New Zealand Gazette – 1990 – No. 53

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✨ Film Censorship Decisions

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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
14 February 1990
Tony Chuah	Ching Siu Tung	A Chinese Ghost Story (T: No. 1)	1	35 mm	2.0		GA	Hong Kong	Chinese dialogue, English subtitles

| 15 February 1990 | | | | | | | | | |
| Amalgamated Fox Distributors | Penelope Spheeris | Dudes (T: No. 1) | 1 | 35 mm | 2.5 | | GA | U.S.A. | |
| New Zealand Film Commission | Martyn Sanderson | FLYING FOX IN A FREEDOM TREE | 10 | 35 mm | 92.0 | RP13 | N.Z. | Japanese subtitles |
| United International Pictures | Eddie Murphy | Harlem Nights (T: No. 1) | 12 | 35 mm | 1.5 | | GA | U.S.A. | |
| Trustees Te Puea Estate | Merata Mita | Mauri Wake | 2 | 35 mm | 85.0 | Exempt | N.Z. | Maori and English dialogue |
| Pacer Kerridge Film Distributors Ltd | Paul Bartel | Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills (T: No. 1) | 5 | 35 mm | 2.0 | | R16 | U.S.A. | |

| 16 February 1990 | | | | | | | | | |
| United International Pictures | Oliver Stone | BORN ON THE FOURTH OF JULY | 8 | 35 mm | 146.0 | RP13 | U.S.A., Philippines, U.K. | Censor’s note: some content may offend |
| Video Wholesalers | Michael Murphy | DEATH RUN | 1 | VHS | 71.0 | R18 | | Censor’s note: contains violence |
| Pacer Kerridge Film Distributors Ltd | Jim Sheridan | MY LEFT FOOT—THE STORY OF CHRISTY BROWN | 1 | 35 mm | 104.0 | GA | U.K./Ireland | Censor’s note: some language may offend |

| 19 February 1990 | | | | | | | | | |
| Amalgamated Fox Distributors | Masanori Hata | THE ADVENTURERS OF MILO AND OTIS | 1 | 35 mm | 76.5 | G | Japan, U.S.A. | English narration |
| Warner Bros | Warren Beatty | Dick Tracy (T: No. 1) | 60 | 35 mm | 1.0 | | G | U.S.A. | |
| Amalgamated Fox Distributors | Penelope Spheeris | DUDES | 1 | 35 mm | 90.5 | R13 | | Censor’s note: language may offend |
| Warner Bros | John Patrick Shanley | Joe Versus the Volcano (T: No. 1) | 50 | 35 mm | 2.0 | | G | U.S.A. | |
| Columbia Films (NZ) Ltd. | Bob Rafelson | Mountains of the Moon (T: No. 1) | 1 | 35 mm | 1.5 | | G | U.K./Kenya | |
| Tony Chuah | Yang Teh Chang | The Terrorist (T: No. 1) | 1 | 35 mm | 6.5 | | GA | Taiwan | Mandarin dialogue, English subtitles |

| 20 February 1990 | | | | | | | | | |
| Trans-Tas Entertainment Pty Limited | Barry Peak | AS TIME GOES BY | 1 | 35 mm | 97.0 | | GA | Australia | |
| Columbia Films (NZ) Ltd. | Costa-Gavras | MUSIC BOX | 1 | 35 mm | 127.0 | | GA | U.S.A. | Censor’s note: content may disturb |

| 21 February 1990 | | | | | | | | | |
| Mr X Video | Unknown | CLASSIC SWEDISH EROTICA—JOHN HOLMES | 400 | VHS | 29.0 | R18 | U.S.A. | Censor’s note: explicit sexual content may offend |
| Mr X Video | Unknown | FANTASY CLUB VOLUME 70 NASTY LESBIANS | 400 | VHS | 27.5 | R18 | U.S.A. | Censor’s note: explicit sexual content may offend |
| Mr X Video | Jerome Tanner | JEROME TANNER’S FLUSH TUSH VOLUME 7 | 400 | VHS | 28.0 | R18 | U.S.A. | Censor’s note: explicit sexual content may offend |
| Mr X Video | Unknown | STAR FLIX VOLUME 408—ORIENTAL LUST | 400 | VHS | 28.5 | R18 | U.S.A. | Censor’s note: explicit sexual content may offend |
| Mr X Video | Unknown | STAR FLIX VOLUME 417—“ASS MISTRESS” | 400 | VHS | 30.0 | R18 | U.S.A. | Censor’s note: explicit sexual content may offend |

| 22 February 1990 | | | | | | | | | |
| Amalgamated Hoyts Cinemas | Bruce Beresford | DRIVING MISS DAISY | 1 | 35 mm | 100.0 | | GA | U.S.A. | |
| Farnsbrook NZ | Unknown | MOVIE PREVIEW DISC F | 200 | DISC | 25.0 | | GA | U.S.A. | Laser-disc |
| Farnsbrook NZ | Unknown | MOVIE PREVIEW DISC G | 200 | DISC | 25.0 | | GA | U.S.A. | Laser-disc |
| Farnsbrook NZ | Unknown | MOVIE PREVIEW DISC M | 200 | DISC | 25.0 | | GA | U.S.A. | Laser-disc |

| 23 February 1990 | | | | | | | | | |
| Amalgamated Hoyts Cinemas | Kenneth Branagh | HENRY V | 1 | 35 mm | 139.0 | | GA | U.K. | |
| Amalgamated Hoyts Cinemas | Uli Edel | LAST EXIT TO BROOKLYN | 1 | 35 mm | 94.0 | R18 | U.S.A., West Germany/U.S.A. | Censor’s note: content may offend |
| Farnsbrook NZ | Unknown | MOVIE PREVIEW DISC O | 200 | DISC | 25.0 | | GA | U.S.A. | Laser-disc |

| 26 February 1990 | | | | | | | | | |
| Farnsbrook NZ | Unknown | MOVIE PREVIEW DISC K | 200 | DISC | 25.0 | | GA | U.S.A. | Laser-disc |
| Farnsbrook NZ | Unknown | MOVIE PREVIEW DISC L | 200 | DISC | 25.0 | | GA | U.S.A. | Laser-disc |
| Tom and Jerry Video | Unknown | MY BIG BUDDY | 1 | VHS | 54.0 | R18 | U.S.A. | Censor’s note: explicit sexual content may offend, Title does not appear on video, no dialogue |
| Tom and Jerry Video | Unknown | SCREEN TEST | 1 | VHS | 66.0 | R18 | U.S.A. | Censor’s note: explicit sexual content may offend |
| Video Wholesalers | Richard Fleischer | THE VIKINGS | 1 | VHS | 115.5 | | GY | U.S.A. | |
| Video Wholesalers | Unknown | WARLORD | 1 | VHS | 72.0 | | GY | Japan | Dubbed in English |

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