✨ Chief Censor's Film Decisions
2552 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE No. 108
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 May 1988 | |||||||||
| Japan Information and Cultural Centre, Embassy of Japan | Shinichi Makara | DON, THE INCREDIBLE DOG | 1 | 16 mm | 102.5 | G | Japan | Japanese dialogue, English subtitles. | |
| Cultural and Educational Exhibitions Ltd. | Unknown | IS IT EASY TO BE YOUNG? | 1 | 35 mm | 83.0 | GY | U.S.S.R. | Russian dialogue, dubbed in English. | |
| 3 May 1988 | |||||||||
| Hibiscus Films | Mark Lewis | CANE TOADS | 1 | 16 mm | 48.5 | GY | Australia | ||
| Hibiscus Films | Alison MacLean | TALKBACK | 1 | 16 mm | 50.5 | GA | N.Z. | ||
| 4 May 1988 | |||||||||
| Twentieth Century Fox Distribution (NZ) Ltd. | Lorimar Pictures | Return of the Living Dead Part II (T No. 1) | 1 | 35 mm | 2.0 | RP 16 | U.S.A. | ||
| United International Pictures | Wes Craven | THE SERPENT AND THE RAINBOW | 1 | 35 mm | 99.5 | RP 16 | U.S.A. | Censor's note: Content may disturb. | |
| Warner Bros. | Warner Bros. | Stand and Deliver (T No. 1) | 12 | 35 mm | 1.0 | G | U.S.A. | ||
| 6 May 1988 | |||||||||
| Hibiscus Films | Mark Lewis | Cane Toads (T No. 1) | 1 | 35 mm | 1.5 | G | Australia | ||
| Kerridge Odeon Film Distributors | Dennis Hopper | COLORS | 1 | 35 mm | 123.0 | RP 16 | U.S.A. | Censor's note: Violence and language may offend. | |
| Touchstone Films | Roger Spottiswoode | DEADLY PURSUIT | 12 | 35 mm | 111.0 | RP 13 | U.S.A. | Censor's note: Contains coarse language, change of title. | |
| Kerridge Odeon Film Distributors | Jack Clayton | THE LONELY PASSION OF JUDITH HEARNE | 1 | 35 mm | 117.5 | RP 13 | U.K. | ||
| Caballero Video Ltd. | Svetlana | MIAMI SPICE | 1 | VHS | 77.0 | R 18 | U.S.A. | Censor's note: Explicit sexual content may offend. | |
| Twentieth Century Fox Distribution (NZ) Ltd. | Ken Weiderhorn | RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD PART II | 1 | 35 mm | 90.5 | RP 13 | U.S.A. | Censor's note: Some scenes may disturb. | |
| Touchstone Films | Roger Spottiswoode | SHOOT TO KILL | 12 | 35 mm | 111.0 | RP 13 | U.S.A. | Censor's note: Contains coarse language, change of title. | |
| 9 May 1988 | |||||||||
| Caballero Video Ltd. | Paul Thomas | ARMY BRAT | 1 | VHS | 78.0 | R 18 | U.S.A. | Censor's note: Explicit sexual content may offend. | |
| Brown Christensen/Doyle Dane Bernbach Ltd. | PWA Productions | Southern Comfort (ad film) | 15 | 35 mm | 1.5 | GA | N.Z. | ||
| 10 May 1988 | |||||||||
| Endeavour Films | James B. Harris | COP | 1 | 35 mm | 112.0 | RP 16 | U.S.A. | Censor's note: Content may offend. | |
| Jason Films | Wesson Smith | "DOUBLE YOUR PLEASURE" | 1 | 35 mm | 54.0 | Anti-social behaviour | R 18 | U.S.A. | Censor's note: Content may offend. Whole reel appears to be missing, precut print. |
| Brown Christensen/Doyle Dane Bernbach Ltd. | Jeff Dickson/Silverscreens | Singapore Airlines (Paris) (ad film) | 15 | 35 mm | 1.0 | G | N.Z. | ||
| Brown Christensen/Doyle Dane Bernbach Ltd. | Winning Post Productions | Singapore Airlines (Singapore) (ad film) | 15 | 35 mm | 1.0 | G | Australia | ||
| 11 May 1988 | |||||||||
| Caballero Video Ltd. | Paul Thomas | BRINGING UP BRAT | 1 | VHS | 77.0 | R 18 | U.S.A. | Censor's note: Explicit sexual content may offend. | |
| Caballero Video Ltd. | Svetlana | MIAMI SPICE II | 1 | VHS | 85.5 | R 18 | U.S.A. | Censor's note: Explicit sexual content may offend. | |
| Warner Bros. | Andrew Davis | NICO | 1 | 35 mm | 100.5 | RP 16 | U.S.A. | Censor's note: Contains violence. | |
| Warner Bros. | Andrew Davis | Nico (T No. 1) | 40 | 35 mm | 1.5 | RP 16 | U.S.A. | ||
| Caballero Video Ltd. | Richard Mailer, Axe Watson | SWITCH HITTERS II SWINGING BOTH WAYS | 1 | VHS | 82.0 | R 18 | U.S.A. | Censor's note: Explicit sexual content may offend. | |
| 13 May 1988 | |||||||||
| Touchstone Films | Rocky Morton/Annabel Jenkel | D.O.A. | 1 | 16 mm | 97.5 | GA | U.S.A. | Censor's note: Some content may disturb. | |
| Warner Bros. | Roman Polanski | FRANTIC | 1 | 16 mm | 120.0 | GA | U.S.A./France | ||
| United International Pictures | Metro Goldwyn Mayer | Masquerade (T No. 1) | 2 | 35 mm | 1.5 | GA | U.S.A. | ||
| United International Pictures | Martin Brest | Midnight Run (T No. 1) | 5 | 35 mm | 1.5 | GY | U.S.A. | ||
| United International Pictures | Robert Redford, Moctesuma Esparza | The Milagro Beanfield War (T No. 1) | 5 | 35 mm | 2.0 | G | U.S.A. | ||
| United International Pictures | Alan Alda | A NEW LIFE | 1 | 35 mm | 105.0 | GA | Canada/U.S.A. | ||
| Twentieth Century Fox Distribution (NZ) Ltd. | David Drury | SPLIT DECISIONS | 1 | 35 mm | 97.0 | RP 13 | U.S.A. | Censor' note: Some scenes may disturb. | |
| 16 May 1988 | |||||||||
| Twentieth Century Fox Distribution (NZ) Ltd. | Paul Flaherty | 18 AGAIN! | 2 | 35 mm | 101.5 | GA | U.S.A. | ||
| Twentieth Century Fox Distribution (NZ) Ltd. | New World Pictures | 18 Again! (T No. 1) | 2 | 35 mm | 2.0 | G | U.S.A. |
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