Gestapo's Last Orgy
AKA: L'ultima orgia del lll Reich, Bourreaux SS, Last Orgy of the Third Reich,
Des Filles pour le bourreau, Caligula reincarnated as Hitler..
A
former Nazi POW camp commandant is cleared of war crimes, but is
dealt a suitable revenge after being lured back to the site of their
former camp by one of his former female prisoners who he had
tortured and made his sex slave during the war.
There are some nasty flashback scene's involving skulls being
crushed with rifle butts and people being lowered screaming into
vats of acid. Has often been touted as the sickest of the
nazi-sploitation sub-genre, though falls way short of the mark
when compared to the likes of the "Ilsa" movies.
This one undoubtedly got included because of its lurid mix of
sex and violence. The release pictured left was by VFP, however
Videoshack also released this in a similar sleeve, which is much
rarer.
Other Information.
Both releases had about 11mins cut from them, but were still
banned and prosecuted by the DPP. The film has still not been
re-released in the UK to date. The film has been released uncut
on disc in the US and Scandinavia, but some versions miss out the very
end scene, implying both main characters died of a gunshot. Whereas some versions contain an
additional scene, spliced in from a VHS source, showing one of
them getting back up and walking off.
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The House by the Cemetery
AKA: The House Outside the Cemetery, Quella Villa accanto al Cimitero.
Another one of Italian gore hound Lucio Fulci's zombie pics. Fulci
regular Catherine MacColl (her second appearance on the list) and
husband Paolo Malco move into a new house, only to find that it was
the former home of a Dr. Freudstein, who's bizarre experiments on
the undead are still hanging about in the cellar.
Parts of the plot are a bit nonsensical, like where the baby
sitter is killed, yet no one questions her dissapearance, or
what all the blood is the housekeeper is cleaning up. But gore
fans will not be disappointed (well, with the uncut version
anyway), which features numerous throat slashing, decapitations
and poker stabbings.
This release was the cut cinema version, which removed a
decapitation scene and toned down most of the gore, but still
got included on the nasties list.
Other Information.
Despite being the same cut version that played UK cinemas, which
had 1:26s of cuts. The film was still successfully prosecuted
under the OPA. The post-VRA 1988 video release suffered 4:45s of
BBFC cuts, the 1993 video was cut even further, suffering 7:27s
of cuts. The 2001 DVD faired slightly better, being cut by only
21s. The BBFC FINALLY passed the film fully uncut in 2009.
SEE MAIN REVIEW
House on the Edge of the Park
AKA: La Casa Spereduta del
Parco, La Casa al confini del Parco, Der Schlitzer
This
Italian knock of of "Last House on the Left" (another enty
on the list) from director Ruggero Deodato (of "Cannibal
Holocaust" infamy) stars it's
lead actor David Hess in a much similar role, as a crazed rapist,
who along with video nasty regular John Morghen (his THIRD
appearance on the list) gate crashes a party full of snotty rich
kids.
But when they realise they were only allowed in so the other
party goers could take the piss out of them, they spend the best
part of the film beating up the men and doing all sorts of
unsavoury things to the ladies.
Sleazier and altogethor nastier than "Last House...",
particularly the scenes where Hess is slicing a women's body
with a razor, exploitation fans will undoubtedly enjoy it. But
rest assured, everyone gets their come-uppance during the films
finale. John Morghen's "Cannibal Ferox" co-star
Lorraine De-Selle also appears along with European starlet Annie
Bell ("Anthropophagous") who both make their second
appearance in the list with this.
Other Information.
The film had been rejected for a cinema release in 1981. The
pre-cert video here was uncut and was successfully prosecuted
and banned under the OPA in 1983. The film was released to disc
in 2002 only after a whopping 11:43s of BBFC cuts. The 2011 release from
Shameless faired much better, with only 43s of cuts. The film is
available uncut in mainland Europe and in the US.
Human Experiments
A
country music singer (Linda Haynes), is wrongly convicted of murder
and sent to a women's prison. Unfortunately the resident
psychologist, as played by Geoffrey Lewis (who played Orville Boggs
in those Clint Eastwood films with Clyde the Orangutan), has been
conducting bizarre psychological experiments on the inmates and our
plucky female lead finds she's up next.
Strange noises are heard in her cell at night, other inmates are
seen hanging in their cells, but are perfectly alright the next
morning, then giant bugs and spiders start appearing in her cell
with her.
Quite why he's doing this is never properly explained, and the
film doesn't really conclude, it just sort of ends. Being
primarily a women-in-prison film, there's plenty of female skin
on show, but the film is not particularly gory and was probably
targeted by the authorities because of its title, as it had
already been passed for a cinema release.
Other Information.
The
UK cinema release was uncut as was the pre-VRA video here, which
was eventually dropped from the list and not prosecuted. The
film has not been re-released in the UK to date, though a US DVD
from Scorpion releasing came out in 2018. NOT to be
confused with the 1981 film "Strange Behaviour" (AKA Dead
Kids) which is also known as "Human Experiments".
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I Miss You Hugs and Kisses
AKA: Drop Dead Dearest, Left for Dead
Apparently
based on the real life murder trial of Canadian estate agent Peter
Demeter, from Toronto. Elke Sommers, who's probably better known for
her appearance in "Carry on Behind", stars as his gold
digging wife, who is shown to have been killed in one of a number of
ways, which are all played out in a series of confusing flashbacks.
One of them involves her having a building block dropped on her
head, another being electrocuted in the swimming pool, whilst
another flashback shows her getting her head bashed in with an
iron pipe.
Indeed, the story is told in such a disjointed manner its hard
to work out if it's meant to be set in the present or the past.
The film may have appeared on the DPP's list because of the text
on the video sleeve which says "For those who like their sex
with a lot of violence", although this is extremely misleading
as the violence is presented in a very abstract way.
Other Information.
The video was uncut and was only on the Nasties list for a very
breif period, before being dropped. The BBFC cut 1:06 for the
post-VRA release in 1986, which was retitled "Drop Dead
Dearest". The film is not currently available from anywhere
and seems to be languishing in obscurity.
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Inferno
Not
to be confused with the 2016 Tom Hanks film of the same name, the
tenants of a New York apartment block meet a grisly demise after
coming across a book which chronicles the exploits of an evil trio
called "The Three Mothers" who rule the underworld.
The brother of one of the victims, Leigh McCloskey, does a
little investigating and discovers the horrible secrets housed
in the apartments.
Directed by prolific Italian director Dario Argento, this follow
up of sorts to his earlier "Suspiria" (which escaped inclusion
on the list), has some interesting scenes, which includes a
woman being attacked by dead bodies in a flooded basement and
one tenant falling into a room filled with razor wire, before
being decapitated by a broken window pane.
Apparently one scene that caused a lot of aggravation with the
censors was that of a cat eating a mouse. Haven't they ever seen
"Tom & Jerry"?
Other Information.
The UK cinema version had been cut by 21s to remove the scene of
a cat eating a mouse, as the BBFC felt this breached the
"cruelty to animals" act. The pre-cert video here was of the
uncut version, however it was dropped from the video nasties
list soon after and not prosecuted. Subsequent UK video releases
were similarly cut to the old cinema version. The film was
finally passed fully uncut in the UK in 2010.
SEE MAIN REVIEW.
Island of Death
AKA: Island of perversion, Island of Death, A Craving for Lust, Devils in Mykonos,
Pedhia tou dhiavolou, Cruel Destination, Psychic Killer 2.
Set
on the island of Mykonos, this is one film that doesn't do the Greek
tourist board any favours. In which a young couple, Chris and Celia,
arrive on a Greek island for a winter break and decide to spend
their holiday killing and torturing the local sexual deviants.
A film with something to offend the entire "Politically Correct"
brigade, with it's depictions of beastiality, incest, torture,
racism and
homophobia. Some of the more amusing scenes include Chris having
sex with a goat, the couple invading a gay party wielding a
sword and chasing the host through the streets with it. Chris
calling his moher and making her listen to him having sex with
Celia in the phone box. A
lesbian being decapitated by a bulldozer, and to top it all off
the introduction of a farting farmer.
Small wonder this film fell foul of the authorities. It was
originally released under the aptly titled "Island of
Perversion".
Other Information.
A heavily cut version, missing a whopping 14mins, had been
released to UK cinemas under the title "A Craving for Lust",
but the pre-cert video here was uncut and was
successfully prosecuted and banned under the OPA. The film was
later rejected for a video release in 1987 under the title
"Psychic Killer 2", but was eventually passed in 2002 with
4:09s of cuts for a DVD release. The film was finally passed
fullly uncut in the UK in 2010.
I Spit on Your Grave
AKA: Day of the Woman, I Hate Your Guts.
An
extremely brutal and shocking film about a young author, played by
Cammille Keaton (grand-niece of Buster), who rents a cabin in the
countryside, only to attract the unwanted attention a group of young
rednecks and their retarded friend, who subsequently spend a large
portion of the film's running time repeatedly gang raping her.
Having recovered from her ordeal, she goes on a quest for
revenge. Hanging, castrating and chopping the 4 attackers to
death in retribution.
This was another one of the films that kicked off the "Video
Nasties" furore by the media, owing to its extremely lengthy
gang rapes, which are depicted with gritty realism and are
almost unwatchable. However, the scene's where she kills her
attackers for their misdeeds appear almost comical, particularly
when she hangs the retarded guy from a tree, which was so
ridiculous the whole scene appeared unintentionally funny.
The film was released uncut by both Wizard video and Astra. The
Astra cover (pictured left) being the more common. An aborted
sequel was filmed in the early 90s, which was later re-edited
and released as "Savage Vengeance". The film was later
remade in 2011, which spawned a string of sequels of its own.
Other Information.
The video was successfully prosecuted and banned under the OPA.
The film was eventually passed in 2001 with heavy BBFC cuts
totalling 7:02s, which heavily toned down, or completely removed
in some cases, the rape scenes. Though the revenge killings were
all left intact. The 2003 release was similarly cut, but they
'reframed' the rape scenes so they appeared to happen just off
camera, rather than remove them completely. The 2010 release was
passed with just 2:54s of cuts. SEE MAIN
REVIEW.
Killer Nun
AKA: Suor Omicidi, Deadly Habit.
If
your a devout Catholic, the chances are you probably won't like this
low budget film starring former screen sexpot Anita
Ekberg, but then the same is also true if your a devout horror fan.
Having just recovered from a brain tumour, Sister Gertrude
(Eckberg), who is secretly hooked on dope, returns to the care
home/convent she resides, where she proceeds to initiate lesbian
affairs with other nuns, picks up guys in local bars and starts
doing nasty things to the patients in her care.
Inmates get their dentures stomped on and their crutches taken
away, whilst the less fortunate are bashed over the head, thrown
out of windows, strangled, kicked and stuck with pins before
mother superior brings things to a halt by slipping her a
poisoned chalice.
Sounds more entertaining than it actually is. This one probably
got included on the list for the cover artwork, which appears to
show a Nun going down on someone.
Other Information.
The
pre-cert video was uncut, but was eventually dropped from the list and not prosecuted.
The 1993 video re-release was cut by 13s. Finally passed uncut
in the UK in 2011.
Last House on the Left
AKA: Krug and Company, Grim Company, The Mens Room,
Sex crime of the Century, The Men's Room, Night of Vengance.
Not
to be confused with the 2010 remake, two schoolgirls on their way to
a rock concert call in at a dope house hoping to buy some marijuana,
but instead fall victim to the Illustrious David Hess and his
friends. Having driven them out to the countryside, the girls are
then subjected to various forms of sexual humiliation, before being
tortured with a razor, raped disembowelled and shot.
Having dumped the bodies in some woods, their car subsequently
breaks down end up inadvertantly asking for help at the house of
one of the parents. Who having discovered what they've done,
spend the rest of the film inflicting similar torture onto Hess
and his friend in revenge, by means of axe, chainsaw, throat
slashing and castration.
The film was notable for being the directorial debut of Wes
Craven, who went on to direct "Hills Have Eyes" and "Nightmare
on Elm Street" and was actually produced by Sean Cunningham and
Steve Miner, who directed and produced the original "Friday the
13th".
Look out for a young Martin Kove, who went on to star in 80's
cop show "Cagney and Lacey" and the film "The Karate Kid", who
has a small role as a Sheriff's deputy.
Other Information.
The film was rejected for a cinema certificate by the BBFC in
1972. The pre-cert video here, which was successfully prosecuted
and banned under the OPA, was uncut in terms of gore but missed
out a 5min scene of the 2 goofy cops trying to hitch a ride on a
chicken truck, so the film would fit onto a 90min tape. The film
was rejected for a cinema release again in 1999 after the distributers
refused to make cuts, though they managed to show it uncut at
several special horror festivals. The film was finally passed in
2002, but the distributors were forced to make 31s of cuts. The
uncut version was FINALLY passed in 2009. There is an alternate
cut of the film, included with some DVD releases, entitled "Krug
and Co", which trims some gore but has some additional
dialogue scenes. SEE MAIN REVIEW.
Late Night Trains
AKA: Don't Ride on Late Night trains, Night Train Murders,
Last Stop on the Night Train, Torture Train, The New House on the Left, Night Train-Der letze zug in der nacht,
Violenza sull ultimo treno della notte, L'ultimo treno della notte.
Another
Italian exploitation film that borrowed its plot from Wes Cravens
"Last House on the Left", this 1975 offering by Aldo Lado.
A couple of girls taking the train home from college for the
christmas break unwittingly end up in the same carriage as a couple
of psychos and some woman they've picked up.
Having spent a good deal of the journey terrorising, raping and
finally killing the two girls. They get off at their stop, but
with one of them being injured, make the mistake of visiting a
local doctor who just happens to be the father of one of the
girls.
Having discovered what they have done, the parents proceed to
dish out some rather painful revenge on them. Look out for Irene
Miracle who plays one of the young girl victims, who also
starred in "Inferno" and "Midnight Express".
Released by Video warehouse, CineHollywood also released this
under the title "Night Train Murders".
Other Information.
The
film had been rejected for a cinema release in 1976. The
pre-cert video pictured here by Video Warehouse was cut by the
distributors, but the version released by CineHollywood was
uncut, which is probably what got this noticed by the
authorities. However, it was later dropped from the list and not
prosecuted. The film was eventually passed uncut by the BBFC in
2008 under the title "Night Train Murders".
The Living Dead at the Manchester Morgue
AKA: The Living Dead, The Living Dead at Manchester Morgue,
Breakfast at the Manchester Morgue, Let Sleeping Corpses Lie,
Don't Open the Window, Zombie 3, No Profonar el Sueno de los Meurtos ,
Fin de Semana Para los Muerto's. Non si deve profanare il sonno del morti,
Weekend per i Morti, Da dove vieni, Le Massacre des morts-vivants,
Invasion der zombies, Das leichenhaus der Lebenden Toten.
This
somewhat misleadingly titled film actually takes place in the
countryside of the Lake District, miles away from the city alluded
to in the films title, and just to add to the geographical
confusion, was actually filmed in the Derbyshire Peak District, not
the actual Lakes of Cumbria.
Anyway, Ray Lovelock plays a bearded Hippy art
dealer, who gets blamed for a spate of murders that were actually
committed by zombies that have been reactivated by an experimental
pest control device at a nearby farm, that uses sonic waves to
affect insects and vermin, but also has an adverse effect on the
recently deceased.
Filmed in England, by Spanish director Jorge Grau with an
Italian film crew, this was Intended as a larger budgeted colour
remake of "Night of the Living Dead" and is a highly
entertaining and somewhat gory horror film. Some of the more
interesting scenes include the zombies taking over the hospital
and disemboweling the staff and character actor Arthur Kennedy
playing a bigoted Irish copper.
This release, pictured left, by VIP was uncut. But LVC also released a cut
version entitled "Don't Open the Window".
Other Information.
The film had been cut by 1:27s for a UK cinema release, but the
pre-cert video by VIP here was of the uncut version. The version
issued by LVC entitled "Don't Open the Window", which
escaped inclusion on the list, was taken from a heavily cut US
R-rated print The film was eventually dropped from the list and
not prosecuted. The BBFC eventually passed a more heavily
censored version with 1:53s of cuts for a video release in 1985.
The film was finally passed fully uncut in the UK in 2002.
Love Camp 7
AKA: Camp 7, Lager Femminile, Camp Special no.7.
The
video packaging claims that this film is based on a true story, but the plot is so far
fetched you would have a hard time believing that.
Set in a Nazi "Love Camp"
that services the needs of front line officers, this is actually a very poor
film, done in the same sleazy vein as "Isla - She Wolf of the SS".
As 2 young WAC
officers go undercover as POW's in the prison camp hoping to get some information
from a scientist that's being held there, before being sprung out by the French
resistance.
Unfortunately things go wrong with the break out and they end up
overstaying their welcome and being subjected to the same indignities as the other
inmates.
Producers R.W. Cresse and David Freidman turn up as 2 of the Nazi officers, that
appear more interested in inflicting softcore gropings than hardcore torturing.
Other Information.
This video release from Market distributors was
fully uncut and was successfully
prosecuted and banned under the OPA. The film was submitted to
the BBFC for a UK DVD release in 2002 but was rejected. The film
has so far only been available on a DVDr in the US from
Something Wierd Video, but a US BD and DVD is forthcoming from
Blue Undergorund.
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Madhouse
AKA: There was a little Girl, Party des Shreckens, And when she was Bad
Julia,
a teacher at a school for the deaf, has a hideously deformed twin
sister that resides in the local loony bin. She escapes to spring a
surprise birthday party for Julia by murdering all the party guests
with the help of a giant killer Rottweiler.
NOT to be confused with the 1974 Peter Cushing/Vincent Price horror
film of the same name, or the 2004 film with Lance Henricksen.
This one probably got noticed by the authorities due to a gory
scene with someone getting an axe in the back and the dog
getting killed by a drill.
Features music by Riz Ortelli, who also composed the score to
"Cannibal Holocaust". Director Ovidio G. Assonitis went
on to produce the hilariously bad "Piranha 2 : Flying
Killers".
Other Information.
The film was available in both an uncut and cut version,
which both used the same cover. The latter of which missed a
close up of the dog getting killed. The film was successfully
prosecuted and banned under the OPA. It was later passed fully
uncut in 2004.
Mardi Gras Massacre
A
serial killer in a ceremonial mask stalks the streets of New Orleans
during the Mardi Gras festival, and proceeds to mutilate hapless
prostitutes as sacrifices to some aztec goddes, whilst a
couple of bungling cops scour the streets looking for clues as to his identity.
Not sure how the killer managed to afford an apartment big
enough to accomodate a sacrificial alter, but then that's par
for the course in this borefest from director Jack Weiss
(Crypt of Dark Secret's) who obviously "borrowed" its
premise from "Blood Feast" (another entry on the
nasties list).
The film
undoubtedly got listed by the authorities for the
repeated scenes of female victims getting their stomachs split open and bloody organs
pulled out from within. But this effect is repeated so many
times it loses it's impact, particularly as the torso used is so
obviously made of latex.
Look out for 70s Playboy pin up Laura Misch, who has a role as
one of the victims. The film was released by both Goldstar
(pictured left) and Market Video using similar covers. The
latter being the rarer of the 2.
Other Information.
Both the Goldstar and Market video releases were uncut and were
both succesfully prosecuted and banned under the OPA. The film
has not to date been re-issued in the UK, but an uncut US DVD
has been released.
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Nightmare Maker
AKA: Butcher Baker Nightmare Maker,
Night Warning, Thrilled to Death, Momma's Boy, The Evil
Protege.
High school student Billy (Jimmy McNichol) has been raised by his
overly protective aunt, played by Susan Tyrell, following his parents
car crash. But she gets jealous of his girlfriends, so goes
around murdering them in order to keep him around.
A sort-of reverse of the plot from "Psycho", the film was probably
included because of its portrayal of a
semi-incestuous relationship between herself and the young
orphaned nephew she'd been raising as her own.
Directed by William Asher, who
I was surprised to learn also did a lot of the old
"I Love Lucy" TV episodes, the film shows some
entertainingly gory moments near the end, but mostly plays as a
psychological thriller.
A young Bill Paxton (of "Aliens" fame),
turns up in a small role as a high school 'jock', whilst
character actor Bo Svenson ("Delta Force", "Kill Bill 2")
plays a homophobic detective who repeatedly accuses Billy of
being a "fag".
Other Information.
The pre-cert video was uncut, but there was nothing particularly
contentious about the film and was eventually dropped from the
list and not prosecuted. A cut version of the film was submitted
to the BBFC under the title "The Evil Protege" in 1987 but was
rejected, though would probably pass uncut today if resubmitted.
A limited edition DVD was released in the US in 2016.
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Nightmares in a Damaged Brain
AKA: Nightmare, Dark Games, Blood Splash, Schizo.
A
psychiatric patient, who as a child killed his parents with an axe
after finding them engaged in a strange bondage session, is released from a mental
hospital, supposedly
cured, only to be triggered off again after visiting a peep show. He subsequently goes on to menace a
poor single parent and her 3 kids, whilst bumping off a few other
women along the way.
There's some spectacular gore (in the uncut version anyway),
particularly where one of the young children takes a shotgun to
him at the film's climax, but
on the whole film is rather dull. Like other
titles, this got included on the list because of it's mix of
violence and sex (such things were a strict no-no at the BBFC at
the time).
This release became rather infamous as the distributor was
actually jailed for 6 months, for releasing a version 60s longer
than the cinema version, even though the film was not actually
uncut. The film also gained notoriety after Tom Savini
threatened to sue them for using his name to promote the film by
crediting him for the special effects, when he was only a
consultant. They were actually done by Ed French (Starship
Troopers).
Other Information.
The film was cut for a UK cinema release. The pre-cert video
restored 60s of cuts, but was still fairly heavily censored,
however it was still successfully prosecuted and banned under
the OPA (as mentioned earlier, the distributor actually received
a 6 month jail term for releasing this). A 2002 DVD was passed uncut by
the BBFC, which was more complete than previous releases, but
was taken from the cut US R-rated version, which trimmed some of
the gore. The uncut version was finally released in 2015, though
this strangely shortened a scene of a young boy being grabbed by
the killer, which is the same as the uncut US disc.
Night of the Bloody Apes
AKA: Gomar-The Human Gorilla, The Horrible Human Beast,
Horror Y sexo, La Horriplante Bestia Humania, Horror and Sex.
Not
to be confused with any of the "Planet of the Apes" movies
(and no, Roddy MacDowell does not appear in this), this low budget
Mexican horror film is about a surgeon who tries to save his son
from a fatal disease by giving him a transplant using a Gorilla
heart.
Though the operation is successful it has serious side effects,
as his son starts taking on the characteristics of the organs
donor, becoming deformed and mutated and sprouting
excessive facial hair, before going on a bloody rampage.
Features some of most unconvincing gore effects, including a
scalping which is nothing more than a wig being pulled off a
bald headed man and a false eye being popped out of a latex
mask. Probably got the DPP's attention because of the graphic
open heart surgery footage used in the operation scenes.
Other Information.
Cut for UK cinemas by around 1m, the pre-cert video here was
uncut and was succesfully prosecuted and banned under the OPA. A
heavily pre-cut version, which removed every bloody scene, was
passed by the BBFC in 1999. The full uncut version was finally
passed in 2012.
Night of the Demon
AKA: The Devil is Dancing.
A
somewhat bizarre entry into the DPP's hit list (but then that's true
of most of these films) was this unconvincingly graphic outing from
1980 by director James Wasson, about a killer Bigfoot/Yeti creature
on the rampage in the American wilderness.
A Yeti hunting party sets out to find the creature only to
get their throats cut, faces fried, arms ripped off and beaten
to death with the soggy ends and even disembowelled and whipped
with their own intestines in slow motion (great stuff)!
Not to be confused with the old black and white film of the same
name from 1957, the movie is ludicrously funny, particularly one
scene where a passing motorcyclist stops to answer the call of
nature and inadvertently pee's all over the creature who's
hiding in the bushes, and subsequently gets his wedding tackle
removed in a tearfully painful, but funny scene.
Other Information.
The pre-cert video was uncut and was successfully prosecuted and
banned under the OPA. The 1994 video release had 1:41s cut by
the BBFC shortening, or removing entirely, every gore scene.
Would undoubtedly pass uncut if submitted today. The Horror
Channel in the UK broadcast the uncut version in 2012. An uncut
Austrian DVD has been released, though the
English language track was wrongly transferred and is missing
the sound effects and musical cues. An uncut US DVD has been
released.
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Possession
AKA: The Night the Screaming Stops.
An
exceptionally surreal horror tale by art house director Andrjez
Zulawski. Set in Berlin, Isabelle Adjani and Sam Neill (of "Omen
3", and indeed "Jurassic Park" fame) star as a
couple who's marriage is on the rocks, primarily due to her mental
health issues.
Believing his wife is having an affair, he decides to sort out
the person he suspects she is up to no good with, only to find
her making love instead to a slimy octopus creature. Realising
she's not as mad as he originally thought, he decides an
impromptu divorce is in order.
There's a bit of bloodshed, including where Adjani slices into
her own neck with an electric carving knife and a scene where
she has a miscarriage on the Metro which is quite yucky, but
nothing overly gory and is very much an arty sort of film. The
film was released with 2 different covers, the one pictured left
being the more common.
Other Information.
The pre-cert video was the same as the uncut version that played
UK cinemas, but the authorities still tried to prosecute it
(unsuccesfully). The film was eventually dropped from the Nasties list.
Was passed uncut in 1999 and has been released to DVD and BD.
Pranks
AKA: The Dorm that Dripped Blood, Death Dorm.
The
same production team that brought us such turkeys as "The Power"
and "Kindred" made this equally dull slasher film
about a group of students who volunteer to clear out a derelict
college building prior to its demolition, but end up falling prey to
a psychopathic killer who's squatting in the building.
The poor kids are subsequently garrotted, beaten with spiked
clubs, dismembered and dumped in giant pots of boiling water. But the gore is relatively unconvincing
given the films low budget.
Daphne Zuniga, who appeared in "The Fly 2" and played
Princess Vespa in the sci-fi comic spoof "Spaceballs",
appears in a minor role.
Other Information.
The video was the same as the cut US R-rated version. It was
eventually dropped from the list and not prosecuted. The BBFC
cut an additional 10s from it for a 1992 video release, which
was subsequently released to DVD, though would undoubtedly pass
uncut if resubmitted for classification today. The original
uncut director's version was released to disc in the US under
the title "The Dorm that Dripped Blood"
Prisoner of the Cannibal God
AKA: Mountain of the Cannibal God, Slave of the cannibal god, La
Montagne du dieu cannible, La Montagna del dio cannibale, die Weisse
Gottin der Kanninbalen..
Given
my first exposure to Italian cannibal films was Cannibal Ferox,
I was more than a little surprised to find well known 70's film star
Stacey Keach and former Bond girl Ursella Andress appearing in one
of these, but nether the less, here it is
This particular flick is set in New Guinea, where Keach is
helping Andress search the jungle for her missing husband,
although they're also secretly looking for Uranium deposits.
They are later joined by Claudio Cassilenni, then get captured
by a local cannibal tribe called the Pooka (Puker?) who find
them worshipping her husband's decomposed remains, as they can
hear his giger counter ticking and believe it to be his heart
still working.
Better known under it's alternate title "Mountain of the
Cannibal God" this is actually quite a good jungle adventure film, but like
most cannibal movies, features numerous nasty scene's of animal
killing (in the uncut version anyway), including a turtle being
fed to a crocodile and an iguana being split open. But Andress
fans will undoubtedly enjoy the scene where she is tied up,
stripped naked, and painted with goo!
Several of the gore scenes from this film were later "borrowed"
(ie ripped off) by Umberto Lenzi and re-used in his film
"Eaten Alive" (aka "Emerald Jungle", "Mangiati Vivi") which
surprisingly didn't make the list.
Other Information.
The video was the same as the cut cinema version, which had been
trimmed by the BBFC to remove the scenes of animal violence and
was eventually removed from the DPP's list and not prosecuted.
The 2001 release was similarly cut to remove the animal cruelty
scenes. An uncut extended version of the film has been released
in Mainland Europe and US, but beware of a cut version released
by some US budget labels, which is of the shorter theatrical
version and misses out a castration scene. This slightly
truncated version, with the animal cruelty intact, was actually
shown on UK satellite TV on the (now defunct) Paranormal channel
in 2009. Shameless released the extended version onto UK disc in
2018, but this version was still cut the scenes of animal cruelty
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