Film Censorship Decisions




NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

23 MARCH 1213

Applicant Maker Title Silent(S) or Trailer(T) No. of Copies Running Gauge Time Minutes Reason for Refusal, Excisions, or Alterations Decision and Cert. No. Country of Origin Remarks
16 February 1989
New Zealand Federation of Gillo Pontecorvo THE BATTLE OF ALGIERS 1 16 mm 121.5 GA Italy Censor’s note: Some scenes may disturb.
Film Societies
17 February 1989
Pacer Kerridge Film Woody Allen ANOTHER WOMAN 1 35 mm 81.5 GA U.S.A.
Distributors Ltd.
Amalgamated Fox Joe Lee & Frank Deasy THE COURIER 1 35 mm 86.0 RP 13 Ireland
Distributors
Amalgamated Fox Joe Lee & Frank Deasy The Courier (T) (No. 1) 1 35 mm 2.5 RP 13 Ireland
Distributors
Amalgamated Hoyts Herbert Ross Dancers (T) (No. 1) 1 35 mm 2.0 G U.S.A.
Cinemas
United International Barry Levinson Rain Man (T) (No. 1) 24 35 mm 2.5 G U.S.A.
Pictures
20 February 1989
New Zealand Federation of Agnes Varda DOCUMENTEUR 1 16 mm 64.0 RP 16 France
Film Societies U.S.A.
New Zealand Federation of Agnes Varda MUR MURS 1 16 mm 81.5 GY France
Film Societies U.S.A.
21 February 1989
Amalgamated Hoyts Jean-Loup Hubert THE BIG HIGHWAY 1 35 mm 108.0 GA France Censor’s note: Some content may disturb. French dialogue, English subtitles.
Cinemas
United International John Glen Licence to Kill (T) (No. 1) 10 35 mm 1.0 GA U.S.A.
Pictures
22 February 1989
Pacer Kerridge Film Bud Smith JOHNNY BE GOOD 1 35 mm 89.5 RP 13 U.S.A.
Distributors Ltd.
23 February 1989
United International Brad Bird FAMILY DOG 1 35 mm 8.5 G U.S.A.
Pictures
24 February 1989
Amalgamated Fox John Schlesinger Madame Sousatzka (T) (No. 1) 1 35 mm 2.5 G U.K.
Distributors
Amalgamated Hoyts Eliseo Subiela The Man Facing (No. 1) 2 35 mm 1.5 G Argentina
Cinemas
New Zealand Federation of Dave Fleisher POPEYE THE SAILOR MEETS ALI BABA’S FORTY THIEVES 1 16 mm 17.0 G U.S.A.
Film Societies
Amalgamated Hoyts Beeban Kidron Vroom (T) (No. 1) 2 35 mm 2.5 G U.K.
Cinemas
27 February 1989
Bounty Blue Ltd. Bob Vosse CHINA WHITE 400 VHS 75.0 R 18 U.S.A. Censor’s note: Explicit sexual content may offend.

| New Zealand Federation of | Federico Fellini | THE YOUNG AND THE PASSIONATE | 1 | 16 mm | 105.0 | | GA | France, Italy | New applicant Italian dialogue, English subtitles. |
| Film Societies | | | | | | | | | |
| 28 February 1989 | | | | | | | | | |
| Bounty Blue Ltd. | Unknown | BI-HEAT: “FREE DELIVERY” | 400 | VHS | 20.5 | | R 18 | U.S.A. | Censor’s note: Explicit sexual content may offend. |
| | | BI-HEAT: “HOT STUFF” | 400 | VHS | 19.5 | | R 18 | U.S.A. | Censor’s note: Explicit sexual content may offend. |
| | | BI-HEAT: “THE MARRIAGE COUNSELLOR” | 400 | VHS | 16.5 | | R 18 | U.S.A. | Censor’s note: Explicit sexual content may offend. |
| | | BI-HEAT: “THE PAINTERS” | 400 | VHS | 17.5 | | R 18 | U.S.A. | Censor’s note: Explicit sexual content may offend. |
| | | BI-HEAT: “THE PHOTOGRAPHER” | 400 | VHS | 23.5 | | R 18 | U.S.A. | Censor’s note: Explicit sexual content may offend. |
| | | BI-HEAT: CARA’S FANTASY | 400 | VHS | 20.0 | | R 18 | U.S.A. | Censor’s note: Explicit sexual content may offend. |

| Amalgamated Fox | David Green | Buster (T) (No. 1) | 1 | 35 mm | 1.5 | | G | U.K. | |
| Distributors | | | | | | | | | |
| Amalgamated Hoyts | Herbert Ross | DANCERS | 1 | 35 mm | 99.5 | | GY | U.S.A./Italy | |
| Cinemas | | | | | | | | | |
| Video Promotions | Cecil Howard | THE FINAL SIN | 1 | VHS | 53.0 | | R 18 | U.S.A. | Censor’s note: Explicit sexual content may offend. |

| New Zealand Federation of | Les Blank | GAP-TOOTHED WOMEN | 1 | 16 mm | 31.0 | | GY | U.S.A. | |
| Film Societies | | | | | | | | | |
| Amalgamated Hoyts | Jack Sholder | THE HIDDEN | 1 | 35 mm | 98.5 | | RP 16 | U.S.A. | Censor’s note: Contains violence. |
| Cinemas | | | | | | | | | |
| Amalgamated Fox | John Schlesinger | MADAME SOUSATZKA | 1 | 35 mm | 122.5 | | GY | U.K. | |
| Distributors | | | | | | | | | |
| Bounty Blue Ltd. | Ron Prestissimo | MAKING ME WET | 400 | VHS | 27.0 | | R 18 | U.S.A. | Censor’s note: Explicit sexual content may offend. |

| Amalgamated Hoyts | Eliseo Subiela | MAN FACING SOUTHEAST | 1 | 35 mm | 109.5 | | GA | Argentina | Censor’s note: Some content may disturb. |
| Cinemas | | | | | | | | | |
| Pacer Kerridge Film | Dave Bell Production | NADIA | 1 | 35 mm | 100.5 | | G | U.S.A. | New applicant. |
| Distributors Ltd. | | | | | | | | | |
| Pacer Kerridge Film | Horace Ove | PLAYING AWAY | 1 | 35 mm | 103.5 | | GA | U.K. | Censor’s note: Some language may offend. |
| Distributors Ltd. | | | | | | | | | |



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