BBFC Cuts R: Rb-Rm

 X   Read my Lips

• Sur mes lèvres

Read my Lips is a 2001 France crime drama by Jacques Audiard.
With Vincent Cassel, Emmanuelle Devos and Olivier Gourmet.

Cut by the BBFC for 2001 15 rated cinema release and 2003 15 rated Pathe DVD. Later uncut for 2010 15 rated Optimum DVD

Summary Notes

Young secretary Carla is a long-time employee of a maryam property development company. Loyal and hardworking, first to arrive and last to leave, Carla is beginning to chafe at the limitations of her career and is looking to move up. But as a 35-five-year-old woman with a hearing deficiency, she is not sure how to climb out of her humdrum life, though she is confident in her own abilities. Into her life comes Paul Angeli, a new trainee she decides to hire. Paul is 25 years old and completely unskilled, but Carla covers for him when the need arises because of his other qualities - he's a thief, fresh out of jail and very good-looking. It's a case of good meeting bad.

Versions

uncut run: 118:50s pal: 114:05s		UK: Passed 15 uncut for strong violence and language, once very strong for: 2010 Optimum Home Releasing R2 DVD at UK Amazon
category cuts cut: 4s run: 118:38s pal: 113:53s		UK: The BBFC cut 4s for a 15 rating for: 2003 Pathe R2 DVD 2001 cinema release The BBFC noted: Company chose to remove two uses of very strong language from the subtitles in order to achieve a 15 , as per the cinema version which was similarly cut in order to achieve the same category. An 18 uncut was available to the distributor

 X   Ready Player One

Ready Player One is a 2018 USA action Sci-Fi adventure by Steven Spielberg.
Starring Tye Sheridan, Olivia Cooke and Hannah John-Kamen.

Cut in the US prior to release to remove innocuous nudity from the MPAA consumer advice. Presumably this cut version was then distributed worldwide for all releases.

Summary Notes

Film centers on a young outcast named Wade Watts. In the near future, Watts escapes from his daily drudgery by logging onto an MMO game called 'The Oasis'. When the game's billionaire founder dies, he offers players his fortune as the prize in an easter egg hunt within The Oasis. Watts gets in on the action then after five years finds himself facing off against corporate foes who will go to any lengths to get the money -- in both the real world and in The Oasis.

Versions

cut cut: run: 139:49s pal: 134:13s		UK: Cut 2D and 3D versions passed 12/12A without BBFC cuts for moderate violence, horror, infrequent strong language for: 2018 Warner Bros R0 4k Blu-ray at UK Amazon 2018 Warner Bros Steelbook 3D + 2D (R0) Blu-ray at UK Amazon 2018 Warner Bros 3D + 2D (R0) Blu-ray at UK Amazon 2018 Warner Bros (R0) Blu-ra at UK Amazon 2018 Warner Bros R2 DVD at UK Amazon 2018 cinema release The BBFC commented in its annual report covering 2018: Ready Player One received ten complaints with correspondents focusing on infrequent strong language at 12A and some moments of horror. US: Cut and MPAA PG-13 rated for sequences of sci-fi action violence, bloody images, some suggestive material, partial nudity and language. Cut in the US prior to release to reduce 'nudity' in the rating reason down to 'partial nudity'.
uncut		US: Uncut and MPAA PG-13 rated for sequences of sci-fi action violence, bloody images, some suggestive material, nudity and language.

 X   Real Outlaws

Real Outlaws

Versions

pre-cut

62:56s

2007 release documentary by Peter Crystal Pre-cut when (re)submitted in 2007 with the following BBFC comment: An earlier version of this work was submitted to the BBFC and compulsory cuts were required to remove gratuitous and detailed images of a public execution and a violent lynching. These cuts were required...on the grounds that such images may cause harm by encouraging the development of callous attitudes among members of the likely audience. This earlier version of the work was subsequently withdrawn from the classification process by its distributor. The present version, which has been re-edited throughout, was pre-cut prior to submission to remove those elements to which the BBFC had requested cuts.

 X   The Real OC Orange County

The Real OC Orange County

Versions

41s

43:52s

Not known (Ventura International) Cut in 2006 with the following BBFC comment: Cuts required to potentially harmful and obscene material (in this case waving a flaming torch over a woman's genital area; extinguishing a large candle by inserting it between a woman's buttocks; and dripping hot wax onto a woman's genitals), on the grounds of potential harm

 X   Reality Killers

• Project K

Reality Killers is a 2005 Italy horror by Alessandro Capone, Pablo Dammicco, Volfango De Biasi
Starring Valter D'Errico and Cristina Puccinelli

Banned by the BBFC for 2024 video.

Summary Notes

We follow perverse serial killer 'The Sculptor' as he parades the viewer through his extensive collection of snuff videotapes. What follows is a series of candid vignettes of horrific intensity which will test the nerves of even the most hardened of horror fans.

Versions

banned run: 75m pal: 72m

UK: Banned by BBFC 2024 Treasured Films video (rated 01/07/24) The BBFC commented: Reality Killers is a horror film in which a man obsessed with violent snuff videos, featuring people being abused, tortured and killed, goes on to commit his own similar crimes. Reality Killers consists of a series of short vignettes in which people, including women and children, are killed. In some cases, acts of sadistic violence follow or involve sexual behaviour and nudity. The protagonist acts as a narrator, relishing in the violence and endorsing the actions of the killers. Women, in particular, are portrayed as either sexual objects to be abused or as predatory killers themselves. Potentially harmful attitudes, such as the suggestion that victims and perpetrators enjoy violence, and that women are presented primarily as sex objects or predatory killers, are not clearly challenged, nor is there a narrative counterbalance to the sustained focus on sadism. As a last resort, the BBFC may find content unsuitable for classification, in line with the objective of preventing non-trivial harm risks to potential viewers and, through their behaviour, to society. In our Classification Guidelines we state that this may occur where a central concept is unacceptable, such as a sustained focus on rape, other non-consensual sexually violent behaviour or sadistic violence. The guidelines also state that we consider whether the availability of the material to the age group concerned would run contrary to broad public opinion. The BBFC considered whether the film's issues could be adequately addressed through intervention such as cuts. As Reality Killers consists almost entirely of scenes of sadistic violence and abuse, we determined that cuts would not effectively address these issues. The film, when taken as a whole, transgresses BBFC Classification Guidelines and policy, and we believe that its classification even at 18 would run contrary to broad public opinion. The BBFC therefore found Reality Killers to be unsuitable for classification.

 X   Re-Animator

• H P Lovecraft's Re-Animator

Re-Animator is a 1985 US horror film by Stuart Gordon.
With Jeffrey Combs, Bruce Abbott and Barbara Crampton.

A rich history of BBFC cuts, which have been waived since 2007. The Unrated Version was passed 18 uncut in 2007. In the US R rated version was cut, but the Unrated version wasn't. There also exists the Integral Version which is a TV version that has been padded out with additional plot.

Summary Review: Fun

A dedicated student at a medical college and his girlfriend become involved in bizarre experiments centering around the re-animation of dead tissue when an odd new student arrives on campus.

Ah, finally a horror camp classic that deserves to be called a horror camp classic. Re-Animator is one of those fun horror movies that is so over the top that it is just a lot of fun to watch,

Versions

uncut	Unrated	82:11s	UK: The Unrated Version was passed 18 uncut for strong bloody violence and gore for: 2016 Second Sight [Unrated + Integral Versions] (RB) Blu-ray at UK Amazon 2014 Second Sight [Unrated + Integral Versions] (RB) Blu-ray/(R2) DVD Combo at UK Amazon 2014 Second Sight [Unrated Version only] R2 DVD at UK Amazon 2007 Anchor Bay R2 DVD at UK Amazon UK: Thanks to Simon Diabolik. It screened uncut at the Screen On Islington Green upon its original release. And it was lovingly advertised as such. [Presumably under cinema club rules]. US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for: 2018 Arrow [Unrated Version] Special Edition (RA) Blu-ray at US Amazon 2017 Arrow [Unrated + Integral Versions] (RA) Blu-ray at US Amazon 2013 Image [Re-animator + Hills Have Eyes] RA Blu-ray via UK Amazon and at US Amazon 2013 Image 4 Frightful Films Collection R1 DVD at US Amazon 2012 Image RA Blu-ray at US Amazon 2012 Image R1 DVD at US Amazon 2007 Anchor Bay/Starz R1 DVD
cut			US: The R rated version was cut.
cut Integral Version		~96:00s =~92:00s	US: There is also a cut Integral Version. This is a TV version that has been padded out by the addition of 16 non-violent scenes. US: The Integral Version is cut for: 2017 Arrow [Unrated + Integral Versions] (RA) Blu-ray at US Amazon
1:49s		84:28s =81:05s	UK: The Unrated Version was passed 18 after 1:49s of BBFC cuts with some cuts waived for: 2001 Tartan R2 DVD The BBFC have waived all 3 previous cuts for violence (saw attack, decapitation and the bloody head being squeezed) but have retained significant cuts to the headless rape sequence. In implementing the cuts required by the BBFC, the distributors have again cut more material than is strictly necessary. The following 28s scene was cut in line with BBFC policy on sexual violence: Megan's reanimated father rips off her blouse as she lies on a table in the lab. Her breasts are exposed, much to the delight of the decapitated head of Dr Hill beside her, who before parting company with his body, indicated that he fancied her. There is then a full length nude shot , complete with pubic hair, as Megan is bound by the wrists and ankles. The BBFC judged that Megan was in a drugged state and that the activity is clearly non-consensual. After a short sequence of conversation elsewhere, we return to Megan to find the headless corpse massaging her breasts. Following this, the head is held over her to kiss her ear and breast, leaving blood on the latter. The woman is screaming and clearly suffering sexual violence, whereas the head is clearly deriving sexual pleasure. There is certainly no sense of the assault being enjoyed by the woman here. However, the Board felt that in the scenes of breast or full nudity there was much in the activity to titillate. The cuts were implemented as a 10s cut and then a 1:11s cut allowing some of the intervening material to remain. The BBFC explained their cuts: The Board still believes that this scene offers a sexual frisson, in a context of non-consensual assault, that could be harmful to some viewers. Contrary to the suggestion that this scene has received cuts through 'taste' rather than legal considerations, the cuts were in fact required under the terms of the Video Recordings Act, which legally obliges the Board to have special regard "to any harm that may be caused to potential viewers or, through their behaviour, to society as a whole by the manner in which the work deals with... horrific behaviour or incidents... [or] human sexual activity" (VRA Section 4A (1)). Sexual violence is an area of particular concern for the Board, being the one area where a clear link has been drawn, through research, between on-screen depictions of eroticised assault and the behaviour of some viewers. The Board is therefore 'legally' obliged to intervene with any depictions of sexual assault "where the portrayal eroticises or endorses sexual assault" (BBFC Guidelines) because of the 'harm' that might arise from such depictions. Obviously Re-animator will not lead to a spate of attacks on women by decapitated heads but the scene's general association of non-consensual sex with titilatory aspects may be arousing to some individuals and thus be a cause of potential 'harm' within the legal sense.
2:20s		83:57s =80:36s	UK: The Unrated Version was passed 18 after 2:20s of BBFC cuts with some cuts waived for: 1999 Tartan R2 VHS The first and last cuts were waived (the attack with the saw and the bloody head being squeezed). However, the two other previous cuts (to the close shot of the shovel cutting the neck and the sexual attack) were maintained. The cut to the sexual assault was, however, made differently - and less effectively - by the distributors, who chose to remove the ENTIRE second half of the sequence, rather than simply edit out the unacceptable portions of it. This was in fact the distributor's choice and was not directed by the BBFC. The 33s cut to the forcible stripping was maintained but this time 1:49s were cut to remove the entire bodiless head sequence (rather than making two separate shorter cuts as happened previously). As a result, this version was cut by a total of 2 minutes 21 seconds. It therefore appeared to have been more heavily cut, even though cuts had in fact been waived! The matter is also slightly further fogged by the fact that this submission was telecined at a completely different speed (slower), making the cuts appear slightly longer than they actually were, but only by about 7 seconds.
1:42s		80:39s	UK: The Unrated Version was passed 18 after 1:42s of BBFC cuts for: 1986 EIV VHS The was similar to the cinema release except that the decapitation was explicitly altered to allow the retention of the long shot of the shovel being pressed into the man's neck. Only the close shot was removed for video, as was originally requested by the BBFC.
1:51s		84:00s =80:38s	UK: The Unrated Version was passed 18 after 1:51s of BBFC cuts for: 1985 cinema release The BBFC cuts were (with the official cuts list highlighted in maroon) : Reel 3: Reduce sight of blood flowing down naked body as boy drives surgical saw into man's neck. 7s is deleted from West's (Jeffrey Coombs) killing of a zombie in the morgue, ie a close-up of a man being run through with a bone saw. is missing to reduce sight of blood flowing down naked body. Reel 3: Remove close shot of shovel cutting into man's neck after his head is bashed from behind. The decapitation scene loses a 5s close shot of shovel cutting into Dr Hill's neck after his head is bashed from behind. (a long shot also removed voluntarily by the distributors). Reel 4: Remove sight of girl's clothes being ripped off and all sight of her nude body strapped to trolley with doctor's severed head attempting oral sex. The headless rape scene offended the censors. It is missing 33s of Megan Halsey (Barbara Crampton) being stripped and having her arms and legs strapped down. Cuts of 19s and then 43s removed all sight of her nude body strapped to trolley and also the Dr Hill's severed head attempting oral sex including the disembodied head sticking its tongue in Megan's ear, kissing her breasts and a shot of the head between her legs. Reel 5: Reduce sight of bloody head being squeezed and blood gushing from it. 3s has been deleted from a shot of West's head being squeezed and zombie eyes bleeding.

 X   Re-Animator 2

• Bride of Re-Animator

Re-Animator 2 is a 1990 US horror by Brian Yuzna.
With Jeffrey Combs, Bruce Abbott and Claude Earl Jones.

The film was cut for an MPAA R rated Theatrical Version, and this cut version has been used for all 18 rated releases. The US MPAA Unrated version is uncut. It was presumably the Unrated Version that was passed 15 uncut for 2016 Blu-ray.

Summary Review: A fair stab

Making a sequel looks to be a hopeless task, as the first film clearly tied itself up as a self-contained film, but while it requires a bit of suspension of disbelief from the viewer the script for Bride of Re-Animator does a tremendous job just managing to reunite most of the cast from the first film (half of whom appeared to have died at the end it) without completely throwing away the continuity of the first film.

The first half of the film is rather slow and boring, with only West's bizarre experiments in joining together odd combinations of body parts providing any entertainment. The ending is fantastic however, with a climax that rivals the ending of the first film for sheer over the top insanity, as West and eternal unwilling sidekick Dan Cain find themselves under siege from the now bat-winged head of Doctor Hill, his re-animated zombies, the bricked-up earlier failed experiments of West and of course the bride of re-animator herself...

Nowhere near as bad as it's reputation, Bride of Re-Animator is a fair stab at a very difficult sequel.

Versions

uncut run: 96:38s pal: 92:46s		UK: Presumably the Unrated Version was passed 15 uncut for strong violence, gory images for: 2016 Arrow RB Blu-ray/R2 DVD Combo at UK Amazon 2016 Arrow Video Liimited Edition [Unrated + R rated Versions] (RB) Blu-ray/R2 DVD Combo at UK Amazon US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for: 2017 Arrow Limited Edition Steelbook (RA) Blu-ray at US Amazon 2016 Arrow Video [R rated + Unrated versions] (RA) Blu-ray at US Amazon 2003 50th Street R1 DVD via UK Amazon and at US Amazon
cut cut: run: 96:11s pal: 92:20s		UK: The cut R Rated Theatrical Version was passed 18 without BBFC cuts for: 2016 Arrow RB Blu-ray/R2 DVD Combo at UK Amazon 2016 Arrow Liimited Edition [Unrated + R rated Versions] (RB) Blu-ray/R2 DVD Combo at UK Amazon 1998 Tartan R2 DVD 1998 Tartan VHS 1992 Polygram VHS 1990 Lazer VHS 1990 cinema release See pictorial cuts details from movie-censorship.com. Widespread replacement of gore with slightly less bloody variants

 X   A Reason To Live, a Reason To Die

A Reason To Live, a Reason To Die is a 1972 Spain / Italy / France / West Germany western by Tonino Valerii.
Starring James Coburn, Telly Savalas and Bud Spencer.

BBFC category cuts were required for an A rated 1974 cinema release of the US Version. The US Version is shortened from the uncut European Version but features the original English where available. The longer uncut European Version has also been released in the US but is dubbed in its entirety.

Summary Notes

Branded a coward for surrendering his New Mexico fort to the Confederates without firing a shot, a Union colonel attempts to redeem himself by leading a band of condemned prisoners on a suicide mission to recapture it.

Versions

uncut		113:11s	Denmark: The longer European Version is uncut uncut for: ANOTHER WORLD ENTERTAINMENT R2 DVD at UK Amazon This version is based on the European release (partly in Italian, partly dubbed?) and has been dubbed for English language release, including the originally English speaking parts.
Shortened US Version	MPAA	90:07s	US: The shortened US Version is MPAA PG rated for: 2015 Kino Lorber (RA) Blu-ray at US Amazon The US version although shortened has the added plus point of featuring the original English language of the English speaking actors.
category cuts 1:01s		89:48s submitted 90:49s	UK: The shortened US Version was passed A (PG) after BBFC category cuts for: 1974 cinema release

 X   The Rebel Gladiator

• The Rebel Gladiators
• Ursus
• il gladiatore ribelle

The Rebel Gladiator is a 1962 Italy adventure by Domenico Paolella.
Starring Dan Vadis, Gloria Milland and José Greci.

BBFC category cuts were required for a 1963 U rated cinema release. Not released since in the UK but uncut and MPAA Unrated in the US.

Summary Notes

In order to persuade the Emperor to spare his village, the mighty Ursus is forced to fight the greatest gladiator in Rome in the Roman Arena.

Versions

uncut	Unrated	~92:00s	US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for: 2008 Sinister Cinema R0 DVD-R at US Amazon
category cuts		submitted 95:29s =91:40s	UK: Passed U after BBFC category cuts for: 1963 cinema release

 X   Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child Of Fire

• Rebel Moon
• Rebel Moon: A Child of Fire

Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child Of Fire is a 2023 US/Hungary/Sweden/Denmark/UK action adventure drama by Zack Snyder
Starring Cleopatra Coleman, Sofia Boutella and Charlie Hunnam

Exists as a Theatrical Version and a Director's Cut.

Summary Notes

When a peaceful colony on the edge of a galaxy finds itself threatened by the armies of a tyrannical ruling force, a mysterious stranger living amongst its villagers becomes their best hope for survival.

Versions

Director's Cut		UK: Uncut and BBFC 18 rated for injury detail, nudity, violence: 2024 Netflix VoD (rated 01/08/2024) US: The Director's Cut is MPA R rated for brutal bloody violence and gore, sexual content, graphic nudity and language.: 2024 release (rated 01/05/2024) titled Rebel Moon
Theatrical Version run: 133:38s pal: 128:17s		UK: The Theatrical Version is BBFC 15 rated for strong violence, sexual threat: 2023 Netflix cinema release (rated 25/10/2023) US: The Theatrical Version is MPA PG-13 rated for sequences of strong violence, sexual assault, bloody images, language, sexual material and partial nudity: 2023 release (rated 04/10/2023) titled Rebel Moon

 X   Rebel Moon - Part Two: The Scargiver

Rebel Moon - Part Two: The Scargiver is a 2024 US action adventure drama by Zack Snyder
Starring Sofia Boutella, Charlie Hunnam and Ed Skrein

Exists as a Theatrical Version and a Director's Cut.

Summary Notes

Kora and surviving warriors prepare to defend Veldt, their new home, alongside its people against the Realm. The warriors face their pasts, revealing their motivations before the Realm's forces arrive to crush the growing rebellion.

Versions

Director's Cut		UK: Uncut and BBFC 18 rated for injury detail, violence: 2024 Netflix VoD (rated 01/08/2024) US: The Director's Cut is MPA R rated for strong bloody violence and gore throughout, strong sexuality, nudity and some language. 2024 release (rated 01/05/2024) titled Rebel Moon
Theatrical Version run: 133:38s pal: 128:17s		US: The Theatrical Version is MPA PG-13 rated : 2023 release (rated 04/10/2023) titled Rebel Moon

 X   The Reckoning

• A Matter of Honour

The Reckoning is a 1969 UK drama by Jack Gold.
Starring Nicol Williamson, Ann Bell and Lilita De Barros.

BBFC cuts were required for an X rated 1969 cinema release. The cuts were waived for 12 rated Blu-ray in 2017.

Summary Notes

Michael Marler, a successful business man in London, is about to make his way to the top. The death of his father brings him - after 37 years - back to his hometown Liverpool, where he is confronted with his lost Irish roots. He finds out that his father died because of a fight with some anglo-saxon teddy boys. It becomes "a matter of honour" for him, to take his revenge without involving the British police.

Versions

uncut		110:00s	UK: Passed 12 uncut for moderate sex, violence. language, nudity with Previous film cuts waived for: 2017 Powerhouse Films R0 Blu-ray/R0 Combo at UK Amazon
compulsory cuts		submitted 114:12s =109:38s	UK: Passed X (18) after compulsory cuts for: 1969 cinema release

 X   The Red Baron

• Der rote Baron

The Red Baron

Versions

		101:30s	2008 Germany/UK war film by Nikolai Mullerschon. With Matthias Schweighöfer, Lena Headey and Til Schweiger. A short version was passed 12 without BBFC cuts for: 2009 Showbox R2 DVD
		128:46s =123:37s	A long version was passed 12A without BBFC cuts for: 2009 cinema release

 X   Red Cliff

• Chi Bi
• Chek bik
• The Battle of Red Cliff
• Red Cliff: Three Kingdoms
• One Fate

Red Cliff

Versions

16s		274:45s	2008 China action film by John Woo. With Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Takeshi Kaneshiro and Fengyi Zhang. The Original Hong Kong Version is much longer and splits the film into Part I and Part II. This is available as a Special Edition on 2009 EIV DVD/Blu-ray. The BBFC cut 16s for a 15 certificate: In accordance with BBFC Guidelines and policy, cuts were made to remove cruel scenes of horses being made to fall over and roll on their necks.
2s		141:43s	The shorter International Version was submitted for the 2009 cinema release and 2009 EIV DVD/Blu-ray. The BBFC cut 2s for a 15 certificate: Company was required to remove a shot of a cruel and dangerous horsefall (a horse being tripped and falling forwards, rolling over on its neck)

 X   Red Heat

Red Heat is a 1985 West Germany / USA / Austria thriller by Robert Collector and Ernst R von Theumer (uncredited).
Starring Linda Blair, Sylvia Kristel and Sue Kiel.

Cut by the BBFC for 18 rated cinema release and VHS in 1985. Even more cut in the US for R rated releases.

Summary Notes

An American woman visiting her fiancée in West Germany is caught up with a defecting spy and captured by those in the East. After brutal interrogation she is placed in a prison along with sadistic guards and in-mates. As she tries to survive in a world of deprivation and rape, her fiancée fights his own bureaucracy in an attempt to find her.

Versions

pre-cut		89:52s	UK: A cut TV Version was passed without BBFC cuts and previous BBFC cuts waived for: 2006 Anchor Bay R2 DVD US: Cut and MPAA R rated for: 2011 Panik House R1 DVD at US Amazon From Amazon UK: The scene between Linda Blair and Sylvia Kristel in the warden's office is cut almost completely to remove the nudity & violence.
31s		101:22s	UK: Passed 18 after 31s of BBFC cuts for: 1985 Polygram VHS 1985 cinema release

 X   Red Light in the White House

• Presidential Plaything

Red Light in the White House

Versions

uncut		89:17s	1977 US drama by Paul Leder. With Karin de la Penha, Frank Whiteman and Clayton Wilcox. The pre-cert video is uncut for: 1982 Video Unlimited VHS
1:04s		92:13s =88:32s	Passed 18 after 1:04s of BBFC cuts for: 1985 cinema release

 X   Red Nights of the Gestapo

• Le Lunghe notti della Gestapo
• The Red Nights of the Gestapo

Red Nights of the Gestapo is a 1977 Italy action war thriller by Fabio De Agostini.
Starring Ezio Miani, Fred Williams and Francesca Righini.

Banned by the BBFC for 1979 cinema release but after 12 minutes were censored it was given an X rated cinema release in 1981. An uncut bootleg was released in the UK in 2010. Uncut in the US.

Summary Notes

An illustrious group of German industrialists plot to overthrow Hitler by negotiating a peace treaty with England. Disgraced, but dedicated Nazi officer Colonel Werner von Uhland is assigned by his superiors to ferret out these deceitful dissidents and stop them before it's too late. von Uhland recruits a bunch of beautiful women to seduce these traitors and undermine their conspiracy.

A film based upon the same Nazi brothel bugging theme as Salon Kitty. Perhaps not as outrageous as one may expect from the packaging. However there are some attractive actresses getting into the fun. The director seems to have done a good job with the talent available.

Versions

uncut	Unrated	110:16s =105:51s	UK: An uncut version was released for: 2010 Excalibur R2 DVD via UK Amazon No sign of this version in the BBFC data base though, so presumably a bootleg. US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for: 2006 Exploitation Digital R1 DVD via UK Amazon and at US Amazon
~12:00		84:36s =81:13s	UK: Passed X (18) after about 12 minutes of BBFC cuts for: 1981 cinema release
banned			UK: Rejected by the BBFC for: 1979 cinema release

 X   The Red Pony

• John Steinbeck's The Red Pony

The Red Pony

Versions

11s		88:59s =85:25s	1949 US western by Lewis Milestone with Myrna Loy, Robert Mitchum and Louis Calhern. Passed PG after 11s of BBFC cuts for mild violence and injury detail for: 2010 Cornerstone R2 DVD The BBFC commented: Compulsory cut required to remove sight of unsimulated animal cruelty (a restrained bird [a buzzard] being held, shaken and roughly handled by the neck)
		84:37s	A short version was passed PG without BBFC cuts for: 1989 Video Collection VHS
cut			Passed U after BBFC cuts for: 1949 cinema release The BBFC noted the submitted running time as 88:57s = 85:24s PAL

 X   Red Riding Hood

Red Riding Hood

Versions

uncut	PG-13	96:14s	2011 US/Canada fantasy by Catherine Hardwicke. With Amanda Seyfried, Lukas Haas and Gary Oldman. The Extended cut/Alternate Cut was passed 12 uncut for: 2011 Warner R0 Blu-ray at UK Amazon The US release features the Alternate Cut and is MPAA PG-13 rated for: 2011 Warner RA Blu-ray at US Amazon See pictorial version details from movie-censorship.com
	PG-13	95:39s	The Theatrical Version was passed 12 uncut for: 2011 Warner R2 DVD 2011 cinema release

 X   Red Scorpion

• Red Exterminator

Red Scorpion is a 1989 South Africa/US/Namibia action film by Joseph Zito.
With Dolph Lundgren, M. Emmet Walsh and Al White.

Cut for an MPAA R rating. The Unrated version is uncut. Bother versions have been distributed in the UK.

Summary Review: One of the best examples from the action genre

A Russian KGB agent is sent to Africa to kill an anti-Communist black revolutionary. However, he has a change of heart when he sees how the Russians and their Cuban allies are killing and repressing the locals, so he switches sides and helps the rebels.

The 1980s was one of the best decades for the Action genre. Red Scropion is quite easily one of the best examples of 80s war-action and remains a very fun and enjoyable watch today.

There's hand-to-hand-combat, gun-fire, huge explosions, crazy stunts, exploding trucks, a high body count and flame throwers.

Versions

uncut		100:47s	UK: The Unrated Version was passed 15 uncut for strong language and one scene of torture for: 2012 Arrow R0 Blu-ray at UK Amazon 1993 VCI VHS 1990 Locus VHS US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated fro: 2012 Synpase R0 Blu-ray at US Amazon
2:36s		97:51s	UK: The cut R Rated Version was passed 15 without BBFC cuts for: 2004 Optimum R2 DVD 2000 Synergy R2 DVD See pictorial cuts details from movie-censorship.com : Torture scene cut by 5s Flamethrower attack on village removed Attack on sentry tower removed Attack on water tower removed Fights were cut

 X   The Red Shoes

• Bunhongsin

The Red Shoes

Versions

103:49s

2005 South Korea mystery by Yong-gyun Kim. There is also an uncut unrated version

 X   Red Sonja

• Kalidor i ridokosa ratnica

Red Sonja is a 1985 US/Netherlands/Italy action fantasy by Richard Fleischer
Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Brigitte Nielsen and Sandahl Bergman

Cut in the US for an MPAA PG-13 rating. Then further cut in the UK for PG rated cinema and VHS release in 1985. The BBFC cuts were waived from 1987 for subsequent 15 rated home video releases.

Summary Notes

The tyrant Gedren seeks the total power in a world of barbarism. She attacks and kills the keepers of a powerful talisman just before it is destroyed. Gedren then uses the power of the talisman in her raid of the city Hablac. Red Sonja, sister of the keeper, sets out with her magic sword to overthrow Gedren. The talisman's master Kalidor follows to protect her. Of course they fall in love - however Red Sonja's power bases on the oath to never give herself to any man...

Versions

best available run: 88:17s pal: 84:45s		UK: Passed 15 for strong violence, sexual violence, nudity without BBFC cuts: 2022 Studio Canal (RB) Blu-ray at UK Amazon UK: Passed 15 for strong violence and horror without BBFC cuts: 2001 Momentum Pictures video UK: Passed 15 without BBFC cuts: 2000 Universal video 1997 BMG VHS 1987 Cannon VHS US: Rated MPAA PG-13 after cuts. Thanks to Simon. Red Sonja was in fact cut for a PG-13. The arm chopping was abbreviated and various sword stabbings and sexualised violence toned down prior to US release.
cut: 12s run: 88:16s pal: 84:44s sub: sub:		UK: Passed PG after 12s of BBFC cuts: 1985 Thorn-EMI Screen Entertainment VHS 1985 cinema release The BBFC cuts were edits to: a reference to body violation a closeup of Sonja's face in the opening scene a shot of a metal throwing star.

 X   Red Sparrow

• Operación Red Sparrow

Red Sparrow is a 2018 USA mystery thriller by Francis Lawrence.
Starring Jennifer Lawrence, Joel Edgerton and Mary-Louise Parker.

Uncut and MPAA R rated in the US. The film was cut in the UK for 15 rated cinema release and home video.

Summary Notes

A young Russian intelligence officer is assigned to seduce a first-tour CIA agent who handles the CIA's most sensitive penetration of Russian intelligence. The two young officers collide in a charged atmosphere of trade-craft, deception, and inevitably forbidden passion that threatens not just their lives but the lives of others as well.

Versions

uncut run: 139m pal: 134m		US: Uncut and MPAA R rated for strong violence, torture, sexual content, language and some graphic nudity. US: Uncut and MPAA R rated for: 2018 20th Century Fox (RA) 4k Blu-ray at US Amazon released on 22nd May 2018 2018 20th Century Fox RA Blu-ray/R1 DVD Combo at US Amazon released on 22nd May 2018 2018 20th Century Fox R1 DVD at US Amazon released on 22nd May 2018 2018 20th Century Fox VoD [US only] at US Amazon
advised category cuts cut: run: 139:43s pal: 134:08s		UK: Passed 15 for strong bloody violence, gore, sexual violence, sex, very strong language after BBFC advised pre-cuts for: 2018 29th Century Fox video 2018 cinema release The BBFC commented: This film was originally seen for advice. The company was advised the film was likely to be classified 18 but that their preferred 15 could be achieved by making reductions in one scene of strong sadistic violence (a garroting). When the film was submitted for formal classification appropriate reductions had been made in that scene and the film was classified 15. The BBFC commented about complaints received in its annual report covering 2018: The company behind the espionage thriller Red Sparrow elected to make cuts to a bloody garrotting scene, with focus on the wounding of the victim's throat and subsequent bloody aftermath in order to achieve a 15. Red Sparrow attracted 64 complaints. All correspondents felt that we should have classified the film at 18 instead of 15 because of elements of violence and sexual violence in the film. See Pictorial cuts details from movie-censorship.com : In the original the garroting with a wire cuts into the flesh of the victim and blood spills out. The sight of blood dripping from the wound and splashing onto Dominika's chest has been deleted from the censored version

 X   Red Sun

• Soleil rouge
• The Red Sun

Red Sun is a 1971 France/Italy/Spain action western by Terence Young
Starring Charles Bronson, Toshirô Mifune and Alain Delon

Category cuts were required for an 'AA' rated cinema release in 1971. Uncut and 15 rated on home ideo

Summary Notes

The Japanese ambassador is traveling through the Wild West by train, when gangsters hold up the train, to rob a gold shipment. They also carry an ancient Japanese sword the ambassador was carrying as a present for the US president. The ambassador's bodyguard (Toshiro Mifune) will go after them, with the aid of one of the gang's leaders betrayed by his pals...

Versions

uncut run: 113:33s pal: 109:00s		UK: Passed 15 uncut for strong violence and sexualised nudity: 2015 Studio Canal RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon 2010 Optimum Releasing video UK: Passed 15 uncut: 2005 Cinema Club video 1988 Channel 5 VHS US: Uncut and MPAA PG rated.
category cuts		UK: Passed AA (14) after category cuts: 1971 cinema release Tim comments: These cuts are typical for an AA in its first year or two of existence when the BBFC seemed to treat AA films if it was an old A rating by cutting all clear shots of topless nudity (Cat O'Nine Tails and Puppet on a Chain had similar cuts). The entire introduction of the AA was problematic with distributors and exhibitors complaining about it for about 2-3 years.

 X   Redneck

• Senza ragione

Redneck

Versions

		84:27s	1973 UK/Italy action film by Silvio Narizzano The 2003 Waterfall DVD was passed 15 without BBFC cuts. Not sure what version was submitted but the running time suggests an uncut version.
cut			The BBFC cut the 1972 cinema release. The original running time was noted as 87:00s

 X   Reds (1981)

• Comrades

Reds is a 1981 US/UK film by Warren Beatty
Starring Warren Beatty, Diane Keaton and Edward Herrmann

All UK releases are cut for horse trips.

Versions

cut cut: 3s run: 194:33s pal: 186:46s

UK: Passed 15 for strong language after 3s of BBFC cuts: 2007 Paramount video The BBFC commented: Cuts were required to genuine animal cruelty (in this case the cruel tripping of three horses during a battle scene). UK: Passed 15 after BBFC cuts: 1987 CIC VHS UK: Passed AA (14) after BBFC cuts: 1981 cinema release

Extras

cut cut: 7s run: 69:57s pal: 67:09s

UK: Witness to 'Reds' was passed 12 after 7s of BBFC cuts: 2007 Paramount video The BBFC commented: The distributor was required to remove two shots of horse falls that were clearly achieved through the use of illegal trip wires.

 X   Reform School Girls

• Agria thilyka

Reform School Girls is a 1986 USA crime thriller by Tom DeSimone.
Starring Linda Carol, Wendy O Williams and Pat Ast.

Cut by the BBFC for 18 rated VHS. Uncut for 18 rated DVD in 2016. Uncut and MPAA R rated in the US.

Summary Notes

Jenny is sent to a women's reform school. It is run by evil warden Sutter and her henchwoman Edna. Jenny will stop at nothing to escape but she also has to deal with Charlie the bully.

Versions

uncut run: 94:05s pal: 90:19s		UK: Passed 18 uncut for strong sexualised violence, nudity with previous BBFC cuts waived for: 2016 Arrow Video R2 DVD at UK Amazon US: Uncut and MPAA R rated for: 2022 Vinegar Syndrome (RA) Blu-ray at US Amazon #ad 2022 Vinegar Syndrome Amazon VoD [US] at US Amazon #ad 2001 Starz / Anchor Bay R1 DVD at US Amazon
compulsory cuts cut: 8s run: 93:53s pal: 90:08s sub: 90:17s		UK: Passed 18 after 8s of BBFC compulsory cuts for: 1997 Video Collection International VHS 1987 New World Pictures [adb VCI] VHS

 X   Refuge From The Storm

• Refuge From The Storm: A New Beginning

Refuge From The Storm is a 2012 USA drama by Elias Acosta.
Starring Michael Madsen, Kristen Quintrall and Jane Santos.

Rated PG-13 for some disturbing thematic material, violence, sexuality and brief drug use.

The film was edited prior to release and resubmitted to the MPAA without change to the rating or reason.

 X   Rei Rei

• Utsukushiki sei no dendôshi: Rei Rei
• Rei Rei: Missionary of Love

Rei Rei

Versions

8s

55:22s

1993 Japan anime by Yoshiko Yamamoto The BBFC cut 8s when submitted for the 1996 Kiseki video. Presumably the same version was carried forward to DVD Thanks to Bleach: At 42 mins - After woman`s legs are held by tentacles, remove sight of: tentacle mauling her breast tentacle ripping over blouse and exposing breasts tentacle penetrating her. The uncut region 1 DVD is available via US Amazon

 X   Reign of Assassins

• Jianyu

Reign of Assassins is a 2010 China action film by Chao-Bin Su.
With Michelle Yeoh, Woo-sung Jung, Xueqi Wang.

There is an Uncut Asian version and a cut International Version.

Versions

uncut		~120:00s	Asia: The Asian Version is uncut
shortened		102:59s	UK: The shortened International Version was passed 15 without BBFC cuts for strong violence for: 2013 Entertainment One R2 DVD 2013 cinema release Unfortunately the shortening of the first third of the film makes this section nearly incomprehensible.

 X   Reign Over Me

Reign Over Me

Versions

119:23s

2007 US drama by Mike Binder. With Adam Sandler, Don Cheadle and Jada Pinkett Smith. Passed 15 uncut for: 2007 Sony R2 DVD 2007 cinema release From IMDb: A scene removed from the UK version of the film is the montage of scenes with Angela Oakhurst (Liv Tyler) consoling Charlie Fineman (Adam Sandler) with the original version of Love, Reign o'er me playing in the background. The BBFC certified running time suggests an uncut version. Perhaps it was cut after it was submitted to the BBFC

 X   Reinventing Marvin

• Marvin ou la belle éducation
• Marvin

Reinventing Marvin is a 2017 France gay drama by Anne Fontaine.
Starring Finnegan Oldfield, Grégory Gadebois and Vincent Macaigne.

BBFC cuts were required for 15 rated cinema release and DVD in 2018.

Summary Notes

A young man runs away from his family to become an actor.

Versions

compulsory cuts cut: 6s run: 113:29s pal: 108:57s

UK: Passed 15 for sexual violence, strong language, sex, nudity after 6s of BBFC compulsory BBFC cuts for: 2018 Peccadillo Pictures video 2018 cinema release The BBFC commented: Cuts required to remove potentially indecent images of a child in accordance with the Protection of Children Act 1978. The BBFC further commented in board meeting minutes: Reinventing Marvin is a French drama submitted for cinema classification which features a scene in which the central character is subjected to a sexual assault by an older boy at school. The Head of Compliance requested proofs of age for the actors involved, which confirmed the central character is played by an actor who was 15 at the time of filming while the older boy is played by an actor who was 18. The scene was viewed again by the President and Chief Executive who concluded that the scene includes a potentially indecent image of a child within the meaning of the Protection of Children Act 1978. Accordingly, a cut was required. The company appealed against the proposed cut, submitting documentary proof that included parental consent and information about the child protection steps taken on set. The scene was viewed again by the President, Chief Executive, Head of Compliance and Compliance Manager in the light of those further assurances. However, it was concluded that the fact the film makers did not intend to create an indecent image does not alter the fact of the indecency of the image in question. The cut was upheld and has now been made.

 X   Remember Me

Remember Me

Versions

uncut	PG-13	~113:00s =~108:00s	Remember Me is a 2010 US romantic drama by Allen Coulter. With Robert Pattinson, Emilie de Ravin and Caitlyn Rund. US: Uncut and MPAA PG-13 rated for: 2010 RA Summit Blu-ray via UK Amazon and at US Amazon 2010 R1 Summit DVD via UK Amazon and at US Amazon
advised category cuts		107:38s	UK: Passed 12/12A after BBFC suggested category cuts were implemented for: 2010 E1 DVD/Blu-ray 2010 E1 R2 DVD 2010 E1 Online 2010 cinema release The BBFC commented: This film was originally shown to the BBFC in an unfinished version. The BBFC advised the company that the film was likely to receive a 15 classification but that the requested 12A certificate could be achieved by making cuts in two sequences. The company were asked to remove a strong verbal sex reference (to being sodomised') and to reduce a scene of strong violence in which the hero continues to beat a man who has already been knocked to the ground. When the finished version of the was submitted, these changes has been made and the film was classified '12A.

 X   Remember the Titans

Remember the Titans

Versions

BBFC uncut

108:45s

2000 US drama by Boaz Yakin The BBFC passed the Theatrical Version PG without cuts for the 2001 cinema release and 2001 Buena Vista DVD/Blu-ray There is also a US Director's Cut with 6 minutes of deleted scenes restored See pictorial version details from movie-censorship.com The uncut region 1 DVD is available at US Amazon The uncut region 1 DVD is available via UK Amazon

 X   Remembrance of Things Fast

Remembrance of Things Fast

Versions

32s

60:56

1995 release by John Maybury

 X   Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins

• Remo Unarmed and Dangerous
• Remo: Unarmed and Dangerous
• Remo: The Adventure Begins...
• Remo: The First Adventure

Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins is a 1985 USA action crime comedy by Guy Hamilton.
Starring Fred Ward, Joel Grey and Wilford Brimley.

Cut by the BBFC for 1986 15 rated cinema release and VHS. Cuts waived for the 15 rated 2005 DVD. Uncut and PG-13 rated in the US.

Summary Notes

An officially "dead" cop is trained to become an extraordinarily unique assassin in service of the US president.

An NYPD cop is 'killed' in an accident. The death is faked, and he is inducted into the organization CURE, dedicated to preserving the constitution by working outside of it. Remo is to become the enforcement wing (assassin) of CURE, and learns an ancient Korean martial art from Chiun, the Master of Sinanju. Based on the popular pulp series "The Destroyer," by Richard Sapir and Warren Murphy.

Versions

uncut run: 116:08s pal: 111:29s		UK: Passed 15 uncut for strong violence after previous BBFC cuts waived for: 2005 MGM R2 DVD titled Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins at UK Amazon US: Uncut and MPAA PG-13 rated for: 2022 Kl Studio Classics (RA) Blu-ray at US Amazon #ad 2022 Kl Studio Classics Amazon VoD [US] at US Amazon #ad 2003 MGM R1 DVD titled Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins at US Amazon
cut cut: 35s run: 115:07s pal: 110:31s		UK: Passed 15 after 35s of BBFC category cuts for: 1986 Rank VHS titled Remo Unarmed and Dangerous 1986 cinema release titled Remo Unarmed and Dangerous From IMDb. The BBFC cuts were: Edits to kicks and blows during the opening fight scene

 X   The Ren & Stimpy Show - Fake Dad

The Ren & Stimpy Show - Fake Dad

Versions

3:02s

20:30s

by Bob Camp (Paramount Home Entertainment (UK)) Cut in 2006 with the following BBFC comment: Cut required to remove a sequence in which the subject of hanging is presented as comedic, fun and risk free, on the grounds of potential harm to the likely audience

 X   Ren & Stimpy Show Seasons 1 & 2: Out West

Ren & Stimpy Show Seasons 1 & 2: Out West

Versions

3:02s

20:30s

by Bob Camp (Paramount Home Entertainment) Cut when submitted in 2006 with the following BBFC statement: Cut required to remove a sequence in which the subject of hanging is presented as comedic, fun and risk free, on the grounds of potential harm to the likely audience. The BBFC have incorrectly listed the cuts under the episode, Fake Dad Thanks to David from www.lyris-lite.net where full details of the cuts are described: A pre-cut version was submitted with cuts inflicted for TV running time reasons. The entire Hanging Song sequence as illustrated below has been deleted by the BBFC The American version called Ren & Stimpy Uncut ended up being cut, but the cuts were there by accident because the people mastering the discs used master tapes that had been cut to make room for commercials on American TV. The cuts on the US discs are mainly long-running scenes, not cuts for content. But the British discs look like they've been made from these already time-cut masters and then had the BBFC's handiwork applied... it's not going to be pleasant. I've been working with the creator of the show (John Kricfalusi) and the DVD mastering team to identify all of the cuts to the US version to get them all restored for a future Ultimate Ren & Stimpy DVD box set. Update: The BBFC have just responded to a fairly lengthy questioning regarding these issues which has been posted on www.lyris-lite.net

 X   Renaissance: A Film By Beyoncé

Renaissance: A Film By Beyoncé is a 2023 US music documentary by Beyoncé, Ed Burke
Starring Beyoncé, Blue Ivy Carter and Diana Ross

Pre-cut for a BBFC 15 rated cinema release.

Summary Notes

Beyoncé in performance at her record-breaking RENAISSANCE World Tour and the creative mastermind behind it.

Versions

uncut		US: Uncut and MPA Unrated: From IMDb: Several uses of 'cunt' during the song PURE/HONEY as well as 57 frequent uses of fuck, 42 shit, 40 bitch and 30 nigga.
pre-cut cut: run: 169:28s pal: 162:41s		UK: A cut pre-cut version was BBFC 15 rated for strong language: 2023 Trafalgar Releasing cinema release (rated 27/11/2023) The BBFC commented: There is strong language ('fuck', 'motherfucker'), as well as milder terms such as 'bitch', 'whore', 'shit', 'ass' and 'God'. There are also uses of reclaimed racial language ('nigga', 'negro'). Thanks to Scott: This concert film apparently contains use of the c-word in its original form, hence the Aus OFLC rating it MA15+ for Strong coarse language, however it seems the word has been removed from the UK release as the BBFC have given it a 15 for just strong language rather than very strong. Listed as uncut on the website, so presumably it was pre-cut by the distributor in a failed attempt to get a 12A.

 X   Renegade

• They Call Me Renegade

Renegade is a 1987 Italy action comedy adventure by Enzo Barboni (as EB Clucher).
Starring Terence Hill, Robert Vaughn and Ross Hill.

Cut by the BBFC for a 15 rated VHS in 1988

Summary Notes

Renegade Luke has been living an easy life so far, travelling through the southwest with his horse Joe, making money by running small-time scams. All this comes to an end when he encounters Moose, an imprisoned convict with a young son. Moose makes Luke an offer: move into his property and become the legal guardian of his son, and in return he won't get his friends to make legal trouble for Luke. Things don't go smoothly for the drifter and the boy at first, but gradually they come to settle into their new situation.

Versions

cut cut: 34s run: 92:31s pal: 88:49s sub: 89:21s

UK: Passed 15 after 34s of BBFC category cuts: 1988 Vestron Video International VHS The sight of a butterfly knife has been cut from two scenes. See article from movie-censorship.com

 X   Renfield

Renfield is a 2023 US comedy horror by Chris McKay
Starring Nicolas Cage, Nicholas Hoult and Ben Schwartz

Cut in Australia for an MA15+ rating. Uncut elswhere and 15 rated in the UK.

Summary Notes

Dracula's henchman and inmate at the lunatic asylum.

Versions

uncut run: 93:26s pal: 89:42s	Ireland	UK: Passed 15 uncut for strong bloody violence, gore, language, drug misuse: 2023 cinema release Ireland: Passed 16 uncut for bloody violence and detailed depiction of injury and severed limbs throughout. Strong language throughout and some scenes and depictions of drugs. 2023 cinema release
cut	Australia	Australia: Cut for an MA15+ rating Thanks to Ben: The Classification Board classified Renfield R 18+ with consumer advice of High impact blood and gore on 27 March 2023. An application for a modified version of the film was classified MA 15+ for Strong blood and gore, violence and coarse language on 14 April 2023.

 X   Reno 911!: Miami

• Reno 911!: Miami: The Movie

Reno 911!: Miami

Versions

uncut	Unrated	80:00s	2007 US comedy by Robert Ben Garant The BBFC passed the US Unrated Version 15 uncut for the 2007 Paramount DVD. The Unrated Version features a little extra nudity and a couple of minor new scenes. See pictorial version details from movie-censorship.com The uncut region 2 DVD is available at UK Amazon The uncut region 1 DVD is available at US Amazon
	R Rated	80:33s =77:20s	The BBFC passed the US R Rated Theatrical Version 15 without cuts for the 2007 cinema release.

 X   The Replacement Killers

The Replacement Killers is a 1998 USA action crime thriller by Antoine Fuqua.
Starring Yun-Fat Chow, Mira Sorvino and Michael Rooker.

Exists as a Theatrical Version and an Extended Cut.

Summary Notes

John Lee is the best hitman money can buy. But when John refuses to kill because of the seven year-old son of his target, John's bosses send someone after John to kill him and then take his place in the ring of hitmen. John then teams up with Meg Coburn to help him escape these "Replacement Killers."

Versions

Extended Cut	Unrated	92:07s	UK: The Extended Cut was passed 18 uncut for: 2007 Sony R0 Blu-ray at UK Amazon 2007 Sony R2 DVD at UK Amazon US: The Extended Cut is MPAA Unrated for: 2007 Sony R0 Blu-ray at US Amazon 2006 Sony R1 DVD at US Amazon The extended material is only additional plot but it helps fill out the characters a bit. See pictorial version details from movie-censorship.com
Theatrical Version		83:56s	UK: The Theatrical Version was passed 18 without cuts for: 1999 Columbia/TriStar DVD 1998 cinema release

 X   Repo Man

Repo Man is a 1984 USA crime comedy by Alex Cox.
Starring Harry Dean Stanton, Emilio Estevez and Tracey Walter.

Uncut by film censors but there exists an iconic BBC TV version where motherfucker is overdubbed with melonfarmer

Summary Notes

Young punk Otto becomes a repo man after helping to steal a car, and stumbles into a world of wackiness as a result.

Versions

uncut		92:09s	UK: Passed 18 uncut for 2012 Eureka Masters of Cinema [Uncut + Melon Farmers TV Version] RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon 2012 Eureka Masters of Cinema Steelbook Edition [Uncut + Melon Farmers TV Version] RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon 2003 Universal R2 DVD 1987 CIC VHS 1984 cinema release Germany: Uncut for: De 2010 Universal R2 DVD at UK Amazon US: Uncut and MPAA R Rated 2013 Criterion [Uncut + Melon Farmers TV Version] RA-Blu-ray at US Amazon 2013 Criterion [Uncut + Melon Farmers TV Version] R1 DVD at US Amazon 2006 Universal Collector's Edition R1 DVD at US Amazon
cut		96:34s =92:42s	UK: The inspirational TV Version is released for: 2012 Eureka Masters of Cinema [Uncut + Melon Farmers TV Version] RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon 2012 Eureka Masters of Cinema Steelbook Edition [Uncut + Melon Farmers TV Version] RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon US: Uncut and MPAA R Rated 2013 Criterion [Uncut + Melon Farmers TV Version] RA-Blu-ray at US Amazon 2013 Criterion [Uncut + Melon Farmers TV Version] R1 DVD at US Amazon This is the legendary variant, prepared by Alex Cox for a BBC showing which incorporates deleted material and surreal overdubs in place of profanity. In particular, 'melonfarmer' for 'motherfucker'

 X   Repo Men

• Repossession Mambo

Repo Men is a 2010 US/Canada action thriller by Miguel Sapochnik
Starring Jude Law, Forest Whitaker and Alice Braga

Exists as a Theatrical Version and an Extended/Unrated Version. Both versions were 18 rated by the BBFC in 2010 but the Theatrical Version was 15 rated in 2022.

Summary Notes

Set in the near future when artificial organs can be bought on credit, it revolves around a man who struggles to make the payments on a heart he has purchased. He must therefore go on the run before said ticker is repossessed.

Versions

Unrated Version run: 119:36s pal: 114:49s		UK: The Unrated Version was passed 18 uncut for strong bloody violence: 2010 Universal R0 Blu-ray at UK Amazon 2010 Universal R2 DVD at UK Amazon US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for: 2010 Universal R0 Blu-ray at US Amazon 2010 Universal R1 DVD at US Amazon The Unrated Version has extended plot scenes along with a couple of extensions to violent scenes. See pictorial cuts details from movie-censorship.com
Theatrical Version run: 111:02s pal: 106:36s		UK: The Theatrical Version was passed15 uncut for injury detail, language, sexual images, violence, drug misuse: 2022 Netflix video UK: The Theatrical Version was passed 18 uncut for strong bloody violence: 2010 Universal R0 Blu-ray 2010 Universal R2 DVD 2010 cinema release

 X   The Reptile

The Reptile is a 1966 UK horror by John Gilling.
With Noel Willman, Jennifer Daniel and Ray Barrett.

Cut by the BBFC for X rated cinema release in 1966. This cut versions seems to have been distributed ever since and is the best available.

Summary Review: A Little Hammer Gem

The production was filmed back to back with The Plague of the Zombies, and used many of the same sets, including exterior shots in the grounds. It also shared the problems of a low budget.

When his brother Charles Spalding mysteriously dies, Harry Spalding and his wife Valerie decide to move to the inherited cottage in a small village in the country. They are coldly received by the locals. Harry and Valerie find that the locals are being killed by some snake and they feel threatened.

A tight and effective picture. There is a lovely sense of mystery dripping throughout the piece, and it's real nice to see a Hammer film being driven by its characters.

The performances from the cast are uniformly strong. The Reptile is a little Hammer gem waiting to be discovered.

Versions

run: 89:54s pal: 86:18s best available		UK: Presumably the cut Cinema Version was passed 15 without BBFC cuts for: 2012 Studio Canal R2 DVD/RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon 2006 Optimum R2 DVD 1984 Lumiere VHS This is a newly restored version so will surely be the best available. However Hammer have put out a call trying to locate lost or censored footage from the following scene: An extended knife in neck/snake bite scene (this is thought to exist, but no known evidence). This rather suggests that this is the footage censored from the 1966 cinema release and that it is still missing from home video releases US: Presumably it is the cut Cinema Version is MPAA Unrated for: 2019 Shout! Factory RA Blu-ray at US Amazon
cut cut: run: pal: sub: 90:05s		UK: Passed X (16) after BBFC cuts for: 1966 cinema release The BBFC cut was described in The DarkSide magazine as: a gloating close-up during the lancing of a snake bite

 X   Reptilicus

Reptilicus is a 1961 Denmark / USA action Sci-Fi horror by Sidney W Pink (as Sidney Pink).
Starring Bent Mejding, Asbjørn Andersen and Povl Wøldike.

BBFC category cuts were required for an 'A' rated 1963 cinema release. Uncut and PG rated for 2016 DVD. Uncut and MPAA PG rated in the US.

Summary Notes

A portion of the tail of a prehistoric reptile is discovered in Denmark. It regenerates into the entire reptile, which proceeds to destroy buildings and property and generally make a nuisance of itself. It can fly, swim, and walk, and has impenetrable scales, which makes it difficult to kill.

Versions

cut	MPAA	81:28ss	UK: Passed PG uncut for moderate violence, threat for: 2016 Fabulous Films video US: MPAA PG rated for: 2015 Shout! Factory RA Blu-ray via UK Amazon and at US Amazon A few scenes were cut from the US release for being awkward and badly made.
category cuts		submitted 76:14s =73:11s	UK: Passed A (PG) after category cuts for: 1963 cinema release

 X   Requiem for a Dream

Requiem for a Dream is a 2000 USA drama by Darren Aronofsky.
With Ellen Burstyn, Jared Leto and Jennifer Connelly.

Widely distributed in the uncut Director's Cut format but there is a cut US R rated version.

Summary Notes

The drug-induced utopias of four Coney Island individuals are shattered when their addictions become stronger.

Versions

Director's Cut run: 101:01s pal: 96:59s		UK: The Director's Cut was passed 18 uncut for strong drug use, language, violence, sex and medical gore for: 2020 Lionsgate 20th Anniversary Edition R0 4K Blu-ray at UK Amazon #ad 2020 Lionsgate Amazon Prime VoD [UK] at UK Amazon #ad 2015 Lions Gate Home Entertainment RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon 2015 Lions Gate Home Entertainment R2 DVD at UK Amazon 2011 Momentum RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon 2001 Momentum R2 DVD at UK Amazon 2000 cinema release US: The Director's Cut is MPAA Unrated for: 2020 Lionsgate R0 4K Blu-ray at US Amazon #ad 2009 Artisan RA Blu-ray at US Amazon 2001 Artisan R1 DVD at US Amazon
cut		US: There is a cut R Rated version that removes a few shots of two strippers using a double ended dildo

 X   Requiem for a Vampire

• Vierges et vampires
• Caged Vampires
• Caged Virgins
• The Crazed Vampire
• Crazed Virgins
• Dungeon of Terror
• Requiem pour un vampire
• Sex Vampires
• Virgins and Vampires
• Virgins and the Vampires

Requiem for a Vampire is a 1971 French horror film by Jean Rollin.
With Marie-Pierre Castel, Mireille Dargent and Philippe Gasté.

Banned in the UK in 1972. Then heavily cut by the BBFC for VHS and DVD. Uncut in the US.

Summary Review: Highly recommended

No one would be expecting a meaningful social commentary from a film with this title, but please bear in mind when watching that this a Jean Rollin film, so don't expect a meaningful story either. This is mad, it has kinky lesbians and they're vampires. Happy days!

It's quite light hearted for a Rollin flick and is at the fast end of his snail like pacing, but that isn't saying much on either count. It's no Daughters of Darkness either, so don't try to make sense of it, you'll end up as bonkers as Rollin.

Instead laugh at crap vampires and revel in the kink fest in the dungeon. It's bloody great and is a bona fide Eurotrash classic. Highly recommended.

Versions

uncut	Unrated	87:15s =83:46s	UK: BBFC details not yet published for: 2018 Black House Films RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon 2018 Black House Films VoD [UK only] at UK Amazon US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for: 2012 Image/Redemption Re-mastered Edition RA Blu-ray via UK Amazon and at US Amazon 2012 Image/Redemption Re-mastered Edition R1 DVD via UK Amazon and at US Amazon 2009 Redemption R1 DVD
6:55s		76:08s	UK: Passed 18 after 6:55s of BBFC cuts for: 2011 Redemption R2 DVD 1993 Redemption VHS See pictorial cuts details from movie-censorship.com : Heavy cuts a dungeon scene showing two vampires groping and abusing 2 chained up women. Including a vampire bat supposedly going down on one of the women. 21 of cuts to the scene with Michelle whipping Marie
banned			UK: Banned by the BBFC for: 1972 cinema release

 X   The Rescuers

The Rescuers is a 1977 USA family animation fantasy by John Lounsbery, Wolfgang Reitherman...
Starring Bob Newhart, Eva Gabor and Geraldine Page.

Never cut per se but animators had a bit of fun adding naked boobs in a small subliminal shot

Summary Notes

Two mice of the Rescue Aid Society search for a little girl kidnapped by unscrupulous treasure hunters.

Versions

uncut run: 77:04s pal: 73:59s		UK: Passed U without BBFC cuts and with the naked lady excised for: 2001 Buena Vista R2 DVD
uncut run: 76:50s pal: 73:46s		UK: Passed U uncut for: 1991 Buena Vista VHS 1977 cinema release The BBFC seem to have missed the 2 frames showing a tiny naked woman in a window as the rescuers speed by. The fun loving animators had slipped in a subliminal image of a topless woman. It went unnoticed in the cinema version but came to light in the US video release which was recalled for editing

 X   Reservoir Dogs

Reservoir Dogs is a 1992 USA crime thriller by Quentin Tarantino.
Starring Harvey Keitel, Tim Roth and Michael Madsen.

Never cut by censors but the film was briefly informally banned in the UK from 1993 until 1995 due to a controversy about video violence at the time.

See BBFC Case Study from bbfc.co.uk

See Reservoir Dogs, and how it was 'banned' in the UK on video from filmstories.co.uk

Summary Notes

Six criminals, who are strangers to each other, are hired by a crime boss, Joe Cabot, to carry out a diamond robbery. Right at the outset, they are given false names with the intention that they won't get too close and will concentrate on the job instead. They are completely sure that the robbery is going to be a success. But, when the police show up right at the time and the site of the robbery, panic spreads amongst the group members, and two of them are killed in the subsequent shootout, along with a few policemen and civilians. When the remaining people assemble at the premeditated rendezvous point (a warehouse), they begin to suspect that one of them is an undercover cop.

Versions

uncut run: 98:56s pal: 94:59s		UK: Passed 18 uncut for strong bloody violence: 2022 Lionsgate Steekbook Edition R0 4K Blu-ray/(RB) Blu-ray Combo at UK Amazon #ad 2022 Lionsgate Amazon VoD [UK] at UK Amazon #ad UK: The Original Version was passed 18 uncut for: 2013 cinema release 2012 Lions Gate Tarentino XX (RB) Blu-ray at UK Amazon 2010 Optimum R2 DVD at UK Amazon 2009 Lions Gate RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon 1996 Polygram VHS 1995 Pioneer LaserDisc 1995 Polygram VHS 1992 cinema release US: Uncut and MPAA R Rated for: 2022 Lionsgate R0 4K Blu-ray/(RA) Blu-ray Combo at US Amazon #ad 2012 Lions Gate Tarentino XX (RA) Blu-ray at US Amazon 2007 Lions Gate 15th Anniversary Edition RA Blu-ray at US Amazon 2006 Lions Gate 15th Anniversary Edition R1 DVD at US Amazon
uncut run: 98:56s pal: 94:59s		UK: The Special Edition was passed 18 uncut for: 2004 Momentum Special Edition R2 DVD See article from dvdcompare.net . The Special Edition has minor differences to dialogue Missing dialogue Mr White: I think he just passed out. Mumbled dialogue Mr Blonde: "Joe"
banned	banned	UK: The film was informally banned from a video release from 1993 to 1995 See article from bbfc.co.uk The work was submitted in 1993 for its home video classification, but the video release would be delayed until 1995 because of the introduction of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Bill in 1993 and its lengthy passage through Parliament. In response to concerns about the effects of media violence, largely in the wake of the James Bulger murder in 1993, part of the Bill's remit was to make amendments to the Video Recordings Act 1984, under which the BBFC had been appointed as the statutory regulatory body for video. It also established within the VRA a specific harm test. This harm test required the BBFC to pay special regard (among the 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 [such issues as] criminal behaviour [and] violent behaviour and incidents . Reservoir Dogs was finally granted an uncut 18 video certificate in May 1995, a considerable time after its video release in all the other major international markets, which did not prove too disconcerting for Tarantino who was reported to be delighted that the delay had given the film an extended theatrical life in the UK.

 X   Resident Evil

Resident Evil is a 2002 UK / Germany / France / USA action Sci-Fi horror by Paul WS Anderson.
Starring Milla Jovovich, Michelle Rodriguez and Ryan McCluskey.

Cut in the US for an MPAA R rating. Despite suggestions of an uncut version, the R rated version has been distributed worldwide since. This cut version is 15 rated in the UK.

Promotional Material

Something rotten is brewing beneath the industrial mecca known as Raccoon City. Unknown to its millions of residents, a huge underground bioengineering facility known as The Hive has accidentally unleashed the deadly and mutating T-virus, killing all of its employees. To contain the leak, the governing supercomputer, Red Queen, has sealed all entrances and exits. Now a team of highly-trained super commandos including Rain (Michelle Rodriguez - The Fast and the Furious, Girlfight), Alice (MillaJovovich - The Fifth Element) and Matt (Eric Mabius - Cruel Intentions) must race to penetrate The Hive in order to isolate the T-virus before it overwhelms humanity. To do so, they must get past theRed Queen's deadly defenses, face the flesh-eating undead employees, fight killer mutant dogs and battle The Licker, a genetically mutated savage beast whose strength increases with each of its slainvictims.

Versions

best available cut cut: run: 100:30s pal: 96:29s

UK: The cut Theatrical Version was passed 15 without BBFC cuts for: 2012 Sony [Resident Evil Collection 1-4] R0 Blu-ray at UK Amazon 2008 20th Century Fox R2 DVD at UK Amazon 2003 Pathe/20th Century Fox R2 DVD at UK Amazon 2002 cinema release US: Cut and MPAA R rated for: 2020 Sony Resident Evil Collection R0 4K Blu-ray at US Amazon 2017 Sony Pictures Home Entertainment R0 Blu-ray at US Amazon From IMDb: The U.S. release had some violence censored to avoid an 'NC-17' rating. Paul W.S. Anderson has indicated in various interviews that an 'uncut version' with several minutes of extra footage, including gorier scenes and more character development, will be released in the future as a possible DVD release. No sign of this as yet though.

 X   Resident Evil: Apocalypse

Resident Evil: Apocalypse is a 2004 Germany/France/UK/Canada/USA action sci-fi by Alexander Witt.
With Milla Jovovich, Sienna Guillory and Eric Mabius.

Exists as a theatrical version and an extended version

Versions

Extended Version run: 101:51s pal: 97:47s	Germany Japan	US: The Extended Version is uncut and MPAA Unrated for: 2020 Sony Resident Evil Collection [Theatrical + Extended versions] R0 4K Blu-ray at US Amazon Germany: An Extended Version was passed 18 uncut for: Constantin Film R0 Blu-ray at UK Amazon ClubCinema (R2) DVD at UK Amazon Japan: The Extended Version has also been released in Japan. See pictorial version details from movie-censorship.com : There is nothing contentious in the 3:50s of extra material added for the extended version. However it does add a bit if humour to the film which helps.
Theatrical Version run: 93:39s pal: 89:54s		UK: The Theatrical Version was passed 15 without BBFC cuts for: 2007 R0 Blu-ray 2005 R2 DVD US: The Theatrical Version is uncut and MPAA R rated for: 2020 Sony Resident Evil Collection [Theatrical + Extended versions] R0 4K Blu-ray at US Amazon

 X   Resident Evil: Afterlife

Resident Evil: Afterlife is a 2010 Germany/France/UK action adventure by Paul WS Anderson.
With Milla Jovovich, Ali Larter and Wentworth Miller.

The film didn't trouble the UK or US censors but there exists an international version where the CGI blood letting is reduced.

Promo

After a one-woman assault on the Umbrella Corporation's fortress, Alice's (Milla Jovovich) superhuman abilities are neutralized. Now, fleeing the Undead masses created by the T-virus, Alice reunites with Claire Redfield (Ali Larter) and her brother, Chris (Wentworth Miller). Together they take refuge with other survivors in an abandoned prison, where a savage zombie mob stands between them and the safety of "Arcadia." Escaping these bloodthirsty mutants will take an arsenal. But facing off with Albert Wesker and the Umbrella Corporation will take the fight for survival to a new level of danger.

Versions

uncut		96:42s	UK: Passed 15 uncut for: 2012 Sony [Resident Evil Collection 1-4] R0 Blu-ray at UK Amazon 2010 Sony R0 Blu-ray at UK Amazon 2010 Sony R2 DVD at UK Amazon 2010 cinema release US: Uncut and MPAA R rated for: 2020 Sony Resident Evil Collection R0 4K Blu-ray at US Amazon 2017 Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (RA) 4k Blu-ray at US Amazon
cut			See pictorial cuts details from movie-censorship.com : The Dutch DVD has been cut particularly to reduce the amount of blood. Other German, Thai, Hong Kong versions have also been released with toned down blood letting

 X   Resort to Kill

• Immortal Combat

Resort to Kill

Versions

19s

104:10s

1994 Mexico/US action film by Dan Neira The BBFC cut the 1994 Lazer video by 19s. Cuts to several views and uses of throwing stars Cut to the sight of a butterfly knife A double ear clap has been cut The uncut region 0 DVD is available at US Amazon Review from US Amazon : Unpretentious Overall, I think that this is a great movie when you judge it for what it was. An action movie with a lot of fight scenes and it doesn't pretend to be anything else. Both Piper and Chiba were great in the fight scenes, and had the script although could have been a bit better, wasn't actually that bad.

 X   The Restless Breed

The Restless Breed is a 1957 USA western by Allan Dwan.
With Scott Brady, Anne Bancroft and Jay C Flippen.

Unknown BBFC cuts for cinema release. Cut by the BBFC for animal cruelty in 2013.

Summary Notes

Educated but hot-headed Mitch Baker travels to the border town of Mission intent on avenging the death of his secret service father at the hand of contraband gang leader Newton.

Versions

compulsory cuts 19s		77:22s	UK: Passed PG for mild violence after 19s of BBFC compulsory cuts for: 2013 Simply Media R2 DVD at UK Amazon released on 29th July 2013 The BBFC cuts were: Compulsory cuts required to remove sight of cock-fighting
cut			UK: Passed U after BBFC category cuts for: 1958 cinema release

 X   Restless Souls

• The Sex Files: Restless Souls

Restless Souls

Versions

uncut	Unrated	86:58s	2002 US erotic horror by Debra Black. With Jeff Davis, Laura Palmer and Geno Buick. UK: Passed 18 uncut for: 2000 Medusa VHS US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for: 2002 New Concorde R1 DVD via UK Amazon and at US Amazon
11:55s	R Rated	~75:53s	There is also an R Rated version missing about 12 minutes of sex scenes. See pictorial cuts details from movie-censorship.com

 X   Retribution

Retribution is a 1987 USA horror mystery by Guy Magar.
Starring Dennis Lipscomb, Leslie Wing and Suzanne Snyder.

Cut in the US for an R rating. This cut version was passed 18 uncut for 1987 cinema release but was significantly cut for VHS in 1988 and 1991.

Summary Notes

At Halloween George Miller jumps down from the roof of a hotel. But he's rescued and survives. In psychiatry the young Dr. Jennifer Curtis cares for him and gives him back his will to live. However he suffers from terrible nightmares. Back home, he discovers in the newspaper that his dreams, in which he forces other people to kill themselves in most cruel ways, seem to be reality.

It is a little known, rare classic. If you enjoy the horror genre, and have not yet seen this classic- try and get a copy. It is an absolute must see for ALL horror enthusiasts.

Versions

uncut run: 108:56s pal: 104:35s	Germany	Germany: The EMS release is uncut for: De EMS R2 DVD at UK Amazon The unrated version of the death scenes can be seen in a video from YouTube
cut cut: 7s run: 108:52s pal: 104:31s		UK: The cut R Rated Version was passed 18 without BBFC cuts: 1987 cinema release US: Cut and MPAA R rated for: Code Red 25th Anniversary Edition R0 DVD The censored footage is included as a DVD extra See pictorial cuts details from movie-censorship.com . The R Rated version is cut by about 7s: Slightly toned down shot of Sally cutting her belly open and then 2 shots of Sally's intestines hanging out have been replaced by facial reaction shots Slightly toned down scene of Johnny being sawn apart inside a pigs body Scene of Joe severing his hand with a blow torch has been reduced A shot of Joe's head being crush by a fork lift truck has been removed
1:24s 7s cut: 1:31s run: 107:13s pal: 102:56s		UK: The cut R Rated Version was passed 18 after a further 1:24s of BBFC cuts for: 1991 Polygram VHS 1988 Lazer VHS From IMDb. The BBFC cuts were to: shots of Sally stabbing herself in the stomach Joe's death inside a pig carcass in a slaughterhouse edits to a man's hand being severed with a blow torch shots of Vito being shot, covered in petrol and set alight

 X   Retro Puppetmaster

• Retro Puppet Master

Retro Puppetmaster is a 1999 USA Sci-Fi horror romance by David DeCoteau (as Joseph Tennent).
Starring Greg Sestero, Brigitta Dau and Stephen Blackehart.

The International Version is uncut and 15 rated for UK video. The US DVD release was shortened for reasons of pace. The CGI effects were upgraded for US Version on Blu-ray.

Summary Notes

It's 1892 and Sutekh is hopping mad. It seems a 3,000 year old Egyptian sorcerer has stolen one of the God's secrets of life - that of instilling the souls of the dying into inanimate things. Sutekh raises three mummified former high priests, led by the villainous "First Servant", and charges them with recovering both the Sorceror and his secret. There is no lack of victims for the 3 high-faluting, stylish villains as they pursue their prey to 19th century Paris, and the very young puppeteer, Andre Toulon. Toulon runs a puppet theatre in the heart of Paris, and meets the sorcerer (the mysterious Afzel) when he is found by the lovely Swiss Ambassador's daughter Ilsa, after being nearly killed. It is there and then that we find the seed of things to come, and the origin of the Puppetmaster series of tales.

Versions

uncut		90:09s	UK: The International Version was passed 15 uncut for moderate violence for: 2007 Blackhorse Entertainment [Full Frame] video UK: Passed 15 uncut for: 2000 High Fliers Video Distribution video
pre-cut		80:03s	US: The US Blu-ray Version is shortened and MPAA PG-13 rated. The edits are uncontentious and made for reason of pace. Changes have been made to improve the CGI effects over the DVD version. Other uncontentious changes have been made to the credits and a few plot scenes. See pictorial version details from movie-censorship.com
pre-cut		80:03s	US: The US DVD Version is shortened and MPAA PG-13 rated. The edits are incontentious and made for reason of pace

 X   Return Engagement

Return Engagement

Versions

16s

108:50s

1995 release by Joe Cheung

 X   The Return of a Man Called Horse

The Return of a Man Called Horse

Versions

17s

120:05s

Submitted in 2005 Cuts were required to remove scenes of actual animal cruelty (horses being tripped to fall forwards).

 X   Return of a Stranger

Return of a Stranger

Versions

uncut		61:12s	1961 UK crime thriller by Max Varnel The BBFC waived their cuts for the 12 rated 2010 Pegasus DVD. The uncut region 2 DVD is available at UK Amazon
cut			The BBFC cut the 1961 cinema release. The submitted running time was noted as 63:55s = 61:22s

 X   The Return of Frank James

The Return of Frank James

Versions

5s		92:29s	1940 US western by Fritz Lang The BBFC cut 5s from the 1998 CIC Video Two horse falls removed
cut			The BBFC cut the 1940 cinema release

 X   The Return of Kekkou Kamen

The Return of Kekkou Kamen

Versions

2:22s

42:04s

1996 release by Nobuhiro Kondo 2:03s pre-cut and an additional 19s cut by the BBFC

 X   The Return of Ringo

• Il ritorno di Ringo

The Return of Ringo is a 1965 Italy / Spain action western romance by Duccio Tessari.
Starring Giuliano Gemma, Fernando Sancho and Lorella De Luca.

BBFC category cuts were required for an 'AA' rated cinema release in 1970. Uncut for 12 rated Blu-ray in 2018. Uncut and MPAA Unrated in the US.

Summary Notes

Once again billed as Montgomery Wood, Giuliano Gemma plays a civil war soldier who returns to his family land to find his family decimated, his property taken over by a family of Mexican bandits and his fiancee about to marry the Mexican gangster behind all this. Bent on revenge, he goes undercover disguised as a Mexican and discovers he has a daughter

Versions

uncut	Unrated	96:25s	UK: Passed 12 uncut for moderate violence with previous BBFC cuts waived for: 2018 Arrow [A Pistol for Ringo + The Return of Ringo] Special Edition RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for: 2018 Arrow [A Pistol for Ringo + The Return of Ringo] Special Edition (RA) Blu-ray at US Amazon
category cuts		submitted 96:05s =92:14s	UK: Passed AA (14) after category cuts for: 1970 cinema release

 X   The Return of Swamp Thing

• Return of Swamp Thing
• A Volta do Monstro do Pântano

The Return of Swamp Thing is a 1989 USA action comedy horror by Jim Wynorski.
Starring Dick Durock, Heather Locklear and Louis Jourdan.

Initially BBFC category cuts were required for a 12 rated 1989 cinema release. The film was then released 15 uncut on VHS. By 2004 the rating was lowered to 12 uncut for DVD. Uncut and MPAA PG-13 rated in the US.

Summary Notes

The Swamp Thing returns to battle the evil Dr. Arcane, who has a new science lab full of creatures transformed by genetic mutation, and chooses Heather Locklear as his new object of affection.

Versions

uncut run: 87:07s pal: 83:38s		UK: Passed 12 uncut for some moderate violence for: 2017 Screenbound Pictures R2 DVD at UK Amazon 2010 Optimum Releasing video 2004 Prism Leisure Corp PLC video UK: Passed 15 uncut for: 1997 Imagine Home Entertainment VHS 1991 Polygram VHS titled Return of Swamp Thing 1990 Medusa Communications VHS titled Return of Swamp Thing US: Uncut and MPAA PG-13 rated for: 2018 MVD Rewind Collection (RA) Blu-ray/(R1) DVD Combo at US Amazon 2008 Lightyear Video R1 DVD at US Amazon
category cuts cut: 2:34s run: 84:35s pal: 81:12s sub: 87:09s		UK: Passed 12 after 2:34s of BBFC category cuts for: 1989 cinema release titled Return of Swamp Thing Thanks to Ben. The BBFC cuts list specified the following cuts for a 12 rating adding up to 2:34s: Reel 1: Reduce to establishment only sight of mutant monsters suffering in cages, and remove entirely sight of cockroach monster on operating table and its subsequent execution in electrocution chamber. Reel 3: Reduce sexual attack on blonde woman, cutting at point when bearded man starts to unbuckle his trousers and resuming on conversation between man and woman by lift. Remove heavy swipe to face with baseball bat by swamp monster and subsequent blow to stomach with same bat. Reel 4: Considerably reduce fight between Egghead Man and Swamp Monster, particularly three heavy blows to stomach of Egghead Man. Remove sight of Swamp Thing putting grenade in guard's trousers.

 X   Return of the Evil Dead

• El Ataque de los muertos sin ojos
• Attack of the Blind Dead
• Return of the Blind Dead

Return of the Evil Dead is a 1973 Spanish/West German zombie film by Amando De Ossorio.
With Tony Kendall, Fernando Sancho and Esperanza Roy.

Cut for US release and further cut by the BBFC for cinema and VHS. The BBFC cuts were waived for 2005 DVD. The uncut Spanish Version is available Unrated in the US

Summary Review:

Give it a Chance

Amando de Ossorio-this Portugese director was responsible for several zombie movies in the early 70's.

This is another horror picture about undead Templar Knights. Some of the ideas are laughable and the ending is weak.

Despite of these faults this film is still entertaining. The plot is interesting, the location sets are nice and there's also a little bit of blood. I loved especially the-young-girl-between-the-living-dead sequence.

Give this movie a chance.

Versions

uncut	Unrated	87:10s	UK: The Spanish version was passed 18 uncut with previous BBFC cuts waived for: 2005 Anchor Bay R2 DVD titled Return of the Blind Dead via UK Amazon US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for: 2014 Blue Underground/E1 [Complete Blind Dead Saga] (R1) DVD at US Amazon 2006 Blue Underground [Spanish + US Version] R1 DVD at US Amazon
cut	X		US: The US version is cut. See pictorial cuts details: Spanish vs US Version from movie-censorship.com
6s		83:32s	UK: The shorter US Version was further cut by the BBFC for an 18 rating for: 1994 Redemption VHS The cuts were: Cuts to female nudity Cut to the use of a knife in a ritual sacrifice
cut		submitted 86:51s =83:23s	UK: The shorter US Version was further cut by the BBFC for an X (18) rating for: 1974 cinema release

 X   The Return of the Living Dead

The Return of the Living Dead is a 1985 US comedy horror by Dan O'Bannon.
With Clu Gulager, James Karen and Don Calfa.

Soundtrack variations only, otherwise uncut.

Versions

Original Soundtrack		86:35s	UK: Version with the original soundtrack passed 15 uncut for: 2012 Second Sight [Original + Remixed soundtrack] Steelbook Blu-ray at UK Amazon UK: Version with original soundtrack passed 18 uncut for: 1992 Tartan VHS 1985 Cinema Release US: Uncut and MPAA R rated for: 2016 Shout! Factory Collector's Edition RA Blu-ray at US Amazon Fans of the film consider the original soundtrack to be the 'proper' version.
Remixed Soundtrack		87:28s	UK: Version with the re-mixed soundtrack passed 18 uncut for: 2002 MGM R2 DVD 1985 Vestron VHS From IMDb. The soundtrack was re-mixed for US DVDs as follows: The Damned song, Dead Beat Dance, which played to introduce the punk kids driving in Suicide's car, was removed for copyright reasons. The Tar Man's voice has been re-recorded in a more guttural tone. However, the original Tar Man voice can be heard briefly during the closing credit sequence. The send more cops zombie has been re-recorded with a lower voice. The Tall Boys song Take a walk has been removed, now you only hear it for a few seconds with no vocals. The song Burn the flames playing over Frank's suicide has also been shortened.
Workprint			There is also a workprint that features an addition 20 minutes of footage.

 X   Return of the Living Dead III

Return of the Living Dead III is a 1993 USA / Japan Sci-Fi horror romance by Brian Yuzna.
Starring Kent McCord, James T Callahan and Sarah Douglas.

Uncut and 18 rated for UK VHS and DVD. Cut for an R rating in the US but the Unrated Version is uncut.

Promotional Material

A young man uses a secret government chemical and program to reanimate his dead girlfriend, and helps her as she consumes the only thing that will nourish her-human brains.

Versions

uncut	Unrated	92:57s	UK: The Unrated Version was passed 18 uncut for: 2017 Lionsgate video 2001 VCI R2 DVD at UK Amazon 1994 High Flyers VHS US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for: 2016 Lionsgate Collector's Edition (RA) Blu-ray at US Amazon
18s		~97:00s =~93:00s	US: The US R Rated version is cut by 18s. The cuts for an R rating are detailed at IMDb: deleted the majority of the film's gore from the opening lab sequence, heavily reduced shooting of the storekeeper, removed scenes where a cop's eye is punctured with a crowbar removed closeups of Julie's self-mutilation with a wire spring and a piece of glass, reduction to the infamous ripped lip sequence. See pictorial cuts details from movie-censorship.com

 X   Return of the Overfiend: Episode 4

Return of the Overfiend: Episode 4

Versions

8:07s

41:31s

Japanese anime by Hideki Takayama/Gary Wicks/Barry McCormick (Kiseki Films) Cuts as described by a BBFC examiner: Take the 'Rape of Elektor' sequence we cut from Overfiend 4. This is a scene of sustained anal and oral rape, mutilation and much worse in which the woman is crying repeatedly for the demons to stop. When you show somebody a scene like this there is often very little argument whether we should censor it or not. There may well be an audience which is mature enough to watch this and appreciate and understand the scene in the way the filmmakers intended. But our concern is that this is presented in a very titillating manner which is not appropriate for an audience in their mid-teens. There is no sense of horror or disgust at what the woman is going through; the way it is shot and designed invites the audience to take pleasure from the scene. And scenes like this --multiple rape, gang rape, sexualised violence --are about all we ever cut from anime. If there was a scene like this in a live action film, we would probably hand it over to the police.

 X   Return of the Seven

• Return of the Magnificent Seven
• El regreso de los siete

Return of the Seven is a 1966 Spain / USA action western by Burt Kennedy.
Starring Yul Brynner, Robert Fuller and Julián Mateos.

Uncut for an 'A' rated cinema release but cut for PG rated home video on grounds of animal cruelty. Uncut and MPAA Unrated in the US.

Summary Notes

Chico, one of the remaining members of The Magnificent Seven, has set down roots in the village that they had defended in the first film. One day, the village is raided by fifty gunmen under the employ of rancher Lorca. Lorca's bandits abduct all of the village's men to be used as slave labor, leaving the women and children behind. Chris, the former leader of the Seven, is sought out by Chico's wife Petra for help, and thus assembles a new Seven to come to the village's rescue once again.

Versions

uncut	Unrated	90:43s	UK: Passed A (PG) uncut for: 1966 cinema release US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for: 2006 MGM R1 DVD at US Amazon
compulsory cuts 1:02s		90:52s submitted 91:50s	UK: Passed PG after 1:02s of BBFC compulsory cuts for: 2001 MGM Home Entertainment (Europe) video titled Return of the Magnificent Seven The BBFC commented: Cuts required to cockfighting and a horse fall for 'PG', under the Cinematograph Films (Animals) Act 1937. Distributors MGM released the cut UK DVD throughout Europe.

 X   Return of the Street Fighter

• Satsujin ken 2

Return of the Street Fighter is a 1974 Japan action crime drama by Shigehiro Ozawa.
Starring Shin'ichi Chiba, Claude Gagnon and Masafumi Suzuki.

Uncut and 15 rated in the UK. Uncut and X rated in the US. There is also a heavily cut R rated version

Summary Notes

Takuma "Terry" Tsurugi returns. In this sequel, he sets out to bust up a phony charity put together by the Yakuza.

Uncut Version

uncut run: 82:25s pal: 79:07s

UK: A Passed 15 uncut for: 2023 Arrow Video The Street Fighter Trilogy (RB) Blu-ray at UK Amazon #ad 2004 Optimum R2 DVD US: Uncut and MPAA X Rated/Unrated for: 2019 Shout! Factory [The Street Fighter Collection] RA Blu-ray at US Amazon

R Rated Version

cut run: 76m pal: 73m

79:07s

US: There is also a heavily cut R rated version

 X   Return of the Tiger

• Da juan tao

Return of the Tiger

Versions

uncut	Unrated	92:37s	Return of the Tiger is a 1979 Taiwan crime action by Jimmy Shaw. With Angela Mao, Yi Chang and Paul L. Smith. US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for: 2002 Imperial R1 DVD via UK Amazon and via US Amazon Summary Review: Worthy Successor A good film with Bruce Li and Angela Mao teaming to fight a drug operation. Lots of good Kung Fu, and an ending fight that was really spectacular. Bruce Li is a worthy successor to Bruce Lee.
3s			UK: Passed 18 after 3s of BBFC cuts for: 1991 VPD VHS
cut			UK: Passed X (18) after BBFC cuts for: 1980 cinema release

 X   Revenge (1971)

• Inn of the Frightened People

Revenge is a 1971 UK crime thriller by Sidney Hayers.
Starring Joan Collins, James Booth and Ray Barrett.

Cut by the BBFC for X rated 1971 cinema release.

Summary Notes

After returning home from the funeral of their youngest daughter, who was brutally raped and murdered, a family tries desperately to put the tragedy behind them. After discovering that the man suspected of the crime has been released by police due to lack of evidence, and with the help of a friend whose daughter was also killed by the suspect, a plan is hatched to "teach the guy a lesson". Unfortunately the plan is ill conceived and hastily executed with unexpected and disasterous results for all concerned.

Versions

best available cut: run: 89:26s pal: 85:51s

UK: Presumably the cut UK cinema version was passed 18 for strong violence, revenge theme and references to paedophilia for: 2016 Network RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon 2006 DD Home Entertainment [Full Frame] video UK: Passed X after BBFC cuts for: 1971 cinema release

 X   Revenge (1990)

• Vingança

Revenge is a 1990 USA / Mexico action crime romance by Tony Scott.
Starring Kevin Costner and Anthony Quinn and Madeleine Stowe.

The Director's Cut is shortened in the name of faster pacing. The producer's Cut is longer and was selected for theatrical release/

Summary Notes

Michael "Jay" Cochran has just left the Navy after 12 years. He's not quite sure what he's going to do, except that he knows he wants a holiday. He decides to visit Tiburon Mendez, a powerful but shady Mexican businessman who he once flew to Alaska for a hunting trip. Arriving at the Mendez mansion in Mexico, he is immediately surprised by the beauty and youth of Mendez' wife Miryea. Their attraction to each other is undeniable, but Cochran is aware that Mendez is a powerful, vindictive, and very possessive man who does not tolerate betrayal.

Versions

Director's Cut run: 104m pal: 100m		US: The Director's Cut is MPAA Unrated: 2007 Sony R0 Blu-ray via UK Amazon and at US Amazon 2007 Sony R1 DVD via UK Amazon and at US Amazon The Director's Cut is a modern (2007) substantial reworking of the film by Tony Scott. It deletes a lot of material in the name of faster pacing.
Theatrical Version run: 123:31s pal: 118:35s		UK: The Theatrical Version/Producer's Cut was passed 18 without BBFC cuts for: 2007 20th Century Fox R2 DVD 1990 VCI VHS UK RCA/Columbia VHS 1990 cinema release

 X   Revenge in the House of Usher

• The Hundimiento de la Casa Usher
• Los Crímenes de Usher

Revenge in the House of Usher is a 1983 Spain / France horror by Jesús Franco.
Starring Howard Vernon, Antonio Mayans and Lina Romay.

The original Director's Cut was not well received at film festivals. Franco therefore reworked the film with new scenes. This version also flopped in Spanish cinemas. The distributors Eurocine stepped in to produce the final version that has been distributed ever since. It features new scenes and a significant rework to the narrative.

Promotional Material

Dr. Alan Harker rides to the crumbling castle of his former university professor, Dr. Eric Usher, to find the old man caught in the grip of paranoia, his mind eroded by his ongoing attempts to resurrect his comatose daughter Melissa with the blood of abducted women. As he nears inevitable death, Usher enters a twilight world that exists between life and death, where he is met by some unsavoury souls.

Versions

uncut

89:31s

UK: Passed 12 uncut for moderate horror for: 2017 Screenbound/Black House Films R2 DVD at UK Amazon

 X   The Revenge of Frankenstein

• I Frankenstein

The Revenge of Frankenstein is a 1958 UK horror by Terence Fisher.
With Peter Cushing, Francis Matthews and Eunice Gayson.

Cut by the BBFC for an X rated cinema release. Uncut on home video, 15 rated on VHS, but 12 rated on DVD. Uncut and MPAA Unrated in the US.

Summary review: Very highly regarded

Baron Frankenstein escapes from the guillotine and goes to Germany. There, he names himself Dr. Stein and plans to restart his experiments by using parts of dead bodies.

Cushing's performance as the obsessed doctor is magnificent. Francis Matthews as his impressionable assistant, and Michael Gwynn as the monster are also good. Terence Fisher shows why he's Hammer's finest director.

Hammer films have a great style that is very easily to like and it makes for fun viewing. The film is very highly regarded.

Versions

uncut run: 89:46s pal: 86:11s		UK: Passed 12 uncut for: 2019 Powerhouse Hammer Volume Four R0 Blu-ray at UK Amazon 2002 Columbia/TriStar R2 DVD at UK Amazon UK: Passed 15 uncut with all previous BBFC cuts waived for: 1986 RCA/Columbia VHS US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for: 2020 Mill Creek Hammer 20 Films Set (RA) Blu-ray at US Amazon #ad 2016 Mill Creek Double Feature (RA) Blu-ray at US Amazon 2016 Mill Creek Hammer Film Collection Vol 2 R1 DVD at US Amazon US VOD to buy [US only] at US Amazon 2002 Sony R1 DVD at US Amazon The running time is short compared with the original cinema submission PAL equivalent of 89:50s. Maybe it has somehow been double speeded up on PAL/NTSC conversions.
cut cut: run: sub: 89:46s		UK: Passed X (16) after BBFC cuts for: 1958 cinema release The BBFC cuts were: Reel 2. Removed shot of Frankenstein dropping Karl's brain from a pan into a jar of fluid

 X   The Revenge of Spartacus

• La vendetta di Spartacus

The Revenge of Spartacus is a 1964 Italy adventure by Michele Lupo.
Starring Roger Browne, Scilla Gabel and Giacomo Rossi Stuart.

BBFC category cuts were required for a U rated 1965 cinema release.

Versions

category cuts

submitted 101:05s =97:02s

UK: Passed U after category cuts for: 1965 cinema release

 X   The Revenge of the Blood Beast

• The She Beast
• Revenge of the Blood Beast
• Il Lago di Satana

The Revenge of the Blood Beast is a 1966 UK / Italy horror thriller by Michael Reeves (as Mike Reeves).
Starring Barbara Steele, John Karlsen and Ian Ogilvy.

Cut by the BBFC for an X rated 1966 cinema release. Uncut for BBFC 15 rated Blu-ray in 2024.

Summary Notes

A young woman is driving alongside a lake. She has an accident and the car plunges into the water. Her body is then possessed by the spirit of an 18th-century witch who was killed by local villagers, and is bent on avenging herself on them.

Versions

uncut run: 79:04s pal: 75:54s		UK: Uncut and BBFC 15 rated for sexual violence, strong violence, horror: 2024 Radiance Films Blu-ray (rated 04/06/2024) titled Revenge of the Blood Beast at UK Amazon #ad US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for: 2017 Raro Video USA (RA) Blu-ray at US Amazon
compulsory cuts cut: run: pal: sub: 75:55s		UK: Passed X (18) after compulsory cuts for: 1966 cinema release

 X   Revenge of the Living Dead Girls

• Revenge of the Living Dead
• La revanche des mortes vivantes

Revenge of the Living Dead Girls is a 1987 France horror by Pierre B Reinhard (as Peter B Harsone).
Starring Cornélia Wilms, Kathryn Charly and Anthea Wyler.

Exists as a Horror Version and an Erotic Version. The latter was heavily cut by the BBFC for an 18 rated VHS in 1995 but was passed 18 uncut for 2021 home video. Uncut and MPAA Unrated in the US.

Summary Notes

Promoted as France's first gore film, Revenge of the Living Dead Girls (La revanche des mortes-vivantes) is a consumate shocker of horror and sex that as grown into a legend as being one of the sickest and most perverse of zombie films.

Erotic Versions

uncut run: 82m pal: 79m		UK: The Erotic Version was passed 18 uncut for sexualised violence, gore, sexual violence: 2021 Screenbound Pictures Ltd video US: The Erotic Version is uncut and MPAA Unrated for: 2020 Severin R0 Blu-ray at US Amazon released on 28th July 2020 2020 Severin R0 DVD at US Amazon released on 11th August 2020
cut cut: 2:51s run: 78:47s pal: 75:38s sub: 78:19s		UK: The Erotic Version was passed 18 after 2:51s of compulsory BBFC cuts: 1995 Redemption Films VHS From IMDb. The BBFC cuts were:heavy edits to scenes of gore and sexual violence including: a woman's eye being gouged with a high heeled shoe, a man's penis being bitten off by a female zombie and the stabbing of a woman's vagina with a sword.

Horror Version

Horror Version run: 77:11s pal: 74:06s

There is also a Horror Version that runs 5 minutes shorter. It misses the erotic scenes and has an alternative more serious ending. See pictorial version details from movie-censorship.com .

 X   Revenge of the Nerds

Revenge of the Nerds is a 1984 USA comedy by Jeff Kanew.
Starring Robert Carradine, Anthony Edwards and Timothy Busfield.

Uncut and 18 rated for 1984 cinema release and the follow up VHS. The film was modified for 15 rated DVD in 2003 to remove a real phone number on a For Rent sign. Uncut and MPAA R rated in the US.

Summary Notes

When lovable nerds Gilbert and Lewis embark on their freshman year at Adams College, little do they realize the dangers that await them. They are beset by taunting from the jocks of Alpha Beta fraternity, which only worsens when the jocks accidentally burn down their house and toss the freshmen out of the freshmen dorm. To make matters more problematic, Lewis develops a crush on pretty Betty Childs, popular sorority sister and quarterback's girlfriend. Joined by the aptly named Booger and the violin-playing Poindexter, the nerds soon realize they must form their own fraternity in self-defense. Soon the tables are turned as the nerds employ high-tech warfare against the jocks.... but can they really succeed and make a difference?

Versions

modified run: 89:38s pal: 86:03s		UK: A re-edited version was passed 15 uncut: 2005 20th Century Fox R2 DVD at UK Amazon 2003 20th Century Fox R2 DVD Thanks to Andrew The 2003 20th Century Fox DVD featured a re-edited print which was changed for legal reasons to remove a genuine telephone number on the For Rent sign.
uncut run: 90:02s pal: 86:26s		UK: Passed 18 uncut: 1985 CBS/Fox VHS 1984 cinema release US: Uncut and MPAA R rated for: 2014 RA Blu-ray at US Amazon

 X   Revenge of the Ninja

• Ninja II

Revenge of the Ninja is a 1983 US action film by Sam Firstenberg.
With Shô Kosugi, Keith Vitali and Virgil Frye.

The film was significantly cut by the BBFC for X rated 1983 cinema release and 18 rated 1986 VHS. The BBFC waived its cuts for 2011 DVD. In the US the R rated version is cut, but the Unrated Version is uncut.

Summary Review: Lost Classic

An influential work that may be the pinnacle of the American ninja genre.

A legendary ninja Cho Osaki (Sho Kosugi) is forced to flee Japan when all of his family bar his infant son and his Mother are mercilessly executed. Arriving in America Cho looks to establish a new life for his and his family and settle down. But when a string of mysterious murders point towards Cho his ninja identity is compromised and he discovers that he is being hunted by a deadly enemy.

There are some great stunts from Sho who in one chase scene is hanging on to the back of a van and takes a nasty tumble to the climax of the film, the great skyscraper roof-top duel with his American partner; this scene is probably responsible for a lot of fans claiming it to be the best Ninja film ever made.

Versions

uncut run: 89:57s pal: 86:21s		UK: Passed 18 uncut for strong violence after the BBFC waived their cuts for: 2016 Eureka Ninja Trilogy RB Blu-ray/R2 DVD Combo at UK Amazon 2011 Optimum/Elevation R2 DVD at UK Amazon US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for: 2024 KL Studio Classics (RA) Blu-ray at US Amazon #ad 2024 KL Studio Classics Amazon VoD [US] at US Amazon #ad 2015 Kino Lorber R0 Blu-ray via UK Amazon and at US Amazon 2003 MGM R1 DVD at US Amazon
57s cut cut: 57s run: 83:33s pal: 80:12s		UK: The cut US VHS was passed 18 after a further 57s of BBFC cuts for: 1986 VCI VHS From IMDb. The US VHS cut scenes include: In the opening scene when Sho Kosugi's family is murdered, a ninja throws a star at his older son. As he falls, you see a close-up of the star stuck in his head. When Sho Kosugi stabs Brayden in the stomach, blood spurts out for about a good 5-10 seconds before Sho slices his mask in half. Towards the end, when Brayden (evil ninja) hears someone in the stairwell. In the cut version, all you see is Brayden open the door and throw a smoke bomb. The un-cut version has the scene followed by Brayden slicing up both men, including cutting off one of their hands. The last cut scene is when Brayden comes down through the ceiling and stabs two guards in the head with mini-spears. The BBFC added their usual cuts at the time for martial arts weaponry: Among the footage removed were all shots of throwing stars and nunchakus, plus additional cuts to kicks and blows a deleted blowpipe scene a deleted fight in the gymnasium. From the running time it appears that the final result is similar to the cinema version as cut just by the BBFC.
cut cut: 5:57s run: 83:48s pal: 80:27s		UK: Passed X (18) after 5:57s of BBFC cuts for: 1983 cinema release

 X   The Revenger

The Revenger

Versions

uncut		84:52s	1989 US/South Africa action adventure by Cedric Sundstrom. With Oliver Reed, Frank Zagarino and Jeff Celentano. Passed 18 uncut with previous cuts waived for: 2004 Hollywood DVD R2 DVD
23s		84:28s	Passed 18 after 23s of BBFC cuts for: 1991 RCA/Columbia VHS

 X   The Revengers

The Revengers is a 1972 USA / Mexico western by Daniel Mann.
Starring William Holden, Ernest Borgnine and Woody Strode.

BBFC category cuts were required for an AA rated 1972 cinema release. Uncut and MPAA PG rated in the US.

Summary Notes

The life of peaceful rancher John Benedict (William Holden) is torn apart when his family is massacred by a gang of marauding outlaws and his farm is destroyed. He assembles a team of mean, lawless convicts to act as his posse as he pursues the gang responsible for the deaths of his loved ones.

Versions

uncut	MPAA	~108:00s	US: Uncut and MPAA PG rated for: 2015 Kino Lorber (RA) Blu-ray at US Amazon 2014 Paramount R1 DVD at US Amazon
category cuts		submitted 108:05s	UK: Passed AA (14) after category cuts for: 1972 cinema release

 X   The Reverend

The Reverend is a 2011 UK horror by Neil Jones.
With Stuart Brennan, Tamer Hassan and Rutger Hauer.

Re-editted after a critical reception on the film festival circuit.

Versions

uncut		92:41s	UK: The Theatrical Version was passed 18 without BBFC cuts for strong bloody violence and very strong language for: 2012 Metrodome R2 DVD at UK Amazon 2012 Metrodome Online 2012 cinema release
uncut		97:47s	UK: An early cut was passed 18 without BBFC cuts for: 2011 cinema release [for film festivals]

 X   Revolution

Revolution

Versions

Director's Cut	PG-13	110:44s	1985 UK/Norway war drama by Hugh Hudson. With Al Pacino, Donald Sutherland and Nastassja Kinski. UK: The Director's Cut/Revisited Version was passed 12 uncut for: 2012 BFI [Theatrical + Director's Cut] Dual Format RB Blu-ray/R2 DVD at UK Amazon US: The Director's Cut/Revisited Version is MPAA PG-13 rated for: 2009 Warner R1 DVD at US Amazon The Theatrical Version was a notable flop and has been 'revisited' by the director. Hugh Hudson excised 10 minutes of footage and added a voice over by Al Pacino
Theatrical alternative		120:58s	UK: The Theatrical Version was passed 12 uncut for: 2012 BFI [Theatrical + Director's Cut] Dual Format RB Blu-ray/R2 DVD at UK Amazon UK: The Theatrical Version was passed PG uncut for: 1986 Warner VHS 1985 cinema release

 X   The Rhythm Section

• Rhythm section

The Rhythm Section is a 2020 UK action mystery thriller by Reed Morano.
Starring Blake Lively, Sterling K Brown and Jude Law.

Passed 15 uncut for cinema release in 2019. A month later it was resubmitted in a slighter shorter version with the same rating and advice. MPAA R rated in the US but it is not known which version was submitted.

Summary Notes

Blake Lively stars as Stephanie Patrick, an ordinary woman on a path of self-destruction after her family is tragically killed in a plane crash. When Stephanie discovers that the crash was not an accident, she enters a dark, complex world to seek revenge on those responsible and find her own redemption. Based on the novel by Mark Burnell, from director Reed Morano ("The Handmaid's Tale") and the producers of the James Bond film series, The Rhythm Section also stars Jude Law and Sterling K. Brown.

Versions

re-edited cut: 3s run: 109:27s pal: 105:04s		UK: A shorter re-edited version was passed 15 for strong language, violence, brief drug misuse: 2020 cinema release
uncut run: 109:30s pal: 105:07s		UK: Passed 15 uncut for strong language, violence, brief drug misuse: 2019 cinema release

 X   Ricco

• Ajuste de cuentas
• Cauldron of Death
• Gangland
• Mean Machine
• Ricco the Mean Machine
• The Dirty Mob
• Un tipo con una faccia strana ti cerca per ucciderti (Italy)

Ricco

Versions

uncut	Unrated	~89:00s	1973 Italy/Spain crime drama by Tulio Demicheli. Wiht Christopher Mitchum, Barbara Bouchet and Malisa Longo. The US release is uncut and MPAA Unrated for: 2008 Dark Sky R1 DVD via UK Amazon and at US Amazon See review from IMDb : Entertaining and schlocky Christopher Mitchum is Ricco, a pretty boy with a blonde fringe fresh out of prison who sets out to avenge the death of his father, who was murdered 2 years ago in by his competitor in the Italian mafia underworld, Don Vito. As if that wasn't enough, slick Don Vito even stole his girl-friend. Don Vito is a slick Italian mafia boss type with a moustache. He owns a soap factory, says stuff like don't you know by now I hate soap... and men that sweat and turns his own men into it when they fail him. If you sleep with his sultry girl-friend you get castrated in graphic detail, fed your own penis then you're thrown in a tank full of acid (that's how he turns people into soap). Now for the sleaze. It comes in the form of the drop dead gorgeous Euro babes Barbara Bouchet and Malisa Longo. We get get close ups of Bouchet's ass and breasts while she walks, she has a striptease scene on the hood of a car, she's lucky enough to bed Ricco and is her all around cute self. Longo in the role of Don Vito's girlfriend spends most of the movie scantily clad and seduces Don Vito's underling in a very sexy scene. The first half of the movie is so delightfully cheesy that I kept wondering where's Joe Bob Briggs when you need him. The second one is more gritty and sadistic with a graphic castration scene and lots of gunplay. The sleaze has a steady presence throughout and so does the silly dialogue. Ricco is by no means a profound crime drama but it's entertaining and schlocky enough to warrant a viewing or two. Fans of 70's Italian crime b-movies will lap it up and ask for more.
cut			Passed X (18) after BBFC cuts for: 1974 cinema release The BBFC noted the submitted running time as 93:03s = 89:20s PAL

 X   Richie Rich's Christmas Wish

• Richie Rich: A Christmas Story

Richie Rich's Christmas Wish

Versions

4s

84:20s

1998 US children's video

 X   Ricochet

Ricochet is a 1991 US action film by Russell Mulcahy.
With Denzel Washington, John Lithgow and Ice-T.

Cut by the BBFC for cinema and VHS, but less cut on DVD. Uncut in the US

Versions

uncut		103:00s =~98:00s	US: Uncut and MPAA R rated for: 2005 HBO Studios R1 DVD
4s		97:45s	UK: Passed 18 after 4s of BBFC cuts with the butterfly knife cuts waived for: 2007 Optimum R2 DVD The BBFC commented: Compulsory cut required to shot of magazine cover showing indecent images of children
5s		97:50s	UK: Passed 18 after 5s off BBFC cuts for: 2004 Cinema Club R2 DVD 1992 First Independent VHS 1992 cinema release The cuts were: Deleted shot of magazine cover showing indecent images of children Two shots were cut from the finale of this violent action thriller, in order to remove the presence of the "dreaded" butterfly knife. The cut occurs during the tower fight between Denzel Washington and John Lithgow. The missing shots are as follows - Washington punching Lithgow in the face; and Lithgow pulling out the weapon from his shoe and briefly twirling it.

 X   Riddick

Riddick is a 2013 USA/UK action Sci-Fi thriller by David Twohy.
With Vin Diesel, Karl Urban and Katee Sackhoff.

Exists in a Theatrical Version and a Director's Cut

Promotional Material

Betrayed by his own kind and left for dead on a desolate planet, RIDDICK (Vin Diesel) fights for survival against alien predators and becomes more powerful and dangerous than ever before. Soon bounty hunters from throughout the galaxy descend on Riddick only to find themselves pawns in his greater scheme for revenge. With his enemies right where he wants them, Riddick unleashes a vicious attack of vengeance...

Versions

Director's Cut		121:33s	UK: The Director's Cut was passed 15 uncut for strong bloody violence and strong language for: 2014 Entertainment One [Theatrical + Extended ] RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon released on 13th January 2014 See article from collider.com . Director David Twohy explained that the extra material in the director's cut adds details to advance the background of the mythology on Riddick's planet. See pictorial version details from movie-censorship.com : The longer version does make the film somewhat more structured and round.
Theatrical Version		113:45s	UK: The Theatrical Version was passed 15 uncut for strong bloody violence and strong language for: 2014 Entertainment One [Theatrical + Extended ] RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon released on 13th January 2014 2014 Entertainment One R2 DVD at UK Amazon released on 13th January 2014 US: Rated R For strong violence, language and some sexual content/nudity.

 X   Ride the High Country

• Guns in the Afternoon

Ride the High Country is a 1962 USA western by Sam Peckinpah.
Starring Joel McCrea, Randolph Scott and Mariette Hartley.

BBFC cuts were required for an A rated 1962 cinema release. Uncut and PG rated for 1996 VHS. Uncut and MPAA Unrated in the US.

Summary Notes

Aging ex-marshal Steve Judd is hired by a bank to transport a gold shipment through dangerous territory. He hires an old partner, Gil Westrum, and his young protege Heck to assist him. Steve doesn't know, however, that Gil and Heck plan to steal the gold, with or without Steve's help. On the trail, the three get involved in a young woman's desire to escape first from her father, then from her fiance and his dangerously psychotic brothers.

Versions

uncut	Unrated	90:03s	UK: Passed PG uncut for: 1996 Warner Home VHS US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for: 2017 Warner Archive Collection R0 Blu-ray at US Amazon
category cuts		submitted 93:40s =89:55s	UK: Passed A (PG) after category cuts for: 1970 cinema release titled Guns in the Afternoon

 X   Rider on the Rain

• Rider in the Rain - Le Passager De La Pluie
• Le passager de la pluie

Rider on the Rain is a 1970 France / Italy crime mystery thriller by René Clément.
Starring Charles Bronson, Jill Ireland and Marlène Jobert.

BBFC category cuts were required for an 'AA' rated cinema release in 1970. Home video releases in French and English language versions have all been 18 uncut. Uncut and MPAA PG-13 rated in the US.

Summary Notes

A beautiful young woman in the South of France is raped by a mysterious masked assailant. She shoots him dead soon afterwards and dumps his corpse in the sea. Soon an American investigator turns up who seems to know what she has done.

French Language Version

uncut run: 117:40s pal: 112:58s		UK: The French Language Version was passed 18 uncut for strong sexual violence: 2009 Optimum [French + English] R2 DVD at UK Amazon 2006 Orbit Media video US: The French Language Version is uncut and MPAA PG-13 rated for: 2019 KL Studio Classics [French + English versions] (RA) Blu-ray at US Amazon released on 9th April 2019
BBFC category cuts cut: sub: 117:07s sub: 112:26s		UK: The French Language Version was passed AA (14) after BBFC category cuts: 1970 cinema release

English Language Version

uncut run: 113:53s pal: 109:20s

UK: The English Language Version was passed 18 uncut for: 2009 Optimum R2 DVD 1988 Embassy VHS The shorter running time is down to the quicker delivery of lines rather than anything being cut .

 X   Riders of Destiny

Riders of Destiny

Versions

4s		54:48s	1933 US western by Robert N Bradbury This John Wayne film was re-released in 2004 by Delta Music. The video had increased running time but suffered BBFC cuts with the following statement: Compulsory cut required to sight of horse being ridden off cliff . The same scene was cut from the Classic video release of 2005 (5s) and the WHE International Release of 2006 (4s)
		49:17s	The Cinema release and video versions from 1986 to the Cinema Club release of 2003 were all uncut

 X   The Rifleman

• Blizzard of Souls

The Rifleman is a 2019 Latvia war historical drama by Dzintars Dreibergs.
Starring Oto Brantevics, Raimonds Celms and Martins Vilsons.

Exists as a Theatrical Version and an extended Director's Cut. Both were 15 rated by the BBFC.

Summary Notes

The love story of the sixteen-year-old Arturs gets interrupted by the First World War. After losing his mother and his home, he finds some consolation in joining the army, because this is the first time the Russian Empire permits national battalions. However, war is nothing like Arturs imagined - no glory, no fairness. It is brutal and painful. Arturs is now completely alone as the war takes the lives of his father and brother. Also, no progress is made in the promised quick resolution of the war and timely return home. Within the notion that only he alone cares about returning home and that his homeland is just a playground for other nations, Arturs finds strength for the final battle and eventually returns home to start everything from scratch, just like his newly born country.

Versions

Director's Cut run: 123:06s pal: 118:11s		UK: The Director's Cut was passed 15 uncut for strong violence, injury detail: 2020 cinema release
Theatrical Version run: 108:37s pal: 104:16s		UK: The Theatrical Version was passed 15 uncut for strong violence, injury detail: 2020 Parkland Pictures R2 DVD at UK Amazon 2020 Parkland Pictures VoD 2020 cinema release

 X   Righting Wrongs

• Above the Law
• Zhi fa xian feng

Righting Wrongs is a 1986 Hong Kong action comedy by Corey Yuen
Starring Biao Yuen, Cynthia Rothrock and Melvin Wong

The film exists in 4 versions. The original Hong Kong cut, Righting Wrongs, an English language version called Above the Law. A Singapore cut and an Integral version including all existing material. There are 4 alternative endings. The BBFC cut the English language version for 18 rated VHS but the 2022 Bu-ray release is uncut.

Summary Notes

Yuen Biao plays Jason Chan a lawyer, angry at the way the law seems to protect the bad guys, he decides to take the law into his own hands when a key witness and his entire family are murdered. but Cindy Si is soon on his case and it all spirals into a situation only a few will s...

Versions

Integral Version		UK: BBFC details not yet published for: 2022 88 Films Collector's Edition [English + Hong Kong + Singapore + Integral versions] (RB) Blu-ray at UK Amazon #ad See variant endings details from movie-censorship.com
Singapore Version run: 100m pal: 96m	SIngapore	UK: BBFC details not yet published for: 2022 88 Films Collector's Edition [English + Hong Kong + Singapore + Integral versions] (RB) Blu-ray at UK Amazon #ad US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for: 2022 Vinegar Syndrome [English + Hong Kong + Singapore Versions] (RA) Blu-ray at US Amazon #ad
Hong Kong Version run: 95:39s pal: 91:49s		UK: BBFC details not yet published for: 2022 88 Films Collector's Edition [English + Hong Kong + Singapore + Integral versions] (RB) Blu-ray at UK Amazon #ad UK: The Hong Kong Version was passed 15 uncut for strong violence, injury detail: 2022 88 Films Limited video titled Righting Wrongs US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for: 2022 Vinegar Syndrome [English + Hong Kong + Singapore Versions] (RA) Blu-ray at US Amazon #ad

English Version

English Version		UK: BBFC details not yet published for: 2022 88 Films Collector's Edition [English + Hong Kong + Singapore + Integral versions] (RB) Blu-ray at UK Amazon #ad US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for: 2022 Vinegar Syndrome [English + Hong Kong + Singapore Versions] (RA) Blu-ray at US Amazon #ad
English Version cut: run: 90:38s pal: 87:00s		UK: English Language Version was passed 18 after BBFC cuts: 1994 Polygram Video VHS titled Above the Law 1990 Video Programme Dists VHS titled Above the Law From IMDb. The BBFC cuts were: A few seconds cut from the fight between Yuen Biao and Peter Cunningham in which Biao is hit onto a table and throws a plant. The second is an 11 seconds cut in the fight's end to remove two face kicks and a kick to the throat, of which remains a slow motion kick to the face.

 X   The Ring!

The Ring!

Versions

56s

58:38s

1996 release by Mike Ellison

 X   Ring of Fire

Ring of Fire

Versions

19s

92:44s

1991 US action film by Richard W. Munchkin & Rick Jacobson The BBFC cut 19s from the 1991 VPD video and 2001 Prism DVD Head butts deleted in a ring fight Nunchukas deleted from street fight The uncut region 0 DVD is available via US Amazon The uncut region 0 DVD is available via UK Amazon See review from IMDb : Mindless action Despite the fact that this is just yet another mindless kung-fu action movie, isn't that part of the culture of the late 80s early 90s? It is a snapshot of American culture and dreams in that time era. The movie centers around two kick boxing gangs, what more do you want? Cheesy plot outline, mindless action that makes you wish you could fight like that, and a predictable ending with a cool training sequence. All of the ingredients that made us love movies like Rocky . I think movie goers should lighten up and enjoy these kind of films more. Even though they aren't through provoking, not every movie can be, it still entertains you if you have a light heart going in.

 X   Ring of Spies

• Ring of Treason

Ring of Spies is a 1964 UK drama by Robert Tronson.
Starring Bernard Lee, William Sylvester and Margaret Tyzack.

Cut by the BBFC for 1964 cinema release. Probably the same version released on 2014 DVD.

Promotional Material

There have always been spies men and women who have pried for patriotism, for religion, for love... or for money. This intriguing drama is based on the true story of the Portland spy ring an unlikely Soviet operation active in southern England from the late 1950s until January 1961 when the core members were arrested. Directed by TV drama veteran Robert Tronson, Ring of Spies stars Bernard Lee (best known as Ian Fleming s M ) William Sylvester, Thorley Walters and BAFTA winners Margaret Tyzack and David Kossoff. It is presented here in a brand-new digital transfer.

An antiquarian bookseller and his wife; a disgruntled, hard-drinking naval clerk and the lonely secretary he recruits; a polished Soviet agent who assumes the identity of a dead Canadian citizen: the players in a familiar Cold War story of hidden cameras, dead-letter drops and a long-range radio calling Moscow Central. A duel between Soviet intelligence and British counter-espionage, and a trade in deadly secrets directed from a bungalow in suburban Ruislip, hidden for years from unsuspecting neighbours and British spycatchers...

Versions

category cuts cut: run: 90:16s pal: 86:39s

UK: Presumably the UK cinema version was passed PG for mild bad language without further BBFC cuts for: 2020 Network (RB) Blu-ray at UK Amazon 2014 Network R2 DVD at UK Amazon 4 UK: Passed A after BBFC category cuts for: 1964 cinema release

 X   The Ring Two

• Samara
• The Ring 2
• Samara: Ring 2

The Ring Two is a 2005 USA horror mystery by Hideo Nakata.
Starring Naomi Watts, David Dorfman and Sissy Spacek.

The Theatrical Version was cut in the US for an MPAA PG-13 rating. This version was released in the UK for cinema and DVD with a 15 rating. There is also a US uncut MPAA Unrated version.

Summary Notes

A high school student named Jake tries to make his girlfriend Emily watch a cursed tape. But then Jake finds out that Emily covered her eyes and didn't watch the tape, and then Jake is killed by Samara Morgan (from the first The Ring movie). Rachel Keller learns of Jake's death and finds his twisted body in the back of an ambulance. Rachel then realizes she once again has to save her son Aidan from Samara the evil ghost child.

Versions

Unrated Version	Unrated	127:54s =122:47s	US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for: 2016 Paramount (R1) DVD at US Amazon
Theatrical Version cut		104:52s	UK: The cut Theatrical Version was passed 15 for strong supernatural horror and threat without BBFC cuts for: 2005 Universal video 2005 cinema release US: The Theatrical Version was cut for a US PG-13 and for timing reasons See pictorial cuts details from movie-censorship.com

 X   Rings of Fear

• Red Rings of Fear
• Virgin Terror
• Trauma
• Enigma Rosso

Rings of Fear is a 1978 Italy/West Germany/Spain mystery thriller by Alberto Negrin.
With Fabio Testi, Christine Kaufmann and Ivan Desny.

Cut by the BBFC for cinema and VHS. The pre-cert video was uncut though. Uncut and MPAA Unrated in the US

Summary Notes

A detective investigating the murder of a teenage girl begins to focus his suspicions on the three girlfriends of the victim, who call themselves "The Inseparables."

This rather obscure giallo is relatively tame in terms of gore, but still retains a sense of creepiness. Add some high-grade nudity from some VERY beautiful actresses, a bizarre method of interrogation (choking the suspect while on a wild roller-coaster ride!), and a perfectly functional Fabio Testi performance in the lead and you have an uneven but creepy giallo.

Versions

uncut	Unrated	81:07s	UK: Released uncut for pre-cert video: 1983 Video Shack VHS titled Rings of Fear 1983 VFP VHS titled Rings of Fear US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for: 2018 Scorpion Releasing (RA) Blu-ray at US Amazon titled Red Rings of Fear 2013 Full Moon R0 DVD at US Amazon titled Trauma
14s		79:07s	UK: Passed 18 after 14s of BBFC category cuts for: 1987 Drumfire VHS titled Virgin Terror
cut		83:47s =80:26s	UK: Passed X (18) after BBFC cuts for: 1979 cinema release titled Red Rings of Fear

 X   Riot

Riot

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cut	R Rated	~96:00s	1969 US prison drama by Buzz Kulik. With Jim Brown, Gene Hackman and Mike Kellin. The US release is uncut and MPAA R Rated for: 2011 Olive R1 DVD via UK Amazon and at US Amazon Review from US Amazon : Fine Escape Film Riot is a good action film about Jim Brown and Gene Hackman staging a riot in prison in order to allow a distraction so they can escape through underground tunnels. Brown and Hackman are great in this and the suspense of the last 30 minutes is killer! I rank this one up there with Escape From Alcatraz . A must see for all fans of escapism movies.
cut			Passed X (16) after BBFC cuts for: 1969 cinema release The submitted running time was noted as 96:31s

 X   Riptide

Riptide

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8:15s

51:04s

1996 release by John Travis