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Tequila
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02 Feb 2013, 7:11 am

BBFC entry for Maniac (2012) is here.

Taken from Melon Farmers (can't link to it because there are plentiful links to porn sites on there and information about 'R18' titles):

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Maniac is a 2012 France/USA crime horror by Franck Khalfoun.
With Elijah Wood, America Olivo, Sammi Rotibi.

It has now been passed 18 uncut for strong bloody violence for:
  • UK 2013 cinema release
Perhaps a notable uncut rating as the response from film festival screenings was that it was very likely to be cut.

The film has also been mentioned as a possible first victim for the BBFC's change of guidelines on the subject of violence and sexual violence. The BBFC listed an extended set of factors to be taken into account when considering sexual violence. The press release about the change of rules gave few clues about the practical effects of the rule change, so hopefully the uncut release of Maniac is an indication that the rules haven't "tightened up" quite as much as the tabloid press suggested.

There seem to be two running times noted for the film, 89 and 93 minutes. However uncut festival screenings were amongst those noted as 89 minutes so perhaps just technical differences on how it is projected.
Interesting state of affairs. Good on the BBFC.



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03 Feb 2013, 11:49 am

The real question is..... will Elijah Wood produce a good performance of Frank Zito?



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03 Feb 2013, 11:55 am

KagamineLen wrote:
The real question is..... will Elijah Wood produce a good performance of Frank Zito?


Bloody hell, I didn't know that this was a remake of the 1980 film!

I once had a T-shirt featuring the artwork of the rather grisly original poster.

Hopefully this will now mean that the original 1980 film will now be resubmitted to the BBFC and will finally pass uncut. The last time it was submitted to the BBFC was over eleven years ago, in November 2001, and it was cut by 58 seconds. These cuts should pretty easily be waved. The cut scenes are very uncomfortable but they aren't as luridly exploitative as, say, the Cindy razor-slashing scene in House on the Edge of the Park.

Also, here's the full OST from the original 1980 film:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVQvmCEePOY[/youtube]