E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial is a 1982 US Sci-Fi by Steven Spielberg. With Henry Thomas, Drew Barrymore and Peter Coyote.
Uncut for a U rated 1982 cinema release. Updated using new technology for a U rated 2002 cinema release.
Summary Notes
After a gentle alien becomes stranded on
Earth, the being is discovered and befriended by a young boy named Elliott. Bringing the extraterrestrial into his suburban California house, Elliott introduces E.T., as the alien is dubbed, to his brother and his little sister, Gertie, and the children
decide to keep its existence a secret. Soon, however, E.T. falls ill, resulting in government intervention and a dire situation for both Elliott and the alien.
Versions
20th Anniversary Version
run:
119:46s
pal:
114:59s
UK: The 20th Anniversary Version was passed U uncut for:
2012 Universal Restored 30th Anniversary Steelbook Edition RB Blu-ray at UK
Amazon
2012 Universal Restored 30th Anniversary Edition RB Blu-ray
at UK Amazon
a new, CGI-enhanced scene showing E.T. and Elliot taking a bath together. The scene was originally scrapped because Spielberg thought the animatronic effects weren't up to par;
for the "E.T. phone home" dialogue scenes, CGI has
been used to make E.T.'s lips movement match the words more closely;
a longer version of the Halloween sequence;
in the original release, the government agents pursuing E.T. and Elliot had weapons in their hands; the new edition
digitally replaces them with walkie-talkies/
changes in dialogue: Elliot's mother's prohibition to go trick-or-treating dressed as "a terrorist" has been changed to "a hippie"
Theatrical Version
run:
114:17s
pal:
109:43s
UK: The Original Theatrical Version was passed
U uncut for:
1992 CIC VHS
1988 CIC VHS
1982 cinema release
US: The Theatrical Version was uncut and MPAA PG rated for:
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Eugenie - 1970 Spain / West Germany horror drama by Jesús Franco (as Jess Franco). See
Jess Franco Films: Eugenie
Eureka is a 1983 UK/US film by Nicolas Roeg Starring Gene Hackman, Theresa Russell and
Rutger Hauer
Cut in the US to achieve an MPAA R rating. This cut version was then distributed worldwide.
Summary Notes
In 1925, Arctic prospector Jack McCann (Gene Hackman) becomes a rich man
when he strikes gold, but twenty years later, he faces major personal and family problems.
Versions
best available
cut:
7s
run:
129:05s
pal:
123:55s
UK: Passed 18 without BBFC cuts for strong
violence:
Cut in the US to achieve an MPAA R rating. This cut version was then distributed worldwide. The cuts are to the murder of Jack McCann (Gene Hackman). Shots of the use of a flamethrower and the after-effects have been cut.
v Eurotrip
- 2004 US/Czech Republic comedy by Jeff Schaffer, Alec Berg, (uncredited), David Mandel, (uncredited)
Eurotrip is a 2004 US/Czech Republic comedy by Jeff Schaffer, Alec Berg, (uncredited), David Mandel, (uncredited) Starring Scott Mechlowicz, Jacob Pitts and Michelle Trachtenberg
Exists as a cut Theatrical Version and an Unrated Version. There is also a German version missing some Nazi goose-stepping.
Promotional Material
Europe will never be the same after
Scotty Thomas and his buddies take off for the express to excess! They're hooking up with hot strangers and jamming all the extreme insanity they can into the wildest trip of their lives! No swimsuit, no problem. Let it all hang out 'cause you're diving
into the totally wild pleasures of Eurotrip.
The unrated editions contain 2 additional minutes of footage which include more
female nudity and more full-frontal male nudity which were originally cut to avoid an NC-17 rating.
Theatrical
Version cut
cut:
run:
90:17s
pal:
86:40s
UK: The Theatrical Version was passed 15 uncut for
strong language and sex references and moderate sex:
2004 cinema release
US: The Theatrical Version is cut and MPAA R rated for sexuality, nudity, language and drug/alcohol content
Euphoria is a 2019-2022 US drama Starring Zendaya, Hunter Schafer and Angus Cloud
Season 1 Episode 2 was cut by the BBFC for reasons of child protection.
Summary Notes
A look at life for a group of high school students as they grapple with issues of drugs, sex, and violence.
Season 1 Episode 1: Pilot
Uncut
UK: Passed 18
uncut with a BBFC trigger warning for sexual violence, strong sex, drug misuse, self-harm, very strong language:
2022 Warner Bros video titled Pilot
The BBFC commented:
There are scenes of strong sexual activity, including thrusting and nudity in a sexual context. There are also strong verbal and visual sex references, with the latter including brief sight of an
erect penis.
Season 1 Episode 2: Stuntin' Like My Daddy
cut
cut:
run:
57m
pal:
55m
UK: Passed 18 for strong sexual images, sex, nudity after BBFC cuts:
2022 Warner Bros video titled Stuntin' Like My Daddy
The BBFC commented:
This work required a compulsory cut to a shot which constituted an indecent image of a child.
Thanks to Scott:
The shot in Euphoria is a
child sat in front of a computer with a porn video visibly playing on the screen behind him. The episode has been shown uncut on Sky TV and streaming services, so cutting this was pretty redundant.
Eva is a 1962 Italy/France romance by Joseph Losey Starring Jeanne Moreau, Stanley Baker and Virna Lisi
Started life on the film festival circuit in a 155m version. There are now multiple
shortened versions as the film was cut down to a more manageable length, initially in 2 versions titled Eva and The Devil's Woman. An extended restored version (plus an alternative ending) was released in 2020.
Summary
Notes
A raw Welsh novelist in Venice is humiliated by a money-loving Frenchwoman who erotically ensnares him.
Versions
Extended Version
run:
126:01s
pal:
120:59s
UK: There is no BBFC database entry for the Extended Version:
2020 Powerhouse Films [Eva + THe Devil's Woman + Extended Version + altenative ending] (RB) Blu-ray
at UK Amazon #ad
The alternative ending runs 31s longer.
uncut
run:
109m
pal:
105m
UK: Eva was passed 12 uncut for one scene of moderate
violence:
2020 Powerhouse Films [Eva + THe Devil's Woman + Extended Version + altenative ending] (RB) Blu-ray
at UK Amazon #ad
2008 Optimum Releasing video
UK: Eva was passed15 uncut:
1995 Lumiere Pictures VHS
The Devil's Woman
run:
108m
pal:
104m
UK: There is no BBFC database entry for The Devil's Woman Version:
2020 Powerhouse Films [Eva + THe Devil's Woman + Extended Version + altenative ending] (RB) Blu-ray
at UK Amazon #ad
The 1.11 Blu Ray version has been remastered from the 1.01 DVD version, some mistakes were corrected and additional effects were added. No changes to the plot
98:22s =94:26s
The 1.01 Version was passed without BBFC cuts for:
Cut in 1991 and again in 2005 with the following BBFC statement: Compulsory cuts required to remove all sight of cockfight and live monkey in distress on a crucifix,
Thanks to Graham:
I logged on to the BBFC website to try and work out how
Even Dwarfs Started Small, one of the most disturbing films I've seen in my entire life, could possibly have gotten away with a PG.
Well, it gets away with it after cuts of 2 minutes and 17 seconds, apparently. The cuts were compulsory and
removed a cockfight and most of the infamous scene involving a crucified monkey, though we still see two actors about to set the birds on each other and the procession with the monkey on a cross. Herzog explains on the commentary how the scenes of animal
cruelty were faked, but apparently the monkey was still upset enough to warrant censure by the BBFC.
Interestingly, the (uncut) 15-certificate Work Of Director Mark Romanek DVD contains a homage to this scene in the video to 'Closer' by Nine Inch
Nails. As far as I'm aware, Romanek is allowed to pretend to crucify a monkey, but Herzog isn't.
Event Horizon is a 1997 UK/USA Sci-Fi horror by Paul WS Anderson. With Laurence Fishburne, Sam Neill and Kathleen Quinlan.
Cut for an MPAA R rating, and this version has been distributed world wide. There is an uncut version but only low quality prints have been located so far, so no DVD/Blu-ray release. The cut scenes are available as DVD extras.
Summary Notes
A rescue crew investigates a spaceship that disappeared into a black hole and has now returned...with someone or something new on-board.
Versions
uncut
US: The Uncut Version has been found on VHS in 2012, but it is not yet clear
if this will be lead to an Uncut DVD/Blu-ray. Still no signs of an extended version by 2017.
Director Paul WS Anderson has confirmed the failure to find a decent copy of the cut material. The unused footage was packaged off to a Transylvanian salt
mine for storage, so when he came looking for the footage it was in such poor shape it was no longer usable. Anderson himself has recently reaffirmed this, seemingly dashing any hope of the lost footage re-emerging from a black hole, like the titular
ship itself.
Even though the film has a lot of gory scenes, the uncensored version is allegedly much more disturbing. Paul W. S. Anderson, the director of the film, admitted himself that the extended scenes of graphic violence were too much. The
initial cut showed the crew members' descent into insanity as they attacked, tortured and raped each other to death. The footage is now lost, presumably forever.
Listen to a detailed audio description of the cuts in
video from YouTube
best available
cut:
run:
95:47s
pal:
91:57s
cut
UK: The cut Theatrical Version was passed 18 uncut for:
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Ever After is a 1998 USA comedy romance by Andy Tennant. Starring Drew Barrymore, Anjelica Huston and Dougray Scott.
Seems to exist in 2 versions, one with strong language removed
Summary Notes
With the sudden death of her loving father, Danielle is made a servant by her new stepmother. She also has two new stepsisters, one quite kind but the other one really horrid. Still,
Danielle grows up to be a happy and strong-willed young lady, and one day her path crosses that of handsome Prince Henry, who has troubles of his own at home. Luckily the nice Leonardo da Vinci is on hand to help all round.
Versions
uncut
~121:00s =~116:00s
US: Uncut and MPAA PG-13 rated for:
2008 20th Century FOX Home Entertainment R1 DVD at US Amazon
IMDb suggests that US VHS releases feature the cut version but that DVDs are uncut.
pre-cut
116:02s
UK: Presumably the pre-cut version was passed PG for mild language and violence without BBFC cuts:
2013 Twentieth Century Fox RB Blu-ray
2000 Twentieth Century Fox R2 DVD
1998 cinema release
IMDb suggests that the word 'fuck' was pre-cut to obtain a PG. Other sources suggest that the words 'horse shit', 'damn' and 'hell' were the more likely targets of the censor's scissors
v Everlasting Moments
- 2008 Sweden / Denmark / Norway / Finland / Germany biography by Jan Troell.
Everlasting Moments is a 2008 Sweden / Denmark / Norway / Finland / Germany biography by Jan Troell. Starring Maria Heiskanen, Mikael Persbrandt and Jesper Christensen.
Exists as a short version or a longer International Version.
Summary Notes
Sweden, early 1900s - an era of social change and unrest, war and poverty. A young working class woman,
Maria, wins a camera in a lottery. The camera grants her the eyes to view the world, and empowers her over several decades to raise and nurture her family of six children and an alcoholic, womanizing and sometimes violent, although ultimately loving,
husband.
Versions
International Version
125:38s
US: The longer International Version is uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
Every Day is a 2018 USA romance by Michael Sucsy. Starring Maria Bello, Debby Ryan
and Justice Smith.
BBFC category cuts were required for a 12A rated cinema release and 12 rated video in 2018. Uncut and PG-13 rated in the US.
Summary Notes
Based on David Levithan's acclaimed bestselling novel, EVERY DAY tells the story of Rhiannon, a 16-year old girl who falls in love with a mysterious spirit named "A" that inhabits a different body every day. Feeling an
unmatched connection, Rhiannon and "A" work each day to find each other, not knowing what or WHO the next day will bring. The more the two fall in love, the more the idea of loving someone who is a different person every 24 hours takes a toll on Rhiannon
and "A", leaving them to make a decision that will change their lives forever.
Versions
Uncut
US: Rated PG-13 for thematic content, language, teen drinking, and suggestive material.
category cuts 4-10s
97:10s
UK: Passed 12 for moderate bad language, infrequent suicide references after
10s of BBFC category cuts for:
2018 Vertigo Releasing [16:9] video
UK: Passed 12A for moderate bad language, infrequent suicide references after 4s of BBFC category cuts for:
2018 cinema release
The BBFC commented:
Company chose to remove images of suicide techniques in order to obtain a 12A rating. An uncut 18 classification was available.
Every Which Way But Loose is a 1978 US action comedy by James Fargo Starring Clint Eastwood, Sondra Locke and Geoffrey Lewis
BBFC category cuts were required for an 'AA' rating for 1978 cinema release. Later uncut and 15 rated on VHS and 12 rated since 2006. Uncut and MPAA PG rated in the US.
Summary Notes
Philo Beddoe (Clint Eastwood) is an easy-going trucker and a great fist-fighter. With two friends, Orville (Geoffrey Lewis), who promotes prize-fights for him, and Clyde (Manis the Orangutan), the orangutan he won on a bet, he roams
the San Fernando Valley in search of cold beer, country music, and the occasional punch-up. But he is floored by dainty little country and western singer, Lynn Halsey-Taylor (Sondra Locke), who gives him the slip when she realizes he's getting too
serious. Phil, Clyde, and Orville set off in pursuit, pestered by bikers.
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex * But Were Afraid to Ask
Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Sex But Were Afraid To Ask is a 1972 USA comedy by Woody Allen. Starring Woody Allen, Gene Wilder and Louise Lasser.
Cut by the BBFC for 1972 X rated cinema release. Uncut and 18 rated on home video. Uncut and MPAA R rated in the US.
Summary Notes
Seven segments related to one another only in that
they all purport to be based on sections of the book by David Reuben. The segments range from "Do Aphrodisiacs Work?" in which a court jester gives an aphrodisiac to the Queen and is, in the end, beheaded to "What Happens During
Ejaculation?" in which we watch 'control central' during a successful seduction.
Versions
uncut
84:22s
UK: Passed 18 uncut for:
2016 Arrow Academy Woody Allen 6 Films RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon
Eve's Bayou is a 1997 US drama by Kasi Lemmons Starring Samuel L. Jackson,
Jurnee Smollett and Meagan Good
Exists
as a Director's Cut and a Theatrical Version.
Summary Notes
What did little Eve see--and how will it haunt her? Husband, father and womanizer Louis Batiste is the head of an affluent
family, but it's the women who rule this gothic world of secrets, lies and mystic forces.
Versions
Director's Cut
run:
115:13s
pal:
110:36s
UK: The Director's Cut was passed 15 uncut with a BBFC trigger warning for strong language, child abuse, drug misuse:
022 Sony/Criterion Collection [Director's Cut + Theatrical Version] (RB) Blu-ray
at UK Amazon #ad
Theatrical Version
run:
108:20s
pal:
104:00s
run:
104:00s
pal:
99:50s
UK: The Theatrical Version was passed 15 uncut with a BBFC
trigger warning for strong language, child abuse, drug misuse:
022 Sony/Criterion Collection [Director's Cut + Theatrical Version] (RB) Blu-ray
at UK Amazon #ad
UK: The Theatrical Version was passed 15 uncut:
1999 Alliance-Atlantis Releasing VHS
1998 High Fliers Video Distribution VHS
UK: The Theatrical Version was passed 15 uncut for strong language and sexual themes.:
1998 cinema release
v The Evil - 1978 USA horror thriller
by Gus Trikonis.
The Evil is a 1978 USA horror thriller by Gus Trikonis. Starring Richard Crenna, Joanna Pettet and Andrew Prine.
An uncut 1982 VHS release was seized by police during the Video Nasties
moral panic. Uncut on 1987 VHS. Uncut in the US
Summary Notes
A chilling tale of suspense and survival. When a doctor rents a haunted house to use as a clinic, he and his associates are victimized by
supernatural powers within.
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.
Cut when submitted in 2005 with the following BBFC statement: Cuts required to remove a scene of sexualised violence in which a woman is killed with focus on breasts as knife is played over her and as she is stabbed, and
subsequent close focus on bloodied full body nudity.
The US version was heavily cut for an R rating. There is an uncut German version on the I-ON label
The Evil Dead is a 1981 USA horror by Sam Raimi. With Bruce Campbell, Ellen Sandweiss and Richard DeManincor.
Cut by the BBFC for cinema release. This cut cinema version was then banned
as one of the iconic video nasties. Further cut for a BBFC approved VHS release in 1990. Passed uncut for DVD in 2001. Uncut in the US
Summary Review: Raimi is already a legend
Raimi is already a
legend, because he created 'The Evil Dead', without a doubt one of the greatest horror movies of all time. Made on a shoe string budget as a labour of love, it still remains Raimi's best movie. He has subsequently worked on bigger projects with bigger
names but it is arguable whether he has ever surpassed the invention, thrills, energy and sheer fun of this. And why Bruce Campbell never became a genuine movie star after his debut here, and not just a much loved cult figure, is a complete mystery to
me.
'The Evil Dead' is a modern horror classic and absolutely ESSENTIAL viewing for any self-respecting movie buff! It doesn't get much better than this!
Versions
uncut
run:
85:10s
pal:
81:46s
UK: Passed 18 uncut for strong bloody
violence, scene of sexual violence:
2018 cinema release
UK: Passed 18 uncut with all previous BBFC cuts waived for:
UK : The cut cinema version was released
on pre-cert video for:
1983 Palace VHS
The 1983 pre-VRA version from Palace Video was the same as the BBFC approved cut cinema release. It didn't stop the panic stricken press from adopting the video as public enemy No 1 and it was added to the banned list of
video nasties in October 1983. It was dropped from the banned list in September 1985
Evil Dead II is a 1987 US horror by Sam Raimi With Bruce Campbell and Sarah Berry.
Cut for an MPAA R rating. Further cut by the BBFC for 18 rated cinema and VHS releases. UK DVD and Blu-ray is the same as the cut US release although the rating was downgraded to 15 in 2003. An extended version was released in
Germany in September 2013.
Summary Review: Hands Off
In this sequel to The Evil Dead , a young couple chance upon the same remote Tennessee cabin as in the original, unleashing the forces of evil
with horrific consequences for themselves and their friends. The only survivor, Ash (Bruce Campbell, who also starred in the first film), deranged after having to dismember his possessed, dead girlfriend, fights back with a chainsaw.
Raimi and company (armed with a bigger budget and over the top special effects) bring us the second instalment of the Evil Dead series.
This film focuses more on black humor and camp instead of shock
and horror. Technically this film is far superior to the one that was released a few years back and in many ways it's a better film.
A fun movie. Highly recommended!
Extended Cut
Extended Cut
run:
86:52s
pal:
83:24s
Germany: An Extended Version was released in September 2013 with about 2.5 minutes of
extra footage.
A longer variant of Ash pulling his head out of a steaming puddle including an adverse reaction to the sun
A notable scene with Ash sitting in a rocking chair interacting with Linda's detached but living head. This includes Linda's long
snake like tongue forcing its way into Ash's mouth
Ash has a longer struggle with Linda's headless body watched over by Linda's head stuck in a viice.
Ash has to suffer more blood spewing from the walls. This changes colour from red to
green, black and then white.
More from Ed with his face/skull half hacked off
There's a new scene with Demonic Ash tearing through the wood but taking a moment to feast on a squirell.
A different take as Demonic Ash recalls his
girlfriend after his memory is jogged by an necklace
More from Demon Mother who tries to grab Ash by the throat and strangle him
Theatrical Version
cut
run:
84:30s
pal:
81:07s
UK: The Theatrical Version was passed 15 without BBFC cuts for strong bloody horror for:
From IMDb. The film was cut in a failed attempt to get an R Rating. The full version of the film is considered lost, but nonetheless behind-the-scenes photo and video of some scenes have been found and are included on laserdisc and DVD editions:
As Henrietta is in her rocking chair while the professor is reading the incantations, she rocks into the light, which reveals her demonic eyes. Linda's severed head throws up black bile on Ash when it's trapped in the vice (which is why black slime
suddenly appears around her mouth in the final scene).
A gorier version of Ash cutting off his hand with a hatchet rather than the usual chainsaw. During the "blood flood" the blood not only changes to black, but to red, green, and
orange. This scene was altered in theatres in an attempt to get an R-rating, which the film never received.
After hitting the possessed Ed with the axe, the scene continues as a "half-headed" Ed runs after them and eventually is
chopped to pieces. The body parts flop on the floor.
A possessed Ash eating a squirrel as he runs after Annie.
2s
cut
cut:
2s+
run:
84:02s
pal:
80:40s
UK: The Theatrical Version was passed 18 after a further 2s of BBFC cuts for:
Evil Dead is a 2013 USA horror by Fede Alvarez. With Jane
Levy, Shiloh Fernandez, Jessica Lucas.
Cut in the US for an MPAA R rating. Released uncut and MPAA Unrated on US Blu-ray in 2018.
An extended version was aired by Channel 4 in January 2015. It didn't
seem to be a US TV version as none of the violent material was missing. It was reported to be about 4 minutes longer than the home video version.
Versions
Extended version
run:
97m
pal:
93m
Ireland
Japan
Ireland: The Extended Version was passed 18 uncut for very strong graphic and gory horror/violence for:
2013 DVD (unreleased)
Thanks to Ben who spotted this entry in the IFCO database. This version was never actually released tough.
US: The Extended Version is uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
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2018 Sony [Unrated + Theatrical Versions] (RA) Blu-ray at US Amazon
UK: On Sunday 25th January Channel 4 kindly broadcast a mysterious extended version of Evil Dead. It featured about 4m:40s of mostly additional material and includes a little more gore. It was subsequently revealed that this was the uncut
Director's Cut.
And it does seem that this version is an unreleased Director's Cut or Unrated Version. Anthony wrote to Channel 4 who returned a fascinating reply:
Thank you for
contacting Channel 4 Viewer Enquiries regarding Evil Dead.
We apologise for the delay in responding to you, after investigating with our distributor it seems that the incorrect version of the film was supplied, and subsequently
broadcast. Unfortunately this means we have had to send the version back and we will not be able to broadcast it again, nor do we have any further information regarding the incorrect copy.
We classified the extended
version of THE EVIL DEAD remake 18 uncut for DVD and Blu-Ray release. We believe this version contains material that was cut for an R in the US
The director Fede Alvarez has revealed that his remake of Evil Dead received an
NC-17 rating from the MPAA when it was first submitted for consideration. The director noted that they indeed made some cuts to secure an R-rating.
We didn't butcher any scene or anything. We just had to trim. We took out frames here, You know, when she cut her tongue, we were showing a lot. You see the tongue, you get to see the tongue moving. Probably there was a
version where we showed more frames. We've cut about 20 frames here, that kind of stuff, where you take that out and you get your R rating.
See
article from collider.com . In July 2013. Fede Alvarez declared the Theatrical
Version to be his Director's Cut
Definitely my favorite cut is the one that got put out. That's my favorite version of the film, the one that I put in theaters. That's my directors cut, there's no question about it. The
producers that could have come in and said, We're going to cut this a different way . That never happened. Sam saw my cut and said That the version that it's supposed to be. The cut I showed him was the cut I put out there. So what
everybody saw in the theaters is the director's cut, and this first DVD is the director's cut.
Evil Dead Trap is a 1988 Japan horror by Toshiharu Ikeda Starring Miyuki Ono, Aya Katsuragi and Hitomi Kobayashi
Cut by the BBFC for 18 rated DVD in 2002. Uncut and BBFC 18 rated since 2024. Uncut and
MPA Unrated in the US.
Summary Notes
Nami hosts a late night home video program. She receives a tape which appears to be a real snuff film. She and her crew investigate the location
where she meets a man looking for his brother who warns her to stay away. As she gets closer to the truth, she and her friends are subjected to a brutal nightmare.
Warning there are scenes of intense violence
contained within in this movie. However if you can stomach the gore this movie has a lot more to offer than you're standard hack and slash effort. There is a wonderfully intense atmosphere pervading the whole movie. The deaths are imaginative and are
handled extremely well.
Versions
uncut
UK: Uncut and BBFC 18 rated for strong violence, sexual violence:
Evil Ed is a 1995 Sweden comedy horror by Anders Jacobsson. With Johan Rudebeck, Per
Löfberg and Olof Rhodin.
The Original Version was cut by the BBFC for VHS and was cut even more for a US MPAA R rating. The Original Version is also available in the US and is MPAA Unrated. A longer Special Edition Cut appeared on Arrow Blu-ray in 2017.
Summary Notes
A mild-mannered film editor is assigned to cut a series of infamous slasher films and is driven murderously insane by the miles of extremely violent footage he edits.
Possibly the best awful film in the world. The sound is rubbish, the dubbing is crap, the screenplay is nonsense and the special effects are pap. However, I can't help but love this film dearly
Special Ed-ition
Special Ed-ition
run:
98:46s
pal:
94:49s
UK: The Special Ed-ition was passed 18
uncut for strong bloody violence for:
2020 Arrow Special Ed-ition (RB) Blu-ray at UK Amazon
2017 Arrow [Original Cut + Special Ed-ition Cut] (RB) Blu-ray at UK Amazon
US: The Special Ed-ition is uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
2020 Arrow Video [Original Version + Special Ed-ition] RA Blu-ray at US Amazon
Original/Unrated Version
Original Cut
run:
93:09s
pal:
89:25s
UK: Passed 18 uncut for strong bloody violence for:
2017 Arrow [Original Cut + Special Ed-ition Cut] (RB) Blu-ray at UK Amazon
The Evil of Frankenstein is a 1964 UK horror film by Freddie Francis
With Peter Cushing and Peter Woodthorpe.
The BBFC cut the X rated 1964 cinema release but waived the cuts for 12 rated 2007 DVD. There also exists a cut but extended US TV version.
Summary Review: A Monstrous Continuity Error
Penniless, Baron Frankenstein, accompanied by his eager assistant Hans, arrives at his family castle near the town of Karlstaad, vowing to continue his experiments in the creation of life. He requires the services of a mesmerist,
Zoltan, to successfully animate his monster. The greedy and vengeful Zoltan secretly sends the monster into town to steal gold and punish the burgomaster and the chief of police, which acts lead to a violent confrontation between the baron and the
townspeople.
The film's version of the Monster is noted for resembling Universal Pictures' famous Frankenstein series of the 1930s and 1940s, including the flat-headed look of Jack Pierce's monster make-up. Earlier Hammer
Frankenstein movies had studiously avoided such similarities for copyright reasons but a new movie distribution deal with Universal helped provide some latitude.
While loved by some, others regard the film as a
less-than-satisfactory entry in the horror studio's run of Frankenstein films. The Evil of Frankenstein is considered by most fans to be a one off from the series proper, rather than part of the actual continuity, partly because of its stylistic
differences from the other films, and partly because Frankenstein's thawed out original monster and the circumstances of its creation bear no resemblance to the creature from The Curse of Frankenstein.
Original
Version
uncut
run:
86:33s
pal:
83:05s
UK: Passed 12 uncut for moderate
horror and violence with previous BBFC cuts waived for:
US: There also exists a cut US TV version where violence was removed and replaced with new material with
new actors. The added material half heartedly and inconsistently introduces a subplot in which the beggar Rena who, as a child, gets rendered mute after an encounter with Frankenstein's monster.
The Evil that Men Do is a 1984 Mexico / USA / UK action thriller by J Lee Thompson. Starring Charles Bronson, Theresa Saldana and Joseph Maher. Summary Notes
A
professional killer comes out of retirement to investigate and avenge the brutal murder of an old friend.
Versions
uncut
Germany
Germany: Uncut for:
2018 Nameless Blu-ray/DVD Combo
2s
R Rated
~86:00s
UK: The R Rated Version was released without a BBFC record for:
2007 Network R2 DVD
Thanks to MM and Christopher who wrote a review in Is It Uncut?
The electrocution is fully restored including more bloody close-ups. The shotgun killing of a hired thug Cannell is now uncut restoring a shot of his bloody face when Bronson
shoots & a more lingering shot of his bloody corpse. The bar fight is uncut now restoring close-ups of Bronson twisting a thugs testicles.
However a cut NEVER made to uk video & Carlton/Prism dvd releases of roughly 2 seconds is apparent. The bloody exit wound to John Glovers back after Bronson shotguns him is missing (its in both previous dvds!)
The R rated version also
has a totally (less-bloody) different shot of Raymond St. Jacques with the knife in his throat. The older UK versions have a much bloodier close-up.
1:02s
85:25s
UK: The cut UK Cinema Version was passed 18 after 10s of further BBFC cuts for:
2004 Prism R2 DVD
2000 Carlton VHS
1986 Heron VHS
Thanks to M.M.
The electricity torture scene was very heavily edited and loses several bloody close-ups
The shotgun killing of a hired thug, Cannell, lost a shot of his bloody face when Bronson shoots & a more lingering shot of his bloody corpse.
The film also suffered cuts from the opening fight in the bar, in particular Bronson twisting a thugs testicles
52s
89:00s =85:26s
UK: Passed 18 with 52s of BBFC cuts for:
1983 cinema release
Evil Woman - 2001 US/Australia comedy by Dennis Dugan See
Saving Silverman
Evils of the Night is a 1985 USA Sci-Fi horror by Mohammed Rustam (as
Mardi Rustam). Starring Neville Brand, Aldo Ray and Tina Louise.
Exists as a Theatrical Version and a TV Version
Summary Notes
Sex-hungry teens are kidnapped by auto mechanics, who take them to a rural hospital run by aliens who need their blood as the key to their own longevity.
Versions
Theatrical Version
run:
84m
pal:
81m
US: The Theatrical Version is uncut and MPAA R rated for:
2016 Vinegar Syndrome [Theatrical Version + TV Version] (RA) Blu-ray/R1 DVD Combo at US Amazon
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TV Version
US: The TV Version is cut and MPAA Unrated for:
2016 Vinegar Syndrome [Theatrical Version + TV Version] (RA) Blu-ray/R1 DVD Combo at US Amazon
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This version actually runs
longer than the theatrical cut and omits all of the Amber Lynn scenes, which is a drag. It also trims a lot of the violence and all of the sweet nudity. However, it also adds a few extra scenes including a few more with David Carradine.
Evilspeak is a 1981 USA horror by Eric Weston. With Clint Howard, RG Armstrong and Joe Cortese.
Originally uncut for pre-cert VHS but this was replaced by the butchered R
rated version. Either way these both got banned as a video nasty. Then butchered by the BBFC for 1987 VHS. The end result was very similar to the cut R rated version. BBFC cuts were waived for 2004 DVD but the best available print had been shortened for
dialogue. The uncut version was composed by restoring the missing dialogue but from lower quality sources. Anchor Bay included both options on its 2004 DVD.
Summary Review: Stands up well
A military
cadet who happens to be a social outcast taps into a way to summon demons and cast spells on his tormentors through his computer.
It's strange when you see a film for the first time in twenty years, you expect it to have the
same impact as it did when you first saw it as a gore-hungry teenager. And of course it can't, but it does stand up remarkably well.
Stuart disagrees: I love cheesy B movie horror, but this was an overlong borefest. There
are 2 death scenes during the film that are minimal in gore, then by the time the final act comes, you really don't care about the cheesy quick cut gore.
Versions
uncut
99:38s
UK: A complete but composite version was passed 18 uncut for strong gory violence for:
The fully uncut version from Anchor Bay is a composite print with some of the restored dialogue scenes being of lower
picture quality.
The 2004 Anchor Bay release will be a 2 disc special edition containing the US version, which is uncut in terms of gore but misses out some scenes of dialogue, and a fully uncut version which has the additional
dialogue spliced into it from the previous cut UK release.
The reasons for the 2 different versions is that the shorter version will contain the directors commentary track as used on the US R1 DVD. The fully uncut version, being a composite
print, will obviously have differences in picture and sound quality, so they wanted to give fans the best way of viewing these as possible.
Cut to the opening scene on the beach. Missing the end when Esteban brings cuts off a young woman's head with a sword.
When Coopersmith is attacked by the demon-pigs, cuts to Miss Friedemeyer trying to remove the jewelled pentagram from the
book
Cut to an unseen force taking hold of janitor Sarge, twisting his head slowly to the point where his neck snaps and his head is now backwards..
Missing a horde of demon-pigs killing secretary Miss Friedemeyer in the bathtub and
eating her guts. Plus cuts to a pig eating chunks from the body
Cut to a flying nail embedding itself in the forehead of Reverend Jameson and killing him. Cuts to the aftermath as the congregation panic to leave the church including shots of the
dead reverend.
Cuts to the possessed Coopersmith splitting the head of the Colonel with a broadsword. sights of the bloody brains have also been removed
Cut to Ox Baker being killed by 2 demon pigs
Cuts to Jo Jo Anderson being
threatened by a demon pig, observing a pig still chomping on Ox Baker, and then being beheaded by Coopersmith
Cut to Bubba banging on the locked church door
Cut to the coach being beheaded along with a shot of the head striking the floo
Cut to a recruit being eaten by demon pigs as he emerges from an air shaft. Also cut to the sight of his disembodied hand.
Cuts to the death of Bubba by having his heart plucked out by demon Sarge
A cut to a scene showing the
wrecked church
3:34s
95:56s
UK: Passed 18 after BBFC cuts of 3:34s for:
2001 Prism R2 DVD
1999 Digital Entertainment VHS
1987 Apex VHS
The BBFC cuts were similar to the US cuts for an R rating:
a young maiden having her head chopped off
a shot of the basement bloke having his neck broken
pigs attacking woman in bath and eating her guts.
priest have a nail in the head and shots of him.
teacher having head
splatted by Coopersmith.
pigs eating the kids.
kids losing their heads
kids being terrorised by pigs
kid's heart being torn out
uncut
cut
99:53s
96:03s
UK: Videospace originally released the video uncut for pre-cert video
1983 Videospace VHS
UK: With the nasty panic rolling on Videospace replaced their uncut version with a cut version, presumably the cut R rated Version for"
1983 Videospace VHS
However the film was still banned as a video nasty in March 1984 (cut and uncut versions). It stayed listed throughout the panic so became one of the collectable DPP 39s
Action superstar Thomas
Ian Griffith takes on evil Italians and corrupt cops in this edge-of-your seat thriller. In perhaps his best role of all time, Griffith crafts a fascinating character unlike any ever seen before: a cop frustrated with his work and alienated from his
wife. When Griffith uses excessive force to get a confession, a web of intrigue and sinister alliances is slowly revealed to him.
Excessive Force is a 90 minute visual feast of pure adrenaline! A must-see film for
any fan of good cinema.
26s
82:34s
The BBFC
cut 26s from the 1993 video from Entertainment in Video
The Executioner is a 1978 USA crime thriller by Duke Mitchell. Starring Duke Mitchell, Vic Caesar and Lorenzo Dodo.
The pre-cert video was seized by the police during the video nasties moral
panic. Passed 18 uncut by the BBFC for 1987 VHS.
Summary Notes
City streets run with blood as the son of America's King of organised crime seeks revenge for his father's exile to Sicily. His revenge and
lust for power are bloody, violent, appalling... until he disgraces his father. Then the hitman becomes the hunted...
Versions
uncut
79:01s
UK: Passed 18 uncut for:
1987 Trans Global Pictures VHS
uncut
78:35s
UK: Released on pre-cert VHS for:
1983 Active VHS
1982 Hello VHS
VTI 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.
Executioners From Shaolin is a 1977 Hong Kong action drama by Chia-Liang Liu Starring Kuan Tai Chen, Lieh Lo and Yue Wong
Cut by
the BBFC for 15 rated VHS in 1987. Uncut and BBFC 15 rated for 2022 Blu-ray.
Summary Notes
A couple unite - she is
fluent in the crane style of kung fu, he in tiger style. They have a son, but the boy's father is killed by the evil eunuch Bai Mei. Disguised as a girl, his mom trains him in crane style while he secretly learns tiger style from his father's training
manual.
Versions
uncut
run:
100:14s
pal:
96:13s
UK: Passed 15 uncut for strong violence, bloody images:
2021 Arrow Shawscope Volume 1 (RB) Blu-ray at UK Amazon #ad released on
20th December 2021
The Executioner's Song is a 1982 USA TV crime biography by Lawrence Schiller. Starring Tommy Lee Jones, Christine Lahti and Rosanna Arquette.
A TV drama has been edited into several versions.
Summary
Notes
Based on the true story of murderer Gary Mark Gilmore, spanning the last nine months of his life (May 1976-January 1977) in which at age 35, after being released for serving a long prison term in Utah for armed
robbery, the unstable Gilmore murdered two men in two seperate and senseless robberies in which after a brief public trial in October, he was sentenced to death by firing squad which drew a lot of media attention when Gilmore insisted that his execution
be carried out and he became the first man to be executed in the USA since the government reinstated the death penalty in 1976.
Versions
Original Version
Unrated
~188:00s
US: The Original Version is uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
2018 Kino Classics [Original Version + Director's Cut] (RA) Blu-ray at US Amazon
Director's Cut
Unrated
135:48s
UK: The Director's Cut was passed 15 uncut for:
1983 cinema release
US: The Director's Cut is MPAA Unrated for:
2018 Kino Classics [Original Version + Director's Cut] (RA) Blu-ray at US Amazon
Cut when submitted
in 2005 with the following BBFC comment:
Cuts required to remove (1) lingering and close-up details of man being shot repeatedly, his death throes and his mutilated face, (2) entire scene of bloodily wounded man virtually torn in
half at waist, and (3) entire scene of two restrained and conscious men having their hands sawn off at wrist.
These are in accordance with the Video Recordings Act 1984 (harm to potential viewers or to society through the
depiction of mutilation, torture or acts of gross violence towards humans) and BBFC policy (encouraging callousness towards victims and taking pleasure in pain).
The European Version was pre-cut to remove references to islam
The shot of the suicide bomber in the opening scene holding a Qur'an and a necklace in his hand has been digitally altered to remove the sight of these two items.
A similar change occurs later, where footage of Hassan touching his Qur'an and
flipping through it has been altered so his hands do not move as he speaks, nor is the book seen to be fingered.
Al Tar, the David Suchet character, is seen rising from a praying position to answer a phone call from the cockpit. The UK version
shows him answering the phone only, you do not know he has been praying.
In German language releases, the dubbing of terrorists speaking in Arabic was mistranslated to tone down references to Allah and islam
total 20s
8s
pre-cut 12s
127:05s
UK:
The European Version was passed 15 after a further 8s of BBFC cuts for:
1998 Warner R2 DVD
1996 Warner VHS
1996 cinema release
BBFC cuts from IMDb:
During the attack at the beginning of the film there are 3 cuts to the use of the knife by the Steven Seagal character. One bad guy suffers a sliced throat, a second gets stabbed in the throat and another gets stabbed trying to run away.
The European Version was pre-cut to remove references to islam
Al Tar, the David Suchet character, is seen rising from a praying position to answer a phone call from the cockpit. The UK version shows him answering the phone only, you do not know he has been praying.
In German language releases, the
dubbing of terrorists speaking in Arabic was mistranslated to tone down references to Allah and islam
v The Executors - 1976
Italy action crime drama by Maurizio Lucidi and Guglielmo Garroni (as William Garroni).
The Executors is a 1976 Italy action crime drama by Maurizio Lucidi and Guglielmo Garroni (as William Garroni). Starring Roger Moore, Stacy Keach and Ivo Garrani.
Cut for an 'AA' rated cinema release in 1977. Uncut and 18 rated for 1987 VHS. Uncut and MPAA R rated in the US.
Summary Notes
A Mafia boss is enraged when he is
suspected of smuggling a heroin shipment into San Francisco. He dispatches his nephew, a hotshot Anglo-Sicilian lawyer, to identify the real culprit. The lawyer also enlists the aid of his best friend, a grand prix driver with an adventurous streak.
Versions
uncut
run:
102:49s
pal:
98:42s
UK: Passed 18 uncut:
1987 Video Programme Dists VHS titled The Executors
UK: Uncut for pre-cert video:
1981 EVC VHS titled Sicilian Cross
US: Uncut and MPAA R rated for:
2019 KL Studio Classics RA Blu-ray at US Amazon titled Street People
2019
KL Studio Classics R1 DVD at US Amazon titled Street People
2019 KL Studio
Classics Amazon Prime VoD [US only] at US Amazon
cut
cut:
run:
101:50s
pal:
97:46s
UK: Passed AA (14) after compulsory BBFC cuts:
1977 cinema release titled The Sicilian Cross
v Exhibition
- 1975 France adult documentary by Jean-François Davy.
Exhibition is a 1975 France adult documentary by Jean-François Davy. Starring Claudine Beccarie, Benoît Archenoul and Noëlle Louvet.
Banned by the BBFC for 1976 cinema release. Subsequent UK releases are softcore versions. The Director's Cut is complete and MPAA Unrated for US DVD release coupled with Transgression.
Summary Review: French Success
This is a documentary about French porno star Claudine Beccarie, the original containing several staged hardcore scenes.
Jean-Francois Davy's motivation was noble he really tried
to present his subject as a fully rounded human being who just happened to be working in the sex industry. The result was a huge commercial hit in France where it played regular cinemas packed to capacity, before the 1976 X -law relegated it to
more specialized venues until 1983 when Minister of Culture Jack Lang removed the X-rating which enabled Davy to re-release the film with added footage, again with great success.
Versions
Director's Cut
Unrated
US: The Director's Cut is complete and MPAA Unrated for:
2015 Artsploitation Films [Transgression + Exhibition] R1 DVD at US Amazon
The release is described as the first U.S. release of the complete cut of the classic erotic documentary.
Unrated
~90:00s
US: Presumably a softcore version is MPAA Unrated for:
2007 Televista R0 DVD
90:45s
UK: A softcore version was released on pre-cert video for:
1979 World of Video 2000 VHS
X
UK: Presumably a softcore version was given a GLC X (18) certificate for screening in London
Note that Exit the Dragon, Enter the Tiger is several minutes shorter than the Bruce Lee: Star of Stars version. Most of the edits were of dialogue rather than action
The Exorcism is a 2023 US horror thriller by M.A. Fortin, Joshua John Miller Starring Russell Crowe, Sam Worthington and Samantha Mathis
The film was edited prior to release but both versions were MPA R rated for
language, some violent content, sexual references and brief drug use.
Summary Notes
A troubled actor begins to unravel while shooting a horror film. His estranged daughter wonders
if he's slipping back into his past addictions or if there's something more sinister at play.
The
Theatrical Version is indeed considerably censored.
One notable omission is that the photograph of Emily used as evidence in the courtroom. Frequent views of the photo have been altered and the photo has been changed to black and white.
A lot of shots have been cut and the difference
neutralized by alternative shots of the same length. It seems that the studio planned to get the more profitable PG-13 rating for the movie and had to censor it according to the guidelines of the MPAA.
The Exorcist is a 1973 US horror by William Friedkin. With Ellen Burstyn, Max von Sydow and Linda Blair.
Passed 18 uncut for 1974 cinema release. A video release was informally
banned by the BBFC for many years. Later released uncut. A Director's Cut turned up for DVD.
Actress Chris MacNeil (Ellen Burstyn) has every reason to be content, having just completed a film with director Burke Dennings (Jack MacGowran). However, she becomes disturbed by the
changes taking place in her 12-year-old daughter, Regan (Linda Blair). At first sullen and withdrawn, Regan becomes aggressive and blasphemous, and ugly welts appear on her face and body. No medical cure is forthcoming, and after Burke is killed by being
thrown from Regan's window, Chris turns to local Jesuit priest Father Damien Karras (Jason Miller) for help. Karras then calls in exorcist Father Lankester Merrin (Max von Sydow), who confirms that Regan is possessed by the devil. William Peter Blatty's
screenplay, based on his own novel inspired by actual events, won an Oscar, and the film was deemed so powerful that it was refused a BBFC certificate for fifteen years.
Versions
Altered Director's Cut
run:
132:02s
pal:
126:45s
UK: The Altered Director's Cut was passed 18
uncut for:
2023 Warner Bros 50th Anniversary Edition [Theatrical Version + Director's Cut] R0 4K Blu-ray
at UK Amazon #ad
From IMDb. The Director's Cut includes the following additions and changes:
A slightly different opening, which shows the MacNeil's home in Georgetown, then cuts to the opening titles.
The scene where Chris MacNeil screams on the phone includes a new music cue and omits the line "I've been on this fucking line
for 20 minutes!" and simply cuts to the next scene.
A new scene with Regan at the hospital receiving treatment to diagnose her "unusual" behavior. The doctor tells Chris MacNeil that Regan told him to "keep his hands away
from her Goddamn cunt." This scene sets up her bizarre behavior earlier and clarifies the scene where Chris tells Regan "it's just like the doctor said, it's just nerves. You just take your pills and you'll be fine"
The party
scene removes the shot of Regan lauging with the guests, obviously because of her "unusual" behavior in the previous scene.
In the scene where Chris returns home and the lights go out, new digital effects including satanic faces and
images of the statue, new sound effects, and music have been added to the scene.
The "spider-walk" scene has been restored and digitally altered from the original scene. Here, crude wires from the scene have been digitally removed, she
comes down the stairs much faster, and her mouth is full of blood. It then cuts to black, and the next scene opens.
Before she grabs the psychiatrist's crotch, a new digital effect of her face morphing into the devil(which is seen in subliminal
cuts throughout)including a new growl has been added.
A new music cue has been added to the scene with Lt. Kinderman and Father Karras.
After Father Karras leaves for the night, a new scene of him examining a tape of Regan trying to
talk to her dad has been added and a new music cues ties the new scene and the scene of Father Karras at the mass together.
New scenes with Sharon trying to tune out the devil groans and a short moment with Chris MacNeil and Father Merrin(which
hints his vulnerability and weakness) have been added.
A new music cue has been added to the scene with Father Karras and Father Merrin going up the stairs to perform the exorcism, and a short scene has been added before they enter the room.
Father Damien asks Chris MacNeil what Regan's middle name is. She tells him it's Theresa, and he says "what a lovely name."
The scene with Father Karras and Father Merrin talking on the stairs (which was included on the 25th
Anniversary DVD) has been restored.
When Father Karras looks up at the window when he's possessed, a new digital effect with Karras' mother's face has been added, and the scene includes the "subtle morph effect" that was included on
the 25th anniversary edition DVD.
When Chris MacNeil gives Father Dyer Father Karras' medal, he gives it back to her and says "I think you should keep it", instead of simply keeping it as in the original version. A new short scene of
Regan smiling and waving at Father Dyer as they drive away and Father Dyer waving back has been added.
The original ending with Father Dyer and Lt. Kinderman has been restored. The 'tubular bells' music cue plays over them walking away, and it
ends before Lt. Kinderman can say quote "Casablanca", "I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship".
uncut Theatrical Version
run:
121:33s
pal:
116:41s
UK: The Theatrical Version was passed 18 without BBFC cuts for:
2010 Warner [Theatrical + Altered Director's Cut] R0 Blu-ray at UK Amazon
1999 Warner R2 DVD
1999 Harbottle & Lewis VHS
1990 cinema release
1974 cinema release
UK: The Theatrical Version was released on pre-cert video for:
1982 Warner Rental VHS
1980 Warner Rental VHS
US: The Theatrical Version is MPAA R Rated for:
2023 Warner 50th Anniversary Edition [Extended + Theatrical Versions] R0 4K Blu-ray at US
Amazon #ad
2014 Warner
[Theatrical + Altered Director's Cut] Exorcist Complete Anthology RA Blu-ray at US
Amazon
2013 Warner [Theatrical + Altered Director's Cut] 40th Anniversary Edition RA Blu-ray
at US Amazon
2010 Warner [Theatrical + Altered Director's Cut] R0 Blu-ray
at US Amazon
By the time Ferman had been replaced as director by Duval the video was passed with the following justification:
The film version was originally given an 'X' certificate
in 1974 and has been widely shown since then. In the 1970s, however, incidents of hysteria involving young women led to some concern that the film might cause severe emotional problems particularly among those who believed in the reality of demonic
possession. It was with this concern in mind that the BBFC in the 1980s and early 1990s concluded that a video classification - even with an '18' rating (which could not entirely exclude the possibility of the work being seen by younger and susceptible
viewers) - was inappropriate.
It must be acknowledged, however, that there is little if any hard evidence known to the BBFC that The Exorcist has, in its video form, caused actual
harm to its viewers. The video version was in fact widely available for many years before the Video Recordings Act 1984 introduced the requirement of BBFC classification. The recent re-release of the film version by Warner Brothers has, moreover, been
accompanied by none of the hysteria or audience disturbance which occurred in the mid-1970s.
The Exorcist has been available on video uncut for many years in other European
countries, notably Germany (rated for 16 year olds) and Sweden (rated for 14 year olds) where the protection of the young is considered particularly important.
The Video Recordings Act places on
the BBFC a duty to have special regard (among other relevant factors) to any harm that may be caused to potential viewers or, through their behaviour, to society by the manner in which the work deals with, for example, violent or horrific behaviour or
incidents or human sexual activity. The Board must consider as a potential viewer any person (including a child or young person) who is likely to view the video.
The BBFC must also apply the
requirements of Article 10 of the European Convention of Human Rights, now accepted as British law. Inter alia, these impose a duty to preserve freedom of expression, with the relevant restrictions being "for the prevention of disorder or crime (or)
for the protection of health or morals". Alongside these, there is a duty to observe the principle of proportionality: any restriction on the basic duty of freedom of expression should have a proportional justification.
The BBFC concluded that The Exorcist , while still a powerful and compelling work, no longer has the same impact as it did 25 years ago. Film technique and special effects have moved on a long way since
then, and audiences - including (or especially) teenagers brought up on a range of modern multi- media output - are less likely to be affected. Correspondingly, the potential of The Exorcist to disturb a small, impressionable minority must be
significantly diminished.
The BBFC has also considered the likely effects of The Exorcist 's current reputation. We cannot discount the possibility that, however restrictive its
classification, under-age persons may seek ways to view it. On the other hand, both the name and the nature of this film are familiar to most people: its reputation should prompt many parents and guardians to be more alert to that possibility than would
normally be the case.
On balance, therefore, and after careful consideration, the Board has concluded that the video version of The Exorcist should be classified - but at a level which minimises
the likelihood of the work being viewed by young and impressionable persons.
banned
banned
UK: Banned by a few local authorities, notably Bradford, Worthing and Torbay for:
1974 cinema release
UK: The film was unofficially banned by the BBFC from the time the VRA became effective for already released videos in 1988 until it was finally released on home video in 1999.
The BBFC website in December
1998 noted the absence of video releases:
The film itself still shows quite regularly in cinemas but we have not yet classified the video, nor has it ever been shown on television, including subscription
television. The problem is not the frightening nature of the story but the combination of the themes with which it deals and the very powerful treatment it is given in this version.
Showings of this film have
resulted in severe emotional problems among a small but worrying number of adults who do believe in the reality of demonic possession and satanic practices. A video or television showing would inevitably attract many young teenagers, some of whom would
be, more even than adults, susceptible to this sort of material, since they might well identify with the central character, a 12-year-old girl. Newspaper reports and letters in our files indicate the very real and serious disturbance that can result and
we feel uneasy about being a party to this sort of psychological damage. It is partly because the film is so convincing and effective that it can be so disturbing for some.
It is hard for those of us who do not
give credence to the possibility of possession to appreciate how powerful an influence this can evidently exert on those who do. At a time when charges of satanic abuse appear fairly regularly in the press and alleged instances have been reported and
when an Act was passed in Parliament, the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act (1994), which specifically requires the Board "to have special regard to any harm that may be caused to potential viewers, or, through their behaviour, to society by the
manner in which the work deals with, for example, horrific incidents", there are added reasons to be cautious. Eventually, perhaps the time will come to release THE EXORCIST on video, but we are not convinced that this is that moment, particularly
at a time when many parents allow their children to see videos unsupervised, according to the latest research.
UK : Banned from Sky TV
In the 1990s,, Sky TV wanted to show The Exorcist on TV. The idea was
championed by future BBFC director, Robin Duval, working at the time at Sky. However James Ferman petitioned that it would be odd that it could be shown on TV whilst being banned on video, and Sky backed down.
Exorcist II: The Heretic is a 1977 US horror by John Boorman. With Richard Burton, Linda Blair and Louise Fletcher.
Shortened for an MPAA R rated theatrical release but the Original Version
has been used for all recent releases worldwide. There are also a reports of a European variant version.
Summary Review
A girl once possessed by a demon finds that it still lurks within her. Meanwhile, a priest
investigates the death of the girl's exorcist.
Original Version
Original Version
run:
117:28s
pal:
112:46s
UK: The Original Version was passed 18
uncut for:
2015 Warner Complete Anthology RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon
UK: The shortened US Theatrical Version was
passed 18 without BBFC cuts for:
1987 Warner VHS
1977 cinema release
After a presumably poor response to the premiere, the director rapidly created a shortened version for US general cinema release.
From IMDb: The film was shortened as follows:
A faster re-working of the theme music
An introduction was added to recap The Exorcist.
In the opening, Burton's touching of Merrin's picture is cut. The tap-dancing scene with Linda Blair had been completely cut.
Just
about all conversation between Burton and the cardinal has been cut.
The hypnosis scene is mercifully edited.
A few lines are cut when Blair talks with the autistic girl.
The church top communion scene is almost completely cut
The line Let me reach you , spoken by Blair, is dubbed out.
There is more stock footage to be seen when Linda Blair enters her old bedroom, Stock footage of her yelling Fill It UP! from the first film and a face dissolving
scene with Blair in black lipstick.
The line, Be joined with us father has been completely cut.
The next three or four scenes have been mixed around as well, leaving the scene with Fletcher yelling HELP edited out.
The infamous ending of course, has Burton dying, instead of living, and Blair and Fletcher just looking at each other with artificial looks of grief on their faces.
The Exorcist III is a 1990 USA horror mystery thriller by William Peter Blatty. Starring George C Scott, Ed Flanders and Brad Dourif.
No BBFC or MPAA censor cuts. The Film exists as a Theatrical Cut and a Legion Director's Cut.
Summary Notes
Lt. Kinderman and Father Dyer cheer each other up on the anniversary of the
death of their mutual friend, Father Damien Karras, by going to see "It's a Wonderful Life" at the local theater in Georgetown, near Washington D.C. But there's no cheering Kinderman while a particularly cruel and gruesome serial killer is at large. His
murders, which involve torture, decapitation and the desecration of religious icons, is bad enough; but they also resemble those of the Gemini Killer, who has been dead for fifteen years.
Legion Director's Cut
Legion Director's Cut
run:
104:29s
pal:
100:18s
UK: Passed 15 uncut for strong violence,
horror:
2019 Arrow Films [Legion Director's Cut + Theatrical Version] (RB) Blu-ray at UK Amazon
US: The Director's Cut is MPAA Unrated for:
2023 SHOUT! FACTORY Collector's Edition [Theatrical Cut + Legion Director's Cut.] R0 4K Blu-ray/(RA) Blu-ray Combo
at US Amazon #ad
2016 Shout! Factory [Theatrical + Director's Cut] Collector's Edition
(RA) Blu-ray at US Amazon
In speaking to the process of creating the director's cut for this 2016 Shout! Factory release, Blu-ray producer Cliff MacMillan states:
We conducted an exhaustive search through a pallet of film assets from the
original shoot to re-create William Peter Blatty's intended vision. Unfortunately, that footage has been lost to time. To that end, we turned to VHS tapes of the film's dailies to assemble the director's cut. However, even some of that footage was
incomplete, so scenes from the theatrical re-shoot were used to fill in the gaps. This director's cut is a composite of varying footage quality from the best available sources.
Theatrical Version
Theatrical Cut
run:
109:38s
pal:
105:15s
UK: The Theatrical Cut was passed 15 uncut for:
2019 Arrow Films [Legion Director's Cut + Theatrical Version] (RB) Blu-ray at UK Amazon
2002 Warner Home video
UK: The Theatrical Cut was passed 18 uncut for:
1991 CBS/Fox VHS
1990 cinema release
US: The Theatrical Cut is uncut and MPAA R rated for:
2023 SHOUT! FACTORY Collector's Edition [Theatrical Cut + Legion Director's Cut.] R0 4K Blu-ray/(RA) Blu-ray Combo
at US Amazon #ad
2016 Shout! Factory [Theatrical + Director's Cut] (RA) Blu-ray
at US Amazon
The Expendables is a 2010 US action film by Sylvester Stallone. With
Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham and Jet Li.
The Theatrical Version was cut by the BBFC for a 15 rated cinema release. Uncut at 18 on DVD. An Extended Director's Cut was released later with toned down violence but still 18 rated. Both versions uncut in the US.
Summary Notes
A CIA operative hires a team of mercenaries to eliminate a Latin dictator and a renegade CIA agent. Barney Ross leads the "Expendables", a band of highly skilled mercenaries including knife enthusiast Lee
Christmas, martial arts expert Yin Yang, heavy weapons specialist Hale Caesar, demolitionist Toll Road and loose-cannon sniper Gunner Jensen.
Barney and Lee head to a remote locale to scout out their opposition. Once there, they
meet with local rebel Sandra and discover the true nature of the conflict engulfing the city. When they escape the island and Sandra stays behind, Ross must choose to either walk away and save his own life - or attempt a suicidal rescue mission that
might just save his soul.
Extended Version
Director's Cut
run:
113:17s
pal:
108:45s
UK: The Extended Director's Cut was passed
18 uncut for strong bloody violence for:
2011 Lions Gate Online Rent or Buy [US
only] at US Amazon
The generally recommended Extended cut adds a little bit more characterisation to some of the tough guys neglected in the Theatrical Version. The violence was toned down a little too. The knife twisting scene is partially cut but retains sufficient of
the sadistic killing to still require an 18 rating.
Theatrical Version
run:
103:18s
pal:
99:10s
UK: The Theatrical Version was passed 18 uncut
for:
2010 Lions Gate RB Blu-ray
2010 Lions Gate Online
US: The Theatrical Version is uncut and MPAA R Rated for:
2010 Lions Gate R1 DVD/RA Blu-ray
2010 Lions Gate R1 DVD
The BBFC explained their 18 rating:
The Expendables is a US action thriller about a group of mercenaries on a mission to overthrow a dictatorship in a fictional South American country. The film was originally
classified 15 for cinema release after a single cut was made to remove a close shot of the hero sadistically twisting a knife into a villain's neck. This DVD version of the film reinstates the footage cut from the cinema version and was therefore
classified 18 for strong bloody violence.
The strong bloody violence occurs throughout the film, with the mercenaries shooting and stabbing dozens of people in a manner that is strongly reminiscent of a video game.
The BBFC's Guidelines at 15 state that Violence may be strong but should not dwell on the infliction of pain or injury . The film contains many moments depicting the infliction of injury but most of these occur in the context of lengthy
battle scenes where the general mayhem and chaos lessens the visual impact of the actual killings. However, the single moment cut from the cinema release (in which the hero sadistically twists a knife into a villain's neck) does dwell on the infliction
of pain and injury and therefore exceeds the terms of the 15 Guidelines.
The film also contains multiple uses of strong language and frequent sight of knives being displayed and used.
at 6m. Cut to remove the sight of a pirate leader's torso being blown apart after being shot and a few seconds later another pirate being very bloddily shot
at 71m. The BBFC cut to the mercenary being stabbed in the neck with a sadistic look
of satisfaction by Stallone was repeated by ITV.
Theatrical Version
category cuts
cut:
2s
run:
103:19s
pal:
99:11s
UK: The Theatrical Version was passed 15 after 2s of BBFC cuts for:
2010 Lions Gate R2 DVD
2010 cinema release.
The BBFC noted:
The company chose to remove one shot, showing a hero sadistically twisting a knife into a guard's neck, in order to obtain a 15 classification. An uncut 18 classification was available. t
The Expendables 2 is a 2012 USA action adventure thriller by
Simon West.
There are no censorship issues with this film. It was released before the move to PG-13 action films and was uncontroversially R rated by the MPAA. It was passed 15 uncut by the BBFC.
The Expendables 3 is a 2014 USA action adventure thriller by
Patrick Hughes. Starring Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham and Jet Li.
Cut for an MPAA PG-13. The uncut version was released on Blu-ray only in the US and UK.
Stallone has suggested that there will be a 'harder' version released on home video. However there is no sign of this for the first batch of
home video releases in the UK and US but the Director's Cut has been announced for release in Germany
Summary Notes
Barney and his team, known as "The Expendables", come into conflict with
ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks, the Expendables' co-founder, who is determined to destroy the team.
Versions
Extended Director's Cut
Unrated
125:56s
UK: The Extended Cut was
passed 15 uncut for strong violence, strong language for:
2014 Lionsgate [Extended Cut + Theatrical Version] RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon
The BBFC Insight comments:
There are frequent scenes of moderate action violence with occasional strong moments. The violence takes the form of battles involving guns, knives and other weaponry, as well as
crunchy hand-to-hand combat sequences. Although sight of blood and injury detail is limited, there are some moments of strong violence, including a stabbing.
There is infrequent use of strong language ('fuck', motherfucker').
US: he Extended Cut is uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
2014 Lionsgate [Extended Cut + Theatrical Version] (RA) Blu-ray at US Amazon
This unrated version will surely embody the kind of bloody, profane action that the original ought to have included, right? Yeah,
not so much.
While the action in The Expendables 3 is entertaining, it wasn't until after I re-watched The Expendables 2 that I realized yes, in fact, I do miss the blood. On first viewing, the lack of gore in The Expendables 3
seemed kind of refreshing. But now it feels almost the opposite, sanitizing the violence to a point where it seems to have even less consequence. And that's not a good thing.
The unrated version does have about five extra minutes
of action and dialogue, and some of the fight scenes feel less choppy (possibly because scenes involving knife deaths weren't trimmed as much -- apparently getting stabbed is more problematic for movie classification than getting shot.) And while
Harrison Ford said the only 'fuck' in the original version, there are now a smattering of additional swears, including a couple of 'motherfuckers'.
But the whole thing maintains its weirdly hygienic form of video game-style
slaughter. It's not a radically different edit, and other than the cusses, could probably have snuck by the film classification folks a second time.
UK: The cut Theatrical Version was
passed 12 for frequent moderate action violence, infrequent strong language without BBFC cuts for:
2014 Lions Gate R2 DVD
2014 cinema release
The BBFC Insight comments:
There is moderate action violence throughout. This takes the form of battles involving guns and other weaponry, as well as crunchy hand-to-hand combat sequences. Knives are used from
time to time. However, very little is seen in terms of blood or injury detail. The violence is further moderated by the delivery of comic one-liners by various characters. Language
There is a single use of strong language
('fuck').
The BBFC further commented in the Annual Report for 2014:
The distributor chose to cut the first instalment in the series to obtain a 15 classification, whereas the first sequel was passed
uncut at 15.
For this third instalment, the distributor requested a 12A. It was clear the film makers had taken pains to avoid focus on bloody and violent detail that characterised the previous instalments, largely replacing this
with generalised scenes of action, on a par with films such as those in the 'Bourne' and Bond franchises. Accordingly, the BBFC advised the distributor that the second sequel was likely to be passed at 12A.
On formal
submission, the BBFC classified the film 12A without cuts, although an extended version with slightly stronger violence and stronger language was passed 15 for DVD release.
US: Cut for an MPAA PG-13 for violence
including intense sustained gun battles and fight scenes, and for language for:
Collider.com learned from
sources that the film just squeaked by the MPAA with a PG-13 rating, and they had to make trims to get there after the first pass was given an R.
Knowing the first cut was rated R, probably means an unrated version of The
Expendables 3 will be released on Blu-ray.
Experiment in Terror is a 1962 USA crime mystery thriller by Blake Edwards. Starring Glenn Ford, Lee Remick and Stefanie Powers.
Cut by the BBFC for an X rated cinema release in 1962. The cuts persisted
to 2019 Blu-ray. Uncut and MPAA Unrated in the US.
Summary Notes
When the bank clerk Kelly Sherwood arrives home after hours, she is intimidated by a stranger that knows her routine
habit. He threatens Kelly and her sister Toby to force her to heist $100,000 from her bank; otherwise he will kill her. Kelly does not see his face but notes he is asthmatic. Kelly succeeds to lure the criminal and contacts the FBI agent John 'Rip'
Ripley that advises Kelly how to behave and assigns a group of agents to keep Kelly and Toby under surveillance. But when Toby is abducted by the stranger, Kelly tries to stay calm to help the FBI to catch the criminal.
Exposé is a 1976 UK horror thriller by James Kenelm Clarke. With Udo Kier, Linda Hayden, Fiona Richmond.
Cut by the BBFC for 1975 cinema release. Released uncut on pre-cert VHS
but was later banned as a video nasty reaching DPP39 status as it stayed banned throughout the moral panic. Cut by the BBFC for releases from 1997. Released uncut in the US in 2013.
Summary Review: Sleazy and Gruesome
Writer Paul Martin has scored a massive hit with his first novel and has retreated to a remote cottage in the heart of the English countryside to concentrate on his follow up. He's accompanied by his new secretary, Linda, a
housekeeper and occasionally his lover Suzanne. However there is something strange about Linda and soon the bodies begin to pile up.
Udo Kier is decent as a highly unlikeable writer and Linda Hayden is excellent as his
secretary. She openly masturbates few times and has a great lesbian encounter with Fiona Richmond.
The violence is quite tame except for the bathroom murder scene which is pretty nasty. The direction is lifeless, the
characters are unpleasant and the film is slightly dull. Still I enjoyed it and you should too, if you like exploitation cinema.
Versions
uncut
Unrated
~84:00s =~80:00s
US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
2013 Severin RA Blu-ray/ R1 Combo via UK Amazon and
at US Amazon released on 11th June 2013 titled House on Straw Hill
Promotional material for this release explains:
Film elements were long thought lost or destroyed on this sleazy gem but the original camera negative was unearthed in a barn in rural England and painstakingly
restored for this first official uncut release anywhere in the world.
France: Uncut titled House on Straw Hill Austria: Uncut titled House on Straw Hill
The Australian VHS is also
reported to be uncut.
51s
79:34s
UK: Passed 18 for strong sex and violence after 51s of BBFC cuts for:
Two country boys threaten Linda Hayden with a shotgun and force her to have sex with each of them. The scene goes on for a long time and the guys are shown to be clearly enjoying it whilst the woman rubs her hand up and down the shotgun in a very
suggestive manner. The fact that she manages to shoot them both didn't appease the BBFC who cut almost the entire scene.
Also a scene showing Fiona Richmond getting murdered in the shower has been reduced to eliminate blood on the breasts.
uncut
80:16s
UK : Released uncut on pre-cert video for:
1980 Intervision VHS titled Expose
Prior to the VRA, the video was released uncut on the Intervision label and for no obvious reason it was banned as a video nasty in March 1984. It then stayed on the list throughout the panic and
therefore became one of the collectable DPP39s
It was also notable in that this was the only UK video that achieved the DPP39 video nasty status.
1:39s
pre-cut ~1:21s
81:54s =78:37s
UK: A pre-cut submission was passed X (18) after 1:39s of further BBFC
cuts for:
1975 cinema release as Expose
1975 cinema release as The House on Straw Hill
The cuts were:
Pre-cut: A shot of Fiona Richmond's legs streaming with blood was removed.
The BBFC required heavy edits to all the sex scenes and shots of bloody stabbings.
v Exposed
- 1971 Sweden thriller by Gustav Wiklund.
Exposed is a 1971 Sweden thriller by Gustav Wiklund. Starring Christina Lindberg and Heinz Hopf and Björn Adelly.
Cut by the BBFC for X rated cinema release in 1972. Different cuts were required for 18
rated DVD in 2008.
Summary Notes
Lena is alone in the city when her parents are on vacation. She's torn between her innocent boyfriend and the older, more experienced, and
sadistic sociopath Helge. She tells Jan about Helge, who gets angry and slaps her, she thereafter runs away and hitchhikes with the promiscuous and friendly couple Lars and Ulla, with whom she goes to Jan's mother's summer cabin. The day after, her
boyfriend finds her there and takes her back to the city. Where she yet again is drawn to Helge. Lena's memories, the present and fantasies are frequently mixed.
Versions
12s
87:47s
1971 Swedish drama by Gustav Wiklund
Previous cinema cuts were waived when submitted for DVD in 2008. However the BBFC required one new cut of 12s:
Cut required to an indecent image of a child (sight of a magazine cover in which a young boy is seen performing fellatio).
A man's best friend is killed on the streets of New York. The man (Robert Ginty) then transforms into a violent killer, turning New York into a great war zone.
Sure
there are lots of cruel scenes and bloodshed. It still isn't far as ultra-violent critics sometimes makes it to be. Violence is just something that gives audience the necessary shocks to built the excitement or to keep it up.
Actors aren't
brilliant and the plot is faulty but from time to time this movie gets very interesting and it has a great bunch of magnificent sequences and couple of really good lines. Not a perfect thriller but surely a decent cult movie.
cut
R Rated
~101:00s =~96:00s
US: There is a cut US R Rated version to avoid.
uncut
22s not implemented
97:43s
UK: Synergy had submitted the heavily cut 1991 video version in June 2000 and were presumably told that some of these cuts could now be waived. So Synergy submitted the uncut film in August 2000.
The Director's Cut/Unrated
Version was passed 18 after 22s of BBFC cuts after other BBFC cuts were waived for:
2000 Synergy R0 DVD
2000 Synergy VHS
However it seems that the Synergy DVD was in fact released uncut
The BBFC commented:
Cuts required to process beheading
and graphic process violence, both in breach of Board guidelines;
and to impressionistically strong sadistic torture
of a woman
3:38s
94:00s
UK: The Director's Cut/Unrated Version was passed 18 after a further 2.54s of cuts (totalling 3:38s) for:
2000 Synergy video (unreleased, the Director's Cut was then submitted, see above)
1991 Braveworld VHS
1985 Intervision VHS
The following additional cuts were inflicted on the certificated video version
The opening Vietnam scene has a further 4 cuts:
The infamous beheading shot has been shortened further (7s)
A shot of a Vietcong trying to remove wire from his throat is missing 2s
A 4s slow motion shot of a Vietcong being shot several times has been deleted
The
slow-motion shot of a burning Vietcong jumping in the water has been shortened by 5s.
The attack on Jefferson suffers 2 further cuts.
2s cut of gang leader with his weapon
2s cut from the stabbing of Jefferson
The torture of a hooker is well shortened
Two shots missing totalling 1s showing the hooker being stripped
A further 11 shots of torment totalling 28s
The scene where Eastman (Robert Ginty) fills a dum-dum bullet wth mercury has been heavily cut, almost 2.30 minutes, missing 12 shots
44s
101:14s =97:11s
UK: The Director's Cut/Unrated Version was passed X (18) after 44s of
BBFC cuts for:
UK Alpha Vision/Intervision pre-cert VHS
1980 cinema release
The BBFC cuts were
The opening Vietnam scene has lost 2 shots:
Two cuts shorten the infamous beheading scene (10s)
A Vietcong with wire cutting into his throat
The attack on Jefferson at 17mins loses 2 shots.
Part of the gang leader's stabbing of Jefferson
A 3s close up of a garden tool tearing into Jefferson's back
The torture of a hooker at 50mins
26s missing including 2s of the hooker lying on the bed and briefly tortured with red hot soldering iron
The mugging of an old woman is missing 2s of a kick to the stomach
Exterminator 2 is a 1984 US action film by Mark Buntzman. With Robert Ginty, Mario Van Peebles and Deborah Geffner.
Cut in the US for an MPAA R rating. Further cut by the BBFC for 18 rated
cinema release in 1984 and the follow up VHS. The BBFC cuts were waived for 2016 18 rated DVD.
Summary Notes
The flamethrower-wielding vigilante John Eastland returns to rid New York of a drug lord and
his gang.
Versions
cut
best available
~89:00s =~85:00s
UK: Passed 18 uncut for strong gore, violence after previous
BBFC cuts waived for:
Exterminators of the Year 3000 is a 1983 Italy / Spain action Sci-Fi film by Giuliano Carnimeo (as Jules Harrison). Starring Robert Iannucci, Alicia Moro and Luciano Pigozzi.
Cut by the BBFC for an 18 rated 1986 VHS. Uncut and MPAA R rated in the US.
Summary Notes
The year 3000, after a nuclear war turned the earth into a desert. A group of survivors in a
cave runs out of water and desperately needs new supply. The last guy they sent out didn't return. His 10 years old son Timmy wants to join the next team. They know where they'll find a well, but the problem it the way there, which is controlled by a
savage gang of motorcyclists under the bloodthirsty Crazy Bull. A lonesome stranger who Timmy meets on the way may help.
Extra Terrestrial Visitors is a 1983 Spain/France horror fantasy drama by Juan Piquer Simón Starring Ian Serra, Nina Ferrer and Susana Bequer
Publicity materials notes that the 2023 Blu-ray is an all new Director's Cut
Promotional Material
From Juan Piquer Simón - the infamous writer/director of PIECES and SLUGS - comes The Restored Director's Cut of the French/Spanish co-production that remains the most
singularly screwy E.T.-influenced film in EuroCult history: When snorkel-nosed furry aliens arrive on Earth, they'll encounter a foggy wilderness filled with sociopathic poachers, Simón's twisted vision of what an '80s American rock band looks/sounds
like, bizarre bursts of violence and pathos, and the boy who befriends a blue-eyed extraterrestrial he names 'Trumpy'.
Versions
Director's Cut
run:
84m
pal:
81m
US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
2023 Severin (RA) Blu-ray at US Amazon #ad released on 27th June 2023
Extreme Prejudice is a 1987 USA action crime western by Walter Hill. Starring Nick Nolte, Powers Boothe and Michael Ironside.
Cut by the BBFC for cinema, VHS and 2000 DVD. Uncut since 2003 DVD. Uncut and MPAA R rated in the US. Initially cut in Germany and Australia but was later released uncut.
Summary Notes
A Texas Ranger and a ruthless narcotics kingpin - they were childhood friends, now they are adversaries...
Versions
uncut
run:
104:45s
pal:
100:34s
UK: Passed 18 uncut for strong bloody violence
after previous BBFC cuts waived for:
An Eye For An Eye is a 1981 USA action crime adventure by Steve Carver. Starring Chuck Norris, Christopher Lee and Richard Roundtree.
Cut in the US for an MPAA R rating. This cut version has generally been
used for worldwide release but there have been exceptions. The film was released uncut on US DVD and Blu-ray in 2015.
Summary Notes
Sean Kane is forced to resign from the San Francisco Police
Department's Narcotics Division when he goes berserk after his partner is murdered. He decides to fight alone and follows a trail of drug traffickers into unexpected high places.
Versions
uncut
Unrated
100:24s
UK: Passed 18 uncut for:
1987 Embassy Home Entertainment VHS
The running time suggests that this is the uncut version but it is not confirmed
Eye of the Cat is a 1969 USA horror by David Lowell Rich. Starring Michael Sarrazin, Gayle Hunnicutt and Eleanor Parker.
Cut by the BBFC for X rated 1969 cinema release. Uncut and 15 rated for
2017 VoD. Uncut and MPAA Unrated in the US. There is also a heavily cut US TV version but with additional material.
Summary Notes
A man and his girlfriend plan to rob the mansion of the man's eccentric
but wealthy aunt. However, the aunt keeps dozens of cats in her home, and the man is deathly afraid of cats.
Original Version
uncut
run:
101:22s
pal:
97:19s
UK: The Original Version was passed 15 uncut for moderate threat, violence, drug misuse:
2024 Powerhouse Films Standard Edition [Original Version + TV Version] (RB) Blu-ray at UK
Amazon #ad
2021 Powerhouse Films Limited Edition [Original Version + TV Version] RB Blu-ray
at UK Amazon #ad
UK: The Original Version was passed 15 uncut for moderate violence, drug misuse:
2017 Universal R2 DVD
US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
2018 Shout! Factory [Theatrical + TV Versions] RA Blu-ray at US Amazon
compulsory cuts
cut:
run:
pal:
sub:
100:53s
UK: Passed X (16) after compulsory cuts for:
1969 cinema release
TV Version
cut TV version
cut:
run:
101:59s
pal:
97:54s
UK: BBFC details not yet published for the TV Versions:
2024 Powerhouse Films Standard Edition [Original Version + TV Version] (RB) Blu-ray at UK
Amazon #ad
2021 Powerhouse Films Limited Edition [Original Version + TV Version] RB Blu-ray
at UK Amazon #ad
US: A TV version is heavily cut and MPAA Unrated for:
2018 Shout! Factory [Theatrical + TV Versions] RA Blu-ray at US Amazon
New scenes were added to the network showing to make it "less intense." The Network-TV version has a different last half-hour, replacing the plot's supernatural element and an army of killer housecats with one somewhat-menacing housecat and a
person with a paranoid delusion. This was made from outtakes and a few new scenes filmed in 1971, shortly before it aired.
The US TV Version lacks any kind of nudity and also some violence. Furthermore, reshoots were being made for the US TV Version and deleted scenes are back in the movie as well.
Eye of the Needle is a 1981 UK war romance by Richard Marquand. Starring Donald Sutherland, Kate Nelligan and Stephen MacKenna.
The US Version has an uncontroversially shortened ending. The director is
said to refer the shorter ending.
Summary Notes
A German spy carrying information that will reveal the target of Operation Overlord becomes involved with the wife of a crippled man on an isolated island
off the Scottish coast while he waits to be picked up.
Versions
UK Version
run:
112:31s
pal:
108:01s
UK: The UK Version was passed 15 uncut for:
2018 BFI [US + US Versions] RB Blu-ray/R2 DVD Combo at UK Amazon
2001 MGM Home Entertainment (Europe) video
1986 Warner Home VHS
UK: Passed AA (14) uncut for:
1981 cinema release
US Version
shortened
run:
111:32s
pal:
107:04s
UK: The shorter US Version was passed 15 uncut
for strong violence for: :
2018 BFI [US + US Versions] RB Blu-ray/R2 DVD Combo at UK Amazon
The director is said to refer the shorter ending.
US: The shorter US Version is uncut and MPAA R rated for:
[ Spoilers! hover or click text below] The US Version was shortened
The shorter US ending finishes at the sea shore when Kate Nelligan has shot Donald Sutherland. The longer version continues with Ian Bannen arriving by helicopter and consoling Kate Nelligan.
Eye See You - 2002 Germany / USA crime horror mystery by Jim Gillespie. See D-Tox
Eyes of a Stranger is a 1981 USA horror thriller by Ken
Wiederhorn. Starring Lauren Tewes, Jennifer Jason Leigh and John DiSanti.
Cut in the US for an MPAA R rating. This was further cut by the BBFC for X
rated cinema release in 1981 and 18 rated VHS in 1986. The film was released uncut and MPAA Unrated on US DVD in 2007.
Summary Notes
Enterprising local news anchor Jane Harris discovers that one of her
neighbors is actually the serial killer/rapist who has been terrorizing the city. Jane must prove her suspicions before the killer gets to her.
Thanks to MM. The new R1 DVD included in the Twisted Terrors collection runs 84:57 = 81:33s and restores the heavy cuts to the UK Warner rental big box video PLUS the cuts to the US theatrical release made to avoid
an X rating. The graphic killings of a couple having their throats cut are now restored. Note that the R rating on the packaging is not correct.
13s
~84:44s
=81:21s
US: Cut by 13s for an MPAA R rating
From IMDb. The US R-rated release has six cuts adding up to 13s:
A shot of the killer slicing off a victims head with a cleaver has been removed.
The twitching hand shot of the headless body has been shortened.
When Debbie discovers what's in her fish tank, two shots have been removed. The first
is head in fish tank. The second is the next shot, which is her reacting to seeing that (obviously removed because there was nothing to cut it to). So in the rated cut, the head in the fish tank is only shown three times, while in the unrated cut, it is
shown four times.
When the man in car is knifed in the throat, another two shots have been removed. The first is the impact shot. The second is the knife being pulled out and him stumbling away from the car. Also, the shot showing his head
bobbing back has been shortened.
A closeup of the woman in car getting her throat slit is removed.
The shot of the woman in car dying has been trimmed, removing the second half of it where the wound is shown. The shot runs for almost 20
seconds in the unrated cut, and 10 seconds in the rated.
1:25s
13s
79:52s
UK: The cut Theatrical Version was passed 18 after 1:25s of further BBFC cuts for:
1986 Warner VHS
UK: The cut UK cinema version was released on pre-cert video for:
1982 Warner VHS
UK: The cut Theatrical Version was passed X after further BBFC cuts for:
All British prints are missing the recitation of a passage from the Bhagavad Gita (the holiest Hindu book) during an orgy scene. Warner Brothers cut this before release of the film due to protests from Hindu organizations. It was also removed from all
worldwide video releases of the film.
cut
US: Avoid the US R Rated Version though where the orgy scene was partially censored in the American release with the placement of computer-generated
objects and characters in front of the sex scene details. See pictorial cuts details from
movie-censorship.com
Eyes Without a Face is a 1960 France/Italy horror by Georges Franju. With Pierre Brasseur, Alida Valli and Juliette Mayniel.
Cut for both UK and US cinema release. Uncut in the US from 2003
Summary Notes
A brilliant surgeon, Dr. Génessier, helped by his assistant Louise, kidnaps nice young women. He removes their faces and tries to graft them onto the head on his beloved daughter
Christiane, whose face has been entirely spoiled in a car crash. All the experiments fail, and the victims die, but Génessier keeps trying....
Versions
uncut
run:
89:44s
pal:
86:09s
UK: Passed 15 uncut for moderate bloody medical horror and violence for:
Walking the Edge 1985 US action drama by Norbert Meisel, previously cut by the BBFC, set for uncut UK Blu-ray release on 6th March 2023 updated with BBFC cuts list
Cuts and Bans
Reservoir Dogs 1992 USA crime thriller by Quentin Tarantino, once held back by the BBFC, just released on US 4K Blu-ray
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