Do Or Die is a 1991 USA action adventure by Andy Sidaris. Starring Pat Morita, Erik Estrada and Dona Speir.
Cut by the BBFC for 18 rated VHS in 1991 and 1996. Uncut and MPAA R rated
in the US.
Summary Notes
Two beautiful American special agents are given a head start by an oriental crime boss. The head start is to get away from the teams of assassins he has lined
up to kill them. Numerous visual costume changes later, the busty duo team up with other agents to make a convenient team of eight, all paired off in a boy/girl manner.
'Doc' is a 1971 USA western by Frank Perry. With Stacy Keach, Faye Dunaway and Harris Yulin.
Cut by the BBFC for an AA (14) rated cinema release. Violence was restored but a cock fight was cut for DVD.
Summary Notes
One night of 1881, Doc Holliday, a famous poker gambler,
enters the 'No Name Saloon'. There, he challenges a man to poker, betting his horse against his opponent's wife. Doc wins and from now on, Katie Fisher, also known as Katie Elder, will follow him wherever he goes. Their next destination is Tombstone,
where the law is represented by Sheriff Wyatt Earp. When they arrive, the election campaign is in full swing. Earp runs for candidate but the Clantons, a family gang of outlaw cowboys, are not among his keenest supporters. Conflict erupts following the
failure of some shadowy bargaining and Doc decides to join Wyatt and his brothers. The four of them gather at the O.K. Corral where the seven Clanton brothers are waiting for them.
Doctor Sleep is a 2019 USA horror by Mike Flanagan. Starring Jacob Tremblay, Rebecca Ferguson and Ewan McGregor.
Exists as a Theatrical Version and a substantially longer Director's Cut.
Both versions are MPAA R rated. The Theatrical Version was 15 rated by the BBFC.
Summary Notes
On highways across America, a tribe of people called The True Knot travel in search of
sustenance. They look harmless-mostly old, lots of polyester, and married to their RVs. But as Dan Torrance knows, and tween Abra Stone learns, The True Knot are quasi-immortal, living off the "steam" that children with the "shining"
produce when they are slowly tortured to death. Haunted by the inhabitants of the Overlook Hotel where he spent one horrific childhood year, Dan has been drifting for decades, desperate to shed his father's legacy of despair, alcoholism, and violence.
Finally, he settles in a New Hampshire town, an AA community that sustains him, and a job at a nursing home where his remnant "shining" power provides the crucial final comfort to the dying. Aided by a prescient cat, he becomes "Doctor
Sleep." Then Dan meets the evanescent Abra Stone, and it is her spectacular gift, the brightest shining ever seen, that reignites Dan's own demons and summons him to a battle for Abra's soul...
Reviewers seem to concur that
teh Director's Cut is well worthwhile and is a more tension filled experience.
Director's Cut
Director's Cut
run:
180m
pal:
173m
US: The Director's Cut is MPAA R rated for disturbing and violent content, some bloody images, language, nudity and drug
use:
2020 WarnerBrothers [4K Theatrical Version + Blu-ray Director's Cut] RA 4K Blu-ray/Blu-ray Combo
at US Amazon
2020 WarnerBrothers [Theatrical Version + Director's Cut] RA Blu-ray
at US Amazon
There is new material throughout the film. Some of them are brand new stuff that was never included in the theatrical version, and there are also a handful of expanded (or changed) scenes. There was never any intention to release this
cut in the cinema, we always knew that it was too long. But we worked on it alongside the theatrical version throughout the post, and it was much easier to make difficult decisions on average because we knew that one day this view could see the light of
day.
There are definitely some big new scenes. I don't want to spoil any of this, but I can say that there is consistently new material (even in the last act in the Overlook). Some of my favorite things were Young Danny and Wendy
(there is great material with Alex Essoe that I love to be restored here) and fans of the book will know it. There are also a whole host of new things that young Abra includes in the first act of the film to learn more about her glamor and how it affects
her parents.
The President of the High Council of the Time Lords
is assassinated, and the Doctor, newly returned to Gallifrey, is the prime suspect. But the Doctor knows someone is framing him, and must rely on the help of the reluctant Castellan Kelner to unveil a traitor in the High Council. Ultimately, the trail
leads to the dying, vengeful Master, who wishes to harness the powers of Rassilon's greatest discovery, the mythical Eye of Harmony. But to do so would mean the destruction of Gallifrey, and to prevent this, the Doctor must risk his life in the surreal
landscape of the Matrix
UK: Passed 12 after 1:06s of BBFC category cuts for:
1996 BBC Worldwide VHS
The American spin-off of Doctor Who, according to the BBFC, contained scenes of irrelevant violence which would have been unacceptable in Britain for any category lower than 15, so for the sake of the youngsters it was cut
for a 12 as follows:
4 s of Chang Lee's gang firing at the departing car.
22 s of Chang Lee and his two friends trying to avoid being shot, with only Chang Lee ultimately remaining alive.
5 s of the third and fourth gunmen aiming at Lee. (In the UK
video we only see the first two, following on from the deleted 22 seconds of material that explains where Chang Lee's two friends have miraculously disappeared to!)
8 s of the gunmen firing at the newly-materialized TARDIS. (In the UK video a
reaction shot of the gunmen - taken from material earlier cut - is used to bridge the gap between the TARDIS appearing and the Doctor stepping out of it!)
15-20s cut from the operating scene. From the moment that Grace's operation starts to go
wrong the material has been quite substantially re-edited, so much so that the music has had to be tinkered about with in order to disguise this. The re-edit is quite good, and unlike the earlier gun- battle is quite unobtrusively done. Nevertheless, it
considerably tones down the impact of the scene. The shots of Grace trying to pull the probe out have been cut to a minimum, and her reference
to its having snapped off and remained stuck in the Doctor have gone. The attempts to resuscitate the
Doctor have been cut back, and his final scream has been completely excised - he never seen to regain consciousness.
1s The close-up shot of the Master actually twisting Chang Lee's head is cut. Thus on the UK version we cut straight from the
shot of the Master caressing Chang Lee to those of the Doctor screaming and the body falling.
The Talons of Weng-Chiang: Part One is a 1977 UK family Sci-Fi
adventure by David Maloney. Starring Tom Baker, Louise Jameson and John Bennett.
Cut by the BBFC for 1988 VHS. Uncut for 2003 DVD.
The episode made the
new in 2020 when BritBox added a silly trigger warning to the episode, noting that it contains stereotypes that some may find offensive. A BritBox source said:
BritBox provides a wide variety of programming from
different decades for our subscribers to choose from. Some of this content reflects the times and attitudes of the time in which these programmes were made. Appropriate warnings are on the site to flag sensitive material and enable our subscribers to
make their own choices as to what they watch.
Summary Notes
The Doctor and Leela land in Victorian London, and find themselves in the middle of missing girls, mutilated bodies, and
vicious Chinese gangs. The Palace theater, presenting hypnotist Li H'sen Chang seems to be at the center of it all.
The following sequence was cut by the BBFC in 1988:
Doctor and Leela attacked by the black scorpion coolies and one is clutching a pair of nunchukas and in a brief sequence we see the guy leering towards the camera with the nunchukas above his head.
UK Gold have previously shown the nunchuck scene in this episode
The US Version/Theatrical Version was passed 12 without BBFC cuts for:
2008 20th Century Fox Blu-ray
2004 cinema release
From IMDb:
To ensure a US PG-13 rating, lines were changed in the US Version:
Original: You all are about as useful as a cock-flavored lollipop US: You all are about as useful as a poopie-flavored lollipop.
Original: It's like watching a bunch of retards trying to fuck a doorknob! US: It's like
watching a bunch of retards trying to hump a doorknob!
Original: Sometimes you gotta grab life by the haunches and fuck it into submission. US: Sometimes you gotta grab life by the haunches and hump it into submission.
Dogma is a 1999 USA comedy fantasy by Kevin Smith. With Ben Affleck, Matt Damon and Linda Fiorentino.
From IMDb. There are alternative lines of dialogue where Loki speaks to Bartleby.
However the IMDb entry is contradictory about which releases feature which dialogue:
The Domino Killings is a 1977 UK / USA / Mexico thriller by Stanley Kramer. Starring Gene Hackman, Candice Bergen and Richard Widmark.
BBFC category cuts were required for an A rated 1978 cinema release. Later
uncut and 15 rated for 1986 VHS.
Summary Notes
Tucker is a chronic underachiever and a loser. A Vietnam war veteran who just can't seem to keep out of trouble, in the years since his discharge. The
only thing he got out of the war was his skill with a rifle. Now, serving a long stretch in prison for murder, he has hit rock-bottom. But one day a man in a three-piece suit visits him in prison, a man he has never seen before, and informs him that he
can walk out of prison a free man if he will shoot someone for them, no questions asked.
Versions
uncut
97:12s
UK: Passed 15 uncut for:
1986 Channel 5 VHS
6:28s category cuts
95:01s =91:13s
UK: Passed A (PG) after 6:28s of category cuts for:
The Don Is Dead is a 1973 USA action crime thriller by Richard Fleischer. With Anthony Quinn, Frederic Forrest, Robert Forster.
Cut by the BBFC for 1973. Unsure about the 1988 VHS, but uncut since 2013
DVD. Uncut and MPAA R rated in the US.
Summary Notes
After his mistress is murdered a Mafia leader goes after the killer with a bloody vengeance. Soon after the hunt begins, a gang war ensues.
The pacing of The Don Is Dead is excellent. Each scene is tightly cut but nothing is rushed. Whether an action scene or a whispered conversation, everything is given as much time as necessary but nothing more. The shootings and
bombings - of which there are many - are done properly: in other words quickly but credibly.
Fleischer demonstrates in The Don Is Dead that he was a master film director.
Don Jon is a 2013 USA comedy romance by Joseph Gordon-Levitt. Starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Scarlett Johansson and Julianne Moore.
Cut in the US for an MPAA R rating. This cut version has been used for all
worldwide releases since.
Summary Notes
A New Jersey guy dedicated to his family, friends, and church, develops unrealistic expectations from watching porn and works to find happiness and intimacy
with his potential true love.
Versions
cut
best available
90:07s
UK: The cut US Theatrical Version was passed 18 for strong sex and sex references without further
BBFC cuts for:
This determination was formally reconsidered by the BBFC at the request of the submitting company. The BBFC carefully considered the arguments put forward by the submitting company, and looked
again at the relevant submitted material, but concluded that its original determination was appropriate.
The original cut, which was screened at Sundance in 2013, was given an NC-17 rating by the MPAA. Director Joseph Gordon-Levitt cut some graphic porn footage that his character is watching
throug
This determination was formally reconsidered by the BBFC at the request of the submitting company. The BBFC carefully considered the arguments put forward by the submitting company, and looked again at the relevant
submitted material, but concluded that its original determination was appropriate.
hout the movie from the final cut, which received an R rating.
He chose to cut some of this footage since he didn't want
people to think this movie was solely about porn after being confronted with sexually graphic footage.
A compulsory cut was written to remove a dangerous imitable activity presented as harm and consequence free (in this instance sight of a small character hiding in a fridge).
Donnie Brasco is a 1997 USA crime biography by Mike Newell. Starring Al Pacino, Johnny Depp and Michael Madsen.
Exists as the preferred Theatrical Version and an Extended Version. The
differences are uncontentious.
Summary Notes
This true story follows FBI agent Joe Pistone as he infiltrates the mafia of New York. Befriending Lefty Ruggiero, Pistone (under the name Donnie Brasco)
is able to embed himself in a mafia faction led by Sonny Black. Ruggiero and Pistone become tight as the group goes about collecting money for 'the bosses'. Eventually, the group become big-time when Black himself becomes a boss; all the while, Pistone
collects evidence. However, the trials and tribulations of the undercover work become more than Pistone can bear. His marriage falls apart, and to top it off, the mafia suspect a mole in the organization. The real dilemma is afforded to Pistone, who
knows if he walks away from the mafia, Ruggiero will be the one punished.
Extended Version
run:
146:53s
pal:
141:00s
UK: The Extended Version was passed 18
uncut for strong violence for:
2017 Sony [Extended + Theatrical Versions] R0 Blu-ray/R0 DVD Combo at UK
Amazon
See article from movie-censorship.com . The Extended Version contains 20 minutes of additional material but this is uncontentious dialogue and may have
been best left on the cutting room floor.
Theatrical Version
run:
126:05s
pal:
121:02s
UK: The Theatrical Version was passed 18 uncut
for strong violence for:
1998 Entertainment in Video VHS
1997 Entertainment in Video VHS
997 cinema release
US: Uncut and MPAA R rated for:
2019 Mill Creek Entertainment RA Blu-ray/R1 DVD Combo at US Amazon
Donnie Darko is a 2001 USA Sci-Fi thriller by Richard Kelly. Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Jena Malone and Mary McDonnell.
Exists as a Theatrical Version and a Director's Cut. Both are 15 rated by the BBFC.
Summary Notes
Donnie Darko doesn't get along too well with his family, his teachers and his
classmates; but he does manage to find a sympathetic friend in Gretchen, who agrees to date him. He has a compassionate psychiatrist, who discovers hypnosis is the means to unlock hidden secrets. His other companion may not be a true ally. Donnie has a
friend named Frank - a large bunny which only Donnie can see. When an engine falls off a plane and destroys his bedroom, Donnie is not there. Both the event, and Donnie's escape, seem to have been caused by supernatural events. Donnie's mental illness,
if such it is, may never allow him to find out for sure.
Versions
Director's Cut
R Rated
128:19s
UK: The Director's Cut was passed 15 uncut for strong language and psychological horror for:
2016 Arrow Limited Edition [Director's Cut + Theatrical] RB Blu-ray/R2 DVD Combo
at UK Amazon
From Imdb. This new cut includes additional scenes, some changes to the soundtrack, a much improved sound mix. Also, pages from the Philosophy of Time Travel, previously viewable only as a DVD extra or on the website, have been inserted between
scenes. The result is a movie that tells a much more coherent story.
Theatrical Version
108:30s
UK: The Theatrical Version was passed 15 uncut for strong language and psychological horror for:
2016 Arrow Limited Edition [Director's Cut + Theatrical] RB Blu-ray/R2 DVD Combo
at UK Amazon
Don't Answer the Phone! is a 1980 USA horror thriller by Robert Hammer. With James Westmoreland, Ben Frank and Flo Lawrence.
Cut for an MPAA R rating and for UK cinema release. The pre-cert video looks likely
to have been the cut UK cinema version and was seized by police during the video nasties moral panic. Uncut in the US in an unrated version.
Summary Review: It's Nasty
A deeply disturbed photographer and Vietnam
veteran, named Kirk Smith, terrorizes Los Angeles by going around strangling lingerie-clad young women in their homes. He taunts Lindsay Gale, a young psychologist, by calling her on a radio call-in show to describe his sexual hang-ups and misogynistic
ways.
The movie's nasty and what there is of a plot is goofy. But Nicholas Worth scares the hell out of me every time I watch this. At once smug and terrified, forceful and helpless, his whimpering panic-attack-tantrum gets right
into my guts and makes me identify with this obscene morbid beefy creature.
The movie lets you learn just enough about the victims to experience their fear and pain with maximum possible sympathy and intensity, and the sarcastic
detective and other incidental characters get some hilarious lines.
UK: The Unrated Version was passed X (18) after about 1:00s of BBFC cuts for:
1980 cinema release
From IMDb. The BBFC cuts were:
The murder of the woman in the bedroom lost all footage of her being bound and her nightdress ripped open (shots of her breasts being scorched with candle wax were not present in the original submitted cinema print).
The strangling of the
model was heavily reduced and the shot of the killer placing a coin in her stocking was removed.
The killing of the prostitute lost a shot of a coin being placed in her stocking and tied.
banned
89:32s
UK: The running time suggests that the cut cinema version was released on pr-cert video for:
1981 Jaguar 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.
Don't Go in the House is a 1979 US horror film by Joseph Ellison. With Dan
Grimaldi, Robert Osth and Ruth Dardick.
Cut by the BBFC for 1980 cinema. Banned as a video nasty 1983. Cut by the BBFC for 1987 VHS. Uncut on DVD since 2012. An extended version with additional plot was released on US Blu-ray.
Summary Review :
A Bit Lacklustre
A slasher film about a victim of child abuse (Dan Grimaldi) who grows up to become a maniacal construction worker. He stalks women at discos, takes them home, then hangs them upside-down in a
special steel-walled room and sets them on fire.
Don't Go in the House gets off to a fairly good start, but after the first murder scene things begin to slowly fall a apart and it goes from a good movie to an average movie that never is
able to get off the ground.
The screenplay written by Joseph Ellison, Ellen Hammill and Joseph R. Masefield starts off well enough with some good insight into the mind of the villain, but there comes a point to where the story never moves forward
and in a sense it feels like the same scene is playing out over and over again.
Don't Go in the House isn't a terrible film, but it's just a bit lackluster, while it does have it's moments it just never reaches its full potential.
Don't Go in the Woods is a 1981 USA horror by James Bryan. Starring Jack McClelland, Mary Gail Artz and James P Hayden.
Banned as a video nasty in 1983. Passed 15 uncut for 2007 DVD
Summary Notes
Four young campers, Craig, Peter, Ingrid and Joanie, back-pack through the mountains for a supposedly relaxing weekend in the wilderness.
I f you're
into comedy, this movie had deadpan acting, no storyline at ALL (a maniac roaming around, killing people for no reason, which may not be THAT bad), and a stupid looking killer.
The gore was
supplemental and I always recommend this movie for a laugh
Versions
uncut
Unrated
81:39s =78:23s
UK: Passed 15 uncut for strong bloody violence for:
Don't Go Near the Park is a 1979 USA horror by Lawrence David Foldes. With Aldo Ray, Meeno Peluce and Tamara Taylor.
The pre-cert video release was banned as a video nasty in 1983. Passed 18 uncut on
UK DVD in 2006
Summary Review: Wonderfully Bad
Two members of a superhuman and pre-historic tribe abuse the treasured secret of eternal youth. They are cursed to an eternity of old age with no chance to ever die.
Now, in present day Los Angeles, their only hope to recapture eternal youth is the ritualistic sacrifice of a 16-year-old female virgin. Their existence is discovered by an investigative reporter and a young runaway child and this leads to an unexplained
and terrifying confrontation.
Everything about this film goes way beyond amateur, from the 'old person' make up, to the Persian rug cavemen clothes, to the dissolve shot ageing FX. The lighting is abysmal; spot lights are shone
straight into the set giving each shot an early silent film style ring of shadow around the edge of the shot. The acting is appalling, especially from the grimacing Crackers Phinn. The plot progresses at bizarre speeds, some scenes dragging on for way
too long and other plot points zooming past at top speed.
Despite all of the above (or perhaps because of it) I love this movie. I really could bang on about it for days but I won't. If you ever find a copy (which isn't easy) you have to see it.
I defy you to find anything worse in such a truly wonderful way.
Don't Look in the Basement is a 1973 US horror video by SF Brownrigg. With Bill McGhee, Jessie Lee Fulton and Robert Dracup.
Cut by the BBFC for 1977 cinema release. Banned on VHS as a video nasty.
Passed 15 uncut on DVD in 2005. Uncut and MPAA R rated in the US.
Summary Review: A must-see for B horror fans
A young psychiatric nurse goes to work at a lonesome asylum following a murder. There,
she experiences varying degrees of torment from the patients.
Take an ensemble cast of good B grade actors, give them a good script, a somewhat original premise, and unobtrusive directing, and you may end up with a film that
over-achieves as much as Don't Look in the Basement did.
The film takes place in a large house which is home to several psychotic individuals. The film starts with the head of the hospital being chopped up with an axe. The rest of the film
builds tension and successfully develops the individual psychoses of the in-mates. After a while it becomes very unclear who is a patient and who is a doctor.
In the end, Don't Look in the Basement is a cleverly plotted film which benefits
from generally good acting and directing and not-overly-ambitious camera work.
Versions
uncut
89:10s =85:36s
UK: Passed 15 uncut with previous BBFC cuts waived for:
Don't Look Now is a 1973 UK / Italy horror thriller by Nicolas Roeg. Starring Julie Christie, Donald Sutherland and Hilary Mason.
Uncut and BBFC X/18 rated from 1973 to 1986. Uncut and 15 rated since 2001.
The film was originally cut in the US for an R rating but home video releases have been the uncut version.
Summary Notes
John and Laura Baxter are in Venice when they meet a pair of
elderly sisters, one of whom claims to be psychic. She insists that she sees the spirit of the Baxters' daughter, who recently drowned. Laura is intrigued, but John resists the idea. He, however, seems to have his own psychic flashes, seeing their
daughter walk the streets in her red cloak, as well as Laura and the sisters on a funeral gondola.
Versions
uncut
run:
110:00s
pal:
105:36s
UK: Passed 15 uncut for strong sex, violence and injury detail:
2020 Studiocanal Standard Edition RB 4K Blu-ray at UK Amazon
2019 Studiocanal Collector's Edition R0 4k Blu-ray at UK Amazon
UK: A short version was passed 18 without BBFC cuts for strong bloody horror, violence and gore for:
2012 High Fliers R2 DVD at UK Amazon released on 1st October 2012
The UK release runs just 82 minutes, 12 minutes shorter than the running time cited for US releases. Perhaps this is something to do with the disappointment registered by most viewers and critics.
Don't Lose Your Head is a 1966 UK action comedy adventure by Gerald Thomas. Starring Kenneth Williams, Sidney James and Jim Dale.
Cut by the BBFC for a PG rated 1966 cinema release. Presumably subsequent
home video releases are the same cut version.
Summary Notes
The time of the French revolution, and Citizen Robespierre is beheading the French aristocracy. When word gets to England, two noblemen,
Sir Rodney Ffing and Lord Darcy take it upon themselves to aid there French counterparts. Sir Rodney is a master of disguise, and becomes "the black fingernail", scourge of Camembert and Bidet, leaders of the French secret police...
Versions
category cuts
best available
86:55s
submitted cinema
88:50s =85:17s
UK: Presumably the cut cinema version was passed PG for:
Reel 1 - Remove "... two digits rampant" and accompanying gesture.
Reel 4 - Remove Bidet's reaction, and question "Get what out?" after
Camembert's line "Get it out!"
Reel 4 - Remove the line "You've always had magnificent balls."
Reel 4 - Remove the line "By the look of him, he isn't even armed."
Reel 5 - Remove the words
"... before you feel a big one."
Reel 6 - Remove the line "You've got two "F's" - surely you can spare an "f" for me?"
Reel 6 - Remove the lines "He's no use with any sort of weapon",
"You wouldn't say that if you'd seen him in the rose arbour."
Reel 8 - Remove the line "I didn't see any harm in letting her have a pluck."
Reel 8 - Remove the line "That was a hair raising experience."
Braintree commented in March 2015:
The line You've always had magnificent balls is said to be cut but I'm sure its included. That very line is included in the opening montage of the theatrical That's Carry On
so unless it's not in the original film and the cut clip is only seen in the compilation ( which was made 10 years later) it would indicate that at least that cut is restored to the film.
It was the first or second of the Rank
films , now owned by ITV and it wasn't until Carlton/ITV got hold of them that the original 15 version of Carry On England was seen again. Uncut for an AA it lasted about a week in the cinema where it bombed and was withdrawn and recut for an A. It was
the A version that played on tv , was released on video etc. But the uncut version was retained so perhaps the uncut versions of the other Rank films are also in the vaults.
When Carlton released England on dvd well over a decade
ago it was something of a treat to actually get a choice to watch either version. Shame it had to be one of the worst of the series. The disc with dvd/magazine collection only included one version (not sure which one)
Don't Open Till Christmas is a 1985 UK slasher by Edmund Purdom. With Edmund Purdom and Alan Lake.
Cut by the BBFC for VHS, and seemingly pre-cut for UK DVD. Uncut in the US.
Summary Review:
A certain charm
It's Christmas-time in London, and someone is killing people dressed as Santa Claus. The murderer is a plainclothes sicky who hunts down St. Nick impersonators, bumping them off in grizzly ways
including impalement and urinal-side castration!
The film has a certain charm.... and some beautiful naked women. It's a fantastic 80's slasher film
UK: A Re-edited Version was passed 18 without BBFC cuts for:
2003 Film 2000 R2 DVD
This "re-edited version" was missing a violent scene at 14m 42s showing a "drunken" Santa having his brains blown out. This 23s scene has now been replaced by a completely different scene showing a Santa being castrated. This 85s
scene which takes place in a shopping centre should have appeared in the film at 61m 31s.
2:13s
80:27s
UK: Passed 18 after 2:13s of BBFC cuts for:
1985 Vestron VHS
The following scenes were cut:
the killer running a cut throat razor over Pat Astley's naked body twice to establish she is a girl;
the peep show santa being stabbed, spitting blood and shots of blood splashing on the peep show girl's window;
in the London
dungeon scene a doomed Santa originally came across a blood splattered body (possibly a mannequin).
His subsequent death by stabbing has been reduced as well;
the undercover cop Santa's death is now totally incoherent: in the full
version the killer (who has a spike in his shoe) kicks him in the groin, punches him in the face with a spiked glove then punches his throat with the glove. A second Santa (played by screenwriter Derek Ford) comes to his aid and loses an eyeball in the
process. All that remains of this sequence in the British version is a shot of the spiked shoe and brief shots of the first punch and the cop Santa on the floor
due to an editing fault, in the UK video shots of a dead body on a trapdoor are
missing replaced by a brief moment from the next scene;
the infamous scene where Santa is castrated in a public toilet is missing several shots of blood spurting in the urinal;
the scene where the killer kidnaps the peep show girl
(Kelly Baker) is missing shots of her being tied up with chains
Belinda Mayne's character being stabbed twice has been deleted
Don't Play With Fire is a 1980 Hong Kong action crime thriller by Hark Tsui. Starring Lieh Lo, Chen Chi Lin and Albert Au.
The UK pre-cert VHS release was cut.
Summary Notes
Three lazybones friends manufacture a firebomb and place it in a cinema. Pearl, a sadistic young girl, has observed the scene, follows the bombers and starts to manipulate them. The
four criminals plan more and more daring acts.
Doom Asylum is a 1987 USA comedy horror by Richard Friedman. Starring Patty Mullen, Ruth Collins and Kristin Davis.
Cut in the US for an MPAA R rating. The film has been released uncut and MPAA Unrated in the US.
Summary Notes
A demented coroner uses autopsy equipment to kill off the teenagers
who trespass on the long-abandoned asylum he inhabits. Filmed on location in an actual abandoned asylum.
Versions
uncut
Unrated
US: Uncut for:
Code Red DVD
cut
US: Cut for an MPAA R Rating for:
2018 Arrow Video (RA) Blu-ray at US Amazon released on 17th July 2018
This Arrow release is nominally R rated but maybe this is false info and the film is in fact uncut.
The Doors is a 1991 USA music biography by Oliver Stone. Starring Val Kilmer, Meg Ryan and Kyle MacLachlan.
Exists as a Theatrical Version and the Final Cut, shortened by the
director.
Summary Notes
Oliver Stone's homage to 1960s rock group The Doors also doubles as a biography of the group's late singer, the "Electric Poet" Jim Morrison. The
movie follows Morrison from his days as a film student in Los Angeles to his death in Paris, France at age 27 in 1971. The movie features a tour-de-force performance by Val Kilmer, who not only looks like Jim Morrison's long-lost twin brother, but also
sounds so much like him that he did much of his own singing. It has been written that even the surviving Doors had trouble distinguishing Kilmer's vocals from Morrison's originals.
The Final Cut
shortened
run:
137:58s
pal:
132:27s
UK: The Final Cut was passed 18 uncut for drug
misuse:
2019 Studiocanal [Final Cut + Theatrical Version] RB 4k Blu-ray at UK Amazon
US: The Final Cut is Uncut and MPAA R rated for:
2019 Sony [Final Cut + Theatrical Version] (RA) 4k Blu-ray at US Amazon
Oliver Stone commented about his Final Cut:
I've made one cut of 3 minutes to a scene I thought it was superfluous to the ending, which helps close the film in a more powerful way.
Theatrical Version
uncut
run:
140:13s
pal:
134:36s
UK: The Theatrical Version was passed 18 uncut for strong sex, hard drug use:
This is a re-mastered and re-mixed version of the original, extended by 2 previously unreleased tracks: Hello, I Love You & THE WASP (Texas Radio And The Big Beat)
Other sites have speculated that the UK version may be missing nudity in Drew Barrymore's shower scene but Amazon reviewers suggest that this is not the case.
Dorfman in Love is a 2011 USA comedy romance by Brad Leong. With Sara Rue, Elliott Gould and Scott Wilson.
Originally given an R Rating but reduced to PG-13 on appeal
Summary Notes
Unknowingly trapped in her role as caretaker of her unappreciative family, a young single woman desperately needs to get her own life. When she volunteers to cat sit at her unrequited love's downtown L.A loft, her world,
as she knows it, changes forever.
Versions
uncut
PG-13
~92:00s
US: Uncut and MPAA PG-13 rated for:
2013 Virgil Films and Entertainment R1 DVD at US Amazon released on 28th May 2013
Originally given an R Rating but reduced to PG-13 on appeal
The
2009 cinema release, 2009 Technicolor DVD and 2010 Technicolor Blu-ray were cut to achieve a 15 rating: An incomplete version of Dorian Gray was originally submitted to the BBFC for advice. The BBFC advised the company that,
as it stood, the film was likely to achieve an '18' classification. However, the company was also informed that reductions in two scenes could result in the requested '15' classification.
When the finished film was
submitted, these changes had been made according to the BBFC's advice.
Specifically, a scene in which a tea party is intercut with shots showing Dorian's sadomasochistic excesses was toned down to remove or reduce the more explicit moments (explicit sight of a fingernail being pulled off, explicit
sight of a chest being cut with a razor in a sexual context, explicit sight of blood being sucked from a woman's breasts and sight of a restrained man being beaten).
Additionally, a murder scene was toned down to
remove the sense of dwelling on the infliction of pain and injury (reduction in the number of stabbings, removal of a blood spurt from man's neck, reduction in sight of victim choking on his blood).
The BBFC explained their 15 rating:
Dorian Gray is a British produced film based on Oscar Wilde's famous horror story of a man who wishes that a portrait of him ages in his place. It was passed 15 for strong
bloody violence, sex and drug use.
The BBFC Guidelines at 12A/12 state that moderate violence is allowed but should not dwell on detail and also that there should be no emphasis on injuries or blood .
In Dorian Gray however there are a couple of quite bloody murder scenes and these were felt better placed at 15 , where strong violence is permitted so long as it does not dwell on the infliction of pain and injury . The Guidelines
at 12 also say that sexual activity may be briefly and discreetly portrayed and that nudity in a sexual context must be brief and discreet . Once again in the film, however, there are a couple of extended sex scenes, with some
lingering breast nudity and these were similarly felt to be better placed at 15 where sexual activity may be portrayed without detail and nudity is allowed in a sexual context. Drug taking may also be shown at 15 provided the film as
a whole does not promote or encourage drug misuse . With the central character of Dorian Gray paying a heavy price for his years of debauchery and drug consumption it was considered that scenes showing opium smoking, were acceptably placed
at 15 .
Dorian Gray also contains scenes in which characters are shown smoking cigarettes.
Double Dragon is a 1994 USA action comedy adventure by James Yukich (as James Nickson). Starring Robert Patrick, Mark Dacascos and Scott Wolf.
Passed PG uncut for UK 1995 cinema release, but was cut for a 12 rated 1997
VHS. Presumably uncut for 12 rated home video releases of 2015. Uncut and MPAA PG-13 rated in the US.
Summary Notes
Set 15 years in the future in post-earthquake California, where San Diego and Los
Angeles are merged into one city, two teenage brothers have half of a powerful ancient Chinese talisman. Millionaire Koga Shuko (a.k.a. Guisman) has the other half and determines to get the brothers' half in order to have the complete medallion and the
absolute power of the magical Double Dragon talisman.
Same cuts when submitted in 1986 & 2003 with the following BBFC comment: Cuts for Category to remove three double earclaps in fight sequence. A 15 uncut was available to the distributor.
Downton Abbey is a 2019 UK period drama by Michael Engler. Starring Michelle
Dockery, Maggie Smith and Tuppence Middleton.
Passed PG uncut by the BBFC for mild threat, language. In Ireland the film was originally rated 12A but this was reduced on appeal to PG for brief homophobic
reference. The BBFC commented further it its annual report covering 2019:
As well as mild bad language ('bloody'), there is discriminatory language ('queers'), but importantly this is not condoned by the film as a whole.
There is also a scene of threat in which two men wrestle for possession of a gun. Downton Abbey is classified PG for mild threat and language.
The Irish Film Classification Office (IFCO) revealed that the film was initially given a
12A rating due to several offensive references to the sexuality of a gay butler, Thomas Barrow. A subplot in which Barrow visits a gay club in York sees the bar raided by police who are verbally abusive towards the gay men, describing them as 'perverts'
and 'queers'.
In fact filmmakers had consulted a historical adviser who said that Barrow's experiences are an accurate depiction of gay life in interwar Britain. The plot was also praised by LGBT+ activists.
So the movie's distributor Universal
were no doubt confident in appealing IFCO's decision, seeking a PG rating. The appeal was duly won and the film has now been re-rated to PG for brief homophobic reference.
The appeals board felt an audience familiar with its characters and setting
would have been aware of the storyline about a gay character, so they changed the rating to a PG.
Summary Notes
Adapted from the hit TV series Downton Abbey that tells the story of
the Crawley family, a wealthy owner of a large estate in the English countryside in the early 20th century.
Dr Jekyll & Sister Hyde is a 1971 UK horror by Roy Ward Baker. With
Ralph Bates, Martine Beswick, Gerald Sim.
Cut by the BBFC for cinema release. The cuts have persisted ever since. The same cut version is MPAA PG rated in the US.
Summary Review: Hormone Problem
Dr. Henry Jekyll, in
attempting to find a toxin that will wipe out all common diseases, accidentally stumbles upon a formula that transforms him into a gorgeous but evil woman. He needs female hormones for his experiments, so a number of London women meet bloody deaths.
This is one of few interesting horror films from Hammer at 70's. Director Roy Ward Baker has made a film that really takes you to the late of 19's century. Ralph Bates is good as the Ripper Jekyll.
Versions
cut
cut:
run:
96:54s
pal:
93:01s
sub:
96:08s
sub:
92:17s
best available
UK: The cut cinema version was passed 15 without further BBFC cuts for:
2018 Studiocanal RB Blu-ray/R2 DVD Combo at UK Amazon
Dr Jekyll Versus the Werewolf is a 1972 Spain horror by León Klimovsky. Starring Paul Naschy, Shirley Corrigan and Jack Taylor.
Exists as a cut clothed version and an uncut unclothed version.
Summary Notes
Paul Naschy returns as El Hombre Lobo for the sixth time as he searches for a cure to his full moon maddness by visiting the grandson of the infamous Dr. Jekyll. What ensues next is a
lover's triangle, and a savage sadistic Mr. Hyde who roams modern London and transforms into a werewolf on the disco floor.
Versions
Clothed Version
88:10s =84:38s
US: The Uncut unclothed version is available on R0 DVD from Code Red but the video quality is reported to be faded.
Clothed Version
83:01s
UK: The cut Clothed Version was passed 15 uncut for:
2002 Boum/Mondo Macabro R0 DVD Dr Jekyll Versus the Werewolf
compulsory cuts
submitted 88:26s =84:54s
UK: Passed X (18) after compulsory cuts for:
1974 cinema release titled Dr. Jeckyll and the Werewolf
Dr Jekyll's Mistresses is a 1964 Spain / Austria / France Sci-Fi horror by Jesús Franco (as Jess Franck) Starring Hugo Blanco,Agnès Spaak,Perla Cristal
Exists as an extended Spanish Version, the Original French Version and an erotic French Version with added nudity. It looks likely that it was the Erotic Version that was passed 15 by the the BBFC and the Original French Version
that was passed 12 by the BBFC.
Summary Notes
A mad scientist creates a hideous monster to carry out his murderous plans.
Versions
Erotic French Version
run:
88:27s
pal:
84:55s
UK: The Erotic French Version was passed 15 uncut:
French erotic version has a nude insert during the first murder, a version of
the striptease with topless footage, and an arbitrarily inserted sequence of another victim getting out of a bath before being murdered
Original French Version
run:
87:38s
pal:
84:08s
UK: The Original Frech Version was passed 12 uncut for moderate violence, scene of drug misuse:
Dr. No is a 1962 UK James Bond film by Terence Young. With Sean Connery, Ursula Andress and Bernard Lee.
BBFC category cuts were required for an 'A' rated cinema release in 1962.
These cuts have persisted to all worldwide releases since.
There are rumours of an uncut release on 1982 US VHS but an interesting
investigation by The James Bond Dossier found no evidence that an uncut version has been released.
Versions
cut
best available
105:07s
UK: The cut cinema version was passed PG after BBFC cuts for:
The cuts were presumably to the negative as was often the norm in the 60s, so cuts now persist to all prints worldwide.
Bond's fight with the chauffeur has been trimmed, including the removals of blows to the chauffeur when he is unable to defend himself. A knee kick in this fight was also removed.
The killing of Dent has been trimmed to so Bond only fires
one fatal shot. Footage was removed of Bond shooting extra shots into Dent's back as he lies on the floor dying.
Dr. No's line I'm sure she will amuse the guards was considered too sexually suggestive, and has been redubbed instead to The guards will amuse her
Shortly after, Dr. No's henchmen beating up Bond as he is sat at the table has been trimmed, introducing a dissolve to the next scene much earlier to cover the removal of violent footage.
Dr. Phibes Rises Again is a 1972 UK/USA comedy horror fantasy by Robert Fuest. With Vincent Price, Robert Quarry and Valli Kemp.
Cut by the BBFC for 1972 cinema release. Uncut on 2003 DVD
Summary Notes
The moon rises at a predestined angle and awakens the sleeping Dr. Phibes three years later. To his dismay,
he finds his house has been demolished and his papyrus scrolls stolen, the scrolls he needs to find the Pharoah's Tomb in Egypt, where the River of Life flows. After identifying the source of the papyrus theft, he packs and leaves for Egypt with his
assistant Vulnavia, still intent upon awakening his dead wife Victoria. The parties responsible for the theft of Phibes' scrolls suffer an attrition problem as Inspector Trout chases him across the world.
Dracula is a 1992 USA horror romance by Francis Ford Coppola. Starring Gary Oldman, Winona Ryder and Anthony Hopkins.
Cut for a US MPAA R rating and distributed worldwide since.
Summary Notes
This version of Dracula is closely based on Bram Stoker's classic novel of the same name. A young lawyer (Jonathan Harker) is assigned to a gloomy village in the mists of eastern Europe. He is captured
and imprisoned by the undead vampire Dracula, who travels to London, inspired by a photograph of Harker's betrothed, Mina Murray. In Britain, Dracula begins a reign of seduction and terror, draining the life from Mina's closest friend, Lucy Westenra.
Lucy's friends gather together to try to drive Dracula away.
Versions
Gift Box version
UK: Movie-censorship.com
speaks of a Gift Box version that was longer in some scenes.
cut
122:09s
UK: Passed 18 without BBFC cuts for:
2007 Sony R2 DVD
1993 Columbia/TriStar VHS
1992 cinema release
imdb reports that 38 cuts were made in the US to achieve the desired R rating
workprint
There is a workprint version with 14:13s of extra m,aterial.
Dracula is a 1958 UK horror by Terrence Fisher. With Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee and Michael Gough.
Cut by the BBFC for 1958 cinema release. The cuts were partially restored
for the US version and fully restored for the 2013 Lions Gate release
Summary Notes
After Jonathan Harker attacks Dracula at his castle (apparently somewhere in Germany), the vampire
travels to a nearby city, where he preys on the family of Harker's fianc?e. The only one who may be able to protect them is Dr. van Helsing, Harker's friend and fellow-student of vampires, who is determined to destroy Dracula, whatever the cost.
Versions
uncut
run:
82:27s
pal:
79:09s
UK: The Definitive Restoration Version was passed 12 uncut for moderate gory horror for:
2013 Lions Gate [Definitive + Restored US Theatrical] RB Blu-ray/R2 DVD Combo
at UK Amazon
From blog.hammerfilms.com , February 2012: Restored
Thanks to the efforts of a fan based in Japan, Hammer Films finally acquired the surviving footage from the extended cut in 2011 for inclusion in a forthcoming definitive restoration. The film contained a number of extended scenes, among them a shot of Dracula tearing his face off during the disintegration climax.
We have reviewed the restoration of the Japanese footage to Dracula. It was incredibly exciting to see the two long-lost moments in the context of the BFI's restoration.
Molinare have done a superb job
restoring this footage, considering the state of the reels (you'll be able to compare and contrast on the eventual Blu-ray; we're going to release all four surviving Japanese reels unrestored as a single extra).
The moment where the Count leans-in over Mina is full of transgressive threat and erotic charge (one can easily see how this moment had to be cut in 1958) though the footage does not actually include a bite (contrary to wishful
thinking in some quarters).
The face-clawing scene is truly magnificent and sits perfectly within the last few seconds of the film.
Note that although extra material was re-inserted, other less important material was dropped to preserve the running
time, and hence keep the audio track in sync.
7s extra in the scene where Dracula moves to bite Mina.
9s extra in 3 shots from the death and disintegration of Dracula
pre-cut
cut:
run:
81:56s
pal:
78:39s
UK: The US Theatrical Version was passed 12A for mild bloody horror without further BBFC cuts for:
2013 Lions Gate [Definitive + Restored US Theatrical] (RB) Blu-ray/(R2) DVD Combo
at UK Amazon
UK BFI 2007 cinema release
The BBFC commented:
Dracula is a classic 1950s British adaptation of Bram Stoker's vampire novel 'Dracula'. It was originally classified 'X' for cinema release in 1958 (meaning that persons under 16 should not be
admitted) and was subsequently classified '15' for release on video. In terms of current classification standards it was felt that the film could now be classified at '12A' for cinema re-release for mild bloody horror.
BBFC Guidelines at '12A'
state that 'Violence must not dwell on detail. There should be no emphasis on injuries or blood. Sustained moderate threat and menace are permitted'. Although the film contains some sight of blood (most notably when a vampire is killed using a stake) ,
there is no emphasis upon blood and injuries. Furthermore, although the film is atmospheric and generates some sense of threat, this is moderate in nature and distanced by the period setting and by the familiarity of the story, other versions of which
have been classified at 'PG'.
UK: The US Theatrical Version was passed 15 without BBFC cuts for:
2003 Warner R2 DVD
1997 Warner VHS
US: The US Theatrical Version is MPAA Unrated for:
From IMDB. The US Theatrical Version restores the cut footage during Lucy's staking, but the cut footage from Dracula kissing Mina and his final disintegration is still missing.
cut
cut:
run:
pal:
sub:
81:17s
UK: Passed X (16) after BBFC cuts for:
1958 cinema release
From IMDB. The BBFC cuts were:
Cut to remove shots of blood during Lucy's staking
Cut to reduce the erotic charge as Dracula leans over Mina preparing to bite. The original has Dracula muzzling her face and kissing her lip before pushing her backwards down on to the bed.
The cut version replaces this with a shorter shot from a different angle that obscures the muzzling and kissing.
Cut to reduce the final disintegration of Dracula. The original had a shot of Dracula's hand peeling the skin off his disintegrating
face and then delving into his eyes.
Dracula A.D. 1972 is a UK horror by Alan Gibson. With Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Stephanie Beacham.
Uncut by the BBFC, but there have been reports of the US PG version being
cut, at least on VHS.
Summary Review: Still a lot of fun
Johnny Alucard raises Count Dracula (Christopher Lee) from the dead in 1972 London. The Count goes after the descendents of Van Helsing.
Nowadays this film seems very tame indeed but it is still a lot of fun.
There are some wonderful set pieces in this film - the opening sequence is very well done and the showdown between Lorimar Van Helsing and
Johnny Alucard is memorable. I have to say though that Dracula is dispatched quite easily at the film's climax (something which is not uncommon in the Hammer Dracula films).
Dracula Has Risen from the Grave is a 1968 UK horror by Freddie Francis.
With Christopher Lee, Rupert Davies and Veronica Carlson.
Cut by the BBFC for an X rated 1968 cinema release. Uncut for 15 rated home video. Uncut and G rated in the US. This was the first film to be rated by the MPAA when it started rating films in 1968.
Summary Review: One of Lee's Best Performances
When his castle is exorcised, Dracula plots his revenge against the Monsignor who performed the rites by attempting to make the holy man's young niece his bride.
A typical example of a Hammer
Studio's exercise in Gothic Horror exists. The unmistakably distinctive set design and music score is by Hammer mainstays.
Christopher Lee's performance is one of his best outings as Dracula. Director Freddie Francis coaxes
serviceable performances from the rest of the cast.
At the end of the day, despite it's slow mid section, the movie works with plenty of fun and spirit.
Versions
uncut
run:
91:59s
pal:
88:18s
MPAA
UK: Passed 15 uncut for moderate
violence and horror with previous cinema cuts restored for:
Dracula Prince of Darkness is a 1966 UK horror film by Terence Fisher. With Christopher Lee, Barbara Shelley and Andrew Keir.
Cut by the BBFC for X rated cinema release in 1966. The same cut version
was 15 rated when released on VHS and DVD but passed 15 uncut after restoration in 2012. There is also an alternative uncut US restoration that is MPAA Unrated.
Summary Review : Stood the test of time
This is the second Hammer Dracula film to feature Christopher Lee in the title role.
The film starts with a replay of the final few minutes of the first Hammer Dracula , which is perhaps the greatest
moment in the history of Hammer films. From there it develops quickly, with two couples ending up staying at Castle Dracula. This film was made eight years after the original and its quite surprising how much more violent and gory it is.
The film
was directed by Terence Fisher and you always know with a Hammer film that if he was the director you would get a quality film. Add this to James Bernard's great score and you have a fine horror film that has stood the test of time really well.
Versions
US Version
run:
90:15s
pal:
86:38s
US: There is also an alternative US version restored from a master held by 20th Century Fox
US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
2018 Shout! Factory [UK + US Version] RA Blu-ray at US Amazon
Alternative restorations were made in the US using a master held by 20th Century Fox. There are unimportant variations between the versions but the quality of the US version is preferred. See
article from movie-censorship.com
UK
Version
run:
89:57s
pal:
86:21s
UK: Passed 15 uncut for:
2012 Hammer/Studio Canal Restored Version [with Corrected Audio Synch] R2 DVD/RB Blu-ray
at UK Amazon
It is widely reported that the master used for March 2012 release exhibits audio sync errors of up to 1 second. this is apparent on both Blu-ray and DVD disks and seems to be most obvious during the first 15 minutes of the
film. This is now corrected for a re-release on 30th April 2012.
The resurrection is intact, the staking shot is present as is the Susan farmer scene. I have done a detailed description of the scenes as they appear on the DVD on the Anchor Bay website. I also
contacted Julian of the Zeta Minor website who seems to agree with me and has altered it to uncut on his Hammer guide section. Apart from the extras it is now superior in terms of picture quality to the Anchor Bay US release which is also uncut.
cut
cut:
~20s
run:
89:38s
pal:
86:03s
UK: The cut UK cinema version was
passed 15 without further BBFC cuts for:
1999 15 rated Warner VHS
1993 15 rated Lumiere VHS
1992 15 rated Warner VHS
1966 X (16) rated cinema release
The BBFC cuts were:
The second of three shots of blood pouring onto Dracula's ashes, together with a linking shot of his servant, has been deleted
A close-up of blood coming out of the stake in Barbara Shelley's chest has been removed - in the censored print
loss of soundtrack has been bridged with an additional reaction shot of Francis Matthews against the wall which appears to be the taken from another shot of him in this position but at a slightly different speed
After Dracula cuts open his
chest, about 5s-10s of footage of Susan Farmer gradually coming closer to him has been removed presumably on the grounds that this makes it clearer that she was going to drink the blood on Dracula's chest. The offscreen shout which ends Dracula's
advances appears against a different on-screen image in the cut version (because the original footage is missing) after not before Farmer has fainted
Dracula's Daughter is a 1972 France / Portugal horror mystery by Jesús Franco (as Jess
Franco). Starring Britt Nichols, Anne Libert and Alberto Dalbés.
Never cut by the BBFC or MPAA but disk extras reveal that there is less
sexy alternative footage available. It is not clear if this footage has been used in any releases.
The only reason I am commenting on this dumb '80s B-movie is because this is the first R-rated movie I ever rented. I was hoping for loads of nudity and plenty of sex scenes back
at that age. I spent the whole time fast forwarding to "the good parts", but alas there really weren't any. There is very BRIEF nudity in here and ZERO sex. Oh yeah, the story sucks too and its not scary or interesting in the least bit.
26s
81:56s
The Polygram, video was cut when submitted in
1994
Draft Day is a 2014 USA sport drama by Ivan Reitman.
The
MPAA was initially rated the film R for brief strong language (ie 'motherfucker'). The film makers successfully appealed and the rating was reduced to PG-13 for brief strong language and sexual references.
For comparison the BBFC rated the film 15
uncut for strong language.
Drag Me to Hell is a 2009 USA horror thriller by Sam Raimi. Starring Alison Lohman, Justin Long and Ruth Livier.
The Theatrical Version was cut in the US for a PG-13 rating. The uncut MPAA Unrated version was later distributed on home video. Both versions are 15 rated by the BBFC.
Summary Review: Great Style
Christine Brown is a loans officer at a bank but is worried about her lot in life. She's in competition with a competent colleague for an assistant manager position and isn't too sure about her status with a boyfriend. Worried that
her boss will think less of her if she shows weakness, she refuses a time extension on a loan to an old woman, Mrs. Ganush, who now faces foreclosure and the loss of her house. In retaliation, the old woman place a curse on her which, she subsequently
learns, will result in her being taken to hell in a few days time. With the help of a psychic, she tries to rid herself of the demon, but faces several hurdles in the attempt.
Drag Me To Hell has the same humour of the
Evil Dead films only with a far bigger budget because Sam Raimi made it mega big with the Spider Man films.
Drag Me To Hell is a bit creepy and was one of the best horror films to come out last year.
There is lots of blood with some humour which is nice to see.
Is the curse to be broken or will the sexy Alison Lohman be dragged down to hell by this scary demon goat!
If you like the Evil Dead
films then you should enjoy this film too.
Versions
uncut
unrated
94:45s
UK: The Director's Cut/Unseen Version/Unrated Version was passed 15 uncut for strong horror and violence
for:
2009 Lions Gate [Theatrical + Director's Cut] RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon
2009 Lions Gate [Director's Cut only] R2 DVD at UK Amazon
US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
2018 Shout! Factory Collector's Edition [Unrated + Theatrical Version] RA Blu-ray at US Amazon
2012 Universal {unrated + Theatrical Version] RA Blu-ray at US Amazon
2009 Universal {unrated + Theatrical Version] R1 DVD
at US Amazon
cut
94:52s
UK: The cut Theatrical Version was
passed 15 for strong horror and violence without further BBFC cuts for:
2009 Lions Gate [Theatrical + Director's Cut] RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon
When Christina hits Mrs. Ganush's head with the stapler the first stroke has been filmed in a different way and the second stroke including the close-up of a cramp sticking in her forehead has been removed completely.
The close ups of Mrs.
Ganush's biting Christina's chin is shorter.
The scene showing Christina shoving a ruler into Mrs. Ganush's mouth has been edited.
Christina doesn't spit out bugs in the nightmare sequence.
Christina's nosebleed is bloodier in
the unrated version.
The killing of the cat has been toned down for the Theatrical Version.
The scene with an arm being thrust down Christina's throat is longer in the unrated version
When the zombie is hit on the head with the
anvil the bloody red become brown in the Theatrical Version.
A spade being driven into a corpse's mouth was shortened in the Theatrical Version.
Dragnet is a 1987 USA crime comedy by Tom Mankiewicz. Starring Dan Aykroyd, Tom Hanks and Christopher Plummer.
BBFC category cuts were required for PG rated 1987 cinema release and 1988
VHS.
Summary Notes
Friday and Streebek are assigned to some very strange robberies, like i.e. the stealing of one bat, a 30 foot long snake and the mane of a lion from a zoo. All the latest BAIT
magazines were also recently stolen, and some chemicals that when are mixed correctly develops a very deadly gas. All these thefts have one thing in common; visit cards with the word "PAGAN" left at the crime scenes. Solving these crimes, including why
plenty of police vehicles have been stolen lately, involves the usual; to drink coffee at strip tease bars, rescue kidnapped virgins from drowning and lose their jobs.
Versions
uncut
101:28s
UK: Passed PG uncut with previous BBFC cuts waived for:
2001 Columbia/Tri-Star Home video
Uncut version show on BBC at 6:30pm
category cuts 14-21s
101:14s
submitted 101:28s
UK: Passed PG for mild language, sex references and violence after 14-21s of BBFC
category cuts for:
1988 CIC VHS
1987 cinema release
The BBFC cuts were:
remove the use of nunchucks
Version shown on Sky showed this scene uncut, but cut the strip bar scene, which is uncut on video.
Dragon is a 2011 Hong Kong / China action drama by Peter Chan. Starring Donnie Yen, Takeshi Kaneshiro and Wei Tang.
Shortened for international release. Uncut in Hong Kong
Summary Notes
A papermaker gets involved with a murder case concerning two criminals leading to a determined detective suspecting him and the former's vicious father searching for him.
Versions
uncut
~115:00s
Hong Kong: The Original Hong Kong Version runs about 115 minutes
Dragon Ball Z: Battle of the Gods is a 2013 Japan action animation
fantasy by Masahiro Hosoda. Starring Masako Nozawa, Laura Bailey and John Burgmeier.
Exists in a Theatrical Version and an Extended Version
Summary Notes
The Z-Fighters must contend with Lord Beerus, the God of Destruction. But it Can only takes a God to fight a God, and none of
them are Gods - not even the Saiyans. But now there is hope, the creation of the Super Saiyan God. Will The Z-Fighters be able to defeat Lord Beerus?
Versions
Extended Version
Unrated
~105:00s
US: The Extended Version is uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
2014 Funimation [Theatrical + Extended Version] RA Blu-ray at US Amazon released on 7th
October 2014
Theatrical Version
Unrated
~85:00s
US: The Theatrical Version is MPAA Unrated for:
2014 Funimation [Theatrical + Extended Version] RA Blu-ray at US Amazon released on 7th
October 2014
Dragon Lord is a 1982 Hong Kong action comedy by Jackie Chan. Starring Jackie Chan, Wai-Man Chan and Paul Chang.
No censor cuts but there are several versions: The Original Theatrical
Version, a shortened International Version and an extended Work In Progress Version.
Summary Notes
The adventures of a restless martial arts student called Dragon, who, while constantly pursuing a
girl, gets involved in the affairs of a gang of thieves.
Versions
Work In Progress Version
UK: BBFC details not yet published for:
2020 88 Films Limited Edition [Theatrical Version + Work In Progress Version] (RB) Blu-ray
at UK Amazon
The Work In Progress Cut is an earlier cut of the film, released in limited territories, featuring approximately 15 minutes of exclusive extended/alternate footage
Original Version
run:
95:40s
pal:
91:50s
UK: The Original Version was passed 18 uncut for:
2020 88 Films Limited Edition [Theatrical Version + Work In Progress Version] (RB) Blu-ray at
UK Amazon
2011 Cine Asia/Hong Kong Legends [English + Cantonese] R2 DVD at UK Amazon
2003 Medusa/Hong Kong Legends [English + Cantonese] R2 DVD
at UK Amazon
1998 MIA VHS
International Version
shortened
cut:
run:
89:36s
pal:
86:01s
UK: The Shortened International Version was passed 18 without BBFC cuts for:
1998 MIA VHS
1986 VCI VHS
UK: The Shortened International Version was passed AA without BBFC cuts for:
1982 cinema release
US: The Shortened International Version is MPAA PG-13 rated for:
Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story is a 1994 US action film by Rob Cohen. With Jason Scott Lee, Lauren Holly and Robert Wagner.
Cut by the BBFC for 1994 15 rated cinema release and further cut for the subsequent 15 rated VHS. The BBFC cuts were waived for 2000 15 rated DVD but the cut version was released anyway. Uncut and MPAA PG-13 rated in the US.
Summary Review : Entertaining Biopic
Dragon is an epic depicting the life of Bruce Lee. In my opinion, it is one of the most entertaining biopics of recent times. It follows the life of
Bruce Lee from his childhood in Hong Kong to right before his death.
Jason Scott Lee does a great job of portraying Bruce Lee and it's a shame that we can't see more of him these days. You can really feel the power of his
performance on the screen. If you have any interest in Bruce Lee, you have to check out this film. It's sure to inspire you to reach for your own impossible dreams.
Versions
uncut
Ireland
119:48s =115:00s
UK: Uncut and packaged with a 15 rating, but without a BBFC database entr,y for:
The BBFC suggested
pre-production cuts for PG which were implemented for
2009 20th Century Fox Online
2009 20th Century Fox Blu-ray
2009 20th Century Fox R2 DVD
2009 cinema release
The BBFC explained the cuts:
This film was originally shown to the BBFC in an unfinished version. The BBFC advised the company that the film was likely to receive a 12A classification but that the requested PG certificate could be achieved by making changes to a number of scenes.
In particular the BBFC suggested that gun threat to, and violence against, a woman should be reduced; a close-up and slow-motion impact shot in kick to face should be removed; a leaping kick to face in a fight scene should
be removed; dismembering of fantasy creatures in fight scene should be made largely indistinct; the horror effects in the transformation of the hero into a creature should be reduced; and the focus on throttling of a character should also be
reduced.
When the finished version of the film was submitted, amongst other limited changes, all these reductions had been made satisfactorily and the film was classified PG .
The sound effects of some scenes have been over dubbed to tone down the violence. In particular the cracking sound of 2 neck breaks during the peasant attack on the castle.
Dragons Forever is a 1988 Hong Kong action comedy romance by Sammo Kam-Bo Hung and Corey Yuen (co-director). Starring Jackie Chan, Sammo Kam-Bo Hung and Biao Yuen.
Exists in four variants: an Export version; a Hong Kong Version; a Japanese version which aggregates the Export and Hong Kong versions and adds outtakes to the credits; and a shortened French Version.
Summary Notes
Jackie Chan stars as a hot-shot lawyer hired by a Hong Kong chemical plant to dispose of opposition to their polluting ways. But when he falls for a beautiful woman out to stop the plant, Jackie is torn in a conflict
of interest and asks his trusty friends Samo and Biao to help out at least until they discover the true purpose of the plant.
Japanese Version
Japanese Version
run:
98m
pal:
94m
UK: The Japanese Version was passed 18 uncut for strong violence for:
2020 88 Films [Hong Kong + International + Japanese versions] RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon
The Japanese version aggregates the Export and Hong Kong versions and adds outtakes to the credits.
International/Export Version
Export Version
run:
94:03s
pal:
90:17s
UK: The Export Version was passed 18 uncut for strong violence
for:
2020 88 Films [Hong Kong + International + Japanese versions] RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon
2005 Contender/Hong Kong Legends R2 DVD
1998 MIA Video Entertainment VHS
UK: The Export Version was passed 15 uncut for:
1988 cinema release
The Export Version includes 2 extra uncontentious plot scenes
Yuen Biao seeks psychiatric help which reveals that he needs a friend rather than a psychiatrist.
Yuen Biao making a show of folding up a bike for a visit to the psychiatrist where a robbery is taking place
Dragonslayer is a 1981 USA action fantasy adventure by Matthew Robbins. Starring Peter MacNicol, Caitlin Clarke and Ralph Richardson.
BBFC category cuts were required for an A rated cinema release and PG rated home video release.
Summary Notes
A King has made a pact with a dragon where he sacrfices virgins to it,
and the dragon leaves his kingdom alone. An old wizard, and his keen young apprentice volunteer to kill the dragon and attempt to save the next virgin in line - the Kings own daughter.
Dragonslayer is playing fully uncut on the DisneyLife TV channel in the US.
The baby dragon eating the princess's foot is intact (no pun intended), and I have to say, it's
pretty graphic for a PG.vIf it was re-rated by the BBFC now, it would probably be a 12.
category cuts
104:08s
UK:
The cut cinema version was passed PG for mild horror, violence and sex references for:
2004 Buena Vista DVD
1987 Disney VHS
UK: Passed A after BBFC category cuts for:
1981 cinema release
The BBFC cuts were:
In the scene where Peter MacNicol comes across the baby dragons devouring the princess. A shot of one of the dragons severing one of the princesses feet with its jaws has been removed and the subsequent decapitation of one of the dragons also seems
slightly trimmed.
Dream Demon is a 1988 UK horror by Harley Cokeliss (as Harley Cokliss). Starring Jemma Redgrave, Kathleen Wilhoite and Timothy Spall.
The Theatrical Version was passed 18 uncut for 1988 cinema release and
1989 VHS. Both the Director's Cut and Theatrical Version were passed 15 uncut for 2020 Blu-ray.
Summary Notes
A young woman about to be married begins having terrifying dreams
about demons. When she wakes, however, the demons are real and begin to commit gruesome murders.
Director's Cut
uncut
run:
88:00s
pal:
84:29s
UK: The Director's Cut was passed 15 uncut for
strong bloody violence, threat, domestic abuse, nudity:
2020 Arrow [Theatrical Version + Director's Cut] R0 Blu-ray at UK Amazon
US: The Director's Cut is MPAA Unrated for:
2020 Arrow Special Edition [Theatrical Version + Director's Cut] R0 Blu-ray at US Amazon
The big difference between the director's cut and the
original cut is that Cokeliss snipped off the final scene. While not wanting to spoil it, the moment did lessen the tone of the film by giving it too much of a comical edge after a film that had it's fill of scares. You'll appreciate the movie more by
watching the director's cut first.
The Dream of Garuda is a 1994 Japan drama by Takahisa Zeze. Starring Takeshi Itô,
Saki Kurihara and Shirô Shimomoto.
Heavily cut by the BBFC for 1997 VHS.
Summary Notes
A convicted rapist, Ikuo is released from prison and goes in
pursuit of the woman he raped, Mieko. So obsessed is he with revenge he sees her in every woman he meets. After carrying out vicious attacks on a prostitute and a young girl he finally comes face to face with her. Mieko tells him she wants to escape from
Tomimori. To redeem himself in her eyes Ikuo takes her plea to the extreme resulting in inextricable tragedy for them all. The film is set in Japan's notorious 'soaplands' - areas where young women offer bathing and massage to men, as a way round the
laws prohibiting prostitution. Inspired by the folklore surrounding the mythical Hindu God, Garuda, who is regarded as evil but worshiped as the protector of Buddhism.
Versions
compulsory cuts 7:27s
54:49s
submitted 62:16s
UK: Passed 18 after 7:27s of BBFC compulsory cuts for:
1997 Visionary VHS
The BBFC cuts were:
At 1 minute. When man leans of prostrate rape victim, remove all sight of forcibly exposed breasts, assault and process of rape, resuming on kitchen with woman rising in background.
At 16 minutes. After man throws naked, distressed woman
into bath, remove duckings under water followed by rape and assault, resuming on woman in bath lit by blue light.
After couple force woman into sex, remove all sight of sexual assault after assailant says take them off and victom holds
bra to chest, resuming on tower in sunlight
The Dreamers is a 2003 UK / France / Italy romance by Bernardo Bertolucci. Starring Michael Pitt, Louis Garrel and Eva Green.
Uncut in the UK for 18 rated cinema and video release. The R rated version
was cut in the US for an MPAA R rating but the Unrated version is uncut.
Summary Notes
Paris, spring 1968. While most students take the lead in the May 'revolution', a French poet's twin son Theo and
daughter Isabelle enjoy the good life in his grand Paris home. As film buffs they meet and 'adopt' modest, conservatively educated Californian student Matthew. With their parents away for a month, they drag him into an orgy of indulgence of all senses,
losing all of his and the last of their innocence. A sexual threesome shakes their rapport, yet only the outside reality will break it up.
Dreamgirls is a 2006 USA musical music drama by Bill Condon. Starring Beyoncé Knowles, Jamie Foxx and Eddie Murphy.
Exists as a Theatrical Version and a Director's Cut.
Summary Notes
Detroit, the early 1960s. Curtis Taylor, Jr., a car salesman, breaks into the music business with big dreams. He signs a trio of young women, the Dreamettes, gets them a job backing an R&B performer, James "Thunder"
Early, establishes his own record label and starts wheeling and dealing. When Early flames out, Curtis makes the Dreamettes into headliners as the Dreams, but not before demoting their hefty big-voiced lead singer, Effie White, and putting the
softer-voiced looker, Deena Jones, in front. Soon after, he fires Effie, sends her into a life of proud poverty, and takes Deena and the Dreams to the top. How long can Curtis stay there, and will Effie ever get her due?
Versions
Director's Cut
Unrated
140:56s =135:18s
UK: The Director's Cut was passed 12 uncut for infrequent strong
language, drug references for:
2018 Paramount [Theatrical + Director's Cut] RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon
US: The Director's Cut is MPAA Unrated for:
2017 Paramount [Theatrical + Director's Cut] RA Blu-ray at US Amazon
A well made training scene with Fox and Cat is missing. Fox is practicing her moves while Cat works some sandbags. Then Cat attacks Fox end a long training fight, which is won by Fox, ensues. Cat leaves in a huff.
As Sibelle Hu is woken up
by the telephone ringing, she first grabs a dented cola can and holds it to her ear. Upon recognizing her mistake she throws the can away.
A couple of naked women with painted breasts are dancing in a bar.
Dreamscape is a 1984 USA action Sci-Fi horror by Joseph Ruben. Starring Dennis Quaid, Max von Sydow and Christopher Plummer.
Passed 15 after BBFC cuts for 1984 cinema release and 1996 VHS. Uncut and
15 rated on UK DVD since 2000. In the US the film was cut for a PG-13 rating. This cut PG-13 rated version has been used for most worldwide Blu-ray releases.
Summary Notes
A government funded project
looks into using psychics to enter people's dreams, with some mechanical help. When a subject dies in his sleep from a heart attack Alex Gardner becomes suspicious that another of the psychics is killing people in the dreams somehow and that is causing
them to die in real life. He must find a way to stop the abuse of the power to enter dreams.
Versions
uncut
run:
99:16s
pal:
95:18s
UK: Passed 15 uncut for strong language,
moderate sex, violence and horror for:
UK: Passed 15 uncut with previous BBFC cuts waived for:
2000 MIA Video Entertainment video
US: The uncut version was originally MPAA R rated but this was voided when replaced with a cut PG-13 version. So the uncut version is MPAA Unrated.
Germany: The only uncut version on Blu-ray seems to be a German release that restores
the nudity in the Quaid/Capshaw sex scene on the train but only in a standard definition insert. The quality seems closer to VHS than DVD and is so poor as to make the addition almost pointless. The adultery scene is identical on the German Blu-ray to
the UK Blu-ray. Thanks to Nigel for the update.
cut
cut:
28s
run:
98:18s
pal:
94:22s
UK: Passed 15 after 28s of BBFC cuts for:
1994 Lumiere Pictures VHS
1986 cinema release
Thanks to Anthony:
An offending scene where Alex (Dennis Quaid) meets Tommy (David Patrick Kelly) on a train, which was shortened to remove all sight of the dreaded nunchaku.
Shots of a scene showing a man's heart being severed. This includes the dialogue pun:
Alex, have a heart!
Thanks to Simon Diabolik:
As a trainee projectionist. I actually checked the ABC cinema's Dreamscape print and felt the poorly taped together cuts, a right hack job. The clunky hand made last minute BBFC cuts to the unrated US version were
to the train lovemaking, nunchaku appearance and heart extraction.
cut
cut:
39s+
run:
98:52s
pal:
94:55s
UK: The cut US PG-13 version was passed 15 for
strong bloody images, moderate horror without further BBFC cuts for:
Although it is a sex comedy, it isn't one of those silly dim-witted sex comedies so frequently made in Italy, England and Germany in the
1970s. In particular, the film takes the eroticism more seriously than comedies normally do and shows even signs of pretentiousness [you can tell it is a French production], and it is particularly the latter aspect British genre critics seem to find hard
to accept. Similarly, there are themes of revenge, humiliation, voyeurism, bondage - but these are treated in a semi-comical way, and the distinctly misogynist appetites harboured by the unpleasanter fans of sexploitation cinema remain unsatisfied.
Overall, this movie is a generally well-made soft porn flick (cinematography, acting, production values - all of good quality) that is less offensive, violent or silly than so many other products of the genre. Therefore, it should be watchable for a
mainstream audience when in adventurous mood.
1:01
94:56s
Previously cut when submitted in 1995 by Jezebel Films
UK: The cut Theatrical Version was passed 18
without BBFC cuts for
2014 20th Centuary Fox R2 DVD
2002 MGM R2 DVD
1990 Virgin VHS
1986 VCI VHS
1980 cinema release
The Theatrical Version released in the UK was the R-rated US version. James Ferman said that the Director's Cut, which ran slightly longer, was offered, but Ferman turned it down. The murder of Angie Dickinson was much more explicit - including a
very specific razor slash down the face, more blood generally.
38s of MPAA cuts to avoid an 'X' rating, are as follows:
The famous shower-scene has Kate (Angie Dickinson... or rather her body double) caressing her pubic area were replaced with shots of Kate caressing her stomach, and her breast.
The rape of Kate has been slightly trimmed.
The brutal
death of Kate in the elevator has been softened by using alternative takes (thus eliminating two extremely graphic bloody close-ups).
Dialogue was altered from a conversation between Liz (Nancy Allen), and Dr Elliot (Michael Caine); Liz's line
All the time he's talking I can see the bulge in his pants is completely removed, and another Liz's line He drops his pants, spreads my legs, kneels down behind me, is changed to He drops his pants, he forces me down on my stomach, kneels down behind me.
Even another Liz's line Well, because of the size of that cock in your pants has the word cock replaced to bulge in the R-rated cut.
The murder in the lift scene was shown uncut on the BBC2 documentary, Scene by Scene with Brian De Palma.
The Driller Killer is a 1979 USA crime horror by Abel Ferrara. With Abel Ferrara, Carolyn Marz and Baybi Day.
Shortened for 1982 pre-cert VHS which was then famously banned as a video
nasty. A pre-cut version was released on 1999 18 rated VHS. Uncut and 18 rated since 2002. Unrated and uncut in the US. The 2016 Blu-ray includes for the first time a pre-release version.
Summary Review: Dour but Good
An artist slowly goes insane while struggling to pay his bills, work on his paintings, and care for his two female roommates, which leads him taking to the streets of New York after dark and randomly killing derelicts with a power
drill.
It has been said of Abel Ferrara that you will either be turned on by his artistic vision, or be left cold by it. This one fits firmly in the 'like' side of the equation.
The story follows an artist, who, through
the pressures of his work and various things going on around him, is slowly driven insane. His insanity is brought about by lack of money and a punk rock band that has moved in upstairs. We are able to see the frustrations of our 'hero' increase
throughout the movie, especially when the plot thickens and several other things in his life go awry.
The Driller Killer was originally banned as a "video nasty" because of the notoriety it gained for it's cover art, as
opposed to it's content. This can be seen clearly by the fact that The Driller Killer isn't actually that gory. The horror doesn't come as a result of the huge amounts of gore spurting from the wounds, but rather from the noise that the drill makes while
being used, and the insanity of the main character.
Overall, the Driller Killer is a creative and inventive insight into insanity.
Cover Art
The lurid and iconic cover for Driller Killer. along with
Cannibal Holocaust and SS Experiment Camp, has been attributed to the kicking off of the video nasty moral panic. It seemed to be promotions based on these covers that first alerted the press and politicians to high street video shops being awash with
films that would never have been passed by the British censors. Maybe these claims would have not gained much traction if they had been based only on the actual content of the films.
Versions
Pre-release Version
100:51s =96:49s
UK: The pre-release version was passed 18 uncut for strong violence, gore for:
2016 Arrow [Theatrical + Pre-release version] Limited Edition Steelbook (RB) Blu-ray/R2 DVD Combo
at UK Amazon
2016 Arrow [Theatrical + Pre-release version]
Special Edition (RB) Blu-ray/R2 DVD Combo at UK Amazon
The 5 additional minutes were deleted from the film by the director and are mostly dialogue scenes, although one happens to feature a little nudity. The Theatrical Version is the preferred version but the Pre-release is worthwhile as a DVD extra. See
pictorial version details from movie-censorship.com
Theatrical Version
Unrated
95:55s =92:05s
UK: The Theatrical Version was passed 18 uncut for strong bloody violence for:
2016 Arrow [Theatrical + Pre-release version] Limited Edition Steelbook (RB) Blu-ray/R2 DVD Combo
at UK Amazon
2016 Arrow [Theatrical + Pre-release version]
Special Edition (RB) Blu-ray/R2 DVD Combo at UK Amazon
UK: A 54s pre-cut version was passed 18 without further BBFC cuts for:
1999 Visual Entertainment VHS
In 1999 Visual Entertainment took advice from James Ferman and submitted the video with 54s pre-cut. The cuts were:
The scene where Reno kills a bum with a drill in his chest has explicit gore replaced by less explicit and repeated footage.
Less explicit footage used as replacement in scene of man being drilled through a glass door.
The scene
where Reno drills into a bum's skull is cut with replacement via less gory footage.
But a non controversial scene has been restored where Reno, Carolyn and Pamela are getting ready and going out to a nightclub where
Johnny Cocacola is playing.
shortened
85:10s
UK: A shortened version was released on pre-cert video for:
1982 Vipco VHS
The video was released by Vipco in February 1982. It was one of the iconic early batch of video nasties banned in July 1983. It stayed on the list throughout the panic so is one of the
collectable DPP 39s.
The video was shortened by removing the scene where Reno, Carolyn and Pamela are getting ready and going out to a nightclub where Johnny Cocacola is playing.
Drive is a 1997 USA action comedy adventure by Steve Wang. Starring Mark Dacascos, Kadeem Hardison and John Pyper-Ferguson.
The original version was shortened for theatrical release. The longer original version was later released as a Director's Cut. Initially both variants were 18 rated by the BBFC but the Director's Cut was downrated to 15 in 2011.
Summary Notes
A prototype enhanced human, on the run from Chinese-hired hit men, hooks up with a dread-locked bystander, and the two of them elude their pursuers narrowly each
time.
The Theatrical Version was passed 18 without BBFC cust for;
1998 Medusa VHS
From IMDb:
The Director's Cut first submitted was about 20 minutes longer and had a different soundtrack. When the production company saw the movie was longer than they expected, they cut it down and added a techno soundtrack to
it.
Deleted scenes include:
A scene in Malik's house where Malik and Toby enter his daughters' room and they talk about his 4 year old daughter and how much he loves her.
A scene in which Hedgehog and Madison question the existence of
aliens.
A scene after the Motel fight where Deliverance hugs Toby and Malik gets a bit jealous.
A scene in which Toby reveals he has a brother and that they were both singers once. - A longer
version of the final fight where Toby delivers a new kick.
Cut in
2003 with the following BBFC statement: Two compulsory cuts required to sight of forcible breast exposure and knife being drawn across woman's bare chest
The Driver is a 1978 USA / UK action crime thriller by Walter Hill. Starring Ryan O'Neal, Bruce Dern and Isabelle Adjani.
Cut by the BBFC for 1978 cinema release and 1989 VHS. Uncut for DVD. Uncut in the US
Summary Notes
"The Driver" is a specialist in a rare business: he drives getaway cars
in robberies. His exceptional talent prevented him from being caught yet. After another successful flight from the police, a self-assured detective makes it his primary goal to catch the Driver. He promises remission of punishment to a gang if they help
to convict him in a set-up robbery. The Driver seeks help from "The Player" (Isabelle) to mislead the detective.
Versions
Festival Version
~131:00s =~125:00s
A longer version has been noted on the film festival circuit, adding depth to the characters but this has never seen the light of day on home video.
uncut
87:31s
UK: Passed 15 uncut with previous BBFC cuts waived for:
There is an article pointing out that that US version is missing a dialogue scene. It is not yet clear if this will affect this UK release. See article from
movie-censorship.com
18s
86:56s
UK: Passed 15 after 18s of BBFC cuts for:
1989 Weintraub VHS
UK: Passed A (PG) after BBFC cuts for:
1978 cinema release
BBFC Cuts:
A scene of a bank robber forcing his gun into Ronee Blakely's mouth has been removed.
Drop Zone is a 1994 USA action adventure thriller by John Badham. Starring Wesley Snipes, Gary Busey and Yancy Butler.
Cut by the BBFC for cinema, VHS and DVD. Uncut in the US
Summary Notes
A team of skydiving crooks led by DEA-agent-turned-bad Busey specialize in landing on police roofs and breaking in so their evil
computer nerd can steal undercover agents' files and sell them to drug lords. Federal Marshal Snipes lost a brother to this crew and learns skydiving with the help of tough-but-lovable instructor Butler so he can track them down. DIE HARD meets PASSENGER
57 meets CLIFFHANGER.
A stamp to the face has been removed from a villain's assault on a victim in the bar toilets. The sound of blows was reduced throughout the fight in the toilet.
A woman having a photocopier machine lid slammed down upon her head has been
reduced such that there is just a brief view of her head under the glass. The subsequent photocopies coming out of the machine was reduced to avoid focus on pain and injury.
Brian notes:
Looking at sleeve scans for the upcoming Paramount R2 titles, it appears that they are using just one version with multiple soundtracks for all countries. So bad luck to Germany etc. who will get the same censored
version as the UK.
Drunken Master is a 1978 Hong Kong action comedy by Woo-Ping Yuen. Starring Jackie Chan, Siu Tin Yuen and Jang Lee Hwang.
There are 2 versions, The Mandarin/English version and the shorter
Cantonese Final Cut.
Summary Notes
The father of Wong Fei-hong, who has been attempting to teach his son kung-fu, but has found him too disobedient to teach and decides to send him off to his uncle,
a cruel and torturous master of the 8-Drunken Genii kung-fu. After much suffering the son comes back to rescue the father from an assassin who has also previously humiliated Naughty Panther.
Versions
cut
106:08s
UK: The Mandarin/English version was
passed 12 uncut for moderate martial arts violence for:
As
revealed by Ric Myers in the audio commentary to this DVD, the film's opening fight sequence between Hwang Jang-Lee and his unnamed opponent has also been heavily edited by a good few minutes, due to the fact that the source footage for this fight scene
as it originally premiered theatrically has long since been lost or destroyed, and so the fight scene as you see it on nearly all versions of this film released since. You can see this by how abruptly the fight ends.
108:21s
=104:01s
UK: A slightly short version was passed X (18) without BBFC cuts for:
1982 cinema release
shortened
US: Some prints
that are roughly 95 min. The 95 min prints are Cantonese final cuts that have been released in multiple variations ( cheapie VHS and DVD releases).
Drunken Master Strikes Back is a 1978 Taiwan / Hong Kong action comedy by Chih-chao Chang (as Chang Tse-Tsou). Starring Hua Chung Ting, Pu-Liao Hsu and Min-Chin Li.
The film was cut by the BBFC for 15 rated VHS and DVD. Uncut in the US.
Promotional Material
Sam Seed stars in this kung fu comedy, Two kung fools learn kung fu from an old
master of Iron Back Style, but after getting a beating from the town's hardman they seek out the services of the Drunken Master to help improve their kung fu skills.
Dry Summer is a 1964 Turkey drama by Metin Erksan and David E Durston. With Erol Tas, Hülya Koçyigit and Ulvi Dogan.
Cut by the BBFC for 1970 X rated cinema release. Uncut 12 on Masters of Cinema DVD.
Summary Notes
I had not expected such a gripping and fascinating film. This film shows us the dark side of Turkish village people with their great will to stay alive while trying to get the water they need for their
districts.
It's a must watch film, not only because it won the first golden bear from Turkey, but, also because it was deserved.
Versions
uncut
91:35s
UK: Passed 12 uncut for moderate violence and scenes of animal killing for:
2013 Eureka Entertainment/Masters of Cinema RB Blu-ray/R2 DVD Combo at UK
Amazon
cut
UK: Passed X (18) after BBFC cuts for:
1970 cinema release titled I Had my Brother's Wife
Duck You Sucker is a 1971 Italian action film by Sergio Leone. With Rod Steiger, James Coburn and Romolo Valli.
Exists as a shortened US Version, a Standard Version and shorter and longer variants of the Restored Version. The BBFC cut the 2005 release for horse falls. The full length restored version was released on US Blu-ray with strong
language cuts. Whilst in the UK the release featured a better quality uncut sound track, but 2 horse falls were cut.
Summary Notes:
An I.R.A. explosives expert on the run in Mexico meets an amoral
Mexican bandit; together they are drawn into the Mexican revolution.
Longer Restored Version
cut Longer Restored Version
run:
157m
pal:
151m
US: The Longer Restored Version is uncut and MPAA PG rated for:
2020 KL Studio Classics Sergio Leone Westerns (RA) Blu-ray at US Amazon
Note that the film seems to have a few instances of the word 'fuck' being cut from the soundtrack. Some uses of the word are present though suggesting that maybe the film was restored from various sources of which at least one was cut for language,
probably the US Theatrical Version.
cut
cut:
6s
run:
156:37s
pal:
150:21s
best available
UK: The Longer Restored Version was passed 15 after 6s of BBFC cuts for:
2020 Eureka Entertainment Standard Edition [2 Restorations of the 157m version] (RB) Blu-ray at UK Amazon
2019 Eureka Entertainment Limited Edition [2 Restorations of the 157m version] (RB) Blu-ray
at UK Amazon
2005 R2 MGM DVD titled Duck you Sucker
See article from dvdcompare.net : The 2019 Eureka release includes the MGM restoration with the extended three-and-a-half minute climactic
flashback from the Italian version (156:49) and 2009 Cineteca di Bologna restoration (157:22).
The BBFC commented:
Cuts required to remove two shots of a dangerous horse fall in accordance with BBFC policy on animal cruelty.
However this release features strong language cut from the US equivalent releases and the sound track is of better quality then the US releases. See cuts
details from movie-censorship.com
Includes an extra restored scene:
The Longer Restored Version features an additional 3 minute flashback scene has been added before John's death showing him cavorting and kissing back in Ireland.
Shorter Restored Version
Shorter Restored Version
run:
153:19s
pal:
147:11s
UK: The Shorter Restored Version was passed 15 uncut for:
2003 MGM R2 DVD titled A Fistful of Dynamite at UK
Amazon
From IMDb:
The Restored Version begins with a quotation by Mao Tse Tung about the revolution and is followed by the opening shot of Rod Steiger urinating over an ants' nest
the scene in which Steiger prepares to rape the bourgeois woman goes on
longer and has more dialogue
an additional scene, lasting about 5m, now appears immediately before James Coburn escapes from Steiger on the train. This has Steiger trick Coburn into killing his German capitalist employer.
the scene in
which Steiger discovers his family massacred runs 3m longer and is differently edited.
extra footage of Steiger and Coburn hiding in the train with more crying from Steiger and additional footage of executions occurring outside
the
voice-over line what about me is missing from the end of the film. The climatic flashback scene was restored
throughout the film there are various additional extra shots of violence re-inserted
dialogue in which Steiger says
'fuck' has been re-inserted
Standard Version
Standard Version
run:
137:37s
pal:
132:07s
UK: The Standard Version was passed
15 uncut for:
1988 Warner VHS titled A Fistful of Dynamite
UK: The Standard Version was passed AA (14) uncut for:
1972 cinema release titled A Fistful of Dynamite
1972 cinema release titled Duck you Sucker
US Version
shortened US Version
cut:
run:
121m
pal:
116m
US: The US Version was shortened for an MPAA PG rated release
Cut in 2006 with the
following BBFC comment: Distributor was required to insert warning captions about the dangers of playing with fire and with fireworks
Cut in 2006
with the following BBFC comment: Captions were required to be placed over dangerous fire-play and petrol-play. This was in a scene where a woman sets light to flammable liquid on a man's head.
Duel
Duellen
Duel is a 1971 USA TV mystery thriller by Steven Spielberg. Starring Dennis Weaver, Jacqueline Scott and Eddie Firestone.
Originally made as a TV movie. Recognising the director's talent, producers
commissioned extr material to bring the film to feature length for a theatrical release. This theatrical version was later shortened for DVd and Blu-ray
Summary Notes
While traveling
through the desert for an appointment with a client, the businessman David Mann from California passes a slow and old tanker truck. The psychotic truck driver feels offended and chases David along the empty highway trying to kill him.
DVD/Blu-ray Version
DVD Version uncut
run:
89:04s
pal:
85:30s
shortened 49s
UK: The DVD Version was passed 12 uncut for
moderate threat:
2015 Universal Pictures (UK) video
The Theatrical Version was shortened for DVD and Blu-ray. The main change is to cut the motorist's monologue at the end of the film
UK: The Theatrical Version was passed AA (14) uncut:
1972 cinema release
16 minutes of additional material were added for theatrical release. See pictorial version details from movie-censorship.com About 16 minutes of
additional material were filmed (using a slightly different model of the red car). A little original material was also discarded during the creation of the new version.
A duel takes place in order to put an end to the long and bloody war between the Romans and the Albans. Three valiant brothers are chosen for each side. The Romans choose three
brothers: the Orazi. The Albans are represented by the Curiazi. During the fierce and bloody final duel the Romans defeat their opponents.
The film comes off as a rather talky and undernourished affair which cannot hope to do
justice to its mythical subject.
4-7s
89:09s =85:35s
UK: Passed PG for some mild violence after 4-7s of compulsory BBFC cuts
for:
Ninjas on kites!!! Exploding Head!!! Crazy swordfights!!! Exploding Trees!!! I really am not sure what else you need in a film. The acting, which is usually lacking in a kung fu film is good, and even the story is good. If you love kung fu action,
this is the film for you!! 10/10
5s
83:27s
Made in
Hong Kong version cut when submitted in 1989.
Cut to remove all shots of shuriken (4 blade throwing star)
The Duff is a 2015 USA comedy by Ari Sandel. Starring Bella Thorne, Mae Whitman and Robbie Amell.
BBFC advised category cuts made for a 12A rated 2015 cinema release.
Summary Notes
A high school senior instigates a social pecking order revolution after finding out that she has
been labeled the DUFF (Designated Ugly Fat Friend) to her prettier more popular friends.
Versions
advised category cuts
101:00s
UK: Passed 12A for infrequent strong language, moderate sex
references after BBFC advised pre-cuts for:
2015 Entertainment One UK [Part Subtitled] home video
2015 cinema release
The BBFC commented:
This film was originally seen for advice, at which stage the company was advised it was likely to receive a 15 classification but that their preferred 12A could be achieved by removing a scene involving strong sex references. When
the film was submitted for formal classification, this sequence had been removed and the film was classified 12A.
The Unrated Version includes more swearing from the Dukes, dialogue extensions (like Cooter asking for a BJ from Daisy for the fixing of the General) and some scenes where the sorority girls are topless.
2:50s
PG-13
99:42s
US: The Theatrical Version was cut by about 2:50s and is MPAA PG-13 rated
total
3:02s
12s
2:50s
103:45s =99:36s
UK: The Theatrical Version was further cut by the BBFC by 12s for
moderate violence, sex and soft drug references for:
2005 cinema release
The BBFC commented:
Company chose to cut scene to remove glamorisation of drug use in order to attain the requested category. An uncut 15 classification was available
The scene in question featured the two main characters entering the wrong room where they find a group of scantily clad women smoking a bong. They decide that this looks cool and enter the room. They then emerge acting stoned. The combination of sex
and drugs and the lack of any critical comment seemed to the BBFC to be glamorising drug use in a way not permitted at '12A'.
Dulcima is a 1971 UK drama by Frank Nesbitt. Starring Carol White, John Mills and Stuart Wilson.
Cut by the BBFC for an A Rated cinema release in 1971. 15 rated in 2014, hopefully uncut but this is not confirmed.
Summary Notes
A farmer who has the reputation of drinking
most of his money away, lives on farm which is in a poor state of repair. A pretty young girl, Dulcima, takes pity on him and decides to help him by cleaning the place. She is happy to be earning money, and he is happy because she is there..... Despite
being a miserable old bastard, he finds himself falling for Dulcima, and askes her to move in with him, to save her the walk every from her home to his farm every day. She does, and is happy with her work. She however falls for a gamekeeper from the
nearby estate, and they start to meet in secret beacuse of the farmers increasing jelousy. One day while he is at the market she discovers a whole load of money hidden in an upsatirs room, and this changes the relationship between the farmer and Dulcima.
She becomes more freindly towards the farmer, now knowing of his wealth, and the farmer decides that he wants her for his bride. Dulcima however still sees the gamekeeper, and eventually the farmer...
Versions
run:
98:42s
pal:
94:45s
UK: Passed 15 without BBFC cuts sexualised nudity for:
Dumbo is a 1941 USA children's cartoon by Samuel Armstrong (as Sam Armstrong), Norman Ferguson... Starring Sterling Holloway, Edward Brophy and James
Baskett.
Uncut and U rated for all cinema and home video releases.
In 2019 it was reported that streamed versions of the film on the Disney Plus service will be cut for
historical racism.
By 2020 the political correctness angle notably resulted in the over the top trigger warning:
This program includes negative depictions and/or mistreatment of people or cultures. These
stereotypes were wrong then and are wrong now. Rather than remove this content, we want to acknowledge its harmful impact, learn from it and spark conversation to create a more inclusive future together. Disney is committed to creating stories with
inspirational and aspirational themes that reflect the rich diversity of the human experience around the globe.
Summary Notes
The stork delivers a baby elephant to
Mrs. Jumbo, veteran of the circus, but the newborn is ridiculed because of his truly enormous ears and dubbed "Dumbo". After being separated from his mother, Dumbo is relegated to the circus' clown acts; it is up to his only friend, a mouse, to
assist Dumbo to achieve his full potential.
Versions
uncut
run:
63:30s
pal:
60:58s
UK: Passed U uncut for no material likely to offend
or harm:
The Jim Crow scene from Dumbo (1941) will not be available on the streaming site. In the original animated version of the film a number of cigar-smoking crows had a leader called Jim Crow referencing the Jim Crow laws which
enforced racial segregation in the south. The Disney crows are largely considered to be thinly veiled racist caricatures.
Dune is a 1984 US Sci-Fi drama by David Lynch With Kyle MacLachlan, Virginia Madsen and Francesca Annis.
BBFC category cuts were required for a PG rated 1984 cinema release. Uncut
and 15 rated on UK home video until 2016 when the rating was dropped to 12. Uncut and MPAA PG-13 rated in the US.
Versions
Extended TV Version
176:39s
UK: The Extended TV Version was passed 15 without BBFC cuts for:
2000 Castle R2 DVD
2000 Castle VHS
Apparently the extended TV Version didn't find favour with the director David Lynch
Theatrical Version
130:26s
UK: The Theatrical Version was passed 12 uncut for moderate violence for:
2016 High Fliers [Dune + Blue Velvet] (RB) Blu-ray at UK Amazon
2016 High Fliers [Dune + Blue Velvet] R2 DVD at UK Amazon
UK: The Theatrical Version was passed 15 uncut for:
2012 Universal David Lynch Boxset RB Blu-ray via UK Amazon
The Original Version was passed 12
after 7s of cuts for:
2001 20th Century Fox R2 DVD
2001 Fox Pathe R2 DVD
The BBFC commented:
Company chose to cut sight of a man having his neck broken in a fight sequence in order to achieve a 12 classification. An uncut 15 was available to the distributor.
The Dunwich Horror is a 1970 USA horror by Daniel Haller. Starring Sandra Dee, Dean Stockwell and Ed Begley.
Cut by the BBFC for an 18 rated 1970 cinema release. A slightly shorter
version has been released on home video and has not been cut by the BBFC for an 18 rating or the MPAA for an R rating.
Summary Notes
H.P. Lovecraft meets Hollywood: Wilbur Whateley wants to help the
Old Ones break through by consulting the Necronomicon, and Armitage must stop him. Attractive females are added to fill out the plot.
Versions
uncut
84:06s
~88:00s =~84:00s
UK: Passed 18 uncut for:
1987 Guild Home VHS
US: Uncut and MPAA R rated for:
2016 Shout! Factory [Murders in the Rue Morgue + Dunwich Horror] RA Blu-ray at US Amazon
Dust Devil is a 1992 South Africa / UK horror
western mystery by Richard Stanley. Starring Robert John Burke, Chelsea Field and Zakes Mokae.
The International Version is the standard world wide but there is
also a shorter Theatrical Version. This was cut in the uS for an MPAA R rating. The International Version was passed 18 uncut by the BBFC for VHS and 15 uncut for DVD.
Summary Notes
A shape shifter (Burke) comes from the desert in search of victims, a spirit the locals call "The Dust Devil". He prays on the lonely and the unloved, those who have already lost everything but life itself. Wendy (Field) has
broken up with her husband and wanders aimlessly in her car. She picks up a stranger and begins having misgivings about picking him up when strange things begin to occur. Meanwhile a local police officer (Mokae) tracks the killer. Aided by a shaman's
admonishments about witchcraft he sets off to try and stop the beast before it can complete its grisly task.
International Version/Final Cut
International Version
run:
103:42s
pal:
99:33s
UK: The International Version was passed 15 uncut for strong bloody horror and strong language:
2006 Optimum R2 DVD
UK: The International Version was passed 18 uncut:
1993 Polygram VHS
Workprint
Workprint
Germany
Germany: There is also a slightly longer workprint
Theatrical Version
Theatrical Version
cut:
run:
91:08s
pal:
87:29s
US: The Theatrical Version was cut for an MPAA R rating
Dying of the Light is a 2015 USA
thriller by Paul Schrader. Starring Nicolas Cage, Anton Yelchin and Alexander Karim.
Schrader was taken off the project after he had produced a workprint, but before creating the final edit. There is a future possibility that Schrader's workprint could be completed for an alternative edit.
Dynamo is a 1978 Hong Kong action drama by Shan Hua (as Haw I Hung). Starring Bruce Li, Feng Ku and Mary Hon.
The full length version was released in the the UK but a shortened
version was released in the US.
Summary Notes
Kung Fu idol Bruce Li plays Lee Ting Yi, A Hong Kong taxi driver whose striking resemblance to Bruce Lee catches the eye of one of
his passengers who happens to be a movie producer. Lee is quickly thrust into the lime light and becomes a star but things grind to a halt when he is forced to fight in a fixed martial arts tournament.
Versions
Original Version
run:
96:53s
pal:
93:00s
UK: The Original Version was passed 15
uncut:
1990 Video Programme Dists VHS
US: The Original Version is uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
2020 Vci [Original Version + US Version] (RA) Blu-ray at US Amazon
shortened US Version
cut:
~15m
run:
81m
pal:
78m
US: The US Theatrical Version was shortened and MPAA
R rated:
2020 Vci [Original Version + US Version] (RA) Blu-ray at US Amazon
