Jungle Warriors
Dir Ernst R. von Theumer / 1984 / West Germany - Mexico
Palace Home Video had this title Refused Classification in January 1985. The 91m tape was banned due to 'Gratuitous Sexual Violence'. An appeal to the Review Board in April 1985 saw the rating increased from R to X.
The X-rating had only been introduced in February 1984. There was a brief period where it was considered not just for sex films, but also for material that was too extreme for R18+. During this time violence could exist in the X18+ category, and films such as CALIGULA, PINK FLAMINGOS, and ROSEMARY'S KILLER were awarded this rating. Despite pro-censorship groups trying to claim otherwise, the guidelines were soon tightened up to remove violence.
An X-rated JUNGLE WARRIORS would have been of little use to Palace, so it is probably safe to say that it was never released.
In October 1985 Roadshow cut the film back from 91 to 90m, and had it
passed with an R-rating. This was awarded for:
Violence
Frequency: Frequent
Explicitness/Intensity: Medium
Purpose: Gratuitous
The actual running time of the Roadshow Home Video release is 90m 27s. It does look cut in a couple of places, but needs to be confirmed. These are:
DECAPITATION
Before - The guard swings the machete
POSSIBLE CENSORSHIP AT 42m 28s - Looks like a decapitation is missing.
After - The girl at the table screams
WOMEN IN PRISON
The girls are chained-up, interrogated, and abused, by the men. The film was originally banned due to 'Gratuitous Sexual Violence', so this scene looks to be the most likely spot for censorship.
Avoid the 2006 U.K DVD from Anchor Bay. According to the BBFC (who gave it a 15!) it only runs 82m 42s.
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