New Zealand Gazette – 1990 – No. 5

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✨ Film Censorship Decisions

NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

18 JANUARY

Applicant | Maker | Title Silent(S) or Trailer(T) | No. of Copies | Gauge Format | Running Time Minutes | Reason for Cuts | Decision | Country of Origin | Notes Remarks

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Penthouse Film Releasing Organisation S.A. | John Jonas | BRILLIANT BOYS 6 | 400 | VHS | 56.5 | | R18 | West Germany | Censor's note: explicit sexual content may offend. No dialogue.
Penthouse Film Releasing Organisation S.A. | Unknown | CHANNEL 17—TEENAGE MAGAZINE VOL 2 | 400 | VHS | 95.0 | | R18 | Netherlands | Censor's note: explicit sexual content may offend. Dutch dialogue, title does not appear on tape.
Penthouse Film Releasing Organisation S.A. | Unknown | I LIKE IT—PERVERSE SPIELE | 400 | VHS | 56.0 | | R18 | West Germany | Censor's note: Explicit sexual content may offend. No dialogue.

7 November 1989

Catalina Video | Al Parker | BETTER THAN EVER | 1 | VHS | 69.5 | | R18 | U.S.A. | Censor's note: explicit sexual content may offend.
United International Pictures | Ridley Scott | Black Rain (T No. 2) | 6 | 35 mm | 2.5 | | RP16 | U.S.A., Japan |
Columbia Films (NZ) Ltd. | Joseph Ruben | Fighting Justice (T No. 1) | 40 | 35 mm | 2.0 | | GA | U.S.A. | A.K.A True Believers (T No.1)
Columbia Films (NZ) Ltd. | Ivan Reitman | Ghostbusters II (T No. 2) | 50 | 35 mm | 2.5 | | GY | U.S.A. |
Catalina Video | Unknown | INTRUDERS | 1 | VHS | 68.5 | | R18 | U.S.A. | Censor's note: explicit sexual content may offend.
Catalina Video | Al Parker | A NIGHT ALONE | 1 | VHS | 71.5 | | R18 | U.S.A. | Censor's note: explicit sexual content may offend.
Catalina Video | Ronnie Shark | TOO BIG FOR THIS BRITCHES | 1 | VHS | 84.0 | | R18 | U.S.A. | Censor's note: explicit sexual content may offend.
Catalina Video | Al Parker | TURBO CHARGE | 1 | VHS | 79.5 | | R18 | U.S.A. | Censor's note: explicit sexual content may offend.
Catalina Video | Unknown | TYGER TALES | 1 | VHS | 80.0 | | R18 | U.S.A. | Censor's note: explicit sexual content may offend.

8 November 1989

Penthouse Film Releasing Organisation S.A. | Unknown | BRILLIANT BOYS 7 | 400 | VHS | 56.0 | | R18 | West Germany | Censor's note: explicit sexual content may offend.
Penthouse Film Releasing Organisation S.A. | Unknown | BRILLIANT BOYS 9 | 400 | VHS | 55.5 | | R18 | West Germany | Censor's note: explicit sexual content may offend.
Columbia Films (NZ) Ltd. | Joseph Ruben | FIGHTING JUSTICE | 1 | 35 mm | 109.5 | | RP16 | U.S.A. | Censor's note: contains violence. Change of title previously True Believers (T No. 1)
Penthouse Film Releasing Organisation S.A. | Unknown | GOLDEN BOYS VIDEO 36 | 400 | VHS | 28.5 | | R18 | West Germany | Censor's note: explicit sexual content may offend.
Warner Bros | Jeremiah S. Chechik | National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (T No. 1) | 40 | 35 mm | 2.5 | | GY | U.S.A. |
United International Pictures | Ron Howard | PARENTHOOD (T No. 1) | 10 | 35 mm | 126.0 | | GA | U.S.A. | Censor's note: contains some coarse language.
Video Wholesalers | Mats Helge | THE RUSSIAN NINJA | 1 | VHS | 87.5 | | GA | Sweden | Censor's note: contains violence.
Penthouse Film Releasing Organisation S.A. | Unknown | SCREWING PURPOSE ONLY | 400 | VHS | 66.5 | | R18 | Netherlands | Censor's note: explicit sexual content may offend. English and Dutch dialogue.

9 November 1989

Amalgamated Fox Distributors | Danny DeVito | War of the Roses (T No. 1) | 2 | 35 mm | 1.5 | | GA | U.S.A. |
Pacer Kerridge Film Distributors Ltd. | Franklin J. Schaffner | WELCOME HOME | 1 | 35 mm | 93.0 | | GA | U.S.A., Canada | Censor's note: some language may offend.
Penthouse Film Releasing Organisation S.A. | Unknown | CLUB BIZARR | 400 | VHS | 79.0 | | R18 | West Germany | Censor's note: explicit sexual content may offend. German dialogue.
Big Show Video | Unknown | THE HANDYMAN | 1 | VHS | 83.5 | | R18 | U.S.A. | Censor's note: explicit sexual content may offend.
Catalina Video | Unknown | HARD TO COME BY | 1 | VHS | 79.0 | | R18 | U.S.A. | Censor's note: explicit sexual content may offend.
Big Show Video | Ted E Baxar | HITCHHIKERS | 1 | VHS | 64.5 | | R18 | U.S.A. | Censor's note: explicit sexual content may offend.
Big Show Video | Jim West | THE NENT VALENTINO | 1 | VHS | 72.0 | | R18 | U.S.A. | Censor's note: explicit sexual content may offend.
Amalgamated Hoyts Cinemas | Stan Dragoti | She's Out Of Control (T No. 1) | 6 | 35 mm | 2.0 | | GA | U.S.A. |
Pacer Kerridge Film Distributors Ltd. | Franklin J. Schaffner | Welcome Home (T No. 1) | 1 | 35 mm | 1.0 | | GY | U.S.A., Canada |

10 November 1989

United International Pictures | Rob Hedden | FRIDAY THE 13TH PART VIII—JASON TAKES MANHATTAN | 1 | 35 mm | 101.5 | | R16 | U.S.A. | Censor's note: contains violence.
United International Pictures | Rob Hedden | Friday The 13th Part VIII—Jason Takes Manhattan (T No. 1) | 3 | 35 mm | 1.5 | | GA | U.S.A. |
Columbia Films (NZ) Ltd. | Amy Heckerling | LOOK WHO'S TALKING | 1 | 35 mm | 97.0 | | GA | U.S.A. | Change of title, previously Big Talk.

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