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✨ Film Censorship Decisions

NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

No. 201

Internal Affairs

Films Act 1983

Chief Censor’s Decisions: 1–29 September 1989

Pursuant to section 21 of the Films Act 1983, 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: ........ (as specified).

R(age) — Approved for exhibition: only to persons ........ years of age and over (as specified).

RP(age) — Approved for exhibition: only to persons ........ years of age and over and to any person under that age when accompanied by that person’s parent or guardian.

R* — Approved for exhibition only ........ (as specified).

Ex — Exempted from examination and approved for exhibition ........ (with any conditions as specified).

Schedule

Applicant	Maker	Title Stent(s) or Trailer(T)	No. of Copies	Gauge Format	Running Time Minutes	Decision	Country of Origin	Notes Remarks
4 September 1989
Wamer Bros	Peter Weir	DEAD POETS SOCIETY (T. No. 3)	40	35 mm	2.5	G	U.S.A.
Pacer Kerridge Film Distributors Ltd.	Sven Krag Jacobsen	EMMA’S SHADOW	1	35 mm	100.5	GA	Denmark	Danish dialogue, English subtitles.
Pacer Kerridge Film Distributors Ltd.	Obie Benz	HEAVY PETTING (T. No. 1)	1	35 mm	2.0	RP13	U.S.A.
Video Wholesalers	Nick Nostro	THE TRIUMPH OF THE TEN GLADIATORS	1	VHS	97.5	GA	Italy	Dubbed in English.
5 September 1989
New Zealand Film Commission	Greg Stitt	JUST ME & MARIO	1	16 mm	55.0	GY	N.Z.	New applicant.
Bounty Blue Ltd.	Unknown	Untitled Compilation Tape	400	VHS	123.5	R18	France, U.S.A.	Censor’s note: explicit sexual content may offend.
11 September 1989
Pacer Kerridge Film Distributors Ltd.	Claude Zidi	AS THICK AS THIEVES	1	35 mm	109.0	GA	France	Censor’s note: some content may offend. French dialogue, English subtitles.
Amalgamated Fox Distributors	Ken Wiederhorn	RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD PART 2	1	16 mm	89.5	RP13	U.S.A.	Censor’s note: some scares may disturb.
Amalgamated Fox Distributors	David Leland	WISH YOU WERE HERE	1	16 mm	92.0	GA	U.K.	Censor’s note: some content may offend.
12 September 1989
VideoCorp International Ltd.	Michael Seresin	HOMEBOY	1	35 mm	117.0	GA	U.S.A.	Censor’s note: content may offend. Festivals rated.
Pacer Kerridge Film Distributors Ltd.	Steve Soderbergh	SEX, LIES, AND VIDEOTAPE	1	35 mm	100.0	GA	U.S.A.
Pacer Kerridge Film Distributors Ltd.	Gregory Naver	A TIME OF DESTINY	1	35 mm	118.0	GA	U.S.A., Yugoslavia
13 September 1989
Video Wholesalers Communication & Entertainment Ltd.	Unknown	AMAZONS 2 BELLMAN & TRUE	1	VHS	89.0	GA	Italy	Dubbed in English.
Video Wholesalers	Richard Loncraine		1	35 mm	116.0	RP13	U.K.
Video Wholesalers	Wes Craven	THE DARK SIDE OF MIDNIGHT	1	VHS	82.5	RP13	U.S.A.
14 September 1989
Amalgamated Hoyts Cinemas	Penelope Spheeris	THE DECLINE OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION PART II THE METAL YEARS	1	35 mm	94.5	R16	U.S.A.	Censor’s note: contains offensive material.
15 September 1989
Amalgamated Hoyts Cinemas	Paul Bogart	TORCH SONG TRILOGY	1	35 mm	120.5	GA	U.S.A.
18 September 1989
Big Show Video	Matt Sorling	THE BIGGER THE BETTER	1	VHS	69.0	R18	U.S.A.	Censor’s note: explicit sexual content may offend.
Penthouse Film Releasing Organisation S.A.	Unknown	PISS PARTY	400	VHS	44.0	R18	West Germany	Censor’s note: explicit sexual content may offend. German dialogue.
19 September 1989
Big Show Video	John Summers	BACKSTROKES	1	VHS	92.0	R18	U.S.A.	Censor’s note: explicit sexual content may offend.

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