New Zealand Gazette – 1989 – No. 55

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✨ Film Censorship Decisions

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Applicant	Maker	Title Silent(S) or Trailer(T)	No. of Copies	Gauge	Running Time Minutes	Decision and Cert. No.	Country of Origin	Remarks
Amalgamated Hoyts Cinemas	Peter Richardson	Eat the Rich (T) (No. 1)	1	35 mm	1.0	GA	U.S.A.
Warner Bros	Bruce Beresford	HER ALIBI	1	35 mm	95.0	GA	U.S.A.
Pacer Kerridge Film Distributors Ltd.	William Tannen	HERO AND THE TERROR	6	35 mm	97.5	R 16	U.S.A.
Pacer Kerridge Film Distributors Ltd.	William Tannen	Hero and the Terror (T) (No. 1)	12	35 mm	1.5	RP 13	U.S.A.
Pacer Kerridge Film Distributors Ltd.	Alan Parker	Mississippi Burning (T) (No. 1)	20	35 mm	1.0	GA	U.S.A.
Pacer Kerridge Film Distributors Ltd.	Alan Parker	Mississippi Burning (T) (No. 1)	1	VHS	1.0	GA	U.S.A.
Amalgamated Hoyts Cinemas	New line	A Nightmare on Elm Street 4 the Dream Master (T) (No. 1)	10	35 mm	2.0	RP 16	U.S.A.
Caballero Video Ltd.	Paul Thomas	SEX IN DANGEROUS PLACES	5	VHS	82.5	R 18	U.S.A.	Censor's note: Explicit sexual content may offend.
United International Pictures	Ivan Reitman	TWINS	12	35 mm	108.5	GA	U.S.A.

7 February 1989


Amalgamated Hoyts Cinemas	Pino Amento	BOULEVARD OF BROKEN DREAMS	1	35 mm	100.0	GA	Australia	Censor's note: Contains coarse language.
Amalgamated Fox Distributors	Sidney Lumet	RUNNING ON EMPTY	1	35 mm	117.5	GA	U.S.A.	Censor's note: Some language may offend.
Amalgamated Fox Distributors	Sidney Lumet	Running on Empty (T) (No. 1)	1	35 mm	1.5	G	U.S.A.

8 February 1989


New Zealand Film Commission	Jim Siers	EYE OF THE OCTOPUS	1	16 mm	48.0	Exempt	N.Z.
Amalgamated Hoyts Cinemas	Renny Harlin	A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 4 THE DREAM MASTER	10	35 mm	94.0	RP 16	U.S.A.	Censor's note: Content may disturb.
United International Pictures	Barry Levinson	RAIN MAN	12	35 mm	135.5	GA	U.S.A.	Censor's note: Some language may offend.

9 February 1989


Caballero Video Ltd.	Caballero Control Corporation	GINGER SNAPS	5	VHS	76.0		R 18	U.S.A.	Censor's note: Explicit sexual content may offend.

10 February 1989


Pacer Kerridge Film Distributors Ltd.	Robert M. Young	DOMINICK AND EUGENE	1	35 mm	110.5		GA	U.S.A.	Censor's note: Some content may disturb.

13 February 1989


Warner Bros	Lawrence Kasdan	The Accidental Tourist (T) (No. 1)	50	35 mm	1.5	G	U.S.A.
Caballero Video Ltd.	Caballero Control Corporation	BEHIND GINGER	5	VHS	26.0	R 18	U.S.A.	Censor's note: Explicit sexual content may offend.
Amalgamated Fox Distributors	Bill Couturie	DEAR AMERICA: LETTERS HOME FROM VIETNAM	1	35 mm	87.0	GA	U.S.A.	Censor's note: Some content may disturb.
Amalgamated Fox Distributors	Bill Couturie	Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam (T) (No. 1)	1	35 mm	2.5	GY	U.S.A.
Amalgamated Fox Distributors	Chris Walas	THE FLY II	1	35 mm	106.0	R 16	U.S.A./ Canada	Censor's note: Content may disturb.
Amalgamated Fox Distributors	Chris Walas	THE FLY II (T) (No. 1)	2	35 mm	.5	G	U.S.A./ Canada

14 February 1989


Amalgamated Hoyts Cinemas	Jean-Loup Hubert	The Big Highway (T) (No. 1)	1	35 mm	2.5	GA	France
Pacer Kerridge Film Distributors Ltd.	Frank Oz	DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS	1	35 mm	111.5	GY	U.S.A.
Pacer Kerridge Film Distributors Ltd.	Frank Oz	Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (T) (No. 1)	20	35 mm	1.0	G	U.S.A.
United International Pictures	Steven Spielberg	Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (T) (No. 1)	10	35 mm	1.5	G	U.S.A.
Columbia Films (NZ) Ltd.	John Carpenter	THEY LIVE	1	35 mm	95.0	R 16	U.S.A.	Censor's note: Contains violence.

15 February 1989


Video Promotions	K and A Productions	EXPOSE ME NOW	400	VHS	74.5	R 18	U.S.A.	Censor's note: Explicit sexual content may offend. New applicant.
Video Promotions	Pacific Coast Film Production	FAST CARS, FAST WOMEN	400	VHS	68.0	R 18	U.S.A.	Censor's note: Explicit sexual content may offend. New applicant.
Govett-Brewster Art Gallery	Various	A HISTORY OF AVANT-GARDE FILMMAKING IN CANADA AND THE UNITED STATES CL 1955-75	1	16 mm	70.0	Exempt	Canada
Govett-Brewster Art Gallery	Various	INDEPENDENT FILM NOW	1	16 mm	70.0	Exempt	Canada
Video Promotions	Rx Productions, Clete Robbins	NURSES OF THE 407TH	400	VHS	71.0	R 18	U.S.A.	Censor's note: Explicit sexual content may offend. New applicant.
Meridian Films	Judy Rymer	VICTORY OVER DEATH	1	VHS	52.0	Exempt	N.Z.
Meridian Films	Judy Rymer	VICTORY OVER DEATH	1	¾"	52.0	Exempt	N.Z.

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