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 v          God of Gamblers - 1989 Hong Kong action comedy drama by Jing Wong.


 X   God of Gamblers

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  • Dou San
  • Du Shen
God of Gamblers is a 1989 Hong Kong action comedy drama by Jing Wong.
Starring Yun-Fat Chow, Andy Lau and Joey Wang. Melon Farmers link BBFC link 2020 IMDb
Cut by the BBFC for 18 rated cinema release in 1990, as well as the follow up VHS. Uncut and 18 rated since 2002.
Summary Notes

Do San (the God of gamblers) is a legendary gambler helped by his supernatural abilities. He undertakes to help a friend pay a debt by beating his friend's advisory at the card table. Despite being assigned a bodyguard Do San has a freak accident which leaves him with partial memory loss and at a mental stage of a child. The small time hustler Knife, his side-kick and his girl friend, being responsible for the accident takes care of the retarded Do San. After some time they discover that he has not lost all of his powers and takes him on a round at the local gambling halls. After being chased by both Knife's loan-shark and enemies closer to the home of Do San, a final showdown at the card tables may take place.

It isn't John Woo, but it's still a great action thriller. Not massive on the stunts until the end and boy, it's worth waiting for. The beauty of Chow yun Fat is that he does all of his own stunts (watch out for the: doing a somersault, catching two guns in each hand, and shooting a bad guy before he hits the floor). The acting is admittedly camp, but it's all part of the charm of Hong Kong cinema.

Versions

BBFC uncut
uncut
run: 125:46s
pal: 120:44s
18UK: Passed 18 uncut with all previous BBFC cuts waived for: Hong Kong: Uncut for:
BBFC cut
compulsory cuts
cut: 30-41s
run: 124:57s
pal: 119:57s
sub: 125:50s
18UK: Passed 18 after 41s of BBFC compulsory cuts for:
  • 1990 Justmatch VHS
UK: Passed 18 after 30s of BBFC compulsory cuts for:
  • 1990 cinema release

Thanks to Bleach The cuts list was the same for both releases:

  • In reel 4 a scene where a moustached man twirls a butterfly knife was removed.
  • Also, shortly afterwards, a scene was reduced in which a knife is twirled by a man before he threatens a woman's face.
 v          God The Father - 2014 USA documentary by Simon Fellows.


 X   God The Father

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God The Father is a 2014 USA documentary by Simon Fellows.
Starring Tom Benedict Knight, Amanda Fernando Stevens and Bashar Rahal. YouTube icon IMDb

Rated R by the MPAA for violent images but the producers will appeal, presumably hoping for a PG-13
Summary Notes

Michael Franzese, the son of John "Sonny" Franzese, an underboss of the Colombo crime family, recounts his spiritual transformation.

 v   The Godfather - 1972 USA crime drama by Francis Ford Coppola.


 X   The Godfather

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  • Mario Puzo's The Godfather
The Godfather is a 1972 USA crime drama by Francis Ford Coppola.
Starring Marlon Brando and Al Pacino and James Caan. Melon Farmers link BBFC link 2020 IMDb
Cut by the BBFC for an X rated cinema release in 1972. Uncut on 18 rated VHS and 15 rated on DVD. Uncut and MPAA R rated in the US.

Summary Notes

The Godfather "Don" Vito Corleone is the head of the Corleone mafia family in New York. He is at the event of his daughter's wedding. Michael, Vito's youngest son and a decorated WW II Marine is also present at the wedding. Michael seems to be uninterested in being a part of the family business. Vito is a powerful man, and is kind to all those who give him respect but is ruthless against those who do not. But when a powerful and treacherous rival wants to sell drugs and needs the Don's influence for the same, Vito refuses to do it. What follows is a clash between Vito's fading old values and the new ways which may cause Michael to do the thing he was most reluctant in doing and wage a mob war against all the other mafia families which could tear the Corleone family apart.

Versions

uncut
uncut
run: 175:02s
pal: 168:02s
15

15 certificate

18

MPAA R

UK: Passed 15 uncut with a BBFC trigger warning for strong violence, domestic abuse:
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  • 2022 cinema release

UK: Passed 15 uncut for strong violence:

  • 2009 cinema release
  • 2008 Paramount Trilogy Re-mastered R0 Blu-ray at UK Amazon
  • 2008 Paramount Trilogy Re-mastered R2 DVD at UK Amazon
UK: Passed 18 uncut for:
  • 1997 CIC VHS

US: Uncut and MPAA R Rated for:

BBFC cut
cut
X cert UK: Passed X (18) after BBFC cuts for:
  • 1972 cinema release

From IMDb:

  • Suffered minor BBFC cuts to the scene of Sonny's body being machine-gunned and kicked in the face.
 v   The Godfather Part II - 1974 USA crime drama by Francis Ford Coppola


 X   The Godfather Part II

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The Godfather Part II is a 1974 USA crime drama by Francis Ford Coppola
Starring Al Pacino, Robert De Niro and Robert Duvall BBFC link 2020 IMDb

There are no censorship issues with this release except to note that the film was BBFC 18 rated until 2008 when it was 15 rated.
 v   The Godfather Part 3 - 1990 USA crime drama by Francis Ford Coppola.


 X   The Godfather Part 3

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  • The Godfather Part III
  • The Godfather
  • Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone
  • Mario Puzo's The Godfather
  • Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone
The Godfather Part 3 is a 1990 USA crime drama by Francis Ford Coppola.
Starring Al Pacino, Diane Keaton and Andy Garcia. Melon Farmers link BBFC link 2020 IMDb
The original version was cut in the US for an MPAA R rating. The cuts persisted to later releases including the longer Director's Cut

The director produced a new significantly shorter version for 2020 release titled The Godfather, Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone. This seems to have been well received.

Summary Notes

In the final installment of the Godfather Trilogy, an aging Don Michael Corleone seeks to legitimize his crime family's interests and remove himself from the violent underworld but is kept back by the ambitions of the young. While he attempts to link the Corleone's finances with the Vatican, Michael must deal with the machinations of a hungrier gangster seeking to upset the existing Mafioso order and a young protege's love affair with his daughter.

Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone

BBFC uncut
uncut
run: 158m
pal: 152m
15

MPAA Unrated

UK: The Godfather, Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone was passed 15 uncut for strong bloody violence, language:
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US: Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone is uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

The MPAA cut from 1991 has been waived and the scene is now as the director intended.

Presumably as it is the 2nd rework by the director we can assume that he is happy with this version in terms of historic cuts.

See pictorial version details from movie-censorship.com :

The biggest changes concern the beginning and the end of the film. The beginning has been recut. Instead of a melancholic look back towards part 2, the director removed the complete church ceremony here and throws the viewer into the action much more briskly with the negotiation conversation between Michael and the archbishop.The film gains some pace as a result.T

The murder of Don Lucchesi in the final act of the film was restored to the (desired) original state of the director. The former MPAA cut thus gives way to a much bloodier shot.

Last but not least, we have the final scene and, like the beginning, it has been recut. Instead of a melancholic look back at the previous parts, the coda version here stays on the dancing Michael with his daughter and then gently fades over to the old Michael in Sicily.

Final Director's Cut

BBFC uncut
Director's Cut
run: 169:56s
pal: 163:08s
15 certificate

MPAA R

UK: Coppola's Final Director's Cut was passed 15 without BBFC cuts for strong language and violence:
  • 2008 Paramount Coppola Restoration R0 Blu-ray at UK Amazon
  • 2004 Paramount R2 DVD via UK Amazon
  • 2001 Paramount R2 DVD
  • 1997 CIC VHS
  • 1991 CIC VHS

US: Uncut and MPAA R Rated for:

The blood burst in Don Lucchesi's stabbing is still missing from this version but as it is labelled a Director's Cut then this must be considered the definitive version. See version details from movie-censorship.com

Theatrical Version

best available
Theatrical Version
cut:
run: 161:33s
pal: 155:05s
15 certificate

MPAA R

UK: The Theatrical Version was passed 15 without BBFC cuts for
  • 1991 cinema release

US: The Theatrical Version was cut by the MPAA for an R Rating:

  • Originally, after Don Lucchesi is stabbed in his aorta with his glasses, a glorious spurt of blood would have resulted (while in the background his assassin would have been shot).
 v          Gods and Generals


 X   Gods and Generals

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Gods and Generals

Versions

uncut
uncut
MPAA
PG-13
~280:00s
=~269:00s
2003 historical war drama by Ronald F Maxwell with Stephen Lang, Robert Duvall and Jeff Daniels. IMDb

The US release features the Extended Director's Cut for:

See pictorial version details from movie-censorship.com

BBFC uncut12 cert

MPAA
PG-13

209:52s The standard version was passed 12 without BBFC cuts for:
  • 2003 Warner Online
  • 2003 Warner R2 DVD
BBFC uncut12A cert 231:03s
=221:48s
An unknown slighter longer version was passed 12A without BBFC cuts for:
  • 2003 cinema release

The extra time may have been an intermission

 v   The Gods Must be Crazy II


 X   The Gods Must be Crazy II

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The Gods Must be Crazy II

Versions

1s PG cert93:19s 1989 South Africa/Botswana/US comedy by Jamie Uys.
With N!xau, Lena Farugia and Hans Strydom. IMDb

Passed PG after 1s of BBFC cust for:

  • 2004 Columbia/TriStar R2 DVD
  • 1990 20th Century Fox VHS
BBFC uncutPG cert 97:37s
=93:43s
Passed PG uncut for:
  • 1990 cinema release
 v          Godzilla 1985 - 1984 Japan action Sci-Fi horror by Koji Hashimoto and RJ Kizer.


 X   Godzilla 1985

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  • Godzilla 1985: The Legend is Reborn
  • Gojira
  • The Return of Godzilla
Godzilla 1985 is a 1984 Japan action Sci-Fi horror by Koji Hashimoto and RJ Kizer.
Starring Raymond Burr, Ken Tanaka and Yasuko Sawaguchi. YouTube icon IMDb
BBFC category cuts for a PG rated 1986 cinema release, but uncut on 1987 VHS with the same rating.
Summary Notes

Godzilla returns for the first time in many years to demolish Tokyo but in time some things have changed...the buildings are now taller than he is, and the humans have developed an attack jet called Super X. Raymond Burr reprises his role as reporter Steve Martin in the American version.

Versions

uncut
uncut
PG cert 87:25s UK: Passed PG uncut for:
  • 1987 New World VHS

See article from bbfc.co.uk . BBFC archives reveal that examiners considered that on the small screen, the green rubber monster had much less impact and the video was passed PG uncut.

BBFC cut
category
cuts
17s
PG cert87:03s UK: Passed PG after 17s of BBFC category cuts for:
  • 1986 cinema release

The BBFC cuts were:

  • To edit an early scene where a man is attacked by a monster seahorse

See article from bbfc.co.uk . BBFC archives reveal that an examiner commented of the cuts scene that it would simply frighten kids under the seats, never to re-emerge .

 v          Going Berserk - 1983 Canada / USA comedy by David Steinberg.


 X   Going Berserk

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  • Auf die Bäume
  • ihr Affen
Going Berserk is a 1983 Canada / USA comedy by David Steinberg.
Starring John Candy, Joe Flaherty and Eugene Levy. IMDb
Cut by the BBFC for 1986 VHS. Cuts waived in DVD since 2007. Uncut and MPAA R rated in the US.
Summary Notes

Limo driver John Bourgignon is engaged to Nancy Reese. Her father, Congressman Ed Reese, is running for president and crusading against cult leader Sun Yi. Misadventure and intrigue stalk John and Nancy's path to the altar.

Versions

BBFC uncut
uncut
15

MPAA R

80:58s

UK: Passed 15 uncut for strong language and comic sex references after BBFC cuts waived for:
  • 2016 Simply Media R2 DVD at UK Amazon
  • 2007 Universal Pictures (UK) video
US: Uncut and MPAA R rated for:
BBFC cut
category cuts
15s
15 80:42s

UK: Passed 15 after 15s of BBFC category cuts for:
  • 1986 CIC VHS

The BBFC cuts were:

  • A kung-fu spoof was removed as it involved the use of nunchucks
  • Excised dialogue: Can't you read the sign? No seducing in the cafeteria!
 v          Going Steady


 X   Going Steady

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  • Yotzim Kavua
  • Greasy Kid Stuff
  • Lemon Popsicle 2 - Going Steady
Going Steady

Versions

BBFC uncut15 certificate 87:05s
=83:36s
1979 Israel/West Germany sex comedy by Boaz Davidson

No BBFC cuts to the 1979 cinema release, 1988 Take 2 Plus video or 2007 Blackhorse DVD.

But see pictorial version details from movie-censorship.com

 v          Gold - 1974 UK action adventure thriller by Peter R Hunt.


 X   Gold

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Gold is a 1974 UK action adventure thriller by Peter R Hunt.
With Roger Moore, Susannah York and Ray Milland. IMDb

Heavily cut by the BBFC for an A rated cinema release. Uncut at 12 for home video. Uncut and MPAA PG rated in the US.
Summary Notes

Rod Slater is the newly appointed general manager of the Sonderditch gold mine, but he stumbles across an ingenious plot to flood the mine, by drilling into an underground lake, so the unscrupulous owners to make a killing in the international gold market.

Versions

uncut
uncut
12 cert

MPAA PG

118:44s UK: Passed 12 uncut for moderate violence and disaster scenes for:
  • 2013 Odeon RB blu-ray at UK Amazon
  • 2007 Showbox DVD
  • 2001 ILC DVD
US: Uncut and MPAA PG rated for:
BBFC cut
category
cuts
A cert UK: Passed A after BBFC category cuts for:
  • 1974 cinema release

The original UK cinema version was heavily cut for an A (PG) certificate by the BBFC with:

  • reductions to the amputation scene, and
  • heavy edits to the fight scenes between King and Kowalski, and
  • shots of Steyner being pursued and hit by a car.

The cuts were fully restored in later releases and the certificate upgraded to a 12 .

 v          Gold for the Caesars - 1963 Italy / France action adventure drama by Sabatino Ciuffini and Riccardo Freda.


 X   Gold for the Caesars

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  • Oro per i Cesari
Gold for the Caesars is a 1963 Italy / France action adventure drama by Sabatino Ciuffini and Riccardo Freda.
Starring Jeffrey Hunter, Mylène Demongeot and Ron Randell. YouTube icon IMDb
BBFC category cut for a U rated 1964 cinema release. Uncut in the US.
Summary Notes

A slave architect in Gaul is ordered by a Roman governor to lead an expedition, constantly under danger of attack by Celtic warriors, to the Valley of the Sil to find much-needed gold for Rome.

Versions

uncut
uncut
MPAA
Unrated
~85:00s US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
BBFC cut
category
cuts
old cert UUK: Passed U after BBFC category cuts for:
  • 1964 cinema release
 v          Golden Ninja Warrior - 1986 Hong Kong action film by Joseph Lai and Godfrey Ho (uncredited).


 X   Golden Ninja Warrior

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  • Blood
  • Sweat
  • No Fear
Golden Ninja Warrior is a 1986 Hong Kong action film by Joseph Lai and Godfrey Ho (uncredited).
Starring Donald Owen, Huei-Chie Yang and Ming Tien. IMDb
Cut by the BBFC for 18 rated 1986 VHS and 2001 DVD. It was released uncut on DVD though. Uncut and MPAA Unrated in the US.
Summary Review: Old ninja movies

Two ninjas, Michael and Sherri are on two seperate missions but always team up to find the same Ninja attacking them. Sheeri is out to find her father's murderer and Michael must protect the Golden Ninja Warrior statue for a ceremony in China.

I like old ninja movies. The fights are usually pretty well choreographed, the storylines are unbelievable and the dubbing is hilarious. While Golden Ninja Warriors has all these things there are a few points that I didn't totally enjoy.

I have a problem with this movie. It's the attitude towards women that this women has. I know that it is an early Asian movie but it made the movie unappealing. Within the first ten or fifteen minutes we get to see a girl being viciously whipped for a prolonged period of time. This is followed by the beginnings of a sexual assault.

Versions

BBFC uncut
uncut
run: 88:56s
pal: 85:23s
No Cert

MPAA Unrated

UK: Released uncut for:
However it seems that this release is missing 23s of footage maybe through print damage. See article from movie-censorship.com
US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
BBFC cut
compulsory cuts
cut: 5:58s
run: 83:15s
pal: 79:55s
sub: 85:53s
18UK: Passed 18 after 5:58s of BBFC compulsory cuts for:
  • 2001 Synergy video
  • 1986 Video Programme Dists VHS

The cuts were:

  • A lengthy whipping sequence featuring a completely naked girl was removed.
 v          Golden Swallow


 X   Golden Swallow

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  • The Girl with the Thunderbolt Kick
  • Jin yan zi
Golden Swallow

Versions

uncut
uncut
MPAA
Unrated
~99:00s Golden Swallow is a 1968 Hong Kong action romance by Cheh Chang.
With Pei-pei Cheng, Yu Wang and Lieh Lo. YouTube icon IMDb

US: A long version is uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

Summary Review: Entertaining

Sword fighter Golden Swallow is living peacefully with her friend by a waterfall. Soon she is accused of going on a bloody rampage against an evil clan. As it turns out, the actual culprit is an old beau named Silver Roc who is impersonating her to draw her out into the open. A complicated love triangle develops as her affections are torn between the two men while all three must also deal with the evil kungfu clan.

This early Shaw Brothers film is entertaining for the most part, if a bit gory. The martial arts are good but many fights scenes are shot with a shaky hand-held camera much like many Japanese movies from the same time.

BBFC
cut
X cert submitted
88:45s
UK: A short version was passed X (18) after BBFC cuts for:
  • 1974 cinema release titled Golden Swallow
  • 1974 cinema release titled The Girl with the Thunderbolt Kick
 v          GoldenEye - 1995 UK/US James Bond action film by Martin Campbell


 X   GoldenEye

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  • Golden Eye
GoldenEye is a 1995 UK/US James Bond action film by Martin Campbell
With Pierce Brosnan and Sean Bean. YouTube icon IMDb
Cut for the International Version and further cut by the BBFC for cinema release, VHS and DVDs until 2003. The BBFC home video cuts have been waived since 2006. The International Version in the best available and is now the current version in the US and UK.
Summary Notes

James Bond teams up with the lone survivor of a destroyed Russian research center to stop the hijacking of a nuclear space weapon by a fellow agent believed to be dead.

Versions

BBFC uncut

cut
International
Version
cuts

best available
best
available

15 certificate

MPAA PG-13

124:37s UK: The Ultimate Edition/International Version was passed 15 for strong violence with the previo2001 UK Specific cuts waived for

US: The International Version is MPAA PG-13 rated for:

See the full story of censor cuts to GoldenEye in the article Rough Treatment by Gavin Salkeld

Note from nuts4R2, April 2014:

My Blu-ray ultimate set still seems to have a severely truncated helicopter fight/death scene.
BBFC cut
UK specific cuts
13s

cut
International
Version
cuts

12 cert124:04s UK: The International version without the UK specific cuts was submitted, but the BBFC asked for the UK specific 13s of cuts to be re-applied for:
  • 2003 MGM Special Edition DVD
  • 2001 MGM R2 DVD

The BBFC commented:

  • Company was asked to make seven compulsory cuts to scenes of violence as per the previously released 1996 12-rated version

The other cuts were applied slightly differently and more noticeably for

  • A head butt was cut at Xenia's "wait your turn" line to Natalya
  • Five Alex Trevelyan head butts against Bond were deleted during the antenna room cradle fight. One return headbutt by Bond was also deleted.

Thanks to Joel:

Box set DVD extras include a documentary looking at this history of Bond. When it came to an interview with Famke Janssen about her character Xenia, one of the scenes shown was this exact same scene in it's UNCUT format.

BBFC cut
UK specific cuts
~13s

cut
International
Version
cuts

12 cert124:04s UK: A Pre-cut version was passed 12 after BBFC and MPAA advised cuts were implemented prior to submission for:
  • 1996 Warner VHS
  • 1995 cinema release

See the full story of censor cuts to GoldenEye in the article Rough Treatment by Gavin Salkeld:

International Version Cuts

The rough cut was shown to the BBFC and MPAA. This resulted in a set of International version cuts that were common to the concerns of both censors. These cuts have become common to all releases of GoldenEye and look unlikely to ever be reversed. The cuts were:

  • During the pre-credit sequence, when 006 is shot, originally one clearly saw the impact to the head, but this has now been deleted
  • The sex scene with Xenia making out with the admiral and eventually suffocating him has been much reduced.
  • Bond's rabbit punch on Xenia during a car ride was moved offscreen
  • The Severnaya hijack sequence was also cut with numerous shots removed of the workers being gunned down by Xenia.
  • Furthermore, Xenia's death was also toned down; originally her body was seen writhing against the tree for longer, before her back breaks with a crack and she slumps dead. The slump, sans sound effect, is all that remains.
  • When Trevelyan turns over after falling from the dish, the shot showing his bloodied face and a trickle of blood running oozing from his mouth was shortened.

UK Specific Cuts

In addition to the International Version cuts, additional cuts were made that were specific to the UK release

  • Towards the end of the film, as Xenia attempts to crush Bond, her headbutt to Natalya was removed when the latter tried to free Bond. In fact, the entire episode of Natalya swinging a log at Xenia, Xenia grabbing it and telling Natalya to Wait for your turn before headbutting her was removed.
  • All head butts were removed from the climatic Bond vs Trevelyan fight around the antenna room and cradle. This included attempted head butts that failed to hit their target. In addition, the contact sound effects throughout the fight were toned down.
 v          Goldfinger - 1964 UK James Bond film by Guy Hamilton.


 X   Goldfinger

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Goldfinger is a 1964 UK James Bond film by Guy Hamilton.
With Sean Connery, Gert Fröbe and Honor Blackman. YouTube icon IMDb

Cut by the BBFC for a PG rated 1964 cinema release. The cuts have persisted into all worldwide releases since

Versions

BBFC cut
category
cuts

best available
best
available

PG Cert

MPAA PG
MPAA

105:26s

submitted
107:48s
=103:29s

UK: Passed PG after BBFC cuts for:

US: MPAA PG rated for:

Thanks to Gavin Salkeld. The 1964 Cinema cuts, presumably to the negative, as was often the norm in the 60s, persist to all cinema/video/DVD releases worldwide

  • Bonita getting out of the bath has been removed, so it now happens off-screen
  • The electrocution in the bath has been shortened
  • The scene of Bond and Jill Masterson together on the bed has been shortened
 v          Goliath Against the Giants - 1961 Spain/Italy adventure by Guido Malatesta.


 X   Goliath Against the Giants

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  • Goliath contro i giganti
Goliath Against the Giants is a 1961 Spain/Italy adventure by Guido Malatesta.
With Brad Harris, Gloria Milland and Fernando Rey. IMDb
Summary Notes

Muscleman fights sea monsters, a horde of giants and a tribe of Amazonian warriors.

Versions

uncut
uncut
PG cert91:30s UK: Passed PG uncut for:
  • 1985 Channel 5 VHS
Italy: Uncut for:
BBFC cut
category
cuts
old cert UUK: Passed U after BBFC category cuts for:
  • 1961 cinema release
 v          Goliath and the Dragon - 1960 Italy/France action fantasy adventure by Vittorio Cottafavi.


 X   Goliath and the Dragon

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  • La vendetta di Ercole
Goliath and the Dragon is a 1960 Italy/France action fantasy adventure by Vittorio Cottafavi.
With Mark Forest, Broderick Crawford and Gaby André. YouTube icon IMDb
Summary Notes

A warrior returning home to his country must battle giant bats, three-headed dogs and a vicious dragon to save his wife, and his people, from the machinations of an evil ruler.

Versions

cut
pre-cut
MPAA
Unrated
US: The film was modified for an American audience

From IMDB:

The American International Pictures version has a different editing, new musical score, additional scenes - namely stop motion animation of the dragon done by Jim Danforth and Wah Chang
BBFC cut
category
cuts
old cert UUK: Passed U after BBFC category cuts for:
  • 1961 cinema release
 v          Goliath: King of the Slaves - 1963 Italy/France adventure by Siro Marcellini.


 X   Goliath: King of the Slaves

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  • Heroes of babylon
  • L'eroe di Babilonia
Goliath: King of the Slaves is a 1963 Italy/France adventure by Siro Marcellini.
With Gordon Scott, Geneviève Grad and Andrea Scotti. IMDb
Cut by the BBFC for 1963 cinema release
Summary Notes

The rightful heir to the throne of Babylon leads a slave revolt against an evil ruler.

Versions

BBFC cut
category
cuts
old cert U UK: Passed U after BBFC category cuts for:
  • 1965 cinema release
 v          Gone in 60 seconds


 X   Gone in 60 seconds

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Gone in 60 seconds

Versions

BBFC uncut

cut
shortened

15 cert93:44s Gone in 60 Seconds is a 1974 USA crime action drama by H.B. Halicki.
With H.B. Halicki, Marion Busia and Jerry Daugirda. IMDb

UK: A shortened version was passed 15 uncut for:

  • 2005 Cinema Club R2 DVD
BBFC
cut
A cert 107:46s
=103:27s
UK: Passed A (PG) after BBFC category cuts for:
  • 1977 cinema release
 v          Gone with the Wind - 1939 USA war historical romance by Victor Fleming and George Cukor (uncredited)


 X   Gone with the Wind

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Gone with the Wind is a 1939 USA war historical romance by Victor Fleming and George Cukor (uncredited)
Starring Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh and Thomas Mitchell. IMDb

Cut by the BBFC for an 'A' rated cinema release in 1940. Uncut and PG rated on UK home video. Uncut and MPAA PG rated in the US. Banned by HBO in 2020 citing unacceptable historical attitudes to racial sensitivities.

See Banned International: Gone with the Wind

Summary Notes

Scarlett is a woman who can deal with a nation at war, Atlanta burning, the Union Army carrying off everything from her beloved Tara, the carpetbaggers who arrive after the war. Scarlett is beautiful. She has vitality. But Ashley, the man she has wanted for so long, is going to marry his placid cousin, Melanie. Mammy warns Scarlett to behave herself at the party at Twelve Oaks. There is a new man there that day, the day the Civil War begins. Rhett Butler. Scarlett does not know he is in the room when she pleads with Ashley to choose her instead of Melanie.

 v          Good Burger


 X   Good Burger

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Good Burger

Versions

14s PG Cert91:07s 1997 US comedy by Brian Robbins

The cinema release of 1997 was uncut but the BBFC cut 14s from the video submitted in 1998.

Thanks to Bleach on the Melon Farmers Forum

  • At 34.5 mins Sight of man headbutting other man was removed.

The uncut region 1 DVD is available at US Amazon

 v       A Good Day To Die Hard - 2013 USA action thriller by John Moore.


 X   A Good Day To Die Hard

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A Good Day To Die Hard is a 2013 USA action thriller by John Moore.
With Bruce Willis, Jai Courtney, Sebastian Koch. YouTube icon IMDb

The R rated Theatrical Version was cut by the BBFC for a 12A but restored to an uncut 15 for home video. There is also an Extended Version with a longer car chase.

Cutting Edge

Die Hard Special Edition
Gavin Salkeld's Cutting Edge Episode 15:
Die Hard Special Edition

Extended Version

uncut
Extended Cut
run: 101:01s
pal: 96:59s
15

MPAA Unrated

UK: The Extended Cut was passed 15 uncut for strong language and violence for:
  • 2013 20th Century Fox Legacy Collection [Theatrical + Extended] RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon
  • 2013 [Theatrical + Extended] RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon

US: The Extended Cut is MPAA Unrated:

  • 2013 20th Century Fox [Theatrical + Extended] RA Blu-ray/R1 DVD Combo at US Amazon

Talk of a Director's Cut. See article from empireonline.com :

We find John Moore deep in the bowels of the John Ford dubbing theatre on the Fox lot in LA where, surrounded by his trusted editing team, he's going over two separate versions of the movie. One version of the movie is Moore's Director's Cut, which will be substantially longer than the 97 minute-long theatrical version, with the Moscow-levelling car chase around 30% longer.

The second is the 12A version that Fox have requested specifically to play in the UK (the version that will play in the US is filled with swearing and splashes of claret, and is R-rated). On screen, we watch as someone has a gun put to his head, and his brains promptly blown out. That won't be in the UK, says Moore, half-laughing, half-sighing.

See article from movie-censorship.com . The Extended version is 3:32s longer than the US Theatrical Version. The uncontentious changes are:

  • Scenes featuring Mary Elizabeth Winstead as John's daughter Lucy have been deleted.
  • The car chase has been extended
  • There are multiple uncontroversial short scenes re-edited to be a little more relaxed with regards to the film spacing

Theatrical Version

uncut
US Theatrical Version
run: 97:31s
pal: 93:37s
15 cert

MPAA R

UK: The US Theatrical Version was passed 15 uncut for strong language and violence for:

US: The US Theatrical Version is uncut and MPAA R Rated for:

  • 2013 20th Century Fox [Theatrical Version] R1 DVD Combo at US Amazon
BBFC cut
BBFC advised category cuts

20th Century Fox
category cuts requested

cut:
run: 97:33s
pal: 93:39s
12AUK: The US Theatrical Version was passed 12A for strong language and violence after BBFC advised category cuts were implemented for:
  • 2013 cinema release

The BBFC commented:

During post-production, the distributor sought and was given advice on how to secure the desired classification. Following this advice, certain changes were made prior to submission

This work was originally seen for advice in an unfinished form. The company was advised that the film was likely to receive a 15 certificate but that their preferred 12A classification could be achieved by making a number of cuts to both language and visuals. When the finished version of the film was submitted for formal classification, edits had been made:

  • to reduce the number of uses of strong language (both fuck and motherfucker) and
  • to reduce sequences of bloody violence, including blood sprays when characters are shot in the head, and punches to restrained individuals.

The formal submission was consequently rated '12A'.

Thanks to Jim Wants Aliens. Four cuts were made for violence on BBFC advice:

  1. A shot of the guy getting shot in the head was used without the CGI bloodspurt.
  2. One kick to McClane's son when he is down was removed. However, the soundtrack to all the punches and kicks has been softened.
  3. An alternative high angle and long distance shot from behind is used when the man is shot in the head, with no visible blood.
  4. When the villain falls into the helicopter blades, it cuts away earlier as the start of the blood mist effect are visible.

See detailed cuts in Die Hard Special Edition

 v          Good Guys Wear Black - 1978 USA action film by Ted Post.


 X   Good Guys Wear Black

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  • Black Fighter
Good Guys Wear Black is a 1978 USA action film by Ted Post.
Starring Chuck Norris, Anne Archer and James Franciscus. IMDb
BBFC cuts were required for an 'A' rated 1979 cinema release and a 15 rated 1991 VHS. Uncut and MPAA PG rated in the US.
Summary Notes

The former leader of a commando rescue attempt into Vietnam tries to discover why his squad members are being murdered, one-by-one, after the war is over.

This low-budget 'gem' from 1977 was a modest hit and pretty much made Chuck Norris a star. Norris is a former CIA commando whose dark past comes back to haunt him when the politician that set him up in a raid turned death trap needs to erase that unpleasant part of history.

This is an old school action movie, back when they bothered to have plot and mystery prior to the fist fights and car chases, and it will probably bore many expecting wall to wall kung-fu action. Nothing happens until nearly an hour into the movie, then the pay off begins.

Recommended only to Norris fans on a nostalgia kick.

Versions

uncut
uncut
MPAA PG
MPAA
95:41s
=91:51s
UK: Uncut and MPAA PG rated for
BBFC cut
7s
15

A

91:23s

submitted
91:30s
UK: Passed 15 after 7s of BBFC cuts for:
  • 1991 Missing in Action VHS
UK: Passed A (PG) after BBFCcuts for:
  • 1979 cinema release

Same cuts to the cinema release of 1979 and the Missing in Action video version submitted in 1991. From IMDb{

  • Cuts to remove an ear clap in a car park
  • A shot of a guard being killed with a throwing star.
  • A second shot of a killing with a throwing star
 v          Good Luck Chuck - 2007 USA/Canada comedy romance by Mark Helfrich.


 X   Good Luck Chuck

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Good Luck Chuck is a 2007 USA/Canada comedy romance by Mark Helfrich.
With Dane Cook, Jessica Alba and Dan Fogler. YouTube icon IMDb

Comedy with the inevitable 2 versions, Theatrical and Unrated. The Unrated version has a little more in the sex scenes
Summary Notes

In order to keep the woman of his dreams from falling for another guy, Charlie Logan has to break the curse that has made him wildly popular with single women: Sleep with Charlie once, and the next man you meet will be your true love.

Versions

uncut
uncut
15 cert

MPAA
Unrated

97:05s UK: The Unrated Edition/Fruity Edition was passed 15 uncut for strong sex, sex references, language and drug use for:

US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

BBFC uncut

MPAA
1:58s

15 cert

MPAA
R rated

95:12s UK: Passed 15 without BBFC cuts for strong sex, sex references, language and drug use for:
  • 2008 Lions Gate Video
 v          Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff - 1979 USA drama by Marvin J Chomsky.


 X   Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff

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Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff is a 1979 USA drama by Marvin J Chomsky.
With Anne Heywood, Donald Pleasence and Robert Vaughn. YouTube icon IMDb

Uncut in the original Good Luck, Miss Wyckkoff version. Released on home video as an abridged version called The Sin (US)/The Shaming (UK). This was further cut in the UK by the BBFC. Released uncut on US Blu-ray in 2013.
Summary Notes

An abusive sexual relationship between a white spinster schoolteacher and an young black janitor in 1956 Kansas complicates her struggle to come to grips with her sexuality and emotions.

Versions

uncut
uncut
MPAA
R rated
~106:00s
=~101:00s
US: Uncut and MPAA R rated for:
  • 2013 Vinegar Syndrome [Uncut + Abridged Versions] RA Blu-ray/R1 DVD Combo titled Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff via UK Amazon and at US Amazon
cut
abridged
MPAA
R rated
~90:00s
=~86:00s
US: The abridged version was MPAA R rated for:
  • 2013 Vinegar Syndrome [Uncut + Abridged Versions] RA Blu-ray/R1 DVD Combo titled The Sin at US Amazon
BBFC cut
2:31s

cut
abridged

1886:10s UK: The Abridged Version was passed 18 after an additional 2:31s of BBFC category cuts for:
  • 1988 Screen Entertainment VHS titled The Shaming
 v   The Good Son - 1993 USA horror thriller by Joseph Ruben.


 X   The Good Son

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  • El ángel malvado
The Good Son is a 1993 USA horror thriller by Joseph Ruben.
Starring Macaulay Culkin, Elijah Wood and Wendy Crewson. IMDb
The movie was not banned by the BBFC or authorities, but the theatrical release was cancelled due to the James Bulger case. The film was later released on 1995 18 rated VHS but suffered BBFC cuts. These cuts were waived since the 2002 DVD. The film is uncut and MPAA R rated in the US.
Summary Notes

Following his mother's death, Mark is sent to Maine to visit his aunt and uncle while his father goes on a business trip to Tokyo. Mark meets his cousin, Henry, and the two quickly form a friendship. However, Henry begins to show signs of violent behavior that worry Mark.

Versions

BBFC uncut
uncut
18

MPAA R

83:13s

UK: Passed 18 uncut for strong violence, threat with previous BBFC cuts waived for: UK: Passed 18 uncut for:
  • 1994 cinema release
The movie was not banned by the BBFC or authorities, but due to the James Bulger case, this movie was not given a theatrical release in the UK.

US: Uncut and MPAA R rated for:

BBFC cut
compulsory cuts
33s
18 82:40s

submitted
83:13s
UK: Passed 18 after 33s of BBFC compulsory cuts for:
  • 1995 Fox VHS
The BBFC cuts were:
  • Cuts to scene where two 10 year old boys engineer a motorway pile-up by dropping a lifelike dummy into a stream of traffic. The BBFC felt that the possibility that such a scene could be viewed and copied by mischievous children was too great to ignore.
  • The BBFC also cut the sense of mounting excitement with which the boys greet the escalating devastation.
 v   The Good, the Bad and the Ugly - 1966 Italy / Spain / West Germany western adventure by Sergio Leone.


 X   The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

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  • Il buono
  • il brutto
  • il cattivo
  • El bo
  • el lleig i el dolent
  • El bueno
  • el feo y el malo
  • The Good
  • the Ugly
  • the Bad The Magnificent Rogues
  • Zwei glorreiche Halunken
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly is a 1966 Italy / Spain / West Germany western adventure by Sergio Leone.
Starring Clint Eastwood, Eli Wallach and Lee Van Cleef. Melon Farmers link YouTube icon BBFC link 2020 IMDb
Cut by the BBFC for 1968 cinema release and 1986 VHS. The shorter international Version was uncut since 2000 DVD. The Director's Cut/Extended Version was released uncut in 2008.

Listen to podcast from bbfc.co.uk

Summary Notes

A bounty hunting scam joins two men in an uneasy alliance against a third in a race to find a fortune in gold buried in a remote cemetery.

This is the best of the Dollars Trilogy and by far one of the best Westerns of all time. It has drama, comedy, cracking dialogue, some of the most brutal battle scenes, music to die for and set pieces that just ooze atmosphere and tension.

Extended Version/Director's Cut

uncut
Extended Version
run: 178:27s
pal: 171:19s
18

15 cert

18

MPAA Unrated

UK: The Extended Version/Director's Cut was passed 18 uncut for:
  • 2019 Warner Bros Signature Film Collection R0 Blu-ray at UK Amazon
  • 2014 20th Century Fox Re-mastered RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon (unconfirmed version)
  • 2014 20th Century Fox Steelbook RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon
  • 2013 20th Century Fox RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon
  • 2010 20th Century Fox video
Thanks to Pooch who asked the BBFC how the previous 15 rating became 18 for subsequent releases. The BBFC responded:
The most recent [18] classification of THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY was a Distributor Change . This is a compliance process whereby new versions of previously rated works are compared to the BBFC archive copies. If a work is essentially the same then it can be passed as a Distributor Change without the need for viewing by BBFC examiners. The latest classifications therefore the same as the version passed in 2004 (apart from the removal of a trailer), it's simply being distributed by a different company.

The option to have the work viewed afresh for a change in category was open to the distributing company in this instance but they opted to retain the 18 classification.

UK: The Extended Version/Director's Cut was passed 15 uncut for:
  • 2008 cinema release
The BBFC explained the change to 15 in the 2008 Annual Report:
Sometimes it is clear that the classification previously awarded is no longer appropriate according to current standards. In 2008, a number of older films were reclassified down from '18' to '15', including Sergio Leone's seminal 1966 Western, The Good The Bad and The Ugly , which features strong violence, moderate gore and hanging scenes.

UK: The Extended Version/Director's Cut was passed 18 uncut for:

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

  • 2021 KL Studio Classics [Director's Cut + US Theatrical Cut] R0 4K Blu-ray/R0 Blu-ray Combo at US Amazon
  • 2020 KL Studio Classics Sergio Leone Westerns (RA) Blu-ray at US Amazon
  • 2017 Kino Lorber 50th Anniversary [Director's Cut + US Theatrical Cut] (RA) Blu-ray at US Amazon
  • 2014 MGM The Man With No Name Trilogy (RA) 4K Blu-ray at US Amazon
  • 2009 MGM RA Blu-ray at US Amazon
  • 2007 MGM R1 DVD at US Amazon

From IMDb:

The extra scenes integrate perfectly into the film, and after seeing them once, you won't be able to imagine they were ever missing. Among the scenes are Angel Eyes visiting a destroyed fort; Tuco hiring bandits to help him chase Blondie; Blondie and Angel Eyes having a face-to-face when they first set out together to find the gold; and some extra conversation between Tuco and Blondie in the desert

Italian Version

uncut
Italian Version
run: 174:24s
pal: 167:25s
Italy flag
Italy
Italy : The Italian version is longer than the International Version but 3:41s shorter than the US Extended Version. See pictorial version details from movie-censorship.com

Theatrical Version

uncut
International Version
run: 162:30s
pal: 156:00s
18

MPAA R

UK: The shorter International/US version was passed 18 without BBFC cuts for:
  • 2003 RNIB DVD
  • 2000 Warner R2 DVD
  • 2000 Warner VHS

US: The US/International Theatrical Cut is MPAA R rated for:

  • 2021 Kl Studio Classics [Director's Cut + US Theatrical Cut] R0 4K Blu-ray/R0 Blu-ray Combo at US Amazon #ad released on 27th April 2021
  • 2021 Kl Studio Classics Amazon Prime VoD [US only] at US Amazon #ad
  • 2017 Kino Lorber 50th Anniversary [Director's Cut + US Theatrical Cut] (RA) Blu-ray at US Amazon
Note that it appears that the Kino Lorber release is not quite the version the US/International Theatrical Version. See detailed discrepancies from movie-censorship.com
BBFC cut
cut
cut:
run: 161:44s
pal: 155:16s
18

X cert

UK: Presumably the cut cinema version was passed 18 without further BBFC cuts for:
  • 1986 Warner VHS
It is 44s shorter than the 2000 video so perhaps it is the cut cinema version

UK: Passed X (16) after BBFC cuts for:

  • 1968 cinema release

From cuts details on IMDb :

  • Reel 3. Cut to shorten the beating up of Bill Carson's woman (reduced to 1 slap)
  • Reel 6. Reduce to an absolute minimum the torture and beating of Tuco by around 2 minutes including an eye gouging. (Much of the scene was completely cut from the film).
  • Reel 6. remove the scene of Mario Brega's head being battered against a rock by Tuco
 v   The Good, the Bad, the Weird - 2008 South Korea western by Ji-woon Kim.


 X   The Good, the Bad, the Weird

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  • Joheunnom nabbeunnom isanghannom
The Good, the Bad, the Weird is a 2008 South Korea western by Ji-woon Kim.
With Kang-ho Song, Byung-hun Lee and Woo-sung Jung. IMDb
All UK releases are the shortened International Version with BBFC cuts for animal cruelty. There is also a longer Korean Version.

Versions

BBFC cut
5s

cut
shortened
International Version

15 cert124:42s UK: The International Version was passed 15 after 5s of BBFC cuts for:
  • 2009 Icon Blu-ray
  • 2009 Icon DVD
  • 2008 cinema release

The BBFC commented:

  • Cuts were required to remove sight of real animal cruelty, in this instance three cruel horse falls.
uncut
Korean Version
South Korea flag135:10s
=129:46s
South Korea: There is also a Korean Version with an additional 5:24s of uncontentious plot. See pictorial version details from movie-censorship.com
 v          Good Luck To You, Leo Grande - 2022 UK comedy drama by Sophie Hyde


 X   Good Luck To You, Leo Grande

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Good Luck To You, Leo Grande is a 2022 UK comedy drama by Sophie Hyde
Starring Emma Thompson, Daryl McCormack and Isabella Laughland BBFC link 2020 IMDb

In the UK: Passed 15 uncut for strong sex references, sex, language.

In the US: Rated R for sexual content, graphic nudity and some language.

Rated MA15+ (15A) in Australia cinemas, but the distributors successfully appealed for an M (PG-15) rating for home video.

 v          Good Times


 X   Good Times

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Good Times

Versions

9s PG Cert91:39s 1996 release by William Friedkin
 v          Goodbye Bruce Lee: His Last Game of Death


 X   Goodbye Bruce Lee: His Last Game of Death

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  • Xin si wang you hu
  • Goodbye Bruce Lee
  • The New Game of Death
Goodbye Bruce Lee: His Last Game of Death

Versions

15 cert79:39s 1975 Taiwan martial arts film by Pin Lin & Harold B Swartz

Cuts for violence were restore when resubmitted in 2002 but the inaccurate claims remain deleted

X certThe cinema release of 1975, titled Goodbye Bruce Lee, was cut by the BBFC as follows

From worldwide dvd forums :

  • All shots of chainsticks, a double-ear clap and a kick to a man's crotch removed.
  • Also under the Trade Descriptions Act, references in the film's commentary that inaccurately inferred the first part of the film was part of a film unfinished before Bruce Lee's death
 v          Goodbye Gemini


 X   Goodbye Gemini

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  • Twinsanity
Goodbye Gemini

Versions

uncut
uncut
15 cert85:36s 1970 UK drama by Alan Gibson

The BBFC passed the 2010 Odeon DVD 15 uncut.

The 2010 re-release promises a new reportedly uncut master from the original cinema negatives.

The region 2 DVD is available at UK Amazon
The region 0 DVD is available at US Amazon

Review from US Amazon : Ambiguous poignancy

Filmed around 1969 in post Antonioni's ( Blowup ) Swinging London we have here the tale of brother and sister twins, brought to screen-life by Martin Potter and Judy Geeson along with a sterling British cast including Michael Redgrave, Freddie Jones, Mike Pratt and Peter Jeffrey providing characteristically able support.

Directed with a sense of ambiguous poignancy by Alan Gibson, who fans of 70's horror will recall from Crescendo, Dracula A.D. 1972 and The Satanic Rites Of Dracula. Goodbye Gemini is further aided by some sumptuous art-direction, imbuing the picture with a contemporary look which when viewed today does not befall other more dated looking examples of films made from this era.

I can assure 1960's/70's genre fans will find this a worthwhile time.

cut X cert The BBFC cut the 1970 cinema release. The original running time was noted as 87:10s = 83:41s
 v          Goodbye Uncle Tom


 X   Goodbye Uncle Tom

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  • Uncle Tom
Goodbye Uncle Tom

Versions

uncut
uncut
MPAA
Unrated
~123:00s Goodbye Uncle Tom is a 1971 Italy drama by Gualtiero Jacopetti and Franco Prosperi.
With Gualtiero Jacopetti and Franco Prosperi. YouTube icon IMDb

US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

  • 2013 Blue Underground Midnight Movies Vol 12 R1 DVD at US Amazon

Summary Review: Revulsion

Two documentary filmmakers go back in time to the pre-Civil War American South, to film the slave trade.

Anyone thinking of checking this film out: be warned, words can not express what an awesomely brutal experience it is to sit through. I'm a big fan of horror films, but nothing I ever saw came close to the feeling of revulsion this 30 plus year old film gave me.

BBFC
~29:00s
X cert94:00s UK: Passed X (18) after ~29:00s of BBFC cuts for:
  • 1973 cinema release titled Uncle Tom

From IMDb. Heavy edits to:

  • rape scenes
  • footage of sexual experiments
  • graphic violence
  • the fantasy murder sequence, and
  • the opening scenes on the slave ship.
 v          Goodfellas - 1990 USA crime biography by Martin Scorsese.


 X   Goodfellas

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  • Good Fellas
Goodfellas is a 1990 USA crime biography by Martin Scorsese.
Starring Robert De Niro, Ray Liotta and Joe Pesci. Youtube link IMDb
Cut in the US to obtain an MPAA R rating. This cut version has been used for all releases since.

Summary Notes

Henry Hill is a small time gangster, who takes part in a robbery with Jimmy Conway and Tommy De Vito, two other gangsters who have set their sights a bit higher. His two partners kill off everyone else involved in the robbery, and slowly start to climb up through the hierarchy of the Mob. Henry, however, is badly affected by his partners' success, but will he stoop low enough to bring about the downfall of Jimmy and Tommy?

Versions

best available
best available
mpaa cut
cut
cut: 0.4s
run: 145:14s
pal: 139:25s
18 1980

MPAA R

UK: The R rated version was passed 18 without BBFC cuts for strong violence:
  • 2020 Warner Bros 30th Anniversary Edition R0 4K Blu-ray/(RB) Blu-ray at UK Amazon
  • 2020 cinema release
  • 2019 Warner R2 DVD at UK Amazon
  • 2016 cinema release
  • 2015 Warner R0 Blu-ray at UK Amazon
  • 2016 cinema release
  • 1994 Warner Home VHS
UK: The R rated version was passed 18 without BBFC cuts:
  • 1991 Warner VHS
  • 1990 cinema release

US: Cut in the US for an MPAA R rating.

See article from en.wikipedia.org

Director Martin Scorsese had to remove ten frames of bloody imagery from his 1995 crime drama Goodfellas in order to ensure an R rating from the MPAA.
 v   The Goonies - 1985 USA family comedy adventure by Richard Donner.


 X   The Goonies

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  • Die Goonies
The Goonies is a 1985 USA family comedy adventure by Richard Donner.
Starring Sean Astin, Josh Brolin and Jeff Cohen. Melon Farmers link BBFC link 2020 IMDb
BBFC category cuts were required for PG rated 1985 cinema release and further cuts were required for the 1986 VHS. The BBFC cuts were waived for 12 rated releases since 2004. Uncut and MPAA PG rated in the US.

Listen to BBFC podcast Episode 63 from bbfc.co.uk

Summary Notes

Mikey Walsh and Brandon Walsh are brothers whose family is preparing to move because developers want to build a golf course in the place of their neighborhood -- unless enough money is raised to stop the construction of the golf course, and that's quite doubtful. But when Mikey stumbles upon a treasure map of the famed "One-Eyed" Willy's hidden fortune, Mikey, Brandon, and their friends Lawrence "Chunk" Cohen, Clark "Mouth" Devereaux, Andrea "Andy" Carmichael, Stefanie "Stef" Steinbrenner, and Richard "Data" Wang, calling themselves The Goonies, set out on a quest to find the treasure in hopes of saving their neighborhood. The treasure is in a cavern, but the entrance to the cavern is under the restaurant of evil thief Mama Fratelli and her sons Jake Fratelli, Francis Fratelli, and the severely disfigured Lotney "Sloth" Fratelli. Sloth befriends the Goonies and decides to help them.

Versions

BBFC uncut
uncut
run: 113:46s
pal: 109:13s
12A cert

12

MPAA PG

UK: 4k Re-release passed 12A uncut for brief drug, sex and suicide references, infrequent strong language:
  • 2019 cinema release

UK: Passed 12 uncut for hanging scene for:

From IMDb:

Although the UK cuts were fully restored by the BBFC in 2004 following the certificate upgrade to a 12 some early issues of the DVD featured the cut version and a lack of commentary, despite the latter being listed on the menus. The 2nd issue DVD corrected this and the two can be identified by the following.
  • If the DVD states 2.0 Surround in the Audio Box on the reverse of the sleeve then this is the cut version and the commentary does not work.
  • If the DVD states 5.1 in the Audio Box on the reverse of the sleeve then this is the uncut version with the working commentary.
US: Uncut and MPAA PG rated for:
BBFC cut
category cuts
cut: 16s
run: 113:29s
pal: 108:57s
PGUK: The cut UK Theatrical Version was passed PG after further BBFC category cuts for:
  • 1986 Warner Home Video VHS

From IMDB. The further BBFC cuts were:

  • VHS versions featured the same print with an additional sound edit to remove one muffled use of fuck (though the subtitles actually state the word as look').
BBFC cut
category cuts
cut: 16s
run: 113:31s
pal: 108:59s
PGUK: Passed PG after 16s of BBFC category cuts for:
  • 1985 cinema release

From IMDB. The BBFC cuts were:

  • close ups of Jake's hanged face and shots of him untying the noose. The BBFC asked for the entire hanging scene to be reduced to an absolute minimum.
  • uses of shit (said by Chunk in the first 20 mins), and
  • the replacing of subtitled uses of marijuana , cocaine and speed , heroin and sexual torture devices with less offensive words.
 v          Goosebumps - 2015 USA comedy horror adventure by Rob Letterman.


 X   Goosebumps

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Goosebumps is a 2015 USA comedy horror adventure by Rob Letterman.
Starring Jack Black, Halston Sage and Odeya Rush. Youtube link IMDb

Category cuts were made for a UK PG rated release. Also cut in the US for an MPAA PG rating.
Summary Notes

A young kid teams up with the niece of young adult horror author R.L. Stine after the writer's imaginary demons are set free on the town of Greendale, Maryland.

Versions

mpaa cut
cut
MPAA PG
MPAA
US: Cut for an MPAA PG Rating

Producer Neal Moritz told the Collider :

We had some issues with the poodle which I thought wouldn't be an issue, but the poodle kind of scared people a little too far so we had to pull that back a little but not that much.

BBFC cut
advised category cuts
PG 103:12s
103:12s

UK: 2D and 3D versions were passed PG for frequent scary scenes after BBFC advised pre-cuts for: The BBFC commented:
  • This film was originally seen for advice. The company was told it was likely to be classified 12A, but that their preferred PG could be achieved by making reductions to one scary scene. When the film was submitted for formal classification, this sequence had been acceptably reduced and the film was passed PG.

The BBFC commented further in its BBFC Annual Report 2015 [pdf]:

One scene involving a levitating poodle that suddenly turns vicious was slightly too scary for PG. In the scene in question, the creature's face contorts in a demonic snarl, its eyes turn red and it foams at the mouth, making it appear more horrific than the funnier, sillier monsters that appear elsewhere in the film. Because the film was shown to the BBFC for advice, ahead of its formal submission, it was possible for reductions to be made to this sequence before the film was completed.

It is not clear if the UK censors came to the same conclusions as the US censors or else the British censors further cuts to the version cut for the US censors.

 v   The Gore Gore Girls - 1972 USA crime comedy horror by Herschell Gordon Lewis.


 X   The Gore Gore Girls

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The Gore Gore Girls is a 1972 USA crime comedy horror by Herschell Gordon Lewis.

Uncut in the UK and US.
 v          Gorgeous - 1999 Hong Kong/Taiwan action comedy romance by Vincent Kok


 X   Gorgeous

Link Here
  • Boh lei chun
  • High Ris
Gorgeous is a 1999 Hong Kong/Taiwan action comedy romance by Vincent Kok
Starring Jackie Chan, Shu Qi and Tony Leung Chiu-wai BBFC link 2020 IMDb
Exists as a the original version and a shortened international version. Note that there is also a trailer that was cut by the BBFC.

Summary Notes

A romantic girl travels to Hong Kong in search of certain love but instead meets a kind-hearted professional fighter for whom she begins to fall instead.

Versions

BBFC uncut
Hong Kong Version
UK: BBFC details have not yet been published for the Hong Kong Version:
BBFC uncut
International Version
run: 99:11s
pal: 95:13s
PG 1980UK: The International Version was passed PG uncut:
  • 2000 Columbia/Tri-Star Home video

The International Version is shorted by 21:18s when compared with the uncut Hong Kong version. Dialogue and plot was deleted for reasons of pace. See article from michaeldvd.com.au

 v   The Gorgon - 1964 UK horror by Terrence Fisher.


 X   The Gorgon

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The Gorgon is a 1964 UK horror by Terrence Fisher.
With Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing and Richard Pasco. IMDb

Cut by the BBFC for an X rated 1964 cinema release. Hopefully uncut for 15 rated VHS in 1986 and 12 rated DVD in 2010.
Summary Review: A Fine Hammer Horror

In the early 20th century, a Gorgon takes human form and terrorizes a small European village by turning its citizens to stone.

This is a fine Hammer film, not overly scary, but incredibly atmospheric with its swirling mists, huge cavernous palatial sets, and wonderful direction and casting. Terence Fisher does a first-rate job showing us the conspiracy going on in this village. The film belongs to Christopher Lee, who play an eccentric, gruff scholar helping the other son of the newly killed father.

Versions

BBFC uncut
uncut
run: 83:17s
pal: 79:57s
12 cert

15 cert

MPAA Unrated

UK: Passed 12 without BBFC cuts for moderate violence, horror and gory moments for: UK: Passed 15 without BBFC cuts for:
  • 1986 RCA/Columbia VHS

US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

Thanks to Tim:

The cuts to The Gorgon was just an instruction to darken the sight of the creature's severed head at the end. I guess what with remastering and all this darkening has probably been corrected.

BBFC cut
cut
cut:
run:
pal:
sub: 83:35s
X certUK: Passed X (16) after BBFC cuts for:
  • 1964 cinema release

From IMDb:

  • The BBFC darkened shots of the Gorgon's decapitated head
 v   The Gospel According to St Matthew - 1964 Italy/France biography by Pier Paolo Pasolini.


 X   The Gospel According to St Matthew

Link Here
  • Il Vangelo secondo Matteo
  • L'Evangile selon saint Matthieu
The Gospel According to St Matthew is a 1964 Italy/France biography by Pier Paolo Pasolini.
With Enrique Irazoqui, Margherita Caruso and Susanna Pasolini. YouTube icon IMDb
Summary Notes

The life of Jesus Christ according to the Gospel of Matthew. Pasolini shows Christ as a marxist avant-la-lettre and therefore uses half of the text of Matthew.

Versions

uncut
uncut
PG cert

U Cert

129:42s UK: Passed PG uncut for moderate violence, hanging and crucifixion scenes for:
  • 2013 cinema release
UK: Passed U uncut for:
  • 1999 Tartan VHS
  • 1964 cinema release
BBFC uncut

cut
pre-cut

U Cert129:11s UK: A pre-cut version was passed U without further BBFC cuts for:
  • 1991 British Film Institute/Connoisseur VHS

Thanks to Gary: Pre-cut for afternoon TV

This version was originally prepared for an afternoon TV showing. As they announced on-screen beforehand, they had had to cut the scene where Judas hangs himself, as hanging scenes cannot be shown on TV before the 9 o'clock watershed. (The film had previously been shown late at night, uncut.). A rare but not unique example of a (then) U-certificate film being censored for television. This pre-cut version was then submitted to the BBFC
 v          Gotti - 2017 USA crime biography by Kevin Connolly.


 X   Gotti

Link Here

Gotti is a 2017 USA crime biography by Kevin Connolly.
Starring John Travolta, Kelly Preston and Stacy Keach. IMDb

MPAA R Rated for strong violence and pervasive language.

The film was edited and resubmitted prior to release but this did not results in a change to the rating or reason.

 v          Govindudu Andarivadele - 2014 comedy romance by Krishna Vamsi.


 X   Govindudu Andarivadele

Link Here

Govindudu Andarivadele is a 2014 comedy romance by Krishna Vamsi.
Starring Ram Charan, Srikanth and Kajal Aggarwal.

BBFC category cuts were made for the 12A rated 2014 cinema release

Versions

BBFC cut
category cuts
8s
12A 148:58s UK: Passed 12A for moderate violence after 8s of BBFC category cuts for:
  • 2014 cinema release
The BBFC commented:
  • Distributor chose to remove a scene of strong violence in order to achieve a 12A classification. An uncut 15 was available.
 v   The Graduate - 1967 USA comedy drama by Mike Nichols.


 X   The Graduate

Link Here

The Graduate is a 1967 USA comedy drama by Mike Nichols.
Starring Dustin Hoffman, Anne Bancroft and Katharine Ross. IMDb

Uncut in the UK but notably cut in Ireland.
Summary Notes

Ben has recently graduated from college, with his parents now expecting great things from him. At his "Homecoming" party, Mrs. Robinson, the wife of his father's business partner, has Ben drive her home, which leads to an affair between the two. The affair eventually ends, but comes back to haunt him when he finds himself falling for Elaine, Mrs. Robinson's daughter.

Versions

uncut
uncut
12A cert

15 cert

AA certificate

X cert

UK: Passed 12A uncut for moderate sex references, infrequent brief nudity for: UK: Passed 15 uncut for adultery theme and references to rape for:
  • 2007 Technicolor/Momentum/Studiocanal R2 DVD at UK Amazon
  • 2001 Momentum Pictures video
  • 2000 Universal video
  • 1997 BMG VHS
  • 1986 Embassy Home Entertainment VHS
UK: Passed AA (14) uncut for:
  • 1970 cinema release
UK: Passed X (18) uncut for:
  • 1967 cinema release
cut
cut
IFCO logo
Ireland
Ireland: Cut by the Irish censors for:
  • 1967 cinema release

See article from independent.ie

And so it remained into modern times, with the Nanny State taking a firm hand in protecting the Irish people from themselves. While Dustin Hoffman and Anne Bancroft were being nominated for Oscars for The Graduate in 1968, Irish cinema audiences were watching a version in which the seduction scene between the two - the pivotal point on which the whole movie hinges - was ripped out to protect public morals.

 v          Graduation Day - 1981 USA horror mystery thriller by Herb Freed.


 X   Graduation Day

Link Here

Graduation Day is a 1981 USA horror mystery thriller by Herb Freed.
Starring Christopher George, Patch Mackenzie and E Danny Murphy. YouTube icon IMDb

The Director's Cut seems to be standard issue and is uncut.
Summary Notes

After a high school track runner, named Laura, suddenly dies from a heart attack after finishing a 30-second 200-meter race, a killer wearing a sweat suit and a fencing mask begins killing off her friends on the school track team one by one. The suspects include the track coach Michaels, Laura's sister Anne who arrives in town for the funeral, the creepy school principal Mr. Guglione, and Laura's strange boyfriend Kevin.

Versions

uncut
uncut
15 cert

18

MPAA R
MPAA

91:58s UK: The Director's Cut/Re-editted Version was passed 15 uncut for:

UK: The Director's Cut/Re-editted Version was passed 18 uncut for:

  • 1986 VPD VHS

US: Uncut and MPAA R rated for:

From IMDb. This version runs around 5 minutes longer than the original video version, and includes footage of death scenes from Night Screams (1987).

banned
banned
Section 3 seizure91:50s UK: Released uncut on pre-cert video for:
  • 1982 IFS 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.

Presumably there also exists a shorter Theatrical Version but not sure if it has been released on home video
     The Grand Duel - 1972 Italy/France/West Germany/Monaco western by Giancarlo Santi. See Storm Rider
 v          Grandma's Boy


 X   Grandma's Boy

Link Here

Grandma's Boy

Versions

uncut 15 cert90:54s 2006 US comedy by Nicholaus Goossen

The film was released on 20th Century Fox DVD in 2007 in 2 versions. The 'Re-edited' Unseen Version is the uncut US unrated version

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

BBFC
uncut
15 cert90:14s The pre-cut US R rated version was also passed 15 for 20th Century Fox without BBFC cuts.
  • Dante's naked butt replaced by alternative shot
  • Barry sucking on the milk maid's bared breasts is missing
  • An addendum scene with Jeff boasting about his STD is missing

See pictorial cuts details from movie-censorship.com

 v   The Grandmaster - 2013 Hong Kong / China action biography by Kar Wai Wong.


 X   The Grandmaster

Link Here
  • Yi dai zong shi
The Grandmaster is a 2013 Hong Kong / China action biography by Kar Wai Wong.
Starring Tony Chiu Wai Leung, Ziyi Zhang and Jin Zhang. Youtube link IMDb
Shortened for international release.
Summary Notes

Ip Man's peaceful life in Foshan changes after Gong Yutian seeks an heir for his family in Southern China. Ip Man then meets Gong Er who challenges him for the sake of regaining her family's honor. After the Second Sino-Japanese War, Ip Man moves to Hong Kong and struggles to provide for his family. In the mean time, Gong Er chooses the path of vengeance after her father was killed by Ma San.

Versions

BBFC uncut
uncut
China: There is reported to be an unreleased 4 hour version
BBFC uncut
uncut
China flag
China
~133:00s
=~127:00s
China: The original Chinese Theatrical release was 133:00s.
BBFC uncut

cut
shortened

15

MPAA PG-13

104:05s

UK: The shortened international version was passed 15 for strong violence without BBFC cuts for: US: The shortened international version is MPAA PG-13 rated for:
            Graphic Desires - 2022 thriller by Andy Edwards See Hardcore 18s List: Graphic Desires
 v          Grave of the Vampire - 1972 USA horror by John Hayes.


 X   Grave of the Vampire

Link Here

Grave of the Vampire is a 1972 USA horror by John Hayes.
With William Smith, Michael Pataki and Lyn Peters. IMDb

Cut by the BBFC for an X rated cinema release in 1973 and 18 rated VHS in 1993. Cut in the US for a PG rating.

Versions

uncut
uncut
Germany flag
Germany
Germany: IMDb reports that there is an uncut version on German VHS
mpaa cut
cut
cut:
run: 95m
pal: 91m
MPAA PGUS: Cut and MPAA PG Rated for:
BBFC cut
cut
cut:
run: 89:08s
pal: 85:34s
18UK: A short version was passed 18/X after BBFC cuts for:
  • 1993 Vipco VHS
  • 1973 cinema release

From IMDB. The BBFC cuts were:

  • Cut to remove a shot of a woman cutting her breast with a knife to feed a child
  • Cut to shots of blood running down her arm during a syringe injection.
 v          Graveyard Shift - 1987 Canada horror by Jerry Ciccoritti.


 X   Graveyard Shift

Link Here
  • Central Park Drifter
Graveyard Shift is a 1987 Canada horror by Jerry Ciccoritti.
Starring Michael A Miranda, Helen Papas and Cliff Stoker. IMDb
Cut by the BBFC for 18 rated cinema release in 1987 and the follow up VHS. All UK releases since have been the same cut version. Uncut and MPAA R rated in the US.

Summary Notes

Night brings out the hungerin people, especially a mysterious NY cab driver. He is a powerful vampire. And working the night shift brings a sultry array of sensuous passengers within his grasp. Embracing those ready to die, he controls an erratic but well-balanced vampire realm. Then unexpectedly, he discovers erotic human passion-unleashing a raging, terrorizing evil. When a slew of innocent citizens are senselessly slaughtered, the baffled police must solve a 350 year old mystery of unsated passion.

Versions

BBFC uncut
uncut
run: 89m
pal: 85m
MPAA RUS: Uncut and MPAA R rated
BBFC cut
cut
cut: 16s
run: 90:01s
pal: 86:25s
sub: 86:41s
18 1980UK: Passed 18 after 16s of compulsory BBFC cuts:
  • 2005 Stax Entertainment video
  • 2003 Columbia/TriStar R2 DVD
  • 2001 Film 2000 video
  • 1991 Polygram VHS
  • 1987 Medusa Communications [adb POLYGRAM] VHS
BBFC cut
cut
cut: 35s
run: 89:47s
pal: 86:12s
18 1980UK: Passed 18 after 35s of compulsory BBFC cuts:
  • 1987 cinema release
 v          Graveyard Tramp


 X   Graveyard Tramp

Link Here
  • Invasion of the Bee Girls
  • Graveyard Tramps
Graveyard Tramp

Versions

28s 1881:41s 1973 US Sci-Fi by Denis Sanders

The BBFC cut 28s from the 1996 Screen Media VHS

 v   The Great Escape - 1963 USA war adventure thriller by John Sturges.


 X   The Great Escape

Link Here

The Great Escape is a 1963 USA war adventure thriller by John Sturges.
With Steve McQueen, James Garner, Richard Attenborough. Melon Farmers link YouTube icon BBFC link 2020 IMDb

Cut for a 'U' rated 1963 cinema release. Uncut and PG rated thereafter. Uncut and MPAA Unrated in the US.
Summary Notes

Based on a true story, a group of allied escape artist type prisoners of war are all put in an 'escape proof' camp. Their leader decides to try to take out several hundred all at once. The first half of the film is played for comedy as the prisoners mostly outwit their jailers to dig the escape tunnel. The second half is high adventure as they use boats and trains and planes to get out of occupied Europe.

Versions

uncut
uncut
run: 171:56s
pal: 165:03s
PG cert

MPAA Unrated

UK: Passed PG uncut for mild language and violence for:
  • 2019 cinema release
  • 2013 20th Century Fox R0 Blu-ray at UK Amazon
  • 2013 20th Century Fox R2 DVD at UK Amazon
  • 2002 MGM R2 DVD
  • 1993 Warner VHS
  • 1986 Warner VHS
US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
BBFC cut
cut
old cert U UK: Passed U after BBFC category cuts for:
  • 1963 cinema release
            Great Freedom - 2021 Austria/Germany gay drama by Sebastian Meise See Hardcore 18 List: Great Freedom
 v   The Great Raid


 X   The Great Raid

Link Here

The Great Raid

Versions

uncut
uncut
15 cert

MPAA
Unrated

125:28s 2005 US/Australia war film by John Dahl.
With Benjamin Bratt, Joseph Fiennes and James Franco. IMDb

The Director's Cut/Unrated Version was passed 15 uncut for:

  • 2011 Lions Gate Online
  • 2011 Lions Gate RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon for release on 21st November 2011
  • 2011 Lions Gate R2 DVD at UK Amazon

The US release featuring the Director's Cut is Unrated for:

See pictorial version details from movie-censorship.com . Scenes were cut from the Theatrical Version that were considered to stray from historical facts

BBFC uncut 15 cert

MPAA
R Rated

127:18s The Theatrical Version was passed 15 without BBFC cuts for:
  • 2008 Buena Vista Online
  • 2006 Buena Vista R2 DVD
 v   The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle - 1980 UK music film by Julien Temple.


 X   The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle

Link Here
  • Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle
  • Het grote Rock 'n Roll schandaal
The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle is a 1980 UK music film by Julien Temple.
Starring Malcolm McLaren, Sid Vicious and Steve Jones. IMDb
Cut by the BBFC for an X rated cinema release in 1980. The same cuts were applied to official releases but there was also an uncut bootleg. An extended version was released on 2005 DVD with an 18 rating but the cinema cuts persisted.

Summary Notes

A rather incoherent post-breakup Sex Pistols "documentary", told from the point of view of Pistols manager Malcolm McLaren, whose (arguable) position is that the Sex Pistols in particular and punk rock in general were an elaborate scam perpetrated by him in order to make "a million pounds." Silly and hard to follow at times, but worth seeing for some excellent Pistols concert footage, some wickedly amusing animated sequences, and Sid Vicious' eerily prophetic performance of "My Way."

Extended Version

BBFC cut
cut
cut:
run: 124:40s
pal: 119:41s
18 1980UK: An extended version was passed 18 uncut for very strong language but the original BBFC cuts were still implemented
  • 2005 Sony BMG DVD

Theatrical Version

BBFC uncut
uncut
pre-cert VHSUK: The film was released uncut on bootleg VHS

Thanks to Dave:

There is a pre-cert VHS bootleg which I had for years with all the squelching in the real sex scene in Brazil with Steve Jones, the cinema sex scene with the porn actress and Steve Jones, the hilarious Irene Handl and the Bellson songs, a naked Soo Catwoman, all the cock shots including Malcolm's flopping around in the bath in the room with Catwoman and Helen. It was basically a pre-BBFC cuts unofficial copy,

The original double album suffered cuts to the inside cover too on the second issue catwoman had a hastily drawn pair of knickers.

BBFC cut
cut
cut:
run: 103:36s
pal: 99:27s
18 1980

pre-cert VHS

X cert

UK: The cut cinema version was passed 18 without further cuts for:
  • 1993 Polygram VHS
  • 1986 Virgin VHS
UK: The cut cinema version was released on pre-cert VHS:
  • 1982 Virgin VHS

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

  • 1980 cinema release titled Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle

From IMDb.The BBFC required the following cuts:

  • Full-frontal shots of Judy Croll (playing Soo Catwoman) in Malcolm McLaren's bathroom were optically enhanced to remove images of her lower regions (banned under the Protection of Children Act) and a long shot of her was cut by adding black panties to cover up the offending area.
  • Removed shots of Steve Jones' genitals during the sex scene with the Brazilian girl
  • Removed shots of Mary Millington's visible pubic area in her sex scene with Jones.
  • A shot of Sid Vicious waving a flick-knife was moved back into the sequence to avoid equating sex with violence.
  • The BBFC also demanded the inclusion of newspaper headline footage referring to the deaths of Vicious and Nancy Spungen.

All later releases feature this same print.

 v   The Great St. Trinians' Train Robbery


 X   The Great St. Trinians' Train Robbery

Link Here

The Great St. Trinians' Train Robbery

 v   The Great Texas Dynamite Chase


 X   The Great Texas Dynamite Chase

Link Here
  • Dynamite Women
The Great Texas Dynamite Chase

Versions

uncut
uncut
X cert

MPAA
R Rated

88:57s
=85:24s
The Great Texas Dynamite Chase is a 1976 US crime comedy by Michael Pressman.
With Claudia Jennings, Tara Strohmeier and Jocelyn Jones. YouTube icon IMDb

UK: Passed X (18) uncut for:

  • 1979 cinema release

US: Uncut and MPAA R Rated for:

Summary Review: Claudia Jennings Lives

Explosive drama and action when two sexy girls go on a bank robbing binge.

This is an excellent exploitation flick, thanks to the deft comic performances of the stars, and sneaky direction by Michael Pressman. Jennings and Jones are fantastic. Claudia Jennings, who so sadly died in a car crash, was rumored to be considered for Charlie's Angles ; and here, she looks like a combination of Farah Fawcett-Majors and Shelley Hack. All of these women had a refreshingly natural, sexy look. Lip and breast injections were not needed

Fun and sexy.

BBFC
5s
1884:58s

UK : Passed 18 after 5s of BBFC cuts for:
  • 1987 Warner VHS
     The Great Train Robbery - 1978 UK crime adventure thriller by Michael Crichton. See The First Great Train Robbery
 v   The Greatest Story Ever Told - 1965 US historical biography by George Stevens, David Lean, Jean Negulesco


 X   The Greatest Story Ever Told

Link Here

The Greatest Story Ever Told is a 1965 US historical biography by George Stevens, David Lean, Jean Negulesco
Starring Max von Sydow, Dorothy McGuire and Charlton Heston BBFC link 2020 IMDb

There are no censorship issues with this release beyond noting that the film had always been U rated until 202 when the BBFC uprated it to PG. The original Cinerama Version was reported to run for 260m. TV versions have shortened credits.
 v          Greed in the Sun


 X   Greed in the Sun

Link Here
  • Cent mille dollars au soleil
Greed in the Sun

Versions

uncut
uncut
MPAA
Unrated
~130:00s Greed in the Sun is a 1964 France/Italy action comedy by Henri Verneuil.
With Jean-Paul Belmondo, Lino Ventura and Reginald Kernan. IMDb

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

BBFC
cut

cut
shortened

A Certsubmitted
109:07s
UK: A short version was passed A (PG) after BBFC category cuts for:
  • 1965 cinema release
 v   The Green Berets


 X   The Green Berets

Link Here

The Green Berets

Versions

uncut
uncut
12 cert

PG cert

MPAA
G rated

136:05s The Green Berets is a 1968 USA war film by Ray Kellogg & John Wayne
With John Wayne, David Janssen and Jim Hutton. YouTube icon IMDb

UK : Passed 12 uncut for moderate violence and gore for:

UK: Passed PG uncut for:

  • 2005 Warner R2 DVD at UK Amazon
  • 1998 Warner VHS
  • 1986 Warner VHS

US: Uncut and MPAA G Rated for:

BBFC
cut
A Cert submitted
142:41s =136:59s
UK: Passed A after BBFC cuts for:
  • 1968 cinema release

From IMDb:

  • edited shots of a man impaled with a tree branch
     The Green Inferno - 1988 Italy action crime horror by Antonio Climati. See Cannibal Holocaust 2
 v   The Green Inferno - 2013 USA horror thriller by Eli Roth.


 X   The Green Inferno (2013)

Link Here

The Green Inferno is a 2013 USA horror thriller by Eli Roth.
Starring Lorenza Izzo, Ariel Levy and Aaron Burns. Youtube link IMDb

There was talk of a Director's Cut being release in Germany but this turned out to be just a new name for the regular version.
Summery Notes

In New York, the college student Justine joins a group of activists led by Alejandro and he invites her to travel to Peru to protest against a timber industry that is destroying the Amazon rain forest. The group uses their cellphones to film the destruction and send the footages through Internet. Alejandro uses Justine that is almost killed by one security guard to succeed in his intent of calling attention of audiences. When the group is returning to civilization, the plane blows-up and crashes into the forest. Soon the survivors discover that they are not alone and they are abduct by a tribe of Indians. But their nightmare becomes worse when they realize that the Indians are cannibals.

Versions

uncut
Uncut
run: 100:22s
pal: 96:21s
18

MPAA R

UK: Passed 18 uncut for strong gory violence for:

US: Uncut and MPAA R rated for:

 v          Green Lantern


 X   Green Lantern

Link Here

Green Lantern

Versions

uncut
uncut
Extended Version
12 cert

MPAA
PG-13

118:31s 2011 US superhero film by Martin Campbell.
With Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively and Peter Sarsgaard. IMDb

UK: The Extended Version was passed 12 uncut for:

  • 2011 Warner (Theatrical 2D+Extended+DVD) R0 Blu-ray at UK Amazon

US: The Extended Version is uncut and MPAA PG-13 Rated for:

  • 2011 Warner (Theatrical 2D+Extended+DVD) R0 Blu-ray at US Amazon
BBFC uncut12 cert

MPAA
PG-13

109:16s The Theatrical version was passed 12 uncut for:
  • 2011 Warner (Theatrical 2D+Theatrical 3D+DVD) R0 Blu-ray
  • 2011 Warner (Theatrical 2D+Extended+DVD) R0 Blu-ray
  • 2011 Warner R2 DVD
  • 2011 cinema release
 v          Greetings - 1968 USA comedy drama by Brian De Palma.


 X   Greetings

Link Here
  • Ciao America
Greetings is a 1968 USA comedy drama by Brian De Palma.
Starring Jonathan Warden, Robert De Niro and Gerrit Graham. BBFC link 2020 IMDb
The film was given the first MPAA X rating for its theatrical release. It was later cut for an R rating. A short version was passed X for UK cinema release in 1969 but home videos have all been 18 uncut.
Summary Notes

An offbeat, episodic film about three friends, Paul, a shy love-seeker, Lloyd, a vibrant conspiracy nut, and Jon, an aspiring filmmaker and peeping tom. The film satirizes free-love, the Kennedy assassination, Vietnam, and amateur filmmaking.

Versions

BBFC uncut
uncut
run: 87:17s
pal: 83:48s
18

MPAA X

UK: Previously passed 18 uncut for:
  • 2018 Arrow Special Edition (RB) Blu-ray at UK Amazon
  • 2003 Cinema Club video
  • 1998 Second Sight Films VHS
  • 1991 Castle Pictures VHS

US: The modern day MPAA ratings were introduced in 1968 and this film was the first to receive and MPAA X rating for its theatrical release.

BBFC uncut

mpaa cut
cut

cut:
run: 85:02s
pal: 81:38s
X pre 1970

MPAA R

UK: A short version was passed X (16) without BBFC for:
  • 1969 cinema release
Perhaps this was the cut version that was rated R in the US.

US: After the initial X rated theatrical release the film was shorn of nudity and sex scenes for an R rating.

 v          Gremlins - 1984 USA comedy horror fantasy by Joe Dante.


 X   Gremlins

Link Here

Gremlins is a 1984 USA comedy horror fantasy by Joe Dante.
Starring Zach Galligan, Phoebe Cates and Hoyt Axton. IMDb

Uncut and MPAA PG rated in the US. The rating raised a few eyebrows and along with similar issues for Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) these films were credited with inspiring the MPAA to create the PG-13 rating. Many felt the movies were too violent for a PG rating, but not violent enough for an R. Originally rated 15 uncut by the BBFC but this was reduced to 12 uncut since 2012.

Summary Notes

Minature green monsters tear through the small town of Kingston Falls. Hijinks ensue as a mild-mannered bank teller releases these hideous loonies after gaining a new pet and violating two of three simple rules: No water (violated), no food after midnight (violated), and no bright light. Hilarious mayhem and destruction in a town straight out of Norman Rockwell. So, when your washing machine blows up or your TV goes on the fritz, before you call the repair man, turn on all the lights and look under all the beds. 'Cause you never can tell, there just might be a gremlin in your house.

 v          Grey's Anatomy: Season 8 Episode 13: If/Then


 X   Grey's Anatomy: Season 8 Episode 13: If/Then

Link Here

Grey's Anatomy: Season 8 Episode 13: If/Then

Versions

uncut
uncut
12 cert47:59s 2012 US TV medical drama by Jeannot Szwarc.
With Ellen Pompeo, Sandra Oh and Justin Chambers. IMDb

An Extended Version was passed 12 uncut for:

  • 2012 Buena Vista R2 DVD
~41:00s
 v          Grid Runners


 X   Grid Runners

Link Here
  • Virtual Combat
Grid Runners

Versions

23s 1886:38s 1996 US martial arts film by Andrew Stevens

Cut by the BBFC in 1995

  • Cuts to remove nunchaku during the scene where Wilson and Athena Massey(Liana) fight the thugs at the hostel.
 v          Grim


 X   Grim

Link Here

Grim

Versions

BBFC uncut15 cert88:06s 1995 UK horror by Paul Matthews.
With Emmanuel Xuereb, Jack Chancer and Peter Tregloan. IMDb

The BBFC passed the film 15 without BBFC cuts for:

  • 2004 Jigsaw R2 DVD

See pictorial version details from movie-censorship.com :

The UK DVD is missing 3:09s of plot compared with the German DVD, that in turn, is missing violence found in the UK DVD.

 v   The Grim Reaper


 X   The Grim Reaper

Link Here

The Grim Reaper

 v          Grimsby - 2016 UK action comedy by Louis Leterrier.


 X   Grimsby

Link Here
  • The Brothers Grimsby
Grimsby is a 2016 UK action comedy by Louis Leterrier.
Starring Penélope Cruz, Rebel Wilson and Isla Fisher. Youtube link IMDb
BBFC category cuts advised for a 15 rated 2016 cinema release. Also cut in the US for an R rating.
Summary Notes

MI6's top assassin (Mark Strong) has a brother. Unfortunately for him, he's an English football supporter (Sacha Baron Cohen) from the town of Grimsby. Nobby has everything a man from the poor English fishing town of Grimsby could want - 9 children and the most attractive girlfriend in northern England (Rebel Wilson). There's only one thing missing in his life: his little brother, Sebastian. After they were adopted by different families as children, Nobby spent 28 years searching for him. Upon hearing of his location, Nobby sets off to reunite with his brother, unaware that not only is his brother an MI6 agent, but he's just uncovered a plot that puts the world in danger. On the run and wrongfully accused, Sebastian realizes that if he is going to save the world, he will need the help of its biggest idiot.

Versions

BBFC cut
UK Version
advised category cuts

15 79:40s UK: The UK Version was passed 15 for strong sex references, violence, drug use, strong language after BBFC advised pre-cuts for:
  • 2016 Sony Pictures Home Entertainment RB Blu-ray titled Grimsby at UK Amazon
  • 2016 Sony Pictures Home Entertainment R2 DVD titled Grimsby at UK Amazon
  • 2016 cinema release titled Grimsby
It seems that the scenes removed for a BBFC 15 rating have been included as Blu-ray extras. These extras are 18 rated and so the entire Blu-ray is noted as 18 rated. The DVD does not include these deleted scenes and so is 15 rated as per the main feature.
The BBFC commented:
  • This film was originally shown to the BBFC, for advice, in an incomplete form. The BBFC advised the company it was likely to be classified 18 but that their preferred 15 could be achieved by making reductions to a couple of scenes of crude humour. When the film was submitted for formal classification, these sequences had been acceptably reduced.

The BBFC also noted a UK version with a Memorandum card.

mpaa cut
US Version
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MPAA RUS: Rated R for strong crude sexual content, graphic nudity, violence, language, and some drug use for:

It seems that according to a video interview with Sacha Baron Cohen that the film also suffered category cuts in the US to achieve an R rating. It seems that censors from the MPAA were convinced that an 'elephant scene' fell into the category of bestiality. (But surely bestiality would need to be cut at any level and wouldn't be suitable at NC-17 either).

Cohen says that he challenged the MPAA's definition of bestiality and also cut 6 minutes from a 9 minute scene. He suggested that the cuts were a ploy to obtain the scene he wanted and that the cut material had been added just to be offered as cuts in negotiations.

The cut US Version is reported to be similar to the UK Version

 v   The Grinch - 2018 China / USA children's cartoon comedy by Yarrow Cheney and Scott Mosier.


 X   The Grinch

Link Here
  • How the Grinch Stole Christmas
The Grinch is a 2018 China / USA children's cartoon comedy by Yarrow Cheney and Scott Mosier.
Starring Benedict Cumberbatch. IMDb
BBFC category cuts were required for a U rated cinema releases in 2018 and video in 2019. Uncut and MPAA PG rated in the US.

Summary Notes

For their eighth fully animated feature, Illumination and Universal Pictures present The Grinch, based on Dr. Seuss' beloved holiday classic. The Grinch tells the story of a cynical grump who goes on a mission to steal Christmas, only to have his heart changed by a young girl's generous holiday spirit. Funny, heartwarming, and visually stunning, it's a universal story about the spirit of Christmas and the indomitable power of optimism. Academy Award® nominee Benedict Cumberbatch lends his voice to the infamous Grinch, who lives a solitary life inside a cave on Mt. Crumpet with only his loyal dog, Max, for company. With a cave rigged with inventions and contraptions for his day-to-day needs, the Grinch only sees his neighbors in Whoville when he runs out of food. Each year at Christmas they disrupt his tranquil solitude with their increasingly bigger, brighter, and louder celebrations. When the Whos declare they are going to make Christmas three times bigger this year, the Grinch ...

Versions

uncut
uncut
MPAA PG 86:00s
=~82:00s
US: Uncut and MPAA PG rated for:
BBFC cut
BBFC category cuts
1s - 5s
U 82:24s UK: 2D and 3D versions passed U for mild slapstick, very mild bad language after 1s - 5s of BBFC category cuts:
  • 2019 Universal video
  • 2018 cinema release
The BBFC commented:
  • The work had Cuts for Category cuts made. Company chose to remove a use of mild bad language in order to obtain a U classification. An uncut PG was available.

The BBFC commented on Twitter:

A few uses of the word 'ass' in a song were removed.

 v          Grindhouse Trailer Classics 3


 X   Grindhouse Trailer Classics 3

Link Here

Grindhouse Trailer Classics 3

Versions

BBFC
1s
18 102:54s 2011 release trailer compilation

Passed 18 after 1s of BBFC cuts for:

  • 2011 Nucleus R2 DVD

The BBFC commented:

  • Cut required for animal cruelty (in this case a horse being tripped and caused to fall dangerously)
 v          Grizzly - 1976 USA horror thriller by William Girdler.


 X   Grizzly (1976)

Link Here

Grizzly is a 1976 USA horror thriller by William Girdler.
With Christopher George, Andrew Prine and Richard Jaeckel. Melon Farmers link BBFC link 2020 IMDb

Cut for an MPAA PG rating. Further BBFC category cuts for an A rated 1976 cinema release. The BBFC cuts were waived for for 15 rated VHS and DVD. There is said to be an elusive (maybe mythical) uncut R rated version in the US.
Summary Notes

A fifteen-foot grizzly bear figures out that humans make for a tasty treat. As a park ranger tries rallying his men to bring about the bear's capture or destruction, his efforts are thwarted by the introduction of dozens of drunken hunters into the area.

Versions

uncut
uncut
MPAA RUS: There are also unconfirmed reports of an elusive uncut R rated version,

One of the claims is that this version includes nudity during the waterfall scene.

best available
best available

mpaa cut
cut

cut:
run: 91:00s
pal: 87:22s
15 cert

MPAA PG

UK: Presumably the US PG rated Original Version was passed 15 for strong injury detail, threat without BBFC cuts with previous BBFC cuts waived for:

US: Cut and MPAA PG rated for:

From IMDb. The following scenes were cut from the original version, some of which were to avoid an R rating:

  • A scene were Ranger Michael Kelly talks to Walter Corwin about shutting down his lodge.
  • Another victim attack (Believed to be played by Susan Backlinie).
  • A scene were the hunters kill a bear but is actually a black bear they killed by mistake.
  • Don's death at the end was much more violent.
  • Scott's death was more violent than the off-screen alternative.
BBFC cut
category
cuts
cut:
run:
sub: 89:30s
A certUK: Passed A after BBFC category cuts for:
  • 1976 cinema release

Thanks to Vincenzo. The BBFC cuts were:

  • Reel 1 - Two close ups of bloody face of first girl killed, and shot of dismembered arm were removed.
  • Reel 1 - Sight of Joan's very bloody body as discovered by Kathy was removed.
  • Reel 2- Close up of very bloody face of woman killed in tent was removed.
  • Reel 4 - Attack on woman and child was reduced. In particular sight of boy's body with one foot missing and blood running down his leg was removed.
  • Reel 5 - Apparent killing of Scott the first time was reduced. Close ups of his bloody face as the bear buries him were removed, and the incident of him rising from the grave to confront the bear again was reduced.
  • Reel 5 - Close ups of blood oozing from Don's mouth were removed.
 v          Grizzly - 2013 USA / Canada action horror thriller by David Hackl.


 X   Grizzly (2013)

Link Here

Grizzly is a 2013 USA / Canada action horror thriller by David Hackl.
Starring James Marsden, Billy Bob Thornton and Piper Perabo. Youtube link IMDb

Originally rated PG-13 for animal attack/disturbing images, violence, terror, brief sexuality and language.

The producers then had a change of heart and re-edited the film prior to release for an R rating for violence, grisly images, language and brief sexuality/nudity.

Summary Notes

Two estranged brothers reunite at their childhood home in the Alaskan wild. They set out on a two-day hike and are stalked by an unrelenting grizzly bear.

 v          Gross Misconduct: Steve O's Rise And Falls


 X   Gross Misconduct: Steve O's Rise And Falls

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Gross Misconduct: Steve O's Rise And Falls

Versions

none 18118:08s
Not known

Cut in 2006 with the following BBFC comment: The cuts were Compulsory. Company required to add warning caption to work to highlight potentially harmful behaviour (in this case a dangerous stunt in which a man takes potentially lethal doses of painkillers)

 v          Grotesque - 2009 Japan crime horror thriller by Kôji Shiraishi.


 X   Grotesque

Link Here
  • Gurotesuku
Grotesque is a 2009 Japan crime horror thriller by Kôji Shiraishi.
With Tsugumi Nagasawa, Hiroaki Kawatsure and Shigeo Ôsako. Melon Farmers linkYouTube icon IMDb
Banned by the BBFC for 2009 DVD. Uncut in the US. Also banned in Norway.
Summary Notes

An unnamed doctor has always had everything he's ever wanted, but that has only made him develop more extreme and depraved needs. He kidnaps a young couple in the prime of their life together and forces them into a game of torment that slowly extinguishes their hopes for survival.

Very tame! Yes the film has pointless torture, but it has very little nudity and any sexual humiliation is implied and is never in the view of the camera. Very hard to see why this was banned.

This movie is a prime example of pointless torture movies, While in context the aspect of torture in a horror film i.e. Saw, Hellraiser, Texas chainsaw (the original) etc... works great because it's bad people getting their come uppance or just a cautionary of the cruelty of man but this film is just a fictionalized snuff film with no story what so ever. Watching people getting brutally killed (particularly those who were just there) for the bulk of the movie then.... "the end" after some silly f/x does nothing for me except feeling a little dirty for watching this piece of trash.

Versions

uncut
uncut
run: 77:23s
pal: 74:17s
MPAA UnratedFrance: Uncut for:

US: MPAA Unrated for:

Malaysia : Uncut for:

banned
banned
rejected

Norway flagNorway

UK: The Unrated Version was banned by the BBFC for
  • 2009 4Digital Media DVD

The BBFC explained their ban:

The BBFC has rejected the DVD Grotesque. This means that it cannot be legally supplied anywhere in the UK. The decision was taken by the Director, David Cooke and the Presidential Team of Sir Quentin Thomas, Alison Hastings and Gerard Lemos.

Grotesque is a feature that focuses for the majority of its running time on the sexual assault, humiliation and extreme torture of a male and female victim. The central character abducts, restrains, strips and masturbates both the man and the woman. After this he inflicts grave injuries on the restrained couple, including amputation, eye gouging, castration and evisceration. The torture becomes even more extreme, leading to the gory and violent death of both hostages. The film ends with the killer choosing his next victims.

David Cooke, Director of the BBFC said: "Unlike other recent 'torture' themed horror works, such as the Saw and Hostel series, Grotesque features minimal narrative or character development and presents the audience with little more than an unrelenting and escalating scenario of humiliation, brutality and sadism. The chief pleasure on offer seems to be in the spectacle of sadism (including sexual sadism) for its own sake.

"It is the Board's carefully considered view that to issue a certificate to Grotesque, even if statutorily confined to adults, would involve risk of harm within the terms of the Video Recordings Act, would be inconsistent with the Board's Guidelines, and would be unacceptable to the public. The BBFC has a strict policy on sexual violence. With portrayals of sexual violence which might eroticise or endorse sexual assault the Board may require cuts at any classification level.

"Rejecting a work outright is a serious matter and the Board considered whether the issue could be dealt with through cuts. However, given the unacceptable content featured throughout cutting the work is not a viable option in this case and the work is therefore refused a classification."

"Rejecting a work outright is a serious matter and the Board considered whether the issue could be dealt with through cuts. However, given the unacceptable content featured throughout cutting the work is not a viable option in this case and the work is therefore refused a classification."

Norway: Banned in 2009

 v   The Grudge


 X   The Grudge

Link Here
  • Der Fluch
  • The Juon
The Grudge

Versions

uncut
uncut
15 cert

MPAA
Unrated

94:06s 2004 US/Japan/Germany horror by Takashi Shimizu.
With Sarah Michelle Gellar, Jason Behr and Clea DuVall. IMDb

UK: The Extended Director's Cut was passed 15 uncut for:

US: The Extended Director's Cut is MPAA Unrated for:

See pictorial cuts details from movie-censorship.com. The film was cut quite heavily in the US for a PG-13 so this version is an improvement both in terms of plot and horror.

Summary Review : Grotesque Goodies

An American nurse living and working in Tokyo is exposed to a mysterious supernatural curse, one that locks a person in a powerful rage before claiming their life and spreading to another victim.

I have to say I was impressed. Geller does a fine job and the foreigner abroad angle adds a new spin.

Some good cheap jump scares combine with good genuine scares and the film is packed with creepy, grotesque sights and has a nice unrelenting pace as it keeps the shocks coming thick and fast and the final 3rd really delivers the brutal and grotesque goodies...but it still managed to add character and suspense. Very good indeed overall.

Avoid the heavily cut theatrical version.

BBFC uncut

MPAA
cut

15 cert

MPAA
PG-13

87:36s The cut Theatrical Version was passed 15 without BBFC cuts for:
  • 2005 Universal R2 DVD
  • 2004 cinema release
 v   The Grudge 2


 X   The Grudge 2

Link Here

The Grudge 2

Versions

uncut
uncut
15 cert

MPAA
Unrated

103:36s The Grudge 2 is a 2006 US horror by Takashi Shimizu.
With Amber Tamblyn, Edison Chen and Arielle Kebbel. YouTube icon IMDb

UK: The Unrated Director's Cut was passed 15 uncut for:

US: Uncut and MPAA unrated for:

See Chopping List from cosmos.net.au :

  • When Bill is hit over the head by Jennifer Beals, the longer version show smoke rising from his head.
  • After Bill collapses to the floor, there's another shot of him lying under the table, and yet another shot showing his blood seeping across the floorboards.
  • When Karen takes an unscheduled swandive from the hospital roof, two additional shots in the extended version show blood splashing and blood oozing across the pavement from her head more noticably.
  • During the flashback climax, the killing of Aubrey is slightly more violent.
BBFC uncut

MPAA
cut

15 cert

MPAA
PG-13

102:17s
=98:12s
UK: The cut Theatrical Version was passed 15 without BBFC cuts for:
  • 2006 cinema release
 v          Guardian


 X   Guardian

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Guardian

Versions

BBFC uncut15 cert86:02s 2001 US Sci-Fi by John Terlesky

The BBFC passed the International Version 15 without cuts for the 2001/2 Metrodome DVDs

There also exists a German version with more plot bus less violence

 v          Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 - 2017 USA action Sci-Fi adventure by James Gunn.


 X   Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

Link Here

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 is a 2017 USA action Sci-Fi adventure by James Gunn.
Starring Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana and Dave Bautista. IMDb

There was a little bit of hype about an original version containing a little strong language. A reddit user said that Peter Quill / Star Lord played by Chris Pratt has one line in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 was changed from 'Fuck yeah, he's cool' to 'Hell yeah, he's cool' . The director himself provided another example and a petition was duly raised to call for a release of version with the original strong language.

 v          Guilty of Romance - 2011 Japan horror drama by Shion Sono.


 X   Guilty of Romance

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  • Koi no tsumi
  • Crime of Romance
Guilty of Romance is a 2011 Japan horror drama by Shion Sono.
Starring Miki Mizuno, Makoto Togashi and Megumi Kagurazaka. IMDb
Exists as an Extended Version and an International Version.
Summary Notes

A grisly murder occurs in Maruyama-cho, Shibuya, Tokyo - a love hotel district - a woman was found dead in a derelict apartment. Kazuko (Miki Mizuno) is a police officer called to investigate on this case, she will discover the story of two women who, despite appearing respectable on the outside have all manner of darkness hidden away.

Versions

uncut
uncut
18 144:46s UK: The Extended Version was passed 18 uncut for strong sex, sexual violence, sexual fetish scenes & injury detail for:
  • 2011 Eureka video (unreleased)
uncut
alternative
18 113:10s UK: The International Version was passed 18 without BBFC cuts for strong sex, sexual violence, sexual fetish scenes & injury detail for:

From Extended Classification Information (skipping the rather obvious explanation of why the film isn't 15 rated) from bbfc.co.uk with spoilers :

Guilty of Romance is a Japanese thriller, subtitled in English. Police detective Yoshida investigates a gruesome murder when two mutilated bodies are found in an abandoned apartment in a Tokyo red light district. Her search for the victims' identities leads her to Mitsuko, a respected female university professor who lives a dangerous secret life as a prostitute, and an apparently demure housewife, Izumi.

The film contains a number of scenes of strong sex, including a woman being surprised in a bath and masturbated under water, a couple having uninhibited sex in a toilet, a woman having sex with a man in the shower of a love hotel , and a woman having sex with a man during the shooting of a porn film. Some of the scenes feature full frontal female nudity and prolonged sexual thrusting. The film also contains some scenes of strong nudity, including a scene in which a woman is coerced into stripping as part of a porn shoot.

The film contains a complex scene of sexual violence in which a man, who has just engaged in consensual sexual activity with a woman, refuses to allow her to leave. He then restrains the woman and forces her to phone her husband to apologise for not returning home, as he continues to thrust into her. The woman is clearly distressed and the focus is on her lack of consent and the man's brutality, rather than on any erotic detail.

The film also contains a scene of erotic asphyxiation, in which a man pays a woman to choke him during sexual activity, in order to help him reach climax. However, the potentially lethal nature of the practice is clear and the practice is not glamorised or promoted. The idea of erotic asphyxiation is unlikely to be a novel one to most adults and there is no unusual instructional detail, particularly when compared to previous films such as In The Realm Of The Senses (L'empire Des Sens).

The film also features one scene in which an adult woman squats down and appears to urinate in front of two young children. However, there is no sexual element to the scene, which appears to have been carefully shot to avoid exposing the child actors to any actual urination. There is no lewdness or indecency that would raise concerns under the Protection of Children Act 1978.

See pictorial version details from movie-censorship.com

 v          Gulaebaghavali - 2018 action comedy drama by Kalyaan.


 X   Gulaebaghavali

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Gulaebaghavali is a 2018 action comedy drama by Kalyaan.
Starring Prabhu Deva, Hansika Motwani and Revathi.

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

Versions

BBFC cut
category cuts
18s
12A 127:53s UK: Passed 12A for moderate violence, threat after 18s of BBFC category cuts for:
  • 2018 cinema release
The BBFC commented:
  • Company chose to remove scenes of strong violence in order to obtain a 12A classification. An uncut 15 was available.
 v          Gummo


 X   Gummo

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Gummo

Versions

181997 US film by Harmony Korine

Cut by the makers to achieve a US R rating (I don't know what version will be picked up for UK distribution though). The R rating advises of pervasive depiction of anti social behaviour of juveniles, including violence, substance abuse, sexuality and language.

The cinema version was released in the UK without BBFC cuts with an 18 rating.

         A Gun for Jennifer - 1997 USA crime thriller by Todd Morris. See Self Censored: A Gun for Jennifer
 v          Gun Woman - 2014 Japan action thriller by Kurando Mitsutake.


 X   Gun Woman

Link Here
  • Nyotaiju Gun Woman
Gun Woman is a 2014 Japan action thriller by Kurando Mitsutake.
Starring Asami, Kairi Narita and Noriaki Kamata. Youtube link IMDb
Cut by the BBFC for an 18 rated 2014 DVD release. Uncut and MPAA Unrated in the US
Promotional Material
A brilliant doctor on a quest for revenge buys a young woman, a former junkie, and trains her to be the ultimate assassin. In the sickening and horrific training, she actually becomes the instrument of vengeance, as he implants gun parts in her body that she must later assemble and use to kill her target before she bleeds to death.

Versions

uncut
uncut
MPAA
Unrated
~87:00s
US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
BBFC cut
compulsory cuts
5s
18 85:57s UK: Passed 18 for strong bloody violence, sexual violence after 5s of BBFC compulsory cuts for:
  • 2014 Monster Pictures RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon released on 29th December 2014
  • 2014 Monster Pictures R2 DVD at UK Amazon released on 29th December 2014
The BBFC commented:
  • Cut required to remove focus on a man's pleasure in the context of sexual violence. Cut made in line with BBFC Guidelines and policy, and the Video Recordings Act 1984.

In fact the BBFC cuts were to remove the sight of a man's ejaculate spurting onto a woman's leg. The cut is made by stretching time of other material so that the running time is unchanged, perhaps to avoid editing the soundtrack.

 v       A Gunfight


 X   A Gunfight

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  • Gunfight
A Gunfight

Versions

8s 15 certificate89:15s 1971 US Western by Lamont Johnston

Submitted in 2000 but was cut for cruelty to a snake

            Guns Along the Trail - 1935 US Western by Carl Pierson See Paradise Canyon
 v   The Guns of Navarone - 1961 UK/US action adventure drama by J. Lee Thompson


 X   The Guns of Navarone

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The Guns of Navarone is a 1961 UK/US action adventure drama by J. Lee Thompson
Starring David Niven, Gregory Peck and Anthony Quinn BBFC link 2020 IMDb

Passed U for 1961 cinema release. Home video release on VHS, DVD and Blu-ray have all been PG rated. Netflix bizarrely changed the rating to 15 in 2021. Some releases have overdubbed the word 'bloody' with 'ruddy'. It is speculated that this applies to a US version but not UK releases.

Summary Notes

A team of allied saboteurs are assigned an impossible mission: infiltrate an impregnable Nazi-held island and destroy the two enormous long-range field guns that prevent the rescue of 2,000.

Versions

uncut
uncut
run: 156:24s
pal: 150:09s
15

PG cert

MPAA Unrated

UK: Passed 15 uncut for violence:
  • 2021 Netflix video

UK: A restored version with the original use of the word 'bloody' was passed PG uncut:

US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

uncut
uncut
run: 156:00s
pal: 149:46s
sub: 157:45s
PG cert

old cert U

UK: The cinema version was passed PG uncut for:
  • 1990 VCI VHS
  • 1986 RCA Columbia VHS
UK: Passed U for:
  • 1961 cinema release

Thanks to Tim:

Contrary to an IMDb entry describing BBFC cuts requiring the word 'bloody' to be overdubbed 'ruddy', Tim has researched surviving BBFC documents and found no records of BBFC cuts being made for the cinema release. In addition Tim recalls Richard Harris [playing Squadron Leader Barnsby] saying 'bloody' several times during a 1970s cinema screening. He notes that UK TV broadcast in the 1980s and 1990s also included the word 'bloody'.

Tim suspects that the IMDb observation is the wrong way round and maybe it is the US Version that was edited to replace 'bloody' with 'ruddy' as the Americans had redubbed the word in other movies (eg Two Faces of Dr Jekyll). He also notes that J Lee Thompson had a thing about the BBFC and 'bloody'; he'd previously complained in print about their treatment of bloody in Ice Cold in Alex .

 v          Guntur Karam - 2024 India children's drama by Trivikram Srinivas


 X   Guntur Karam

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Guntur Karam is a 2024 India children's drama by Trivikram Srinivas
Starring Sreeleela, Mahesh Babu and Jagapathi Babu BBFC link 2020 IMDb

BBFC category cuts were required for a 12A rated cinema release in 2024 but Netflix VoD versions are uncut and BBFC 15 rated.

Summary Notes

Follows Guntur Karam, the king of the underworld of Guntur city, as he falls in love with a journalist working to expose the illegal activities in the city.

Versions

BBFC uncut
uncut
run: 156:10s
pal: 149:55s
15UK: Uncut and BBFC 15 rated for violence:
  • 2024 Netflix VoD (rated 07/02/2024) titled Guntur Kaaram
  • 2024 Netflix VoD (rated 07/02/2024) titled Guntur Kaaram (Hindi)
  • 2024 Netflix VoD (rated 07/02/2024) titled Guntur Kaaram (Kannada)
  • 2024 Netflix VoD (rated 07/02/2024) titled Guntur Kaaram (Malayalam)
  • 2024 Netflix VoD (rated 07/02/2024) titled Guntur Kaaram (Tamil)

BBFC cut
cut:
run: 157:03s
pal: 150:46s
12AUK: BBFC 12A rated with a trigger warning for moderate violence, threat, injury detail, suicide references with a trigger warning for moderate violence, threat, injury detail, suicide references after BBFC cuts:
  • 2024 TGS ENTERTAINMENT cinema release (rated 10/01/2024)

The BBFC commented:

The distributor chose to make cuts to strong violence in order to achieve their requested 12A rating. An uncut 15 classification was available.

BBFC uncut
uncut
run: 159m
pal: 153m
ACB MAustralia: Uncut and ACB M rated for violence:
  • 2024 Tollymovies cinema release (rated 10/01/2024) titled Guntur Kaaram

BBFC uncut
uncut
run: 157:03s
pal: 150:46s
IFCO cinema 15AIreland: Uncut and IFCO 15A rated for scenes of strong violence & threat:
  • 2024 Kamalarajan cinema release (rated 08/01/2024) titled Guntur Kaaram

 v          Gurkha - 2019 India comedy drama by Sam Anton.


 X   Gurkha

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Gurkha is a 2019 India comedy drama by Sam Anton.
Starring Yogi Babu, Anandraj and Livingston. IMDb

BBFC category cuts were required for a 12A rated cinema release in 2019.
BBFC cut
cut
cut: 37s
run: 143:14s
pal: 137:30s

12AUK: Passed 12A for moderate violence, threat, injury detail after 37s of
  • 2019 cinema release
The BBFC commented:
  • The distributor requested cuts to in order to achieve a 12A rating. Cuts were made to scenes of violence. An uncut 15 classification was available.
BBFC uncut
143:51s
run: 143:51s
pal: 138:06s
15UK: Passed 15 uncut for strong violence
  • 2019 cinema release unreleased in favour of a cut 12A versio
 v          Guru Da Banda - 2018 India animation movie by Jassi Chana.


 X   Guru Da Banda

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Guru Da Banda is a 2018 India animation movie by Jassi Chana.

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

Versions

BBFC cut
BBFC category cuts
1:03s
12A 134:56s UK: Passed 12A for moderate violence, injury detail, threat after 1:03s of BBFC BBFC category cuts for:
  • 2018 cinema release
The BBFC commented:
  • Distributor has chosen to remove moments of strong violence in order to achieve a 12A rating. Cuts made in accordance with BBFC Guidelines and policy. An uncut 15 classification was available.
 v          Gutterballs - 2008 Canada comedy horror by Ryan Nicholson.


 X   Gutterballs

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Gutterballs is a 2008 Canada comedy horror by Ryan Nicholson.
Starring Alastair Gamble, Mihola Terzic and Nathan Witte. IMDb

Exists as a cut MPAA R rated version; an MPAA Unrated version titled Balls-Out; and a version with hardcore inserts titled Bare-Boner.

The film was heavily cut in Germany for an FSK 18 rating, and has notably never been released at all in the UK.

Summary Review

A brutally sadistic rape leads to a series of bizarre gory murders during a midnight disco bowl-a-rama at a popular bowling alley. One by one, players of two teams meet blood-drenched gruesome deaths at the hand of a black bowling-gloved masked killer. This alley runs red with blood by sunrise.

However, there is one notable exception. Gutterballs amps the sexual violence way past the norm with a near eight minute graphically sadistic gang rape that sets the rest of the movie into motion. It will repulse you and frankly, it sets Gutterballs close to a level of grindhouse porn.

Is Gutterballs cheap and cheesy, slick and sleazy? Heck yes. Although I must admit, the ending did catch me off guard by about one third, so maybe pure gorehounds might get a kick from the naked boobies and the sexual violence. I can even say I liked this more than Hostel II, so if you thought those were too tame, then Gutterballs is up your alley.

Versions

BBFC uncut
Bare-Boner Version
MPAA Unrated US: There are also reports of a version with hardcore inserts
BBFC uncut
Balls-Out Version
run: 96m
pal: 92m
MPAA Unrated

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Austria

US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

This releases notes the inclusion of the Pin-etration Bersion which is not a hardcore version.

Austria: Uncut for:

cut
cut
cut:
run: 94m
pal: 90m
MPAA UnratedUS: There are reports of a 94m cut but MPAA Unrated version.

There are several different versions with different cuts and different soundtracks. Details are somewhat elusive for these.

cut
cut
~20m
MPAA RUS: There are reports of a heavily cut R rated version but maybe this is referring to an offered R rating that was not taken up by the director who opted for an MPAA Unrated release instead.
cut
cut
cut: ~20m
run: 73:24s
pal: 70:28s
FSK 18 rating
Germany
FSK 18
Germany: The film was cut by about 20m for an FSK 18 rated version.
banned
banned
UK flag UK: Never released in the UK probably due to the likelihood that it would be rejected

See Self censored list: Gutterballs

 v          Guyana - 1979 Mexico/Panama/Spain adventure thriller by René Cardona Jr.


 X   Guyana

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  • Guyana: Crime of the Century
Guyana is a 1979 Mexico/Panama/Spain adventure thriller by René Cardona Jr.
Starring Stuart Whitman, Gene Barry and John Ireland BBFC link 2020 IMDb
The original Mexican Version runs 115 minutes. The MPAA R rated US Version of the film was cut by Universal down to 90 minutes. There is also a DVD version that runs at 107 minutes. This latter version seems to correlate to the UK X rated cinema release in 1979.

Summary Notes

Reverend Jim Jones, the priest of an independent church in the South American country Guyana, orders his followers to commit suicide. But not all of them follow him blindly and begin to thin...

Versions

BBFC uncut
Mexican Version
run: 115m
pal: 110m
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Mexico
Mexico: The Mexican Version is uncut
BBFC uncut
cut DVD Version
run: 108:26s
pal: 104:06s
X 1970UK: Passed X (18) uncut:
  • 1979 cinema release

From IMDb. The DVD Version was cut as follows:

  • The punishment of the kids is shortened,
  • the male rape scene is shortened
  • many other violent scenes seem to be abridged.
mpaa cut
cut
cut:
run: 90m
pal: 86m
MPAA RUS: The cut US Version is MPAA R rated for:
  • 2021 Kino Lorber/Code Red (RA) Blu-ray
  • 2021 Kino Lorber/Code Red R1 DVD

From IMDB. This USA cut, although tamer as far as violence and sexual situations go, has a tighter pace and a more documentary-style feel to it by adding some informative narration from an unseen male "survivor."

 v   The Guyver - 1991 USA / Japan action comedy by Screaming Mad George and Steve Wang.


 X   The Guyver

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  • Mutronics
  • Guyver
The Guyver is a 1991 USA / Japan action comedy by Screaming Mad George and Steve Wang.
Starring Greg Joung Paik, Jimmie Walker and Peter Spellos. IMDb
Exists as the Director's Cut/Theatrical Version and a VHS Version. The VHS Version has been shortened for plot but has additional violence.

The VHS Version was cut by the BBFC for 15 rated 1992 VHS. The cuts were waived in 2016 for the 12 rated Director's Cut DVD/Blu-ray. The Director's Cuts us MPAA PG-13 rated in the US.

Summary Notes

A young man discovers a mechanical device that merges with his own body, turning him into a cyborg superhero. When strange creatures start appearing, trying to take the device back, he begins to uncover a secret plot to genetically engineer terrifying monsters.

Versions

uncut
Director's Cut/
Theatrical Version

cut
pre-cut

12

MPAA PG-13

88:38s
=
85:05s
UK: The Director's Cut was passed 12 uncut for moderate fantasy violence, moderate horror after previous BBFC cuts waived for:
  • 2016 Arrow RB Blu-ray/R2 DVD Combo at UK Amazon titled The Guyver
US: The Director's Cut is MPAA PG-13 rated for:

From IMDb. The VHS version is different from the Director's Cut (actually the original theatrical version) in a series of small edits. The Video version seems to have been shortened with regards to dialogue but the Directors Cut is missing a few violent shots:

  • When zoanoid Lisker crushes zoanoid Segawa's head, blood is shown gushing onto the ground in the VHS version. The "director's cut" has a very slightly shorter version showing a shot of zoanoid Segawa on his knees with no blood.
  • When the guyver kills the snake-headed zoanoid, the VHS version shows him getting his arm ripped off and his neck snapped with blood splatter. The "director's cut" edits this out in favor of a cheap insert shot of the other zoanoids looking on.
  • When the guyver slashes zoanoid Weber, the VHS version shows blood splattering across her face and Misky's. The "director's cut" cuts away to a cheap close-up of zoanoid Striker looking on.
BBFC cut
category cuts
12s

cut
shortened
VHS Version

1584:27s

submitted
88:07s
=84:36s
UK: The VHS Version was passed 15 after 12s of BBFC category cuts for:
  • 1992 Medusa VHS titled Mutronics

 v   The Guyver: Dark Hero


 X   The Guyver: Dark Hero

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  • The Guyver 2: Dark Hero
The Guyver: Dark Hero

Versions

15s 15 certificate95:26s 1994 US action film by Steve Wang

One scene cut for violence when submitted in 1994 to keep the certificate down to a 15 eg for a throat being cut. A slightly re-edited version was submitted in 2007 without cuts but the similar running time and lack of 'cuts waived' comment suggests that the cuts are still present.

From IMDb

In addition to the BBFC cuts for violence, the UK release is missing several plot scenes:

  • A nightmare sequence
  • a scene which Sean breaks up with Mizky
  • scenes that further develop the relationship between Sean and Cori.

The uncut region 1 DVD is available at US Amazon

 v          Gwendoline - 1984 France fantasy adventure by Just Jaeckin.


 X   Gwendoline

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  • The Perils of Gwendoline in the Land of the Yik Yak
Gwendoline is a 1984 France fantasy adventure by Just Jaeckin.
Starring Tawny Kitaen, Brent Huff and Zabou Breitman. IMDb
The film was shortened for an MPAA R rated theatrical release. The full length film was cut by the BBFC for 18 rated cinema release in 1984 and for VHS release in 1986. The BBFC cuts were waived for 18 rated DVD release in 2005. US MPAA Unrated releases are also uncut.

Summary Notes

Gwendoline arrives in China in a box, and is helped out of her immediate predicament by a female contact and a devil-may-care adventurer. She's on a mission to find her father, who was last seen searching for a rare butterfly in the Land of the Yik Yak. They confront the evil Cheops in an attempt to find Gwen's lost father and the butterfly, and face many other challenges to their mission.

Theatrical Version

uncut
uncut
run: 104:21s
pal: 100:11s
18

MPAA Unrated

UK: Passed 18 uncut for strong violence with previous BBFC cuts waived for: US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
BBFC cut
cut
cut: 2:51s
run: 101:16s
pal: 97:13s
18UK: Passed 18 after 2:51s of BBFC cuts for:
  • 1986 Embassy VHS

See pictorial cuts details from movie-censorship.com

  • Widespread cuts for violence against the Amazon fighters. In particular nunchukas, bloody combat, Amazons trussed up on torture machines or as horses for a 'chariot' race.
BBFC cut
cut
cut: 3:14s
run: 101:19s
pal: 97:16s
18UK: Passed 18 after3:14s of BBFC cuts for:
  • 1984 cinema release

US Version/ The Perils of Gwendoline in the Land of the Yik Yak

mpaa cut
cut
cut: 16m
run: 87m
pal: 84m
MPAA RUK: BBFC details not yet published for:
  • 2019 Severin Films [Theatrical Version + US Version] (RB) Blu-ray at UK Amazon

US: Beware of the cut US R Rated version which is shortened by about 16 minutes.

Mostly plot scenes missing but this includes some violence.


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