Cobain: Montage of Heck is a 2015 USA TV music biography by Brett
Morgen. Starring Aaron Burckhard, Chad Channing and Don Cobain.
An extended version was released to US cinemas in August 2015.
Summary Notes
An authorized documentary on the late musician Kurt Cobain, from his early days in Aberdeen, Washington to
his success and downfall with the grunge band Nirvana.
Versions
Extended Version
US: The documentary was re-released in US cinemas in August
2015 in an extended version featuring an additional 2 minutes of material.
Theatrical Version
run:
131:57s
pal:
126:40s
UK: Passed 15 uncut for very strong language, strong sex references, drug references for:
The Cobbler is a 2014 USA comedy fantasy drama by Thomas McCarthy. Starring Adam Sandler,
Dan Stevens and Steve Buscemi.
The film was cut in the US for a PG-13 rating and further cut in the UK for a 12/12A rating. Uncut in Germany
Summary Notes
Max Simkin repairs shoes in the same New York shop that has
been in his family for generations. Disenchanted with the grind of daily life, Max stumbles upon a magical heirloom that allows him to step into the lives of his customers and see the world in a new way. Sometimes walking in another man's shoes is the
only way one can discover who they really are.
Versions
uncut
Germany: Uncut and FSK 12 rated:
2015 Ascot Elite Home Entertainment RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon
Leon is stabbed in the throat by a stiletto shoe. The US version does show the blood
flowing onto his short.
advised category cuts
cut:
run:
97:49s
pal:
93:54s
cut
UK: The cut US version was passed 12A for moderate violence, injury detail, moderate bad language, sex references after further BBFC advised pre-cuts:
2015 Entertainment One UK [Part Subtitled] R2 DVD
2015 cinema release
The BBFC commented:
This film was originally seen for advice, at which stage the company was informed it was likely to be classified 15 but that their preferred 12A could be achieved by reducing two scenes featuring blood and injury detail. When the
film was submitted for formal classification, these scenes had been reduced acceptably and the film was therefore classified 12A.
Cobra is a 1986 USA action thriller by George P. Cosmatos. With Sylvester Stallone,
Brigitte Nielsen, Reni Santoni.
Cut for an MPAA R rating and further cut by the BBFC for an 18 rating
Summary Notes
A gang of neo-fascist thugs, led by the self-proclaimed 'Night Slasher', are breaking into people's
homes & cars, then killing them at random. When of of these thugs holds up a food store & takes hostages, Lt. Marian Cobretti - an intense, take-no-prisoners cop, is brought onto the scene to end the hostage-taking.
There are various mentions of extensive MPAA cuts to the many killings in the film. In particular, killings at a hospital and a victim's hand being severed and sent to the police. The studio was also said to be keen to keep the running time down to
allow more showings in cinemas.
There's no sign of the MPAA cuts ever being restored
compulsory cuts 4s
cuts
cut:
4s+
run:
86:45s
pal:
83:17s
UK: The cut R Rated Version was passed 18 after 4s of further BBFC cuts for:
1999 Warner R2 DVD
1986 Warner VHS
The BBFC cuts were:
Stallone sets fire to a man that he has just doused with petrol but the following details are missing just before the match is struck; a glimpse of the man screaming followed by the dialogue from Stallone: You have the right to remain silent.
Workprint
uncut
run:
120m
pal:
115m
There is a workprint version that runs around 120 minutes
See details of the
workprint in article from theactionelite.com . It gives clues about the rework implemented in response to preview audiences not liking the film.
Cockfighter is a 1974 USA drama by Monte Hellman. Starring Warren Oates, Richard B Shull and Harry Dean Stanton.
The film was denied a screening at the 2006 Edinburgh Film
Festival after advice from the BBFC who stated that UK Law does not allow public performance of films with real animal cruelty staged for the film.
The film has never been submitted to the BBFC but they have commented about
the film as follows: The film COCKFIGHTER, as its title would indicate, contains several scenes of cock fighting in which birds are goaded to fury in order to fight each other. These sequences are unsimulated and were expressly
created for the purposes of the film. As a result, this work would be in breach of the Animals Act.
Summary Review
Frank Mansfield has wanted to win the Cockfighter of the Year medal for
ages. Frank never speaks. After shooting his mouth off one too many times then losing a champion rooster in a casual hotel room cockfight, he swore never to speak again until he's won that award... He makes a bet with old crony Jack to be settled at the
upcoming meet. Frank puts his car and his trailer on the line; he loses. Jack gets the trailer, and Frank's part-time girlfriend who goes with it. Frank's long-time girlfriend Mary Elizabeth wants him to get serious and settle down. But Frank has to
raise some money for a new cock - $500 - then he can form a partnership with fellow cocksman Omar Baradansky and make another try for that medal...
Warren Oates plays Frank Mansfield in 1974's Cockfighter .
Although outlawed in most states, cockfighting was legal in Georgia, and Oates portrays a top trainer. However, Mansfield is also a deeply flawed man whose success leads him to recklessness. On the night before a major fight, he impetuously enters a
cockfight that ends badly. At that moment, he takes a vow of silence, which he will not break until he can regain his position in the sport. Throughout most of the movie, therefore, Oates is mute, with his thoughts serving as narration.
Warren
Oates is truly great in this role. His weathered face and ability to portray unsympathetic characters in a likeable manner bring great authority to this film.
Despite being a solid character study, the film is
probably of limited appeal. For the most part, the sport of cockfighting (if you consider it a sport) serves only as the background, and the characters drive the film. However, the sport is presented in an unflinching manner. The bloody and violent
aspects of cockfighting are not glossed over in any way. Thus, this film is definitely not for people who are squeamish or extremely passionate about humane treatment of animals.
If you can set aside your
distaste for the topic matter, then you will be treated to some great acting and directing and a truly unique cinematic experience.
UK: Occasionally shown in the UK without a certificate, most recently at the NFT during a Monte Hellman retrospective.
Thanks to Graeme, July 2022. The film is available uncut in the UK on the streaming platform Pluto
TV
Japan:
Thanks to Andrew:
There's a Japanese Blu Ray from Amazon Japan that's region A and B of Cockfighter. It's around £16 basic, but it's £29 in total with DHL delivery and import duty of around a
fiver. Very speedy delivery and great quality transfer.
effectively banned
UK : Never submitted to the BBFC knowing that key scenes would have to be cut.
The film was denied a screening at the 2006
Edinburgh Film Festival after advice from the BBFC who stated that UK Law does not allow public performance of films with real animal cruelty staged for the film.
The film has never been submitted to the BBFC but they have
commented about the film as follows:
The film COCKFIGHTER, as its title would indicate, contains several scenes of cock fighting in which birds are goaded to fury in order to fight each other. These
sequences are unsimulated and were expressly created for the purposes of the film. As a result, this work would be in breach of the Animals Act.
Cocoon is a 1985 USA Sci-Fi film by Ron Howard. Starring Don Ameche, Wilford Brimley and Hume Cronyn.
BBFC category cuts were required for PG rated versions. Uncut and PG-13
rated in the US. The film has been released uncut in the UK in a 12 rated package but a BBFC confirmation of an uncut version is pending.
Summary Notes
A group of aliens return to earth to retrieve
cocoons containing the people they'd left behind from an earlier trip. These cocoons had been resting at the bottom of the ocean. Once retrieved, they stored these recovered cocoons in the swimming pool of a house they'd rented in a small Florida town.
Their mission is hampered by a number of elderly people from a nearby retirement community who had been secretly using the pool, and who discover unusual powers from within these cocoons.
Versions
uncut
~117:00s =~112:00s
UK: BBFC details not yet published for:
2016 Eureka Entertainment Ltd RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon
The UK Blu-ray releases are 12 rated but this seems likely to be due to a 12 rated commentary track. The 2014 Blu-ray and 2016 Eureka Blu-rays are uncut according to both reviewers and Eureka Entertainment, so perhaps the BBFC details of this version
will turn up later. [Thanks to Stuart]
Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2: Episode 10
Versions
1s
23:06s
2008 Japan anime by Goro Taniguchi
The BBFC cut 1s from the 2010 Beez DVD.
Company was required to remove a shot likely to encourage an interest in underage sexual activity (in this case a young girl in the background of a shot suggesting sexual activity).
Code Name: Wild Geese is a 1984 Italy / West Germany action war film by
Antonio Margheriti (as Anthony M Dawson). Starring Lewis Collins, Lee Van Cleef and Ernest Borgnine.
Exists in 2 versions with a shorter version missing about 7 minutes.
Summary Notes
Commander Robin Wesley, leader of a group of mercenaries, go to the Golden Triangle in Southeast Asia to overthrow the dictator, who is a major manufacturer and dealer of the world's
opium.
Versions
uncut
Austria
97:04s
Austria/Switzerland: Uncut versions run at about 97:04s
Code 7 Victim 5! is a 1964 UK action crime mystery by Robert Lynn.
With Lex Barker, Ronald Fraser and Ann Smyrner.
Cut by the BBFC for 1964 cinema release. No BBFC cuts for 2013 DVD
Summary Notes
When a millionaires valet is
murdered he hires a detective to discover by who and why his valet was killed, leading to connections of the nazi sort!
Versions
uncut
Unrated
84:27s
UK: Passed 12 without BBFC cuts for moderate bloody injury and violence for:
2013 Network video tiitled Code 7 Victim 5!
No details yet as to what version had been submitted. Perhaps the 12 rating suggests that this version is uncut and that the violence was cut for a U rating in 1964
US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
2016 Blue Underground [Code 7 Victim 5 + Mozambique] (RA) Blu-ray at US Amazon
cut
submitted 88:27s =84:55s
UK: Passed U after BBFC category cuts for:
1964 cinema release titled Victim Five
v Coffy
- 1973 USA action crime thriller by Jack Hill.
Coffy is a 1973 USA action crime thriller by Jack Hill. With Pam Grier, Booker Bradshaw and Robert DoQui.
Initially banned by the BBFC for 1973 cinema release. Resubmitted with cuts
and then further cut by the BBFC for 1974 cinema release. Passed 18 uncut in 1988. Uncut in the US
Summary Review : Blaxploitation classic!
Coffy is a nurse whose younger sister
gets involved in drugs and is severely injured by contaminated heroin. Coffy sets out on a mission of vengeance and vigilante justice, killing drug dealers, pimps, and mobsters who cross her path.
Maxim magazine lists Coffy
as number 7 on its list of the 50 best B-movies of all time, and there can clearly be no mistake about its status as a B-movie. Pam Grier shines in this hilarious action-packed blaxploitation flick where she first got her name as a 'black pin-up queen'
during the early 70's.
This brilliant film mixes comedy right in there with the action. From the campy catfight scenes when Coffy dumps a salad bowl onto a blonde girl's head, to when King George makes his first appearance and steps
out of his car in his pimp outfit, complete right down to the feather in his hat! The action is fairly consistent. There are a lot of guns firing off and endless catfights.
UK: A short version was passed X (18) after
BBFC cuts for:
1974 cinema release
From IMDb. The BBFC cuts were
Cut to the stabbing of Omar
Thanks to Craig who wrote to the BBFC who responded:
Coffey was initially rejected because the BBFC felt too many cuts would be required to make it acceptable at X and that these cuts would damage the film. However, the
following year the distributor submitted a heavily re-edited version (renamed Coffy), which was finally passed X, I believe after further cuts.
From IMDb. The film was cut by MPAA to avoid an X rating, the killing of the Travis family was originally longer and so was the showdown, with blood explosions in close-up.
The BBFC also banned a trailer for the film in 1988.
The cut material
exists in workprint form but has never been restored for a release, so the Theatrical Version is the best available
Cold Blooded Beast is a 1971 Italy horror mystery thriller by Fernando Di Leo. With Klaus Kinski, Margaret Lee, Rosalba Neri.
Multiple variants with UK getting the worst of those available with
pre-cuts to sex and violence. Sex scenes exist in clothed and unclothed softcore versions. The nudity is via body doubles though. The BBFC waived its previous cuts for 2017 18 rated Blu-ray.
Summary Comments: Loopey
A masked killer stalks an institution for mentally disturbed rich women.
This film is not on the level of gialli directed by Mario Bava, Lucio Fulci, or Dario Argento. However, it is so loopey and bizarre that
it is actually fascinating!
Slaughter Hotel's original ad campaign played upon the idea that the film is Based on a True Story , which means it really wasn't.
Versions
best available
96:32s
UK: Passed 18 uncut for strong sex, violence with all
previous BBFC cuts waived for:
This release has all the softcore options save one scene with Rosalba Neri and the gardener, which is cut. However the entire scene is missing from the Italian release.
This seems to be the best available version.
Raro Version
94:07s
US: The long European version with extended nudity scenes is MPAA Unrated for:
Not quite as complete as 88 Films version, but it does have the nude scenes of Anne. It lacks the love scene between Anne and the gardener and towards the end of the love game between Angela and Mara is missing a few shots.
cut
US: Cut for an R Rating
pre-cut
86:07s
UK: A pre-cut version was passed 18 without further BBFC cuts for:
2004 Boulevard R0 DVD
Sex and violence has been pre-cut. Maybe the R rated version.
cut
UK : Passed X (18) after BBFC cuts for:
1972 cinema release
Thanks to Vincenzo. The heavy BBFC cuts were:
Reel 1 - Remove the scene where the killer enters the bedroom where a naked woman is asleep.
Reel 2 - Remove the scene of incest between Anne and her brother.
Reel 2 - Considerably shorten the love-making scene in the greenhouse.
Reel 3 - In the murder where a woman is choked to death, remove all knife shots of cutting woman's flesh and slashing her
panties.
Reel 3 - Considerably reduce the scene in which the Indian girl is in the bath and Helen washes and massages her.
Reel 4 - Reduce the sequence where a woman rolls naked
on the bed as the killer advances.
Reel 4 - Remove the lesbian sequence between the Indian girl and Helen.
Reel 4 - Remove shot of arrow in the Indian girl's neck.
Reel 5 - Reduce the masturbation sequence.
Reel 5 - Remove CUs of axe on naked woman.
Reel 5 - Reduce murder by cross-bow to a flash shot.
Reel 5 - In the final sequence, remove the whole scene of the killer entering the dormitory, so that no women are seen in the ward and the final death is of the killer in the ward only.
The Cold Light of Day is a 1996 UK / Netherlands / Germany thriller
by Rudolf van den Berg. Starring Richard E Grant, Lynsey Baxter and Perdita Weeks.
Summary Notes
In the countryside of an Eastern Europe country, three little girls are murdered in the wood by a pedophile and found naked with one precise cut on the throat. Detective Viktor Marek, who has come from the city, investigates the case, but his superior Pavel Nowak arrests a scapegoat, the pothead Alexi Berka, and tortures the youngster to confess the murder since he is disputing the elections. Marek does not agree with the result of the investigation and resigns his job but continues to track the killer. While following a lead in an old road, Marek meets the girl Anna Tatour that has a flat tire of her bicycle and he offers a ride in his car to the girl. Then, he tells to Anna's mother, Milena Tatour, that she should instruct her daughter to not accept ride from strangers.
UK: Passed 12A for moderate action violence and infrequent strong
language after BBFC suggested cuts for category were implemented for:
2012 cinema release
The BBFC commented:
This film was originally seen for advice. The company was advised that the film was likely to receive a 15 classification but that their preferred 12A could be achieved by making cuts in two scenes:
- to
reduce a focus on injury in one scene and - to remove a large blood spurt in another.
When the film was submitted for formal classification, these changes had been made and the film was classified 12A .
v Cold Sweat
- 1970 France / Italy / Belgium action crime thriller by Terence Young.
Cold Sweat is a 1970 France / Italy / Belgium action crime thriller by Terence Young. Starring Charles Bronson, James Mason and Liv Ullmann.
BBFC category cuts were required for an 'A' rated cinema release in 1971.
Later it was passed 'AA' uncut for 1973 cinema release. The film was passed 15 uncut on home video. The film is MPAA PG rated and uncut in the US.
Summary Notes
Joe Martin, a quiet
American, lives a quiet life in the South of France renting boats to tourists. He is happily married to Fabienne and has a twelve-year-old daughter named Michèle. But the quiet man has a past: ten years before, Joe (then Moran) had escaped with four
other convicts, among whom the sadistic ex-mercenary Katanga. Seeing the latter brutally kill an M. P., Joe had abandoned his accomplices and left with the car. One night, Captain Ross, Katanga, Whitey and Fausto re-appear..
This is not the greatest Bronson movie ever made but it is nonetheless entertaining. It does have one spectacular car chase or rather motorcycle pursuit on winding roads of south of France. There are some nice performances and it's fun to see James Mason play a villain although he's a likable one. Liv Ullman is fine and Jill Ireland plays a hilarious rich hippie chick.
Versions
uncut
run:
93:04s
pal:
89:21s
UK: Passed 15 uncut for moderate violence, nudity and soft drug use:
Collection is a 2014 USA drama by John Herzfeld. Starring Danny Aiello, Rick Aiello and Jillian Barberie.
Originally R Rated by the MPAA but the film was later cut for a PG-13
rating. The BBFC passed the two versions, 15 and 12 respectively without BBFC cuts.
Summary Notes
A drama centered on a group of people who all have a connection to a self-help book authored by a
reclusive former football coach.
Versions
uncut
MPAA
95:28s =91:39s
UK: Presumably the R Rated Version was passed 15 uncut for
strong language, violence, drug use for:
2014 Signature Entertainment video titled Out of Sight
US: Uncut and MPAA R rated for some violence, language and brief drug use for:
2014 Millennium RA Blu-ray titled Reach Me at US Amazon
Colombiana is a 2011 US/French action thriller by Olivier Megaton. With Zoe
Saldana, Michael Vartan and Callum Blue.
Cut in the US for a PG-13 rated cinema release. The uncut version was distributed in the rest of the world. An Extended Version was released in the US and was MPAA Unrated.
Versions
Extended Version
run:
111:36s
pal:
107:08s
US: Extended Version is uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
The
Extended Version is 3:57s longer than the International Version and includes more violence. The Director is said to prefer the International Version. This sounds a bit unlikely in that the distributors chose to only release the Unrated version on home
video.
International Version
run:
107:41s
pal:
103:23s
UK: The International Version was passed 15 uncut for:
2011 EIV R2 DVD
2011 cinema release
This seems to be a version without the extensions for the Unrated version but at least has not suffered the US cuts for PG-13. Eg The BBFC noted 9 uses of strong language (eg 'fuck') whereas the US MPAA passed the film PG-13 with the comment contains brief strong language.
cut US Version
cut:
run:
108m
pal:
104m
US: The US Theatrical Version is MPAA PG-13 Rated and has been cut for strong language and probably violence
too. It has not been released on home video
Color of Night is a 1994 USA romance by Richard Rush. Starring Bruce
Willis, Jane March and Rubén Blades.
Exists as a Director's Cut and Theatrical Version. Both were rated 18 in the UK. Both of these versions were cut for an MPAA R rating in the US.
Summary Notes
Psychologist Bill Capa gives up his practise when he unintentionally pushes a patient to commit suicide. In an effort to come to terms with this tragedy he visits an old colleague, Bob Moore, who is subsequently
murdered. The quest to catch the killer centres around a group of Moore's psychologically disturbed patients, however equally as important is an affair which develops between Capa and the mysterious Rose.
Versions
European Director's Cut
134:29s
UK: The European Director's Cut was passed 18 without BBFC cuts for:
UK: The European Theatrical Version was passed 18 without BBFC cuts for:
1995 Guild VHS
1994 cinema release
See pictorial cuts details from movie-censorship.com : The two versions
are significantly altered. The sex scenes are also different in each version with both versions having nudity not in the other.
cut
US Director's Cut
139:04s =133:30s
US: The US Director's Cut suffered cuts to sex scenes for an MPAA R rating.
There are 2 'Director's Cuts' The US R Rated Director's Cut has a shortened pool sex scene missing Bill (Bruce Willis) kissing his way up Rose's body and a shot of Willis' penis as Rose reciprocates.
The other omission is a scene of footsie as Bill and Rose dine at a restaurant.
cut US Theatrical Version
122:55s =118:00s
US: The US Theatrical Version
suffered cuts to sex scenes for an MPAA R rating.
v Colors
- 1988 USA action crime romance by Dennis Hopper.
Colors is a 1988 USA action crime romance by Dennis Hopper. Starring Sean Penn, Robert Duvall and Maria Conchita Alonso.
No censorship cuts in the US and UK. There exists and Extended Version with
deleted scenes restored.
Summary Notes
A confident young cop is shown the ropes by a veteran partner in the dangerous gang-controlled barrios of L.A. about to explode in violence in this look at the
gang culture enforced by the colors that members wear.
Versions
Virgin Version
Unrated
126:53s =121:48s
UK: An extended Virgin Version was passed 18 uncut for:
1989 Virgin Vision VHS
US: The Unrated Version is uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
2017 Shout! Factory [Theatrical + Unrated Version] (RA) Blu-ray at US Amazon
The Colossus of Rhodes is a 1961 Spain/Italy/France war adventure drama by Sergio Leone. With Rory Calhoun, Lea Massari and Georges Marchal.
Cut in the UK and US for theatrical Release. There's said to be a restored
uncut version in Italy.
Summary Notes
While on holiday in Rhodes, Athenian war hero Darios becomes involved in two different plots to overthrow the tyrannical king, one from Rhodian patriots and the
other from sinister Phoenician agents.
Versions
uncut
Italy
~142:00s
Italy: The Original Italian Version runs at about 142:00s
and has been restored for modern day release
The differences between the US release and the much longer Italian release are numerous and include both exposition scenes and scenes of violence censored from the US print.
category cuts
UK: The US Version was passed A (PG) after further BBFC category cuts for:
Colossus of the Stone Age is a 1962 Italy/Yugoslavia action romance by Guido Malatesta. With Reg Lewis, Margaret Lee and Luciano Marin.
BBFC Category cuts for UK cinema releases in 1974 and 1975. The US version
has been hacked around to fit in with a Sons of Hercules theme for a series of movies
Summary Notes
Wandering strongman Maxxus comes upon two warring tribes, the Sun worshipers and the Moon worshipers.
He saves the leader of the Sun tribe from a sea monster, then later on when the Moon tribe attacks and kidnaps the Sun tribe's women, they call upon Maxxus for help.
Versions
cut
Unrated
76:57s
US : Hacked about for brevity and partly overdubbed to fit in with a Sons of Hercules theme for a series of movies for:
Full movie at YouTube titled Fire Monsters Against the Son of Hercules
US Alpha R1 DVD titled Fire Monsters Against the Son of Hercules
category cuts
79:38s
UK: Passed U uncut for:
1975 cinema release titled Land of the Monsters
1964 cinema release titled Colossas of the Stone Age
The Colour of Pomegranates is a 1969 Soviet Union historical music biography by Sergei Parajanov. Starring Sofiko Chiaureli, Melkon Alekyan and Vilen Galstyan.
The Russian version was cut by Russian censors, but there is also an uncut Armenian version.
Summary Notes
A super-stylized, surreal biography of Armenian troubadour Sayat Nova, whose
life is depicted through non-narrative amalgamations of poetic images.
One of the greatest masterpieces of the 20th century,
Versions
uncut
79:44s =76:33s
~78:00s
UK: The Armenian version was passed PG uncut for scenes of animal slaughter for:
2018 Second Sight [Armenian + Russian versions] Limited Edition RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon
US: The Armenian Version is uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
The BBFC passed the 2007 Re-edited Version 15 for both cinema and U TV DVD. No BBFC cuts were required for the shorter version titled Colour of Sacrifice.
160:09s
The BBFC passed the 2006 U TV DVD as 15 without BBFC cuts titled Rang de Basanti
160:32s
The BBFC awarded the
2006 submission a 12A but the distributors had a rethink and shelved this version titled Rang de Basanti
v Comali
- 2019 India comedy by Pradeep Ranganathan.
Comali is a 2019 India comedy by Pradeep Ranganathan. Starring Jayam Ravi, Kajal Aggarwal
and Samyuktha Hegde.
BBFC category cuts were required for a 12A rated cinema release in 2019.
Summary Notes
After
waking up from a coma which stretches for 16 years, The protagonist Jeyam Ravi has difficulties and challenges adjusting to the current era. The Movie basically showcases the Changes of era from 90s to present era. The movie will show how the hero
battles with the changes he sees from the time he got into coma.
140:55s
cut:
4s
run:
140:55s
pal:
135:17s
UK: Passed 12A for moderate violence, bloody images, sex references, strong language after 4s of BBFC category cuts:
2019 cinema release
The BBFC commented:
Company chose to remove moments of stronger violence and bloody detail in order to obtain a 12A classification. An uncut 15 classification was available.
uncut
run:
140:59s
pal:
135:21s
UK: Passed 15 uncut for brief strong violence, bloody images
2019 cinema release unreleased in favour of a cut 12A version
Come Play With Me is a 1977 UK sex comedy by George Harrison Marks. Starring Irene Handl, Alfie Bass and George Harrison Marks.
Cut by the BBFC for 1977 cinema release. The cuts have persisted to all releases since. There is also an unreleased hardcore version of the film.
Summary Notes
A health-resort where
both the clients and the employees easily take their clothes off and have a little fun is the setting of this sex-comedy.
The film was massively promoted by men's magazines associated with David Sullivan, eg Playbirds and
Whitehouse. The advertising predictable suggested that the film was somehow harder than the soft softcore that the BBFC allowed at that time.
Standard Version
cut
cut:
run:
93:46s
pal:
90:01s
best available
UK: The cut cinema version was passed 18 for strong sexualised nudity:
2020 Screen Bound Mary Millington Movie Collection (RA) Blu-ray at US Amazon
Thanks to Vincenzo. The BBFC cuts were:
Reel 3 - Shot of woman astride a man to massage him in which her vulva is visible from behind was removed.
Reel 4 - Cabaret dancer's act was considerably reduced to remove initial writhing
and caressing of her groin over G-string, her writhing alone in 'riding' copulatory movement, the close up of her pubic as she pours liquid over herself, and the shot of her wide-open legs as she covers vulva with her hand.
Reel 4 - As Clapworthy urinates into wash basin, initial thrusting shots of man copulating with woman on massage couch were removed.
Reel 9 - In the copulation scene at the beginning of the reel
(before Rodney and Christine's eating sex scene), all shots of his buttocks thrusting between her legs and her legs wrapped round him were removed.
Reel 9 - In later sex scene (after Rodney and Christine's food
scene), woman's dialogue line "Go down harder" and sight of him performing cunnilingus on her were removed. Her head reaction orgasm remained.
The original BBFC censorship cuts have not been restored because the footage apparently no longer exists in producer David Sullivan's archive.
Hardcore Version
uncut
Hardcore versions of four of the film's sex scenes were shot for the overseas market.
It is believed that the hardcore version was never exhibited commercially,although there are reports of it being shown once at Swiss Cottage in London. The only known copy of the hardcore footage is apparently in the hands of a collector who is not
interested in releasing the material.
The Comedy of Terrors is a 1963 USA comedy horror by Jacques Tourneur. Starring Vincent Price, Peter Lorre and Boris Karloff.
Cut by the BBFC for 1964 X rated cinema release. Uncut at 15 on VHS and 12 on DVD. Cut in the US.
Summary Notes
Waldo Trumbull, an undertaker who hasn't had any 'customers' in a long
time is forced the pay one year's back-rent. To get money he starts to kill people in order to get new clients.
Versions
uncut
run:
83:01s
pal:
79:42s
UK: Passed 12 uncut for comedy violence and black
humour for:
According to dvdcompare.net the R1 America MGM is missing 1s. In the sequence where Vincent Price and Peter Lorre are attempting to keep a supposedly-dead Basil Rathbone inside his coffin. Price and
Lorre finally "succeed" by both sitting on top of the coffin. On the DVD, this scene immediately cuts to one of Price and Lorre suddenly hitting the floor for no apparent reason. This is cut: Rathbone's character is obviously still alive,
because he suddenly pushes the coffin lid upward with all his might, and you see Price and Lorre flying up and backwards onto the floor.
The recent region 2 Optimum release includes the scene in question intact.
The softcore film was originally made as The Coming of Seymour but was released in the US as The
Fabulous Fanny to relate it to a cartoon strip in Playboy. It was not a success and was reworked with extra scenes and re-released in 1977 as The Boob Tube Strikes Again!
The film is about a couple interacting
with an X rated film on hotel TV. The film within a film is about the voluptuous cartoon character of Fanny, who dominates the daydreams of young Seymour. This sexual obsession stands in the way of his siring a child that will enable him to inherit the
family fortune. Seymour thoroughly enjoys his attempts to impregnate as many beautiful women as possible, but each time he is unable to reach that million dollar climax.
Cut to achieve an
American R rating. The scene where a female character states her objection to oral sex on the grounds of sperm's high calorific content has gone.
v The Commander - 1988
West Germany/Italy war film by Antonio Margheriti.
Commando is a 1985 USA action thriller by Mark L Lester. With Arnold Schwarzenegger, Rae
Dawn Chong and Dan Hedaya.
The film was originally cut in the US for an R rating. The film was then further cut in the UK for all releases until an uncut theatrical version released in 2008. There is also a Director's Cut with the violence cut for the an R
rating restored. This was passed 18 uncut by the BBFC in 2007 but was not released until 2015.
Summary Notes
A retired elite Black Ops Commando launches a one man war against a group of South American
criminals who have kidnapped his daughter to blackmail him into starting a revolution and getting an exiled dictator back into power.
There is NO scene of Arnie whacking the bad guys with the severed limb, but there
ARE extra bits of gore that were cut for an R rating during the tool shed scene:
The pitchfork killing features additional reaction from the soldier as he dies and an extra shot as he slumps to the floor
Schwarzenegger throws a second circular saw blade which embeds
itself into the neck of a bad guy, lots of blood, and more reaction from the soldier as he puts is hands to his neck.
The guy who is axed in the groin is shown in agony longer
The guy with the severed arm is seen lying on the floor, stump in the air, screaming for a second or two longer and for an extra shot when is crawling on the ground.
cut
86:29s
UK: The Theatrical Version was passed
18 without BBFC cuts for:
2008 20th Century Fox RB Blu-ray
The BBFC commented in their 2006 Annual Report:
Commando had previously required two cuts for '18' to reduce strong bloody injury detail. These cuts were waived when the work was resubmitted, both to reflect public
expectations following the Board's public consultations in recent years and because the cut scenes are now considered to have little impact on the tone of the work as a whole or its likely effect on an audience.
The MPAA cuts for
an R rating were all during the tool shed scene:
The pitchfork killing originally features additional reaction from the soldier as he dies and an extra shot as he slumps to the floor
Schwarzenegger throws a second circular saw blade which
embeds itself into the neck of a bad guy. Blood and reaction from the soldier as he puts is hands to his neck has been cut
The guy who is axed in the groin is shown in agony longer in the original.
The guy with the severed arm was originally seen lying on the floor, stump in the air, screaming for a second or two longer and for an extra shot when is crawling on the ground.
The UK laserdisc seems to have got by without BBFC cuts and the complete theatrical version was shown on Channel 4 in May 2008
pre-cut 26s
cut
85:33s
UK: A 26s pre-cut Theatrical Version was passed 18 without further BBFC cuts for:
2001 20th Century Fox R2 DVD
The pre-cuts which the UK (and R2 Scandinavian and R4 Australian) releases contain, have their origin in Germany. These cuts were imposed on German theatrical and video releases by the German censors, FSK, in order to achieve an "FSK 18"
rating. So these cut masters must have served FOX to produce their UK DVDs.
Thanks to Luis who has specified the cuts are as follow:
0:02:00 - Before the credits Cooke (Bill Duke), disguised as a garbage man, shots a man from a short distance. A scene in which he approaches the body and shoots it on the chest several times was cut. On the DVD we see him getting near and then
lowering the gun and going back.
0:21:17 - Matrix (Schwarzenegger) hits the guy with him on the plane with an elbow. Then pulls a blanket over him to make it appear that he's sleeping. On the uncut version he pulls the head of the man down
gently and breaks his neck, before covering him. In the censored version, the man is killed with a single blow or maybe died from a heart attack during his sleep!
0:45:30 - Matrix throws Cooke against some piece of wooden furniture on the floor
(the impact is not seen in any version). We hear him moaning, and then Matrix gets near him. We then see a close shot framing Cooke's face, foaming a bit of blood from the mouth, and the wood spike coming from his chest. Matrix asks for his daughter:
"Where is she?" then pulling the tie of the dying man: "Talk!" Another close shot of the face and the bloody mouth and chest. The DVD version cuts both close shots while also removing both lines of dialogue from Swarzenegger. It also
cuts part of the moaning we hear from Cooke.
1:06:50 - Following to the fight scenes with the Big Ugly Hispanics (BUH), a cut is made when Matrix stabs one on the stomach
1:07:09 - A BUH is killed with a knife on the throat. The frontal
shot is cut (it's not very bloody originally).
1:07:17 - Matrix killing another soldier is missing
1:08:34 - 5 shots cut to remove the one in which BUH is machine-gunned.
1.10:20 - After some more shooting with the machine gun,
Matrix grabs his pistol. But before that shot, two others are cut: one has more BUHs being hit at a distance (probably the less violent deaths in the film...); another one is a close shot of a BUH being killed with two bullets on the chest (with some
blood spilling).
1:11:38 - Here we're in the famous tool shed sequence.. A soldier approaches the door and opens it. He's stabbed by a pitchfork on the chest. This was cut in this version, even though they left the more violent scene in which a
man is killed with a circular saw that cuts part of the top of his head.
1:11:40 - After the second saw, Matrix grabs an axe and a machete, he uses the axe between the legs of a BUH and then proceeds to the last Hispanic. He grabs his arm and
cuts it with the machete. 5 shots where removed here, eliminating both deaths. On the censored version, after the last saw we see Matrix immediately grabbing a machine gun from the floor.
1:19:50 - During the "releasing some steam"
scene, after Matrix throws a metal pipe at Bennett there's originally a close-up shot of the bad guy's chest with the pipe against it (there's no blood). We then see him moaning and spilling some blood from the mouth. The camera slowly pulls back framing
Bennett and the pipe releasing steam. The censored version is cut before the pipe enters the frame, passing for a shot of Matrix, which then delivers the line "Let out some steam, Bennett!" Much moaning is also cut with this; so, just like
Cooke, Bennett has a much faster death with a bit less suffering.
12s
cut
85:56s
UK: The Theatrical Version was passed 18 after 12s of BBFC cuts for:
1999 20th Century Fox VHS
1986 CBS/Fox VHS
1985 cinema release
The BBFC cuts were:
In the uncut version Arnie grabbed an axe and a machette from inside the wall of a toolshed. Then he hit the guard coming through the door between the legs with axe, dropped him, and exited. He then grabbed the guard outside who was holding a machine
gun and chopped off his gun arm with the machete. As the arm falls he pulls the machine gun away. The cut version makes it appear he's lifting the gun.
At the end of the film where a close-up of the pole sticking out of Bennett's stomach has
been cut
Con Air is a 1997 USA
action crime thriller by Simon West. Starring Nicolas Cage, John Cusack and John Malkovich.
The film was cut in the US for an MPAA R rated theatrical release. This
was originally passed 15 uncut by the BBFC for 1997 cinema release. But this was uprated to 18 for home video releases. The Director's Cut restores the censored footage and is MPAA Unrated in the US and 18 rated in the UK.
Summary Notes
Cameron Poe, a highly decorated United States Army Ranger, came home to Alabama to his wife, Tricia, only to run into a few drunken regulars where Tricia works. Cameron unknowingly
kills one of the drunks and is sent to a federal penitentiary for involuntary manslaughter for seven years. Cameron becomes eligible for parole and can now go home to his wife and daughter. Unfortunately, Cameron has to share a prison airplane with some
of the country's most dangerous criminals, who took control of the plane and are now planning to escape the country. Cameron has to find a way to stop them while playing along. Meanwhile, United States Marshal Vincent Larkin is trying to help Cameron get
free and stop the criminals, including Cyrus "The Virus" Grissom.
Director's Cut/Extended Version
uncut
run:
121:18s
pal:
116:27s
UK: The Director's Cut/Extended Version
was passed 18 uncut for
Conan the Barbarian is a 1982 USA action fantasy adventure by John
Milius. With Arnold Schwarzenegger, James Earl Jones and Max von Sydow.
Originally cut for an MPAA R rating The uncut version has never been released. All British releases were further cut by the BBFC. There is also an International version and an Extended Verson that exists in a couple of variants.
Summary Notes
A barbarian trained in the arts of war joins with thieves in a quest to solve the riddle of steel and find the sorcerer responsible for the genocide of his people in this faithful
adaptation of Robert E. Howard's sword and sorcery adventures. This film briefly sparked a wave of fantasy films including the sequel, Conan the Destroyer, in the early 80s.
Extended Versions
Extended Version
run:
130:31s
pal:
125:18s
US: The Extended version is MPAA Unrated:
US: Uncut and MPAA R rated for:
2024 Arrow Video Special Edition [Extended, International and Theatrical Versions] R0 4K Blu-ray/(RA) Blu-ray Combo
at US Amazon #ad
2024 Arrow Video Special Edition [Extended, International and
Theatrical Versions] (RA) Blu-ray at US Amazon #ad
The UK Blu-ray contains both the uncut international version and the cut UK variant of the international version.
The uncut version is played when the default language for the Blu-ray
Player internal menus is set to one of the non-English options. The English language film may still be selected. If the English Blu-ray player menuing system is selected then the cut UK version will play.
US: The Extended
version is MPAA Unrated:
2024 Arrow Video Special Edition [Extended, International and Theatrical Versions] R0 4K Blu-ray/(RA) Blu-ray Combo
at US Amazon #ad
2024 Arrow Video Special Edition [Extended, International and
Theatrical Versions] (RA) Blu-ray at US Amazon #ad
2024 Arrow Video Conan Chronicles [Conan the Barbarian (3 versions) +
Conan the Destroyer ] (RA) Blu-ray at US Amazon #ad
Very extensive and scattered cuts were made totalling about 5 minutes. These occurred during the course of 3 iterations of resubmissions. The resulting R rated version has become definitive and there's no sign of any restoration of the original X Rated
version.
There's lots on the topic gathered from comments from the film makers at conventions and on commentary tracks etc. See conancompletist.com . The cuts seem to have
effected the following scenes:
Blood and gore removed from the battle of the Mounds
Killing of Conan's mother mostly deleted
Significant cuts to the violence in the snake feast scene. A lot of careful censorship by camera angle was used to limit nudity, but this
was implemented in the original before submission to the MPAA.
cut
cut:
19s
run:
125:49s
pal:
120:47s
UK: The US Theatrical
Version was passed 15 after 19s of BBFC cuts for:
1987 Warner VHS
UK: The US Theatrical Version was passed AA (14) after 19s of BBFC cuts for:
1982 cinema release
The cuts were:
Several horse falls have been trimmed from the UK versions in differing ways. One of which is from the opening raid on young Conan's village.
The rest of the horse falls are from the lengthy stand-off in the desert, featured much later in
the movie. One fall is severe as it caused by Conan hacking at the horses legs with a sword.
A sex scene with the witch featuring a lost naked rump was also trimmed to remove 3 out of 6 groans
3 scenes of horse tripping have been cut from the start where Conan is attacked by net wielding soldiers.
Perhaps the clearest cut is the Camel Attack sequence. Conan (Arnold Schwarzenegger) and Malik are riding through the town. Malik
points out a Camel, Conan talks to the camel, the Camel spits white goo over Conan. The UK Version then cuts to the next scene. The Uncut US version shows Conan smack the camel on the top of its head making it crumble to the floor. It was probably cut
due to the issue of cruelty to animals.
The Horse tripping of Zula (Grace Jones) and Bombatta (Wilt Chamberlain) during the Elite Guard attack is trimmed
In dozens of
studio emails unearthed by hackers, Sony executives; the director, Peter Landesman; and representatives of Mr. Smith discussed how to avoid antagonizing the N.F.L. by altering the script and marketing the film more as a whistle-blower story, rather than
a condemnation of football or the league. Dwight Caines, the president of domestic marketing at Sony Pictures, wrote in an email on Aug. 6, 2014, to three top studio executives about how to position the movie:
Will is
not anti football (nor is the movie) and isn't planning to be a spokesman for what football should be or shouldn't be but rather is an actor taking on an exciting challenge We'll develop messaging with the help of N.F.L. consultant to ensure that we are
telling a dramatic story and not kicking the hornet's nest.
Confessions from the David Galaxy Affair is a 1979 UK sex comedy by Willy Roe. Starring Alan Lake, Glynn Edwards and Anthony Booth.
Passed X after BBFC cuts for 1979 cinema release. It is not clear if these
cuts have persisted onto 18 rated home video.
Summary Notes
Playboy David Galaxy is a suspect in a robbery case and needs an alibi, and the only credible witness to his innocence
won't help. He also has to prove his mettle with "the only woman in the world who's never had an orgasm."
Versions
run:
96:41s
pal:
92:49s
best available
UK: Passed 18 for strong sex and nudity without BBFC cuts this time around:
2019 Screenbound [Mary Millington Movie Collection] (RB) Blu-ray at UK Amazon
2010 Odeon Entertainment video
It is not clear if the cinema cuts have persisted or not. The running time is 27s longer than the cinema release so may be that is a good sign.
cut:
run:
96:14s
pal:
92:23s
UK: : Passed 18 without BBFC cuts this time around:
1997 Lazer VHS
1986 Mighty Fair VHS
It is not clear if the cinema cuts have persisted or not but the running times match the cut cinema version.
Confessions of a Blue Movie Star is a 1978 West Germany documentary by Wes Craven & Andrzej Kostenko. With Carl Amery, Josephine Bayerl and Sonja Embriz.
Initially banned by the BBFC for 1978 cinema release but it was quickly passed X after cuts. Pre-cut for 1986 18 rated VHS.
Summary review: Mockumentary
A mockumentary showing the
process of casting a porn movie, the legalities of underage wanna-be participants and the effects of becoming a porn star.
Trying to play it as an actual documentary, it doesn't really work but it is interesting
nonetheless. A so-called snuff element comes into it at the very end but is rather disappointing. The only redeeming feature is actual deleted scenes from Wes Craven's Last House On The Left, which they play up as actual snuff footage.
Versions
pre-cut
cut:
run:
74:25s
pal:
71:26s
UK: A cut version was passed 18 without further BBFC cuts for:
Confessions of Emanuelle is a 1977 Italy adventure thriller by Joe D'Amato Starring Laura Gemser, Ivan Rassimov and Karin Schubert
There exists a softcore version and an XXX version with hardcore inserts. The softcore
version was cut by the BBFC for X rated cinema release in 1978 and again for 18 rated VHS in 1987.
Summary Notes
Famous undercover journalist Emanuelle teams with her friend Cora
Norman to uncover a white slave ring that traffics in women kidnapped from various locales around the world. Her investigations leaves plenty of time, however, for globe-trotting and bed-hopping. As each lead turns up bad, Emanuelle begins to wonder if
she can ever put an end to this horrible slavery ring.
XXX European Version
XXX European Version
run:
101:43s
pal:
97:39s
US: The XXX European Version is uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
Emanuelle Around the World is one of the more shocking of the Emanuelle series, right up there with Emanuelle and the Last Cannibals and Emanuelle in America. Effective on an undeniably crass but
immediate level, this is the kind of cinema that drips animal savagery and guilty pleasure -- exactly the type of subversive cinema that has moral police gasping in the isles (or masturbating in the closet).
The Euro XXX version of
the film features a few brief clips of penetration & fellatio in orgy sequences (not with the stars of the show, however), but generally the sex portrayed is of the standard soft-core variety.
Softcore Version
Softcore Version
cut:
~4:41s
run:
97:02s
pal:
93:09s
US: The Softcore Version is MPAA Unrated for:
US Weades Moines R1 DVD titled Emanuelle Around the World
Missing the hardcore inserts
cut
cut:
15:45s
run:
80:41s
pal:
77:27s
UK: The Softcore Version was passed 18 after a further 15:45s of BBFC cuts for:
1987 VPD VHS titled Confessions of Emanuelle
Some of the missing scenes compared with the "XXX European Edition" include:
The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It is a 2021 USA horror mystery thriller by Michael Chaves Starring Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson and Julian Hilliard
Uncut and MPA R rated in the US. This was initially rated 18 uncut, by the BBFC but the distributors preferred a cut 15 rated version for 2021 cinema release. Both versions are available for UK home video release. The film is rated 16 uncut
by IFCO for Irish cinema release.
Summary Notes
A chilling story of terror, murder and unknown evil that shocked even experienced real-life paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine
Warren. One of the most sensational cases from their files, it starts with a fight for the soul of a young boy, then takes them beyond anything they'd ever seen before, to mark the first time in U.S. history that a murder suspect would claim demonic
possession as a defense.
Versions
category cuts
cut:
~10s
run:
111:43s
pal:
107:15s
Ireland
UK: The UK edit was passed 15 for
strong threat, horror, violence after BBFC category cuts:
The distributor chose to reduce bloody injury detail in a suicide scene in order to obtain a 15 classification. An uncut 18 classification was available.
Of course the BBFC is
referring to vertical wrist slitting which is disallowed at 15.
I've seen the
uncut footage and 18 is absurdly harsh. It's demonic possession and *technically* self-harm, but not an attempted suicide at all as the BBFC called it. You see glass and blood on the man's wrist but no clear sign of process and injury
Ireland: The UK Edit was rated 15 uncut for strong supernatural violence.
2021 video
uncut
run:
111:53s
pal:
107:24s
Ireland
Ireland
UK: Passed 18 uncut for strong injury detail, horror:
Conquest is a 1983 Italy/Spain/Mexico action film by Lucio Fulci. With Jorge Rivero, Andrea Occhipinti and Conrado San Martín.
Cut by the BBFC for 18 rated cinema release in 1983. Uncut and MPAA R
rated in the US.
Summary Review: Truly strange
Set in a land ruled by an evil sorceress called Ocron and her cruel followers. Two warriors unite to bring her down but she too knows about them and
seeks to destroy them.
Lucio Fulci's stab at the fantasy genre is truly strange and highly enjoyable and therefore a must see for fans of Fulci.
It's a lively affair with much action as well
as some of the most strangest looking monsters you're ever likely to see.
Being a Fulci film you are guaranteed gory moments and Conquest doesn't disappoint as there are bloody set pieces throughout. Yes the effects
at times are laughable but it all adds to the fun and it's accompanied by a pounding score by Claudio Simonetti from Goblin.
Conquest
of the Planet of the Apes is a 1972 US Sci-Fi film by J Lee Thompson. With Roddy McDowall, Don Murray and Ricardo Montalban.
The Theatrical Version was cut to obtain a US PG. This was further cut by
the BBFC for an AA (14) rated cinema release. Later the Theatrical Version was passed 15 and then 12 uncut. The uncut version finally turned up in 2008/9 Blu-ray box sets.
Versions
uncut Extended Version
Unrated
87:22s =83:52s
UK: The Extended Version was passed 12 uncut for:
2009 20th Century Fox Planet of the Apes Collection R0 Blu-ray
at UK Amazon
US: The Extended Version is uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
2008 20th Century Fox Planet 40th Anniversary Collection RA Blu-ray
at US Amazon
This is the original US version before it was cut down to achieve a US PG. From IMDb:
The US uncut version includes alternate opening and ending scenes, which were excised due to poor audience reaction and a need to
keep a PG rating. In the opening, a police patrol tracks and kills a gorilla, which is shown to have numerous cuts and welts. Breck later references a gorilla who turned on his master and was killed.
In the ending, Caesar
allows the apes to beat Breck and the other humans to death. Breck does not cower, but faces his executioners. Lisa does not say "No" and Caesar makes no speech counseling compassion. There are also additional shots of apes and humans bleeding
from gunshots, and apes stacking bodies of riot police.
Theatrical Version
cut
PG
83:06s
UK: The cut US Theatrical Version was passed 12 without BBFC cuts for:
2003 20th Century Fox R2 DVD
UK: The US Theatrical Version was passed 15 without BBFC cuts for:
Contamination is a 1980 Italian horror by Luigi Cozzi With Ian McCulloch, Louise Marleau and Marino Masé.
A pre-cut version was banned as a video nasty in 1983. Passed 15 uncut for
DVD. Cut and uncut versions exist in the US
Summary Review : Odd and cheesy
A former astronaut helps a government agent and a police detective track the source of mysterious alien
pod spores, filled with lethal flesh-dissolving acid, to a South American coffee plantation controlled by alien pod clones.
This was a very odd and cheesy Italian gore flick, it was a mix of horror and science fiction and it was
directed by Luigi Cozzi.
While Contamination was a decent film I just didn't think it was that good, the first half was very promising as we get to see some impressive gore scenes with the exploding stomachs but then the second half
kind of loses steam and becomes slightly boring. The green alien eggs were a knock off from Alien and you could tell that this film was trying to cash in on its success which was typical of Italian horror films at the time, some of these films were of
course great cause you can't take them too seriously and they were usually gorier than the original films.
Contamination has some pretty bad acting and the direction from Luigi Cozzi was rather low-key with some scenes looking a bit
too dark, the pacing was a bit uneven despite having a great opening sequence which had some great suspense and the film also has a weak plot, but if your a gore hound then you won't mind since there were plenty of great gore scenes.
UK: A short version was released after 2:40s of unofficial BBFC cuts for:
1982 ViP VHS
19 85 European Creative Films VHS
The video was banned as a video nasty in October 1983. It was dropped from the list in January 1985 though.
About 2 minutes and 40 seconds of cuts were made, including:
13 seconds cut from opening sequence showing a dead man's mutilated and decomposing body in a cupboard.
73 seconds cut from opening sequence showing several men graphically exploding after tampering with
alien pods. Footage includes facial explosions and several scientists exploding at the gut in lingering slow-motion.
19 seconds cut from warehouse sequence showing criminals exploding at the gut after unwisely standing
amongst alien pods.
2 seconds cut from warehouse sequence in which remains of freshly-exploded men are shown.
9 seconds cut from climax, in which man's head is devoured by queen alien.
11 seconds cut from climax showing a scientist exploding at the gut after being shot by Ian McCulloch.
33 seconds cut from climax showing chief villain's chest exploding in slow-motion viscera-launch
spectacle.
Contraband - 1980 Italy crime action drama thriller by Lucio Fulci. See
The Smuggler
Retired professor of American origin lives solitary life in luxurious palazzo in Rome He is confronted by vulgar Italian marchesa and her lover, daughter and daughter's boyfriend
renting an apartment on upper floor of his palazzo. From this point his quiet routine is turned into chaos by his tenants' machinations, and everybody's life is taking unexpected but inevitable turn.
Lancaster, as you would
expect, is exceptional. His reluctant inclusion into a lively family dynamic is superbly rendered and absolutely believable. Filmed in stagnant shots within cramped quarters, the characters seemed all but trapped with one another.
This is Visconti's penultimate film which marks the culmination of his career as a master of Italian cinema. Super erotic and homo-erotic scenes that are humorous and titillating.
116:09s
A pre-cut
version was passed 18 without BBFC cuts after 1 cinema cut waived for:
Convoy is a 1978 US/UK action film by Sam Peckinpah. With Kris Kristofferson, Ali MacGraw
and Ernest Borgnine.
Cut by the BBFC for 'A' rated cinema release. Uncut on 15 rated VHS and
2001 DVD. A cut version appeared for BBFC 12 rated 2006 DVD
Summary Notes
Truckers form a mile long "convoy" in support of a trucker's vendetta with an abusive sheriff...Based on the
country song of same title by C.W. McCall.
Versions
uncut
run:
109:54s
pal:
105:30s
UK: Uncut and BBFC 12 rated for moderate bad language, violence, sex, sex references, drug misuse:
2024 Studio Canal Blu-ray (rated 19/07/2024) titled CONVOY
About 3 minutes is missing from the scene where A TV crew is films the convoy. They make several passes at drivers, who react accordingly (swerving into the camera car / pick up, mooning, and a very subtle gay invitation to the interviewer).
Coogan's Bluff is a 1968 USA action crime western by Don Siegel Starring Clint Eastwood, Lee J Cobb and Susan Clark.
Cut by the BBFC for an X (16) 1968 cinema release. Uncut and 15 rated for home video. Uncut in the US
Summary Notes
Coogan, an Arizona cop, is sent to New York to collect a prisoner.
Everyone in New York assumes Coogan is from Texas, much to his annoyance. To add to Coogan's problems the prisoner isn't ready, so he decides to cut a few corners. In the process the prisoner escapes, and Coogan is ordered home. Too proud to return home
empty handed, Coogan sets out into the big city to recapture his prisoner.
Versions
uncut
run:
94:05s
pal:
90:19s
UK: Passed 15 uncut for:
2019 Warner Bros Signature Film Collection R0 Blu-ray at UK Amazon
2014
Universal Blu-ray Collection R0 Blu-ray at UK Amazon
The Cook the Thief His Wife & Her Lover is a 1989 UK / France crime romance by Peter Greenaway. Starring Richard Bohringer, Michael Gambon and Helen Mirren.
Always uncut and 18 rated in the UK. The film was cut in the US for an MPAA R rating but is also available uncut and NC-17 rated.
Summary Notes
The wife of a barbaric crime boss
engages in a secretive romance with a gentle bookseller between meals at her husband's restaurant. Food, colour coding, sex, murder, torture and cannibalism are the exotic fare in this beautifully filmed but brutally uncompromising modern fable which has
been interpreted as an allegory for Thatcherism.
Cool It Carol! is a 1970 UK comedy drama by Pete Walker Starring Robin Askwith, Janet Lynn and Jess Conrad
Cut by the BBFC for X rated cinema release in 1970. VHS releases were later 18 rated
whilst DVDs were 15 rated. It is not clear whether the original cinema cuts have persisted into home video.
Summary Notes
A naive couple leave their small town for success in
London's adult entertainment culture.
Cool it Carol! is now somewhat a curiosity and a fascinating glimpse into 1970s Britain. At the time of release it was pushing the sexual boundaries and compared with
today there really isn't any nudity that would now offend.
Versions
run:
101:33s
pal:
97:29s
UK: Passed 15 for:
2023 88 Films Pete Walker Sexploitation Collection (RB) Blu-ray at UK Amazon #ad
The Cooler is a 2003 USA romance by Wayne Kramer. Starring William H Macy, Maria Bello and Alec Baldwin.
Cut in the US for an MPAA R rating. The same version has been used for all
releases since.
Summary Notes
The unluckiest man in Vegas - a guy whose bad luck is contagious - is used by the last of the old time mob run casinos to kill high rollers' action. That
is, until he falls in love with a cocktail waitress and gets "lady luck," which throws the situation into reverse. Things turn nasty when the casino director tries to break up the romance.
Versions
cut
cut:
run:
101:57s
pal:
97:52s
best available
UK: Passed 15 for strong language, violence, sex, drug misuse:
2018 101 Films Limited video
UK: Passed 15 for strong sex, language, violence and drug use:
2004 Tartan video
004 High Fliers Video Distribution video
UK: Passed 15 for strong sex, language and violence:
2004 cinema release
US: Cut for an MPAA R rating. The same cut version has been used for all releases since.
The cut was discussed in Kirby Dick's This Film Is Not Yet Rated. The NC-17 rating was given because there was a glimpse of Maria Bello's pubic
hair in the second scene. This scene was cut for the MPAA R rating.
The Cop - 1972 France / Italy crime thriller by Jean-Pierre Melville. See Un Flic
Cop Killers is a 1977 USA action drama by Walter R Cichy (as Walter Cichy). Starring Jason Williams, Bill Osco and Diane Keller.
Heavily cut by the BBFC for 18 rated VHS in 1986. Uncut and MPAA R rated in the US.
Summary Notes
Two hippies on their way to a cocaine deal get stopped by the
police at a roadblock, resulting in a shootout where they kill the cops. They then go on a crime spree of robbery and murder.
Versions
uncut
US:
Uncut and MPAA R rated for:
2020 Dark Force [Cop Killers + Project: Kill] (RA) Blu-ray at US Amazon
CUT
cut:
6:27s
run:
86:15s
pal:
82:48s
UK: Passed 18 after 6:27s of compulsory BBFC cuts:
1986 Ariel Films VHS
v Copland
- 1997 US police drama by James Mangold.
The Corpse grinders is a 1971 USA comedy horror by Ted V Mikels.
With Sean Kenney, Monika Kelly and Sanford Mitchell.
Cut by the BBFC for 1973 cinema release then later uncut and 18 rated on home video. Uncut and MPAA R rated in the US.
Promotional Material
When the owners of the Lotus Cat Food
Company - who manufacture an exotic, high-priced type of kitty chow - run short of cash, they find themselves in big trouble with their suppliers. The two disreputable partners soon turn to a new and plentiful source for product fresh cadavers! Grave
robbing and unreported murders soon provide plenty of raw material for the food cats crave but there s only one problem cats all over town have begun attacking and killing their human owners, filled with a newly-found taste for human flesh!
Corruption is a 1968 UK horror by Robert Hartford-Davis. With Peter Cushing, Sue Lloyd, Noel Trevarthen.
A toned down UK version was further cut by the BBFC for X rated cinema release in 1968. This was later passed 18 for 1990 VHS. The cut US version was rated 15 for 2021 Blu-ray. There is an uncut continental version featuring more
nudity and violence titled Laser Killer. This was passed 18 uncut for UK Blu-ray release in 2021.
Summary Notes
A surgeon discovers that he can restore the beauty to his girlfriend's scarred face by
murdering other women and extracting fluids from their pituitary gland. However, the effects only last for a short time, so he has to kill more and more women. It is ultimately a killing spree which ends with considerable death and disaster.
Versions
Continental Version
run:
90:30s
pal:
86:53s
UK: The Continental Version was passed 18
uncut for strong bloody violence:
2023 Powerhouse Films Standard Edition [Continental + UK + US version] (RB) Blu-ray at UK
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2021 Powerhouse Films [Theatrical + Continental Versions] (RB) Blu-ray
at UK Amazon #ad
US: Uncut and MPAA R rated for:
2013 Grindhouse Releasing [Theatrical + Continental Versions] R0 Blu-ray/(R0) DVD Combo via
UK Amazon and at US Amazon
Laser Killer, the title of the continental version, adds a lot more exploitation elements, most notably in the scene where Cushing kills a Soho prostitute. In Laser Killer the prostitute character is played by a topless Marianne Morris instead
of the negligee-wearing Jan Waters, and Cushing's character then proceeds to cut her throat and mauls with her chest before eviscerating her.
cut US Version
cut:
run:
91:20s
pal:
87:41s
Approved
UK: Presumably it was the US Version that
was passed 15 uncut for strong violence, gory images:
2023 Powerhouse Films Standard Edition [Continental + UK + US version] (RB) Blu-ray at UK
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2021 Powerhouse Films [Theatrical + Continental Versions] (RB) Blu-ray
at UK Amazon #ad
US: The US Theatrical Version, by running time looks similar to the UK Version.
cut UK Version
cut:
run:
91:23s
pal:
87:44s
UK: Presumably it was the UK Version
that was passed 18 uncut:
2023 Powerhouse Films Standard Edition [Continental + UK + US version] (RB) Blu-ray at UK
Amazon #ad
1990 RCA/Columbia VHS
UK: Passed X (16) after BBFC cuts for:
1968 cinema release
From IMDb. The UK cinema version featured a less explicit print without the nudity and graphic violence contained in the overseas version. It was still cut further by the BBFC:
The Corruption of Chris Miller is a 1973 Spain horror mystery thriller by Juan Antonio Bardem. Starring Jean Seberg, Marisol and Barry Stokes.
The Export Version was cut by the BBFC for X rated cinema release in 1974.
Uncut and MPAA R rated in the US. There is also a shorter Spanish Version with an alternative ending.
Summary Notes
A serial killer uses a scythe to slash his murder victims--or maybe
it's *her* murder victims?
Versions
uncut
run:
113m
pal:
108m
US: The Export Version is Uncut and MPAA R rated for:
2019 Vinegar Syndrome RA Blu-ray/R1 DVD Combo at US Amazon
cut
cut:
run:
pal:
sub:
113m
UK: The Export Version was passed X (18) after compulsory BBFC cuts:
1974 cinema release titled The Corruption of Chris Miller
1974 cinema release titled Sisters of Corruption
v The Cotton Club - 1984 USA crime music drama by Francis Ford Coppola (as Francis Coppola).
The Cotton Club is a 1984 USA crime music drama by Francis Ford Coppola (as Francis Coppola). Starring Richard Gere, Gregory Hines and Diane Lane.
In 2019 the director announced that he had been working on a Director's Cut
or Encore Version noting studio pressure for a shorter version on original release. He says that the new longer version will feature more music and less plot.
Summary Notes
The Cotton
Club was a famous night club in Harlem. The story follows the people who visited the club, those who ran it, and is peppered with the Jazz music that made it so famous.
Encore Version
Encore Version
run:
139m
pal:
133m
US: The Encore Version is uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
2019 Lions Gate RA Blu-ray/R1 DVD Combo at US Amazon
Cotton Comes to Harlem is a 1970 USA action comedy by Ossie Davis.
Starring Godfrey Cambridge, Raymond St Jacques and Calvin Lockhart.
Cut by the BBFC for an X rated 1971 cinema release. Not released since in the UK. Uncut and MPAA R rated in the US.
Promotional Material
One of the most influential Soul Cinema pix
ever to shoot onto the screen, Cotton Comes To Harlem spawned the Blaxploitation boom by delivering a "refreshingly different detective action yarn with soul and humor" (Cue) and an unbeatable mix of "humor and excitement!" (Los Angeles
Herald-Examiner). Detectives "Gravedigger" Jones (Godfrey Cambridge) and "Coffin Ed" Johnson (Raymond St. Jacques) are on a case investigating a crooked Reverend (Calvin Lockhart) - a brother whose "Back to Africa" campaign is
nothing more than a big scam. But when $87,000 of the Reverend s laundered cash gets stashed in a bail of cotton, Gravedigger and Coffin find they're not the only dudes suddenly interested in soaring cotton prices as they come up against the mafia, the
police, black militants and street thugs in an all-out dash to nab $87,000 cash. One of the handful of films directed by acting great Ossie Davis (Gordon s War) with a top-notch supporting cast that includes Redd Foxx, Cleavon Little, J.D. Cannon, John
Anderson and Eugene Roche.
The Counsellor is a 2013 USA/UK crime thriller by Ridley Scott. With Michael Fassbender, Penélope Cruz and Cameron Diaz.
Exists in a theatrical version and an extended cut.
Summary
Notes
A rich and successful lawyer, the Counsellor, is about to get married to his fiancée but soon becomes entangled in a complex drug plot with a middle-man known as Westray. The plan ends up taking a horrible
twist and he must protect himself and his soon to be bride as the truth of the drug business is uncovered and targets are eliminated.
Versions
Extended Cut
Unrated
132:13s
UK: The Extended Cut was passed 18 uncut for strong bloody violence for:
2014 20th Century Fox [Theatrical + Extended] RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon
US: The Extended Cut is MPAA Unrated for:
2018 20th Century Fox [Extended Cut + Theatrical Version] RA Blu-ray at US
Amazon
2014 20th Century Fox [Theatrical + Extended] RA Blu-ray
at US Amazon
See article from movie-censorship.com . 20 minutes of additional material
includes a sex scene and violence that may have caused issues for an R rating. Most of the extra is plot, of which some better explains the complex storyline. But this still does not make it an easy film.
Theatrical Version
112:22s
UK: The Theatrical Version was passed 18 without BBFC cuts for strong bloody violence for:
2014 20th Century Fox [Theatrical + Extended] RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon
2014 20th Century Fox R2 DVD
2013 cinema release
v Count Dracula
- 1970 Spain / West Germany / Italy / Liechtenstein horror by Jesús Franco (as Jesse Franco).
Count Dracula is a 1970 Spain / West Germany / Italy / Liechtenstein horror by Jesús Franco (as Jesse Franco). Starring Christopher Lee, Herbert Lom and Klaus Kinski.
The US PG rated version is cut. Other versions are uncut except a gypsy
scene that is missing from some variants.
Summary Notes
Jess Franco's version of the Bram Stoker classic has Count Dracula as an old man who grows younger whenever he dines on the blood of young
maidens.
2015 Severin Films
(RA) Blu-ray/R1 DVD Combo at US Amazon
Note the scene with the gypsy woman begging for the return of her baby seems to be missing from some versions.
cut
cut:
run:
90m
pal:
86m
US: There is US version cut for a PG rating. From IMDB:
A 90-minute US version
has the church-choir music removed from the climactic scenes, and tighter editing of those scenes. German DVD includes the scene of a gypsy woman begging for the return of her baby, deleted from the US version.
Count Dracula's Great Love is a Count Dracula's Great Love Starring Paul Naschy, Rosanna Yanni and Haydée Politoff.
The film was produced in two versions with nudity being cut for the Spanish
Version. The International/US Version is uncut and MPAA R rated. In the UK the film was originally sold as a sex film and was both abridged and cut by the BBFC for 1974 cinema release and 1986 VHS. A horror version was released in 1986 on another 18
rated VHS, unabridged but still with the BBFC censor cuts.
Summary Notes
Four women spend the night in an old deserted sanitarium on a mountain. They each in turn fall into the the evil hands of a
doctor who forces them to suck each others blood and to whip innocent village virgins so they can lick the oozing cuts clean.
Versions
International Version
run:
83:30s
pal:
80:10s
US: The International Version is uncut and MPAA R rated for:
2016 Vinegar Syndrome R0 Blu-ray/R0 DVD Combo at US Amazon
From IMDb. The international version which has the scenes with the actress naked, the Spanish version with the actress clothed or semi-naked. The American DVD contains the naked version.
cut Spanish Version
Spain
Spain: The Spanish version is cut for nudity
compulsory cuts
cut:
1:29s
run:
80:30s
pal:
77:17s
UK: Presumably the International Version was passed 18 after 1:29s of BBFC compulsory cuts for:
1986 Video Programme Dists VHS titled Count Dracula's Great Love
compulsory cuts
abridged
cut:
run:
69:09s
pal:
66:23s
sub:
82:31s
UK: The UK Cinema Version was passed 18 without further BBFC
cuts for:
The Count Of Monte Cristo is a 2002 UK / USA / Ireland action romance
by Kevin Reynolds. Starring Jim Caviezel and Guy Pearce and Richard Harris.
BBFC category cuts were required for a PG rated cinema and video release. Uncut and
MPAA PG-13 rated in the US.
Summary Notes
'The Count of Monte Cristo' is a remake of the Alexander Dumas tale by the same name. Dantes, a sailor who is falsely accused of treason
by his best friend Fernand, who wants Dantes' girlfriend Mercedes for himself. Dantes is imprisoned on the island prison of Chateau d'If for 13 years, where he plots revenge against those who betrayed him. With the help of another prisoner, he escapes
the island and proceeds to transform himself into the wealthy Count of Monte Cristo as part of his plan to exact revenge.
UK: BBFC PG rated for mild violence and horror. for mild violence and horror after 6s of
BBFC cuts:
2002 Buena Vista Home Entertainment DVD (rated 22/07/2002)
2002 Buena Vista Home Entertainment DVD (rated 11/07/2002)
2002 Buena Vista International UK cinema release (rated
27/03/2002)
The BBFC commented:
Distributor chose to remove two shots of a man hanging to avoid giving children the impression that a person can hang for some time with no ill effects and in order to achieve a PG
classification. An uncut 15 was available to the distributor.
Countess Dracula is a 1971 UK horror by Peter Sasdy. With
Ingrid Pitt, Nigel Green and Sandor Elès.
The BBFC originally asked for cuts but these were waived on appeal.
Summary Review:
The brilliant Ingrid Pitt
In medieval Europe aging Countess Elisabeth rules harshly with the
help of lover Captain Dobi. Finding that washing in the blood of young girls makes her young again she gets Dobi to start abducting likely candidates. The Countess - pretending to be her own daughter - starts dallying with a younger man, much to Dobi's
annoyance. The disappearances cause mounting terror locally, and when she finds out that only the blood of a virgin does the job, Dobi is sent out again with a more difficult task.
Director Peter Sasdy may have let the brilliant
Ingrid Pitt run a little wilder amongst the drab sets with the roles of Bathory young and old, but her joy at hamming it up helps place this as one of the better later Hammer productions. Nigel Green and Maurice Denham give twitching support.
Although cinema cuts were requested by the BBFC (and the film remains listed as cut on their website) the edits were never made following an appeal by Hammer to chief censor Stephen Murphy.
US: Uncut and MPAA PG rated for:
2014 Synapse (RA) Blu-ray/(R1) DVD Combo at US Amazon
Countess Perverse is a 1974 France horror thriller by Jesús Franco. With Alice Arno, Howard Vernon, Kali Hansa.
The Director's Cut is the original version before Franco tried various
edits to try and sell it. An Italian version include hardcore inserts with Alice Arno and Lina Romay whilst a French hardcore version featured Monica Swinn and Pierre Taylou. Franco later remade this film in 1997 as Tender Flesh.
It is reported that
the cannibal elements restricted distribution, perhaps this was an issue for British distributors and censors. There has been no attempt to release the film in the UK.
Summary Review: Sordid flesh festivities
Two wealthy aristocrats lure a virginal girl to a Spanish island for a night of sex, death and cannibalism.
Half the film is devoted to Sapphic sessions and sordid flesh festivities just shy of pornography.
Franco is the ultimate cinematic voyeur and his films appeal to those with voyeuristic tendencies, and what they always lack in plot development offer prurient interest and degenerate lust as compensation.
Franco stable mate
Howard Vernon's back as his usual creepy self, the baron chef with unusual culinary skills and a smile that would make your skin crawl.
All in all, I found this to be a really enjoyable watch
The tag, Director's Cut means that it is the original film before Franco started to splice in hardcore inserts. Normally these are a bit of a negative, but when they involve Lina Romay I think I would prefer the version with the inserts.
Sexy Nature
run:
99:02s
pal:
95:04s
Italy : The Italian version titled Sexy Nature includes hardcore inserts featuring
Alice Arno and Lina Romay. One scene is included at a more logical point in the film than the French version
Les croqueuses
run:
98:44s
pal:
94:47s
France : The French version titled Les croqueuses features illogically order
hardcore inserts and an extra plot element that turned the whole film into a dream.
The Extended version doesn't add
much to the movie but it is to be preferred. Although there is not a lot of new dialog, the Dolarhydes, mostly Percy, come across a lot nicer.
PG-13
113:38s
UK: The Theatrical Version was passed 12 without BBFC cuts for:
2011 Paramount Online
2011 Paramount R2 DVD
2011 cinema release
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