Motel Hell
Dir Kevin Connor / 1980 / USA
A 2700.23mtr (98m 42s) print was submitted to the Censorship Board in October
1980
by United Artists Australasia. It was passed only after 6.2mtr (14s) of footage
was removed. The reason for the deletions was violence, which was described as:
Frequency: Infrequent
Explicitness/Intensity: High
Purpose: Gratuitous
The R18+ was awarded for violence and horror. The violence was described as:
Frequency: Frequent
Explicitness/Intensity: Medium
Purpose: Gratuitous
This slightly censored print went on to have a theatrical release in Australia.
Warner Brothers released the film to VHS in 1983. The running time is 96m 49s, and it looks to be uncut. MGM issued the film on Australian DVD in 2003. Again the running time is 96m 49s.
Looking at the DVD, it is hard to see what the censors had problems about. Possible targets of the 14s of cuts could be:
32.30: The throat slitting
70.00: The breaking of the necks of the three men.
90.30: Vincent's death by the chainsaw. This is the most graphic scene in the
film.
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