New Zealand Gazette – 1989 – No. 130

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✨ Film Censorship Decisions



27 JULY

NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

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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
Bounty Blue Ltd. Unknown TUSH PUSH 400 VHS 30.0 R18 U.S.A. Censor's note: Explicit sexual content may offend.
Penthouse Film Releasing Organisation S.A. Unknown WARA VOL. 1209 400 VHS 47.0 s13.2 (c) anti-social behaviour R18 West Germany Censor's note: Explicit sexual content may offend.

13 June 1989
Pacer Kerridge Film Distributors Ltd. David Cronenberg Dead Ringers (T No. 1) 1 35 mm 1.5 GA U.S.A.
Pacer Kerridge Film Distributors Ltd. Marcel Ophuls Hotel Terminus-The Life and Times of Klaus Barbie (T No. 1) 1 35 mm 1.5 GY U.S.A.
Video Wholesalers Douglas Nicolle LADIES OF THE LOTUS 1 VHS 88.0 RP16 Canada
Pacer Kerridge Film Distributors Ltd. Christine Edzard Little Dorrit (T No. 1) 1 35 mm 3.5 G U.K.
Caballero Video Ltd. Henri Pachard SATISFACTION JACKSON 5 VHS 65.5 R18 U.S.A. Censor's note: Explicit sexual content may offend.
Bounty Blue Ltd. Unknown SHAVED 400 VHS 31.0 R18 U.S.A. Censor's note: Explicit sexual content may offend.
Bounty Blue Ltd. Unknown SUCK ON THESE 400 VHS 25.5 R18 U.S.A. Censor's note: Explicit sexual content may offend.

14 June 1989
Warner Bros Tim Burton Batman (T No. 2) 40 35 mm 2.0 GA U.S.A.
Bounty Blue Ltd. Unknown "BODY BUILDING BUDDIES" 400 VHS 25.0 R18 U.S.A. Censor's note: Explicit sexual content may offend. Second part of bi-heat Vol. 8.
New Zealand Federation of Film Societies Dominique Deruddere CRAZY LOVE 1 35 mm 89.0 R16 Belgium Censor's note: Content may offend.
Pacer Kerridge Film Distributors Ltd. David Cronenberg DEAD RINGERS 1 35 mm 117.5 R16 Canada Censor's note: Content may disturb.
Amalgamated Fox Distributors Jamie Uys The Gods Must Be Crazy II (T No. 1) 8 35 mm 2.5 G South Africa
New Zealand Federation of Film Societies Laurence Olivier HENRY V 1 35 mm 137.0 GY U.K. New applicant.
Columbia Films (NZ) Ltd. Luis Puenzo OLD GRINGO 1 35 mm 121.0 GA U.S.A., Mexico Censor's note: Some scenes may disturb.
Bounty Blue Ltd. Unknown SHARON'S HOUSEBOYS 400 VHS 25.0 R18 U.S.A. Censor's note: Explicit sexual content may offend. First part of bi-heat Vol. 8.
Amalgamated Fox Distributors Larry Peerce Wired (T No. 1) 1 35 mm 3.0 GA U.S.A.

15 June 1989
Video Wholesalers Lloyd A. Simandl and Micheal Mazo EMPIRE OF ASH III 1 VHS 96.0 RP16 Canada Censor's note: Contains violence.
Penthouse Film Releasing Organisation S.A. Unknown TEENAGE BESTSELLERS PROGRAMME 251 400 VHS 54.5 s13.2 (c) anti-social behaviour R18 Denmark Censor's note: Explicit sexual content may offend. Dubbed in German.
Penthouse Film Releasing Organisation S.A. Unknown TEENAGE BESTSELLERS PROGRAMME 252 400 VHS 46.0 s13.2 (c) anti-social behaviour R18 Denmark Censor's note: Explicit sexual content may offend. Dubbed in German.

16 June 1989
Penthouse Film Releasing Organisation S.A. Richard Rank THE BITCH GODDESS 400 VHS 51.5 s13.2 (c) sexual violence R18 U.S.A. Censor's note: Explicit sexual content may offend.
Caballero Video Ltd. Paul Thomas THE FIRST OF APRIL 5 VHS 72.5 R18 U.S.A. Censor's note: Explicit sexual content may offend.
United International Pictures Michael Ritchie FLETCH LIVES 4 35 mm 96.5 GY U.S.A. Censor's note: Contains coarse material.
United International Pictures Steven Spielberg Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (T No. 2) 20 35 mm 2.5 GA U.S.A.
Warner Bros Richard Donner Lethal Weapon 2 (T No. 1) 50 35 mm 1.5 RP13 U.S.A.
Warner Bros Buddy Van Horn PINK CADILLAC 1 35 mm 122.5 R13 U.S.A. Censor's note: Contains violence.
Caballero Video Ltd. Paul Thomas STILL THE BRAT 5 VHS 70.5 R18 U.S.A. Censor's note: Explicit sexual content may offend.
Amalgamated Fox Distributors Larry Peerce WIRED 1 35 mm 110.5 RP16 U.S.A. Censor's note: Content may disturb.

19 June 1989
Warner Bros Jim Louf DISORGANISED CRIME 1 35 mm 102.5 GY U.S.A. Censor's note: Language may offend.
Columbia Films (NZ) Ltd. Joan Micklin Silver LOVER BOY 1 35 mm 100.0 GY U.S.A. Censor's note: Contains coarse material.
Newton Road Video Ted Bexar "MEN-TV" 400 VHS 82.5 R18 U.S.A. Censor's note: Explicit sexual content may offend.
Pacer Kerridge Film Distributors Ltd. Ken Russell SALOME'S LAST DANCE 1 35 mm 90.0 RP16 U.K. Censor's note: Content may offend.

20 June 1989
Penthouse Film Releasing Organisation S.A. Unknown SEX TEEN I 400 VHS 24.5 R18 Unknown Censor's note: Explicit sexual content may offend.


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🎓 Chief Censor’s Decisions: 1–30 June 1989 (continued from previous page)

🎓 Education, Culture & Science
Films, Censorship, Film Ratings, Film Classification
23 names identified
  • David Cronenberg, Director of Dead Ringers
  • Marcel Ophuls, Director of Hotel Terminus-The Life and Times of Klaus Barbie
  • Douglas Nicolle, Director of LADIES OF THE LOTUS
  • Christine Edzard, Director of Little Dorrit
  • Henri Pachard, Director of SATISFACTION JACKSON
  • Richard Rank, Director of THE BITCH GODDESS
  • Paul Thomas, Director of THE FIRST OF APRIL and STILL THE BRAT
  • Michael Ritchie, Director of FLETCH LIVES
  • Steven Spielberg, Director of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
  • Richard Donner, Director of Lethal Weapon 2
  • Buddy Van Horn, Director of PINK CADILLAC
  • Jim Louf, Director of DISORGANISED CRIME
  • Joan Micklin Silver, Director of LOVER BOY
  • Ted Bexar, Director of MEN-TV
  • Ken Russell, Director of SALOME'S LAST DANCE
  • Tim Burton, Director of Batman
  • Dominique Deruddere, Director of CRAZY LOVE
  • Jamie Uys, Director of The Gods Must Be Crazy II
  • Laurence Olivier, Director of HENRY V
  • Luis Puenzo, Director of OLD GRINGO
  • Larry Peerce, Director of Wired
  • Lloyd A. Simandl, Director of EMPIRE OF ASH III
  • Micheal Mazo, Director of EMPIRE OF ASH III