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 v          He Rides Tall - 1964 USA western by RG Springsteen.


 X   He Rides Tall

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  • Sangre que pide sangre
He Rides Tall is a 1964 USA western by RG Springsteen.
Starring Tony Young, Dan Duryea and Jo Morrow. Melon Farmers link BBFC link 2020 IMDb
Cut by the BBFC for X rated 1964 cinema release. Uncut and PG rated for 2017 VoD.
Summary Notes

It's the last day on the job for Marshal Morg Rocklin who plans to get married. The new Marshal is due in town the next day. Unfortunately, a bunch of troublemakers are in town. Among them is rancher Joshua McCloud's no-good son who's bringing in a herd of cattle for sale. Immature, spoiled and quick tempered, the McCloud boy gets into an argument with his cowhands in the saloon and shoots one dead. The Marshal tries to arrest McCloud's son who draws on the lawman and gets killed. Postponing his wedding, the Marshal rides out to break the sad news to old rancher McCloud who has recently taken a young gold-digger wife. The old man drinks too much lately. The Marshal fears the worst for his meeting with the old rancher who doesn't yet know that his son was killed. To make matters worse, Bart Thorne, the McClouds' head ranch boss hates the Marshal and wants him dead.

Versions

BBFC uncut
uncut
run: 87:11s
pal: 83:42s
PGUK: Passed PG uncut for mild violence, threat for:
  • 2017 NBCUniversal Television Distribution VoD
BBFC cut
compulsory cuts
cut:
run:
pal:
sub: 83:37s
X pre 1970UK: Passed X (18) after compulsory cuts for:
  • 1964 cinema release
 v          Head Over Heels - 2001 US romantic comedy by Mark Waters.


 X   Head Over Heels

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Head Over Heels is a 2001 US romantic comedy by Mark Waters.
With Monica Potter, Freddie Prinze Jr. and Shalom Harlow. Melon Farmers link YouTube icon BBFC link 2020 IMDb

Cut by the BBFC for a 12 rating in 2001. Uncut and PG-13 rated in the US.

Summary Notes

Amanda Pierce is from Iowa and works as a restorer of Renaissance paintings for the New York Metropolitan Museum. She has just finished another frustrating relationship, when she found her boy-friend with a model on her bed. She decides to move and share a flat with four stupid but nice super-models. She meets Jim Winston, who lives in front of her window. She falls in love with him. One day, she sees Jim killing a woman - Megan O'Brien - through her window and Amanda and her four roommates decide to investigate what really happened.

Versions

uncut
uncut
run: 86m
pal: 83m
MPAA PG-13US: Uncut and MPAA PG-13 Rated for:
BBFC cut
category cuts
cut: 11s
run: 86:07s
pal: 82:40s

12 certUK: Passed 12 for moderate sexual references, violence, and mild bad language after 11s of BBFC category cuts for:
  • 2009 Universal R2 DVD
  • 2001 Columbia/TriStar Video
  • 2001 Universal VHS
  • 2001 cinema release
 v   The Headless Eyes - 1971 USA horror by Kent Bateman.


 X   The Headless Eyes

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The Headless Eyes is a 1971 USA horror by Kent Bateman.
Starring Bo Brundin, Ramon Gordon and Kelley Swartz. YouTube icon IMDb

Seized by police during the video nasties panic and not released since in the UK. Uncut in the US.
Summary Notes

Poor artist gets eye gouged out while committing a robbery. When his eye heals, he goes on a killing spree and cuts out women's eyes with a spoon.

Versions

uncut
uncut
MPAA
Unrated
77:28s US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

VoD:

banned
banned
Section 3 seizure 76:21s UK: Released on pre-cert VHS for:
  • 1982 Sapphire VHS

The video was seized subject to an Obscene Publications Act Section 3 Seizure Order. This is a legal gambit whereby victims admitted that the videos were 'obscene', and therefore subject to seizure, in return for that being the end of the matter and so avoiding an obscenity trial with the possibility of jail time.

 v          Headspace


 X   Headspace

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Headspace

There are no censorship issues for this film

Versions

uncut
uncut
MPAA
R Rated
~84:00s
=~80:00s
2005 US horror by Andrew van den Houten.
With Olivia Hussey, William Atherton and Sean Young. IMDb

US: The Director's Cut is MPAA R Rated for:

From a press release about the release: More Satisfying

Headspace, originally released theatrically in February, 2006, has been updated by director Andrew van den Houten and will actually run five minutes shorter than the original theatrical version.

I'm thrilled that I'm finally able to make my intended vision of Headspace available to the public, said van den Houten. This director's cut serves the story better while emphasizing the amazing abilities of everyone involved. When I revisited my first feature, I realized that there was a better, more taut way to present this thriller for a more satisfying experience for the viewer.

uncut
alternative
MPAA
R Rated
~89:00s
=~85:00s
US: There is also a US Theatrical Version
uncut
alternative
15 cert91:22s UK: A longer European Version was passed 15 uncut for:
 v          Hear my Song


 X   Hear my Song

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Hear my Song

There are no censorship issues for this film

Versions

BBFC uncut15 cert99:16s 1991 UK/Ireland comedy by Peter Chelsum

The Restored Version was passed 15 without BBFC cuts for the 2009 Channel 4 DVD.

From UK Amazon :

The producers cut out the very first scene, where Mickey's mother dies of cancer in hospital and the stress causes a Mickey to have a nosebleed...then, true to his nature, he casually asks the nurse, Does that mean we're goin' on holiday? This scene, and the short injection just after it (In which Mickey (as a boy) says, Most all of us had a difficult childhood...but I think I got away with it. ) not only sets the tone, but establishes Mickey's character, how he reacts to stressful situations, and serves as foreshadowing for a similarly stressful moment much later in the film. Bad choice on the production/editor's part.

uncut
uncut
15 cert109:13s A long version was passed 15 without cuts for the 1992 CIC video
BBFC uncut15 cert99:53s A short version was passed 15 without cuts for the 1991 cinema release and 1992 CIC video
 v          Heart of Midnight - 1988 USA horror thriller by Matthew Chapman.


 X   Heart of Midnight

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  • Au coeur de minuit
Heart of Midnight is a 1988 USA horror thriller by Matthew Chapman.
Starring Jennifer Jason Leigh, Brenda Vaccaro and Jack Hallett. Youtube link IMDb
Cut by the BBFC for 1988 cinema and VHS releases of 1989 and 1996.
Summary Notes

Carol inherits a night club from her weird uncle. She moves into the place, only to find out just how weird her uncle really was. She begins to remember more about her very special relationship with her uncle as she battles her memories and her surroundings in her new home.

Versions

BBFC uncut
uncut
MPAA R 106:35s
=102:19s

US: Uncut and MPAA R rated for:
BBFC cut
compulsory cuts
18s
18 105:06s
=100:54s

cinema
submitted
105:24s
=101:11s
UK: Passed 18 after 8-18s of BBFC compulsory cuts for:
  • 1995 Missing in Action VHS
  • 1989 Vestron Video International VHS
  • 1988 cinema release
 v          Heart of the Dragon - 1985 Hong Kong / Japan action crime comedy by Sammo Kam-Bo Hung and Fruit Chan.


 X   Heart of the Dragon

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  • The First Mission
  • First Mission
  • The
  • Heart of Dragon
  • Long de xin
Heart of the Dragon is a 1985 Hong Kong / Japan action crime comedy by Sammo Kam-Bo Hung and Fruit Chan.
Starring Jackie Chan, Sammo Kam-Bo Hung and Emily Chu. IMDb

There are no censorship issues with this release. According to the director Sammo Hung the original version was the Hong Kong Version and that the the scenes added for the Japanese were in fact deleted scenes.
Summary Notes

Story of a cop who forsakes his dreams of sailing around the world so that he can care for his mentally retarded brother. Innocently caught up in a gangland fight, the brother is kidnapped to force the cop to turn over a police informant.

Hong Kong Version

BBFC uncut
uncut
run: 90:38s
pal: 87:00s
18 1980UK: The Hong Kong Version was passed 18 uncut for strong violence:
  • 2020 88 Films [Hong Kong + Japanese Versions] RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon
  • 2011 Cine-Asia/Hong Kong Legends R2 DVD titled Heart of the Dragon at UK Amazon
  • 2004 Medusa Comms. & Marketing video
  • 1999 MIA Video Entertainment VHS titled The First Mission
  • 1998 MIA Video Entertainment [Subtitled, Widescreen] VHS titled Heart of Dragon
  • 1987 Video Programme Dists VHS titled The First Mission

Japanese Version

uncut
uncut
run: 98:37s
pal: 94:40s
Japan flag
Japan
UK: BBFC details not yet published for the Japanese Version:
  • 2020 88 Films [Hong Kong + Japanese Versions] RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon

From IMDb:

The Japanese version has three extra fight scenes, alternate soundtrack featuring Jackie Chan and an out take reel during the end credits. According to the director Sammo Hung the original version was the Hong Kong Version and that the the scenes added for the Japanese were in fact deleted scenes. The Japanese distributors apparently asked for a version with more action.

See pictorial version details from movie-censorship.com

 v          Heartbeat: Changing Rooms


 X   Heartbeat: Changing Rooms

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Heartbeat: Changing Rooms

There are no censorship issues for this film

Versions

6s PG cert76:23s 1998 release

A scene showing a technique for breaking into a car has been removed.

 v   The Heartbreak Kid


 X   The Heartbreak Kid

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The Heartbreak Kid

There are no censorship issues for this film

Versions

BBFC uncut

cut
pre-cut

best available
best
available

18

MPAA
R Rated

110:42s 2007 US comedy by Bobby & Peter Farrelly.
With Ben Stiller, Michelle Monaghan and Malin Akerman. YouTube icon IMDb

UK : The Pre-cut Version was passed 18 without further BBFC cuts for:

US: The Pre-cut Version is MPAA R Rated for:

See cuts details from dvdcompare.net :

One scene is removed on all released DVD and High-Def media. After the completion of the end credits, a scene showing Eddie Cantrow's (Ben Stiller) bunkmate at camp saying good night and then snorting cocaine is removed (in reference to the deviated septum scene in the film)

BBFC
cut

cut
pre-cut

15 cert110:42s The Pre-cut version was passed 15 after further BBFC cuts for:
  • 2008 Paramount R2 DVD
  • 2007 cinema release

The BBFC commented:

Distributor chose to remove strong visual sex reference, sight of donkey's erect penis in close proximity to woman, to achieve a 15 classification. An 18 uncut was available to the distributor. The distributor chose to cover up the donkey's erection with a black rectangle on screen.

The BBFC explained further:

THE HEARTBREAK KID is a mix of screwball, farce and sex comedy. It was passed '15' for very strong language and sex references. BBFC Guidelines on language at '15' state that "the strongest terms (eg 'cunt') will only be acceptable where justified by the context". In the context of this film, that is by a woman, in pain, to a man and with obvious comic intent it was felt that the word could be passed at that level. The Guidelines for sex at the same category state that "Sexual activity may be portrayed but without strong detail. There may be strong verbal references to sexual behaviour". The film contains several scenes that portray strong sex play, including sado masochistic acts and bestiality, but all presented in a comic way that avoids strong detail.

THE HEARTBREAK KID also contains hard and soft drug use, again with an obvious comic intent. The film as a whole does not promote drug use, in line with BBFC Guidelines on drug use in films aimed at fifteen year olds and above.

See cuts details from dvdcompare.net :

One scene is removed on all released DVD and High-Def media. After the completion of the end credits, a scene showing Eddie Cantrow's (Ben Stiller) bunkmate at camp saying good night and then snorting cocaine is removed (in reference to the deviated septum scene in the film)

 v          Heartbreak Ridge - 1986 USA action war comedy by Clint Eastwood.


 X   Heartbreak Ridge

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  • El guerrero solitario
Heartbreak Ridge is a 1986 USA action war comedy by Clint Eastwood.
Starring Clint Eastwood, Marsha Mason and Everett McGill. IMDb
BBFC category cuts were required for 15 rated cinema and VHS releases in 1986 and 1987. Uncut on DVD since 2001. Uncut and MPAA R rated in the US.
Summary Notes

1983. Tom Highway is a well-decorated career military man in the United States Marine Corps, he who has seen action in Korea and Vietnam. His current rank is Gunnery Sergeant. His experiences have led him to become an opinionated, no nonsense man, who is prone to bursts of violence, especially when he's drunk, if the situation does not suit him, regardless of the specifics or people involved. Because of these actions, he has spent his fair share of overnighters behind bars. Close to retirement, one of his last assignments, one he requested, is back at his old unit at Cherry Point, North Carolina, from where he was transferred for insubordination. He is to train a reconnaissance platoon. His superior officer, the much younger and combat inexperienced Major Malcolm Powers, sees Highway as a relic of an old styled military.

Versions

BBFC uncut
uncut
run: 129:42s
pal: 124:31s
15

MPAA R

UK: Passed 15 uncut for strong language for: US: Uncut and MPAA R rated for:

From IMDb. The Theatrical version included a scene where Gunny Highway stands in front of one of the soldiers at the target practice, forcing him to shoot straight. Reportedly, this scene doesn't appear in the video release.

BBFC cut
categor cuts
cut: 15s
run: 129:28s
pal: 124:17s
sub: 124:31s
15UK: Passed 15 after 15s of BBFC category cuts for:
  • 1987 Warner Home Video VHS
  • 1986 cinema release

Thanks to Ben and Scott. The BBFC cuts list was:

Reel 1

  • [opening scene with Eastwood and a bald man] In prison scene after credits, reduce coarseness of dialogue by removing the following: "If you want to pop that puppy's can, you don't have to grease him that hard, jawhead.", "Ain't gonna be so smart with your balls stuffed in your mouth."
  • In song improvised by black singer on coach, remove the words "She used my face as a bicycle seat..."
 v          Hearts and Armour


 X   Hearts and Armour

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  • I Paladini - storia d'armi e d'amori
  • Cuori in armatura
Hearts and Armour
There are no censorship issues for this film

Versions

21s 181983 Italy/US adventure by Giacomo Battiato

The BBFC cut the 1986 Warner Home Video to remove cruel horse falls.

36s 15 cert 99:35s The BBFC cut the 15 rated cinema release by 36s
 v       A Hearty Response


 X   A Hearty Response

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  • Yi gai yun tian
A Hearty Response
There are no censorship issues for this film

Versions

uncut
uncut
MPAA
Unrated
~89:00s
=~85:00s
1989 Hong Kong comedy by Norman Law. With Kent Cheng, Yun-Fat Chow and Paul Chun. IMDb

The US release is uncut and MPAA Unrated:

Review from IMDb : Schizophrenic

During their last (botched) operation, Hong Kong cops Chow Yun-Fat and Lui Fong accidentally cause the slight head injury of a pretty young woman. Because she has entered the country illegally, and has no other place to live, she pretends that she has amnesia and that she thinks Yun-Fat is her husband. He feels guilty about her condition , so he lets her stay in his house. But there is someone from her past stalking her, with bad intentions...

A Hearty Response is a film that could only have been made in Hong Kong. Is there any other country that would even attempt to combine pleasant (and often funny) slapstick comedy, sweet romance, heartfelt melodrama, wild/crazy/furious action and sleazy, misogynistic violence in one film? Is there any other film that contains both brutal rape and a scene in which a boy urinates into the mouth of a man pretending to be unconscious? I would recommend this picture, but with serious reservations, as its schizophrenic nature makes it not for all tastes.

2:51s 1882:14s The BBFC cut 2:51s from:
  • 1991 Videosino VHS

Presumably the scene that troubled the censors was where Kwong Sun is held by the people smuggler. He ties her up, tattoos her, and finally rapes her.

 v          Heat - 1972 USA comedy romance by Paul Morrissey.


 X   Heat (1975)

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Heat is a 1972 USA comedy romance by Paul Morrissey.
Starring Joe Dallesandro and Sylvia Miles and Andrea Feldman. Melon Farmers link BBFC link 2020 IMDb

Cut by the BBFC for X rated cinema release in 1973 and 18 rated VHS in 1991. BBFC cuts were waived for 18 rated VHS in 1996.

Summary Notes

"Heat" is a parody of "Sunset Boulevard." Joey Davis, an unemployed ex-child actor, uses sex to get his landlady, Lydia, to reduce his rent, and then tries to exert his influence on Sally Todd, who is now washed-up and wasn't even more than slightly important at the height of her career. Sally tries to help Joey, until he realizes that she just isn't well-connected enough to be of any service to him. The affair is complicated by Sally's psychotic, maybe-lesbian-or-maybe-not daughter Jessica, who tries to muscle in on her mother's relationship with Joey.

Versions

uncut
uncut
run: 100:38s
pal: 96:36s
18UK: Passed 18 uncut with previous BBFC cuts waived:
  • 2005 Tartan [Flesh + Trash + Heat] R2 DVD at UK Amazon #ad
  • 1996 First Independent VHS
BBFC cut
cut: 36s
run: 99:52s
pal: 95:52s
18UK: 36s of BBFC cuts were required for an X (18) rating:
  • 1991 Virgin VHS
BBFC cut
cut
cut:
run:
pal:
sub: 100:40s
X certUK: BBFC cuts were required for an X (18) rating:
  • 1973 cinema release.
 v          Heat - 1986 USA action crime thriller by Dick Richards (as RM Richards) and Jerry Jameson (uncredited).


 X   Heat (1986)

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  • Banco
Heat is a 1986 USA action crime thriller by Dick Richards (as RM Richards) and Jerry Jameson (uncredited).
Starring Burt Reynolds, Karen Young and Peter MacNicol. IMDb
The US Version adds an extra scene to provide a happy ending/ International releases do not have this coda.
Summary Notes

Reynolds plays an ex-soldier-of-fortunish character in Vegas, taking "Chaperone" jobs, fighting with the mob, and trying to get enough money together to move to Venice, Italy.

Versions

BBFC uncut
International Version
18 96:36s

UK: Passed 18 uncut for:
  • 1988 Warner Home VHS
  • 1986 cinema release
uncut
US Version
MPAA R ~101:s
=~96:00s
US: The US Version is MPAA R rated and has an extra scene to provide a happy ending.

From IMDb: [ Spoilers! hover or click text ]

All international releases of HEAT omit the final scene, in which Peter McNicol's character survives his shotgun blast. This happier ending can be found in the US DVD release only
 v          Heat - 1995 USA action crime thriller by Michael Mann.


 X   Heat (1995)

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  • Fuego contra fuego
Heat is a 1995 USA action crime thriller by Michael Mann.
Starring Al Pacino, Robert De Niro and Val Kilmer. IMDb
Uncut and 15 rated by the BBFC for all releases. Blu-ray releases include a couple of minor alterations by the director. The film is uncut and R rated in the US.
Summary Notes

Hunters and their prey--Neil and his professional criminal crew hunt to score big money targets (banks, vaults, armored cars) and are, in turn, hunted by Lt. Vincent Hanna and his team of cops in the Robbery/Homicide police division. A botched job puts Hanna onto their trail while they regroup and try to put together one last big 'retirement' score.

Versions

BBFC uncut
Definitive Version
No Cert

MPAA
Unrated

163:38s

UK: The Director's Definitive Version is uncut for: US: The Director's Definitive Version is uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

See article from dvdcompare.net

The movie offered on the Blu-rays is an altered versions of the theatrical cut, with alterations performed by director Michael Mann:

  • At 61:09, in the theatrical version, the shot keeps showing Justine, while the altered version cuts to Vincent who looks pretty bored while his wife is having a monologue. Here, the first part of her line You sift through the detritus... has been left out.
  • At 75:28, in the altered version, the small line Ferocious, aren't I? has been removed from the soundtrack

There is no sign of a BBFC database update to reflect these alterations

BBFC uncut
Theatrical Version
15

MPAA R

163:25s
UK: Passed 15 uncut for:
  • 1996 Warner VHS
  • 1996 cinema release
 v   The Heat - 2013 USA action crime comedy by Paul Feig.


 X   The Heat (2013)

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The Heat is a 2013 USA action crime comedy by Paul Feig.
With Sandra Bullock, Michael McDonald and Melissa McCarthy. YouTube icon IMDb

There is an Unrated Cut and an R rated Theatrical Cut
Summary Notes

An uptight FBI Special Agent is paired with a foul-mouthed Boston cop to take down a ruthless drug lord.

Versions

uncut
uncut
15

MPAA
Unrated

115:21s UK: The Extended Version was passed 15 uncut for strong language, once very strong, violence and sex references for (release details unconfirmed):
  • 2013 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon

US: The Extended Version is uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

  • 2013 20th Century Fox [Unrated + Theatrical] RA Blu-ray/R1 DVD Combo at US Amazon

Presumably the Blu-ray is Unrated, the DVD is R rated.

See pictorial version details from movie-censorship.com . The Extended Version runs 3:12s longer, adding a little humour, and is worth a look. However it does not make a fundamental difference to the film.

uncut
uncut
15 cert

MPAA
R rated

112:12s UK: The Theatrical Version was passed 15 without BBFC cuts for strong language, violence and sex references for (release details unconfirmed):
  • 2013 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment R2 DVD at UK Amazon
  • 2013 cinema release

US: The Theatrical Version is MPAA R rated for:

  • 2013 20th Century Fox [Unrated + Theatrical] RA Blu-ray/R1 DVD Combo at US Amazon
  • 2013 20th Century Fox R1 DVD
 v          Heaven and Earth


 X   Heaven and Earth

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Heaven and Earth

There are no censorship issues for this film

Versions

50s 15 cert134:43s 1993 US film by Oliver Stone

Same cut versions for cinema and video

  1. Le Ly's (Hiep Thi Le) torture scene loses 3s of head jerking from electric shock and the interrogator's knife threat; "Think about what this can do to your body". Also cut is the dialogue; "How will your baby like you with no nipples or maybe I could cut some skin off your ass and make some sandals".
  2. Still suffering Le Ly's feet are coated with honey so as to attract ants. A 9s shot of her bleeding feet has been deleted.
  3. Not letting up, Le Ly has snakes let loose amongst her clothing, 11s of Le Ly begging for mercy has been cut.
  4. Le Ly next gets raped but this has been reduced to virtually nothing by the removal of 19s of nudity and views of the attacker.
 v          Heavenly Creatures


 X   Heavenly Creatures

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  • Maiden's Prayer
Heavenly Creatures
There are no censorship issues for this film

Versions

uncut
alternative
18

MPAA
R Rated

104:19s 1994 UK/Germany/New Zealand crime drama by Peter Jackson.
With Melanie Lynskey and Kate Winslet. IMDb

UK: The New Zealand Version was passed 18 uncut for:

  • 2005 Buena Vista DVD

Netherlands: The New Zealand Version is uncut for:

US: The New Zealand Version is uncut and MPAA R Rated for;

Reviewers seem to appreciate the longer New Zealand version but the director himself is said to prefer the shorter International Version.

uncut
alternative
18

MPAA
R Rated

97:41s UK: The International Version was passed 18 without BBFC cuts for
  • 2011 Peccadillo Re-mastered R0 Blu-ray at UK Amazon
  • 2011 Peccadillo Re-mastered R2 DVD at UK Amazon
  • 2003 Buena Vista VHS
  • 1999 Cinema Club DVD
  • 1995 Buena Vista VHS
  • 1995 cinema release

US: The International Version is uncut and MPAA R Rated for:

The International Version was shortened for timing reasons rather than anything contentious. See pictorial version details from movie-censorship.com

 v          Heaven's Gate - 1980 US Western by Michael Cimino.


 X   Heaven's Gate

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  • Michael Cimino's Heaven's Gate
Heaven's Gate is a 1980 US Western by Michael Cimino.
With Kris Kristofferson, Christopher Walken and John Hurt. YouTube icon IMDb
Exists in a shortened Theatrical Version and a Director's Cut. Both versions were cut by the BBFC for animal cruelty.

Versions

uncut
Director's Cut
MPAA
Unrated
217:04s
=208:23s

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US: The Director's Cut/Original Cut/Extended Edition is uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
BBFC cut
59s
15 cert 216:16s
=207:37s

UK: The Director's Cut/Original Cut/Extended Edition was passed 15 for strong violence, sexual violence, sexualised nudity and language after 59s of BBFC cuts for:

See case study from bbfc.co.uk

The submission of an uncut version of the film also gave the BBFC the chance to take a fresh look at the scenes of animal cruelty. The BBFC concluded that the majority of the original cuts were still required under the BBFC policy on animal cruelty, including the cock fight and a number of obviously cruel forwards horse trips. However, the BBFC also decided that a couple of trips, in which horses were pulled backwards or sideways, were not clearly unacceptable and could well have been achieved without any cruelty. Accordingly, those two brief cuts were waived.

BBFC cut
1:14s
18207:14s UK: The Original Cut/Extended Edition was passed 18 after 1:14s of BBFC cuts for:
  • 1986 Warner VHS

The BBFC cuts were for animal cruelty were the same as for the cinema release:

  • A cockfighting scene was cut
  • Several cruel horse falls were removed
BBFC cut
1:14s

cut
shortened

X cert148:11s
=142:15s
UK: The Theatrical Version was passed X (18) after BBFC cuts for:
  • 1981 cinema release

The BBFC cuts were for animal cruelty:

  • A cockfighting scene was cut
  • Several cruel horse falls were removed

The Theatrical Version was shortened after a disastrous reception at the US premiere.

 v          Hebbuli - 2017 action drama by S Krishna and Rudresh M Gowda.


 X   Hebbuli

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Hebbuli is a 2017 action drama by S Krishna and Rudresh M Gowda.
Starring Crazy Star V Ravichandran, Abhinaya Chakravarthy Kechchedeya Kichcha Sudeepa and Amala Paul.

BBFC category cuts were required for a 12A rated cinema release.

Versions

BBFC cut
category cuts
1:16s
12A 140:04s UK: Passed 12A for moderate violence, threat after 1:16s of BBFC category cuts for:
  • 2017 cinema release
The BBFC commented:
  • Distributor chose to remove sequences of strong violence and bloody detail in order to achieve a 12A classification. An uncut 15 was available.
 v          Hell Baby - 2013 USA comedy horror by Robert Ben Garant and Thomas Lennon.


 X   Hell Baby

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Hell Baby is a 2013 USA comedy horror by Robert Ben Garant and Thomas Lennon.
With Rob Corddry, Leslie Bibb and Alex Berg. YouTube icon IMDb

Available in an R rated and an Unrated version

Versions

uncut
uncut
MPAA
Unrated
US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
MPAA
R rated
US: There is also an R rated version, probably for the likes of censorial shops like Blockbuster
 v          Hell Bent For Leather - 1960 USA western by George Sherman.


 X   Hell Bent For Leather

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Hell Bent For Leather is a 1960 USA western by George Sherman.
Starring Audie Murphy, Felicia Farr and Stephen McNally. IMDb

BBFC category cuts for a U rated 1960 cinema release. uncut for PG rated 2014 DVD.
Summary Notes

When Clay Santell stops in the town of Sutterville after having his horse stolen, he is mistaken by townspeople for a murderer named Travers. The townspeople capture Santell, and turn him over to lawman Harry Deckett. Deckett, who is tired of chasing the real Travers, decides to kill Santell and pass him off as Travers. Santell escapes from Deckett, taking lovely Janet Gifford hostage in the process. Janet comes to believe Santell's story, and helps him in his struggle to prove his real identity.

Versions

BBFC uncut
uncut
PG78:34s UK: Passed PG uncut for moderate violence for:

UK Censorship History

BBFC category cuts for a U rated 1960 cinema release
BBFC cut
category
cuts
old cert UUK: Passed U after BBFC category cuts for:
  • 1960 cinema release
 v          Hell Driver


 X   Hell Driver

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  • Nihon bundan: Heru doraibâ
  • Yoshihiro Nishimura's Helldriver
  • Hell Driver
Hell Driver
There are no censorship issues for this film

Versions

uncut
uncut
No Cert

MPAA
Unrated

116:56s Helldriver is a 2010 Japan SciFi horror by Yoshihiro Nishimura.
With Yumiko Hara, Eihi Shiina and Kazuki Namioka. IMDb

UK: The Director's Cut/Original Version was released without an entry in the BBFC database for:

  • 2011 Bounty [Director's Cut + International] RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon
  • 2011 Bounty [Director's Cut + International] R1 DVD at UK Amazon

US: The Director's Cut/Original Version is MPAA Unrated for:

BBFC uncut18 105:47s UK: The International Version was passed 18 without BBFC cuts for:
  • 2011 Bounty [Director's Cut + International] RB Blu-ray
  • 2011 Bounty [Director's Cut + International] R1 DVD

See pictorial version details from movie-censorship.com . The film was shortened and made pacier for the international market.

 v          Hell in the Pacific - 1968 USA war adventure by John Boorman.


 X   Hell in the Pacific

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  • Infierno en el Pacífico
Hell in the Pacific is a 1968 USA war adventure by John Boorman.
Starring Lee Marvin and Toshirô Mifune. IMDb
Exists as a Theatrical Version and an alternative version as intended by director John Boorman
Summary Notes

During World War II, a shot-down American pilot and a marooned Japanese navy captain find themselves stranded on the same small uninhabited island in the Pacific Ocean. Following war logic, each time the crafty Japanese devises something useful, he guards it to deny its use to the Yank, who then steals it, its proceeds or the idea and/or ruins it. Yet each gets his chance to kill and/or capture the other, but neither pushes this to the end. After a while of this pointless pestering, they end up joining forces to build and man a raft...

Versions

BBFC uncut
Alternative
Ending
MPAA G
MPAA
~103:00
-~98:00s
US: Uncut and MPAA G rated for:
  • 2017 Kino Lorber [Theatrical + Alternative versions] RA Blu-ray at US Amazon

The Theatrical Version was not as intended by director John Boorman, except for France where it was insisted that the version screened should be director approved. John Boorman's ending was made available as a DVD extra but was not generally used for the main feature. The US Blu-ray enables the film to be seen in both versions.

[ Spoilers! hover or click text below] The different endings are:

John Boorman's intended ending was for the proponents to get drunk, argue and go their own separate ways. The original distributors, perhaps with propaganda about reconciliation in mind, curtailed this return to hostility with rather abrupt death and destruction via a bomb attack.
uncut
Theatrical Version
PG

U pre 1970

97:00s
UK: The Theatrical Version was passed U uncut for:
  • 1996 Total Home Ent VHS
  • 1992 Braveworld VHS
  • 1989 Video Collection International VHS
  • 1969 cinema release
            Hell Island - 1988 USA horror by Dimitri Logothetis. See Slaughterhouse Rock
 v          Hell Night - 1981 USA horror thriller by Tom DeSimone (as Tom De Simone).


 X   Hell Night

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Hell Night is a 1981 USA horror thriller by Tom DeSimone (as Tom De Simone).
Starring Linda Blair, Vincent Van Patten and Peter Barton. IMDb

Uncut in the UK for X rated cinema release in 1981 and on pre-cert video. Cut by the BBFC for 18 rated VHS but later passed 18 uncut for DVD. Uncut and MPAA R rated in the US.
Summary Review: Suspense instead of nudity & gore

Before being able to join Alpha Sigma Rho fraternity and its sister sorority, four pledges must spend the night in Garth Manor, twelve years to the day after the previous resident murdered his entire family. Some, however, say that one member of the Garth family survived, and still resides somewhere in the now-deserted mansion.

Spooky teen slasher builds up a good amount of atmosphere and delivers suspense instead of the usual nudity and gore. It also takes the time to build up characterizations for some of its characters. Linda Blair (a highly underrated actress) turns in a very appealing, strong & sexy performance and is supported by a better then usual cast, including Peter Barton. The finale is especially exciting.

Versions

BBFC uncut
uncut
18

pre-cert VHS

X

MPAA R

101:41s
=97:37s

UK: Passed 18 uncut for strong violence and horror for:
  • 2009 Infinity R2 DVD at UK Amazon
  • 2003 Prism Leisure Corp PLC video
UK: Passed 18 uncut with previous BBFC cuts waived for:
  • 2002 Odyssey video
UK: Passed X (18) uncut for:
  • 1981 cinema release

US: Uncut and MPAA R rated for:

  • 2017 Shout! Factory Collector's Edition RA Blu-ray at US Amazon
BBFC cut
compulsory cuts
1s
18 97:37s

UK: Passed 18 after 1s of BBFC compulsory cuts for:
  • 1992 Missing in Action VHS
  • 1986 Apex Distribution [adb MIA] VHS

From IMDb:

  • Video versions suffered a brief one second edit to shorten a scene of a body being punctured by spikes from a fence.
            Hell of the Living Dead - 1980 Italy/Spain horror by Bruno Mattei See Zombie Creeping Flesh
 v          Hell Prison - 1973 Italy / USA crime drama by Rino Di Silvestro


 X   Hell Prison (1973)

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  • Women in Cell Block 7
  • Diario segreto da un carcere femminile
  • Love in a Women's Prison
  • Love in a Woman's Prison
  • Love and Death in a Women's Prison
  • Diario Erotico da un carcere femminile
Hell Prison is a 1973 Italy / USA crime drama by Rino Di Silvestro
Starring Anita Strindberg, Eva Czemerys and Jenny Tamburi Melon Farmers link BBFC link 2020 IMDb
Cut by the BBFC for X rated cinema release in 1974. Uncut and 18 rated on home video. Uncut and MPAA R rated in the US.

Summary Review: Most ridiculous prison riot ever

The WIP subplot comes in when the daughter of kidnapped Mafia boss goes undercover in a woman's prison to protect and get information from the "new fish" (Jenny Tamburi). However, this surprisingly complex plot still leads to the usual shower scenes, catfights, lesbian groping, and everything else audiences have come to expect from these type of films.

But as much as I enjoy seeing Tamburi,Strindberg, et. al. butt-naked, there is a total lack of character development in this movie and the acting is very sub-par, which is unfortunate because Tamburi and Strindberg at least are capable of much better. And aside from his alleged realism, DeSilvestri doesn't demonstrate any real style in any of his films I've seen. I'd maybe recommend this, but it really depends on what your looking for.

Versions

uncut
uncut
run: 103:48s
pal: 99:39s
18

MPAA R

UK: Passed 18 uncut for strong sex:

US: MPAA R rated

BBFC cut
cut
X certUK: Passed X (18) uncut:
  • 1974 cinema release titled Love In A Woman's Prison
 v          Hell Prison - 1980 Spain/Italy prison drama by Edoardo Mulargia.


 X   Hell Prison (1980)

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  • Femmine infernali
  • El infierno de las mujeres
  • Escape from Hell
  • Hellfire on Ice
  • Part 2: Escape from Hell
  • L'inferno delle donee
Hell Prison is a 1980 Spain/Italy prison drama by Edoardo Mulargia.
With Anthony Steffen, Ajita Wilson and Cristina Lay. IMDb
Banned by the BBFC from 1980 cinema release. Later seized by the police during the video nasties panic. Cut for 1988 VHS. Uncut in the US
Summary Review: Eurotrash
All the girls look sweaty, stinky & dirty as they work, fight and make out with each other. That's about it for plot until they do escape and most of them get killed. Europeans love those downbeat endings.

It's always nice to see Peter Lorre lookalike Luciano Pigozzi in another piece of low-rent Eurotrash like this. It's OK.

Versions

uncut
uncut
MPAA
Unrated
~93:00s
=~89:00s
US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

This film was later substantially re-cut for the US market with additional footage featuring Linda Blair. See Savage Island

BBFC cut
3:46s
1888:34s
=85:01s
UK: Passed 18 after 3:46s of BBFC cuts for:
  • 1988 Sheptonhurst VHS titled Hell Prison
banned
banned
Section 3 seizure

rejected

88:33s UK: Released on pre-cert VHS for:
  • 1982 KM VHS
The video was seized subject to an Obscene Publications Act Section 3 Seizure Order. This is a legal gambit whereby victims admitted that the videos were 'obscene', and therefore subject to seizure, in return for that being the end of the matter and so avoiding an obscenity trial with the possibility of jail time.

UK: Banned by the BBFC for:

  • 1980 cinema release titled Escape from Hell
 v          Hell Town


 X   Hell Town

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  • Born to the West
Hell Town
There are no censorship issues for this film

Versions

9s U cert55:26s 1937 US western by Charles Barton

The BBFC cut the 2003 Delta DVD: Cuts required to animal cruelty -illegal horse falls. q

No mention of cuts to subsequent DVDs

U cert55:24s No cuts noted to the 1993 Sheptonhurst and 1996 Screen Multimedia videos.
cut old cert UThe BBFC cut the 1951 cinema release
 v          Hell Up in Harlem - 1973 USA action crime thriller by Larry Cohen.


 X   Hell Up in Harlem

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  • A Cidade do Crime
Hell Up in Harlem is a 1973 USA action crime thriller by Larry Cohen.
Starring Fred Williamson, Julius Harris and Gloria Hendry. IMDb
Cut by the BBFC for an X rated 1876 cinema release. Uncut and 18 rated on home video. Uncut and MPAA R rated in the US.
Summary Notes

Tommy comes from a forced rest period due to injuries suffered in Harlem's gang warfare. With the help of his girl, he will reorganize his gang, and overcome his rival gang leaders, through extreme acts of violence and death.

Versions

BBFC uncut
uncut
18

MPAA R

90:30s

UK: Passed 18 uncut for:
  • 1998 MGM Home Entertainment (Europe) VHS
  • 1985 RCA/Columbia Pictures Video [adb MGM] VHS

US: Uncut and MPAA R Rated for:

BBFC cut
2:27s
X 90:16s
=86:39s

submitted
92:43s
=89:00s
UK: Passed X (18) after compulsory cuts for:
  • 1976 cinema release
 v          Hellbound: Hellraiser II - 1987 UK horror by Clive Barker.


 X   Hellbound: Hellraiser II

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  • Hellbound: Hellraiser 2
Hellbound: Hellraiser II is a 1987 UK horror by Clive Barker.
With Doug Bradley, Ashley Laurence and Imogen Boorman. YouTube icon IMDb
The heavily cut R rated version was passed without further cuts for cinema but was cut on VHS and 1999 DVD. The BBFC cuts were waived for the Unrated Version on DVD and Bu-ray
Summary Notes

Kirsty is brought to an institution after the death of her family, where the occult-obsessive head resurrects Julia and unleashes the Cenobites once again.

Cutting Edge

Hellraiser
Gavin Salkeld's Cutting Edge Episode 40:
Hellraiser 1&2

Unrated Version

uncut
Unrated Version
run: 99:00s
pal: 95:02s

18

MPAA Unrated

UK: The Unrated Version/Extended Version was passed 18 uncut after BBFC cuts waived for:
  • 2016 Arrow Video Hellraiser Trilogy RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon
  • 2015 Arrow Video Scarlet Box RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon
  • 2009 Lions Gate R2 DVD unreleased
  • 2004 Anchor Bay R2 Collector's Edition DVD via UK Amazon

US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

uncut
Unrated Version
Variant
MPAA UnratedUS: There is variant unrated version available.
The main difference is an extra scene in hell where Kirsty finds herself in a normal-looking room she associates with her childhood; a framed photograph of her parents is displayed on a bureau. She admires the photo and looks yearningly at her mother. After taking a short look around the room, she finds that Julia has replaced her mother in the photo. Suddenly, it begins to ripple and a bevy of cockroaches burst forth from the frame. Roaches crawl forth from behind the bureau, toppling it, and she screams.

R Rated Version

BBFC cut
1:07s

mpaa cut
5:40s

Total

cut: 6:47s
run: 93:15s
pal: 89:31s
18UK: The cut R Rated Version was passed 18 after a further 1:07s of BBFC cuts for:
  • 1999 VCI DVD
  • 1999 VCI VHS

The extra minute over the previous version were said to consist of sound edits

BBFC cut
7s

mpaa cut
5:40s

Total

cut: 5:47s
run: 93:15s
pal: 89:31s
18UK: The cut R Rated Version was passed 18 after a further 7s of BBFC cuts for:
  • 1990 RCA/Columbia VHS

The video version loses

  • Shortened scene of razor self-mutilation by a man on a mattress
  • 4s of Julia embracing the self mutilated man in Channard's hospital visit.
  • cuts to 2 close-ups of a bare-breasted and tied up woman

Sky showed the completely uncut version of Hellbound, May 2003, on Sky 1. It had the razor scenes in it and all other cuts were restored. Same as the US unrated version. Either they didn't know what they were screening or they have more balls than Channel 4 which showed a totally butchered version last year.

BBFC uncut

mpaa cut
5:40s

Total

cut: 5:40s
run: 93:14s
pal: 89:30s

18

MPAA R

UK: The cut R Rated Version was passed 18 without BBFC cuts for:
  • 2017 cinema release
  • 1989 cinema release

The US R rated version for cinema was cut as follows:

  • The opening replay of Frank's (Sean Chapman's) final moments from Hellraiser (11s worth) has been replaced by a close-up of Pinhead saying We'll tear your soul apart .
  • The creation of Pinhead loses 7 shots totalling 6s. ie 2 shots of hooks digging into the flesh, 4 shots of a razor slitting his scalp and a shot of the final nail being driven deep into his skull.
  • 55s has been deleted from Julia's (Claire Higgins') resurrection; 35s of razor slits, 16s of the victim crawling across the floor and 4s of Julia feeding from the victim's neck.
  • The transformation of Channard (Kenneth Cranham) into a cenobite suffers; a 2s loss of an injection of needles, 3s of cheese wire digging into his skin and 4s of a thing forcing its way into his mouth.
  • Kirsty's (Ashley Laurence's) encounter with Frank 2 cuts totalling 6s of Frank peeling the skin off his face and a 1s close-up of Julia's hand entering his back to rip his heart out.
  • Channard's hospital visit has a 1s cut showing a knife jamming itself into a patients forehead
  • Channard's battle with the Cenobites loses 3s of a female cenobite's spear wound in the throat and 8s of Pinhead having his throat cut.
  • The climatic scene of Channard's death has 2 cuts totalling 3s, ie a shot of his head being torn in half and his body spurting blood.
 v          Hellboy - 2004 USA action Sci-Fi horror by Guillermo del Toro.


 X   Hellboy (2004)

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  • Super Sapiens
  • Ellespuika
Hellboy is a 2004 USA action Sci-Fi horror by Guillermo del Toro.
Starring Ron Perlman, Doug Jones and Selma Blair. IMDb
Exists as a Theatrical Version and a Director's Cut
Summary Notes

In the final days of World War II, the Nazis attempt to use black magic to aid their dying cause. The Allies raid the camp where the ceremony is taking place, but not before a demon - Hellboy - has already been conjured. Joining the Allied forces, Hellboy eventually grows to adulthood, serving the cause of good rather than evil.

Versions

BBFC uncut
uncut
12

MPAA
Unrated

126:59s

UK: The Director's Cut was passed 12 uncut for moderate fantasy violence and horror for: US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

The additional material in the Director's Cut is uncontentious

BBFC uncut
uncut
12

12A

MPAA PG-13

116:54s

UK: The Theatrical Version was passed 12/12A uncut for moderate fantasy violence and horror for:
  • 2004 Columbia/Tri-Star Home video
  • 2004 cinema release
cut
re-titled
Malaysia flag
Malaysia
116:54s

Malaysia: The word 'Hell' was cut from the title by the local censors of the LBF. The censorship board had stated that it did not want youngsters to hero-worship someone with a devil-sounding name. The film was consequently re-titled to Super Sapiens.
 v          Hellboy - 2019 USA action Sci-Fi fantasy by Neil Marshall.


 X   Hellboy (2019)

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Hellboy is a 2019 USA action Sci-Fi fantasy by Neil Marshall.
Starring Daniel Dae Kim, Milla Jovovich and David Harbour. IMDb

Never cut. BBFC 15 rated in the UK, 16 rated in Ireland, and MPAA R rated in the US. The film is 18 rated in Australia and the distributors failed in attempt to get the rating reduced to 15.
Appeal in Australia

The film censors of the Australian Classification Board rated the film as R18+ (18 in UK terms) for High impact violence, blood and gore.

The Australian distributors felt that a lower rating was a possibility, and appealed to the Classification Review Board for an MA15+ (15A in UK terms).

However the Classification Review Board disagreed with the appeal and maintained the original rating of R18+ for High impact violence, blood and gore. The Review Board wrote:

A five-member panel of the Classification Review Board has unanimously determined that the film, Hellboy, is classified R 18+ (Restricted) with the consumer advice High impact violence, blood and gore.

In the Classification Review Board's opinion Hellboy warrants an R 18+ classification because the violence has a high impact. The overall impact of the classifiable elements in the film was high. It is the view of the Classification Review Board that the fantasy context does not mitigate the cumulative impact of the violence on a more vulnerable audience.

 v          Hellmaster - 1992 USA horror thriller by Douglas Schulze.


 X   Hellmaster

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  • Them
  • Carnage on Campus
Hellmaster is a 1992 USA horror thriller by Douglas Schulze.
Starring John Saxon, David Emge and Amy Raasch. IMDb
Originally created for theatrical release as Them but was later re-cut for straight to home video release as Hellmaster.

Summary Notes

A psychotic college professor uses unwitting students as laboratory rats, injecting them with a drug that mutates them into gory killers.

Original Theatrical Version: Them

BBFC uncut
uncut
run: 96m
pal: 92m
MPAA UnratedUS: The Original Theatrical Version Uncut and MPAA Unated for:
  • 2019 Vinegar Syndrome [Them + Hellmaster Versions] R0 Blu-ray/R0 DVD Combo titled Them at US Amazon

From Vinegar Syndrome:

HELLMASTER was originally titled THEM, but was subsequently re-edited with new footage also added and released straight to video and cable several years after its initial completion.

Director's Re-cut: Hellmaster

BBFC uncut
uncut
run: 98:05s
pal: 94:10s
18

MPAA Unrated

UK: The Director's Re-cut was passed 18 uncut for strong bloody violence:
  • 2005 ILC Prime video titled Hellmaster
US: The Director's Re-cut is uncut and MPAA Unated for: titled Hellmaster
  • 2019 Vinegar Syndrome [Them + Hellmaster Versions] R0 Blu-ray/R0 DVD Combo titled Hellmaster at US Amazon
 v          Hello, My Name is Doris - 2015 USA drama by Michael Showalter.


 X   Hello, My Name is Doris

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Hello, My Name is Doris is a 2015 USA drama by Michael Showalter.
Starring Sally Field, Max Greenfield and Beth Behrs. Youtube link IMDb

Exists as a Domestic Version and an International Version both with the same running time
Summary Notes

A self-help seminar inspires a sixty-something woman to romantically pursue her younger co-worker.

Versions

BBFC uncut
International Version
15 86:26s

UK: The International Version was passed 15 uncut for strong language for:
  • 2017 Sony DADC video
BBFC uncut
Domestic Version
15 86:26s

UK: A commentary for the Domestic Version Passed 15 uncut for:
  • 2016 Sony DADC video
 v          Helloween: Hellish Videos


 X   Helloween: Hellish Videos

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Helloween: Hellish Videos

There are no censorship issues for this film

Versions

9s 12 cert78:32s
2005 German music video

Cut in 2006 with the following BBFC comment: Company chose to remove an explicit sexual image (still photo of a woman with semen dripping from her chin and man's penis against her mouth) in order to achieve a 12 classification. An R18 without cuts was available

The uncut region 1 DVD is available at US Amazon

 v          Hellraiser - 1987 UK horror by Clive Barker.


 X   Hellraiser

Link Here
  • Clive Barker's Hellraiser
Hellraiser is a 1987 UK horror by Clive Barker.
Starring Andrew Robinson, Clare Higgins and Ashley Laurence. Youtube link IMDb
Originally cut to obtain an R rating but the resultant version became the definitive. Cut by the BBFC for video from 1988 to 1999. The UK original cinema version was uncut but the BBFC cut VHS releases until 1999. DVDs are uncut.
Summary Review: Dark Masterpiece
Hellraiser is a dark masterpiece from the twisted world of Clive Barker. Based upon his novel The Hellbound Heart , Barker takes us on a trip where people desperate for kicks search out for the ultimate thrill. A sleaze ball named Frank buys a gaudy looking Rubik's cube that he bought at a bizarre bazaar. Frank gets more than he bargained for when he some how manages to open it up.

A great horror flick that'll send legit chills up your spine. This film not only marks Clive Barker's feature length debut but it introduces the world (and pop culture) to Pinhead! If you don't know by now Pinhead is the coldest and coolest fiend to ever come across the screen in years. He only has an an extended cameo in this one but he'll be back in the latter films. A highly recommended horror classic.

Cutting Edge

Hellraiser
Gavin Salkeld's Cutting Edge Episode 40:
Hellraiser 1&2

Versions

uncut
Extended
Version
Germany flag
Germany
Germany: An extended version was released in Germany for:
  • 2017 Turbine Trilogy (RB) Blu-ray

This version contains 6 extra frames in the scene where Frank is ripped apart from chains, probably restored via the scene setting flashback in the sequel. See article from movie-censorship.com

uncut
Director approved

mpaa cut
30s

18

MPAA R

89:18s UK: Passed 18 uncut for strong, bloody violence after previous BBFC cuts were waived for:
  • 2016 Arrow Video Hellraiser Trilogy RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon
  • 2015 Arrow Video Scarlet Box RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon
  • 2010 Boulevard Hellraiser 1-3 Boxset R2 DVD at UK Amazon
  • 2009 Starz R0 Blu-ray at UK Amazon
  • 2004 Anchor Bay R2 DVD
  • 2001 VCI/Cinema Club widescreen R2 DVD
  • 1999 VCI widescreen R2 DVD
  • 1999 VCI widescreen VHS
  • 1987 cinema release

US: Uncut and MPAA R Rated for:

This version was originally cut by 30s to secure an MPAA R rating but it seems that Barker was generally happy with the result after these cuts, and the current version is his preferred cut. (Possibly after a test screening suggested that the audience proved hostile to the Cenobite carnage during the assault on Kirsty's room). The cuts were:

  • S&M spanking between Julia and Frank, a suggestion of anal sex, and a reduction to the of thrusts during the sex scene
  • One of Julia's victims expecting sex was originally naked but was clothed after censors' intervention
  • Consecutive hammer blows were reduced from 4 to 3 as Julia murders her 1st victim. The sight of the impact of a hammer blow was deleted.
  • Shots of Kirsty's fingers entering Frank's stomach were deleted.
  • Frank being ripped apart with hooks was reduced and a shot of him licking his lips was deleted
BBFC cut
4s
18 89:24s UK: Passed 18 after 4s of BBFC cuts for:
  • 1999 VCI P&S R2 DVD
  • 1999 VCI P&S VHS
  • 1991 VCI VHS
  • 1988 New World VHS

During a scene with Julia (Claire Higgins) attacking her first victim with a hammer, the BBFC asked for several cuts:

  • After second blow with hammer, cut away as stunned man turns into shot before extreme bloodiness of head and face are revealed;
  • After woman walks forward with hammer, remove sight of man's pleading, blood-streaked face before she enters shot to mask him, and cut away as his bloody face is revealed right as her arm rises past it, resuming on frontal shot of her swinging hammer;
  • After he falls into close-up on floor, reduce sight of his blood-streaked face and shot of her panting in satisfaction, resuming just before she drops hammer.
            Hellraiser II - 1987 UK horror by Clive Barker See Hellbound: Hellraiser II
 v          Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth - 1992 USA / Canada horror by Anthony Hickox.


 X   Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth

Link Here
  • Hellraiser 3
Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth is a 1992 USA / Canada horror by Anthony Hickox.
Starring Terry Farrell, Doug Bradley and Kevin Bernhardt. Youtube link IMDb
Cut for a US R rating and passed without further BBFC cuts for 1992 cinema release and VHS. The Directors Cut was passed 18 uncut for 18 rated VHS and DVD.
Summary Notes

Pinhead is stuck in a block after the Big Confrontation in "Hellbound," The block containing Pinhead and the puzzle cube is bought by a young playboy as sculpture. Pinhead busies himself escaping by getting the playboy to lure victims to his presence so he can use their blood. Once free, he seeks to destroy the puzzle cube so he need never return to Hell, but a female reporter is investigating the grisly murders and stands in his way.

Versions

uncut
uncut
alternative
18

MPAA
Unrated

92:28s UK: The Unrated Version/Director's Cut was passed 18 without BBFC cuts for:

US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

  • 2016 Arrow Hellraiser Scarlet Box Trilogy RA Blu-ray at US Amazon

The Unrated Version/Director's Cut contains extra material. See pictorial version details from movie-censorship.com :

  • Joey talking to a security guard
  • A dancer gets topless in a party scene while Joey talks to the DJ
  • A camera pan through the boiler room
  • Joey in a restaurant scene where she sees an image of Monroe appear in her coffee
  • More dead soldiers are shown in the World War 1 trenches
  • A conversation in a bazaar
  • Shots in the boiler room of a foot hanging from a hook and a corpse
uncut
uncut
alternative
Germany flag
Germany
Germany: There is also a longer German Red Edition. See pictorial version details from movie-censorship.com . This contains 17s more than the Unrated Version/Director's Cut.
BBFC uncut

mpaa cut
cut

18

MPAA R

89:14s UK: The US R Rated Version was passed 18 without BBFC cuts for:
  • 1998 VCI Laserdisc
  • 1994 High Fliers VHS
  • 1992 cinema release
 v          Hellraiser: Judgment - 2018 USA horror by Gary J Tunnicliffe.


 X   Hellraiser: Judgment

Link Here

Hellraiser: Judgment is a 2018 USA horror by Gary J Tunnicliffe.
Starring Randy Wayne, Heather Langenkamp and Rheagan Wallace. BBFC link 2020 IMDb

Never cut by the BBFC or MPAA

 v          Hells Angels on Wheels - 1967 USA crime thriller by Richard Rush.


 X   Hells Angels on Wheels

Link Here

Hells Angels on Wheels is a 1967 USA crime thriller by Richard Rush.
Starring Adam Roarke, Jack Nicholson and Sabrina Scharf. Youtube link IMDb

Banned by the BBFC for 1967 cinema release. Unbanned after cuts for 1977 X rated cinema release. Massively cut for 18 rated 1988 VHS, and slightly less cut for 2005 15 rated DVD. Uncut and MPAA Unrated in the US.
Summary Notes: Classic

At first gas station attendant Poet is happy when the rockers gang "Hell's Angels" finally accepts him. But he's shocked when he learns how brutal they are - not even murder is a taboo to them. He gets himself in trouble when the leader's girlfriend falls in love with him - and he welcomes her approaches.

Anyone with a more than curious interest in the Hells Angels will enjoy this piece of nostalgia. This is one of the few films to be openly supported by the Hells Angels themselves.

While the story line may seem somewhat dated by modern standards, it does encompass what I feel to be some of the most classic aspects of the Angels lifestyle of the time. A real treat for the biker movie buff.

Versions

uncut
uncut
MPAA
Unrated
~95:00s
=~91:00s
US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
BBFC uncut

cut
pre-cut

15 cert95:25s
=91:36s
UK: A pre-cut version was passed 15 without further BBFC cuts and some cuts waived for:
  • 2005 Cinema Club R2 DVD

From IMDb:

  • The 2006 Cinema Club DVD restores the kidney punches
  • pre-edited by the distributors to remove the alternative opening rape/violence scene.
BBFC cut
10:59s
18 79:51s UK: Passed 18 after 10:59s of BBFC cuts for:
  • 1988 MIA VHS

From cuts details on IMDb :

  • The 1988 video version featured a new opening montage of rape and violence scenes which were not in the original cinema print, and these scenes (totalling 11 minutes) were completely removed by the BBFC
  • also removed shots of kidney punches during the hotel fight.
BBFC cut
2:14s
X cert 93:07s
=89:24s
UK: Passed X (18) after 2:14s of BBFC cuts for:
  • 1977 cinema release

The BBFC cuts were

  • heavy edits to fight scenes
banned
banned
rejected UK: Banned by the BBFC for:
  • 1967 cinema release
 v          Hell'z Windstaff - 1979 Hong Kong action film by Chun-Ku Lu (as Chun-Ku Lo).


 X   Hell'z Windstaff

Link Here
  • The Dragon and the Tiger Kids
  • Long hu men
Hell'z Windstaff is a 1979 Hong Kong action film by Chun-Ku Lu (as Chun-Ku Lo).
Starring Jang-Lee Hwang, Yuen Man Meng and Hoi Mang. IMDb

The UK BBFC 18 rated VHS in 1998 was pre-cut for violence and animal cruelty.

Summary Notes

Two young kung fu experts are terrorized by an evil warlord whose weapon is known as the Hell's Wind Staff. With the aid of an old rival of the warlord, they train in the Dragon Hands and the Rowing Oar to face off against the deadly Hell's Wind Staff.

Versions

cut
pre-cut
cut: 44s
run: 84:49s
pal: 81:25s
18 1980UK: A pre-cut version missing 44s was passed 18 without further cuts:
  • 1998 Eastern Heroes VHS

No BBFC cuts but in article from movie-censorship.com pre-cuts for animal cruelty and fight violence are noted:

  • The use of an apparently live chicken was used as a weapon during a fight
  • The breaking of a fighters legs over a tree stump
 v          Hemoglobin - 1997 Canada / USA horror by Peter Svatek.


 X   Hemoglobin

Link Here
  • Bleeders
Hemoglobin is a 1997 Canada / USA horror by Peter Svatek.
Starring Gillian Ferrabee, Pascal Gruselle and Roy Dupuis. IMDb
Generally uncut but there exists a cut US R rated version on VHS.
Summary Notes

A man with an unknown disease travels to an island with his girlfriend where his relatives once lived, hoping to find a cure to his illness. While it was thought that his relatives were all dead he actually finds them to be living underground. However because they have been inbreeding for all these years they don't look right, plus they have developed a pretty bad eating habit. Will he chose his girlfriend or his people?

Versions

BBFC uncut
uncut
1888:44s

UK: Passed 18 uncut for:
mpaa cut
59s
MPAA R US: The R rated VHS titled Bleeders was cut by 59s in 2 scenes to remove the nudity in a sex scene.
 v          Henry & June - 1990 USA / France biography by Philip Kaufman.


 X   Henry & June

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Henry & June is a 1990 USA / France biography by Philip Kaufman.
Starring Fred Ward, Uma Thurman and Maria de Medeiros. IMDb

Never cut by UK or US censors but lays claim to a little censorship history as the first film to be rated NC-17 by the MPAA.
Censorship History

The NC-17 rating was introduced in September 1990 and Henry and June was released in October 1990 with its previously assigned X rating being substituted with an NC-17 rating. IMDb adds:

This movie precipitated the creation of the NC-17 MPAA rating, which it earned in place of an X. The two to three second shot of Anaïs Nin (Maria de Medeiros) looking at an explicit illustrated postcard involving a Japanese woman and a squid, less than three minutes into the opening credits of the film, was the cause of the NC-17 rating.

 v          Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer - 1986 USA crime horror biography by John McNaughton.


 X   Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer

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Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer is a 1986 USA crime horror biography by John McNaughton.
With Michael Rooker, Tracy Arnold and Tom Towles. YouTube icon IMDb

Heavily cut by the BBFC in varying ways until 2003 when the Director's Cut was passed 18 uncut. Uncut and MPAA Unrated in the US.
Summary Review : Fascinating character study

Henry likes to kill people, in different ways each time. Henry shares an apartment with Otis. When Otis' sister comes to stay, we see both sides of Henry; the "guy-next-door" and the serial killer. Low budget movie, with some graphic murder scenes.

Henry: Portrait of a serial killer is one of the most disturbing films you are ever likely to see. Not because of any extreme violence or gore, but because of it's very real premise and it having the objectivity of a documentary. This was one of the first movies of it's time to show serial killers how they really are. They aren't wise cracking geniuses such as Hannibal Lector and the like, they are very cold, detached individuals who seem indifferent to what they are doing. Henry could be anyone in the street, he could be standing next to you and you wouldn't know what he is, this film is set very much in the real world.

The movies "hero" is Henry, played brilliantly by Michael Rooker, an exterminator/handyman who drifts from town to town indulging in his uncontrollable need to murder, and he does so, almost as if he isn't aware of what he is doing is wrong. We see Henry change from polite, if slightly stupid, exterminator to his murderous alter-ego.

Cutting Edge

Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer
Gavin Salkeld's Cutting Edge Episode 17:
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer

Versions

uncut
uncut
18

MPAA
Unrated

79:15s UK: Passed 18 uncut with previous cuts waived for:
  • 2011 Studiocanal Special Edition RB Blu-ray/R2 DVD Combo at UK Amazon
  • 2003 Optimum R2 DVD
  • 2003 cinema release
UK: Shown uncut with local authority permission but no BBFC certificate for:
  • 1989 cinema release at London's NFT and Scala cinemas

US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

cut
total
48s

BBFC cut
27s

cut
pre-cut
21s

1878:27s UK: Passed 18 in a version pre-cut by 21s and then further cut by the BBFC by 27s so totalling 48s for:
  • 2001 Universal R2 DVD

From BBFC Case Study from bbfc.co.uk

For the 2001 DVD release, the minor cut to the murder of the TV salesman has been waived. In addition, many of the cuts previously made to the camcorder sequence have been removed, including the re-editing of this scene. Whereas the scene was cut by 24 seconds on film and by a total of 1 minute 11 seconds (plus reordering) on video, it has now been cut by only 10 seconds in all to remove the sexualised image of the woman victim's breasts being mauled. The opening sequence showing the female corpse on the toilet, has, however, once again been deleted as per the previous UK film and video releases.

However, the story is not quite that simple. The BBFC only insisted on 27 seconds of cuts (comprising 10 seconds from the camcorder sequence and 17 seconds from the 'corpse on toilet' scene), but an additional 21 seconds of cuts were in fact made by the distributor. The reason for this lies in the corpse on toilet shot. As stated above, this entire scene was cut from the previous film and video releases. On this occasion, however, the Board agreed that the beginning of the scene could be left in, showing the camera panning across the room to reveal the corpse on the toilet. The scene could then be cut after the corpse is revealed to remove only the zoom into and pan down the woman's blood stained body. However, the distributor chose to remove the entire sequence as per the previous film and video releases, rather than merely edit out the last part of the scene. That is unfortunate in one sense but it is, of course, their choice. In fact, they have probably decided to do it this way because the cut looks too obvious if made in the way we directed, whereas by removing the whole sequence what could have looked rather clumsy actually runs smoothly.

cut
total
1:53s

BBFC cut
1:15s

cut
pre-cut
38s

1877:26s UK: The 1:02s cut cinema version was passed 18 a further 51s of BBFC cuts now totalling 1:53s for:
  • 1993 Electric Video VHS

The much delayed video release suffered additional BBFC cuts as follows:

  • A minor cut of 4 seconds was required for video to the killing of the TV warehouse man. A cut was made after the flex was wrapped round his throat to reduce the number of stabbings with the soldering iron, and resuming on shots of Henry's face.
  • More significantly, however, additional alterations were required to the camcorder sequence, which had already been cut by 24 seconds for cinema release. Not only were further cuts totalling 47 seconds made to remove violent details of the scene, particularly the on-screen killings of the mother and son, but the sequence of the scene was also notoriously reordered at James Ferman's insistence. James Ferman insisted that part of the concluding reaction shot of Henry and Otis on the sofa should be inserted earlier in the 'camcorder' scene. This was intended to interrupt any 'masturbatory potential'.
cut
total
1:02s

BBFC cut
24s

cut
pre-cut
38s

1881:31s
=78:15s
UK: A 38s pre-cut version was passed 18 after a further 24s of BBFC cuts totalling 1:02s for:
  • 1991 cinema release

The total cuts were:

  • one sequence near the beginning, totalling 38 seconds, had been voluntarily removed by the film's distributor. This showed the corpse of one of Henry's victims seated on a lavatory with her breast exposed and a broken bottle protruding from her blood streaked face and neck.
  • The BBFC required 24 seconds of further cuts. These additional cuts were made to the 'camcorder' sequence. Cuts were made to remove the movement of the killer's hand to the female victim's pubic area and to reduce to a minimum the mauling of her breasts before and after she is killed.
 v          Her Private Hell


 X   Her Private Hell

Link Here

Her Private Hell

There are no censorship issues for this film

Versions

uncut
uncut
~84:00s Her Private Hell is a 1968 UK drama by Norman J Warren.
With Lucia Modugno, Terence Skelton and Pearl Catlin. IMDb

US: Uncut for the US cinema release

BBFC uncut

cut
pre-cut
~3:00s

15 cert80:21s UK: The cut UK Cinema version was passed 15 without BBFC cuts for:
  • 2012 BFI DVD/Blu-ray

The release includes 3 minutes of uncensored US alternative footage as extras. This is material cut (or pre-cut) from the UK version

BBFC
~3:00s
X certsubmitted
82:34s
UK: Passed X (16) after BBFC cuts for:
  • 1968 cinema release

The BBFC cuts were for nudity

 v          Hercules - 2014 USA action adventure by Brett Ratner.


 X   Hercules

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Hercules is a 2014 USA action adventure by Brett Ratner.
Starring Dwayne Johnson, John Hurt and Ian McShane. YouTube icon IMDb

The Theatrical Version suffered BBFC advised category cuts for a 2014 12A rated cinema release. The BBFC cuts were adopted for worldwide release. There is also an Unrated Extended Version.
Summary Notes

Fourteen hundred years BCE, a tormented soul walked the earth that was neither man nor god. Hercules was the powerful son of the god king Zeus, for this he received nothing but suffering his entire life. After twelve arduous labours and the loss of his family, this dark, world-weary soul turned his back on the gods finding his only solace in bloody battle. Over the years he warmed to the company of six similar souls, their only bond being their love of fighting and presence of death. These men and women never question where they go to fight or why or whom, just how much they will be paid. Now the King of Thrace has hired these mercenaries to train his men to become the greatest army of all time. It is time for this bunch of lost souls to finally have their eyes opened to how far they have fallen when they must train an army to become as ruthless and blood thirsty as their reputation has become.

Versions

uncut
uncut
MPAA
Unrated
~102:00s US: The Extended Cut is MPAA Unrated for: Note that Extended Cut will be on Blu-ray only and the DVD looks likely to contain the Theatrical Version

See pictorial version details from movie-censorship.com : The Extended Version adds lots of blood to the fight/battle scenes and makes for a more violent movie that would never have made a PG-13 rating. In addition the Extended Version adds 3:31s of plot which does not make a lot of difference but helps to explain the conflicts with General Sitacles.

BBFC cut
advised category cuts
12A

12 cert

MPAA PG-13

98:00s UK: Passed 12A for moderate violence, bloody images, moderate sex references, strong language after BBFC advised pre-cuts for:
  • 2014 Paramount [2D + 3D] Blu-ray
  • 2014 Paramount DVD
  • 2014 cinema release
The BBFC commented:

This film was originally seen for advice in an incomplete form. The company was informed that it was likely to be classified 15, but that their preferred 12A could be achieved by reducing some bloody detail in three scenes. When the finished version was submitted for formal classification, those moments had been addressed.

The BBFC further commented in the 2014 Annual Report:

The company chose to remove bloody detail, such as the focus on a bloody chest wound and a slit throat.

US: The BBFC advised cuts were adopted for the Theatrical Version which was rated MPAA PG-13 for epic battle sequences, violence, suggestive comments, brief strong language and partial nudity.

            Hercules and the Captive Women - 1961 Italy / France action fantasy adventure by Vittorio Cottafavi. See Hercules Conquers Atlantis
 v          Hercules Attacks - 1963 Italy / France adventure drama by Giorgio Ferroni.


 X   Hercules Attacks

Link Here
  • Conquest of Mycene
  • Hercules vs. The Moloch
  • Ercole contro Moloch
Hercules Attacks is a 1963 Italy / France adventure drama by Giorgio Ferroni.
Starring Gordon Scott, Alessandra Panaro and Rosalba Neri. IMDb
Cut by the BBFC for an A rated cinema release in 1965

Versions

uncut
uncut
MPAA
Unrated
~99:00s US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
BBFC cut
category
cuts
A Cert UK: Passed A (PG) after BBFC category cuts for:
  • 1965 cinema release
 v          Hercules Conquers Atlantis - 1961 Italy / France action fantasy adventure by Vittorio Cottafavi.


 X   Hercules Conquers Atlantis

Link Here
  • Hercules and the Captive Women
  • Ercole alla conquista di Atlantide
Hercules Conquers Atlantis is a 1961 Italy / France action fantasy adventure by Vittorio Cottafavi.
Starring Reg Park, Fay Spain and Ettore Manni. Melon Farmers linkYouTube icon BBFC link 2020 IMDb
BBFC category cuts were required for a U rated 1962 cinema release. Uncut on 1986 VHS. Shortened in the US.
Summary Notes

Strong yet sleepy Hercules discovers that the Queen of Atlantis is plotting to take over the world with superhuman warriors.

The ever intrepid world-trotting hunk of a man Herc (Hercules to those who are not his friends) saves a beautiful maiden from the hands of an evil creature. She takes him to her home, Atlantis. Herc kicks some butt and saves her from her mother who wants to kill her and from some scary looking blond guys but unfortunately the rest of the inhabitants are destroyed. Do not worry because Herc escapes along with his son, the maiden and an annoying midget.

Original Version/Hercules Conquers Atlantis

uncut
uncut
run: 104:28s
pal: 100:17s
PG certUK: Passed PG uncut for:
  • 1986 Heron VHS
BBFC cut
category
cuts
old cert UUK: Passed U after BBFC category cuts for:
  • 1962 cinema release

US Version/Hercules and the Captive Women

cut
shortened
cut:
run: 95m
pal: 91m
MPAA UnratedUS: The Shortened US Version is MPAA Unrated for:
  • 2021 Film Detective Limited Edition (RA) Blu-ray at US Amazon #ad released on 13th April 2021
  • 2021 Film Detective Limited Edition R1 DVD at US Amazon #ad released on 13th April 2021

Confusingly shortened for US release and titled Hercules and the Captive Women

 v          Hercules in the Center of the Earth - 1961 Italy / West Germany horror fantasy adventure by Mario Bava.


 X   Hercules in the Center of the Earth

Link Here
  • Hercules in the Haunted World
  • Ercole al centro della Terra
Hercules in the Center of the Earth is a 1961 Italy / West Germany horror fantasy adventure by Mario Bava.
Starring Reg Park, Christopher Lee and Leonora Ruffo. IMDb
Exists as a US version, a UK version and a European version.
Promotional Material
Immediately following the success of Black Sunday, Mario Bava was recruited to direct (and photograph) the second of Reg Park's Hercules films for producer Achille Piazzi. Freely departing from Roman mythology, the film gave Bava the opportunity to reimagine the sword-and-sandal genre. On its surface a jovial comedy adventure, Hercules in the Haunted World features a striking use of color, which would become one of Bava's directorial hallmarks. But this playful peplum is tinged with a sense of genuine foreboding, voiced by a masked oracle Medea (Gaia Germani) in one of the film's most stunning sequences. When Hercules descends into the depths of hell and confronts Lico (Christopher Lee), who has the power to call forth corpses from their tombs, the film plunges into the eye-popping, bone-chilling horror for which Bava had recently become famous.

Versions

BBFC uncut
US Version
run: 84:10s
pal: 80:48s
MPAA UnratedUS: The US Version is uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
  • 2019 Kino Classics [US + UK + European Versions] (RA) Blu-ray at US Amazon titled Hercules in the Haunted World
  • 2019 Kino Classics Amazon Prime VoD [US only] at US Amazon
BBFC uncut
run: 81:31s
pal: 78:15s
MPAA UnratedUS: The UK Version is uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
  • 2019 Kino Classics [US + UK + European Versions] (RA) Blu-ray at US Amazon titled Hercules in the Haunted World
  • 2019 Kino Classics Amazon Prime VoD [US only] at US Amazon
BBFC uncut
run: 76:34s
pal: 73:30s

cut
shortened

U pre 1970UK: A short version was passed U uncut:
  • 1962 cinema release titled Hercules in the Center of the Earth
BBFC uncut
European Version
run: 85:53s
pal: 82:27s
MPAA UnratedUS: The European Version is uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
  • 2019 Kino Classics [US + UK + European Versions] (RA) Blu-ray at US Amazon titled Hercules in the Haunted World
  • 2019 Kino Classics Amazon Prime VoD [US only] at US Amazon

See article from movie-censorship.com :

In the Italian version, Lico begins with a gloomy monologue about the powers of evil. Various undead can be seen retreating into their stone coffins.
 v          Hercules: Hercules in the Underworld


 X   Hercules: Hercules in the Underworld

Link Here

Hercules: Hercules in the Underworld

There are no censorship issues for this film

Versions

10s 12 cert86:53s 1994 US action TV by Bill L Norton

One cut was waived when resubmitted in 2003. The BBFC still cut 0s with the following statement: Distributor required to cut sight and sound of a wrist break, head butt and double ear clap for 12

13s 12 cert86:49s The CIC Video release of 1996 was cut by 13s
 v          Hercules in the Haunted World - 1961 Italy / West Germany horror fantasy adventure by Mario Bava.


 X   Hercules in the Haunted World

Link Here

Hercules in the Haunted World is a 1961 Italy / West Germany horror fantasy adventure by Mario Bava.

There are no censorship issues for this film
See Hercules in the Center of the Earth
 v          Hercules, Samson and Ulysses - 1963 Italy fantasy adventure by Pietro Francisci.


 X   Hercules, Samson and Ulysses

Link Here
  • Hercules
  • Samson & Ulysses
  • Ercole sfida Sansone
Hercules, Samson and Ulysses is a 1963 Italy fantasy adventure by Pietro Francisci.
Starring Kirk Morris, Iloosh Khoshabe and Liana Orfei. Youtube link IMDb
BBFC category cuts were made to the 1964 U rated cinema release. The film has not been released in the UK since. Uncut and MPAA Unrated in the US.
Summary Notes

Three strongmen hunt down a murderous sea monster.

Versions

uncut
uncut
MPAA
Unrated
~86:00s US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
BBFC cut
category
cuts
old cert Usubmitted
85:47s
UK: Passed U after BBFC category cuts for:
  • 1964 cinema release
 v          Here We Go Around the Mulberry Bush - 1968 comedy drama by Clive Donner.


 X   Here We Go Around the Mulberry Bush

Link Here

Here We Go Around the Mulberry Bush is a 1968 comedy drama by Clive Donner.
With Barry Evans, Judy Geeson and Angela Scoular. IMDb

Cut by the BBFC for 1967 X rated cinema release. Uncut and 15 rated on home video.
Promotional Material

Based on the novel of the same name by Hunter Davies, this glossy coming-of-age comedy, directed by Clive Donner ( The Caretaker ), follows the exploits of sex-obsessed Jamie (Barry Evans Adventures of a Taxi Driver, Mind Your Language ) as he attempts to join the Swinging Sixties and lose his virginity by seducing the local girls.

Versions

uncut
uncut
15 cert 96:33s UK: Passed 15 uncut for moderate sex and sexualised nudity for:
BBFC cut
cut
~2:01s
15 cert

X cert

94:32s

submitted
96:07s

UK: The cut Cinema Version was passed 15 uncut for moderate sexualised nudity without further cuts for:
  • 2010 BFI [Uncut + Cut Cinema Versions] RB Blu-ray/R2 DVD Combo at UK Amazon
UK: Passed X after BBFC cuts for:
  • 1967 cinema release

From IMDb. The BBFC cuts were:

  • edits to dialogue and sexual references, eg to a condom
  • Removal of Mary's topless footage during the bathing scene

The cut cinema print was often shown on BBC1 and the uncut version was shown by Channel 4.

 v          Hero - 1997 Hong Kong action drama by Corey Yuen.


 X   Hero (1997)

Link Here
  • Ying xiong
  • Jet Li's Hero
Hero is a 1997 Hong Kong action drama by Corey Yuen.
With Takeshi Kaneshiro, Biao Yuen and Jessica Hester Hsuan. IMDb

Exists as an International Version and an extended Taiwan Version.

Versions

uncut
International Version
run: 97:28s
pal: 93:34s
18UK: The International Version was passed 18 without BBFC cuts for:
  • 2010 Cornerstone R2 DVD
  • 2000 Metrodome/Digital Distribution R2 DVD
BBFC uncut
Taiwan Version
Taiwan flag
Taiwan
Taiwan: There is longer Taiwan Extended Version with a more explicit decapitation scene. See pictorial version details from movie-censorship.com
 v          Hero - Hero is a 2002 Hong Kong/China action film by Yimou Zang.


 X   Hero (2002)

Link Here
  • Ma Wing Jing
Hero is a Hero is a 2002 Hong Kong/China action film by Yimou Zang.
With Jet Li, Tony Leung Chiu Wai and Maggie Cheung. IMDb

Exists as a Theatrical Version and an extended Director's Cut

Versions

BBFC uncut
uncut
run: 99:10s
pal: 95:12s
12 certUK: The Theatrical Version was passed 12 uncut for:
  • 2009 Buena Vista Special Edition R2 DVD
  • 2009 Buena Vista Blu-ray
  • 2005 Buena Vista R2 DVD
  • 2004 cinema release

There is also a Director's Cut with 10 minutes of extra footage mostly cut for timing reasons

 v          Hero - 2019 India action film by PS Mithran.


 X   Hero (2019)

Link Here

Hero is a 2019 India action film by PS Mithran.
Starring Sivakarthikeyan, Abhay Deol and Yogi Babu. IMDb

BBFC category cuts were required for a 12A rated cinema release in 2019.
BBFC cut
162:43s
12AUK: Passed 12A for suicide references, moderate violence, threat, injury detail, language after 1:16s of BBFC category cuts:
  • 2019 cinema release
The BBFC commented:
  • Company chose to remove scenes of strong violence in order to obtain a 12A rating. An uncut 15 was available.
 v          Hero of Shaolin - 1984 Taiwan action film by Mai Chen Jsai.


 X   Hero of Shaolin

Link Here
  • Ninja vs. Shaolin Guards
  • Ninja vs. Shaolin Guard
  • Wu seng
Hero of Shaolin is a 1984 Taiwan action film by Mai Chen Jsai.
Starring Fei Chan, Shun Chien and Yuen-cheh Chin. IMDb
Cut by the BBFC for 18 rated 1987 VHS. Uncut for 15 rated 2014 DVD.
Promotional Material
A troupe of monks from the Shaolin Temple embark on a mission to get the Golden Sutra to Tibet after the Shaolin Abbot is killed by their traitorous teacher. They are joined on their quest by a beautiful, female warrior - with aims to avenge her father's death.

Versions

BBFC uncut
uncut
1586:56s UK: Passed 15 uncut for strong violence, brief sexual threat for:
  • 2014 Terracotta Distribution R2 DVD at UK Amazon released on 10th November 2014
BBFC cut
10s
18 86:20s UK: Passed 18 uncut after 10s of BBFC cuts for:
  • 1987 Ocean Shore VHS
 v          Heroes Shed No Tears - 1986 Hong Kong action war drama by John Woo.


 X   Heroes Shed No Tears

Link Here
  • Ying xiong wu lei
  • The Sunset Warrior
Heroes Shed No Tears is a 1986 Hong Kong action war drama by John Woo.
Starring Eddy Ko, Ching-Ying Lam and Philippe Loffredo. IMDb
Uncut and 18 rated on DVD and Blu-ray. Various shortened versions also exist notably the Hong Kong or International Version which omits the sex scene that John Woo did not like.

There is a documentary explaining how the released version differ from John Woo's workprint. But so far that workprint has never been released.

Summary Notes

The Thai government hires a group of Chinese mercenaries to capture a powerful drug lord from the Golden Triangle. The mercenaries manage to capture the drug lord, but soon find themselves pursued by his forces, and the forces of a bitter Thai officer. The Chinese mercenaries are vastly outnumbered, and as their numbers begin to dwindle, their desperation pulls them into a corner as their enemies close in on them.

Long Version

BBFC uncut
uncut
run: 88:06s
pal: 84:35s
18 1980UK: The Long Version was previously passed 18 uncut for:
  • 2020 88 Films Limited Edition [Long Version + International Cut] RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon

UK: The Long Version was passed 18 uncut for strong bloody violence:

  • 2006 Contender Entertainment Group video

International Version

BBFC uncut
uncut
run: 83:48s
pal: 80:27s
18 1980UK: The shorter International Version was passed 18 uncut for:
  • 1996 Missing in Action VHS
  • 1996 Missing in Action [Dubbed] VHS
  • 1991 Videosino VHS

There are various shortened versions but the most likely is the Hong Kong Version that omits a drugs based sex scene which the director did not like, but was imposed by the producers for commercial reasons. See version details from movie-censorship.com

 v          Heroes Two


 X   Heroes Two

Link Here
  • Temple of the Dragon
  • Fang Shiyu yu Hong Xiguan
Heroes Two
There are no censorship issues for this film

Versions

BBFC uncut15 Certificate 88:33s

1974 Hong Kong action film by Cheh Chang.
With Kuan Tai Chen, Sheng Fu and Kwok Kuen Chan. IMDb

A shortened version was passed 15 with previous BBFC cuts waived for:

  • 2005 Momentum R2 DVD

See pictorial version details from movie-censorship.com . Shortened by 2:37s compared with the German MiB DVD. The cuts are uncontentious

2:43s 18 96:48s
=92:56s
Passed 18 after 2:43s of BBFC cuts for:
  • 1987 Warner VHS
cut X certPassed X after BBFC cuts for:
  • 1974 cinema release titled Temple of the Dragon

The submitted running time was noted as 94:19s = 90:33s PAL

 v   The Heroic Trio


 X   The Heroic Trio

Link Here
  • Dung fong saam hap
  • Dong fang san xia
  • Eastern Three Heroes
The Heroic Trio
There are no censorship issues for this film

Versions

uncut
uncut
18

MPAA
R Rated

83:45s The Heroic Trio is a 1993 Hong Kong action film by Johnny To
With Michelle Yeoh, Anita Mui and Maggie Cheung. YouTube icon IMDb

UK: Passed 18 with previous BBFC cuts waived for:

  • 2006 Medusa Video which wasn't released

US: Uncut and MPAA R Rated for:

cut
pre-cut
~2:00s
MPAA
R Rated
~86:00s
~82:00s
US DVDs from Buena Vista and Miramax are said to be cut by about 2 minutes
BBFC
4s
1883:26s UK: Passed 18 after 4s of BBFC cuts for:
  • 1995 MIHK VHS

Thanks to Bleach:

  • At 69.5 mins - During explosion, remove two close-ups of children urinating through loincloths.
 v          Hidden Rage - 1988 USA horror thriller by Shuki Levy.


 X   Hidden Rage

Link Here
  • Perfect Victims
Hidden Rage is a 1988 USA horror thriller by Shuki Levy.
Starring Deborah Shelton, Lyman Ward and Tom Dugan. IMDb
Banned by the BBFC for 1988 VHS release. Uncut and MPAA R rated in the US. Also banned by the Australian film censor.
Summary Notes

A psycho who has contracted AIDS blames women for his disease, and begins to stalk and kill beautiful girls.

Versions

BBFC uncut
uncut
MPAA R ~99:00s US: MPAA R rated but only released in VHS
banned
banned
Rejectedsubmitted
98:57s
UK: Banned by the BBFC for:
  • 1988 Braveworld VHS

The BBFC commented:

HIDDEN RAGE was submitted on video in August 1988 and rejected after numerous viewings of it including one involving the president and vice presidents of the BBFC. This video, with its portrait of an AIDS victim as a twisted and sadistic monster, seemed to the board to be contrived so as to provide titillatory rape sequences for male audiences and cutting was therefore not an option.

Australia: The film was also banned in Australia

     The Hidden Sword - 2017 China action drama by Haofeng Xu. See Banned International: The Hidden Sword
 v          Hide and Go Shriek - 1988 USA horror thriller by Skip Schoolnik.


 X   Hide and Go Shriek

Link Here
  • Close Your Eyes and Pray
Hide and Go Shriek is a 1988 USA horror thriller by Skip Schoolnik.
Starring Bunky Jones, Brittain Frye and Annette Sinclair. IMDb
Cut by the BBFC for 18 rated 1988 VHS. Uncut and 18 rated for 2004 DVD but it is not clear whether an R rated or slightly longer Unrated version was submitted.
Summary Notes

A group of teens decide to spend a night at a furniture store the father of one of them owns. A homeless ex-con security guard is staying the night too. During the night, someone with a taste for cross-dressing breaks in and begins to pick off the teens during a game of hide and seek.

Versions

BBFC uncut
uncut
MPAA
Unrated
US: The Unrated Version is uncut
BBFC uncut

mpaa cut
4s

18

MPAA R

86:37s

UK: The cut R Rated Version was passed 18 for sexualised horror and strong language for with previous BBFC cuts waived for:
  • 2017 88 Films RB Blu-ray/R2 Combo at UK Amazon titled Hide and Go Shriek
  • 2007 Scanbox Entertainment R2 DVD at UK Amazon titled Hide and Go Shriek
  • 2004 Bellevue Entertainment video titled Hide and Go Shriek

US: A re-mastered version is uncut and MPAA R rated for:

It is not confirmed that all UK releases are the R rated Version but according to Bill Olsen of Code Red the R rated version was latterly used because the cut scenes are not available in high definition.

See Pictorial cuts from movie-censorship.com . The cuts were a 1s shot of Km's head being chopped off and a 3s shot of the head rolling on the floor.

BBFC cut
compulsory cuts
50s
18 85:43s

submitted
86:33s
UK: Passed 18 after 50s of BBFC compulsory cuts for:
  • 1988 Trans Global Pictures VHS titled Close Your Eyes and Pray
 v          Hide and Seek - 1964 UK action crime thriller by Cy Endfield.


 X   Hide and Seek (1964)

Link Here

Hide and Seek is a 1964 UK action crime thriller by Cy Endfield.
With Ian Carmichael, Curd Jürgens and Janet Munro. IMDb

Cut by the BBFC for a U rated cinema release in 1964
Summary Notes

A professor of astronomy helping on a missile development program. An old friend of his is a Russian chess champion. The Russian is working with shady businessman Marek and they plan to kidnap the professor and make it look as though he has defected to the Soviet Union.

Versions

BBFC cut
category
cuts
PG 87:04s UK: Presumable the cut cinema version was passed PG without further BBFC cuts for mild violence for:
  • 2014 Network video
UK: Passed U after BBFC category cuts for:
  • 1964 cinema release

UK Censorship History

Cut by the BBFC for a U rated cinema release in 1964
 v          Hide and Seek - 2005 USA/Germany horror mystery thriller by John Polson.


 X   Hide and Seek (2005)

Link Here

Hide and Seek is a 2005 USA/Germany horror mystery thriller by John Polson.
Starring Robert De Niro and Dakota Fanning and Famke Janssen. Melon Farmers link BBFC link 2020 IMDb

Exists with 4 different uncontentious endings

Summary Notes

Hide and Seek revolves around a widower and his daughter. They move to upstate and Emily soon creates an imaginary friend named Charlie... but this act takes an unexpected and terrifying turn, where her father and doctor start to worry about Emily's gruesome habits.

Versions

BBFC uncut
International Version
run: 100:59s
pal: 96:57s
15 CertificateUK: No BBFC cuts to the 15 rated 2005 cinema release and 2005 20th Century Fox DVD

This is the International Version with 1 of 4 alternative uncontentious endings

BBFC uncut
Domestic Version
run: 100:41s
pal: 96:39s
15 CertificateUK: No BBFC cuts to the 15 rated 2005 cinema release and 2005 20th Century Fox DVD#

This is the Domestic Version with 1 of 4 alternative uncontentious endings

 v          High Crime - 1973 Italy / Spain crime thriller by Enzo G Castellari.


 X   High Crime

Link Here
  • La polizia incrimina la legge assolve
  • The Marseilles Connection
High Crime is a 1973 Italy / Spain crime thriller by Enzo G Castellari.
Starring Franco Nero, James Whitmore and Delia Boccardo. IMDb
Cut by the BBFC for an X rated cinema release in 1974. The BBFC cuts were waived for a short 15 rated video version in 2019.

Summary Notes

An Italian police inspector matches wits with a powerful European drug ring. As he comes closer to the top of the underworld organization, his odds of survival decrease.

Versions

BBFC uncut1589:45s

UK: A short version was passed 15 for strong bloody violence with previous BBFC cuts waived:
  • 2019 Studio Canal video
BBFC cut
compulsory BBFC cuts
X submitted
102:41s
=98:35s
UK: Passed X (18) after compulsory BBFC cuts:
  • 1974 cinema release
 v          High Plains Drifter - 1973 USA western by Clint Eastwood.


 X   High Plains Drifter

Link Here

High Plains Drifter is a 1973 USA western by Clint Eastwood.
With Clint Eastwood, Verna Bloom and Marianna Hill. YouTube icon IMDb

Cut by the BBFC for 1973 X rated cinema release but uncut on 18 rated home video. Uncut and MPAA R rated in the US.
Summary Notes

A gunfighting stranger comes to the small settlement of Lago and is hired to bring the townsfolk together in an attempt to hold off three outlaws who are on their way.

Versions

uncut
uncut
run: 104:20s
pal: 100:10s
18

MPAA R

UK: Passed 18 uncut for strong violence and sexual violence for:
  • 2014 Universal Blu-ray Collection R0 Blu-ray at UK Amazon
  • 2013 Universal Pictures UK R0 Blu-ray at UK Amazon
  • 2008 Columbia/Tri-Star Home R2 DVD at UK Amazon
  • 2001 Columbia/Tri-Star Home R2 DVD
  • 1993 CIC VHS
  • 1987 CIC VHS
US: Uncut and MPAA R rated for:
BBFC cut
cut
X cert UK: Passed X after BBFC cuts for:
  • 1973 cinema release
            High Risk - 1995 Hong Kong action comedy by Jing Wong & Lun Ah. See Meltdown
            High School DxD - Japan action anime comedy See Banned International: High School DxD
 v          High School High - 1996 USA crime comedy romance by Hart Bochner.


 X   High School High

Link Here

High School High is a 1996 USA crime comedy romance by Hart Bochner.
Starring Jon Lovitz, Tia Carrere and Louise Fletcher. Youtube link IMDb

Cut by the BBFC for cinema and VHS, later uncut on DVD. Uncut and MPAA PG-13 rated in the US.
Summary Notes

Richard Clark has just left the well-known Wellington Academy to teach at Marion Barry High School. Now, he will try to inspire the D-average students into making good grades and try to woo a fellow teacher.

Versions

uncut
uncut
15 Certificate

MPAA PG-13

81:46s UK: Passed 15 uncut for:

US: Uncut and MPAA PG-13 Rated for:

BBFC cut
4s
15 Certificate 81:43s UK: Passed 18 after 4s of BBFC cuts for:
  • 1997 Columbia/TriStar VHS
  • 1997 cinema release

The BBFC cuts were:

  • Reel 5. At women's self defence conference, remove close-up of woman twirling chainsticks in function room and on podium.

See also pictorial cuts details from movie-censorship.com

 v          Highlander - 1986 US fantasy by Russell Mulcahy.


 X   Highlander

Link Here

Highlander is a 1986 US fantasy by Russell Mulcahy.
With Christopher Lambert, Sean Connery and Clancy Brown. YouTube icon IMDb

Exists in various shortened versions but the European Version and Director's Cut are equivalent and uncut.

Versions

uncut
European Version
15 Certificate 111:24s UK: The European Version was passed 15 uncut for:
  • 2016 Studiocanal 30th Anniversary Edition RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon
  • 2016 Studiocanal 30th Anniversary Edition R2 DVD at UK Amazon
  • 2009 Optimum RB Blu-ray at UK Amazon
  • 2006 Optimum R2 DVD at UK Amazon
  • 2006 Portman DVD
  • 1995 Warner VHS
  • 1986 Warner VHS
  • 1986 cinema release
uncut
Director's Cut
MPAA R 116:28s
=111:48s
US: The Director's Cut is MPAA Unrated for:

See version details from dvdcompare.net . This release is more or less the European Version but the audio was upgraded:

  • The special effects sounds have undergone re-recording, including adding the so called buzz the immortals feel when another immortal appears close by.
  • The chants Kill the MacLeod! at the beginning of the film are removed
  • The McLeod, this is the Quickening! that Ramirez says when he and MacLeod jump from the cliff is missing,
  • The I'm alive. I can breathe. Gonna split you in half. that Connor says when he falls from the boat and end up on the sea floor has been replaced by I'm alive. .
cut
shortened
US Theatrical
MPAA R US: The US Theatrical Version is shortened and R Rated.

See pictorial version details from movie-censorship.com . This release was shortened by removing uncontentious plot detail.

cut
shortened
French Theatrical
France flag France: The French Theatrical Version is based on the US Theatrical Version but it adds a World War II flashback scene and removes shots of detective Bedsoe sitting in his car and spilling coffee on himself. See pictorial version details from movie-censorship.com
 v          Highlander II: The Quickening


 X   Highlander II: The Quickening

Link Here
  • Highlander II: Renegade Version
Highlander II: The Quickening
There are no censorship issues for this film

Versions

uncut
Re-cut Renegade
Version
MPAA
Unrated
109:37s
=105:14s
Highlander II: The Quickening is a 1991 France/UK/Argentina action film by Russell Mulcahy.
With Christopher Lambert, Sean Connery and Virginia Madsen. YouTube icon IMDb

France: The Re-cut Renegade Version is uncut for:

US: The Re-cut Renegade Version is uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

See article from dvdcompare.net :

  • Special effects were upgraded in 2004. Perhaps most notably the orange shield effect was replaced.
  • The re-cut Renegade version removes a scene taking place when Connor and Louise are going back to shield control after they go above the shield in the mountains. This version of the movie cuts directly from them driving the truck in to Connor's final fight with general Katana. In the Renegade version, you see a guard patrolling and Louise distracts him then Connor knocks him out. A couple of guards open fire on them and they run away, then it cuts to Connor walking in to the final fight.
uncut
Renegade
Version
MPAA
Unrated
109:44s
=105:074s

US: Renegade Version is uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
BBFC uncut

cut
shortened

15 Certificate85:59s UK: The US Theatrical Version was passed 15 without BBFC cuts:
  • 2001 EIV R2 DVD
  • 1991 EIV VHS

The BBFC website notes that this version is the cut cinema release when clearly it is not, as it is a substantially shortened version. The running time matches uncut PAL releases of this version in other countries so the BBFC cinema cuts seem to have been dropped.

The US Theatrical Version is substantially edited down compared with the European Theatrical Version for non-contentious pacing reasons.

BBFC cut
32s
15 Certificate99:48s =95:48s UK: The European Theatrical Version was passed 15 after 32s of BBFC cuts for:
  • 1991 cinema release

From IMDb. The BBFC cuts were:

  • Remove shots of a nude woman being attacked by thugs
  • Reduce scenes of bloodied faces during the tube train sequence.
 v          Highlander III: The Sorcerer


 X   Highlander III: The Sorcerer

Link Here
  • Highlander III
  • Highlander 3: The Final Conflict
  • Highlander: The Final Dimension
Highlander III: The Sorcerer
There are no censorship issues for this film

Versions

uncut
uncut
MPAA
R Rated
~99:00s
=~95:00s
Highlander III: The Sorcerer is a 1994 Canadian/French/UK action film by Andrew Morahan.
With Christopher Lambert, Mario Van Peebles and Deborah Kara Unger. YouTube icon IMDb

US: The US release featuring the Director's Cut is MPAA R Rated for:

The Director's Cut is similar to the European Version except that it makes more use of sorcery by Kane via better special effects. See pictorial version details from movie-censorship.com

Note that the 2005 Dimension DVD with a similar cover claiming to be the Director's Cut is not correct. It contains the European Version.

BBFC
57s
15 Certificate 93:36s UK: The European Version was passed 15 after 57s of BBFC for:
  • 1995 EIV VHS

The BBFC cuts are:

  • When Kane visits the prostitute the UK version ends as she climbs onto the bed, the uncut version has her handing Kane a condom which he chews and spits out before forcing himself upon her.
  • Also the love scene between Macleod and Deborah Unger's character has them fully clothed throughout, footage which begins with Macleod removing all her clothing and then an extended sex scene has been removed from the UK video release.
BBFC uncut15 Certificate 98:31s
=94:35s
UK: The European Version was Passed 15 without BBFC cuts for:
  • 1994 cinema release
 v   The Hi-Jackers


 X   The Hi-Jackers

Link Here

The Hi-Jackers

There are no censorship issues for this film

Versions

BBFC uncutPG cert66:22s 1963 UK crime film by Jim O'Connelly.
With Anthony Booth, Jacqueline Ellis and Derek Francis. IMDb

An unknown version was passed PG without BBFC cuts for:

  • 2010 Renown R2 DVD
BBFC
cut

BBFC 'A' Certificate Passed A (PG) after BBFC cuts for:
  • 1963 cinema release

The BBFC noted the submitted running time as 69:33s = 66:46s PAL

 v   The Hills Have Eyes - 1977 US horror by Wes Craven.


 X   The Hills Have Eyes (1977)

Link Here
  • Wes Craven's The Hills Have Eyes
The Hills Have Eyes is a 1977 US horror by Wes Craven.
With Suze Lanier-Bramlett, Robert Houston and John Steadman. YouTube icon IMDb
Cut in the US for an R rating. Further cut by the BBFC for cinema. The cinema version was released on pre-cert video and was seized by police during the video nasties panic. It was cut again but differently, for BBFC approved VHS. The R rated Version was passed without BBFC cuts for DVD. This is the best available version, with no sign of original US cuts being restored.
Summary Notes

A family going to California accidentally goes through an Air Testing range closed to the public. They crash and are stranded in a desert. They are being stalked by a group of people, which have not emerged into modern times.

Versions

BBFC uncut

mpaa cut
cut

best available
best
available

18

MPAA R
MPAA

86:03s UK: The cut R Rated Version was passed 18 with all previous BBFC cuts waived for:

US: Cut and MPAA R Rated for:

No sign of cuts being restored so it likes like the R Rated Version is the best available

Based on article from refused-classification.com . From DVD a commentary with Director Wes Craven and Producer Peter Locke. Significant cuts were made to reduce the original X Rating to an R Rating

  • 32min Fred is beaten to death by Jupiter. Peter Locke: We had a lot more of it and we had to cut it back, way back
  • This is then followed by Big Bob finding Fred's body hanging on the back of the door. Wes Craven: This shot had to be cut short as I remember
  • 55min 30sec Mars and Pluto kidnap the baby. Peter Locke: This sequence got edited down, and edited down, and edited down for us to get an R
  • 67min Jupiter eats Big Bob's arm and taunts his charred body. Wes Craven: Yeah, there was a shot where he is gesturing, sticking Bob's own fingers in his face, holding his arm. Peter Locke: He's eating his forearm while he's speaking This scene, really, I remember it so differently. With him thrusting Bob's arm into his face, and finger into his eye (Jupiter is shown taking a bite from Bob's arm) .There's the one bite we have, but you don't see that Wes Craven: I think they never allowed us to show the arm as severed
  • 83min 30sec Katy hits Jupiter in the back with an axe. Peter Locke: This got edited down to get an R

See article from movie-censorship.com : Alternative Ending

There is also an alternative ending that looks to have been dropped in favour of that used for the Theatrical Version.
BBFC cut
2s

mpaa cut
cut

1889:38s
=86:03s
UK: The cut R Rated Version was passed 18 with cinema cuts waived but with a new 2s video cut for:
  • 1987 Palace VHS

The BBFC cut was

  • to cut a brief shot of Mars sticking his gun in Brenda's mouth and then pulling the trigger. It doesn't fire though as it is unloaded.
BBFC cut
cut

mpaa cut
cut

X cert89:46s
=86:11s
UK: The cut R Rated Version was further cut by the BBFC for:
  • 1978 cinema release

The cinema release was cut by the BBFC as follows

  • The sight of a man's ankle after mauling by a dog has been removed.
  • The sight of a man being repeatedly stabbed at the end of the film was deleted
banned
banned
Section 3 seizure 85:32s UK: The cut UK cinema version was released on pre-cert video for:
  • 1981 Jaguar VHS

The video was seized subject to an Obscene Publications Act Section 3 Seizure Order. This is a legal gambit whereby victims admitted that the videos were 'obscene', and therefore subject to seizure, in return for that being the end of the matter and so avoiding an obscenity trial with the possibility of jail time.

 v   The Hills Have Eyes - 2006 US horror by Alexandre Aja


 X   The Hills Have Eyes (2006)

Link Here

The Hills Have Eyes is a 2006 US horror by Alexandre Aja
With Ted Levine, Kathleen Quinlan and Dan Byrd. YouTube icon IMDb

Cut in the US for an R rated theatrical release in the US. The Unrated Version is uncut
Summary Notes

A cross-country road trip takes a deadly turn in this chilling remake of Wes Craven's classic horror film about a stranded family that falls prey to a freakish clan of blood-thirsty mutants in the New Mexico desert. Packed with gut-wrenching gore and heart-stopping suspense, The Hills Have Eyes will keep you on the edge of your seat!

Versions

uncut
uncut
18

MPAA
Unrated

103:54s UK: The Unrated Version/Extended Cut was passed 18 uncut for:

US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:

BBFC uncut

mpaa cut
cut

18

MPAA R

102:37s UK: The cut R Rated Version was passed 18 without BBFC cuts for:
  • 2014 20th Century Fox Steelbook RB Blu-ray
  • 2006 20th Century Fox Video
  • 2006 cinema release

From Film Focus with spoiler warning. Cut when the MPAA in America came back with the commercial-suicide rating NC-17. Aja said:

What they asked us to cut is basically a couple of minutes of the film.

They cut some close-ups of Big Bob [Ted Levine] burning and his eyes turning white. They cut a close-up of Lynne [Vinessa Shaw] being shot in the head; the muzzle-flash and the direct impact. It's very brutal. And they cut a shot of the gun being pointed at the baby. They also cut half a minute of the rape scene with Brenda [Emilie de Ravin].

This is a real spoiler; at the end they cut a bit of Lizard [Robert Joy] being shot. He's supposed to have been shot three times but they cut one of him being shot in the throat. Right now Doug [Aaron Stanford] is only shooting two times. In the original he was also hitting him in the face more. In the original cut it was more like he was dead so it was really something when you see him stand up again. Now, the way they cut the movie, you can tell he's going to stand up again. That's very stupid and I had a big, big argument with them about that.

See also pictorial cuts details from movie-censorship.com .

 v   The Hills Have Eyes 2 - 2007 USA horror thriller by Martin Weisz.


 X   The Hills Have Eyes 2

Link Here
  • The Hills Have Eyes II
The Hills Have Eyes 2 is a 2007 USA horror thriller by Martin Weisz.
Starring Daniella Alonso, Jacob Vargas and Michael Bailey Smith. IMDb
Exists as a cut Theatrical Version and an uncut Unrated Version.
Summary Notes

A team of trainees of the National Guard brings supply to the New Mexico Desert for a group of soldiers and scientists that are installing a monitoring system in Sector 16. They do not find anybody in the camp, and they receive a blurred distress signal from the hills. Their sergeant gathers a rescue team, and they are attacked and trapped by deformed cannibals, having to fight to survive.

Versions

BBFC uncut
Unrated Version
18

MPAA
Unrated

86:14s

UK: The US Unrated Version was passed 18 uncut for strong bloody violence, gore and sexual violence for: US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for:
BBFC uncut

mpaa cut
1:00s
cut Theatrical Version

18

MPAA R

89:26s
=85:51s

UK: The cut US Theatrical Version was passed 18 for strong bloody violence, gore and sexual violence without BBFC cuts for:
  • 2007 cinema release titled The Hills Have Eyes II

It is unconfirmed but the running times is a little short suggesting tht this is the cut Theatrical Version.

IMDB states that the Theatrical Version is missing about 1 minute of gore and violence

 v   The Hills Run Red


 X   The Hills Run Red

Link Here
  • Un fiume di dollari
  • River of Dollars
The Hills Run Red
There are no censorship issues for this film

Versions

BBFC uncut12 cert85:58s 1966 Italy western by Carlo Lizzani

No BBFC cuts noted for the 2008 Optimum DVD but the running time looks short.

cut BBFC 'A' CertificateThe BBFC cut the 1967 cinema release for an A (PG) rating.

The submitted running time was noted as 94:31s = 90:44s

 v   The Hillside Strangler


 X   The Hillside Strangler

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The Hillside Strangler

There are no censorship issues for this film

Versions

uncut 1893:59s 2004 US thriller by Chuck Parello

The uncut US Unrated Version was passed 18 uncut for the 2004 cinema release and 2005 Tartan DVD

 v          Him & Her: Season 2 Episode 5: The Rollover


 X   Him & Her: Season 2 Episode 5: The Rollover

Link Here

Him & Her: Season 2 Episode 5: The Rollover

There are no censorship issues for this film

Versions

uncut
uncut
15 cert28:33s Him & Her is a UK TV comedy by Richard Laxton.
With Russell Tovey, Sarah Solemani and Ricky Champ. IMDb

UK: The Uncut version was passed 15 uncut for:

  • 2012 2 Entertain Video
BBFC uncut15 cert 27:10s UK: The Edited version was passed 15 without BBFC cuts for:
  • 2012 2 Entertain Video
     The Hippie Girls - 1971 Canada sex comedy by John Sole See The Importance of Being Sexy
 v          His and Hers - 1961 UK comedy by Brian Desmond Hurst.


 X   His and Hers

Link Here

His and Hers is a 1961 UK comedy by Brian Desmond Hurst.
Starring Terry-Thomas, Janette Scott and Wilfrid Hyde-White. IMDb

There are no censorship issues for this film
Promotional Material

The incomparable Terry-Thomas heads the cast of this rare 1960 domestic farce directed by Brian Desmond Hurst - best-known for the 1951 box-office triumph Scrooge . Also starring Carry On legends Kenneth Williams, Joan Sims and Kenneth Connor, with early film roles for Oliver Reed and Francesca Annis, His and Hers is featured here in a brand-new transfer made from original film elements in its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio.

Writer Reggie Blake takes an unorthodox approach to his craft, seeking inspiration in the various adventures suggested by his editor. Blake's latest research trip sees him getting lost in the desert and adopted by a Bedouin tribe; and by the time he finally gets home his personality has been utterly transformed - to the displeasure of his wife, Fran...

Versions

BBFC cut
cut
PG

old cert U

79:27s UK: Presumable the cut cinema version was passed PG or mild sex references without further BBFC cuts for: UK: Passed U after BBFC category cuts for:
  • 1960 cinema release
 v       A History of Violence - 2005 US/Germany crime drama by David Cronenberg.


 X   A History of Violence

Link Here

A History of Violence is a 2005 US/Germany crime drama by David Cronenberg.
With Viggo Mortensen, Maria Bello and Ed Harris. IMDb

Cut in the US for an MPAA R rating. Distributed uncut in the rest of the world.

Versions

uncut
uncut
1891:44s

UK: The International Version was passed 18 uncut for:
mpaa cut
cut
MPAA R ~96:00s
=~92:00s
US: The US Version is cut to tone down the amount of blood in a couple of violent scenes:
  • Viggo Mortensen breaks the nose of a bad guy. The US version shows the guy on the ground with blood dribbling down his face. In the International Version, the dribble is a gush.
  • Viggo Mortensen stomps on the throat of one of the bad guys. The US Version has muted the crunching sound of the neck breaking and shows the guy with blood in his mouth. The International Version includes the neck breaking sound and has the guy coughing and choking on the blood in his mouth.

Director Cronenberg said that in two scenes, the Canadian and international DVD releases will have just a little more blood than the U.S. version, which had to satisfy the MPAA ratings people. I defy anybody to see the differences. I can't see them, even though I know if you go frame by frame you will. But they're so quick.

See pictorial cuts details from movie-censorship.com

 v          Hit Man - 1972 USA crime drama by George Armitage


 X   Hit Man (1972)

Link Here

Hit Man is a 1972 USA crime drama by George Armitage
Starring Bernie Casey, Pam Grier and Lisa Moore BBFC link 2020 IMDb

UK versions are cut by 36 secs to remove all footage of dog fighting. Uncut and MPAA R rated in the US.

Summary Notes

A lawyer whose brother was murdered winds up getting involved with gangsters and the world of porno movies.

Versions

BBFC uncut
uncut
MPAA RUS: Uncut and MPAA R rated for:
BBFC cut
cut: 36s
run: 89:53s
pal: 86:17s
18 1980UK: Passed 18 after 36s of BBFC cuts::
  • 1986 MGM VHS

The BBFC cuts were to remove footage of dog fighting

BBFC uncut
uncut
X 1970UK: Passed X (18) uncut:
  • 1973 cinema release
No cuts listed by the BBFC but IMDb suggests that all UK versions are cut for animal cruelty.
 v   The Hit Man - 1975 USA action crime drama by Fred Williamson


 X   The Hit Man (1975)

Link Here
  • Mean Johnny Barrows
  • Street Warrior
The Hit Man is a 1975 USA action crime drama by Fred Williamson
Starring Fred Williamson, Roddy McDowall and Stuart Whitman BBFC link 2020 IMDb
The US Theatrical Version was cut by the BBFC. The Theatrical Version is MPAA R rated in the, US but the MPAA Unrated Director's suggests that the Theatrical Version was cut for an MPAA R rating.

Summary Notes

Johnny Barrows, a G.I, is dishonorably discharged from the army after striking his commanding officer. When he returns home, he is mugged and thrown in jail. Down on his luck and with no money, he gets a job at a gas station run by a racist jerk. After a while, he beats him up and is thrown in jail again. Shortly after, a mobster hires him as a mafia hit man because of his military training and he now gets caught in the middle of a rival gang war between two families.

Versions

BBFC uncut
Director's Cut
run: 96m
pal: 92m
MPAA UnratedUS: The Director's Cut is MPAA Unrated:
  • Code Red DVD

IMDB compared the Director's Cut to the Theatrical Version:

  • The graphic sex scene with Johnny and Nancy is intact.
  • Killings are more bloodier
  • The climatic karate fight with Johnny and O'Malley is much longer. Before Nancy is killed by the landmine in the Malibu mountains, an ascending aerial shot of her and Johnny is shown. The telephone call that Johnny gives Nancy is also shown before his showdown with O'Malley instead of after.
BBFC cut
cut
cut: 24s
run: 84:10s
pal: 80:48s
sub: 81:13s
18 1980UK: The Theatrical Version was passed 18 after 24s of BBFC cuts:
  • 1987 M.P.V. VHS titled The Hit Man
BBFC cut
cut
cut:
run: 79:23s
pal: 76:12s
18 1980UK: An unknown short version was passed 18 after BBFC cuts:
  • 1987 Network Distribution VHS titled Street Warrior
 v   The Hitcher


 X   The Hitcher

Link Here

The Hitcher

There are no censorship issues for this film

Versions

uncut
uncut
18

MPAA
R Rated

80:16s The Hitcher is a 2007 US thriller by Dave Meyers.
With Sean Bean, Sophia Bush and Zachary Knighton. YouTube icon IMDb

UK: Passed 18 uncut for strong bloody violence for:

  • 2009 Universal/Rogue R2 DVD at UK Amazon
  • 2007 Universal R2 DVD
  • 2007 cinema release not released in favour of 15 rated cut version

Denmark: Uncut for:

US: Uncut and MPAA R Rated for:

Summary Review : FAR better than we expected

While driving through the New Mexico Desert during a rainy night, the college students Jim Halsey and his girlfriend Grace Andrews give a ride to the hitchhiker John Ryder.

The remake of this classic psychological horror thriller turned out to be FAR better than we expected.

The theme is the same. A nice young couple stop to help a stranger on a deserted highway, and from that moment on their uneventful, suburban, kids-in-college lives unravel at an horrific pace. Sean Bean play The Hitcher himself with studied menace (and a fair approximation of an American accent). The film clips along at a fair pace -- it is more heavily action-oriented than the old version, all against the magnificent backdrop of the New Mexico landscape.

BBFC
cut
15 Certificate83:55s
=80:34s
UK: Passed 15 for strong bloody violence after BBFC category cuts for:
  • 2007 cinema release

The BBFC commented:

Following advice by the BBFC the distributor elected to make minor cuts to the strongest moments of violence in order to achieve the required '15' certificate.

The 2007 cinema release was originally awarded an uncut 18 certificate. The decision was rapidly reviewed when the distributors took advice, made a few cuts and resubmitted the film for a 15 rating.

And from the 2007 BBFC Annual Report:

Two scenes – one in which blood pumped at some length from the wound of a dying man and another in which blood sprayed from a man whose throat had been fatally cut – fitted the Guideline description of 'the strongest gory images' and as such 'unlikely to be acceptable' at '15'. The distributor wanted a '15' classification and so opted to remove the focus on sadism and copious bloodshed in the wake of wounds in both sequences to secure a '15' classification.

 v          Hitler


 X   Hitler

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Hitler

There are no censorship issues for this film

Versions

4s 15 Certificate137:26s 1998 release by T. L. V. Prasad

Hindi, widescreen

 v          Hitman - 1998 Hong Kong action crime comedy by Wei Tung (as Tung Wai)


 X   Hitman (1998)

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  • The Hitman
  • Sat sau ji wong
  • Contract Killer
Hitman is a 1998 Hong Kong action crime comedy by Wei Tung (as Tung Wai)
Starring Jet Li, Eric Tsang and Simon Yam BBFC link 2020 IMDb
Exists as the Original Hong Kong Version (Hitman) and a shortened US Version (Contract KIller).

Summary Notes

Financially troubled, a newbie hitman reluctantly takes the job of finding the plotted killer of a Japanese tycoon, but things complicate when the tycoon is killed and he is forced to ally with a misfortunate hitman to find the "King of the Hitman."

Versions

uncut
Original Version
run: 104:10s
pal: 100:00s
18UK: The Original Hong Kong Version was passed 18 uncut for:
  • 2006 Medusa/Hong Kong Legends R2 DVD at UK Amazon
  • 2000 Medusa/Hong Kong Legends R2 DVD
  • 2000 Medusa/Hong Kong Legends VHS

cut
shortened
US Version
cut:
run: 98m
pal: 94m
MPAA RUS: The US version has been shortened by about 6m and is MPAA R rated
 v          Hitman - 2007 France / USA action crime thriller by Xavier Gens


 X   Hitman (2007)

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Hitman is a 2007 France / USA action crime thriller by Xavier Gens
Starring Timothy Olyphant, Dougray Scott and Olga Kurylenko YouTube icon BBFC link 2020 IMDb

Cut in the US for an MPAA R rating. The uncut version was released MPAA Unrated in the US. Both versions were 15 rated by the BBFC.

Summary Review : Pretty damn good!

A gun-for-hire known only as Agent 47 hired by a group known only as 'The Organization' is ensnared in a political conspiracy, which finds him pursued by both Interpol and the Russian military as he treks across Russia and Eastern Europe.

For once the film sticks close to the style of the games and doesn't try and change anything that didn't need changing. The story isn't too complicated and doesn't require much thinking, which is what you'd expect from this kind of movie. The action is pretty much non stop and there are some really impressive fight scenes all the way through, so there is never a dull moment. Basically, if you take this movie for what it is, it is a very fun, very enjoyable film that is entertaining from start to finish and it actually surprised me at how good it is.

Versions

uncut
uncut
run: 94:02s
pal: 90:16s
15 Certificate

MPAA Unrated

UK: The Extreme Edition/MPAA Unrated Version was passed 15 uncut for:

US: Uncut and MPAA Unrated for

BBFC uncut

mpaa cut
cut

cut:
run: 92:36s
pal: 88:54s
15 Certificate

MPAA R

UK: The cut R Rated Theatrical Version was passed 15 without further BBFC cuts for:
  • 2007 cinema release.

See pictorial cuts details from movie-censorship.com

 v   The Hitman's Bodyguard - 2017 USA action comedy by Patrick Hughes.


 X   The Hitman's Bodyguard

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The Hitman's Bodyguard is a 2017 USA action comedy by Patrick Hughes.
Starring Ryan Reynolds, Samuel L Jackson and Elodie Yung. IMDb

Uncut in the west. However the studio edited a Russian language version released in Eastern Europe that altered the back ground of Gary Oldman's character Vladislav Dukhovich. In the uncut original he was the President of White Russia but in the Russian release he was the President of Bosnia.

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