The McMasters is a 1970 USA western by Alf Kjellin. With Burl Ives, Brock Peters and David Carradine.
No censor cuts but there are 2 alternative endings
Summary
Notes
When Benjie, a black man who fought in the Civil War, returns to the southern town of Ironside, his return is not exactly a welcome one. The citizens are already uptight about the color of his skin...but the fact
that he fought for the Union Army and still wears his uniform is all that is needed for hatred and violence to be fanned by an ex-Confederate soldier named Colby.
Versions
uncut
85:39s
UK: The up beat ending version was passed 15 uncut for sexual violence and discriminatory language for:
The McPherson Tape is a 1989 USA Sci-Fi horror by Dean Alioto. Starring Tommy Giavocchini, Patrick Kelley and Shirly McCalla.
Exists as an Original Version and a Director's Cut. The differences are
marginal. The film made a little bit of an impact in the UFO community when a release of the film without credits convinced a few followers.
Promotional Material
A decade before THE BLAIR
WITCH PROJECT redefined the horror landscape, there was THE MCPHERSON TAPE . On October 8th, 1983, the McPherson family gathered together to celebrate the 5th birthday of Michelle, the littlest member of their household. Everything was
captured on VHS by Michael McPherson and his new camcorder. Including the alien invasion. Shot for $6000 by first-time filmmaker Dean Alioto in 1989, this movie blends the production design of a Jaycees haunted house with a dead serious tone to forge a
fun, hypnotic nightmare that upends the concept of reality. Due to a warehouse fire at the original distribution company, THE MCPHERSON TAPE was never legitimately released. AGFA + Bleeding Skull! are proud to present the world home video premiere
of this important milestone in shot-on-video horror history, newly preserved from the original 3/4" master tape.
Director's Cut/UFO Abduction
Director's Cut
run:
62:58s
pal:
60:27s
UK: BBFC details not yet published for:
2022 101 Films [Original Version + Director's Cut] (RB) Blu-ray at UK Amazon
#ad released on 14th February 2022
US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
2020 AGFA [Original Version + Director's Cut] R0 Blu-ray at US Amazon
The differences are marginal with fake VHS tracking damage being added to the Director's Cut.
Original Version/ The McPherson Tape
Original Version
run:
65:29s
pal:
62:52s
UK: BBFC details not yet published for:
2022 101 Films [Original Version + Director's Cut] (RB) Blu-ray at UK Amazon
#ad released on 14th February 2022
Mean Dog Blues is a 1978 US action thriller by Mel Stuart Starring Gregg Henry, Kay Lenz and Scatman Crothers
BBFC cuts were once required and details will follow
Summary Notes
When his friend injures a little girl in a small southern town while driving drunk, country singer Paul agrees to state in court he had been driving. But his lawyer betrays him, and he ends up on a prison farm,
sentenced to five years. Prison turns out as a living hell, when Paul not only has to work hard in the heat of the day, but the sadistic foreman uses his prisoners to train his fighting dogs, who he loves more than anyone else, and there seems to be no
chance of getting away.
My favourite line is the
one we fought hardest to keep because the ratings board really wanted us to cut it. We were very adamant that we shouldn't have to and Tina [Fey] wrote a very eloquent letter to the MPAA accusing them of sexism, saying, This is a line where a girl is
talking about her body in a purely anatomical way and there's nothing profane about it.
They eventually backed down and let us have it which was, when in the assembly, Bethany Byrd says: I can't help it if I have a heavy
flow and a wide set vagina. We dug in and kept that against a big onslaught of people trying to make us change it.
Summary Notes
Lindsay Lohan stars as Cady
Heron, a 16 year old homeschooled girl who not only makes the mistake of falling for Aaron Samuels (Jonathan Bennett), the ex-boyfriend of queenbee Regina George (Rachel McAdams), but also unintentionally joins The Plastics, led by Regina herself. Join
Cady as she learns that high school life can and will be really tough.
v Mean Guns
- 1997 USA action crime thriller by Albert Pyun.
Mean Guns is a 1997 USA action crime thriller by Albert Pyun. Starring Christopher Lambert, Ice-T and Michael Halsey.
Pre-cut for violence by the distributors for 18 rated 1998 cinema release
and VHS. Uncut for 18 rated 2015 home video. There exists a shortened R rated theatrical version in the US.
Summary Notes
A gangster boss (Ice-T) has a list of about 100 people who have screwed up at
one point or another. Rather than outright killing them, he decides to have a little fun by putting all of them together in a high security prison, unarmed, and dumping bucketfulls of guns, ammo, and baseball bats on them and letting them kill each
other. The final three who survive are given a prize of 10 million dollars. Let chaos reign.
Versions
uncut
105:45s
UK: The European Version was passed 18 uncut for strong violence for:
UK: A pre-cut version was passed 18 without BBFC cuts
for:
1998 Polygram VHS
1998 cinema release
The film and video versions are cut in exactly the same way. The cuts were made in consultation with the BBFC but made voluntarily by the distributors to tone down the overall level of violence and gun play in the film.
The
BBFC commented on the cuts in the Annual Report covering 2016:
The film was submitted for video release in an extended cut in 2015, including a sequence juxtaposing violent imagery with that of a child.
BBFC's Advisory Panel on Children's Viewing perceived that there were no issues of potential harm in the film's depiction of a child among the violent imagery, and that the dated style, unrealistic storyline and largely bloodless
depiction of violence lessened the impact of the violent scenes.
The Mechanic is a 1972 US action film by Michael Winner. With Charles Bronson, Jan-Michael Vincent and Keenan Wynn.
Originally uncut an AA rated for 1972 cinema release but cut for 15
rated VHS release. Uncut and 15 rated for 2004 DVD. Uncut and MPAA PG rated in the US.
Promotional Material
Arthur Bishop (Charles Bronson, Death Wish) is a mob hit man who operates in an
uncompromising world where conventional rules of morality don't apply and one wrong move could cost him his life! He's always worked alone; but, as age catches up with him, Bishop takes on a competent and ruthless apprentice (Jan Michael Vincent, Big
Wednesday) and teaches him everything he knows. Together they become an unmatchable team of globetrotting killers ... until the pupil's ruthlessness puts him on a collision course with his teacher!
Versions
uncut
run:
99:43s
pal:
95:44s
UK: Passed 15 uncut after previous BBFC cuts waived for:
Melody Time is a 1948 USA family animation by Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson...
Starring Roy Rogers, Trigger and Dennis Day.
Cut by Disney in the US to remove scenes with smoking. Uncut in the UK.
Summary Notes
Segments: "Once Upon a
Wintertime," two lovers rescued from an icy river by friendly animals; "Bumble Boogie," bee beset by musical instruments and symbols come to life; "Johnny Appleseed," story of the legendary pioneer tree-planter;
"Trees," mood piece set to musical treatment of Joyce Kilmer's poem; "Little Toot," story of a heroic little tugboat who saves an ocean liner; "Blame it on the Samba," Donald Duck and Jose Carioca have the blues blown away
at a Latin cafe; "Pecos Bill," story of the legendary cowpoke, his trusty mount Widowmaker and his sweetheart Slue Foot Sue.
Versions
uncut
71:58s
UK: Passed U uncut for no issues likely to offend or harm for:
In 1998 Disney changed the Pecos Bill segment. They cut a scene of
Bill rolling a smoke and digitally removed all other shots of the offending cigarette hanging from his lips. The cigarette was edited out in each case resulting in the removal of almost the entire tornado sequence and some odd hand and mouth movements
for Bill throughout.
v Meltdown
- 1995 Hong Kong action comedy by Jing Wong & Lun Ah.
Meltdown is a 1995 Hong Kong action comedy by Jing Wong & Lun Ah. With Jet Li, Jacky Cheung and Chingmy Yau .
Cut in Germany and for some releases in Hong Kong. Shortened for
international release but the violent action is complete. The vide was 18 rated by the BBFC for 2002 DVD
Summary Notes
After failing to save his wife from The Doctor, Kit Li is working as a bodyguard
and secret stunt double for the cowardly martial arts film star Frankie Lane. Frankie attends an exhibition of the crown jewels of Russia at a Hong Kong hotel, and when the Doctor's gang take over the building in attempt to steal them, Kit is the only
thing standing in their way. Will Frankie regain his courage? Will romance blossom between Kit and the nosy reporter? Who has the best Kung-Fu?
Memoirs of An Invisible Man is a 1992 USA / France comedy Sci-Fi romance by John Carpenter. Starring Chevy Chase, Daryl Hannah and Sam Neill.
BBFC category cuts were required for a PG rated 1992 cinema release and
VHS. Uncut for 2004 DVD albeit with a 12 rating.
Summary Notes
Nick Halloway is accidentally made invisible during an accident. When Jenkins finds out about Nick, he set out to recruit him into the
world of espionage, seeing the potential for an invisible CIA agent. When Alice Monroe falls in love with Nick, they are forced to flee the attentions of Jenkins. Nick also has the problem of living invisibly whilst trying to find a cure.
Versions
uncut
94:58s
UK: Passed 12 uncut for one use of strong language with previous BBFC cuts waived for:
2004 Warner R2 DVD at UK Amazon released on 19th January 2004
Memorial Valley Massacre is a 1989 USA horror thriller by Robert Hughes (as Robert C Hughes). Starring John Kerry, Mark Mears and John Caso.
There are no censorship issues with this release. The international
version of the film, released under the title Son of Sleepaway Camp, includes hardcore pornographic inserts.
Memphis Belle is a 1990 UK/Japan/USA action war drama by Michael
Caton-Jones. Starring Matthew Modine, Eric Stoltz and Tate Donovan.
Cut by the BBFC for PG rated VHS and DVD release. Later uncut and rated 12 by the BBFC for cinema and Blu-ray. Uncut in the US.
Summary Notes
It's May 1943 at a US Air Force base in
England. The four officers and six enlisted men of the Memphis Belle - a B-17 bomber so nicknamed for the girlfriend of its stern and stoic captain, Dennis Dearborn - will soon start their twenty-fifth mission, having completed their previous twenty-four
successfully with nary an incident, while fewer and fewer other planes are coming back from their missions at all.
Men In Black II is a 2002 USA action comedy mystery by Barry
Sonnenfeld. Starring Tommy Lee Jones, Will Smith and Rip Torn.
There are no censorship issues with this, film but it was noted for a
late change to the storyline. The original film production was heading towards its finale set at the Twin Towers. The terrorist attack proved unfortunate timing for the film and the ending had to be reworked to take place at the Statue of Liberty.
This series re-launch disappointed at the box office and it seems that it had quite a troubled production. It ended up two versions being created, a Director's Cut and a Producer's Cut. They were both shown to
preview audiences and the Producer's Cut was selected for release. The Director's Cut is a distinct possibility as a home video bonus.
Cut by the BBFC for child indecency for an 18 rated DVD release in 2019.
Promotional Material
One of the most controversial gay films of the decade, 'Men Of Hard Skin' breaks every rule and tears down every taboo to startling effect. Ariel is a good-looking farm hand,
living with his father and sister in a rural part of Buenos Aires. He has become familiar with sex thanks to Omar, a priest with whom he has been conducting a secret affair. Finally understanding the controversial nature of the relationship, Ariel,
breaks things off only to lean on his sexuality to seduce another man who works on his father s property. A complex but unsentimental and realistic picture of sex and abuse, Men Of Hard Skin is bold, contentious coming of age story with a difference.
cut
cut:
7s
run:
94:31s
pal:
90:44s
UK: Passed 18 for strong sex, nudity after 7s of compulsory BBFC cuts:
2019 Tla R2 DVD at UK Amazon released on 14th October 2019
The BBFC commented:
Compulsory cut required to remove a potentially indecent image of a child (an adult man exposing his genitals to a young boy, in a single unbroken panning shot). Cut required in accordance with the
Protection of Children Act 1978.
The BBFC further commented in its annual report covering 2019:
In Men of Hard Skin, a Spanish drama following a man's affair with a priest, a potentially indecent
image did not occupy the same frame as the child actor in the scene, but the apparently unbroken pan from the man's penis to the child had the effect of creating an indecent image. We classified the film at 18 once the distributor had removed the image.
The BBFC have problems with both drugs and things anal. This video offends both by having a man snort cocaine from a woman's butt and so this has been cut.
v Menace II Society
- 1993 USA crime thriller by Albert Hughes (as The Hughes Brothers) and Allen Hughes (as The Hughes Brothers).
Menace II Society is a 1993 USA crime thriller by Albert
Hughes (as The Hughes Brothers) and Allen Hughes (as The Hughes Brothers). Starring Tyrin Turner, Larenz Tate and June Kyoto Lu.
The film was cut in the US for an MPAA R rating. This Theatrical Version
was passed 18 uncut for UK cinema release in 1993 but was later cut for 18 rated VHS. The BBFC video cuts were waived for a 2003 DVD release of the Theatrical Version. The uncut Director's Cut was passed 18 for 2009 DVD and Blu-ray. The Director's Cut
was MPAA R rated for 2008 DVD and Blu-ray release.
Summary Notes
This urban nightmare chronicles several days in the life of Caine Lawson, following his high-school graduation, as he attempts to escape
his violent existence in the projects of Watts, CA.
Versions
Director's Cut
93:30s
UK: The Director's Cut was passed 18 uncut for strong language, violence and hard drug use for:
UK: The cut
Theatrical Version was passed 18 for strong language and violence with previous BBFC cuts waived for:
2003 Entertainment in video
1993 cinema release
US: The Theatrical Version was cut for an MPAA R rating
10s
cut
92:49s
UK: The cut
Theatrical Version was further cut by the BBFC by 10s for an 18 rating for:
1999 Columbia/TriStar HS
1994 First Independent VHS
The 10s of BBFC cuts were:
A single shot of O-Dog (Larenz Tate) and Caine (Tyrin Turner) breaking open a car door by inserting a thin piece of metal between the window and the lock has been cut lest any aspiring car thieves are watching.
At the revenge shooting at the
burger stand: The UK video shows a victim staggering away from Caine & O'Dog whose friend offers help but in fact shoots him. 2 further shots are heard as the scene cuts away. The original version clearly shows all 3 shots with chunks of the victims
back being shot out.
When Caine's dad shoots one of his gambling buddies, there are trims applied to the entrance and exit wounds of the many gunshots fired.
In the final showdown Sharif's death by gunshots was trimmed, and 2 gunshot
wounds were also trimmed from Caine's death.
v The
Mercenary - 1968 Italy / Spain / USA comedy western by Sergio Corbucci.
The Mercenary is a 1968 Italy / Spain / USA comedy western by Sergio Corbucci. Starring Franco Nero, Tony Musante and Eduardo Fajardo.
BBFC category cuts were required for an AA cinema release in 1970. Passed
15 uncut for 2017 DVD and Blu-ray. Uncut and MPAA PG-13 rated in the US.
Summary Notes
While a Mexican revolutionary lies low as a U.S. rodeo clown, the cynical Polish mercenary who tutored the
idealistic peasant tells how he and a dedicated female radical fought for the soul of the guerrilla general Paco, as Mexicans threw off repressive government and all-powerful landowners in the 1910s. Tracked by the vengeful Curly, Paco liberates
villages, but is tempted by social banditry's treasures, which Kowalski revels in.
Versions
uncut
101:46s
UK: Passed 15 uncut for strong violence for:
2017 88 Films Limited [Dubbed] video
US: Uncut and MPAA PG-13 rated for:
2017 Kino Classics (RA) Blu-ray at US Amazon released on 7th November 2017
Mercenary is a 1996 USA action thriller by Avi Nesher. Starring Olivier Gruner, John Ritter and Robert Culp. Summary Notes
Jonas
Ambler is a rich businessman who's wife is killed by kidnapers. So he decides to get even. He hires a mercenary to find and kill the kidnapers. There's only one catch, he wants to go with them.
A beautiful young artist must choose her destiny in this hauntingly sensual tale of love, passion and revenge. Sherilyn Fenn returns to the family castle in Italy after her father s death and gets
caught up in a mysterious love triangle: a man/beast and a creature of the night.
The special effects were impressive and the story was romantic and passionate. This isn't your typical horror flick, and it's very unique.
Metamorphosis is a 1990 Italy / USA Sci-Fi horror by George Eastman (as G L Eastman). Starring Gene Lebrock, Catherine Baranov and Harry Cason.
Cut by the BBFC for an 18 rated 1989 VHS. Uncut and MPAA Unrated in the US.
Summary Notes
Dr. Peter Houseman is a brilliant geneticist who is working on a serum which will stop human aging, but his colleagues don't believe in his work. When his university funding is threatened
by his skeptical benefactors, the doctor takes a desperate measure to justify his work. He administers the serum to himself, but the results are unexpected and horrendous.
Versions
uncut
Unrated
US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
2015 Shout! Factory [Metamorphosis + Beyond darkness] (RA) Blu-ray at US Amazon released
compulsory cuts 19s
91:46s
submitted 92:01s
UK: Passed 18 after 19s of BBFC compulsory cuts for:
1989 Colourbox VHS
v Metropolis
- Metropolis is a 1927 Germany Sci-Fi by Fritz Lang.
A low budget horror that stands out from most. A backwoods setting with Satanists and kidnapping. There are a few shocks but it is not particularly gory.
pre-cut
90:19s
A pre-cut version was passed 18 without BBFC cuts for:
1993 Vipco VHS
From IMDb:
Pre-cut to remove the opening sequence where a girl is caught in a trap and battered to death by a group of youngsters
cut
R Rated
91:53s
The cut Theatrical
Version was passed 18 without BBFC cuts for:
Midnight Cowboy is a 1969 USA drama by John Schlesinger.
The film was self-rated X in the US in the short window when the newly introduced X rating was still accepted by cinemas. Soon after, the rating became associated with hardcore pornography and US cinemas then refused to show X rated films.
Midnight Cowboy remains the only X-rated film to win the Oscar for Best Picture. The film was later submitted to the MPAA and was re-rated to R without cuts being required.
Bounty hunter Jack Walsh is sent to find and return bail
jumper and former Mafia accountant, Jonathan "The Duke" Mardukas. The FBI have had no success in locating The Duke, so when Jack finds him in next to no time, they are a little embarrassed. In order to collect his $100,000 fee, Jack must take The Duke
from New York to Los Angeles. However, the Mafia and the FBI have other ideas, as does Marvin, a rival bounty hunter. On their long cross-country trip to LA, the two get to know each other and they build up a strange friendship.
Versions
uncut
run:
126:03s
pal:
121:00s
UK: Passed 18 uncut with previous BBFC cuts waived for:
Midnight Tease is a 1994 USA mystery thriller by Scott P Levy. Starring Lisa Boyle, Justin Carroll and Rachel Reed.
Cut by the BBFC for 1997 VHS
Summary Notes
Between the realms of fantasy and reality lies Club Fugazi, a strip bar where the girls are being brutally murdered. The lead dancer dreams
about killing the strippers each night before the murders take place. She's uncertain of her innocence, but her psychiatrist assures her she's not the killer. Now, it's up to him to convince the cops.
UK: Passed 18 after 16s of BBFC compulsory cuts for:
1997 High Fliers Video Distribution VHS
The BBFC cuts were:
At 3 minutes. In dream sequence, after topless woman places knife against man's throat, remove sight of blade scoring blood line and resulting splatter of blood on naked woman's breasts, resuming on medium shot in colour of kneeling woman gyrating.
At 14 minutes. After close shot of woman to establish that her throat has been cut, remove succession of images in which dead woman is seen seated on stage with hands bound above her and blood staining breasts, resuming on man's back
Mid90s is a 2018 USA comedy drama by Jonah Hill. Starring Sunny Suljic, Katherine Waterston and Lucas Hedges.
15 rated by the BBFC and R rated by the MPAA. In Ireland the film was
originally 18 rated but was 16 rated on appeal
Summary Notes
The movie follows a teenager named Stevie growing up in Los Angeles. He's struggling with his family, including his
co-dependent single mom and his abusive older brother, and at school, where his richer friends seem to overlook him. When Stevie befriends a crew of skateboarders, he learns some tough lessons about class, race, and privilege.
Versions
uncut
run:
85:15s
pal:
81:50s
Ireland
Ireland
UK: Passed 15 uncut for strong language,
drug misuse, self-harm, violence:
2019 cinema release
US: MPAA R rated for pervasive language, sexual content, drug and alcohol use, some violent behavior/disturbing images - all involving minors
Ireland: IFCO 16 Rated for Strong drugs use. Disturbing scenes and situations. Strong sex references.
IFCO commented:
This film, which was originally rated 18, was re-rated 16 on appeal.
v Midsommar
- 2019 USA horror mystery thriller by Ari Aster.
Midsommar is a 2019 USA horror mystery thriller by Ari Aster. Starring Florence Pugh,
Jack Reynor and William Jackson Harper.
The film was reportedly cut for an MPAA R rated Theatrical Version. There also exists a Director's Cut/Extended Version with additional non contentious material. Both versions were BBFC 18 rated.
Director's Cut/Extended Version
Director's Cut
run:
177m
pal:
170m
France
UK: The Director's Cut/Extended was passed 18 uncut for strong gory images:
2024 Entertainment Film cinema release (rated 18/06/2024)
2019 Entertainment in Video [Theatrical Version + Director's Cut] (RB) Blu-ray
at UK Amazon
France: The Director's Cut was released in France:
2019: Metropolitan Collector's Edition [Theatrical Version + Director's Cut] RB Blu-ray from amazon.fr
US: Ari Aster spoke of the 30 minutes of additional footage:
A more nuanced picture of Harga, more rituals and more nuance for the relationship between Dani (Florence Pugh) and Christian (Jack Reynor), and more
by way of the thesis competition between Josh (William Jackson Harper) and Christian.
It seems that the footage reportedly edited out to obtain an MPAA R rating has not been restored in the Director's Cut
Theatrical Version
Theatrical Version cut
cut:
run:
146:54s
pal:
141:01s
UK: Passed 18 for strong gory images without BBFC
cuts:
2019 Entertainment in Video [Theatrical Version + Director's Cut] (RB) Blu-ray
at UK Amazon
2019 Entertainment in Video [Theatrical Version only]
R2 DVD at UK Amazon
2019 cinema release
US: Cut and MPAA R rated for disturbing ritualistic violence and grisly images, strong sexual content, graphic nudity, drug use and language.
A fan asked Ari Aster if the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) gave them any trouble for
a scene involving Jack Reynor having an erection. Aster responded:
Yes, we had an NC-17 for 6 weeks. Lots of back-and-forth with them.
v Mighty Ursus
- 1961 Italy / Spain action fantasy adventure by Carlo Campogalliani.
The Mighty Warrior is a 1961 Italy action romance by Luigi Capuano. With Samson Burke, Wandisa Guida and Livio Lorenzon.
BBFC category cuts for 1963 cinema release
Summary Notes
The evil King Zagro has designs on the beautiful Princess Sira. He wants to marry her so he can take over her kingdom and add it to his own. When Sira is kidnapped, Ursus leaves his farm to rescue her and to eventually
lead a revolt against King Zagro.
Versions
category cuts
UK: Passed U after BBFC category cuts for:
1963 cinema release
v Mikey
- 1992 USA horror thriller by Dennis Dimster (as Dennis Dimster-Denk).
Mikey is a 1992 USA horror thriller by Dennis Dimster (as Dennis Dimster-Denk). Starring
Brian Bonsall, Josie Bissett and Ashley Laurence.
Withdrawn from cinema release in 1993 and banned by the BBFC from 1996 VHS release. Uncut and MPAA R rated in the US.
Summary Notes
A strong thriller directed by Dennis Dimster-Denk. Brain Bonsall is extraordinary good as the young smart psycho.
The film received some controversy, because of Mikey's age in the film, when it's came
out in the Spring of 1992.
Versions
uncut
run:
90m
pal:
86m
Amazon
Germany
Spain
Ireland
UK: Available on Amazon Prime
Note that BBFC bans do not apply to online video. However BBFC bans do
apply to TV broadcasts although TV companies can get the nod from the BBFC that if a film were to be submitted it would no longer be banned.
Ireland: Available on Irish video with the boast that it is banned in the UK
banned
run:
91:29s
pal:
87:49s
UK: Banned by the BBFC in 1996 (in the fallout from
the James Bulger killing) for:
1996 VPD VHS
The BBFC explained their ban:
A 9 year old boy kills his foster family one by one, including the realistic drowning of his 3 year old sister. It was argued that this was a fantasy horror film and not to be taken literally, but three distinguished
child psychiatrists advised us that the video was sufficiently realistic to have a dangerous impact on a significant proportion of vulnerable children.
UK: Passed 18 uncut for:
1992 cinema release
However the certificate was withdrawn in the fallout of the James Bulger killing. See article from en.wikipedia.org , (thanks to Jonathan)
The film was withdrawn from release in the United Kingdom following the James Bulger murder in Liverpool in 1993. It had been classified with an 18 certificate for cinema in November 1992, but head censor James Ferman
demanded the certificate be returned.
The BBFC cinema certificate is no longer in the BBFC database.
Military Wives is a 2019 UK comedy drama by Peter Cattaneo. Starring Kristin Scott Thomas, Sharon Horgan and Emma Lowndes.
In the US the film was originally rated R by the MPAA for brief language and a sexual reference.
The distributors appealed hoping for a PG-13 rating, but did not win their case. Instead they edited the film to achieve an MPAA PG-13
rating for some strong language and sexual references.
For comparison the BBFC gave the film a 12A rating for infrequent strong language, moderate sex references.
The Million Eyes of Sumuru is a 1967 UK action crime comedy by Lindsay Shonteff. Starring Frankie Avalon, George Nader and Shirley Eaton.
BBFC category cuts were required for an 'A' rated 1967 cinema release.
Uncut and MPAA Unrated in the US.
Summary Notes
Frankie Avalon and George Nader (that guy from "The Robot Monster") are a couple of wise-cracking, swingin' secret agents. Their enemy is
Shirley Eaton as Su-Muru, who plans to remove all of the men who are currently in power and replace them with her army of women, most of who are shown in skimpy (for 1967) bikinis or mini skirts, and who can all perform complex tasks such as break a
man's neck with their thighs. Avalon and Nader make "friends" with several members of Su-Maru's army, then invade with the local army and kill the rest of them.
Versions
uncut
Unrated
~95:00s =~91:00s
US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
2016 Blue Underground [Sumuru + The Girl from Rio] (RA) Blu-ray at US Amazon
A Million
Ways to Die in the West is a 2014 USA comedy western by Seth MacFarlane. Starring Seth MacFarlane, Charlize Theron and Liam Neeson.
Exists as a Theatrical Version and an Unrated Version
Summary Notes
As a cowardly farmer begins to fall for the mysterious new woman in town, he must put his new-found courage to the test when her husband, a notorious gun-slinger, announces his arrival.
Versions
Unrated Version
Unrated
UK: The Unrated Version is not yet rated for:
2014 Universal [Theatrical + Unrated Versions] R0 Blu-ray at UK Amazon
See article from movie-censorship.com . The Extended Version contains
18:48s of additional plot material that is not essential but worth watching.
Theatrical Version
MPAA
111:08s
UK: The Theatrical Version was
passed 15 uncut for strong language, sex references, comic violence for:
2014 Universal [Theatrical + Unrated Versions] R0 Blu-ray at UK Amazon
2014
Universal [Theatrical only] R2 DVD at UK Amazon
Millionaires Express is a 1986 Hong Kong action comedy western by Sammo Kam-Bo Hung Starring Sammo Kam-Bo Hung, Biao Yuen and Olivia Cheng
Exists as the original Hong Kong Theatrical Version, an English Version, an Extended/International Version and a Composite Version.
Summary Notes
Multi-genre flick (western, martial arts, comedy, adventure, etc.) with an all-star cast about a man who returns to his home town, buys everything in sight, and tries to improve its
municipal (and his personal) profits by sabotaging a train so the passengers all have to stop in his town and spend lots o' money! Throw in various subplots involving some Japanese swordsmen, some bungling bankrobbers (one of whom is the head of
security), and a gang of no-goods who try to mess up the town.
Versions
Composite Version
run:
109m
pal:
105m
UK: BBFC details are not yet published for the Composite Version:
2021 Eureka [Hong Kong + English + Extended + Composite versions] (RB) Blu-ray at UK Amazon
#ad
US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
2023 Arrow Limited Edition [Hong Kong + English + Extended + Composite versions] (RA) Blu-ray at US Amazon #ad
See pictorial version details from movie-censorship.com . Both the Extended/International
version and Hong Kong Versions have something going for them. The Hong Kong Version has 6:44s of additional fighting material. The Extended/International Version has 11:15s of additional plot. Overall the International Version is 4:31s longer. The
Composite Version includes all the available material.
Extended Version
run:
101:26s
pal:
97:23s
UK: BBFC details are not yet published for the Extended/International Version
2021 Eureka [Hong Kong + English + Extended + Composite versions] (RB) Blu-ray at UK Amazon
#ad
UK: The Extended/International Version was passed PG uncut for:
Milosc Jest Wszystkim is a 2018 Poland comedy romance by Michal
Kwiecinski. Starring Olaf Lubaszenko, Aleksandra Adamska and Joanna Balas.
Presumably cut for a milder consumer advice for a 12A rated cinema release
in 2018.
Versions
pre-cut
129:54s
UK: A presumably cut version was passed 12A for infrequent strong language,
moderate sex references:
2018 cinema release
The film was originally passed 12A for strong language, sex references, A day later it was resubmitted and given a 12A for infrequent strong language, moderate sex references. Presumably dialogue had been edited to achieve a milder consumer advice
statement. Or perhaps the BBFC were persuaded to change the consumer adice without cuts being made.
uncut
129:54s
UK: Passed 12A uncut for strong language, sex
references:
2018 cinema release unreleased as the film was cut for a
v Mimic
- 1997 US Sci-Fi horror by Guillermo del Toro.
This all new cut of the film, featuring seven minutes of restored footage, introduces subtle
character moments that transform Mimic into a film that Del Toro fans and newcomers alike will embrace as the definitive version.
Theatrical Version
R Rated
101:02s
UK: The Theatrical Version was passed 15 without BBFC cuts for:
2002 Disney R2 DVD
1999 Buena Vista R2 DVD
1998 Buena Vista VHS
1998 cinema release
US: The Theatrical Cut is MPAA R Rated for:
2012 Lions Gate 3Film Set (+ Mimic 2 + Mimic 3) R1 DVD
The Mind Benders is a 1963 UK thriller by Basil Dearden. Starring Dirk Bogarde, Mary Ure and John Clements.
Cut by the BBFC for an X rated cinema release in 1962. The home video
release was 12 rated but shorter than the original cinema submission so maybe the cuts have persisted to all releases.
Summary Notes
A British scientist is discovered to have been
passing information to the Communists, then kills himself. Another scientist, Dr. Henry Laidlaw Longman (Sir Dirk Bogarde) decides that they might have brainwashed him by a sensory deprivation technique, but he doesn't know if someone really can be
convinced to act against their strongest feelings. So he agrees to be the subject in an experiment in which others will try to make him stop loving his wife Oonagh (Mary Ure).
Versions
run:
109:19s
pal:
104:57s
best available
UK: The cut cinema version
was passed 12 without further BBFC cuts:
Mindwarp is a 1991 USA Sci-Fi horror thriller by Steve Barnett Starring Bruce Campbell,Angus Scrimm,Marta Martin
The film was cut in the US for an MPAA R rating but was later released uncut in an
MPAA Unrated Version. A BBFC 18 rated 1993 VHS release seems to be the cut R rated version but the 2021 Blu-ray is reported to be the uncut version.
Summary Notes
In post-apocalyptic
2037, Judy rebels against the AI-ruled utopia where people live in a happy VR simulation. She's exiled to a post-nuclear wasteland where she meets drifter Stover. Mutated cannibals capture them for their leader Seer.
Versions
uncut
UK:
BBFC details not yet published for the MPAA Unrated version:
Minority Report is a 2002 USA action Sci-Fi mystery by Steven Spielberg. Starring Tom Cruise, Colin Farrell and Samantha Morton.
Passed 12 uncut for 2002 cinema release but dialogue has been santized for
worldwide home video releases.
Summary Notes
In a future where a special police unit is able to arrest murderers before they commit their crimes, an officer from that unit is himself accused of a future
murder.
Versions
pre-cut
best available
139:14s
UK: A sanitised version was passed 12 without BBFC cuts for:
Uncut by the BBFC but in a phrase about being in a prison shower with: a hard on you couldn't knock down with a hammer, 'hard on' got overdubbed with 'attitude'. This seems to apply to all worldwide home video
versions.
Also from IMDB. In the theatrical version, Dr. Solomon Eddie shouts something in Swedish into the bathroom at Greta. The subtitle reads something like, Wipe your ass and get out here. This line is absent in the VHS and DVD
versions of the film.
uncut
144:59s =139:11s
UK: Passed 12 uncut for moderate violence and one use
of strong language for:
A Minute to Pray, A Second to Die is a 1968 Italy action crime western by Franco Giraldi. Starring Alex Cord, Arthur Kennedy and Robert Ryan.
Exists in 2 versions with alternative endings. The long Italian version has
a downbeat ending whilst the shorter International Version has a happy ending. The BBFC cut the International Version for an X rated cinema release in 1968.
Summary Notes
When outlaw Clay McCord learns
the Governor of New Mexico has offered an amnesty to all who apply for it at the town of Tuscosa, he is intrigued but suspicious. He circles the vicinity, weighing the offer and encountering other outlaws, all the while troubled by occasional
"spells" resembling the epileptic fits which plagued his father. Eventually McCord reaches Tuscosa where he clashes with the local marshal, Roy Colby. The Governor then arrives and tries to calm the situation, knowing that if McCord asks for
amnesty, other outlaws will follow. Events lead to a shoot-out with McCord, Colby, and the Governor on one side while a band of outlaws comprise the other.
Versions
Italian Version
~118:00s =~113:00s
shortened International Version
~98:00s =~94:00s
US: The shorter International
Version is MPAA R rated for:
2018 Kino Lorber Studio Classics (RA) Blu-ray at US Amazon
2018 Kino Lorber Studio
Classics R1 DVD at US Amazon
The promotional material states that the alternative ending will be included in the disk extras.
compulsory
BBFC cuts
shortened International Version
submitted 95:13s =91:24s
UK: The shortened International Version was passed X (16) after compulsory BBFC cuts for:
1968 cinema release titled Dead or Alive
v Miracles
- 1989 Hong Kong action crime comedy by Jackie Chan.
Miracles is a 1989 Hong Kong action crime comedy by Jackie Chan. Starring Jackie Chan, Anita Mui and Ya-Lei Kuei.
The film is uncut by the BBFC or MPAA. Exists in a shortened export
version and a full length Hong Kong Version. Both are PG rated by the BBFC
Summary Notes
Jackie Chan's Hong Kong variation of Frank Capra's "A Pocketful of Miracles" set in the 1930s. Jackie
plays a country boy who rescues a gang boss. Jackie becomes the head of a gang through the purchase of some lucky roses from an old lady. Jackie and a singer at the gang's nightclub try to do a good deed for the old rose-seller when her daughter comes to
visit, all this while battling a rival gang.
Versions
uncut
run:
127:03s
pal:
121:58s
UK: The Original Hong Kong Version was passed PG uncut for:
2019 88 Films [Uncut Hong Kong version + shortened international version] + RB Blu-ray at UK
Amazon
2001 Medusa/Hong Kong Legends R2 DVD titled Miracles via UK Amazon
2001 Medusa/Hong Kong Legends VHS titled
Miracles
shortened
cut:
20:50s
run:
105:42s
pal:
101:28s
UK: The shorter Dubbed English Export Version was passed PG without BBFC cuts for:
2019 88 Films [Uncut Hong Kong version + shortened international version] + RB Blu-ray at UK
Amazon
1990 VPD VHS titled Miracles: The Canton Godfather
The Export Version lacks 20:50s of footage. Not necessarily relevant to follow the plot, there are some highlights (e.g. the scene with Jackie accidentally ripping off Anita Mui's clothes at the beginning) among the removed scenes
though. Especially the characters of Richard Ng and Bill Tung have less screentime in the Export Version.
v Mirrors
- 2008 USA / Romania / Germany horror mystery by Alexandre Aja.
Mirrors is a supernatural horror film based on a Korean film, Into the Mirror , about a man who discovers that mirrors create a dangerous alternate reality after he
takes on a security job in a burnt out department store. The work was passed '18' for strong bloody violence and horror. A reduced version of the film had previously been passed '15' for cinema release.
Like many supernatural horror films, the
story involves sustained personalised threat. In this case the threat is not only centred upon the lead male character but also his family, including his children. In particular, towards the end of the film, one child is shown to nearly drown and the
other has her throat cut slightly by an evil mirror image of her mother, before being rescued by her real mother.
The film features two notably gory and bloody moments: a character slowly cuts his own neck with a shard of glass, causing a
substantial blood spurt onto a mirror and an' evil mirror image' forces a woman to pull apart her own jaws, bisecting her face and partially removing her lower jaw, accompanied by copious blood splatter, terrorisation and pain. Despite the well
established supernatural fantasy setting, these scenes exceed the upper level of the '15' category for which the BBFC's Guidelines state 'strong threat and menace are permitted. The strongest gory images are unlikely to be acceptable' and 'violence may
be strong but may not dwell on the infliction of pain or injury'.
US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
2009 20th Century Fox [Unrated + Theatrical Versions] RA Blu-ray at US Amazon
2009
20th Century Fox [Unrated + Theatrical Versions] R1 DVD at US Amazon
Theatrical Version 10s
110:05s =106:38s
US: There is also the US R rated theatrical version included
which is 10s shorter
advised category cuts ~38s
110:20s =105:55s
UK: Passed 15 for sustained threat, strong violence, horror and language
after BBFC advised catregory cuts were implemented for:
2008 cinema release
The BBFC commented:
This film was originally shown to the BBFC for advice. The BBFC advised the company that the film was likely to receive an '18' classification but that the requested '15' could be achieved by
making some reductions throughout the film.
In particular, the BBFC suggested:
that the bloody spray in the slashing open of a throat in the opening sequence should be removed
that focus on a badly burned partially naked woman, crying out in pain, should be reduced or
removed
that the protracted bloody detail when a woman's jaw is ripped apart be reduced
that, after scissors have been pressed against the neck of a young girl, the sight of
scissors being drawn across the neck causing a larger bloody wound be removed.
When the finished version of the film was submitted, edits had been made, reducing the strength of the stronger moments sufficiently for the content in the film to be allowable under BBFC Guidelines at '15'.
From IMDb. Criterion's DVD (and the newly struck 35mm prints of the film) add a brief deleted scene, from the Temple of the Golden Pavilion segment in which Mizoguchi talks to an old man, back into the main film.
shortened
115:30s
UK: Passed 15 without BBFC cuts for:
1986 Warner VHS
1985 cinema release
From IMDb. The UK VHS version apparently inadvertently left out two shots during the film's ending: The suicide ending to Kiyoko's House and the burning of the pavilion in Temple of the Golden Pavillion.
Mission: Impossible II is a 2000 USA / Germany action adventure thriller by John Woo. Starring Tom Cruise, Dougray Scott and Thandie Newton.
Cut in the US for an MPAA PG-13 rating. The uncut version was released in European cinemas and was 15 rated in the UK. The cut US version has been used for all home video releases and was 15 rated in the UK.
Summary
Notes
A secret agent is sent to Sydney, to find and destroy a genetically modified disease called "Chimera"
Versions
best available
cut:
run:
123:21s
pal:
118:25s
UK: The cut US Version was passed15 for
strong violence for: without BBFC cuts
2015 cinema release
UK: The cut US Version was passed 15 without BBFC cuts:
2018 Paramount [1-5 boxset] R0 4k Blu-ray at UK Amazon
2000
Paramount video
US: Cut and MPAA PG-13 rated for:
2018 Paramount Home Video (RA) 4k Blu-ray at US Amazon
From IMDB. The US Version was cut for an MPAA PG-13 rating. This version then seems to have been used for all subsequent home video releases
The MPAA cuts were:
a loud crunch during the aeroplane hijack as Ambrose twists and breaks Dr. Nekhorvich's neck
the actual impact and blood spurt on Stamp's knee when Ambrose shoots it, thinking Stamp is Ethan
the kick to Hunt's face during the beach
fight is seen in full and does not cut away to Ambrose' face at the point of impact.
uncut UK Theatrical Version
run:
123:38s
pal:
118:41s
UK: Passed 15 uncut for frequent, strong violence for:
2000 cinema release titled Mission : Impossible II
The 2000 UK cinema version is the most complete version of the film to date, featuring additional scenes of violence cut in the US for a PG-13 rating. This uncut version seems to have been released throughout Europe but has not been seen since.
It was previously reported that director Christopher McQuarrie had set the film's final act in Kashmir because he wanted to make a more politically complex film.
However, the version of the film released in Indian theatres
has no mention of Kashmir - there are noticeable cuts in the final act of the film, and a section of the credits mentioning the banned location has been deleted.
The film still contains a few oblique references such as Ilsa Faust makes a passing
reference to the Nubra Valley and the Siachen glacier, but never is the word Kashmir mentioned.
Cut by the BBFC in 2003 with the following statement: Cuts required to remove pornographic detail from animated depictions of rape and sexual assault. With these cuts made an R18 was available to
the distributor. Distributor chose to cut explicit sexual detail in consensual sex scenes in order to achieve an 18.
The Missouri Breaks is a 1976 USA western drama by Arthur Penn. Starring Marlon Brando, Jack Nicholson and Randy Quaid.
BBFC category cuts were required for an 'AA' rated 1976 cinema release. The
film was later released 15 uncut on home video. The film is uncut and MPAA PG rated in the US.
Summary Notes
Tom Logan is a horse thief. Rancher David Braxton has horses, and a daughter, worth stealing.
But Braxton has just hired Lee Clayton, an infamous "regulator", to hunt down the horse thieves; one at a time.
Versions
uncut
MPAA
120:38s 121:13s
UK: Passed 15 uncut for moderate sex references and bloody violence for:
The wife of a famous anthropologist is rushed to hospital in labor. At the same time, druggies raid the hospital looking for drugs, causing the baby to be stillborn. While recovering from the trauma,
she learns that her husband has disappeared in Africa. She launches an expedition to find him, and discovers a bizarre world of sexy jungle women!
I felt it would have been a worthy investment to sit through the terrible opening
of the film, with its terrible story line and its terrible acting, just to get to see Jenny Neumann have sex with an Ape Man. I never got to see it because it never happened. I don't know what version you guys watched but I sat through a 90 minute
badly lighted movie with hopes to see 30 seconds of a nudity. Was it worth it? No
The Mitchells Vs.
The Machines is a 2020 USA children's cartoon comedy by Michael Rianda and Jeff Rowe (co-director). Starring Abbi Jacobson and Danny McBride and Maya Rudolph.
There are no censorship issues with this the main feature. One of the bonus elements was cut to remove a non BBFC rating card.
The 2010 Eros DVD is uncut but uprated to a 15 certificate.
9s
139:27s =133:52s
The BBFC cut the 2010 cinema release by 9s for a 12A rating:
Company chose to remove a use of the Punjabi term 'maderchod' (equivalent to 'motherfucker') in order to obtain a '12A' classification. An uncut '15' classification was available.
The BBFC explained their 12A rating:
Mitti is a Punjabi language drama about two rival tribes in a village fighting for dominance. The film was classified 12A for moderate violence.
The moderate violence includes the depiction of
gun shootings and hand-to-hand fight scenes, including kicks and punches. The violence is realistic and occasionally threatening, but never focuses on strong detail of injury. The Guidelines for violence at 12A allow for depictions of violence
where there is no emphasis on injuries or blood .
The film also contains infrequent mild language (eg bloody').
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