Deception is a 2000 USA action crime thriller by John Frankenheimer. Starring Ben Affleck, Gary Sinise and Charlize Theron.
A shortened and less violent version was MPAA R rated and 15 rated in the
UK for cinema and DVD. The longer and uncut Director's Cut was rated 15 for 2016 VoD and is presumably Unrated in the US.
Summary Notes
After assuming his dead cellmate's identity to get with his
girlfriend, an ex-con finds himself the reluctant participant in a casino heist.
Versions
Director's Cut
Unrated
~124:00s =~119:00s
UK: The Director's Cut was passed 15 uncut for strong
violence, language, sex for:
The director's cut features around 20 minutes of extra and re-edited footage. Included are new and extended scenes between Rudy and Ashley discussing their situation when kidnapped by Gabriel.
Also included is an extended and more graphic version of the scene where Gabriel throws darts as Rudy, also a scene where he heals his wounds from the darts is included as well as an extended love scene.
Other
changes include the omission of Love Rollercoaster from the casino scene, which is replaced by a longer version with a much more suspense twist to it. Finally, another scene is extended where Gabriel shoots the ice around a fisherman sending him
into the freezing lake to die as opposed to the original version which merely hinted at his killing the man.
Decoder is a 1984 West Germany Sci-Fi horror mystery by Muscha. Starring FM Einheit, William Rice and Christiane Felscherinow.
Cut by the BBFC for 1989 VHS. Uncut and MLAA Unrated in the US. Uncut and
FSK 18 rated in Germany.
Summary Notes
A burger shop employee discovers that by changing the background music from pleasantly calming to industrial "noise" music, he can
incite riots and a revolution against the looming power of the government.
The Deep is a 1977 UK / USA mystery adventure thriller by Peter Yates. Starring
Jacqueline Bisset, Nick Nolte and Dick Anthony Williams.
Cut by the BBFC for 'A' rated cinema release in 1977. Uncut and 15 rated on home video. There is also an extended TV version.
Summary Notes
A pair of young vacationers are involved in a dangerous conflict with treasure hunters when they discover a way into a deadly wreck in Bermuda waters. Featuring extended underwater
sequences and a look into the affairs of treasure hunting. Based on the novel by Peter "Jaws" Benchley.
Extended TV Version
Extended Version
run:
177m
pal:
170m
US: There is also an extended TV Version
Theatrical Version
uncut
run:
124:15s
pal:
119:17s
UK: Passed 15 uncut for strong violence, threat,
sexual threat :
Deep Red is a 1975 Italian Giallo by Dario Argento. With David Hemmings, Daria Nicolodi and Gabriele Lavia.
The pre-cert video was seized by police during the Video Nasties panic.
BBFC VHS and DVD release up to 2011 were cut for animal cruelty. Uncut since 2011. The film exist as the uncut Directors Cut in Italian and a shortened Export Version in English.
Summary Review : Initiation into
Giallo
This is a gorgeous film, it is rich in content and thought, it has an old school story telling feel about it, fantastic music by "Goblin", it is shocking and suspenseful, whilst showing some glorious
cinematography by Luigi Keveiller.
Brilliant, Dario is unique and this is my favourite film of his, and one of my ALL time favourite films. A wonderful initiation into the world of Giallo.
Director's
Cut/Italian Version
Director's Cut
run:
126:28s
pal:
121:24s
UK: The Director's Cut/Italian Language
Version was passed 18 uncut for strong bloody violence and horror with BBFC cuts waived for:
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2016 Arrow [Italian + Export Versions] RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon
2016 Arrow
[Italian + Export Versions] RB Blu-ray/R2 DVD Combo at UK Amazon
The DVD is slightly re-framed (to exclude the lizard scene) and restores the dog sequence, as it seems likely that they are playing rather than fighting.
cut
cut:
11s
run:
126:12s
pal:
121:09s
UK: The Italian Language Version was passed 18 after 11s of BBFC cuts for:
1993 Redemption VHS
The BBFC cuts were:
4s has been cut from a scene showing two dogs fighting
A 7s shot of a squirming lizard being impaled with a pin has been deleted. This cut also impacts the scene. A father slaps his little daughter
because of the impaling. In the cut version, a now motiveless slap remains.
Export Version
shortened English Version
cut:
20:51s
run:
105m
pal:
101m
US: The Export Version was
released for:
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2016 Arrow [Italian + Export Versions] RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon
2016 Arrow
[Italian + Export Versions] RB Blu-ray/R2 DVD Combo at UK Amazon
2011 Arrow [Italian + Export Version] R0 Blu-ray at UK Amazon
2011 Arrow [Italian + Export Version] R2 DVD at UK Amazon
There is no sign of this in the BBFC databas, perhaps passed as DVD extras.
US: The Export Version is uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
2018 Arrow Limited Edition [Director's Cut + Export Version] (RA) Blu-ray at US Amazon
2011 Blue Underground [Italian + Export Version] R0 Blu-ray at US Amazon
UK: The Export Version was released on pre-cert video for:
1982 Techno Film/Fletcher VHS
The video was seized subject to an Obscene Publications Act Section 3 Seizure Order. This is a legal gambit whereby victims admitted that the videos were 'obscene', and therefore
subject to seizure, in return for that being the end of the matter and so avoiding an obscenity trial with the possibility of jail time.
Deep River Savages is a 1972 Italy horror romance by Umberto Lenzi. With Ivan Rassimov, Me Me Lai and Prasitsak Singhara.
Banned by the BBFC for 1975 cinema release. Banned as a video nasty in
1984. Passed 18 after extensive animal cruelty cuts for 2003 DVD. Slightly fewer cuts for 2016 DVD & Blu-ray. Uncut in the US.
Summary Notes: Not much gore
Forerunner of Cannibal Ferox set in South
East Asian cannibal infested jungles. Tongue amputations are the order of the day after snacking on traditionally served monkey brains.
A photographer on assignment in the rain forest is ambushed and held slave by a primitive
tribe, until the chief's daughter chooses him as her groom. After being initiated by various tortures, he becomes a part of the tribe and helps them against modern dangers and a cannibal tribe they're at war with.
I
liked this one strictly for its exoticness. Me Me Lay looks great dressed or naked. She has a great face. I have the Prism edition video. That one is missing a brief cannibal scene that later showed up in Lenzi's Eaten Alive by the Cannibals . The
cinematography was well done and I may catch some heat for this but I actually liked the music.
The love scene in the river came very close to XXX. A well placed bush (no pun intended) kept it soft-core. Not much
gore, so jungle flick fans should like it. I know I did.
2003 International Trading/Screen Entertainment R0 DVD titled Deep River Savages
The BBFC commented :
Cuts required to remove sight of real animal cruelty (in this case setting
a mongoose on a snake
locking a monkey into a vice and slicing off the top of its head
a cock fight
cutting a snake and bleeding it alive
and stabbing a crocodile in its neck with a small knife)
uncut
89:25s
UK: Released on pre-cert video for:
1982 Derann VHS
Derann released the uncut version on video in November 1982. It was listed as a video nasty in March 1984 but it was dropped from the list in September 1985
banned
UK: Banned by the BBFC for:
1975 cinema release under the title The Man From Deep River
The Defender is a 1994 Hong Kong action film by Corey Yuen. With Jet Li, Christy Chung and Kent Cheng.
The Hong Kong Version titled The Bodyguard from Beijing was shortened anc cut for the US Version titled The Defender
Summary Notes
Corrupt tycoon kills witness to a crime. Only the
girlfriend of a businessman with Chinese govt. ties saw it. Beijing bodyguard helps Hong Kong police protect her. But he and the witness develop feelings, complicating matters.
Versions
uncut
run:
93:03s
pal:
89:20s
Hong Kong
UK: BBFC details not yet published for the Original Version:
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Japan: The Japanese DVD from Geneon is uncut but is not English language friendly and is not good for picture quality
cut
cut:
2:03s
run:
92:31s
pal:
88:49s
UK: The cut US Version was
passed 18 without BBFC cuts for frequent strong violence for:
2002 Buena Vista R2 DVD titled The Defender
2001 Buena Vista R2 DVD titled The Defender
See pictorial cuts details from movie-censorship.com . The US Version is
an improvement in terms of picture quality and sound. Unfortunately I also suffered shortened dialogue and also cuts for violence
4 secs - Ching protecting his client from a Camera-Gun shot (getting wounded in the process), Ching then kills the assassin with a shot to his Camera-Gun punching through to his head, falling back and then drops his arm on to the table holding the
camera which is dripping blood
4 secs - The reaction of the security guard and the next take of Liu spurting blood during the strangulation
Cut when submitted in 2004
with the following BBFC statement: Distributor chose to cut sight of hard drug dealing and use to accommodate a 12A. A 15 uncut was available.
Delirious is a 2006 USA comedy romance by Tom DiCillo. Starring Steve Buscemi,
Michael Pitt and Alison Lohman.
Exists as a Theatrical Version and a Director's Cut
Promotional Material
Les (Steve Buscemi,
Fargo) is a small-time paparazzi with dreams of getting his embarrassingly funny photos on the front page. His luck seems to take a turn for the better when he befriends a clueless young homeless man, Toby (Michael Pitt, Funny Games), and makes him his
unlikely assistant. But when Toby falls for a pop diva and becomes a reality TV star, Les has a tough time being pushed out of the frame and creates a devilish scheme to take down his former apprentice.
Versions
Director's Cut
US: The Director's Cut is MPAA Unrated for:
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Delirium is a 1979 USA thriller by Peter Maris. Starring Turk Cekovsky, Debi Chaney and Terry TenBroek.
Banned as a video nasty in 1983 until 1985. Passed 18 after BBFC cuts for
1987 18 rated VHS. Passed 18 uncut for 2022 Blu-ray.
Summary Notes
An ex-soldier is hired by local right-wingers as a vigilante to clean up criminals and street people. However, he freaks out and starts
killing off everybody.
This is one of the strangest and definitely one of the most atypical titles to be found in the whole list of infamous Video Nasties. The concept has potential but ends up being confusing and dull.
The first slasher half is rather exciting, with a couple of truly nasty murder sequences and the most laughably inept police investigation ever, but the second half is painfully tedious and derivative of much better films.
Versions
uncut
run:
88m
pal:
84m
UK: Passed 18 uncut for strong bloody
violence, nudity:
2022 88 Films (RB) Blu-ray at UK Amazon titled Delirium
Deliver Us from Evil is a 2020 South Korea action crime thriller by
won-chan hong... Starring Jung-min Hwang, Jung-jae Lee and Jeong Min Park
The film initially received an adults only classification when first submitted to the
Korean censors. The filmmakers edited 50 seconds of footage to achieve a more profitable "15" rating. When the film became a massive hit, it was re-released (as the "Final Cut") with the initially removed footage reinstated. This
became the International Version which is uncut and 15 rated in the UK. There is also a Korean extended version with 10m of additional narrative but this version is only distributed in Korea.
Summary Notes
An assassin goes to Thailand in order to solve a kidnapping case linked to him, and finds himself chased by a man whose sibling he killed.
The Delta Force is a 1986 USA/Israel action war adventure by Menahem Golan.
With Chuck Norris, Lee Marvin and Martin Balsam.
Cut by the BBFC for a 15 rated cinema release but the cuts were waived for an 18 rated home video. Later passed 15 uncut for DVD. Uncut in the US
Summary Notes
A 707 aircraft jetliner
on its way from Athens to Rome and then to New York City is hijacked by Lebanese terrorists. The terrorists demand that the pilot take them to Beirut. What the terrorists don't realize is that an elite team of commandoes led by Major McCoy (Norris) and
by Colonel Alexander (Marvin) as been called into service to eliminate all terrorists on the jetliner and who's involved in the hijacking and try to retake the plane before the terrorists kill all the hostages.
Delta Force 2: The Colombian Connection is a 1990 USA action crime adventure by Aaron Norris. Starring Chuck Norris, John P Ryan and Billy Drago.
Cut by the BBFC for 18 rated 1991 cinema and VHS release. Less cut for 2000
18 rated DVD. Presumably passed uncut for 15 rated Blu-ray release in 2016. Uncut and MPAA R rated in the US.
Summary Notes
When DEA agents are taken captive by a ruthless South American kingpin, the
Delta Force is reunited to rescue them in this sequel to the 1986 film.
Demented is a 1980 USA crime horror thriller by Arthur Jeffreys. Starring Sallee Young, Harry Reems and Deborah Alter.
Released uncut on pre-cert video but this was seized in a police raid
during the video nasties moral panic. Cut by the BBFC for 1987 VHS. Uncut and MPAA R rated in the US.
Summary Notes
A woman is gang-raped in a horse's stable, and even though the rapists are caught and
imprisoned, she is harassed many moons later by ghastly visions of her tormentors, while her husband philanders and every little thing frightens her out of her wits.
UK: Passed 18 after 1:19s of compulsory BBFC cuts for:
1987 Apex VHS
uncut
88:02s
UK: Released on pre-cert video for:
1982 Media VHS
The video was seized subject to an Obscene Publications Act Section 3 Seizure Order. This is a legal gambit whereby victims admitted that the videos were 'obscene', and therefore
subject to seizure, in return for that being the end of the matter and so avoiding an obscenity trial with the possibility of jail time.
From IMDb: The film was one of the movies included by Mary Whitehouse on a compilation tape shown to the
Conservative Party during their 1984 conference
Dementia 13 is a 1963 US thriller by Francis Ford Coppola. With William Campbell, Luana Anders and Bart Patton.
Two extra scenes shot by Jack Hill were added for the Theatrical Version. This version was cut by the BBFC for an X rated cinema release in 1963. The uncut Theatrical Version was BBFC 15 rated for home video. The two Jack Hill scenes
were removed in the Director's Cut which was also 15 rated by the BBFC.
There is also a gimmicky optional prologue running 6 or 7 minutes where a psychology doctor tests the audience to see if they are stable enough to watch the film.
Summary Review: A Tad Slow Paced
When her husband John has a heart attack while out in a rowboat on the lake, Louise Haloran throws his body overboard and later tells the family that he has left on an urgent
business trip.
Dementia 13 was the result of producer Roger Corman's infamous apprentice program at AIP; Corman was shooting his own film and let Francis Ford Coppola get his first director's credit by shooting Dementia 13
on the same location.
Dementia 13 is a nice little low-budget horror film for which the biggest complaint is that the pace is a tad slow. The story is set in Ireland and if it bears a strong resemblance to Corman's film
adaptations of Edgar Allan Poe .
Dementia 13 is not a gory film, but more of a character study, which alone makes it somewhat atypical for the time and genre. Coppolla manages to create atmosphere so that the film is more
of a psychological exercise than it is a splatter flick.
Versions
Director's Cut
run:
69m
pal:
66m
UK: The Director's Cut was passed 15
uncut for strong violence:
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2021
US: The Director's Cut is MPAA Unrated for:
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September 2021
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Theatrical Version
run:
74:49s
pal:
71:49s
UK: The Theatrical Version
without prologue was passed 15 uncut with BBFC film cuts restored for:
UK: The The Theatrical Version with prologue was passed X (16) after BBFC cuts for:
1964 cinema release titled The Haunted and the Hunted
From cultmovieforums.com. The BBFC cuts were:
Reel 1 - Shorten considerably shots of John's corpse floating down in water.
Reel 4 - Shorten the murder of Louise to a bare minimum; remove all shots of her corpse being dragged along the grass.
Reel 6 - Remove the shot of Simon's
head flying off. Shorten the attack on Lord Halloran.
Reel 8 - Remove all shots of Louise's hanging corpse. Remove all shots of axe being driven into doll.
This version contains a 7 minute prologue in which a psychiatrist would gives
the audience a test to see if they were stable enough to withstand viewing this film.
Demolition Man is a 1993 USA action crime thriller by Marco Brambilla.
Starring Sylvester Stallone, Wesley Snipes and Sandra Bullock.
Uncut by the BBFC for cinema release. Cut for VHS and DVD. Uncut for Blu-ray but this is not recorded in the BBFC database. Uncut in the US. The US version differs from the European version for product placement reasons.
Summary Notes
Frozen in 1996, Phoenix, a convicted killer is "thawed" out for parole well into the 21st century. Revived into a crime free society, Phoenix resumes his murderous rampage, and no one can
stop him. Spartan, the cop who captured Phoenix in 1996 has also been cryogenically frozen, this time for a crime he didn't commit. In desperation they turn to Spartan to help recapture Phoenix.
Versions
uncut
114:51s =110:15s
UK: Thanks to Tim. The US Version was released uncut for:
I can confirm that the recently released UK Blu-ray of Demolition Man is uncut ( 2 hits to the head and an instance of ear-clapping have been restored). However, this is not reflected on the BBFC's site
The Demolitionist is a 1995 USA / Canada action Sci-Fi horror by Robert Kurtzman. Starring Nicole Eggert, Bruce Abbott and Susan Tyrrell.
Heavily cut by the BBFC for 18 rated VHS in 1996. Uncut and MPAA R rated in
the US.
Summary Notes
A murdered police officer is brought back to life by a cold-hearted scientist to serve as "The Demolitionist", the ultimate crime-fighting weapon in a
city overrun by criminals and internal corruption.
UK: Passed 18 after 3:58s of compulsory BBFC cuts:
1996 High Fliers VHS
Thanks to Scott. This low-budget 90s actioner that had the unfortunate luck of being submitted shortly after Dunblaine, resulting in very heavy cuts, including to virtually every instance of gun violence. The distributor ended up having to cut more
than required though, largely for continuity reasons.
Total running time cut: 3 minutes 58 seconds. The BBFC cuts list, (* with notes by Scott), reads
Substantial cuts in torture and violence are required for 18.
(Demonstration tape enclosed indicating that nearly all edits involve adjustment of audio tracks).
At 6 mins Remove repeat shots of electrocution of governor and padre, including urination shots.
At 6½mins Reduce shooting of man in blazer and white shirt by removing 2nd and 3rd medium
close shots into body, and immediately afterwards remove close shot of urination and further blasting of man in white shirt.
At 8 mins Remove shot of man swinging butterfly knife.
At 15½ mins Remove second shot and resulting blood cloud into gunman in white boiler-suit.
At 19 mins Reduce threat to woman's eye by removing close shot of cigarette approaching it and
subsequent shot on monitor. Also remove later close side shot of bloody torn ear, substituting earlier shots of van.
At 20 mins Remove cigarette threat to man and sight of his face contorted in pain.
At 22 mins Remove heavy blow to face of semi-conscious man in chair, returning to synch after it.
At 23½ mins Reduce Russian roulette sequence.
At 25 mins
Reduce sight of comatose woman hanging from fence. *(Passed in the trailer!)
At 35½ mins Remove pan over display of combat weapons. *(Also passed in the trailer. This scene was removed in its entirety from the film,
for continuity reasons.)
At 48 mins Reduce beating up of gagged and bound man.
At 48½ mins In subsequent shoot-out, remove close shots of bullet impacts on man's body.
At 55 mins Remove gang assault on woman in street. *(Brief clip of this was passed in the trailer. Again, the entire scene was removed from the film, although I'm not sure why. The lead character interrupts the assault in
an alleyway, then walks onto the street and shoots up the front of a shop - the second half of the scene, following the assault, clearly posed no problems, so I don't know why the distro removed the whole thing.)
At
61 mins Reduce shoot-out at bank by removing shootings and blood clouds.
At 68 mins Reduce prolonged firing into figure by white car.
At 73 mins Reduce violence in shoot-out in
flat by removing close impacts.
At 74 mins Remove neck break from rear of man on motorcycle.
At 77 mins Remove point blank shooting of police chief.
At 80 mins Reduce overall violence in sequence by removing repeated firing, blood clouds and close firing into man.
v Demoniac
- 1979 Spanish/French horror by Jess Franco.
Demoniac is a 1979 Spanish/French horror by Jess Franco. With Lina Romay, Catherine Lafferière and Jesus Franco.
Banned by the BBFC from 1985 until 2003 when it was passed 18 after 2:25s of cuts. The BBFC cuts were waived for 2017 DVD. The film started out as Sexorcism/Exorcism and was significantly reworked reworked with new material to become
El Sadico de Notre-Dame. The legacy is that there are now multiple versions with different mixes of sex and violence including a hardcore version.
Summary Review : Good but Not Great
Exorcism is a good but not great film. Like so many of Franco's films EXORCISM is at once brilliant and amateurish.
Franco stars as a kinky priest who serves GOD by ridding the
world of sinners with his Sword of the Lord. His best moments are shared with his lover/partner Lina Romay. It's always interesting to watch the couple interact together especially during sadistic scenes.
Despite
it's strong scenes of violence EXORCISM is not a gory film. The bloodiest scenes involve the beheading of a pigeon and the removal of a woman's entrails. Franco claims (on the commentary track) that the pigeon is a special effect. I seriously doubt that
what Franco says is true.
Versions
Exorcism Version uncut
run:
93:42s
pal:
89:57s
UK: Passed 18 uncut for strong sexualised violence, sex, nudity, with all previous BBFC cuts waived for:
2017 Screenbound/Black House Films R2 DVD at UK Amazon
Thanks to Mark. The budget DVD label Boulevard Entertainment accidentally released the full uncut version. The release was a port of the Synapse R1 DVD including alternate footage and a commentary. The UK DVD is actually supposed to be a
release of another film under the same title on a double bill with 976-Evil 2
US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
2018 Severin [The Sadist of Notre Dame] (RA) Blu-ray at US Amazon released on 3rd April
2018
2018 Severin [The Sadist of Notre Dame] R1 DVD at US Amazon released on 3rd April
2018
Exorcism (Synapse's
version) is entirely new 94 min transfer from available materials from Eurocine of Paris . It's considered the most coherent of all possible versions. It contains none of the hardcore footage and does not use any of the footage added in 1979-80
for the reworked El Sadico de Notre-Dame -version. However, there are gore scenes and explanatory scenes that are missing from all other versions. So this is the complete gore version, with some softcore.
cut
cut:
2:25s
run:
89:58s
pal:
86:22s
UK: Passed 18 after BBFC cuts of 2:25s for:
2003 Arrow R2 DVD titled Demoniac
The cuts were for sexual violence:
2 mins: cuts to shot of naked woman stabbed and having a knife run over her body
29 mins: cuts to shot of naked woman who has been stabbed
39 mins: cuts to the evisceration of one of Vogel's victims
48 mins: cut to shot of
naked woman being slapped by Vogel
80 mins: cut to woman being bitten and threatened with a knife.
banned
run:
89:58s
pal:
86:22s
UK: Banned by the BBFC for:
1994 Redemption VHS titled Demoniac
The BBFC commented :
This was another shocker from the 70s, from a film-maker most of whose cinematic work appeared to revel in the tying up and abusing of naked women. Here their bodies
were liberally splashed with blood, stage blood, in rituals acted out as a turn-on for audiences in search of sexual arousal. Later each evening, we see the rituals re-enacted sadistically and homicidally by a criminal psychopath (played by the
film-maker himself), whose deeds perform the same function as the video viewer. The Board considered whether cuts could make such a work acceptable, but given its multifarious images of women stripped, inverted, bound, gagged, manacled at ankles and
wrists, with blood smeared on bodies, especially breasts, and with blades driven into flesh, we concluded that cuts would have been so extensive as to leave little of the misogynistic framework intact. This might have been no loss on artistic or social
grounds, but it would have left an unviable video commercially.
Twenty years ago Redemption Films
released Succubus and I received a written warning from the British Board of Film Classification, that Jess Franco was a director whose films the BBFC regarded as bordering on criminal. I was told that were I to attempt to release other films by him or
to bring them into the country there would be consequences... A year later I submitted Demoniacs and Sadomania and both were categorically banned with the implicit threat that by pushing the work of Jess Franco I was, indirectly, championing criminal
sexual material and that if I continued I too would face not civil, but criminal proceedings.
The BBFC said of DEMONIAC:
... The Board has never granted a BBFC certificate to any film or video which
seeks to encourage sexual sadism, and this film is clearly sadistic in that it seems 'to have no purpose or justification other than to reinforce or sell the idea that it can be highly pleasurable to inflict injury, pain or humiliation (often in a sexual
context) on others' (Home Office Report on Obscenity and Film Censorship, Williams, HMSO, 1979)....|
...The work of this particular film maker has often fallen well outside the parameters of BBFC standards because of the
manner in which it presents scenes of vicious sexual violence or of violence to women in a sexually arousing context, offering little pleasure to the viewer other than a conscious vicarious gratification of misogyny. Where such emotions focus on the
harming of others, the Board must always consider drawing a line, as we have in refusing a video certificate to DEMONIAC .
Redemption Films challenged the banning of these films, along with Bare Behind Bars legally, and lost.
We then sought and won leave to judicially review the BBFC's entire operation, a massive undertaking and one which would, had we pursued it, opened up all the machinations of the BBFC's internal workings to public scrutiny, however, we ran out of money
and had to wait until our battle over pornography several years later to finally oust the BBFC chairman James Ferman which in turn heralded in a period of more liberal censorship.
The Demoniacs is a 1973 French/Belgian horror by Jean Rollin. With Joëlle Coeur, Willy Braque and Paul Bisciglia.
Cut by the BBFC for 18 rated UK DVD releases. Later the Extended Version
was passed 18 uncut for Blu-ray. There are 2 cut variants in the US with one that claims that it is Director Approved.
Summary Review: Surreal, hypnotic, absorbing
Jean Rollin makes movies that perplex
movie viewers - his films are always poetically surreal, hypnotic, absorbing, enchanting and hallucinatory, and almost never have a coherent storyline. They are highly unconventional and appreciated by fans but hated by others
This films sees a gang of pirates rape the two sole survivors of a ship wreck. The violated girls are rescued by the strange inhabitants of a supposedly haunted island, where they are granted supernatural powers to strike revenge
against the pirates.
Extended Version
Longer Extended Version
run:
108:30s
pal:
104:10s
UK: A long Extended Version is BBFC 18
rated for sexual violence, strong sex, nudity:
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US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
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at US Amazon #ad released on 24th April 2024
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Extended Version
run:
103m
pal:
99m
Germany
Germany: An Extended Version has been released by Wicked Vision in Germany
with an additional sex scene shot for the export version. There is also a short extra plot scene adding up 3:03s of extra material.
The US Image/Redemption Entertainment DVD is missing the extra sex scene included in the German Blu-ray.
The graphic rape sequence between Tina and the Captain is included but in a toned down version. The more explicit footage was left out at the
director's request due to personal reasons he had with his distributor at the time.
Original Version
Original Version
run:
95m
pal:
91m
16
Netherlands:
The Original Version is released for:
Demonic Toys is a 1992 USA comedy horror mystery by Peter Manoogian.
Starring Tracy Scoggins, Bentley Mitchum and Daniel Cerny.
The US version was cut for an R rating and seems to have found its way onto 18 rated UK video. The film is uncut in Germany.
Summary Notes
A botched bust on a pair of arms dealers inadvertantly leads to the raising of a sixty-six-year-old demon with the power to bring toys to life as his personal minions. The demon is looking for a body to inhabit so he can
increase his powers, and it just so happens that one of the police officers is pregnant with the ideal host. As the murderous toys close in on their victims, the officer must not only fight for her life, but for the soul of her unborn child.
Versions
uncut
Germany
79:42s
Germany: The uncut version has been released by 84 Films
16s
79:38s
UK: The cut US version was passed 18 without further BBFC cuts for:
Demonlover is a 2002 France mystery thriller by Olivier Assayas. Starring Connie Nielsen, Gina Gershon and Chloë Sevigny.
The Director's Cut is 18 rated in the UK. The film was cut in the US for an
MPAA R rating. There was also a longer version screened at festivals prior to theatrical release.
Summary Notes
Diane works for a French firm bidding to purchase a Japanese animation
outfit. Diane maliciously hatches a plot to take the job of her supervisor Karen. The plan succeeds, but then Diane faces problems when a competing American firm, represented by Elaine, becomes involved. Diane's assistant Elise remains loyal to Karen,
and she frustrates Diane's every move. When it comes to light that the one of the concerned parties controls an Internet site which broadcasts actual torture, the plot thickens.
Director's Cut
uncut
run:
121:08s
pal:
116:17s
UK: The Director's Cut was passed 18 uncut for
strong sexual images, violence, sexual violence:
Demonoid is a 1981 Mexico / USA horror by Alfredo Zacarías (as Alfredo Zacarias). Starring Samantha Eggar, Stuart Whitman and Roy Jenson.
Exists as a US version and an International Version.
Summary Notes
A British woman visits her husband at the Mexican mine he is attempting to reopen and discovers that the workers refuse to enter the mine fearing an ancient curse. The couple enter the mine to prove there is no danger
and inadvertently release a demon which possess people's left hands and forces them to behave in a suitably diabolical manner. The only way for a possessed person to free themselves from this torment is to cut off their left hand after which it scurries
away in search of its next victim.
Versions
International Version
Unrated
90:14s
US: The International Version is MPAA Unrated for:
2016 Vinegar Syndrome [US + International Versions] R0 Blu-ray/R0 DVD Combo at US Amazon titled
Macabra
From IMDb. A comparison between the US Version on Media Home Entertainment VHS and the International/Mexican version on YouTube shows that both contain different footage:
The face-crusher death scenes are more
violent in the US Version. The International version has alternate soundtrack, extended dialog scenes, cut scenes, alternate death scenes, and a slightly different ending. However, it is missing the first three minutes of the satanic cult chopping the
girls hand off.
US Version
79:56s
US: The US Version is MPAA Unrated for:
2016 Vinegar Syndrome [US + International Versions] R0 Blu-ray/R0 DVD Combo at US Amazon titled
Demonoid
The Demons is a 1972 France/Portugal horror by Jess Franco. With Anne Libert, Britt Nichols and Doris Thomas.
Banned by the BBFC for 1972 but the GLC awarded a local X rating for
screenings in London. The video was seized by the police during the video nasties moral panic in the early 80s. The Director's Cut was passed 18 uncut by the BBFC for 2008 DVD. The longer French Version was passed 18 uncut for 2017 Blu-ray. There is also
a short US Version.
Summary Review : A decent effort
The UK DVD of the Demons by Redemption is 103 minute directors cut restored by Franco in 2003 and is longer than the previous
UK VHS release (which ran for less than 80 minutes). It is a decent effort not as good as some of Franco's earlier work but definitely better than the stuff he directed in the early 80's for Eurocine. Some scenes are in French without English subtitles!
French Version
Extended French Version
run:
118:00s
pal:
113:17s
UK: The Extended French Version was passed 18 uncut for strong sex, nudity, violence for:
2017 Nucleus Films [Extended French Version + English Version] R0 Blu-ray at UK Amazon
This version makes extensive improvements especially in audio synchronisation and restoring missing dialogie
Thanks to Richard and @NucleusFilms. The UK Blu-ray release includes a short 8 seconds long scene (originally in German) where Kathleen is
begging with Judge Jeffries just before being asked to undress. The scene is NOT in the US Blu-ray, which is also missing an optical effect of the woman's face dissolving into the skull.
UK: A shortened English
language version was released on pre-cert video for:
1981 Go VHS
The video was seized subject to an Obscene Publications Act Section 3 Seizure Order. This is a legal gambit whereby victims admitted that the videos were 'obscene', and therefore
subject to seizure, in return for that being the end of the matter and so avoiding an obscenity trial with the possibility of jail time.
Demons is a 1985 Italian horror by Lamberto Bava. With Urbano Barberini, Natasha Hovey and Karl Zinny.
Cut by the BBFC for 18 rated cinema release, VHS and DVD until 2000. Uncut and 18 rated since 2006. Uncut and MPAA Unrated in the US albeit with soundtrack and dubbing changes, and the removal of product placements.
Summary Review: Goes straight for the jugular,
A group of people are trapped in a large West Berlin movie theater infected by ravenous demons whom proceed to kill and posses the humans
one-by-one thereby multiplying their numbers.
Demons is cited on the commentary that accompanies this DVD as being one of the most important Italian horror films of the 80's, and indeed it is. Bypassing the flabby,
overcooked acting, unevenly distributed action and horrendous scores of many a Euro-horror, Demons goes straight for the jugular, eyeballs, guts and groin. This film is certainly one of the best paced non-American horror flicks of the decade and contains
a level of lovingly crafted, sickeningly visceral gore which just wouldn't happen these days.
For a European film the acting isn't actually too bad and the set is very effective. This film of course has bad
points. Loads of them, but as is sometimes the case with these trashy horrors, the bad bits are so bad that they end up enhancing the enjoyment of the picture. I love It.
Versions
uncut
run:
88:26s
pal:
84:54s
UK: The Director's Cut was passed 18 uncut for strong gory violence, drug misuse:
2021 cinema release
UK: The Director's Cut was passed 18 uncut with previous BBFC cuts waived for:
2021 Arrow Limited Edition [US + Internal Versions of Demons 1 + Demons 2] R0 4K Blu-ray at
UK Amazon #ad
2012 Arrow Limited Edition Steelbook [Demons 1 + Demons 2] RB Blu-ray
at UK Amazon
The slightly trimmed US cut, features alternate dubbing and sound effects, and according to the IMDb, the removal of some product placement.
From IMDb. The US release features a mono sound mix. But It also features additional sound
effects, such as the demon growl and slicing sound when the title Demons appears. All other release prints feature the original Dolby Stereo mix.
cut
cut:
0:42s
run:
87:43s
pal:
84:12s
UK: Passed 18 after 42s of BBFC cuts for:
2000 DIVID R2 DVD
The BBFC commented:
Cut required to sight of razor blade scraped along breast in medium close shot
This is the scene where one of the "punk" characters
scrapes cocaine off the bare breast of Nina (the punk girl) with a razor blade
Demons 2 is a Demons 2 is a1986 Italy horror film by Lamberto Bava. With David Edwin Knight, Nancy Brilli and Coralina Cataldi-Tassoni.
Uncut by the BBFC, originally 18 rated then reduced to 15 from 2010. Cut
in the US for an R rating but the uncut version is released MPAA unrated.
Summary Details
A birthday party in a high-security apartment building is interrupted when the birthday girl is transformed into
a vicious demon by watching a horror movie on TV.
Versions
Director's Cut
run:
90:55s
pal:
87:17s
UK: The Director's Cut was passed 15 uncut for strong violence, horror:
Demons of the Mind is a 1972 UK horror thriller by Peter Sykes. With Robert Hardy, Shane Briant, Gillian Hills.
This Hammer thriller was cut by the BBFC for an X theatrical release in
1972. These cuts have persisted to all video versions since, which are all 18 rated. The 1990 Warner VHS was further cut by the BBFC. The same cut Theatrical Version is MPAA R rated in the US.
Summary Review: Lush Looking
A physician discovers that two children are being kept virtually imprisoned in their house by their father. He investigates, and discovers a web of sex, incest and satanic possession.
Lush looking and
skillfully illustrated Hammer Gothic horror period piece that might not have the class of some other Hammer entries, but it sure was entertaining.
Versions
cut
cut:
run:
89:09s
pal:
85:35s
best available
UK: The cut Theatrical Version was passed 18 for strong bloody violence with
the 1990 video cuts waived for:
2017 Studiocanal RB Blu-ray/R2 DVD Combo at UK Amazon
It is assumed that the material cut for the Theatrical Version has been lost and that this is the best available version.
Thanks to Vincenzo. The BBFC cuts for the Theatrical Version were:
Reel 4 - Reduce montage in which Fredericks wife is seen with gashes on her body.
Reel 7 - Considerably reduce throttling of the village girl by Emil, remove shot of him stuffing earth
into her mouth and remove, as far as possible, shots of her face afterwards, also remove shots of Fredericks wife cutting her throat.
Reel 8 - Reduce the killing of Aunt Hilda by Emil, and remove the close shot
of her dead face.
Reel 9 - Reduce as much as possible the shots of Fredericks body after he has been transfixed by a stake and the sounds of the cries.
cut
cut:
18s+
run:
88:02s
pal:
84:31s
UK: The cut Theatrical Version was passed 18 after 18s of further BBFC cuts for:
1990 Warner VHS
Thanks to Vincenzo. The BBFC additional cuts for video were:
At 34m - During flashback montage superimposed on extreme close up of eye, after phrase on my wedding night remove visual of woman lying naked streaked with blood feeling her breasts as narrator shows excitement and
disgust at the pain in the blood .
At 66m - In intercuts between woman being strangled on grass and woman strangling herself on bed, remove brief shot of woman's corpse lying bare breasted on grass
streaked with blood.
The 1st 3 episodes from an unsuccessful TV series were shortened and converted into a movie length DVD. This is also missing a scene referring to repressed homosexuality presumably cut by the distributor. See
pictorial cuts details from movie-censorship.com
Demystifying the Devil: An
Unauthorized Biography On Marilyn Manson
Versions
1:31s
87:25s
2000 US documentary by Chris
Nicholas
Cut in 2000. Submitted twice, the 2nd time pre-cut presumably to remove or mask the same scenes. Manson having oral sex with another guy and Manson exposing his dick.
