Chief Censor's Film Decisions




17 DECEMBER THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 3833

CHIEF CENSOR’S DECISIONS: 1—30 November 1981

PURSUANT to section 33 of the Cinematograph Films Act 1976, the entries in the Register for the above period are hereby published.

KEY TO DECISIONS

G—Approved for general exhibition.
GY—Approved for general exhibition: recommended as more suitable for persons 13 years of age and over.
GA—Approved for general exhibition: recommended as more suitable for adults.
G—Approved for general exhibition; recommended…………(as specified).
R (age)—Approved for exhibition only to persons…………years of age and over (as specified).
R-F.S.—Approved for exhibition only to members of approved film societies.
R
—Approved for exhibition only…………(as specified).
Ex—Exempted from examination and approved for exhibition…………(with any conditions as specified).

SCHEDULE

Applicant Maker Title Silent(S) or Trailer(T) No. Gauge Running Reasons for Decision Country Remarks
of Time Refusal, and of
Copies Minutes Excisions Cert. No. Origin
or Alterations

Shereen Maloney Shereen Maloney Irene—S2 1 16 mm 12 s. 26 (2) (c) Ex. 2212 N.Z. Exempted.
(N.Z.) Ltd. The Ninth Twinkle, Twinkle, “Killer,” G 2988 U.S.A.
Configuration Kane (T)
Company
Twentieth Century Melvin Simon THE RUNNER 1 16 mm 109 s. 26 (2) (c) GA 1594 U.S.A.
Fox Film Productions STUMBLES 1 16 mm 104 violence
Distribution
(N.Z.) Ltd.
Sixteen Walt Disney ONE LITTLE INDIAN 2 16 mm 90 G 2989 U.S.A.
Millimetre Productions
Warner Bros. Warner Bros. Inc. SO FINE 1 35 mm 91 R 1303 U.S.A. 16 years and over.
(N.Z.) Ltd.
Warner Bros. Warner Bros. Inc. So Fine (T) 2 35 mm 2 G 2990 U.S.A.
(N.Z.) Ltd.

N.Z. National N.Z. National White Water Ride 4 35 mm 94 G 2991 N.Z.
Film Unit Film Unit

United Artists Laurel Group Dawn of the Dead 19 35 mm 24 R 1304 U.S.A. 16 years and over.
(A’sia) Pty. Ltd. Production (No 2 T) Feature has the
title “Zombies:
Dawn of the
Dead”.
Warner Bros. Leisure Investment EVILSPEAK 1 35 mm 92 R 1305 U.S.A. 16 years and over.
(N.Z.) Ltd. Company Censors note:
Contains
violence.
Warner Bros. Leisure Investment Evilspeak (T) 2 35 mm 24 R 1306 U.S.A. 16 years and over.
(N.Z.) Ltd. Company Censors note:
Cinema Aldrich Company “….ALL THE MARBLES” 1 35 mm 1124 G 2992 N.Z. Contains fight
International Production sequences.
Corporation
(N.Z.) Ltd.
Amalgamated Silver Screen National for Growth 3 35 mm 3 R 1308 U.K. 16 years and over.
Theatres Ltd. Productions Ltd. Censors note:
Sixteen The Who Films Ltd. McVICAR 2 16 mm 112 U.K. Contains
Millimetre offensive
language.
Increased
running time.
See entry on
22/1/81.

Monday, 9 November 1981

Gibson Film Gibson Film THE MONSTER’S 1 16 mm 48 G 2993 N.Z.
Productions Productions/N.Z. CHRISTMAS
National Film Unit
Warner Bros. Global-Queensway Sea World 3 35 mm 164 G 2994 U.K.
(N.Z.) Ltd. Production
Warner Bros. Global-Queensway Hidden Menace 2 35 mm 184 G 2995 U.K.
(N.Z.) Ltd. Production
Warner Bros. Global-Queensway Sabre 226 3 35 mm 24 G 2996 U.K.
(N.Z.) Ltd. Production
Sixteen Don Boyd/Howard HONKY TONK 1 16 mm 106 GA 1596 U.S.A. Censor’s note:
Millimetre J. Koch FREEWAY Contains
Productions coarse
language.
Columbia Films Danchuck SPIDER-MAN: THE 2 16 mm 96 R 1309 U.K./ 16 years and over.
(N.Z.) Ltd. Productions DRAGON’S France
CHALLENGE
Twentieth Lyric International/ Quartet (T) 1 35 mm 2 G 2997 U.K./ English and
Century Fox Merchant Ivory France French
Film Distribution Film dialogue,
(N.Z.) Ltd. English
subtitles.
Amalgamated Associated R. & R. GALLIPOLI 10 35 mm 1104 GY 1229 Australia English and
Theatres Ltd. Films Pty. Ltd. Gallipoli (T) 10 35 mm 14 G 2998 Australia French
Amalgamated Associated R. & R. dialogue,
Theatres Ltd. Films Pty. Ltd. English
subtitles.



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