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JayArgonaut
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Info: Films re-released with alterations
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13-Oct-2017, 2:30 AM

It’s a good plan. 😃

I forgot the UK version of Pulp Fiction: uncut during the theatrical run but then censored with visual alterations on UK VHS and the DVD in order to avoid any accusations of glamorising drug use. (The UK Blu-ray is uncensored)

“Although uncut in UK cinemas, the video versions were all re-framed to remove the sight of the needle piercing John Travolta’s arm. This re-framed version is the one which was also shown on network TV (BBC 2).”

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110912/alternateversions

An infamous example that for the life of me, I’m surprised I didn’t list earlier…

Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song: censored via visual alteration since 2005 for UK home video releases.

All thanks to Mario Van Peebles forgetting that loose lips, sinks ships, or in this case, alerts motion picture organisations about dishonest testimonials. 😄

http://www.bbfc.co.uk/case-studies/sweet-sweetbacks-baadasssss-song

http://www.melonfarmers.co.uk/hitss_su.htm#sweet_sweetbacks_baad_asssss_song

http://www.dvdcompare.net/comparisons/film.php?fid=22774