Submarine X-1 is a 1969 UK war drama by William A Graham. Starring
James Caan, David Sumner and Norman Bowler.
BBFC category cuts for a U rated 1969 cinema release. An unknown version was released on DVD in 2014.
Summary Notes
After losing a submarine and fifty crew in a battle with a German
ship during WWII, a Royal Navy officer gets a second chance in a daring raid with midget subs.
Versions
category cuts
cut:
run:
89:25s
pal:
85:50s
UK: Presumably the cut cinema
version was passed PG without BBFC cuts for moderate violence, mild bad language for:
The Substance is a 2024 UK/US/France horror drama by Coralie Fargeat Starring
Dennis Quaid, Margaret Qualley and Demi Moore
There are no censorship issues with this release beyond the BBFC demanding the removal of a foreign ratings card (maybe an MPA R rating) from a trailer
The Substitute is a 1996 USA action crime thriller by Robert Mandel. With
Tom Berenger, Raymond Cruz and William Forsythe.
Cut by the BBFC for cinema and VHS to remove throwing stars. Not released since
Summary Notes
After a botched mission in Cuba, professional mercenary Shale and his crew head home to
Miami, Florida, where Shale is reunited with his fiance Jane Hetzko, who is a history teacher at Columbus High School in Miami. Some of Jane's students happen to be members of a street gang known as the "Kings of Destruction" (KOD), led by Juan
Lacas, who has been terrorizing Jane. After Jane's kneecap is broken by a big seminole named Bull, she tells Shale that she believes Lacas ordered the attack, so Shale goes undercover as Jane's substitute teacher.
Suburbia is a 1983 USA thriller by Penelope Spheeris. Starring Chris Pedersen and Bill Coyne and Jennifer Clay.
Animal cruelty was cut by the BBFC for 18 rated VHS in 1985 and 15 rated
DVD in 2003. The BBFC uprated the certificate for the still cut Blu-ray release in 2021 over its elevated concerns about sexual violence. Uncut and MPAA R rated in the US.
Summary Notes
When household tensions and a sense of worthlessness overcome Evan, he finds escape when he clings with the orphans of a throw-away society. The runaways hold on to each other like a family until a tragedy tears them apart. Directed
by Penelope Spheeris of "Decline of Western Civilization."
2019 Shout! Factory Amazon Prime VoD
[US only] at US Amazon
compulsory BBFC cuts
cut:
10s
run:
94:50s
pal:
91:02s
sub:
95:00s
UK: Passed 18 for sexual assault after 10s of BBFC cuts
for animal cruelty:
2021 101 Films Limited Edition (RB) Blu-ray
UK: Passed 15 for moderate nudity and violence, and drug use after 10s of compulsory BBFC cuts:
2003 Prism Leisure Corp PLC video
The BBFC commented:
Cuts required to remove sight of dogs being tripped by wires, in accordance with BBFC Policy on animal cruelty and the provisions of the Cinematograph Films (Animals) Act 1937.
compulsory BBFC cuts
cut:
28s
run:
94:25s
pal:
90:38s
UK: Passed 18 after 28s of compulsory BBFC cuts:
1986 Vestron Video International VHS
v Succubus
- 1968 West Germany / Spain / Portugal horror by Jesús Franco (as Jess Franco)
Succubus is a 1968 West Germany / Spain / Portugal horror by Jesús Franco (as Jess Franco) Starring Janine Reynaud,Jack Taylor,Adrian Hoven
The original version was filmed in German. An English language version was
created and released in the US in 1971. This US Version was significantly edited and was X rated by the MPAA. The US Version was passed X uncut for 1973 cinema release and 18 uncut on home video. The film was once banned in Finland and was unreleased in
Spain after censorship troubles.
Summary Notes
Janine Reynaud stars as a nightclub stripper who free-floats through a spectral 60's landscape littered with dream-figures, dancing
midgets and bizarre S&M games.
Versions
US Version
run:
79:30s
pal:
76:19s
UK: The US Version was passed 18 uncut for Contains strong sex:
Sucker Punch
is a 2011 USA / Canada action fantasy adventure by Zack Snyder. Starring Emily Browning, Vanessa Hudgens and Abbie Cornish.
The film was cut in the US for an MPAA PG-13 theatrical release. The cuts
were restored for an MPAA R rated Extended Version. Both versions are 12/12A rated in the UK.
The director says that he has an improved Unseen Cut but this has yet to be released. He claimed that it is a radically different version of the film.
Summary Notes
A young girl (Baby Doll) is locked away in a mental asylum by her abusive stepfather where she will undergo a lobotomy in five days' time. Faced with unimaginable odds,
she retreats to a fantastical world in her imagination where she and four other female inmates at the asylum, plot to escape the facility. The lines between reality and fantasy blur as Baby Doll and her four companions, as well as a mysterious guide,
fight to retrieve the five items they need that will allow them to break free from their captors before it's too late...
Versions
uncut
run:
127:19s
pal:
122:13s
UK: The Extended Cut was passed 12 uncut for
moderate violence, threat, language and sex references for:
2011 Warner (Extended + Theatrical Cut) R0 Blu-ray at UK Amazon
US: The Extended Cut is uncut and MPAA R Rated for:
The extended version restores the cuts for PG-13 and also restores a background setting sequence. From and interview with Deb Snyder from blogs.indiewire.com :
[Now] in the credit sequence we have the [musical
montage] of [Roxy Music's] Love Is The Drug and that was actually conceived as a glimpse of what life was like in the every day brothel world and the shows they put on. It was actually at the beginning of the movie in its entirety, but we took it
out because when we put it in the film it just looked like the place was too much fun and there wasn't enough jeopardy.
The film was substantially edited to tone down the R Rated material to PG-13. The Theatrical
Version is toned down in both battlefield violence and for sexual threat. The Extended Cut is the better version.
17:45s
cut:
17:45s
run:
109:34s
pal:
105:11s
UK: The cut Theatrical Version was passed 12A
without further BBFC cuts for moderate violence, threat, language and sex references for:
2011 Warner R0 Blu-ray
2011 Warner R1 DVD
2011 cinema release
The Suckling - 1990 USA horror by Francis Teri. See Sewage Baby
Sudden Death - 1985 US action film by Sig Shore See Dirty Harriet
v Sudden Justice
- 1976 Italy / France action crime thriller by Umberto Lenzi.
Sudden Justice is a 1976 Italy / France action crime thriller by Umberto Lenzi. Starring Maurizio Merli, John Saxon and Barry Sullivan.
Cut by the BBFC for 1977 cinema release and further cut for 1987 VHS. There
also exists a cut version in the US.
Versions
uncut
95:00s =~91:00s
~1:00s
94:00s =~90:00s
US: From IMDb. The Paragon Entertainment release is shorn by a minute as many scenes are abbreviated to exclude most of the film's rampant
strong language.
cut
90:17s
UK: Passed 18 after 2s of compulsory BBFC cuts in addition to the previous cinema cuts for:
1987 Video Programme Dists VHS titled Sudden Justice
The running time suggests that this may also suffer the US cuts for strong language.
Suffer Little Children is a 1983 UK video horror by Alan Briggs. Starring Colin Chamberlain, Ginny Rose and Jon Hollanz.
The film was cut for an unofficial BBFC 18 rating issued prior to the implementation of the VRA. The film was seized by the police anyway and the film got caught up in the tabloid hysteria around the video nasty era. The film was
passed 18 uncut for UK DVD release in 2017.
The DVD version has a significant number of variations from the VHS. version.
This amateur video production, (not
particularly well regarded), is claimed to be a reconstruction of events involving child demonic possession which took place at 45 Kingston Road, New Malden, Surrey, England in August 1984. None of these events were reported to the press though, not the
to mention the fact that the film was conceived and shot in 1983, well before the supposed baseline event.
The video was submitted to the BBFC for a pre-VRA unofficial rating in December 1984. The BBFC asked for about 2 minutes of cuts. However the
distributors suffered a police raid on the day after the submission and the police seized the film. The police seemed to think that the uncut version was illegal and would not give the distributors the opportunity to implement the cuts
that would make it legal. The DPP considered the film for 3 months before deciding that no further action would be taken as long as the film was only distributed in the BBFC approved version. The film was caught up in press frenzy at this time, with the
inevitable calls for a ban and worse.
Versions
uncut
run:
75:08s
pal:
72:08s
UK: Passed 18 uncut for strong bloody violence for:
The DVD version
has a significant number of variations from the VHS. version.
In his interview on the DVD release, director Alan Briggs claims that Films Galore rush released an unfinished, uncompleted version of the film onto the VHS market, but
if anything it's the DVD version that appears to be an earlier edit of Suffer Little Children. The VHS release correcting audio issues, continuity mistakes and implementing the cuts that the BBFC asked for. So, there really isn't a definite version of
the film out there. If you want to see the gore intacto you need the DVD release. If you want to hear what the actors are saying and see four scenes that never made it to DVD then be prepared to dig deep into your pockets for a copy of the 1980s VHS, in
order to complete the Suffer Little Children experience.
cut
cut:
2m
run:
73m
pal:
70m
unofficial
UK: Released
after BBFC cuts for an unofficial pre-cert BBFC 18 rating for:
1985 Films Galore VHS
Thanks to the BBFC for details of this release:
The video was submitted to the BBFC for an unofficial video certificate in December 1984 (this was prior to the formal implementation of the Video Recordings Act which
occurred on 1 September 1985). The video was considered by a number of BBFC examiners and senior staff and a list of cuts required for classification at 18 was issued to the company in January 1985. After the cuts list was issued the film was seized by
the police from the distributor's premises and was subsequently forwarded to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) for consideration as to whether any offences had been committed in relation to the proposed distribution of the film.
In April 1985 the DPP concluded that no further action would be taken provided the film was only distributed in a cut version that had been approved by the BBFC.
Later in April 1985 a cut version was seen by
the BBFC and this cut version was approved at 18 on 16 April 1985. However, the distributor was reminded that the certificate issued was unofficial and they would need to resubmit the film for a formal certificate under the terms of the Video Recordings
Act if they intended to continue distribution beyond 1 September 1985.
The film was never resubmitted and no formal certificate was ever issued under the Video Recordings Act meaning that the video became - in effect -
unclassified after September 1985. It has not been resubmitted to the BBFC since 1985.
v Suicide Cult
- 1975 USA horror by James Glickenhaus (as Jim Glickenhaus).
Suicide Cult is a 1975 USA horror by James Glickenhaus (as Jim Glickenhaus). Starring Bob Byrd, Mark Buntzman and James Glickenhaus.
Released on pre-cert VHS and got caught up in the video nasties panic and
was seized by police. It didn't become an official video nasty though. Uncut and MPAA R rated in the US.
Summary Notes
Writer/director James Glickenhaus made his feature debut
with this bizarre tale of government skullduggery, satanic killings, zodiacal mayhem and messianic horror. A scientist investigating reports of the Second Coming of Christ finds himself battling against a suicidal devil cult.
The film got caught up in the video nasties panic end ended up being seized by the police. There was no follow up and the film was never listed as an official video nasty.
Suicide Squad is a 2016 USA action crime fantasy by David Ayer. Starring Margot Robbie, Cara Delevingne and Will Smith.
Exists as a Theatrical Version and an Extended Cut which runs 11 minutes
longer. The Theatrical Version was PG-13 rated by the MPAA but the BBFC upped this to a 15 rating. The Extended Cut is similarly 15 rated in the UK. There is also promise of significantly different Director's Cut.
A secret government agency run by Amanda Waller, named
A.R.G.U.S creates a task force comprising super villains, the "Suicide Squad". They are assigned to execute dangerous tasks in exchange for shorter prison sentences.
Versions
Director's Cut
US: A Director's Cut has been promised that was the original
version of director David Ayer. It s reported to be significantly different to the Theatrical Version.
Update: The Director noted in January 2024 that the producers are not interested in Ayer's Director's Cut and that the idea is now history.
Extended Cut
run:
134:19s
pal:
128:57s
UK: The Extended Cut was passed 15 uncut
for sustained threat, moderate violence for:
2016 Warner [Extended + 4k Theatrical Version] R0 Blu-ray at UK Amazon
2016 Warner [Extended + Theatrical Version] 3D/2D R0 Blu-ray at UK
Amazon
2016 Warner [Extended + Theatrical Version] R0 Blu-ray at UK
Amazon
US: The Extended Cut is MPAA Unrated for:
Warner [Extended + Theatrical] (RA) 4k Blu-ray/(RA) Blu-ray/(R1) DVD Combo at US Amazon
Warner [Extended + Theatrical] (RA) Blu-ray/(R1) DVD Combo at US Amazon
Just an extended cut of what we saw in theatres, only 11
minutes beefier. It can in no way be seen as an alternate cut.
Sure, it's nice to see more interaction between the various members of the Squad along with Harley Quinn, who flat out steals the movie thanks to Margot Robbie playing
the femme fatale to perfection, but in no way will this cut alter perceptions like Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice Ultimate Edition did.
Odds are that if you did not like the Theatrical Version, you will not be thrilled by the Extended Version either. Apparently, a few scenes were removed for pace reasons and those are back in the movie now. But on the other hand, the
Extended Version does contain a few new scenes that are not exactly redundant for character development and context
Theatrical Version
run:
134:19s
pal:
128:57s
UK: Passed 15 uncut for sustained threat,
moderate violence for:
2016 Warner [Extended + 4k Theatrical Version] R0 Blu-ray at UK Amazon
2016 Warner [Extended + Theatrical Version] 3D/2D R0 Blu-ray at UK
Amazon
2016 Warner [Extended + Theatrical Version] R0 Blu-ray at UK
Amazon
2016 Warner [Theatrical Version only] R2 DVD at UK Amazon
2016 Warner video
2016 cinema release
Complaints to the BBFC, outlined in the BBFC Annual Report covering 2016:
The BBFC received 30 complaints about Suicide Squad. Most of the feedback was from children under the age of fifteen, or their parents, who had
hoped that the film would achieve a lower classification. The sustained threat and moderate violence in Suicide Squad were too strong to warrant a 12A.
US: The Theatrical Version is MPAA PG-13 rated for sequences of violence
and action throughout, disturbing behavior, suggestive content and language for:
Warner [Extended + Theatrical] (RA) 4k Blu-ray/(RA) Blu-ray/(R1) DVD Combo at US Amazon
Warner [Extended + Theatrical] (RA) Blu-ray/(R1) DVD Combo at US Amazon
The Suicide Squad is a 2021 USA action comedy
adventure by james gunn... Starring Margot Robbie, Idris Elba and John Cena
There are no cuts issues with this film.
In the UK the film was
passed 15 uncut for strong bloody violence, gore, language, brief drug misuse. The decision generated a little press coverage for viewers suggesting that they thought the film should be 18 rated.
In Ireland IFCO rated the film 16 for strong violence
and bloody action. It was also 16 rated in New Zealand and Germany.
In the US it was rated R for strong violence and gore, language throughout, some sexual references, drug use and brief graphic nudity.
In Australia the film was originally
rated R18+ by the censor board but this was reduced to MA15+ on appeal to the review board. The appeal was paid for by the distributor.
Summary Notes
Supervillains Harley Quinn,
Bloodsport, Peacemaker and a collection of nutty cons at Belle Reve prison join the super-secret, super-shady Task Force X as they are dropped off at the remote, enemy-infused island of Corto Maltese.
The BBFC passed the 2008 Contender DVD 15 without cuts.
The International Version was submitted which is significantly shorter than the Japanese
Version. The edits are for timing rather than censorship reasons.
The consensus is that the faster paced shorter version is better.
A sex scene between Dionna (Mira Sorvino) and Vinny (John Leguizamo) was edited down by 4 cuts to avoid an NC-17 rating. However this edited version has become the definitive and only version available.
Sunday in the Country is a 1974 Canada / UK crime thriller by John Trent. Starring Ernest Borgnine, Michael J Pollard and Hollis McLaren.
Cut by the BBFC for an X rated cinema release in 1974. Then 18 rated for
1986 VHS, and 15 uncut for 2018 DVD.
Summary Notes
Three vicious thugs are on the run in rural America after robbing a local bank. They seek refuge at the home of a reclusive farmer, but he is prepared
for their arrival and holds them at gunpoint. Unable to let them simply wait for the law, he decides to take them into into his cellar and torture them a little before the police arrive.
Super Bitch is a 1973 Italy/UK crime drama by Massimo Dallamano. With Ivan Rassimov, Stephanie Beacham and Patricia Hayes.
Cut by the BBFC for an X rated 1973 cinema release. Uncut and 18 rated for
VHS and DVD
Summary Review: Extreme moral ambiguity
An undercover cop infiltrates a drug ring that is importing stuff from Lebanon, turns double agent, plays traffickers against corrupt cops, and
intends to keep both the money, and the drugs. He also intends to keep the drug ring leader's woman, whom he wooed in the process.
This British-Italian co-production is the director's only foray into the Italian crime thriller
genre, but it rivals anything by Ferdinand DeLeo or Umbeto Lenzi.
This movie has everything fans love about the genre--crosses and double-crosses, gun-play, high-speed car chases, sadistic brutality, and extreme moral ambiguity.
Versions
uncut
Unrated
94:12s
UK: passed 18 uncut for strong violence and sexualised nudity:
Superbeast is a 1972 USA / Philippines Sci-Fi horror by George Schenck. Starring Antoinette Bower, Craig Littler and Harry Lauter.
BBFC cuts were required to the 1972 cinema release. Uncut and MPAA R rated
in the US.
Summary Notes
A doctor finds a jungle laboratory, complete with mad scientist and genetic engineering experiments. Dr. Bill Fleming ([Craig Littler]) is experimenting on convicts and once
they are driven mad with the experiments, they are sent into the jungle where they are hunted down by the projects' financier Stuart Victor (Harry Lauter). Pathologist Dr. Alix Pardee (Antoinette Bower) finds out about the project, is captured and held
captive. But she manages to turn the tables on Dr.Fleming and Victor.
Air hostess juggles boyfriends in several ports with a few minor adventures along the way. Most notable as a nostalgia piece as surely they won't make 'em like this anymore.
cut
submitted 93:21s
UK : Passed X (18) after BBFC cuts for:
UK 1974 cinema release
v Supergirl
- 1984 UK / USA action Sci-Fi romance by Jeannot Szwarc.
Supergirl is a 1984 UK / USA action Sci-Fi romance by Jeannot Szwarc. Starring Helen
Slater, Faye Dunaway and Peter O'Toole.
Exists in 4 variant versions. UK releases until 2006 were rated PG uncut by the BBFC but this was raised to 12 for 2020 Blu-ray. Uncut and MPAA PG rated in the US.
Summary Notes
After a power source for the community of Krypton survivors is accidentally whisked to earth, Kara-El, cousin to Superman and niece to Jor-El, chooses to go to earth
to find it, and bring it back. Upon her arrival, she becomes just a powerful and Super as her cousin, but encounters dangerous battles and unexpected obstacles when a mean spirited woman who practices rituals of the occult takes the power source for
herself, and uses it to cause destruction and attempt zenith human status.
Versions
US Director's Cut
run:
138:29s
pal:
132:57s
US: The US Director's Cut release is rated PG uncut for:
The Director's Cut
features an extra 7 minutes of uncontentious material. There are numerous short plot extensions, and 2 new scenes. The first one shows Superman in the Fortress Of Solitude, talking to his father Jor-El about the advantage of his supernatural powers. The
second one shows Luthor trying to stop Superman by the use of heavy arms, fire and ice.
Theatrical Version
run:
142:27s
pal:
136:45s
UK: The Theatrical Version was passed PG uncut for
mild threat, violence, sex references, language:
2020 cinema release
UK: The Theatrical Version was passed PG without BBFC cuts for:
Warner Superman Anthology [Theatrical + Donner Cut] R0 Blu-ray at US Amazon
2007
Warner Ultimate Collector's Edition [Theatrical + Donner Cut] R1 DVD at US Amazon
Original director Richard Donner was sacked two thirds of the way through production. Substantial rework was then implemented to minimise Donner's contribution to the film. Eventually Donner had the opportunity to put together a version of the film
based on his own scenes. See pictorial version details from movie-censorship.com
Theatrical Version
PG
122:17s
UK: The Theatrical Version was passed PG uncut for:
2011 Warner Complete Collection [Theatrical + Donner Cut] R0 Blu-ray at UK Amazon
Supernova is a 2000 USA / Switzerland Sci-Fi horror thriller by
Walter Hill (as Thomas Lee), Francis Ford Coppola (uncredited)... Starring James Spader and Peter Facinelli and Robin Tunney.
As well as being shortened for brevity the Theatrical Version was cut
in the US for a PG-13 rating. The censor cuts were reversed for an MPAA R rated version. Both version are 15 rated in the UK.
Summary Notes
Supernova chronicles the search and
rescue patrol of a medical ship in deep space in the early 22nd century and its six-member crew which includes a Captain and Pilot, a co-pilot, a medical officer, a medical technician, a search and rescue paramedic, and a computer technician. When their
vessel, the Nightingale 229, answers an emergency distress signal from a comet mining operation in a distant galaxy, the crew soon finds itself in danger from the mysterious young man they rescue, the alien artifact he's smuggled aboard, and the
gravitational pull of a giant star about to supernova. The resulting explosion will be the most massive explosion in the universe.
UK: The Theatrical Version was
passed 15 uncut for moderate sex, violence and horror for:
2000 cinema release
See pictorial cuts details from movie-censorship.com . Walter Hill baled out
during post production and got his name removed from the credits in favour of an alias. The film was then edited down by about 20 minutes providing plenty of material for DVD extras.
The Theatrical was further cut by 13s for a PG-13 to remove a few
topless shots and minor nudity
Supernova is a 2020 UK gay drama by Harry Macqueen. Starring Stanley Tucci and Colin Firth and Pippa Haywood.
Cut in Russia to remove a gay sex scene.
Summary Notes
Sam and Tusker partners of 20 years, who are traveling across England in their old RV visiting
friends, family and places from their past. Since Tusker was diagnosed with early-onset dementia two years ago, their time together is the most important thing they have.
A gay sex scene was cut from Supernova in Russian cinemas. The film was
self-censored by film distributors there. At least one scene where the characters try to have sex after a dramatic dialogue has disappeared from the story.
World Pictures, the film's Russian distributor, cut the scene due to concerns that theaters
would not screen Supernova and it may spark controversy due to excesses, according to critic Konstantin Kropotkin. These fears are rooted in Russia's gay propaganda law, which prohibits LGBTQ+ visibility in venues accessible to minors. This law has been
used to penalize people and productions for a broad and often vague range of violations.
In addition to cutting a scene, World Pictures reportedly asked critics to remove any mention of gay from reviews. That intent backfired, the Times noted, as
critics stressed how the censorship only further enhanced the film's love story and the heartfelt performances of its actors.
All previous cuts were finally waived when the Arrow DVD was resubmitted in 2004. The BBFC explained that the passage of time had
reduced the impact of the images to a significant degree, making the prospect of harm more remote.
The uncut region 0 DVD is available at
UK Amazon The uncut region 1 DVD is available via
US Amazon
While this isn't my personal favorite from the legendary Russ Meyer's output, its possibly the most defining film
Meyer ever made. All his regular trademarks that have endured him to trash fanatics everywhere are on full display here. His editing style is rapid, with few shots lasting more than several seconds. There's a style of insanity which makes one wonder how
sincere Meyer actually is - whether he has something up his sleeve or is legitimately demented. The film's sense of absurdity bordering on surrealism illustrates this. Also, the film's light hearted tone is interrupted by shocking moments of violence
which, while over-the-top in nature, are still potent. Most of all, this film features six buxom females, the most defining trait of a Meyer film.
This is Meyer's show all around, meaning outside of the voluptuous females, the actors don't really
matter too much. Still, the cast does a good job with the kitschy material. Charles Pitts is likable in the lead role, despite not being as outrageous as the material called for. Even better are Shari Eubank (in two roles, as the ultimate evil female and
a nice girl perfect for Pitts) and Charles Napier (as the degenerate and vicious lawman villain). Is it misogynistic? Perhaps a little bit, but this is the kind of crazy trash that one really shouldn't take too seriously. Another entertaining winner from
Meyer.
28s
105:11s
As late as
1999 a Polygram version was submitted and the BBFC were still making cuts this time by 28s.
Cuts to scene where Charles Napier murders Supervixen in the bath tub.
47s
104:41s
The BBFC cut 47s from the
1996 video release from Allied Troma
Cuts to scene where Charles Napier murders Supervixen in the bath tub.
I have been informed that this version may have been 'accidentally' released uncut.
~3:00s
101:19s
1976 & 1977 cinema versions were cut by about 3 minutes.
Cuts to a scene of a bound woman with a lighted stick of dynamite between her legs
Cuts to scene where Charles Napier murders Supervixen in the bath tub.
Surf Nazis Must Die is a 1987 USA action comedy horror by Peter
George. Starring Gail Neely and Robert Harden and Barry Brenner.
Outrageously Bad
I think it's safe to say you will either love this film or hate it. It's one of those
movies that's so completely without any redeeming value that it actually ends up being enjoyable. If I had to describe it, I'd call it a cross between Repo Man and Plan 9 From Outer Space ... with nazis and surfing thrown in for good
measure.
If you can enjoy something lewd, crude, bizarre, and outrageously bad, you'll probably laugh yourself silly and enjoy this movie.
Versions
Directors Cut
82:20s =79:02s
UK: The Directors Cut was passed 18 uncut for strong violence and
racist language with all previous cuts waived for:
2018 88 Films (RB) Blu-ray at UK Amazon released on 27th August 2018
2018 88
Films Amazon Prime VoD [UK only] at UK Amazon
Surviving Christmas With The Relatives is a 2018 UK comedy by James Dearden. Starring Julian Ovenden and Gemma Whelan and Joely Richardson.
The
film was submitted twice to the BBFC prior to release with the later submission noted as the Re-edited Version. However there was no change to the 15 rating, the consumer advice, or the running time. One suspects that the film makers were seeking a 12A
rating. A shorter version was passed 12 for 2022 video presumbly indicating further pre-cuts.
Summary Notes
Two sisters and their families spend - or rather, endure - Christmas at their
late parents' dilapidated country house.
Versions
pre-cut
run:
98:17s
pal:
94:21s
UK: A shorter version was passed 12 uncut for moderate sex references, drug misuse:
2022 Studio Soho Distribution Ltd video
Previous strong language has been removed from the consumer advice so presumably this indicates pre-cuts
pre-cut
run:
101m
pal:
97m
UK: A pre-cut version was passed 15 uncut for strong language, drug misuse:
2019 Studio Soho Films [16:9] video
2018 cinema release
The film was submitted twice to the BBFC prior o release with the later submission noted as the Re-edited Version. However there was no change to the 15 rating, the consumer advice, or the running time. One suspects that the film makers were seeking a
12A rating.
Suspiria is a 1977 Italian horror by Dario Argento. With Jessica Harper, Stefania Casini and Flavio Bucci.
Cut by the BBFC for X rated 1977 cinema release. Less cut for 1990 18
rated VHS and uncut since 1998. Cut in the US for an MPAA R rating but unrated releases are uncut.
Summary Review: Dreamlike
A newcomer to a fancy ballet academy gradually comes to realize that the
staff of the school are actually a coven of witches bent on chaos and destruction.
The plot follows Suzy Bannion (Jessica Harper), an American ballet student, travelling to Germany to study at an exclusive dance academy in the
Black Forest. After one of the students and her friend are hideously murdered in the first of Argento's breathtaking set-piece killings, Suzy discovers that the academy has a bizarre history and, as the body count rises, she gets involved in a hideous
labyrinth of murder, black magic and madness.
With a distinctive dreamlike look courtesy of Luciano Tovoli's cinematography that emphasises primary colours, and a unique score by Italian progressive rock band Goblin.
Versions
Director's Original Version
run:
101m
pal:
97m
UK: BBFC details not yet
published for this Restored Version but the film was previously passed 18 uncut for strong violence:
Fans have viewed and
picked apart both transfers, though you would have to be one of the ultra-purists to enter that debate and engage anyone willing to discredit either image. The job done by Synapse is extraordinary and the same can also be said for the work done by
TLEFilms. This release by CultFilms features the TLEFilms restoration, making it either an attractive alternative to Synapse's (currently OOP) steelbook release or a nice supplement for fans who wish to own both 4K versions.
US:
A 4k restoration is uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
2019 Synapse Films R0 4K Blu-ray/RA Blu-ray Combo at US Amazon
2018 Synapse Films
Special Edition RA Blu-ray at US Amazon
2018 Synapse Films Special Edition R1 DVD
at US Amazon
2017 Synapse Films Limited Edition Steelbook (RA) Blu-ray
at US Amazon
Limited collector's edition containing a new 4K restoration of the original uncut, uncensored Italian 35mm camera negative exclusively done by Synapse Films, with color correction supervised and approved by SUSPIRIA Director of Photography,
Luciano Tovoli
This is missing a few shots from the opening murder but this is generally accepted as an uncut version .
From IMDB:
Missing a few seconds from the opening murder (mostly from the slow pan over the dead girl's body hanging from the ceiling; there's a noticeable jump cut in the music score when this happens).
UK: Released uncut with the cinema cuts restored for:
1982 Thorn EMI VHS
US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
2007 Blue Underground Special Edition R0 DVD at US Amazon
cut
US: There is a heavily cut US R Rated version to avoid
cut
cut:
34s
run:
97:43s
pal:
93:48s
UK: Passed 18 after 34s of BBFC cuts for:
1990 EIV VHS
The cuts were:
The opening murder is missing a few shots of a knife plunging into the chest and then the beating heart.
The blind man getting his throat torn out by his own guide dog is now almost completely missing
cut
cut:
1:13s
run:
97:43s
pal:
93:48s
sub:
98:14s
sub:
94:18s
UK: Thorn EMI bottled
out during the video nasties campaign and replaced an uncut release with the cut UK Cinema Version for:
1982 Thorn EMI VHS
The video was never directly targeted by the nasty campaigners though.
UK: The UK Cinema Version was passed X (18) with 1:13s of BBFC cuts for:
1977 cinema release
The BBFC inflicted 2 cuts totalling 15s:
Heavy cuts to the blind man getting his throat torn out by his own guide dog, particularly the close ups of the dog tearing chunks of flesh
A 2s close up of Sara's (Stefania Casini) throat being cut in
the room of wires is missing.
Swamp Bait - 1974 USA action thriller by Beverly Sebastian and Ferd Sebastian. See
Gator Bait
Swamp Thing is a 1982 USA horror sci-fi by Wes Craven. With Louis Jourdan,
Adrienne Barbeau, Ray Wise.
Uncut in the UK. The US theatrical version was cut for PG. It was released uncut by MGM in 2001, but US releases have reverted to the cut PG version ever since the 2005 MGM release.
The cuts were to remove nudity when Adrienne Barbeau takes a bath in the swamp, you see a side shot of her breast compared with some extra seconds of full-on breast shots in the Unrated Version.
At the beginning of the party scene, two
dancing gypsy women taking off their clothes has been cut.
The Swan Princess Christmas is a 2012 USA musical animation
fantasy by Richard Rich. With James Arrington, Maxine Blue and GK Bowes.
Summary Notes
Princess Odette, Prince Derek and their trusted woodland friends return for their first Christmas celebration! But, with the villainous Rothbart striving to destroy
Christmas itself, will they be able to stop him and save the day? Told in beautiful CG animation for the very first time, The Swan Princess Christmas is an enchanting musical holiday treat the whole family will enjoy!
Versions
PG
80:36s
US: It was originally rated PG for some scary moments , but the filmmakers got it downrated to a
PG-rating, this time for mild perilous action , so that it wouldn't be frightening to children. It is not clear whether the film was cut or whether the CARA appeal board down graded the consumer advice without the need for cuts.
From IMDb: Some of the additional footage is as follows:
More of the 3 way courtship between DeHavilland, Johnson & MacMurray
A hilarious scene in which the military inspect the attacked picnic site and Michael Caine comments on the bees' biting abilities
Several additional scenes of
Caine and Katharine Ross driving back and forth between the military bunker and the town and chatting about developments as they do
The death scene of the little boy whose parents were killed and who subsequently firebombed the swarm - in the
short version he is in hospital and you assume he's survived although he's not seen again. he has a relapse and dies in the long version.
Various extra footage of Caine and Ross going to the HQ in Houston
When Henry Fonda is killed
there is an additional shot of a huge superimposed bee which he sees at the moment of death
An additional subplot near the end of the film in which Ross has a relapse and nearly dies from her earlier bee sting. This is why she's lying in a bed
when Caine rescues her from the burning building. This sub-plot has several short scenes including one when Bradford Dillman and Richard Widmark see Caine praying by her bed - once he sees that Caine believes in God Widmark knows he's a good chap and
instructs Dillman to "Close that dossier" (the dossier has been constantly referred to by Widmark but was left as an unresolved plot hole in the theatrical cut).
Theatrical Version
uncut
run:
116:00s
pal:
111:22s
UK: The Theatrical Version was passed PG (A)
without BBFC cuts for:
1987 Warner VHS
1978 'A' rated cinema release
v The Sweatbox - 2002 UK
documentary by John-Paul Davidson and Trudie Styler.
The Sweatbox is a 2002 UK documentary by John-Paul Davidson and Trudie Styler. Starring Roger Allers, Dale Baer and Tony Bancroft.
Unflattering documentary about Disney commissioned by Disney and then unsurprisingly never officially released. Has turned up on YouTube though.
Summary Notes
Sting's wife Trudie
Styler documents the turbulent bureaucracy both Sting and the filmmakers went through in order to complete The Emperor's New Groove (2000), a Disney film that underwent extensive storyline changes from start to finish.
When Sting was hired to write the songs for The Emperor's New Groove
, part of his deal stipulated that his documentarian wife, Trudi Styler, be allowed to shoot a making-of film about the process.
If Disney were expecting a typical EPK fluff-doc, they didn't get it. The subsequent feature-length documentary, named
The Sweatbox was a warts-and-all film that told the truth about what it was like to work for Disney in the 90s -- and the truth was, it wasn't pleasant.
Disney have the rights to The Sweatbox and are, unsurprisingly, not too keen to release it. A
heavily edited down version 'Making the Music Video appears as a featurette on The Emperor's New Groove DVD.
Swedish Nympho Slaves is a 1977 Switzerland crime drama by Jesús Franco Starring Lina Romay, Martine Stedil and Vítor Mendes
An unknown version was passed X for UK cinema release in 1980. It was later cut for 18 rated VHS in 1989. Uncut and MPAA Unrated in the US.
Summary Notes
When a
woman has been found by the police she tells of being kidnapped, drugged and tortured by Arminda, a brothel madame. For many years they have been trying to shut down her sex palace called The Pagoda, but can't get close enough as she has friends in high
places. But now the woman will help put Arminda away for years.
Sweet Charity is a 1969 USA musical comedy romance by Bob Fosse. Starring Shirley MacLaine, John McMartin and Ricardo Montalban.
The film was cut by the BBFC for a PG rating for cinema release in 1969.
Later uncut for PG rated home video. The film is MPAA G rated in the US. There is alternative Happy Ending Version but this is a cop out. There is also a Roadshow version that prefixes a musical overture.
Summary Notes
Taxi dancer Charity continues to have Faith in the human race despite apparently endless disappointments at its hands, and Hope that she will finally meet the nice young man to romance her away from her sleazy life.
Maybe, just maybe, handsome Oscar will be the one to do it.
Happy Ending Version
uncut
UK: The Happy Ending Version was released in a PG rated package for:
2020 Powerhouse Films [Roadshow + Standard + Happy Ending versions] (RB) Blu-ray at UK Amazon
US: The Standard Version is uncut and MPAA G rated for:
2019 KL Studio Classics [Roadshow Version + Happy Ending Version] RA Blu-ray at US Amazon
The Happy Ending Version was prepared just in case the studio demands a happy ending. The intended and preferred version is the Standard Version.
Standard Version
uncut
run:
147:30s
pal:
141:36s
MPAA
UK: The Standard Version was passed PG uncut for mild
sex references, drug references, language:
2020 Powerhouse Films [Roadshow + Standard + Happy Ending versions] (RB) Blu-ray at UK Amazon
2019 cinema release
UK: The Standard Version was passed PG uncut for mild sex and drug references:
Sweet Movie is a 1974 Canada/France/West Germany comedy drama by Dusan Makavejev.
With Carole Laure, Pierre Clémenti and Anna Prucnal.
Banned by the BBFC for 1975 cinema release. Extensive cuts list offered for 1980 cinema release but turned down. Uncut in the US.
Summary Review : Dark recesses
There are some films that are designed to shock, some designed to titillate, some that delight in disgusting the view. For Makavejev, shock, disgust and titillation are never the purpose, but a means to a form
of psycho-liberation. Makavejev in Sweet Movie hurtles us head first into the confronting theses of Post-Freudian Wilhelm Reich. We are forced to confront our relationship to our primal beings. He literally smears our consciousness with faeces, vomit and
carnality.
We cannot watch orgiastic scenes of regressive acts, a sensual striptease played out inches from the faces of young boys, Carol Laure masturbating in a pool of molten chocolate without a visceral reaction. We are forced to confront our
own repressed desires and shine a light in the dark recesses of our own psyche.
In 1978, Connoisseur
Films approached the BBFC, having being offered the rights to the film. They enquired about whether there was any prospect of the film being classified. There is no record in the Board's files of what James Ferman told the company, although there is a
note that he spoke to them about it on 10 January 1978. Given that the film was never formally submitted, we can only assume that he discouraged the company.
The film was formally submitted by a new distributor, Lazer
Films, in 1980. Examiners suggested that cuts should be made to remove any potentially indecent images from the Anna Planeta scene (which had not been an issue in 1975), to remove the whole sequence in which three men crap in competition and then show
it to crowd , and to remove some of the more extreme open-leg shots towards the end of the film, in which Carol Laure wallows in liquid chocolate. [Laure herself had earlier fought a legal battle to have these shots suppressed]. It was conceded by
examiners that certain other scenes, most notably the scene in which Miss Canada's husband urinates directly onto her, were very strong. However, it was felt that these scenes could not be cut without ruining the meaning of the film. However, in spite of
negotiations between the BBFC and the distributor, the film was simply withdrawn from the classification process, possibly because of the difficulty of making cuts, in particular to the Anna Planeta sequence.
The film was viewed
in 1975 by the Board's Secretary, Stephen Murphy, and the President, Lord Harlech. They agreed there was no prospect of classification and, in a letter to the distributor, Murphy noted: I regret that we are unable to offer certification for this film:
nor can we see how it can be cut to make it acceptable to us. We accept that it is a film of some seriousness of purpose: though also of some obscurity. Nevertheless, in many respect, it goes beyond the standards of taste which the Board is currently
prepared to accept .
Sweet Sixteen is a 1983 USA horror thriller by Jim Sotos. Starring Bo Hopkins, Susan Strasberg and Patrick Macnee.
Not cut by BBFC or MPAA. There are slight variations in the opening between
the Theatrical Version and Director's Cut.
Summary Notes
A beautiful lonely girl named Melissa tries to make new friends from a town she's currently living in. The only problem is, each of the boys that
she spends time with end up brutally murdered. Her sixteenth birthday is on the way, but Melissa turns out to be a suspect when it seems she's the last person who has seen her boyfriends alive.
Versions
Director's Cut
Unrated
88:04s
UK: The Director's Cut was passed 15 uncut for strong bloody violence,
language, racist terms, nudity for:
See pictorial version details from movie-censorship.com : The film's
opening has been changed for the Director's Cut. An irrelevant piece of scene setting has been deleted before the credits. There is more of the opening scene with Melissa showering
Theatrical Version
87:18s
UK: The Theatrical Version was passed X (18) uncut for:
Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song is a 1971 USA crime thriller by Melvin Van Peebles. Starring Melvin Van Peebles, Simon Chuckster and Hubert Scales.
Although uncut in 1998, a change of law in 2005 alerted the BBFC to the
issue of under-aged performers in a faked sex scene. The scene was duly cut for future releases. Uncut and originally X rated in the US until 1974 when the rating was reduced to R.
Summary Notes
Melvin
Van Peebles wrote, directed, produced, edited, composed and starred in this powerful and inflammatory attack on White America. After the body of a black man is discovered, Sweetback helps two white 'acquaintances' in the police force to look good by
agreeing to go with them to the station as a suspect. But he is forced to go on the run after brutally attacking the two policemen when they arrest and beat up a young black man.
Versions
uncut
run:
97m
pal:
93m
US: Uncut and MPAA R rated in 1974
US: Uncut and MPAA X rated in 1971
total
cut:
1:15s
run:
97:15s
pal:
93:22s
6s
pre-cut 1:09s
UK: A version pre-cut by 1:09s was passed 18 after 6s of further BBFC cuts for:
2005 BFI R2 DVD
The BBFC commented:
Cuts required to remove shots showing an adult female initiating sex with a boy.
Note that the Distributor made 1 minute 9
seconds of cuts prior to submission, attempting to bring this version into line with the cut UK cinema version. However, their cuts were insufficient and a further 5 seconds of cuts were required to bring this submission into line with UK cinema version.
Total running time cut (pre-cuts and BBFC cuts) = 1 minute 15 seconds. All cuts were made by substituting unacceptable images with a blank screen, as per UK cinema version.
cut
cut:
~1:15s
run:
97:18s
pal:
93:24s
UK: Passed 18 after BBFC cuts for:
2005 cinema release
The BBFC commented :
This work was previously passed uncut on video by the BBFC in 1998 on the basis of written assurances from the film's director, Melvin Van Peebles, that the person
playing young Sweetback having sex with an adult female in reel one was Hubert Scales, an actor who was at least 18 at time of filming.
Information that has come light since 1998 has cast considerable doubt on those assurances and it now appears
to the BBFC, on the basis of the available evidence, that the actor in the scene in question was, in fact, the director's son, Mario Van Peebles, who cannot have been older than 14 years at time of filming.
The Protection of Children Act 1978
makes it an offence to distribute, possess or advertise an indecent photograph of a child. A 'child' is currently defined as a person under the age of 18 and there is no exception granted for the current distribution, possession or advertisement of
images created prior to the legislation.
The fact that the scene in reel one appears to show a 13 or 14 year old boy realistically simulating sexual intercourse with an adult obviously raised concerns that some of the images in the sequence might
be considered indecent images of a child. The BBFC is fully aware of the historical and cultural significance of the film and endeavoured to explore the possibility that the sequence might not be caught by the provisions of the Act. To test this
proposition the BBFC took advice not just from its own specialist legal advisors but also from one of the leading QCs in this area. The legal advice was unequivocal: the sequence was likely to be considered indecent under current UK law.
Although
this is clearly a work of considerable political, social and cultural importance the Board was bound by its obligation to seek to ensure that works likely to be in breach of the criminal law are not classified and so could not grant a certificate to this
film unless changes were made. The film's director chose to make the intervention by obscuring the relevant images with black ink, thereby maintaining the original soundtrack and running time. A caption explaining the intervention was added to the front
of the film by the distributor at the film director's request.
The video distributor granted a certificate in 1998 has been made aware of the issue and has undertaken not to distribute further copies of that version.
run:
96:49s
pal:
92:57s
UK: Passed 18 uncut for:
1998 Missing in Action VHS
This version contains images that after a change of law in 2005 may now be considered illegal to possess in the UK by the Crown Persecution Service and other UK enforcement agencies.
Sweetie, You Won't
Believe It is a 2020 Kazakhstan comedy horror drama by Yernar Nurgaliyev Starring Daniar Alshinov, Asel Kaliyeva and Azamat Marklenov
There are no censorship issues with this release however the BBFC required a technical cut to remove a non-BBFC rating symbol.
The Sword and the Claw is a 1975 Turkey / UK action war adventure by Natuk Baytan (as Natuch Baitan) and Natuk Baytan. Starring Cüneyt Arkin, Bahar Erdeniz and Barbara Lake.
The US Blu-ray is missing a few inconsequential seconds from fight sequences. The BBFC cut horse falls from 15 rated 2023 video releases.
Summary Notes
When the king is murdered, his
baby son and heir is hidden in the forest where he is abducted and raised by a pride of lions. As an adult he uses his beastly strength and claw-like hands to take revenge against the new king and his armies.
Versions
cut:
run:
87:34s
pal:
84:04s
UK: Passed 15 for strong violence, injury detail, brief sexual threat after BBFC cuts:
2023 101 Films Limited video
The BBFC commented:
The work required a compulsory cut to a sequence of animal cruelty in which horses were made to fall in a dangerous manner.
Shortened
cut:
run:
87:38s
pal:
84:08s
US: Shortened and MPAA Unrated for:
2018 AGFA (American Genre Film Archive) RA Blu-ray at US Amazon
Sword of the Conqueror is a 1961 Italy war historical adventure by Carlo Campogalliani. Starring Jack Palance, Eleonora Rossi Drago and Guy Madison.
BBFC category cuts were required for an 'A' rated 1962 cinema release.
Uncut and MPAA Unrated in the US.
Summary Notes
Alboino, the Lombard ruler, wants to marry the daughter of a neighboring king, but she loves another. Her father arranges the marriage to Alboino, which
he believes will be beneficial to him, only to have Alboino kill him and leave Amalchi, his daughter's real love, beaten and left for dead. Amalchi recovers to lead a revolt against the murderous Alboino and reclaim his woman.
Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Sword of the Valiant is a 1984 UK action romance by Stephen Weeks. With Miles O'Keeffe, Cyrielle Clair and Leigh Lawson.
The UK cinema release was cut for category and the VHS was cut more. Uncut
in the US. There is said to be an unreleased longer version.
Summary Notes
Gawain was a squire in King Arthur's court when the Green Knight burst in and offered to play a game with a brave knight. No
knights stand to defend their king's honor. Except for the valiant Gawain. After being quickly knighted Gawain plays the game, but learns that it's all a trick, and he has lost. But the Green Knight shows mercy, letting Gawain grow a year older before
having to face the consequences. Gawain journeys across the land, learning about life, saving damsels, and solving the Green Knight's riddle.
1968 UK political music documentary by Jean-Luc Godard. With Sean Lynch, Mick Jagger and Brian Jones.
Passed 15 without BBFC cuts for:
2006 BFI R2 DVD
1997 BFI VHS
From IMDb:
Jean-Luc Godard's original director's cut (titled One Plus One ) runs approximately 110 minutes and consists largely of additional footage of the black power militants. The film's producers were dissatisfied
with this cut and deleted 11 minutes, changed the title to Sympathy for the Devil to underscore the Stones connection, and added the final version of the title song to the film's soundtrack, over a freeze-frame of the last shot. These changes were
all made without Godard's knowledge; when he finally saw them at the film's London Film Festival premiere, he allegedly went berserk and physically attacked one of the producers.
100:18s
Passed X (18) without BBFC cuts for:
1974 cinema release
cut
Passed X (16) after BBFC cuts for:
1969 cinema release
The submitted running time was noted as 100:18s
Syndicate Vice - 1976 USA action crime drama by Al Adamson. See Black
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Walking the Edge 1985 US action drama by Norbert Meisel, previously cut by the BBFC, set for uncut UK Blu-ray release on 6th March 2023 updated with BBFC cuts list
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Reservoir Dogs 1992 USA crime thriller by Quentin Tarantino, once held back by the BBFC, just released on US 4K Blu-ray
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