 2023 cinema release, but was then quickly cut by the distributors for a 12A rating

Summary Notes

Join fans around the world in experiencing the never-before-seen extended cut version of Billie's Grammy-nominated concert film.

Versions

cut
pre-cut
cut: ~12s
run: 98:43s
pal: 94:46s
12AUK: A pre-cut version was passed 12A for infrequent strong language, moderate sex references:
  • 2023 cinema release titled Billie Eilish Live At The 02 (Extended Cut)

BBFC ratings info reveals that:

  • the use of the word 'motherfucker' was removed by the distributor
  • that one or more references to pornography were reduced to a single reference
BBFC uncut
uncut
run: 98:55s
pal: 94:58s
15UK: Passed 15 uncut for strong language:
  • 2023 cinema release titled Billie Eilish Live At The O2 (Extended Cut)

 v          Billion Dollar Brain - 1967 UK crime thriller by Ken Russell


 X   Billion Dollar Brain

Link Here
  • Das Milliarden Dollar Gehirn
Billion Dollar Brain is a 1967 UK crime thriller by Ken Russell
Starring Michael Caine, Karl Malden and Ed Begley BBFC link 2020 IMDb
Cut by the BBFC for an 'A' rated cinema release in 1967. The cuts continued to PG rated VHS releases but were waived since 2004 PG rated DVD. However this DVD release was missing a short narrative scene due to music rights.

Summary Notes

A former British spy stumbles onto a plot to overthrow Communism with the help of a supercomputer. But who is working for whom?

Versions

best available
best available
cut: 32s
run: 107:39s
pal: 103:21s
PG 1980

MPAA Unrated

UK: The slightly re-edited version was passed PG for moderate violence with BBFC film cuts restored for:

US: The US release features the slightly re-edited version and is MPAA Unrated for:

From IMDb:

  • The 32s scene with The Beatles A Hard Day's Night playing on the record player was cut so as to avoid paying royalties
BBFC cut
category cuts
cut:
run: 108:25s
pal: 104:05s
pal: 99:50s
PG 1980

A pre 1970

UK: The cut cinema version was passed PG without further BBFC cuts:
  • 1985 Warner Home Video Ltd VHS
UK: Passed A (PG) after BBFC category cuts::
  • 1967 cinema release

From IMDb:

  • Cut for A (PG) by shortening the struggle between Harry and Anya.
 v          Billy Jack


 X   Billy Jack

Link Here

Billy Jack

Versions

18109:18s 1971 US western by Tome Laughlin

No cuts noted to the 1998 Warner video

cut AA certificateThe BBFC cut the 1971 cinema release.

The original running time was noted as 114:03s = 109:29s

 v          Billy Madison


 X   Billy Madison

Link Here

Billy Madison

Versions

uncut
uncut
12 cert

MPAA
PG-13

89:52s
=86:16s
Billy Madison is a 1995 USA comedy by Tamra Davis.
With Adam Sandler, Darren McGavin and Bridgette Wilson-Sampras. YouTube icon IMDb

UK: Passed 12 uncut with previous BBFC cuts waived for:

US: Uncut and MPAA PG-13 rated for:

BBFC
17s
PG certificate 85:45s UK: Passed PG after 17s of BBFC cuts for:
  • 2002 UIP R2 DVD

The BBFC commented:

  • The cuts were Compulsory. Cuts required to remove strong language and images of blood spitting and man engulfed in fire for PG. According to BBFC policy, works of the same title passed after July 1994 should normally be given the same category.

The BBFC cuts were:

  1. Billy Madisan's dialogue: You get your ass out of there and find the fucking dog loses the fucking
  2. A party clown injures himself after falling off his stilts but we don't get to see the blood running from his mouth
  3. There is a shot missing of a man in a kitchen in flames.
BBFC
28s
PG certificate 85:37s UK: Passed PG after 28s of BBFC cuts for:
  • 1997 Universal VHS
  • 1997 cinema release

The BBFC cuts were

  1. Billy Madisan's dialogue: You get your ass out of there and find the fucking dog loses the fucking
  2. A party clown injures himself after falling off his stilts but we don't get to see the blood running from his mouth
  3. A schoolroom prank involving a card which says Yes I'm horny. The BBFC didn't see the funny side and removed the joke
  4. There is a shot missing of a man in a kitchen in flames.
 v          Billy The Kid Returns


 X   Billy The Kid Returns

Link Here

Billy The Kid Returns

Versions

7s U cert53:13s by Joe Kane (Classic Entertainment)

Cut in 2006 with the following BBFC comment: Cut required to sight of a horse falling from a cliff edge into a river

 v          Bimbisara - 2022 India action fantasy drama by Mallidi Vasishta


 X   Bimbisara

Link Here

Bimbisara is a 2022 India action fantasy drama by Mallidi Vasishta
Starring Samyuktha Menon, Nandamuri Kalyan Ram and Catherine Tresa BBFC link 2020 IMDb

BBFC category cuts were required for a 12A rated cinema release in 2022.

Summary Notes

The protagonist time travels from his kingdom to the present world. How and why does he do it?

Versions

BBFC cut
cut:
run: 146:01s
pal: 140:11s
12AUK: Passed 12A for moderate violence, injury detail, threat after BBFC cuts:
  • 2022 cinema release

The BBFC commented:

The distributor chose to make changes to the film to achieve their preferred 12A category. Sequences of bloody violence were removed. An uncut 15 classification was available.

 v   The Bingo Long Travelling All-Stars and Motor Kings


 X   The Bingo Long Travelling All-Stars and Motor Kings

Link Here
  • Bingo
The Bingo Long Travelling All-Stars and Motor Kings

Versions

BBFC uncut12 cert106:08s 1976 US sports comedy by John Badham. With Billy Dee Williams, James Earl Jones and Richard Pryor. IMDb

Passed 12 without BBFC cuts for:

  • 2009 Anchor Bay R2 DVD
BBFC uncut15 Certificate 106:07s Passed 15 without BBFC cuts for:
  • 1987 CIC VHS
cut A cert110:38s
=106:12s
Passed after BBFC cuts for an A rating:
  • 1976 cinema release
 v          Bio-Booster Armour Guyver: Reactivation


 X   Bio-Booster Armour Guyver: Reactivation

Link Here

Bio-Booster Armour Guyver: Reactivation

Versions

20s 15 Certificate24:58s 1995 release by Masahiro Otani/naoto Hashimoto
 v          Bird Box - 2018 USA Sci-Fi horror thriller by Susanne Bier.


 X   Bird Box

Link Here
  • A ciegas
Bird Box is a 2018 USA Sci-Fi horror thriller by Susanne Bier.
Starring Rosa Salazar, Sandra Bullock and Sarah Paulson. IMDb
After being released at the cinema and on DVD, Netflix decided to cut scenes with actual footage from a 2013 rail crash in Canada.

Summary Notes

In the wake of an unknown global terror, a mother must find the strength to flee with her children down a treacherous river in search of safety. Due to unseen deadly forces, the perilous journey must be made blindly. Directed by Academy Award winner Susanne Bier, Bird Box is a thriller starring Academy Award winner Sandra Bullock, John Malkovich, Sarah Paulson, and Trevante Rhodes.

Versions

BBFC uncut
uncut
cut:
run: 124:00s
pal: 119:02s
sub:
sub:
15UK: Passed 15 uncut for strong violence, threat, language, suicide scenes:
  • 2018 Netflix VoD
  • 2018 cinema release
cut
pre-cut
TV
Netflix
US: Netflix announced in mid March 2019 that Netflix VoD would be cut
  • 2019 Netflix VoD

The cuts follows months of social media pressure claiming that stock footage of a 2013 crash in the Quebec town of Lac-Megantic was exploiting the victims of the tragedy. The crash involved a train carrying crude oil coming off the tracks and exploded into a ball of fire, killing 47 people.

Netflix said that it will replace the footage with fictional scenes from a former TV series in the U.S. The company said it is sorry for any pain caused to the Lac-Megantic community.

 v          Bird on a Wire - 1990 USA action comedy romance by John Badham.


 X   Bird on a Wire

Link Here
  • Dos pájaros a tiro
Bird on a Wire is a 1990 USA action comedy romance by John Badham.
Starring Mel Gibson, Goldie Hawn and David Carradine. Youtube link IMDb
Strong language has been edited out by overdubbing seemingly to obtain a US MPAA PG-13 rating.
Summary Notes

Rick has been given a new identity by the FBI for helping convict a drug dealing FBI agent. Fifteen years later his former fiance recognises him. Rick's FBI 'minder' has been replaced by a corrupt agent who helps the drug dealing FBI agent and his accomplice locate him. There are many subsequent chase scenes as Rick and girlfriend revisit his former haunts.

Versions

BBFC uncut

mpaa cut
cut

15

MPAA PG-13

105:56s

UK: Passed 15 uncut for:
  • 2000 Columbia/Tri-Star Home video
  • 1990 CIC VHS
  • 1990 cinema release

US: Cut for an MPAA PG-13 rating

Thanks to Mark who pointed out that there's a dubbing alteration in the hair salon between Mel Gibson, Goldie Hawn and the owner of the salon. The scene involves Goldie using Mel's real name, Rick instead of Matty and there seems to be an overdub recorded in a studio by the actors to replace the word clearly mouthed as 'Prick' with the overdub 'Sick'. Comments on IMDb suggest that this was a cut to obtain an MPAA PG-13 rating.

 v   The Bird with the Crystal Plumage - 1969 Italian/West German thriller by Dario Argento.


 X   The Bird with the Crystal Plumage

Link Here
  • The Gallery Murders
  • The Phantom of Terror
  • L'Uccello Dalle Piume di Cristallo
  • Bird with the Glass Feathers
  • Point of Terror
The Bird with the Crystal Plumage is a 1969 Italian/West German thriller by Dario Argento.
With Tony Musante and Suzy Kendall. Melon Farmers link BBFC link 2020 IMDb
The cut US R Version was passed X for cinema release (and pre-cert VHS). Cut further by the BBFC for VHS and 2005 DVD. Uncut for the 2011 Arrow DVD. Originally cut in the US for a PG rating but recent US releases have been uncut.
Summary Review: Engrossing Mystery

This was Dario Argento's debut feature, a well-received thriller in which an American writer living in Rome (Tony Musante) witnesses an assault on a woman in an art gallery and is subsequently targeted by the would-be assassin, a crazed psychopath who's been terrorizing the city with a series of brutal murders.

It is a fairly straightforward thriller with horror asides, anchored by a strong narrative, an increasingly bizarre series of supporting characters, and a strong Everyman hero who slots the puzzle together piece by piece before realizing that the most important clue to the killer's identity was there in front of him all the time.

Producers were unconvinced of his directorial abilities and wanted to pull him off the picture during the first few weeks of shooting, but Argento persevered under an iron-clad contract and ultimately proved his critics wrong with the finished product, a genuinely engrossing mystery punctuated by scenes of explicit horror.

Versions

uncut
uncut
run: 95:41s
pal: 91:51s
15 Certificate

MPAA Unrated

UK: The Unrated Version was passed 15 uncut for one scene of sexualised violence and moderate horror: US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

US: Uncut and incorrectly claimed to be R rated for:

US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

See article from dvdcompare.net . No cuts. But the line Bring in the perverts is missing the foreword Right from the English track.

18s

mpaa cut
9s

cut: 27s
run: 95:13s
pal: 91:24s
15 Certificate

18

UK: The 1983 UK cut print was passed 15 without further BBFC cuts for:
  • 2005 Blackhorse/Platinum R2 DVD

The BBFC said:

Sadly the version of Crystal Plumage we were given was the cut version. We doubt the cut material would be a problem now (although its reinstatement might have kept the film at '18') but we weren't given the opportunity to reconsider
UK: The cut US Version was further cut by 18s for:
  • 2001 Platinum R2 DVD
  • 1995 Stablecane VHS
  • 1983 cinema release

See pictorial cuts details from movie-censorship.com

  1. 24.5s removed of the killer cutting the slip and then ripping the panties off a victim.
  2. 1.5s of cuts to an elevator scene showing a woman having her face slashed with a razor.
BBFC uncut

mpaa cut
cut

cut: 9s
run: 98:18s
pal: 94:22s
pre-cert VHS

X cert

MPAA PG

UK: The cut US Version was released on pre-cert video for:
  • 1983 Vampix (Videomedia) VHS

UK: The cut US Version was passed X (18) without BBFC cuts for:

  • 1970 cinema release titled The Gallery Murders

See article from movie-censorship.com . The US version was cut to achieve an MPAA PG rating (previously 'GP'):

  • 5s removed from the scene with the killer ripping the panties off a victim.
  • 4s cuts to an elevator scene showing a woman having her face slashed with a razor.
 v       A Birder's Guide to Everything - 2013 USA comedy by Rob Meyer.


 X   A Birder's Guide to Everything

Link Here

A Birder's Guide to Everything is a 2013 USA comedy by Rob Meyer.

US MPAA R rating downrated to PG-13 in 2013after a successful appeal.

Successful appeal to the MPAA

The film was originally rated R For some language and crude references. The distributors presumably wanted a PG-13 for its teenage audience and so appealed to the CARA Appeals Board. The R rating for some language and crude references was then downrated to PG-13 for language, sex and drug references, and partial brief nudity.

 v          Birds Mean Business - unknown 1968 film


 X   Birds Mean Business

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Birds Mean Business is a unknown 1968 film

The film was banned by the BBFC for its cinema release in 1968
 v          Bitch Slap


 X   Bitch Slap

Link Here

Bitch Slap

Versions

uncut
uncut
MPAA
Unrated
~109:00s
=~104:00s
2009 US crime film by Rick Jacobson.
With Julia Voth, Erin Cummings and America Olivo. YouTube icon IMDb

US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

See pictorial cuts details from movie-censorship.com . The Unrated Version features about 3 minutes more plot and extra (non-nude) sex content. No extra violence though.

BBFC uncut

MPAA
cut

18

MPAA
R Rated

101:23s

UK: The cut R Rated Version was passed 18 without BBFC cuts for:
  • 2010 Technicolor/Momentum R2 DVD

Scandinavia: The cut R Rated is released for:

  • Scandinavia RB Blu-ray [English with mandatory Scandinavian subtitles]
 v          Bite the Bullet - 1975 USA action western adventure by Richard Brooks.


 X   Bite the Bullet

Link Here
  • 700 Meilen westwärts
Bite the Bullet is a 1975 USA action western adventure by Richard Brooks.
Starring Gene Hackman, Candice Bergen and James Coburn. IMDb
Uncut for an 'A' rated cinema release in 1975 but horse falls were cut from PG rated VHS and DVD.
Summary Notes

At the beginning of the 20th century, a newspaper organizes an endurance horse race: 700 miles to run in a few days. 9 adventurers are competing, among them a woman, Miss Jones, a Mexican, an Englishman, a young cowboy, an old one and two friends, Sam Clayton and Luke Matthews. All those individualists will learn to respect each other.

Versions

BBFC cut
compulsory cuts
5-10s
PG 125:32s

submitted
125:42s
UK: Passed PG after 5-10s of BBFC compulsory cuts for:
  • 2002 Columbia/Tri-Star R2 DVD
  • 1986 RCA/Columbia VHS
The BBFC commented:
  • Cut required to sight of cruelty to horses (illegal horse falls) in accordance with the Cinematograph Films (Animals) Act 1937.

The cut UK version has been distributed throughout Europe.

BBFC uncut
uncut
A131:01s
=125:47s

UK: Passed A (PG) uncut for:
  • 1975 cinema release
 v       A Bittersweet Life - 2005 South Korean action film by Ji-woon Kim


 X   A Bittersweet Life

Link Here
  • Dalkomhan insaeng
A Bittersweet Life is a 2005 South Korean action film by Ji-woon Kim
With Jeong-min Hwang and Yu-mi Jeong. IMDb
Exists in a Theatrical Version and a Director's Cut
Summary Review : Just Keeps Getting Better
In the same vein as Oldboy comes A Bittersweet Life , a movie so good it shocked me when watching it for the first time. It's a violent revenge movie with a gripping story with some fantastic actors such as Byung-hun Lee.

As reviewer K. Jones has put it, this movie mixes violence and emotions in an excellent way, and even if the violence is a bit too brutal at times, you still have a lot of "nice" things to fall back on. There are a lot of action elements and the movie is quite stylish to say the least. Yet you still really care about the characters and what's going on.

This is easily one of the best Korean movies I've seen this year, and a movie that I will probably enjoy watching many times in the future.

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119:07s UK: The Director's Cut was passed 18 uncut for:
  • 2008 Tartan video but never released

US: The Director's Cut is uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

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18 113:51s UK: The Theatrical Version was passed 18 without BBFC cuts for:
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28s 15 Certificate21:16s Free video on cover of the July 98 issue of the magazine Bizarre
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  • A woman kicking a man in the crotch has been cut
  • Close-ups of a sword impalement have gone
  • A man falling through glass in slow motion has been excised

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