Man Behind the Sun is a 1988 Hong Kong war horror drama by Tun-Fei Mou Starring Gang Wang, Dai Yao Wu and Runshen Wang
Cut by the BBFC for animal cruelty in 18 rated VHS in 1991. Released uncut on Hong Kong
Blu-ray in 2021. The film was briefly banned in Australia but then R18+ rated after a successful appeal.
Summary Notes
Story of a Japanese terror camp in the end of WW2, where the
Japanese are using the Chinese as guinea pigs in terrible experiments to develop deadly bacterial-plagues.
UK: The film has been shown uncut at London's Imperial War Museum, as part of an exhibition of war atrocities.
Australia: Passed R18 uncut by the Review Board in April 1989 after a successful appeal against bening banned in March
1989. The Review Board explained its decision:
The Board of Review was divided on this appeal. The guidelines for film classification prohibit unduly detailed and/or relished acts of extreme violence or cruelty. That the violence in Man Behind
the Sun is both detailed and extreme cannot be denied; whether it is unduly detailed, whether the acts can be said to be relished, is open to question. Man Behind the Sun is ostensibly, and at least in part, a documentary. The question therefore arises:
what constitutes undue detail in a documentary about war and its atrocities?
The Board took the view that the word unduly in the context allows- and was intended to allow-a certain flexibility in the interpretation of the
guidelines, particularly in cases where the presentation of violent acts may be thought to be justified by the intentions of the film and the circumstances in which the act is committed. A majority concluded that in a film specifically concerned with
documented instances of atrocities and inhumanity, depictions of extreme cruelty can be justified, and may indeed be necessary to the filmmaker's purposes. In considering Man Behind the Sun, the majority took account of the film's strong anti-war message
and the reaction of most of the characters in the film to the experiments they are forced to witness. Far from suggesting relish, the film provokes-and depicts-a powerful sense of revulsion.
cut
cut:
2:00s
run:
102:48s
pal:
98:41s
UK: Passed 18 after 2:00s of BBFC cuts:
1991 Videosino VHS
The cut scene was an unsimulated scene of a cat being thrown into a room full of rats, the rats killing the cat.
The video was given a limited release to UK ethenic Chinese video stores only (which probably goes some way to explain why the BBFC
treated it so leniently, its' re-enactments of WWII atrocities make Saving Private Ryan look like an episode of The A Team).
banned
run:
104m
pal:
100m
Australia
Australia: Banned in March 1989 but the ban was overturned on appeal.
Censor John
Dickie spoke of the ban:
Exploitative violence for its own sake, it was not necessarily part of the progression of telling the story. That's where it becomes a bit subjective, I agree, and there aren't too many films
that are like that. But if Schindler's had been a film where they tried to recreate the full horror of the actual execution in the gas chambers, and things like that, you would have to look very carefully at the scene and say, is this absolutely
necessary to the thing or is it just a gratuitous scene to appeal to some violence freaks? And that's something you can only really judge in the context of the film. But they're the principles that tend to guide us.
The Man Called Noon is a 1973 Spain/Italy/UK western by Peter Collinson. With Richard Crenna, Stephen Boyd and Rosanna Schiaffino.
BBFC category cuts were required for an AA rated cinema release. Uncut and
15 rated on 2010 DVD. Uncut and MPAA R rated in the US.
Summary Review: Well Above Average
Noon is a gunfighter who has become amnesiac. Helped by Rimes, an outlaw who has befriended him, he tries to
figure out who he is actually. It gradually appears that his wife and kid have been murdered.
It is far from perfect but is certainly lifted well above the average Spaghetti nonsense by a director with flair and imagination. The
film boasts a good clear picture quality reflecting well on the restoration work.
The Man from Hong Kong is a 1975 Hong Kong / Australia action adventure drama by Brian Trenchard-Smith and Yu Wang. Starring Yu Wang, George Lazenby and Hugh Keays-Byrne.
The film was cut by the BBFC for X rated 1975 cinema release. Uncut and 15 rated by 2022 for a Blu-ray release. There is an extended Australian version that includes extra dialogue dropped for the international version as
incomprehensible to non-Australians.
Summary Notes
Hong Kong Inspector Fang Sing Leng travels to Australia to extradite a drug dealer. When the hood is assassinated on his way to court, everyone
suspects Jack Wilton, a crime lord who the local police haven't been able to pick up.
Australian Version
Australian Version
run:
105:54s
pal:
101:40s
UK: The Australian Version was passed 15 uncut
with a BBFC trigger warning for strong violence, bloody images, threat, racism:
2022 Network video
US: The Australian Version is uncut and MPA UNrated for:
2021 Twilight Time Limited Edition R0 Blu-ray at US Amazon
US Version
US Version
run:
103:12s
pal:
99:04s
Germany: The US Version is uncut with English soundtrack for:
From IMDb. The original US versions cut two scenes due to 20th Century Fox's concern that Hugh Keays-Byrne's "Australian" accent in these scenes would be indecipherable to American audiences (despite the fact that Keays-Byrne was English).
These were:
Morrie Grosse's "55 Days at Peking" rant with Fang at a gas station.
Grosse questioning Caroline about Fang's disappearance.
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pal:
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103:23s
UK: The US Version was passed X after compulsory BBFC cuts for:
1975 cinema release
From IMDb. The BBFC cuts were:
to edit assorted fatal blows including groin kicks.
v
Man of Steel - 2013 USA/Canada/UK action Sci-Fi fantasy by Zack Snyder
Man of the East is a 1972 Italy / France / Yugoslavia action comedy western by Enzo Barboni (as EB Clucher). Starring Terence Hill, Gregory Walcott and Yanti Somer.
BBFC category cuts were required for an 'A' rated 1973 cinema release. A shortened version was released on 1986 VHS. The full length version was passed PG uncut for DVD.
Summary Notes
By his dying father's last wish Joe is sent to the Wild West to become a real guy. The dreamy young man despises guns and fights, likes poems and prefers bicycles to horses. Now his three teachers, footpads all of them, shall teach him otherwise. This
doesn't work, until Joe has to defend himself against gunman Morton, who's jealous of Joe's love to rancher Ohlsen's beautiful daughter.
Versions
uncut
120:01s
UK: Passed PG uncut for mild violence, sex references, mild bad language for:
a famous shot of Hazel Court's breast as she briefly unfurls a wrap during a modelling session. Apparently shot for a continental version which may have been located in France but it hasn't made it to any DVD releases yet. It is also reported that
Hammer Films retains a copy with the nude scene.
cuts to the climatic disintegration of Anton Diffring
See article from movie-censorship.com . The Dirctor's Cut features 12
minutes extra material including more nudity and violence. This does not make much difference to the narrative.
~12;00s
91:14s
UK: The Theatrical Version was passed 18 uncut for strong bloody violence for:
The Man with the
Iron Fists 2 is a 2015 USA action film by Roel Reiné. Starring Sahajak Boonthanakit, Ocean Hou and Grace Huang.
Available as the R rated Theatrical Version and Unrated/Uncut Version
Promotional Material
Thaddeus (RZA) is back in this explosive action adventure inspired by Kung Fu classics. A reluctant villager joins forces with a mysterious outsider to fight off powerful evil
forces, both earthly and otherworldly, in a 19th Century Chinese mining town.
When a stranger, Thaddeus, is found badly wounded near the village, miner Li Kung (Dustin Nguyen) and his wife Ah Ni (Eugenia Kang) offer him refuge. With Thaddeus at his
side, the mild-mannered Kung transforms into a deadly warrior in this martial arts epic
Versions
Uncut Unrated Version
Unrated
86:41s
UK: The Uncut/Unrated Version was passed 18 uncut for strong bloody violence for:
2015 Universal Iron Fists Collection [I + II uncut version] R2 DVD at UK Amazon
The Man with the Severed Head is a 1976 Spain/France horror by Juan Fortuny. With Paul Naschy, Silvia Solar and Olivier Mathot.
The English Version was cut in the US and was further cut by the BBFC for
1985 18 rated VHS. The BBFC cuts were later waived for 2004 DVD. The French uncut version was passed 18 by the BBFC for 2017 DVD
Promotional: Material: Fleapits of Europe
Spain's greatest horror icon
Paul Naschy is transformed into a raging psychopath in this sleazy ride to murder and depravity from a time when exploitation cinema ruled the fleapits of Europe.
When a jewellery heist goes awry, Jack Surnett (Naschy) finds
himself with a bullet in his head and few options. Luckily, his gang have the novel idea to transplant his brain into the corpse of their arch nemesis, a gangster called The Sadist . But as he settles into his new body, Jack feels sinister urges
welling up inside, urges that will lead him down a path to madness, torture and crimson murder!
Versions
uncut French Version
Unrated
94:11s
UK: The French/European Version was passed 15 uncut for sexual violence, strong sex for:
2017 Screenbound/Black House Films R2 DVD at UK Amazon
US: The European Version is uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
2016 Redemption [European + US versions] RA Blu-ray at US Amazon
2016 Redemption
[European + US versions] R1 DVD at US Amazon
cut English Version
Unrated
85:41s
=82:15s
UK: The cut US/English Version was passed 15 without BBFC cuts for:
2011 ArrowDrome R2 DVD titled The Man with the Severed Head at UK Amazon
2004 Freemantlemedia/Arrow R2 DVD
US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
2016 Redemption [European + US versions] RA Blu-ray at US Amazon
2016 Redemption
[European + US versions] R1 DVD at US Amazon
The US/English version is dubbed into English and is missing sexual footage
Manchester By the Sea is a 2016 USA drama by Kenneth Lonergan. Starring Casey Affleck, Michelle Williams and Kyle Chandler.
Uncut and 15 rated in the UK. Uncut and R rated in the US. But cut for an M
rating in Australia.
Summary Notes
An uncle is forced to take care of his teenage nephew after the boy's father dies.
Versions
uncut
Australia
137:22s =131:52s
UK: Passed 15 uncut for very strong language for:
2016 cinema release
The BBFC further commented about the strong language in its insight advice:
There is a single use of very strong language ('cunt'), employed in a sexual sense. There is also frequent strong language ('fuck' and
'motherfucker'), some of it used in an aggressive manner.
US: Rated R for language throughout and some sexual content.
Australia: Originally passed MA 15+ (like a 15A in UK terms) for strong coarse language. However
the distributors preferred an M (like a PG-15) rating and so the film was cut
category cuts
Australia
Australia: Passed M (PG-15) for mature themes, coarse
language, violence and sexual references after category cuts.
Presumably the distributors removed the use of the word 'cunt'.
The Manchurian Candidate is a 1962 USA mystery thriller by John Frankenheimer. Starring Frank Sinatra, Laurence Harvey and Janet Leigh.
The BBFC required category cuts for an A rated 1962 cinema release. A cut
West German version has been adopted for worldwide home video releases. This was passed 15 by the BBFC from 1988 to 2000 and 12 from 2010.
Summary Notes
A former Korean War POW is brainwashed by
Communists into becoming a political assassin. But another former prisoner may know how to save him.
The West German version was edited by about 4 minutes to remove every scene with the ladies in the greenhouse. This seems to have become the standard version for worldwide releases.
category cuts
submitted
130:16s =125:03s
UK: Passed A (PG) after category cuts for:
1962 cinema release
v Mandingo
- 1975 USA action romance by Richard Fleischer.
Mandingo is a 1975 USA action romance by Richard Fleischer. Starring James Mason,
Susan George and Perry King.
Cut by the BBFC for an X rated 1975 cinema release and agin for an 18 rated 1987 VHS. Uncut and MPAA R rated in the US.
Summary Review: Amazing
Mandingo is truly an amazing
movie. One would think that this is as close you can get to actually seeing the slave-owning south on film.
Mandingo is probably lumped into the "cult/camp classic" category because this is a film no one would dare make today, unless the
slaves got a major comeuppance at the end. They do not here.
This film is a brutal look at slave owners and their slaves which will leave the audience gasping. Some of the lines are so daring by today's politically-correct
standards, there's no doubt they'd get a lot of laughs.
Manglehorn is a 2014 USA drama by David Gordon Green. Starring Al Pacino, Holly
Hunter and Chris Messina.
Originally rated R for some sexual material. The studio appealed to the CARA appeals board, and without cuts being required, the rating was reduced to PG-13 for some sexual content and language, and for accident and
surgery images.
Summary Notes
A strange and lonely man tries to come to terms with a past crime that cost him the love of his life.
v The Mangler - 1995 South
Africa / UK horror mystery by Tobe Hooper.
The Mangler is a 1995 South Africa / UK horror mystery by Tobe Hooper. Starring Robert Englund, Ted Levine and Daniel Matmor.
Cut in the US for an MPAA R rating but uncut and 18 rated in the UK. The
uncut version was later released in the US and is MPAA Unrated.
Summary Notes
When an accident involving a folding machine at an old laundry occurs, detective John Hunton decides to
investigate. What he finds is the owner of the laundry, Bill Gartley. Meanwhile the folding machine has acquired a taste for the flesh of human beings, but is there more to Bill Gartley than meets the eye, and does he know what monster hides behind the
machine?
Sherry tries to rescue Mrs. Frawley from the mangler by grabbing her legs. Just after she has done that, there is a bloody close up of Frawley's head inside the machine (2 sec)
About 16 secs later there is
another close up of Frawley inside the machine. It shows her upper body covered in blood (2 sec)
The death of Frawley is also shown in close up. It shows when her head is crushed by the roller. (2 sec)
When Pictureman takes the second picture of Frawleys mangled body, the close up stays longer and shows a pile of flesh (3 sec)
In the scene where George gets stuck in the machine, a close up is shown when the axe hits his arm, it sprays blood first on the man who cut Georges arm, then on Sherry. Gartley yells "Sherry", a close up of Georges
face and the bloody stump is then shown. George yells in agony and Sherry looks up to Gartley. This lasts about 11 sec
When Lin Sue gets killed, it shows in close up her body beeing mangled (2 sec)
A
few sec later, there is another close up of her mangled body ( 2 sec)
The death of Gartley, it shows a 5 sec shot when his thigh gets folded to his stomach. Intercut is close ups of Hunton.
About 14 sec
later when Gartley finally has been mangled, a close up of his waist is shown, it sprays blood up in the air. What only remains is his upper body (2 sec)
This is a workprint variant that is missing several small but important pieces of dialogue and had an altered pre-credits sequence. It incorporates some brief shots from the 1987 director's cut (which runs four minutes longer than the true
theatrical cut), while dropping a few shots from the true theatrical cut.
Theatrical Version
114:49s
UK: The Theatrical Version was passed 18 without BBFC cuts for:
2001 Universal/4 Front VHS
1999 BMG R2 DVD
1998 BMG VHS
1989 Film & Video VHS
1986 cinema release
v Maniac
- 1963 UK crime horror by Michael Carreras
Maniac is a 1963 UK crime horror by Michael Carreras With Kerwin Mathews, Nadia Gray and Donald Houston.
Cut by the BBFC for an X rated 1963 cinema release. The BBFC reported that
cuts were waived for 12 rated Blu-ray in 2017, but the running time still matches the cut version.
Summary Review: Forgotten
An American painter has an affair with a bar owner is a French village and
agrees to help her murderer husband escape from a prison for the criminally insane.
Let down by some poor acting. Script, direction and photography are said to be good though.
Versions
uncut
run:
86:14s
pal:
82:47s
UK: Passed 12 uncut for moderate violence, threat, references to sexual violence with previous BBFC cuts waived for:
2017 Powerhouse Films Hammer Volume One: Fear Warning R0 Blu-ray
at UK Amazon
Thanks to Tim who comments:
I'm also fairly sure that the Indicator print of Hammer's Maniac is the BBFC cut print (despite the BBFC statement about waived cuts) since all the releases I've seen are the BBFC cut
print but I don't own it so can't be definite.
In fact the running time is also 2:14s shorter than the version submitted for cinema release in 1963.
Maniac is a 1980 US serial killer horror by William Lustig. With Joe
Spinell, Caroline Munro and Abigail Clayton.
The Uncut Unrated Theatrical Version is preferred over the shortened Director's Cut. Once Banned by the BBFC, then released later with cuts in 2002 and then uncut in 2022. The film was also cut in the US for an R Rating.
Summary review:
Shocking
This is definitely a film that will leave you thinking. The main reason being the main character Frank Zito aka Joe Spinell plays the most realistic psycho/deranged person I've ever seen on film. The
whole time I was thinking is this guy really insane? Either this guy is a genius actor or he's really nuts. That's how real he is in this role. His presence will creep you out. He's the biggest weirdo I've ever seen on film.
The story focuses on frank the serial killer and his killings and insanity. Some of the scenes are gruesome, but they will keep you on the edge of your seat. You will be able to put yourself in both franks shoes and feel the victims
terror as she is stalked and hides from Frank... Especially the subway bathroom scene. That's an intense scene. Frank keeps on killing till the end when his own demons finally come back to haunt him.
Any horror fan should
have this in their collection.
UK: The Theatrical Version was banned by the BBFC for:
1998 Exploited VHS
1981 cinema release
The BBFC explained the 1998 ban:
Two (of the videos rejected so far in 1998) were serial killer films in which sex is linked with the pleasure of
killing. In one of those films, Maniac, a series of defenceless women are stalked, terrorised, attacked and murdered, while being photographed in a deliberately sexualised way. The film is one of a genre known as 'stalk and slash', and here each stalking
and killing is protracted, sometimes ending with the scalping of the victim. When the police eventually catch up with the killer, he survives, leaving us to anticipate that the stalking and mutilation will begin again. The pleasures on offer here seem to
the Board to be unhealthy and dangerous because of the way that the killing of women is linked with the sexual arousal of men.
Gossip has it that Maniac was initially viewed by four censors; three men and one woman. The three men said the
film should be rejected because of its anti-women depictions. The woman thought the film was cut-able.
Director's Cut
Director's Cut
US: There is also a shortened Director's Cut that is missing plot scenes the director wasn't happy with. But this version hasn't made much impact. From IMDB:
a scene depicting Joe Spinell in a hotel room with a prostitute has been shortened.
Another scene showing Joe and the photographer in a restaurant has been completely removed,
US Version
cut
US: There is also a cut US R rated version to avoid.
v Maniac
- 2012 France/USA horror thriller by Franck Khalfoun.
Maniac is a 2012 France/USA horror thriller by Franck Khalfoun. With
Elijah Wood, America Olivo, Nora Arnezeder.
Uncut and 18 rated in the UK. Uncut and MPAA Unrated in the US. Banned in New Zealand.
Promotional Material
Elijah Wood stars in this remake of director William Lustig's 1980 horror
classic of the same name. To say that Frank (Wood) is a troubled young man would be an understatement - as the ever-growing number of young women he has murdered since the death of his mother (America Olivo), with whom he enjoyed an unhealthily close
relationship, demonstrates only too well. Frank runs a mannequin store and likes to apply the scalps of his victims to the models in his spare time. However, when beautiful young artist Anna (Nora Arnezeder) wanders into the store and talks about making
use of its resources for an exhibition she is planning, she presents Frank with a troubling quandary. Anna appears to offer the possibility of a human relationship that will fill the void created by his mother's death, but she also excites his desire to
kill and possess. Will Frank be able to overcome his homicidal urges?
Versions
uncut
Unrated
85:13s
UK: Passed 18 uncut for suicide theme and footage of real suicides for:
Maniac Cop is a 1988 US action film by William Lustig. With Tom Atkins and
Bruce Campbell.
Cut by the BBFC. Cuts later waived. There is also an extended TV version.
Summary comments: Worth a watch
When reports come in of a man in a police uniform committing gore
drenched bloody murder on New York streets, officer Jack Forrest (Bruce Campbell) stands accused. Now, with few friends, powerful enemies and a psychopathic slayer still at large, it's up to Jack to prove he's not guilty and bring down the killer.
This film has a good B-movie cast with Tom Atkins, Richard Roundtree and Bruce Campbell.
Some good tension is built up in the various chases around the city and overall this is definitely worth a watch.
Versions
uncut Theatrical
R Rated
84:54s =81:30s
UK: The Theatrical Version was passed 18 uncut for:
2012 Arrow/ArrowDrome X-Rental Box Set R2 DVD at UK Amazon
Maniac Cop 2 is a 1990 USA action crime horror by William Lustig. With Robert Davi, Claudia Christian and Michael Lerner.
Cut in the US for an R rated theatrical release. Presumably it was this Theatrical Version that was passed 18 without BBFC cuts for cinema release, but further cut by the BBFC for home video.
Summary Notes
Officer Matt Cordell, the undead cop, returns from the grave. Again. This time he is after the criminals who murdered him in the prison, and he is not doing that because he wants to forgive them.
Versions
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best available
R rated
87:42s =84:12s
UK: Presumably the cut R rated version was passed
18 without further BBFC cuts for:
Note that the film was cut in the US to avoid an NC-17 rating. This R rated version is missing the following scene
In the police shoot out you see two police men getting shot including blood spurting out of the wounds, then you see the bodies slump to the ground covered in blood...
Thanks to Steve who reports that distributors Blue Underground have disagreed that MPAA cuts were required, and say that the R rated version is in fact uncut.
4s
83:41s
UK: Passed 18 after 4s of BBFC cuts for:
2003 Prism R2 DVD
1990 Medusa Communications Video
The 1990 Medusa VHS suffered 4s of cuts removing the following:
A reprise from the shower murder of Maniac Cop 1 is similarly cut to the original.
Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence is a 1993 US action horror by William Lustig. With Robert Davi, Robert Z'Dar and Caitlin Dulany.
Cut for violence for an R rated Theatrical Version which was distributed in
UK. The uncut version is Unrated
Summary Notes
A female cop is gunned down and wrongly accused of using excessive force in a hostage rescue attempt. Maniac cop returns from the dead once more to seek
revenge, destroying everthing and anyone that stands in his way.
The BBFC cut 10s when the video was submitted in 2003. Cut required to remove sight of a blade being played over a woman's naked breast [during a bathroom murder]
Don't
enter the tent if you're expecting a steamy lesbian brief encounter.
What unfolds here is the depiction of need, fantasy, wish fulfillment and the use of allure to entice weakness and then to smash those lives upon the
sharpened stakes of feminine guile.
The bored middle class housewife finds fantasy and reality in her art class friend, her saviour and her mortal danger. Her muse senses the need and draws her into her web. Initially
entailing the victim to make small sacrifices until they become larger and larger to prove her love. Ending with the demand to enter oblivion at the behest of the siren.
It is slow placed, shot using various focal
settings, capturing the essence of the claustrophobic worlds of need, desire and the avenging angel.
The naked bodies, scandalous in the 60's, now in an age of image bombardment, have a diminished potency. The beauty of
the protagonist still projects as does her guile.
Manjummel Boys is a 2024 India comedy by Chidambaram Starring
Soubin Shahir, Lal and Chandu Salimkumar
BBFC
category cuts were required for a 12A rated cinema release in 2024.
Summary Notes
In Kodaikanal, Tamil Nadu friends on vacation face mishaps including a homestay with a creepy owner and a
broken down car leading to humorous misadventures.
Versions
cut:
run:
134:15s
pal:
128:53s
UK: BBFC 12A rated for infrequent strong language, moderate injury detail, threat, violence for infrequent
strong language, moderate injury detail, threat, violence after BBFC cuts:
2024 TTT Entertainment cinema release (rated 21/02/2024)
The BBFC commented:
The distributor chose to make a cut to a scene featuring strong language in order to achieve their requested 12A rating. An uncut 15 classification was available.
uncut
run:
134m
pal:
129m
Australia: Uncut and ACB M rated for coarse language:
2024 The Trustee For the Cyber System Family Trust cinema release (rated 27/02/2024)
Mankillers is presented using the best available elements provided by Slasher // Video. Not sourced from an HD Master; remastered from PAL Beta SP and upconverted to BluRay
and DVD specifications.
In fact the film is about 4 minutes shorter than would be expected for an uncut version. However that could be explained by PAL to NTSC conversions.
compulsory cuts 1:45s
86:42s
submitted
88:29s
UK: Passed 18 after 1:45s of BBFC compulsory cuts for:
Manmadhudu 2 is a 2019 India comedy romance by Rahul Ravindran. Starring Nagarjuna Akkineni, Rakul Preet Singh and Vennela Kishore.
BBFC category cuts were required for a 12A rated cinema release in 2019.
Summary Notes
Manmadhudu 2 a sequel is a romantic comedy of a 40-something playboy who
doesn't fall in love but only makes love.
Versions
cut:
28s
run:
152:26s
pal:
146:20s
sub:
152:54s
UK: Passed 12A for strong language, violence after 28s of
2019 cinema release
The BBFC commented:
Company chose to remove a moment of strong violence (a man slamming a woman's head against a table) and reduce the number of uses of strong language in order to obtain a 12A classification. An uncut 15 classification was available.
152:54s
run:
152:54s
pal:
146:47s
UK: Passed 15 uncut for strong language, violence
2019 cinema release, unreleased in favour of a cut 12A version
Mansion Of The Doomed is a 1976 US horror thriller by Michael Pataki Starring Richard Basehart, Gloria Grahame and Trish Stewart
Uncut by the BBFC either for 18 rated releases until 1992 and 15 rated releases since 2000. However the film was once seized by the police during the Video Nasties moral panic. Uncut and MPAA R rated in the US.
Summary Notes
A mad scientist fills his basement dungeon with victims in an insane attempt to restore his daughter's eyesight.
A topless dancer attracts, seduces, then murders the men she sleeps with using household tools.
This little gem is one of the first key films to combine gore with sleaze. Groovy
60s psychedelia, go-go dancers, sexploitation and horror, all beautifully photographed by Laszlo Kovacs, collide in a kaleidoscope of color and LSD laden sensibilities.
Not to everyone's tastes though, but Susan Stewart will win a
few converts.
Mardi Gras Massacre is a 1978 US horror by Jack Weis. With
Curt Dawson, Gwen Arment and William Metzo.
Banned as a video nasty in 1983. Uncut and BBFC 18 rated since 2022
Blu-ray. Uncut and MPAA R rated in the US.
Summary Review: Cheese and sleaze!
Not exactly a straight slasher as many believe but
it's surely as cheesy, and unintentionally funny as any slasher from the 80's.
Mardi Gras Massacre could be considered as a toned down exploitation low budget. The plot asks for brutality, violence, sleaze but the truth is that the
execution of the idea isn't as half as good as it should.
The ritual method is repeated in all the death scenes. So we don't get originality or probably there wasn't enough budget to at least create three different gore scenes. It's okay but even
ultra low budget slashers have at least two different killing methods! Anyways, Mardi Gras Massacre has generated some kind of cult over the years but sincerely, this isn't a must see. The movie should only be watched by b-movie lovers or morbid
fans of low budget cheese and sleaze!
The NTSC running time is report as 92:02s . This is nominally 4 minutes too slow but perhaps this is a format changing techicality.
uncut
run:
95:34s
pal:
91:45s
UK: released uncut on pre-cert video for:
1982 Goldstar VHS
Released on VHS in 1982 on the Goldstar label and later on the Market label. Banned as a video nasty in November 1983 and stayed on the list throughout the panic so became one of the
collectable DPP39s.
UK: The cut Theatrical Version was passed 15 without BBFC cuts for:
2012 Kase SAS/Manga Entertainment video [Theatrical + Directors] RB Blu-ray
at UK Amazon
2012 Kase SAS/Manga Entertainment video
[Theatrical + Directors] R2 DVD at UK Amazon
See pictorial cuts details from movie-censorship.com . The original
Japanese Theatrical Version is closer to the original Ubukata's novel which doesn't contain THAT much sex and violence, while his Director's Cut focuses much more on Rune's occupation as a prostitute and the abuse by her father in her childhood.
Margaret is a 2011 US drama by Kenneth Lonergan. With Anna Paquin, Matt Damon and
Mark Ruffalo.
Exists as a Theatrical Version and a significantly different Extended Version
The director was timed out by his producers and a Theatrical version was produced without further input from the Director. However Lonergan seems to have
approved the end result.
After a very good critical reception. the distributors resurrected the longer original for home video release.
Versions
Extended Version
179:06s
UK : The Extended Version was passed 15 uncut for:
Only the additional scenes make a real difference because
they contain new story elements now and then. For instance, one gets to see of more Lisa at acting school, more background information about in Joan's conversations with Ramon and Lisa's pregnancy / abortion is not only vagely mentioned but actually
shown as well. But these are just a tiny part of the differences. The extended scenes contains lots of unspectacular footage which has been most likely been cut from the Theatrical Version for pace reasons.
Theatrical Version
143:41s
UK: The Theatrical Version was passed 15 without BBFC cuts for:
2012 20th Century Fox video
2012 20th Century Fox Online
2012 cinema release
US: The Theatrical Version is uncut for:
2012 Fox Searchlght [Theatrical + Extended] RA Blu-ray/R1 DVD Combo at US Amazon
At 14.5 mins - After shots of bare branches blowing outside window, all imitable instructive techniques of how to fix heroin, including shots of spoon being heated over flame, tourniquet applied to arm and tightened with teeth, arm being tapped for
vein, needle pushed into skin, and arm clenched as tourniquet is loosened was removed. Drug abuse may be suggested by stylised montage of images, eg. syringe or pills being poured, but not by realistic details. (Shots of woman losing consciousness,
etc remained.)
At 38 mins -In bathroom suicide attempt, all sight of razor blade, wrists being slit, nude woman`s entire torso lying back in bath covered with blood and later full-length shots of policemen trying to grasp her nude body were
removed. (Shot of her sitting up in bath with zoom in to face and later CUs of half-submerged and struggling face remained, but emphasis on combination of blood and female nudity was removed.)
At 41 mins - In hospital sequence which follows,
sight of slashed wrists indicating vertical slashes was removed.
At 51.5 mins - When young woman attacks her former lover, big close up of razor blade slashing neck was removed.
v Mario
- 2018 Switzerland romance by Marcel Gisler.
Mario is a 2018 Switzerland romance by Marcel Gisler. Starring Max Hubacher, Aaron
Altaras and Jessy Moravec.
Passed 18 uncut for cinema release in 2018 but the follow up DVD was cut for a 15 rating.
Summary Notes
-Mario is in love for the first time in his life, really a crush. In Leon, the new from Germany. Although he plays at the front of the storm and could even be dangerous when it comes to those who can rise into the first team. But
Mario may not think over it now. He wants Leon to feel, smell, in its proximity. The others in the club remains not hidden and soon make first rumors. Mario sees his career as a professional footballer in danger, but wants Leon not to lose at the same
time at any price. He must make a decision.
Versions
pre-cut
118:37s
UK: A pre-cut version was passed 15 for strong sex references, sex, language without further BBFC cuts:
Mark Antony is a 2023 India action comedy drama by Adhik Ravichandran Starring Vishal, Sunil and S.J. Suryah
BBFC
category cuts were required for a 12A rated cinema release in 2023.
Summary Notes
Two gangsters, Mark and Antony acquire a mobile phone that has the ability to time travel.
Versions
cut:
run:
149:24s
pal:
143:25s
UK: BBFC 12A rated for moderate violence, injury detail, threat, sexual threat, drug references for moderate
violence, injury detail, threat, sexual threat, drug references after BBFC cuts:
2023 Big Films cinema release (rated 11/09/2023)
The BBFC commented:
The distributor chose to make cuts to violence in order to achieve their preferred category of 12A. An uncut 15 classification was available.
uncut
run:
149:24s
pal:
143:25s
Ireland: Uncut and IFCO 15A rated for strong violence and bloody injury:
2023 2G Entertainment cinema release (rated 13/09/2023)
uncut
run:
149m
pal:
143m
Australia: Uncut and ACB MA 15+ rated for strong violence:
2023 Mks Retail Group cinema release (rated 12/09/2023)
Mark of the Devil is a 1969 German horror by Michael Armstrong. With Herbert Lom, Udo Kier and Olivera Katarina.
Cut by the BBFC for 1971 cinema release and 1993 VHS which was withdrawn
following police seizures. Less cut for 2003 DVD and finally uncut for 2013 Blu-ray/DVD.
Summary Review: Atmospheric Euro Horror
Udo Kier is a witch hunter apprentice to Herbert Lom. He believes
strongly in his mentor and the ways of the church but loses faith when he catches Lom strangling Reggie Nalder to death for calling him impotent. Kier begins to see for himself that the witch trials are nothing but a scam of the church to rob people of
their land, money, and other personal belongings of value and seduce beautiful big breasted women.
This film contains very strong graphic torture including a women's tongue being ripped out of her head, nuns being raped (in the
opening credits), and lots of beatings.
Back in its day, this film was probably the most controversial movie ever made as it depicted the witch trials going on Europe during the darkest page of human existence.
The entire cast gives it their all and makes this film believable. The only hindrance is the dubbing, but for foreign horror film fans like me, dubbing just adds to the charm.
I was pleasantly surprised and got
a much better film than I was expecting. If you're a fan of atmospheric Euro horror, don't believe all the bad hype as this film is a true gem.
Versions
uncut
Unrated
96:34s =92:42s
UK: Passed 18 uncut for strong violence and torture with previous cuts waived for:
2014 Arrow (RB) Blu-ray/ (R2) DVD Combo at UK Amazon
US: Uncut and MPAA R rated for:
2015 Arrow Video (RA) Blu-ray/R1 DVD Combo at US Amazon
This Cheezy release has been widely criticised for poor sound quality and a washed out picture. It does however boast of including a vomit bag.
38s
92:04s
UK: Passed 18 after some previous cuts were waived for:
2003 Anchor Bay R2 DVD
The BBFC commented:
Cut required to scene of sexualised torture
The BBFC cuts were:
Nudity has been removed from the scene showing a partially naked girl (Gaby Fuchs) on the rack suffering also from her feet being branded
4:27s
87:57s
UK: Passed 18 after 4:27s of BBFC cuts for:
1993 Redemption VHS
Thanks to Vincenzo and Daniel Stillings. The BBFC cuts were:
At 37 mins - In scene where blonde is stretched on rack, remove all close shots of hands and fingers being tortured. [12s. Thumb screw torture suffered by Gaby Fuchs].
At 41 mins - Remove
entire scene of blonde being tortured on rack, including shots of branding and all sight of breast nudity. [1:59s. Gaby Fuchs being stretched half naked on the rack and having her feet branded with hot irons].
At
48 mins - After man's pants are pulled down, remove scene of him forced on to bed of spikes, including screams, sight of blood from buttocks and blood on feet. [12s removed details of the Baron sitting on nails and having his feet whipped].
At 50 mins - After first appearance of complicated device, remove remaining sequence of removal of blonde woman's tongue, starting with sight of fitting contraption round her head, and including close shot of blood dripping from
mouth. [55s]
At 64 mins - Remove all close shots of stiletto pushed into man's stomach as he is held against painting. [6s removed from torture of the puppeteer].
At 73 mins -
After shot of man whipping body below screen, remove sight of shackled feet and striated back. [4s removed from the Baron being whipped on his back].
At 76 mins - Severely reduce sequence where bearded man attempts
to rape woman thrown on bed, cutting just after first close shot of hand clutching sheet and before sight of bodice pulled down to give prominence to heaving breast. Resume on extreme close up of man's eyes. [59s removing most of Cumberland's
(Herbert Lom) rape of the puppeteer's wife].
banned
uncut
92:42s
UK: Released uncut on pre-cert video for:
1981 Intervision VHS
Intervision released this video uncut prior to the Video Recordings Act but it was rapidly withdrawn after police sezures. The video was seized subject to an Obscene Publications Act Section 3 Seizure Order
cut
submitted
93:47s =90:02s
UK: A short version was passed X (18) after substantial BBFC cuts for:
1971 cinema release
Thanks to Vincenzo. The BBFC cuts were:
Reel 1 - Drastically shorten the scene of women being burnt at the stake, removing all shots in which they appear to be in contact with the flames.
Reel 1 - Remove all shots of Albino
piercing Vanessa's back with a sharp instrument, together with the sound of her cries.
Reel 2 - Remove all shots and sounds of Albino lashing Vanessa and sounds of her cries.
Reel 2 - Remove the shot of Deidre's bruised and bleeding hands when she is brought in by Albino.
Reel 3 - Remove the entire scene in which Deidre is seen and heard on the rack, and all shots of her hands being placed in the thumbscrews.
Reel 3 - Remove the whole of the
second scene in which Deidre is seen and heard on the rack, with all shots and sounds of her feet being burned and shots of her feet afterwards.
Reel 3 - Remove the entire episode in which a young couple are seen
making love in a bedroom and afterwards Albino and his henchmen break down the door, try to rape the girl, and stab the man.
Reel 3 - Remove all shots and sounds of the Baron being set upon a bed of spikes and
flogged.
Reel 3 - Remove entire scene in which Deidre is tortured and her tongue is torn out, and all shots of her bleeding face and mouth afterwards.
Reel 4 - Drastically reduce
the shots of the burning of Deidre. The scene should start after she has been hauled up when the man sets the torch to the faggots, and there should be no shots of her apparently in contact with the flames.
Reel 4 -
Remove all shots and sounds of the Baron being tortured by thumbscrews or by having a fire lit under him.
Reel 4 - Remove all shots of the puppetmaster being stabbed in the stomach with a stiletto.
Reel 4 - Remove the incident in which a man is stabbed in the eye and shots of him holding his bleeding eye afterwards.
Reel 4 - Remove all shots and sounds of the rape of the puppetmaster's
wife by Cumberland, stopping the scene as he chases her into the bedroom.
Reel 4 - Reel 5 - Remove all shots of the Baron when he is bound and screaming. Remove the flash shot of the Baron's head being severed and
the shot of his body twitching afterwards.
Reel 4 - Remove the shot showing a dead man with a severed arm and bleeding stump.
Reel 4 - Remove all shots showing the spiked belt
which is placed around Christian's waist, leaving only the suggestion that he is hung up and brutally killed in an unknown way.
The Mark of Zorro - 1975 France / Spain action western romance by marius lesoeur (as james gartner), jesús franco See
Jess Franco Films: The Mark of Zorro
Marked for Death is a 1990 USA action crime thriller by Dwight
H Little. With Steven Seagal, Basil Wallace and Keith David.
18 rated and cut by the BBFC for all versions until the 2013 Blu-ray which was passed 15 uncut
Thanks to Motorcycle Man. A trailer for Marked for Death had a throat chop cut which wasn't in the final film. The 1s BBFC cut was made
in 1991 even though the trailer was 18 rated.
Summary Review: Favourite
Chicago DEA agent John Hatcher has just returned from Colombia, where his partner was killed in the line of duty by a drug dealer
who has since been taken down. As a result of his partner's death, John has decided to retire, but his retirement may not be permanent.
The film has some terrific action sequences and set pieces, example being the shopping
centre fight which really showcases Seagal's talents. This has excellent pacing as well as good location shoots. The score for Marked for Death is amazing, suiting the film so well, giving it the right sinister kind of atmosphere. The voodoo elements
were cool, Screwface has to be one of the best villains and the twist at the end is unexpected.
UK: Passed 18 after about 18s of BBFC cuts with the arm break cut waived for:
2003 20th Century Fox R2 DVD
2001 20th Century Fox DVD
The cuts for this version are:
The night-time raid on Screwface's house in Jamaica has lost a neck break and then an arm-break (6 secs).
The end battle between Seagal and Screwface has been cut in two places - firstly a close-up of Seagal gouging out Screwface's eyes is
missing (3 secs) and then a few seconds later a vicious back-break (9 secs) after the two have crashed through the stone wall.
The version showing on Sky TV is also cut (though slightly differently). The recent Channel 5 screening contains all of the above footage - on network television! - in exchange for a brief snip to the opening scene - a hand severing - which is present
in the video version.
22s
89:05s
UK: P assed 18 after a further BBFC cut which now added up to 22s for:
1999 20th Century Fox VHS
1991 CBS/Fox VHS
The cuts for this version are:
The cinema cuts were replicated but implemented slightly differently.
The night-time raid on Screwface's house in Jamaica, which had already lost an arm break in the cinema cuts, loses an additional neck break
8s
UK: Passed 18 after 8s of BBFC cuts for violence for:
1990 cinema release
The cuts for this version are:
The fight in the department store between Seagal and the Jamaicans is missing an arm-break (3 secs).
The night-time raid on Screwface's house in Jamaica, has lost another arm-break (6 secs)- this occurs just before Seagal faces Screwface's
twin brother.
The end battle between Seagal and Screwface has been cut in two places - firstly a close-up of Seagal gouging out Screwface's eyes is missing (3 secs) and then a few seconds later a vicious back-break (9 secs) after the two have
crashed through the stone wall.
Marmaduke is a 2010 US children's comedy by Tom Dey. With Owen Wilson, Judy Greer and Lee Pace.
Passed U after BBFC advised category cuts were implemented for:
2010 20th Century Fox R2 DVD
2010 cinema release
The BBFC commented:
Company chose to remove a use of discriminatory language ('spaz') in order to achieve a U classification. An uncut 12A classification was available.
The Cuts were:
What a gargantuan spaz was replaced with : What a gargantuan klutz
Gavin Salkeld Adds:
The BBFC list this dialogue substitution in a red box on their website, which generally (I believe) means the cuts were made after formal submission.
The BBFC annual report
wrongly claims the film was passed PG, and that the cuts were made following an advice screening (which would usually place the cuts in a yellow box on the film's database listing).
Either way, the UK edition is cut
v Maroc 7
- 1967 UK crime thriller by Gerry O'Hara.
Maroc 7 is a 1967 UK crime thriller by Gerry O'Hara. Starring Gene Barry, Elsa Martinelli and Leslie Phillips.
BBFC category cuts were required for 'A' rated cinema release in 1966.
Running times suggest that PG rated home video releases are the same cut version.
Summary Notes
The lady of a top fashion magazine doubles as a jewel thief and becomes involved in
Moroccan intrigue.
Versions
category cuts
cut:
run:
90:44s
pal:
87:06s
sub:
91:10s
UK: Presumably the cut cinema version was
passed PG for moderate violence, mild sex references and smoking scenes:
Marquis de Sade's Justine is a 1969 Italian horror by Jesus Franco. With Klaus Kinski, Romina Power and Maria Rohm.
A short version was cut by the BBFC for an X rated cinema release. It is
uncut on home video and is uncut and MPAA Unrated in the US
Summary Review : Pretty Tame
Justine tells the tale of two beautiful sisters, Juliette, an amoral nymphomaniac, and
Justine, who seeks a life of chastity and virtue. Unfortunately for Justine, while her depraved sister finds nothing but success and happiness, she suffers constant despair and abuse, being raped, tortured, whipped, and accused of theft amongst umpteen
other disasters during her turbulent young life.
This tale isn't bad, and fairly explicit, for the late 60's, but is still pretty tame, by today's standards. It has a weird appearance by Jack Palance, as a mad monk. Also, a
limited appearance by the late Klaus Kinski.
Marriage 2.0 is a 2015 USA romance by Paul Deeb. Starring Nina Hartley,
India Summer and Ryan Driller.
Billed as a crossover movie between hardcore and mainstream the film exists in 2 versions, a cut NC-17 rated version and an uncut Unrated version.
Summary Notes
Wander the Internet or your neighborhood and it's clear: throughout our culture, much of what was true 20 years ago is not necessarily the case now. Our relationships, romantic and otherwise, are in many ways beginning
to reflect these new realities. Set against the vivid, natural beauty of Northern California and San Francisco, Marriage 2.0 follows a couple (India Summer and Ryan Driller) on their search for personal freedom, emotional and sexual bliss within the
context of an honest and committed modern relationship. What makes Marriage 2.0 a different kind of relationship movie is its frankness; for all the pleasures of open relationships, jealousy and vulnerability do not magically disappear. This love letter
to San Francisco - the cultural epicenter of the alternative relationship movement - suggests that the ideas of growth, novelty, and sexual adventure can exist within a millennial marriage. Marriage 2.0 tells a story both timely and universal.
Versions
uncut
Unrated
US: The uncut version is MPAA Unrated
cut
US: Cut for an MPAA NC-17 rating for explicit sexual content and graphic nudity
throughout.
Marry Me is a 2021 USA comedy romance by Kat Coiro. Starring Jennifer Lopez, Owen
Wilson and Chloe Coleman.
Cut in the US to remove a strong language warning for PG-13. Presumably the cut version has been distributed worldwide and this was then rated 12 by the BBFC.
Summary Notes
A betrayed pop star (Jennifer Lopez), slated to marry her pop star fiancee (Maluma) on stage, instead marries a stranger from the audience - a high school math teacher (Owen Wilson). Against the odds, their sham relationship develops
into something real... but can their love survive the limelight?
Versions
run:
113m
pal:
108m
UK: Passed 12 uncut for moderate sex references,
implied strong language:
US: Cut and MPA PG-13 Rated for some language and suggestive material
The film was originally submitted and was MPA PG-13 rated for brief strong language and some suggestive material. The film was then edited, presumably to delete/obscure
strong language, and resubmitted prior to release. The film was then MPA PG-13 rated for some language and suggestive material. Presumably the cut version has been distributed thereafter.
Martial Club is a 1981 Hong Kong action drama by Chia-Liang Liu Starring Chia-Hui Liu, Kara Wai and Te-Lo Mai
Exists as the original Martial Club and a shortened US Version titled Instructors of
Death.
Summary Notes
Wong Fei-Hong and his once-rival, now friend, find themselves and their martial arts schools pitted against a rival school which uses a Kung Fu expert from the
North to do their dirty work.
Versions
Martial Cl ub
run:
107:55s
pal:
103:36s
UK: Martial Club was passed 12 uncut for moderate violence,
injury detail, sex references:
2022 88 Films [Martial Club + Instructors of Death Version] (RB) Blu-ray at
UK Amazon #ad
The US Version is missing 15 plot scenes adding up to 4:41s. However much of this
running time difference is counterbalanced by not being subject to the 2.5 minutes of frame cuts
v The Martian - 2015 USA
action Sci-Fi adventure by Ridley Scott.
Martin is a 1977 USA horror drama by George A Romero. Starring John Amplas, Lincoln Maazel and Christine Forrest.
Always uncut but exists in 2 versions, the Original Version and Italian
Version. The film was caught up in the video nasties panic and was seized by the authorities, without ever being listed on the official list.
Summary Notes
George Romero does for vampires what he has
already done to zombies - an intense and realistic treatment that follows the exploits of Martin, who claims to be 84 years old, and who certainly drinks human blood. The boy arrives in Pittsburg to stay with his uncle, who promises to save Martin's soul
and destroy him once he is finished, but Martin's loneliness finds other means of release.
Italian Version
Italian Version
run:
94:36s
pal:
90:49s
UK: The Re-edited Version/Italian Version was passed 18 uncut for strong language, bloody violence and sexualised violence
for:
2010 Arrow (Italian + Original Versions) R2 DVD at UK Amazon
2006 Fremantlemedia/Arrow video
Original Version
Original Version
run:
94:52s
pal:
91:04s
UK: The Original Version was passed 18 uncut for:
2023 Second Sight Films Limited Edition R0 4K Blu-ray at UK Amazon
UK: The Original Version was released uncut on pre-cert video for:
1982 Hello VHS
The video got caught up in the video nasties panic and was seized subject to an Obscene Publications Act Section 3 Seizure Order. However no prosecutions resulted and the video never made the official video nasties list.
Mask is a 1985 USA biography by Peter Bogdanovich. Starring Cher, Eric Stoltz and Sam Elliott.
The Theatrical Version was passed 15 by the BBFC for 1985 cinema release,
VHS and 2003 DVD. The Director's Cut was passed 12 for 2018 Bu-ray.
Summary Notes
Rusty Dennis is the mother of Rocky, a seriously deformed but extremely intelligent and emotionally warm teenager. Rusty
is a no-nonsense mother whose wild lifestyle is often at odds with her tenderness and protectiveness towards Rocky. She is determined that Rocky be given the same chances and happiness that everyone else takes for granted.
Versions
Director's Cut
121:27s
UK: The Director's Cut was passed 12 uncut for infrequent drug misuse, infrequent strong language for:
The Director's Cut print runs around 7 minutes longer and includes a scene where Rocky & Rusty sing around a bonfire, and the funeral of cyclist Red (his motorbike is buried beside him). It also replaces the Bob Seger songs with those of Bruce
Springsteen that were originally intended.
Mask Of Murder is a 1988 Sweden/Canada horror mystery thriller by Arne Mattsson Starring Rod Taylor, Valerie Perrine and Christopher Lee
Cut by the BBFC for 18 rated VHS release in 1988. Uncut and MPAA Unrated in the US.
Summary Notes
In a Canadian village, women are being killed by a psychopath. Chief
Superintendent Rich and Superintendent McLane have no leads in the case until McLane shoots a suspect. From that moment on, the killing spree seems to have ended, but apparently the killer picks yet another vict...
Versions
uncut
run:
89:00s
pal:
85:26s
US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
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The Masque of the Red Death is
a 1964 US/UK horror by Roger Corman. With Vincent Price, Hazel Court and Jane Asher.
Cut by the BBFC for X rated UK cinema release. Separately cut for US theatrical release too. There also exists a cut extended version that is based on the cut US
Theatrical Version but included additional material. All cuts were restored for a 2020 restoration which was released with a BBFC 15 rating in the UK.
Versions
Restored Version
run:
90:21s
pal:
86:44s
UK: A Restored Version
was passed 15 uncut for strong violence, bloody images:
2021 Studiocanal [Restored + Theatrical Versions] (RB) Blu-ray at UK Amazon
#ad
The new DVD/Blu-Ray is
the first fully uncut, extended version of the film to be available. The irony, upon seeing the restored scenes, is how they actually feed into the surprisingly righteous conclusion of the film.
The film was hit with heavy
censorship. In the U.S, the Catholic Legion of Decency sent a list of changes. The Legion of Decency bemoaned the Satanism and erotic costuming on the screen. Hazel Court's Juliana dedicates herself to the service of Satan and receives the ultimate
payoff. While most of Juliana's satanic invocation was left in, censors wanted the word Alleluia removed. The U.S. version also censored the film's climax. When the Man in Red is talking with Prince Prospero, the dialogue was changed from Each man
creates his own God for himself. His own Heaven -- his own Hell to Each man creates his own Heaven -- his own Hell.
Some of the cuts had nothing to do with blasphemous ideology. The tiny dancer Esmeralda is played on
camera by young actor Verina Greenlaw, but her dialogue was dubbed over by an adult woman. One unsettling scene was removed from the U.S. version because it seemed Esmerelda's relationship with Hop Toad was more than friendship. Corman also cut nine
frames from the scene where Francesca is stripped down and thrown into a bathtub because it gave the illusion of nudity. The removed frames ensured Asher's breasts would not appear on screen.
cut Extended Version
cut:
run:
88:39s
pal:
85:06s
UK: An edited
US extended version was passed 15 without BBFC cuts for:
US Image [Masque of Red Death + Madhouse] R1 DVD
via US Amazon
Cuts from IMDb:
The BBFC cuts have been restored but the print used is an edited US version which a shot of Francesca being slapped across the face by one of Prospero's soldiers
Also cut, Hop Toad telling the female dwarf that no one will ever hit her
again.
However the extended version features:
an additional 20 seconds of dialogue in the scene between Price and Asher on the battlements of the castle
a 50 second scene in which Hop Toad tells the female dwarf that she will not be struck again, and the female dwarf implores Hop Toad
to run away with her.
cut US Theatrical Version
cut:
run:
88m
pal:
84m
US: Cut in the US for theatrical release.
From IMDB. Cut in the US allegedly to appease the Catholic Legion of Decency, which eliminates the following:
a moment of blasphemy as Asher begs Price, in God's name, to spare her father and lover ('I beg of you mercy! Mercy in the name of God!') and, in response, is slapped in the face (Intact in the 2-disc German release). The 'in the
name of God' portion was removed.
1 second of nudity as Asher is thrown into the bathwater
The dialogue scene with Hop Toad telling the tiny Esmerelda that she will not be struck again was cut as it
rather suggested that their relationship featured lots of suggestive touching, eg "Touched me with affection and love"
A dialogue was cut with Francesca describing a nightmare: A room, a black room with candles
burning. It was full of death and destruction and evil.
A final shot of Prospero talking to a man shrouded in red saying: Each man creates his own God for himself. Presumably this was considered blasphemous
Reel 1 - Reduce shots and dialogue showing Alfredo's interest in the female dwarf
Reel 2 - Remove all shots and
dialogue in which Scarletti offers his wife to Prospero in return for admittance to the castle, and Prospero's reply "I have already had that doubtful pleasure"
Reel 2 - The whole scene in which Giuliana
offers herself to the Devil should be removed
Reel 3 - Remove Giuliana's references to her conversion to Satanism, her forthcoming wedding to Satan and her loss of innocence
Reel
4 - Remove the whole scene in which Giuliana intones prayers to Satan and drinks from a chalice
Reel 4 - Remove the entire dream sequence
Reel 4 - Reduce to a flash the birds'
attack on Guiliana, removing in particular all shots of her bloodstained throat, shoulders and chest
Reel 4 - Remove all shots of the "ape" struggling with a girl on the ground
Reel 9 - Reduce to a minimum shots of Alfredo (in the ape costume) catching fire and burning
Massacre at Central High
is a 1976 US horror thriller by Rene Daalder Starring Derrel Maury, Andrew Stevens and Robert Carradine
Uncut in the US and UK. There also exists an unauthorised Italian Version with sex
scene inserts.
Summary Notes
A high school transfer student, pushed to the edge by a trio of brutal bullies, resorts to murder to reclaim the school from oppression, and later
turns against the students wanting to fill the vacuum of their oppressors.
Versions
uncut
run:
87:24s
pal:
83:54s
UK: Passed 18 uncut for:
2004 Cornerstone R0 DVD
1998 Sovereign VHS
1987 Apex VHS
1977 X rated cinema release
US: Uncut and MPAA R rated for:
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Massage Parlor Murders is a 1973 USA crime mystery thriller by
Chester Fox and Alex Stevens. Starring George Spencer, Sandra Peabody and John Moser.
Not released in the UK. Exists in 2 variants in the US with a prologue
being removed for a re-issue.
Promotional Material
A vicious serial killer is stalking the streets of New York City, murdering Times Square massage girls in a variety of brutal ways. It's up to a
rogue detective team to solve the case as the body count continues to rise! Chock full of over the top sex and violence and complete with high speed car chase through Manhattan,
Versions
Restored Version
run:
80:44s
pal:
77:30s
US: A restored Version was uncut and MPA Unrated for:
The differences between the versions are mostly inconsequential, however. The
4K version has a great many short scene extensions throughout the film. In addition, the scene with the swingers in the pool has a few extra seconds.
Original Version
run:
79:56s
pal:
76:44s
US: The original version was uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
2013 Vinegar Syndrome [Original + Reissue] R0 Blu-ray/R1 DVD Combo titled Massage Parlor Murders at US Amazon
Shortened Version
cut:
run:
73:18s
pal:
70:22s
US: A 6 minute prologue was removed for a reissued version for
2013 Vinegar Syndrome [Original + Reissue] R0 Blu-ray/R1 DVD Combo titled Massage Parlor Hookers at US Amazon
France, a reporter working from an international news agency, manages to be paid to visit all of Munich's massage parlors. He wants to find the whereabouts of Sonia, a personal masseuse with whom he experienced perfect
bliss.
Masss is a 2015 India by Venkat Prabhu. Starring Suriya, Nayanthara and Parthiban.
BBFC category cuts were required for a 12A rated 2015 cinema release.
Versions
category cuts 1:41s
150:57s
UK: Passed 12A for moderate violence after 1:41s of BBFC category cuts for:
2015 cinema release
The BBFC commented:
Cuts were made to remove and reduce moments of strong violence, including stabbings and a woman and a child being set on fire, in order to achieve a 12A classification. Cuts made in accordance with BBFC Guidelines and policy. A 15
uncut was available.
v The Master - The Master is
a1992 Hong Kong/US action film by Hark Tsui.
The Master is a The Master is a1992 Hong Kong/US action film by Hark Tsui. With Jet Li, Wah Yuen and Crystal Kwok.
Cut by the BBFC for 18 rated VHS in 1998. Uncut and 18 rated since 2005
DVD. There's a shortened US version with an MPAA R rating.
Summary Review: Jet Li comes to America
Uncle Tak, the old martial-arts master has problems with his former student Jonny who wants to kill his
old master to show everyone who the real master is. Uncle Tak wants Jet Li, his best student, to come over from China to help. Jet is not familiar with the American way of life, but knows how to fight.
The film is played out
mainly as comedy but is a bit slow and only really gets serious in the final 20 minutes. Jet Li is as good as he always is in the fight sequences.
Original Version
uncut
run:
92:38s
pal:
88:56s
UK: Passed 18 uncut for strong violence after pervious BBFC cuts waived for:
2005 Contender/ UK Hong Kong Legends Collectors
Edition R2 DVD
cut
cut:
11s
run:
92:28s
pal:
88:46s
UK: Passed 18 after 11s of BBFC cuts for:
1998 MIA VHS
The cuts were:
Knuckledusters, chainsticks & butterfly knives just cannot be seen by those sensitive Brits. It doesn't really matter whether they are being used or not
US Version
shortened
cut:
~4:00s
run:
88m
pal:
84m
US: The 2002 Dimension release was shortened for reasons of pace
From IMDb. The following scenes
were cut from the US version:
The opening scene, in which Anna fights a gymnastics student. A scene of Anna being banned from gymnastics school. A scene of Jet walking through Los Angeles is cut slightly. Also,
acoustic guitar music replaces the original, more somber score, changing the intentions of the scene significantly. A scene in which Jet, after the clinic is raided, finds Anna beaten up.
The 2002 cinema version and 2003 DVD were similarly cut by the BBFC. Company chose to remove dangerous imitable technique, a series of head butts, to gain a PG category. A "12A" uncut was available to the distributor.
The Matrix is a 1999 USA / Australia action Sci-Fi film by Andy Wachowski and Lana Wachowski.
Starring Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne and Carrie-Anne Moss.
Cut by the BBFC for a 15 rated cinema and home video release. Uncut since 2006. Uncut in the US
Summary Notes
Thomas A. Anderson is a man living two lives. By day he is an average
computer programmer and by night a hacker known as Neo. Neo has always questioned his reality, but the truth is far beyond his imagination. Neo finds himself targeted by the police when he is contacted by Morpheus, a legendary computer hacker branded a
terrorist by the government. Morpheus awakens Neo to the real world, a ravaged wasteland where most of humanity have been captured by a race of machines that live off of the humans' body heat and electrochemical energy and who imprison their minds within
an artificial reality known as the Matrix. As a rebel against the machines, Neo must return to the Matrix and confront the agents: super-powerful computer programs devoted to snuffing out Neo and the entire human rebellion.
As with channel 5 the Sky movies version of The Matrix not only featured all the removed head butts, but the much talked about "mouse cyber sex scene".
US: Uncut and MPAA R rated for:
2018 WarnerBrothers [Matrix Trilogy] (RA) 4k Blu-ray at US Amazon
UK: Passed 15 after 10s of BBFC category cuts for:
1999 Warner R2 DVD
1999 cinema release
The BBFC cuts were to remove 8 headbutts to tone the film down from 18 to a requested 15. Thanks to Draven for the suggested layout: the cut shots are shown in bold:
Fight sequence where the rebel leader, Morpheus (Larry Fishborne), is captured. The scene starts with Morpheus landing on top of Agent Smith in the bathroom. after which they introduce themselves to one another. Smith then squeezes Morpheus's
knuckles as he moves Morpheus's hands away from his neck. Morpheus then headbutts him as this is all he can do. After this, Smith grabs him by the collar and simultaneously headbutts him three times in a row after which he
punches him in the chest. This throws Morpheus back against the wall behind as per the shitty British version.
Fight scene with Neo in the train station. Towards the beginning of the fight, there is a shot where Agent Smith kicks Neo which
makes him float sideways in the air and then punches him into the wall. Neo gets up after kicking away Smith. He then attacks Smith via punching him in a cool martial arts manner . As this is happening, agent smith locks Neo by both his
arms and headbutts him twice.
Later in the same fight scene. After Neo is hurled away into the air after one of Agent Smith's punches at which point he spits out blood (both in the scene and in his chair), he gets up and entices
Smith towards him via hand gestures. after this he trades punches with Smith and then reverses the arm block back to Smith and headbutts him twice in much the same way that had been done to him a little earlier. Neo then punches
Smith in the chin and does the four cool kicks in the air and chokes Smith when he sticks his fingers out into his throat when his punch is blocked.
Cinema version should theoretically be the same as the video version but as Dave points out:
I can confirm that The Matrix played uncut in several regions of the North West in England and in some cases with different
scenes. In the Furness region in Cumbria North of England there was an additional scene when Neo stumbles upon Mouse doing some inventive programming on 'The Woman in Red' by making her breasts bigger in his software program on screen for better 'Cyber
sex' manipulation.
This scene was deleted in all international versions (including the R rated print) and runs about 15 seconds with dialogue, but for some strange reason was included in our region's showing along with the 10 seconds
of headbutts and violence. This had been confirmed by several friends who saw the film at that time. I also viewed The matrix in Manchester and it played the uncut R print minus the Cyber sex scene.
The showing on Channel 5
(May 2003) had these fight scenes restored.
Matrix Reloaded - 2003 USA / Australia action Sci-Fi film by Lana Wachowski and Lilly Wachowski (as The
Wachowski Brothers) See Banned International: Matrix Reloaded
Mausoleum is a 1983 USA horror by Michael Dugan. Starring Marjoe Gortner, Bobbie Bresee and Norman Burton.
Cut in the US for an MPAA R rating and this version was then passed 18 by
the BBFC for VHS. Released uncut in the US in 2019 and is MPAA Unrated.
Summary Notes
Traumatized by her mother's death, young Susan is becoming possessed by the same demon that
possessed her mother before she died. More and more her husband and psychiatrist are noticing the strange changes...
Versions
uncut
run:
96:58s
pal:
93:05s
US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
2019 Vinegar Syndrome RA Blu-ray/R1 DVD Combo at US Amazon
2019 Vinegar Syndrome
Amazon Prime VoD [US only] at US Amazon
cut R rated Version
cut:
run:
95:28s
pal:
91:39s
UK: The R rated version was passed 18 without
further BBFC cuts:
2004 Cornerstone R0 DVD
1998 Sovereign Multi-Media VHS
1987 Apex Distribution VHS
IMDb notes that there cuts are in some releases to a scene showing a 'head blowing'.
uncut
run:
96:25s
pal:
92:34s
UK: Released uncut on
pre-cert video for:
1983 FilmTown VHS
The video was seized subject to an Obscene Publications Act Section 3 Seizure Order
Max Payne is a 2008 Canada / USA action crime mystery by John Moore. Starring
Mark Wahlberg, Mila Kunis and Beau Bridges.
Exists as a Theatrical PG-13 rated version and an MPAA Unrated Harder Cut. Both versions were passed 15 uncut by the BBFC.
Summary Notes
Three years ago, NYPD detective Max Payne's wife and baby were murdered. Max gets himself transferred to the cold case office where he can continue searching for the killer who got away. He's a loner, but two people reach
out to him during a fateful week: Alex, his ex-partner who may have found a clue, and BB, the security chief at the pharmaceutical company where Max's wife worked. Meanwhile, bodies are piling up, some as a result of a drug on the street that is highly
addictive and, for many who take it, brings hideous hallucinations. When one of the bodies is a woman Payne was the last to see alive, her sister comes looking for him armed to the teeth; Max must move fast.
Versions
Harder Cut
Unrated
98:42s
UK: The Harder Cut version was passed 15 uncut for:
No
BBFC cuts to the 1987 cinema release nor videos/DVDs from 1987 to 2008. The cut US R Rated Theatrical Version was submitted in all cases
From cuts details on
IMDb : There are three moments adding up to twelve seconds of footage missing from the final version of Maximum Overdrive. The footage was removed to avoid an X rating (due to the
available rating system and standards of 1986). The removed shots were:
Six Seconds of the Dixie Boy shoot out.
Three seconds of the steam roller running over the boy.
Three seconds of the salesman's face falling into his lap.
Maximum Risk is a 1996 USA action crime adventure by Ringo Lam. Starring Jean-Claude Van Damme, Natasha Henstridge and Jean-Hugues Anglade.
Uncut by the BBFC for cinema release but cut for VHS and DVD. UK Blu-ray releases seem to be uncut though. Uncut in the US
Summary Notes
A policeman takes his twin brother's place and
inherits his problems and a beautiful girlfriend. He is forced to kickbox his way from France to the U.S. and back while playing footsie with the FBI and Russian mafia. Not just muscles with a badge, the policeman must find the answers to some tough
questions, none harder than what the heck is an accordion player doing in a sauna.
The street fight in the alley between Mikhail (Jean-Claude Van Damme) and some Russian thugs loses a close-up shot of a flick knife being opened, as well as an arm break by knee, and a Russian thug's head been smashed through a car window.
A
chop to the throat trimmed as car door is opened
A wrist-snapping removed from fight in house with thug.
2 close-ups of knife stabbing missing from fight in the Bank's elevator.
Maya The Bee: The Golden Orb is a 2021 Germany / Australia animation adventure by Noel Cleary Starring Benson Jack Anthony, Frances Berry and Christian Charisiou
The BBFC originally rated the film PG uncut for 2021 cinema release but the distributors preferred a cut U version.
Summary Notes
When Maya, a headstrong little bee, and
her best friend Willi, rescue an ant princess they find themselves in the middle of an epic bug battle that will take them to strange new worlds and test their friendship to its limits.
Versions
advised category cuts
run:
88m
pal:
84m
UK: A pre-cut version was passed U very mild threat, violence, rude humour:
2021 cinema release
Thanks to Scott:
The cuts were to remove use of 'crap', a no-no at U.
uncut
run:
88m
pal:
84m
UK: Passed PG uncut for mild bad language:
2021 cinema release not released as distributors preferred a cut U rated release
Mayhem is a 2017 USA action horror by Joe Lynch. Starring Steven Yeun, Samara Weaving
and Steven Brand.
Previously MPAA R rated for bloody violence, pervasive language, some sexuality/nudity and drug use but the producers surrendered the R rating and decided to go MPAA
Unrated.
The MPAA noted:
THE "R" RATING FOR THE FILM "MAYHEM" (C.A.R.A. CERTIFICATE NUMBER 50802, BULLETIN NO. 2494 (9/20/17) HAS BEEN SURRENDERED. THIS FILM IS UNRATED AS OF 9/29/17.
UK: Passed 12/12A for intense scenes, threat, violence after 43s of BBFC category cuts for:
2015 Twentieth Century Fox RB Blu-ray
2015 Twentieth Century Fox R2 DVD
2014 cinema release
The BBFC commented:
Distributor chose to remove or reduce moments of threat, violence and injury detail in order to achieve a 12A classification. An uncut 15 was available.
Thanks to SportStackerOctober who notes that despite being labeled with a 15 rating, the version screened on Amazon Prime is the cut 12 rated version:
Maze Runner:
The Scorch Trials is a 2015 USA action Sci-Fi thriller by Wes Ball. Starring Dylan O'Brien, Kaya Scodelario and Thomas Brodie-Sangster.
BBFC advised category cuts were made for a 12A rated 2015 cinema release
and 2015 12 rated home video labelled as the UK Version. Also passed 15 uncut for home video as the International version.
Summary Notes
In this next chapter of the epic "Maze Runner" saga, Thomas
(Dylan O'Brien) and his fellow Gladers face their greatest challenge yet: searching for clues about the mysterious and powerful organization known as WCKD. Their journey takes them to the Scorch, a desolate landscape filled with unimaginable obstacles.
Teaming up with resistance fighters, the Gladers take on WCKD's vastly superior forces and uncover its shocking plans for them all.
Versions
International Version
run:
131:32s
pal:
126:16s
UK: Passed 15 uncut for strong
threat, violence and noted as the International Version.
The 15 rated uncut version has a restricted release on a HMV exclusive steelbook Blu-ray
May 2020. Netflix are screening the uncut 15 rated version.
UK Version BBFC advised category cuts
cut:
41s
run:
130:41s
pal:
125:27s
UK: The cut UK Version was passed 12 for
frequent moderate threat, violence after BBFC advised category cuts were made for:
2016 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon
2016 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment R2 DVD at UK Amazon
UK: [2D + 3D formats] passed 12A for frequent moderate threat, violence after BBFC advised category cuts were made for:
2015 cinema release
The BBFC commented:
This work was originally seen for advice. 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 some
changes. The company was advised:
to reduce moments of threat and horror involving zombie-like characters [Cranks], and
to reduce the focus on injury in a scene in which a man [Marcus] is beaten for information.
When the film was formally submitted, changes had been made and, consequently, the film was passed 12A.
The Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials received 21 complaints in 2015. The BBFC commented in its 2015
Annual Report:
There were 21 complaints about violence and threat in The Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials. Scenes include gangs of people operating in a lawless environment, and infected zombie-like people attacking other
characters.
The distributor sought advice on how to secure the classification it was aiming to achieve. The BBFC advised that the film was likely to receive a 15 certificate but a 12A classification could be achieved by making
some changes, including reducing moments of threat and horror involving zombie-like characters, and reducing the focus on injury in a scene in which a man is beaten for information. When the film was formally submitted for classification, these changes
had been made and, consequently, the film is within the Guidelines at 12A where moderate physical and psychological threat is permitted, as long as horror sequences are not too frequent or sustained and the overall tone is not disturbing.
Maze Runner: The Death Cure is a 2018 USA action Sci-Fi thriller by Wes Ball. Starring Rosa Salazar, Thomas Brodie-Sangster and Dylan O'Brien.
BBFC advised category cuts were required for a 12A rated cinema release in
2018. The film was passed 12 uncut for home video. Uncut and MPAA PG-13 rated in the US.
Summary Notes
In the epic finale to The Maze Runner Saga, Thomas leads his group of escaped Gladers on their
final and most dangerous mission yet. To save their friends, they must break into the legendary last city, a WCKD controlled labyrinth that may turn out to be the deadliest maze of all. Anyone who makes it out alive will get the answers to the questions
the Gladers have been asking since they first arrived in the maze. Will Thomas and the crew make it out alive? Or will Ava Paige get her way?
Versions
uncut
run:
143:40s
pal:
137:55s
UK: The International Version was passed 12
uncut for moderate violence, threat, language for:
2018 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment RB 4k Blu-ray at UK Amazon
2018 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon
2018 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment R2 DVD at UK Amazon
Note that disk extras for the 2018 home video release have been cut with 20s of bad language missing from the gag reel to avoid a 15 rating.
Somewhat unusually the home video release appears uncut at the same age rating as the
cut cinema version. The cuts for the cinema version were not made for specific violent scenes, just for overall scariness. Perhaps the BBFC felt that the film is not so scary on the small screen and so the cinema cuts were not required.
Thanks to
Stuart who suggests that maybe the cuts were made thinking of the under 12s at a cinema screening who are allowed if accompanied by adults. The 12 rating for home video does not consider under 12s.
And thanks to Jon who suggests that it's more to do
with the aural experience of a film in a cinema, compared to watching it on TV at home. The violence won't seem quite as visceral or shocking in a home setting.
cut
cut:
run:
143m
pal:
137m
Amazon
UK : Thanks to SportStackerOctober who notes that this UK Amazon Video is not uncut; a shot is
missing of a Crank running towards the heroes during the tunnel scene around 25 minute.
BBFC advised category cuts \
cut:
run:
141:35s
pal:
135:55s
UK: 2D and 3D UK cinema version was passed 12A for moderate violence, threat, language after BBFC advised pre-cuts for:
2018 cinema release
The BBFC commented:
This work was originally seen for advice. 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 some changes. The company was advised to
reduce moments of threat and 'horror' involving zombie-like characters. When the film was formally submitted, changes had been made and, consequently, the film was passed 12A.
The BBFC commented further in its 2015 Annual Report: :
We advised the distributor that in order for the film to achieve the requested 12A, they needed to make reductions to a sequence in which zombies attack a
group. The scene included a focus on people being threatened by zombies and several impactful shootings.
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