Film Censorship Decisions




34 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE No. 1

CHIEF CENSOR'S DECISIONS: 1-30 November 1983

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 at . . . . . . . . film festivals (as specified).
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. of Copies Gauge Running Time Minutes Reason for Refusal, Excisions, or Alterations Decision and Cert No. Country of Origin Remarks

Tuesday, 1 November 1983
United International Pictures (N.Z.) Ltd. Alan Landsburg Production Jaws 3-D (T) (No. 2) 30 35 mm 1^ G 4113 U.S.A.
Amalgamated Theatres Ltd. Walt Disney Productions Mickey's Christmas Carol 1 35 mm 26 G 4114 U.S.A.

Wednesday, 2 November 1983
Kerridge Odeon Film Distributors Ltd. Joseph Papp Production THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE 1 16 mm 111^ G 4115 U.K. 16 years and over. Censor's note: Violence may disturb.
Warner Bros. (N.Z.) Ltd. Warner Bros. SUDDEN IMPACT 1 35 mm 118^ R 1872 U.S.A.
Warner Bros. (N.Z.) Ltd. Solothim Company BAD BOYS 1 16 mm 108 s. 26 (2) (c) sexual violence. R 1873 U.S.A. 18 years and over. Censor's note: Contains violence and offensive language.
Warner Bros. (N.Z.) Ltd. Irwin Winkler/Robert Chartoff Production THE RIGHT STUFF 1 35 mm 195 GY 1515 U.S.A. Censor's note: Some language may offend.

Thursday, 3 November 1983
United International Pictures (N.Z.) Ltd. J. F. Production BRAIN STORM 4 35 mm 107^ R 1874 U.S.A. 13 years and over.
United International Pictures (N.Z.) Ltd. Alan Landsburg Production Jaws 3 (T) (No. 1) 14 35 mm 2 R 1875 U.S.A. 13 years and over.
United International Pictures (N.Z.) Ltd. Alan Landsburg Production Jaws 3-D (T) (No. 3) 16 35 mm 2 R 1876 U.S.A. 13 years and over.
J. Marquet Tomas Tang Production SECRET EXECUTIONS 1 35 mm 90^ s. 26 (2) (c) violence R 1877 Hong Kong 16 years and over. Exempted. Approved for exhibition at screenings arranged by the Alternative Cinema South.
John Calder Marce Quinn Running 1 8 mm 2 Ex 2711 N.Z.

John Calder Peter Cameron Witches 1 8 mm 6
John Calder John Calder Amanda 1 8 mm 13
John Calder John Calder Westland Fantasy 1 8 mm 4
John Calder John Calder/Lindsay Thompson Commercial Time 1 8 mm 9
John Calder John Calder/Tony Olsen Images Two: Bit City Living: Oggie's Birth. Faust Ballet 1 8 mm 7
John Calder John Calder Is You Is 1 8 mm 2
John Calder John Calder Alternative Love Stories 1 8 mm 8
John Calder Andrew Thompson Mower 1 8 mm 9
John Calder Maree Quinn Small Journeys 1 16 mm 15
John Calder John Griffin Chameleon 1 16 mm 4
John Calder Mervyn Lomas Mate 1 16 mm 18
John Calder Bella Grant Process 3 1 16 mm 4
John Calder Jonathan Vence With Love 1 16 mm 5
John Calder Jan Voss House Talk 1 16 mm 4
John Calder Sara Shackleton Rosumand 1 16 mm 4

Friday, 4 November 1983
Twentieth Century Fox Distribution (N.Z.) Ltd. Avco Embassy Film C. C. & COMPANY 1 35 mm 92 s. 26 (2) (c) sexual violence, sex R 1878 U.S.A. 16 years and over.
Kerridge Odeon Film Distributors Ltd. Martin Ransohoff Production Class (T) (No. 1) 8 35 mm 1 G 4117 U.S.A.
Kerridge Odeon Film Distributors Ltd. Martin Ransohoff Production Class (T) (No. 2) 1 35 mm 2^ R 1879 U.S.A. 16 years and over.
Twentieth Century Fox Distribution (N.Z.) Ltd. Redwing Productions S.A./Transpacific Media Production/Hesperia Films S.A. Triumphs of a Man Called Horse (T) (No. 1) 1 35 mm 2^ s. 26 (2) (c) violence G 4121 U.S.A.

Columbia Films (N.Z.) Ltd. Gaylord Production Co./Elliot Kastner MAN, WOMAN AND CHILD 2 16 mm 100 GY 1516 U.S.A.
Twentieth Century Fox Distribution (N.Z.) Ltd. Randrop Films Inc. TIME IS ON OUR SIDE 1 16 mm 90^ GY 1517 U.S.A.

Monday, 7 November 1983
United International Pictures (N.Z.) Ltd. Paramount Pictures TRADING PLACES 3 35 mm 117^ R 1880 U.S.A. 16 years and over. Censor's note: Contains offensive language

United International Pictures (N.Z.) Ltd. Paramount Pictures Trading Places (T) (No. 1) 16 35 mm 3 G 4118 U.S.A.
Twentieth Century Fox Distribution (N.Z.) Ltd. Woodcote Productions Ltd. NEVER SAY NEVER AGAIN 3 35 mm 135^ GA 1809 U.K.
Kerridge Odeon Film Distributors Ltd. Joseph Papp Production The Pirates of Penzance (T) (No. 1) 3 35 mm 2^ G 4119 U.K.
Warner Bros. (N.Z.) Ltd. Bob Fosse Film Star 80 (T) (No. 1) 10 35 mm 2^ G 4120 U.S.A.



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