Hudson Hawk is a 1991 USA action comedy adventure by Michael Lehmann. Starring Bruce Willis, Danny Aiello and Andie MacDowell.
Cut by the BBFC for all UK releases
with a 15 rating. Uncut and MPAA R rated in the US.
Summary Notes
Eddie Hawkins, called Hudson Hawk has just been released from ten years of prison and is planning to spend the rest
of his life honestly. But then the crazy Mayflower couple blackmail him to steal some of the works of Leonardo da Vinci. If he refuses, they threaten to kill his friend Tommy.
BBFC Secretary John Trevelyan insisted on the removal of a scene from a Swedish film Puss & Kram (released in the UK under the title Hugs and Kisses). The offending sequence featured actress Agneta Ekmanner, who undresses and stands
nude in front of a mirror. Trevelyan demanded the cut in the firm belief that Swedish liberal attitudes were incompatible with those of British audiences. However a number of local authorities passed the film with the offending full-frontal shot intact,
to no great public reaction (at all).
Cinema version was cut in 2004 with the following BBFC statement: Cut required to remove a sequence of apparently real animal cruelty (cat writhing in pain after being poisoned ) The distributor was unable to provide a
satisfactory explanation of how the scene was achieved and a cut was required.
v Hulchul
- 1995 India action crime comedy by Anees Bazmee.
Hulchul is a 1995 India action crime comedy by Anees Bazmee.
Starring Vinod Khanna, Ajay Devgn and Kajol.
Cut by the BBFC for 15 rated cinema and home video release in 1995
Summary Notes
A troubled ACP adopts a young poor child named Deva whose mother and father died. When he grows up, he helps his adopted father as a police officer and ACP to solve various crimes around town to save his job and protect his family.
Deva should not only help his father by tracking down a mob or fight gang members, but he has to release his half-brother Karan from police custody after he is framed for murder.
Hum Aapke Hain Koun is a 1994 India music comedy romance by Sooraj R. Barjatya Starring Madhuri Dixit, Salman Khan and Mohnish Behl
There are no censorship issues with
this release A month after the film was released, it was taken out of theaters and replaced with a different print that included 2 new songs, Chocolate, Lime Juice, and Mujhse Juda Hokar. This is the most common version of the film. Later that year, the
film was once again re-released, this time with a few more dialogue scenes. It included a scene with Nisha's parents giving Tuffy the dog a gift, an alternative ending of the end of the song Yeh Mausum Kah Jadoo Hain Mitva, An extra scene in the temple,
a scene with Nisha and Prem's brother before the ladies function, and an extended ending. Some prints have an alternative Intermission logo (lightning strikes and the word Intermission appears, while the original print simply has the word fade in and
out).
Summary Notes
Prem and Nisha meet and fall in love at the wedding of their elder siblings, but their plans to be together are put in jeopardy when Nisha's sister dies, leaving
behind a baby.
Versions
uncut
run:
192:11s
pal:
184:30s
UK: Uncut and BBFC PG rated for mild bad language, injury detail, brief violence:
2025 Bakrania Media cinema release (rated 23/01/2025) titled Hum Aapke Hain Kaun - Re-Release
uncut
run:
192:46s
pal:
185:03s
UK: Uncut and BBFC U rated for mild bad language, injury detail, brief violence:
1998 Eros International VHS (rated 19/10/1998) titled Hum Aapke Hain Koun!
uncut
run:
206:40s
pal:
198:24s
UK: Uncut and BBFC U rated for mild bad language, injury detail, brief violence:
The Human Centipede II (Full Sequence) is a 2011 Netherlands/UK horror by Tom Six. With Laurence R Harvey and Ashlynn Yennie.
Famously banned in the UK for 2011 DVD but later passed 18 after heavy cuts. Also temporarily banned in Australia before later being
passed R18+ with cuts. A cut version was released in the US Unrated by the MPAA. Later it was released in the uncut version which is now cheekily tagged as the Director's Cut, still MPAA Unrated. Banned in New Zealand.
Summary Review: Sick Fantasy
Inspired by the fictional Dr. Heiter, disturbed loner Martin dreams of creating a 12-person centipede and sets out to realize his sick fantasy.
This is the type of movie you will either like or
hate, I doubt there will be much in between. The film is quite shocking, but not the most outrageous of the genre.
Actor Laurence R Harvey is masterful as Martin yet doesn't utter a single word of dialogue.
Versions
Director's Cut
run:
90:50s
pal:
87:12s
US: The Uncut Version/Director's Cut is MPAA Unrated for:
Missing shots of Martin's penis wrapped in sandpaper whilst masturbating
Missing scene of Martin wrapping barbed wire around his penis and then raping the last girl in the chain.
cut
cut:
30s
run:
90m
pal:
86m
Australia: Passed R18+ after 30s of Classification Board cuts for:
Au 2011 Bounty R4 DVD
cut
cut:
2:37s
run:
87:50s
pal:
84:19s
UK: Unbanned and passed 18 for very strong bloody violence and gore, and sexual violence after 2:37s of BBFC cuts
for:
2017 Eureka Steelbook Edition RB Blu-ray
2016 Eureka [colour version] home video
2012 Monster Films [Human Centipede 1+2] Steelbook Blu-ray/R2 DVD Combo
2012 Monster Films [Human Centipede 1+2] R2 DVD
2011 Bounty Blu-ray
2011 Bounty R2 DVD
2011 cinema release
The BBFC commented on their cuts:
Company was required to make 32 individual cuts to scenes of sexual and sexualised violence, sadistic violence and humiliation, and a child presented in an abusive and violent context.
In this case, cuts included:
a man masturbating with sandpaper around his penis
graphic sight of a man's teeth being removed with a hammer
graphic sight of lips being stapled to naked buttocks
graphic sight of forced defecation into and around other people's mouths
a man with barbed wire wrapped around his penis raping a woman
a newborn baby being killed
graphic sight of injury as staples are torn away from individuals' mouth and buttocks.
The film also contains scenes of sexual and sexualised violence, most notably a sequence in which Martin rapes the woman at the end of his centipede . He is shown thrusting into the naked woman, although in
the classified version the duration of the scene and the emphasis on both male and female nudity has been significantly reduced.
Elsewhere in the film, it is implied that Martin is masturbating with sandpaper whilst viewing a DVD
of THE HUMAN CENTIPEDE (FIRST SEQUENCE). However, the classified version of the film is significantly less explicit.
These cuts enabled the ban to be rescinded as explained by the BBFC:
The DVD of The Human Centipede II (Full Sequence)
has been passed with an 18 classification following 32 cuts made across 8 separate sequences. The cuts total 2 minutes 37 seconds and address all the concerns raised when the Board refused a classification on 6 June 2011, including those
relating to sexual violence, graphic gore and the possibility of breach of the law relating to obscenity.
The President, Sir Quentin Thomas, said
When we first examined this work earlier this
year we judged that, as submitted, it was unsuitable for classification; and, as we explained to the company, we could not ourselves see how cuts could produce a viable and classifiable work. That remains the view of one of our Vice Presidents, Gerard
Lemos, who is therefore abstaining from the Board's collective decision.
The company lodged an appeal against our decision to refuse classification. In the course of preparations for that appeal, the company proposed a number of
cuts which it was right for us to consider. In response, after further examination, we proposed a more extensive series of cuts. These cuts produce a work which many will find difficult but which I believe can properly be classified at the adult level.
The company has now accepted these cuts, withdrawn its appeal and the work has been classified, as cut, at 18.
In its original letter of 6 June refusing classification, the Board made clear that it was open to the
distributor to attempt cuts. The cuts which have now been made are, in the Board's judgement, necessary if the film is to be classified.
Originally passed R18+ uncut by the Classification Board
Banned on appeal by the Review Board in November 2011. The appeal was requested by NSW Attorney General, Greg Smith
Unbanned by the Classification Board after 30s of cuts in
December 2011.
New Zealand: Banned
Banned as 'objectionable' in April 2012
UK: Temporarily banned by the BBFC for:
2011 Bounty R2 DVD
The BBFC explained:
The BBFC has rejected the sexually violent, and potentially obscene DVD, The Human Centipede II (Full Sequence) 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.
The Human Centipede II (Full Sequence) is a sequel to the film The Human Centipede (First Sequence),
which was classified 18 uncut for cinema and DVD release by the BBFC in 2010. The first film dealt with a mad doctor who sews together three kidnapped people in order to produce the human centipede'of the title. Although the concept of the film
was undoubtedly tasteless and disgusting it was a relatively traditional and conventional horror film and the Board concluded that it was not in breach of our Guidelines at '18 . This new work, The Human Centipede II (Full Sequence), tells the story
of a man who becomes sexually obsessed with a DVD recording of the first film and who imagines putting the centipede idea into practice. Unlike the first film, the sequel presents graphic images of sexual violence, forced defecation, and
mutilation, and the viewer is invited to witness events from the perspective of the protagonist. Whereas in the first film the centipede idea is presented as a revolting medical experiment, with the focus on whether the victims will be able to
escape, this sequel presents the centipede idea as the object of the protagonist's depraved sexual fantasy.
The principal focus of The Human Centipede II (Full Sequence) is the sexual arousal of the central
character at both the idea and the spectacle of the total degradation, humiliation, mutilation, torture, and murder of his naked victims. Examples of this include a scene early in the film in which he masturbates whilst he watches a DVD of the original
Human Centipede film, with sandpaper wrapped around his penis, and a sequence later in the film in which he becomes aroused at the sight of the members of the centipede being forced to defecate into one another's mouths, culminating in sight of
the man wrapping barbed wire around his penis and raping the woman at the rear of the centipede . There is little attempt to portray any of the victims in the film as anything other than objects to be brutalised, degraded and mutilated for the
amusement and arousal of the central character, as well as for the pleasure of the audience. There is a strong focus throughout on the link between sexual arousal and sexual violence and a clear association between pain, perversity and sexual pleasure.
It is the Board's conclusion that the explicit presentation of the central character's obsessive sexually violent fantasies is in breach of its Classification Guidelines and poses a real, as opposed to a fanciful, risk that harm is likely to be caused to
potential viewers.
David Cooke, Director of the BBFC said:
It is the Board's carefully considered view that to issue a certificate to this work, even if confined to adults, would be
inconsistent with the Board's Guidelines, would risk potential harm within the terms of the VRA, and would be unacceptable to the public.
The Board also seeks to avoid classifying material that may be in breach of
the Obscene Publications Acts 1959 and 1964 (OPA) or any other relevant legislation. The OPA prohibits the publication of works that have a tendency to deprave or corrupt a significant proportion of those likely to see them. In order to avoid classifying
potentially obscene material, the Board engages in regular discussions with the relevant enforcement agencies, including the CPS, the police, and the Ministry of Justice. It is the Board's view that there is a genuine risk that this video work, The Human
Centipede II (Full Sequence), may be considered obscene within the terms of the OPA, for the reasons given above.
The Board considered whether its concerns could be dealt with through cuts. However, given that the
unacceptable content runs throughout the work, cuts are not a viable option in this case and the work is therefore refused a classification.
The Human Centipede III (Final Sequence) is a 2015 USA horror by Tom Six. Starring Eric Roberts, Bree Olson and Tommy 'Tiny' Lister.
Passed 18 uncut in the UK. Cut for an MPAA Unrated release in the US.
Summary Notes
Taking inspiration from The Human Centipede films, the warden of a notorious and troubled prison looks to create a 500-person human centipede as a solution to his problems.
Versions
uncut
run:
102:38s
pal:
98:32s
US: Passed 18 uncut for strong bloody violence, gore, sexual violence:
Human Experiments is a 1980 US thriller by Gregory Goodell. With Linda Haynes, Geoffrey Lewis and Ellen Travolta.
A short version was passed for cinema
without BBFC cuts. The video was banned as a video nasty for a while. No UK release since but uncut and MPAA R rated in the US.
Summary Review: Women in Prison
Country singer Rachel Foster (Linda
Haynes) is undoubtedly the unluckiest person alive as she stumbles upon a young kid who has just slaughtered his family.
She shoots the kid (he goes into a coma), resulting in a life sentence after the crooked Sheriff pins
all the murders on her. But this is no ordinary prison as the Warden (Mercedes Shirley) and Dr. Kline (Geoffrey Lewis) are conducting bizarre behavioural experiments on their charges.
There are some memorable bits in this
and, on a whole, it is a pretty solid women in prison entry with a few nice twists. Lewis does a great job as the creepy doctor and their is a nice supporting role from Ellen Travolta. Haynes is an attractive lead and isn't afraid to deliver the genre
required nudity.
Director Gregory Goodell excels in the film's last third where Foster's nightmares come to life to haunt her. Sadly, he went on to Lifetime movies exclusively after this.
The Human Factor is a typical revenge movie in the wake of Dirty Harry, Death Wish and Straw Dogs with an American special agent and computer specialist
in Italy losing his family by a terrorist's assault at his home and taking bloody revenge.
George Kennedy plays the hero and does a good job as hard-edged, desperate family father turning to a merciless killer, although he
is no Clint Eastwood or Charles Bronson.
The scripts lacks a bit of logic sometimes, as the real motivation of the terrorist group is never really explained, but all in all the film keeps the action, thrills and suspense
always going and adds some very scary moments and furious action sequences, especially the big showdown in a supermarket. Ennio Morricone's sound tracks puts even more thrills and atmosphere to this dark political thriller that can be seen as a sleeper
for fans of seventies' hardcore action cinema.
Human Lanterns is a 1982 Hong Kong action horror by Chung Sun Starring Tony Liu, Kuan Tai Chen and Lieh Lo
The film was heavily cut for Hong Kong
release but was released on 2005 18 rated UK DVD with just one scene missing. The film was released uncut on 2022 18 rated Blu-ray.
Summary Notes
A psychotic craftsman pits two rival
Kung-Fu masters against each other while designing special lanterns from a disturbing source.
Versions
uncut
run:
99m
pal:
95m
UK: Passed 18 uncut for strong bloody violence, sexual violence:
To remove the scene in the run up to the skin peeling of Yen-chu. Chun Fang rips off Yen-chu's clothes and cuts her head with an axe and a little later inserts the poison into her head wound. Afterwards he cuts her shoulder as the start point to the
peeling
Note that the subsequent skin peeling of Yen-chu is included in this version, whereas it was missing from the UK DVD.
The Hong Kong version is then missing Fang showing Yen-chu her peeled skin and then moving to wash it
A scene is missing showing old Tsui being drowned in a barrel of blood
A scene with Fang ripping off the Lung's wife's clothes before starting to rape her
Humanoids from the Deep is a 1980 USA Sci-Fi horror by Barbara Peeters,Jimmy T. Murakami (uncredited) Starring Doug McClure,Ann Turkel,Vic Morrow
Some releases are missing a shot of a
man having his head ripped off.
Summary Notes
Scientific experiments backfire and produce horrific mutations: half man, half fish, which terrorize a small fishing village by killing
the men and raping the women.
Versions
run:
80m
pal:
77m
UK: Passed 18 uncut for sexual violence, strong gore:
2021 88 Films 2021 88 Films (RB) Blu-ray at UK Amazon #ad titled Humanoids From The Deep
pre-cut
cut:
run:
79:45s
pal:
76:34s
Passed 18 without BBFC cuts for:
1986 Warner VHS titled Monster
From IMDB:
Missing a small scene during the carnival massacre where a man has his head torn off.
Humongous is a 1982 Canada horror romance by Paul Lynch. Starring Janet Julian, David Wysocki and John Wildman.
Cut in the US for an MPAA R rating and
similarly cut in the UK for a BBFC 18 rating. The film has been released uncut in the US and is MPAA Unrated.
Summary Review: Enjoyable B Movie Nonsense
A woman is raped at cocktail party. Years
later, her son grows up to be a big hairy murderous monster who stalks a group of teens shipwrecked on his island.
Reviewers seem to fall into 2 camps. Those consider it a bad movie, but with sufficient B movie charm to make it a
bit of a laugh.
Other reviewers seem to rate it as decent enough on merit to make it enjoyable.
At least both schools of opinion end up enjoying the film.
The BBFC claim that the cut cinema release was submitted but this doesn't stack up with the running time nor the cuts description below. However if we assume that in fact the uncut version was submitted, then both the runtime and cuts description
tally.
Tom ripping off Ida's clothes, spreading her legs and raping her
Shots of injuries to Tom and Ida after a dog attack
1:08s
US: The US R-rated version cuts out some violence and rape footage from the pre-titles scene. This ends up being cut similarly to the 1987 BBFC cut VHS release. See
pictorial cuts details from movie-censorship.com
7s
pre-cut
84:31s =81:08s
UK: A short presumably pre-cut version was passed 18 after 7s of further BBFC
cuts for:
1983 cinema release
v Hundra
- 1983 Spain/USA fantasy adventure by Matt Cimber.
Hundra is a 1983 Spain/USA fantasy adventure by Matt Cimber. Starring Laurene Landon, Cihangir Gaffari and María Casal.
Uncut for 18 rated cinema release and
VHS but a cut version was released on DVD. Worldwide DVD releases have generally been the cut version but the US Subversive release is uncut.
Summary Notes
Born in a tribe of fierce warrior women,
Hundra has been raised to despise the influence of men. An archer, fighter and sword fighter, Hundra is superior to any male. Hundra finds her family slain and takes a vow of revenge until one day she meets her match.
Versions
pre-cut
103:42s
UK: A pre-cut version was passed 18 for strong sex, violence and assault scenes without BBFC cuts for:
2005 Blackhorse Entertainment video
About a minute of violence has been cut for reasons unknown., mostly during the climax
The Hunger Games is a 2012 US Sci-Fi action film by Gary Ross. With Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson and Liam Hemsworth.
Cut in the US for an MPAA PG-13
rating. The BBFC required more extensive cuts for a 12A/12 rated cinema release and DVD. The US version was later passed 15 without BBFC cuts.
The MPAA concurred with some the cuts advised by the BBFC leading to the following cuts:
The removal of some bloodletting during the initial Cornucopia scene
A scene was cut where one character is killed by the wolf mutts.
total
cut:
20s
run:
142:16s
pal:
136:35s
category cuts 7s
advised cuts ~13s
UK: The UK Version, the result of BBFC advised pre-cuts and a further 7s of cuts by the BBFC was passed 12A/12 for intense threat, moderate violence and
occasional gory moments for:
2016 Lions Gate Complete Collection RB Blu-ray
2012 Lions Gate Online
2012 Lions Gate R2 DVD
2012 cinema release
2012 cinema release [IMAX]
The BBFC commented:
This work was originally seen for advice in an unfinished form. The company was advised that the film was likely to receive a 15 certificate but that their preferred 12A classification could be achieved by making a
number of cuts and visual reductions.
When the finished version of the film was submitted for formal classification, cuts had been made in four scenes of violence and in one scene showing details of injuries. These
reductions were implemented by a mixture of visual cuts, visual darkenings and the digital removal of sight of blood.
In addition to the reductions already made during the advice process, the Board required further
reductions in one scene following formal submission of the finished feature. A number of cuts were made in one scene to reduce an emphasis on blood and injury. These cuts, which were implemented by digitally removing sight of blood splashes and sight of
blood on wounds and weapons, were made in accordance with BBFC Guidelines and policy.
An uncut 15 classification was available.
The cuts were:
Blood has been digitally removed from a brick, which had presumably being used as a weapon
2 instances of bloody knives being de-bloodied
4 instances of wounds that no longer spurt blood
2 shots of blood were cleared up
from a wall and a suitcase
2 shots of a bloody corpse have been de-bloodied
2 Scenes showing Katniss' wound featured less wound and more tending
A scene showing Katniss threatened with a small knife featured less of the knife
and more close ups of the aggressor's face
The BBFC spoke further about the cuts in Podcast 45 The Hunger Games
Before the film's formal UK classification, Lionsgate, the UK distributor of The Hunger Games, approached the BBFC for classification advice. Lionsgate made clear that they were looking
for a 12A classification which would enable many children who had read and enjoyed the book to see the film. However, it was clear that the film shown to us at this early stage went some way beyond the BBFC's Guidelines at 12A. The level of detail of
some of the violence and gore, such as the tending of bloody wounds, required the 15 category.
We also considered at this early stage whether the theme and overall tone of the film were appropriate for 12-year-olds. Although the
concept of children and young people being forced to fight and kill one another is potentially disturbing, we concluded that the futuristic and fantastical nature of the setting distanced the sense of threat from reality. The film is also alive to
ethical questions and we believed young teenagers were likely to understand that the film, like the novel, is a critique of violence and of media manipulation. Indeed, it vividly invites its viewers to use and develop their media literacy skills.
The story has some similarities to The Lord of the Flies, which is taught in schools to the same age group. If anything, the latter takes a bleaker view of human nature.
Having concluded that the issues of
theme and tone were appropriate for 12-year-olds, we suggested how the distributor might be able to secure the desired 12A classification by reducing the level of violence, blood and gore. Lionsgate returned with another version of the film for advice,
which took account of some of our suggestions. However it was still some way off the 12A criteria. Scenes with emphasis on injuries and blood remained, going against what the public, through our research and consultations, have told us is acceptable at
this relatively junior category. We again offered advice as to what Lionsgate should remove for the film to be contained at the 12A category.
When the film was finally submitted for formal classification we required a further
seven seconds of cuts to the most violent and bloody sequence, which takes place as the game begins, as well as the digital removal of some bloody effects.
In all, Lionsgate removed around 20 seconds of the most violent,
threatening and gory content and digitally removed other bloody effects. This was their choice. The BBFC did not require Lionsgate to make any cuts at all. We offered a 15 classification without cuts.
banned
Vietnam:
Banned as being 'too violent' with a theme of kids killing kids. Perhaps more to do with Vietnam not being happy with a film that shows youngsters fighting back against a totalitarian state.
The Hungover Games is a 2014 USA comedy by Josh Stolberg. With Ross Nathan, Ben Begley and Herbert Russell.
Exists in R rated and Unrated versions
Summary Notes
After Doug?s bachelor party in a rundown motel outside of Las Vegas, our hung-over partiers, Bradley, Ed, and Zach wake up in a strange room in an even stranger world? without Doug.
After meeting the spoiled and immature Effing and the gruff, alcoholic Justmitch, our heroes put the pieces together and realize they are on a train headed for the deadly Hungover Games. It?s a fight for survival in the Arena as our guys go toe to toe
against various Pop Culture Districts, including The Superhero District, The Middle Earth District, the Puppet District, and the Johnny Depp District. Will Bradley, Ed, and Zach find Doug and get him back for the wedding?
Versions
81:21s
UK: Passed 18 uncut for very strong sex
references for:
The running time of the UK releases falls half way between the US Unrated and R rated versions so it is not yet confirmed which version it is. However the Unrated Version seems to be the default version for home video in the US, so it is most likely
that this is the one released in the UK.
Unrated Version
Unrated
85:11s =81:47s
US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
2014 Sony Pictures Home Entertainment R0 Blu-ray at US Amazon
2014 Sony Pictures
Home Entertainment R1 DVD at US Amazon
R rated Version
R rated
84:13s =80:51s
US : There is also R rated version targeted out censorial video stores
The Hunt is a 2019 USA action horror thriller by Craig Zobel. Starring Betty Gilpin, Hilary Swank and Emma Roberts.
The film was withdrawn prior to an
August 2019 release by the US distributors after two US shooter incidents echoed the politically charged allegory of elites vs red caps as depicted in this film. The producers later scheduled a release for March 2020. The film had earlier been MPAA R
rated for crude and sexual content, nudity, language throughout, comic violence and drug use.
Summary Notes
Twelve strangers wake up in a clearing. They don't know where they are, or
how they got there. They don't know they've been chosen - for a very specific purpose - The Hunt.
The Hunted is a 1995 USA action thriller by JF Lawton.
Starring Christopher Lambert, John Lone and Joan Chen.
Cut by the BBFC for 18 rated VHS in 1986. Uncut and 18 rated since 2001. Uncut and MPAA R rated in the US. There also exits a workprint
version.
Summary Notes
Paul is on one of his many business trips to Tokyo, as a computer-chip executive from New York, when he meets a beautiful and mysterious woman. Later, he finds
himself in the wrong place at the wrong time, inadvertently interrupting an assassination by a feared Ninja-cult. As he is now the only man to have seen the face of the cult's warrior-leader and lived, he soon realizes that he is facing a markedly
foreshortened life-expectancy. Teaming up with a friendly samurai couple, on a two-centuries-old blood-feud with the Ninja, he struggles to survive. Finally, recuperating on an island-fortress, he learns swordsmanship, and perhaps, a little about
courage, honor, love, and loyalty. The requisite final confrontation is rife with bloody swordplay and spectacular martial-arts action sequences.
Wth a satisfying climax, this film not only has plenty of action
to satisfy all, but the added bonus of fine acting by the cast (Lambert, Lone, Chen, Harada, Shimada) which makes it a most enjoyable film to watch again and again. Plus you can't beat the music, which adds another layer all by itself.
2019 Shout! Factory [Theatrical + Workprint] RA Blu-ray at US Amazon
1998
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment R1 DVD at US Amazon
cut:
12s
run:
109:43s
pal:
105:20s
UK: Passed 18 after 12s of compulsory BBFC cuts:
1996 CIC VHS
Cut by the BBFC for the use of "banned" weaponry:
During the night raid on the hospital at which Ravine (Christopher Lambert) is recovering, (3 secs) of a ninja throwing a shuriken (ninja star) into a wall have been removed.
Towards the end of the film, the scene on the island in which
Kinjo (John Lone) conceals his identity to trap Ravine and his Samurai protectors is missing (3 secs) of him throwing two shurikens at guards - hitting both a chest and a face.
At the end of the showdown between Kinjo and Ravine, (5 secs) of
Kinjo revealing a shuriken and throwing it at Ravine's chest have been trimmed. This occurs just before the beheading.
At the beginning of the train sequence when Takeda first encounters the goup of ninja the Female Ninja says to the others
'Kill Him'. 2 of the ninjas then produce Shurikens and throw them at Takeda. He deflects them with his sword and walks backs into another compartment. Again the Shurikens are not seen
The print shown on Sky is cut even further than the UK video.
Some rare rental editions appear to have been accidentally distributed uncut.
Workprint
run:
123:49s
pal:
118:52s
US: A workprint is MPAA Unrated for:
2019 Shout! Factory [Theatrical + Workprint] RA Blu-ray at US Amazon
The low quality workprint version changes the mood of the film in many
places. The end of the workprint is more oriented towards the Japanese spirit, while the theatrical version is simply more action packed with a distinct finale in which the villain is judged. Oshima reappears in the theatrical version at the end in a
classic way, providing a final laugh/feel good moment, while the workprint's end is more focuses on the love between Paul and Mieko. It's not outlandish to consider the workprint to be the better version of the film, as it seems a bit more complex and
less adapted to the needs of the mainstream audiences.
Hunter's Blood is a 1986 USA action horror adventure by Robert C Hughes. Starring Sam Bottoms, Kim Delaney and Clu Gulager.
Uncut by the BBFC for 18 rated cinema
and video release in 1986. Cut for an MPAA R rating in the US.
Summary Notes
Five "city boys" travel to the country to relax by doing some hunting, drinking Bud, and generally having good time.
However, the local inbred backwoods psychos turn the hunters into the hunted, and they need all the ammo and wits they have to get out of the woods alive.
A fight for survival that turns quite bloody is afoot. And as it turns out, this fight was trimmed down by several shots adding up to 23s for an "R" rating in the US. The cuts are to remove
lingering shots on dead and dying bodies.
The Hunting Party is a 1971 USA/UK action western drama by Don Medford. Starring Oliver Reed, Candice Bergen and Gene Hackman.
The original cinema release was cut both in the UK and in the US. The US cuts required for an R rating seem to be less than the UK
cuts. The US R rated version has been used as the basis for all DVD releases and was further cut in the UK for animal cruelty.
Promotional Material
Frank Calder (Oliver Reed), an outlaw leader,
is dissatisfied with his wandering, shooting life and decides to better himself. He kidnaps Melissa Ruger (Candice Bergen), a substitute school teacher, and insists that she teach him how to read. Melissa s husband, Brandt (Gene Hackman), is a wealthy,
sadistic man. When he discovers that his wife is missing, he gathers up a posse and sets out in pursuit. Armed with high powered rifles the pursuers pick off Calder s gang one by one. When all of Calder s gang have been killed Brandt hunts down Melissa
and Calder for a final violent showdown.
Versions
cut
best available
~111:00s = ~106:00s
US: See
cuts details from dvdcompare.net. In the US, the film was originally cut
before its release in 1971, to achieve an 'R' certificate from the MPAA.
All DVD versions of the film appear to derive from the cut American 'R' rated variant, so this seems to the best available version.
2s
cut
106:18s
UK: The Uncut Version was passed 18 for strong bloody violence, sexual violence after 2s of BBFC compulsory cuts for:
2015 Media Sales/Final Cut Entertainment R2 DVD at UK Amazon
The BBFC commented:
Cut required to a scene of animal cruelty in which a horse is cruelly tripped.
The original cinema release was cut both in the UK and in the US. The US cuts required for an R rating seem to be less than the UK cuts. The US R rated version has been used for all DVD releases so far, so probably the same for this version too.
Except of course for the extra BBFC animal cruelty cuts.
1:43s
104:17s
UK: The Uncut Version was passed 18 after the
same 1:43s of BBFC cuts as the cinema version for:
1986 Warner VHS
UK: The Uncut Version was passed X after 1:43s of BBFC cuts for:
The Huntsman Winter's War is a 2016 USA action fantasy adventure by Cedric Nicolas-Troyan. Starring Emily Blunt, Jessica Chastain and Sam Claflin.
There exists a Theatrical Version and
an Extended Version.
Summary Notes
As two evil sisters prepare to conquer the land; two renegades - Eric the Huntsman - who previously aided Snow White in defeating Ravenna, and his forbidden lover,
Sara set out to stop them.
Extended Version
Extended Version
run:
119:40s
pal:
114:53s
UK: The Extended Version is not in the BBFC database for:
2016 Universal [Extended + Theatrical] RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon
2016 Universal [Extended + Theatrical] R2 DVD at UK Amazon
The extra material is not essential to the film and does not add anything that would affect ratings. However it adds a little background that is worth having.
Theatrical Version
Theatrical Version
run:
113:57s
pal:
109:24s
UK: The Theatrical Version was passed 12A/12 uncut for moderate violence, threat, moderate bad language for:
2016 Universal [Extended + Theatrical] RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon
2016 Universal [Extended + Theatrical] R2 DVD at UK Amazon
2016 [2d + 3D] cinema release titled The Huntsman: Winter's War
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- 2019 USA TV thriller by Cassius Corrigan
Huracán is a 2019 USA TV thriller by Cassius Corrigan
Starring Cassius Corrigan, Yara Martinez and Jorge Masvidal
Not cut by the BBFC but it was
downrated from 18 to 15 after the BBFC was asked to reconsider its initial 18 rating. In the US the TV film was uncut and rated TV-MA
HURACAN, a US sports drama about a mixed martial arts fighter who must reckon with his past trauma, was submitted for a theatrical classification with a 12A request from the distributor. Upon viewing the film, the Compliance team noted that it contained a scene of sexual violence in which a man rapes a woman while a child watches from a cupboard. Though the sequence is relatively undetailed, the team decided that due its duration, the domestic setting and the aggravating aspect of the child observer the film was most appropriately classified at 18. They acknowledged however that this was a borderline decision.
Following the film's classification, the distributor requested a reconsideration and submitted a letter from the director arguing that the film should not be restricted to adults only. The film was viewed again by the Chief
Executive, Compliance Manager, Senior Compliance Officer and Senior Policy Officer. The team noted the scene's visual restraint and its contextual importance to the film's narrative, and decided that the scene could be classified at 15 given these
mitigating factors.
Husbands is a 1970 USA comedy drama by John Cassavetes.
With Ben Gazzara, Peter Falk and John Cassavetes.
Originally released in 142 minute version. This was later replaced with a 131 minute version
Summary Notes
A common friend's sudden death brings three men, married with children, to reconsider their lives and ultimately leave together. But mindless enthusiasm for regained freedom will be short-lived.
Versions
131:00s
UK: A shorter Re-edited Version was passed 12A uncut for domestic violence and moderate sex references for:
2012 cinema release
141:51s
UK: The longer Original Version was passed X uncut for:
Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte is a 1964 USA crime mystery thriller by Robert Aldrich. Starring Bette Davis, Olivia de Havilland and Joseph Cotten.
Cut by the BBFC for an X rated cinema
release in 1965. Uncut and 15 rated for home video. Uncut and MPAA Unrated in the US.
Summary Notes
Aged, wealthy Charlotte Hollis has lived as a recluse in the crumbling family
plantation mansion in Hollisport, Louisiana since her father Sam Hollis' death thirty-six years ago. The only people who regularly see her are her hard-as-nails but seemingly loyal housekeeper, Velma Crowther, and her longtime friend and physician, Dr.
Drew Bayliss. She has lived there most of her life except for a short stint in London thirty-seven years ago following the vicious murder of her married lover, John Mayhew, at the plantation's summer house while Sam was hosting one of his legendary grand
balls in the mansion. She and John had planned to run off together that night, but instead he was bludgeoned to death, his head and right hand severed from his body. Nobody was ever convicted for his murder, but most people believe Charlotte did it after
John changed his mind about running off with her. They also believe that Charlotte, whom they haven't seen in years, is a crazy old woman.
The Hustle is a 2019 USA comedy by Chris Addison.
Starring Anne Hathaway, Rebel Wilson and Tim Blake Nelson.
Originally rated R in the US for some crude sexual references. The producers were not impressed and appealed the rating, seeking a
PG-13 rating. The appeal was successful and the movie was re-rated PG-13 without cuts, this time for crude sexual content and language.
According to Rebel Wilson and Anne Hathaway ,
the MPAA insisted that 10 of the best jokes of the film, including a dinosaur clitoris gag, needed to be tweaked or cut before the movie was classed as a PG-13.
So Wilson, who has a law degree, decided to go to arbitration
herself, address the jury personally, and make her case that The Hustle was teen appropriate. She recounted: So basically I said that it was sexist to give our movie an R rating, when the original that starred two men was given PG-13.
Wilson said that she did an analysis between male and female comedies, comparing the language in The Hustle to that used in Adam McKay's Anchorman. She explained, The Hustle has five references to female anatomy, but the PG movie
Anchorman has nine references to male anatomy ... plus 20 references to female body parts. She added that the film includes the phrase, rub Vaseline all over your heinie.
Summary Notes
A remake of the 1988 comedy, 'Dirty Rotten Scoundrels', in which two down-and-out con artists engage in a "loser leaves town" contest.
Hustler White is a 1996 Germany/Canada gay romance by Rick Castro and Bruce La Bruce. Starring Tony Ward, Bruce La Bruce and Kevin P Scott.
Cut by the BBFC for 1996 cinema
release. Further cut for 1997 video but still contains real sex. Uncut in the US.
Summary Review: Rent it even if you're not gay!
Hustler White is a fictionalised study of male hustlers operating in
Los Angeles.
Bruce La Bruce sure knows all about tragic Hollywood suicides. The sex scenes are certainly not as graphic as "regular" gay porno. What you imagine is much worse than what you actually see on screen.
It's not as if there are any close-up penetration shots. Perhaps the razor blade scene with the "Versace Model", made me cringe the most.
Not to be taken too seriously. Rent it even if you're not gay!
Versions
uncut
UK:
Screened uncut without a BBFC certificate at the NFT
A further 6s was cut from the razor blade scene cut for the cinema version. 50s in total was cut from this scene.
The non explicit amputee sex scene implying penetration with a stump was cut by 24s and reduced to brief establishment only.
The BBFC explained that it was hard to justify it on any but narrative grounds The spectacle of someone being sexually penetrated by an amputee's stump is too brutish to be tolerable in a home-viewing medium.
As with the cinema release there were some brief scenes of unsimulated masturbation and real sex that were allowed to remain.
There is a scene in which a client pays a hustler to burn him with cigarettes and then cut his back with a razor, attached to a small piece of wood. The BBFC cut 44s from this scene to remove all evidence of actual blood letting with
razor.
There were some brief scenes of unsimulated masturbation and real sex that were allowed to remain.
