Transformers: The Movie (1986) – 40th Anniversary Cut
5 September 2026
A 40th Anniversary edition of THE TRANSFORMERS: THE MOVIE will soon open in cinemas with a PG rating. Back in 1986, the word ‘shit’ was removed so it could avoid such a classification. The censored print was released theatrically and on video with a G-rating.
All subsequent DVD and Blu-ray releases have been uncut.
Get in touch if you own the 1987 RCA/Columbia/Hoyts Video VHS, as we would like to know how the line was edited.
We are taking a break for a couple of months, so no site updates during this time. Emails will still be answered, so continue sending any censorship information and site feedback.
The Human Centipede II (2011) – Uncut RC Again
4 September 2026 – Update
Umbrella Entertainment have confirmed that their 4K UHD ‘Collector’s Edition’ of THE HUMAN CENTIPEDE TRILOGY will now contain a censored version of the second film. The release has been pushed back until 2 December to allow them to reauthor the set to remove 32 seconds.
Their full statement can be found at the bottom of our mammoth page on the now 15-year Australian censorship history of THE HUMAN CENTIPEDE II (FULL SEQUENCE).
23 August 2026
The Classification Board originally passed an uncut version of THE HUMAN CENTIPEDE II (FULL SEQUENCE) with an R18+ rating in May 2011. Its theatrical run ended when the Classification Review Board banned it in November. The following month, a censored print missing just over 30 seconds was granted an R18+.
In June 2026, Umbrella Entertainment announced an uncensored 4K UHD ‘Collector’s Edition’ of THE HUMAN CENTIPEDE TRILOGY would be released on 22 October. Of the three films, only part two had prior censorship issues in Australia.
In July, the uncut version was awarded an R18+ (High impact themes, blood and gore, violence, sexual violence, nudity and sex scenes) as an ‘Accredited Classifier Decision’.
The Classification Board are able to revoke and overturn a decision made by a classification tool or accredited classifier if it believed it would ‘…have determined a different rating or the consumer advice was misleading, incorrect or grossly inadequate’. This is what has now occurred, with the R18+ being replaced by an RC on 21 August. It is the first time a film has been banned in such a way since the March 2024 introduction of ‘Accredited Classifier’ system.
It remains unclear what this now means for Umbrella Entertainment’s ‘Collector’s Edition’ trilogy.
Please Don’t Eat My Mother! (1973) & Voyeur (1975)
28 August 2026
In 1976, PLEASE DON’T EAT MY MOTHER! lost over two minutes of footage for an R-rating. It was released theatrically and by K&C Video as HUNGRY PETS.
Six months earlier, Regent Trading had a ten-minute short titled VOYEUR banned by the Film Censorship Board. This was actually a deleted scene from PLEASE DON’T EAT MY MOTHER! that Harry Novak issued as a standalone.
Two other films from Carl Monson, THE TAKERS (1971) and A SCREAM IN THE STREETS (1973), had censorship issues in Australia
Halloween: The Game (2026) – Banned
26 August 2026 – Update
The IARC Global Rating Tool assigned an R18+ (High Impact Violence, High Impact Drug Use, In-Game Purchases, Online Interactivity and Chat) to HALLOWEEN – DIGITAL DELUXE EDITION on 19 August. It contains HALLOWEEN: THE GAME and several extras.
By the next day, the entry had been removed from the National Classification Database. The deleted 2 July IARC decision carried the exact same rating and consumer advice. Thanks Michael S. for the tip.
14 August 2026
The Classification Board have confirmed that HALLOWEEN: THE GAME has been banned in Australia due to ‘illicit drug use that is linked to an incentive or reward’. The RC rating decision was made on 22 July, but held back until today.
The full classification timeline, including the initial IARC ratings, has been added to the Game Censorship Database. It followed EREWHON (2018) as the second game banned by the Classification Board in 2026. Together they joined the nearly 500 IARC Refused Classification decisions that were made this year.
12 August 2026
There is considerable speculation that HALLOWEEN: THE GAME has been banned by the Classification Board.
IllFonic Inc., the producers, received an R18+ (High Impact Violence, High Impact Drug Use, In-Game Purchases, Online Interactivity and Chat) for HALLOWEEN: PRE-ORDER CONTENT on July 2nd.
On July 15th, it was Refused Classification after a second submission from IllFonic. This entry disappeared a few days later from the National Classification Database.
Both decisions came from the automated International Age Rating Coalition (IARC) Global Rating Tool, not the Classification Board. At the time, we documented the RC in our Game IARC Censorship Timeline.
On August 9th, a post on X from @HalloweenTVG stated:
“Despite every effort on our part, the Australian Classifications Board has denied HALLOWEEN: THE GAME a rating. The denial was not based on the presence of the iconic slasher, Michael Myers, or the outstanding kills that can be performed in the game, but rather the presence of a controlled substance. Unfortunately, to our disappointment (and certainly yours) this means that we cannot sell the physical or digital product in both Australia and New Zealand.”
Currently, only the R18+ (High Impact Violence, High Impact Drug Use, In-Game Purchases, Online Interactivity and Chat) remains in the National Classification Database.
It is unclear if IllFonic Inc. is confusing an IARC decision with one from the Classification Board or if they have gone ahead and made a direct submission to the Board. The disappearance of the July 15th RC rating certainly indicates an issue exists.
The Peeper (1975)
21 August 2026
Nearly eight minutes were removed from A SCREAM IN THE STREETS (1973) before Regent Trading Enterprises obtained an R-rating in 1976. They went on to release it as GIRLS IN THE STREETS, the title under which it later surfaced on K&C Video.
Regent also ran into problems with THE PEEPER, which was banned in 1975. This was a deleted scene taken from A SCREAM IN THE STREETS. Censoring footage from a ten-minute short was obviously not worth the effort, so the Australian release was abandoned
3 x Adult 16mm from 1981
31 July 2026
This update features a trio of early 1970s 16mm adult titles, all of which went before the Film Censorship Board in 1981.
COUSIN JED RIDES AGAIN (1970) and X-RATED LOVES (1971) both received censored R-ratings following submission from 14th Mandolin. The former seems to have had a theatrical release only, while the latter may have also been issued on their King of Video label.
Greg Lynch Film Enterprises pre-censored TOM AND JILL (197?) prior to receiving an R-rating. With no current IMDb entry, the film is a new addition to our Unidentified page.
Banned from Television (1998)
25 July 2026
Zeal Entertainment were the Australian distributors for Joe Francis’ GIRLS GONE WILD series. As part of the deal, they acquired the rights to BANNED FROM TELEVISION.
Despite two submissions, the Classification Board refused to grant it a rating. This no doubt put an end to any plans to release the sequels.
No Body is Perfect (2006)
17 July 2026
Accent Film Entertainment distributed a number of controversial titles in Australia. Both IRREVERSIBLE (2002) and 9 SONGS (2004) were released with R18+ ratings, while A SERBIAN FILM (2010) remains banned.
Their only other RC title was Raphaël Sibilla’s NO BODY IS PERFECT, which the Classification Board banned in 2007. A majority found it contained ‘actual sexual activity’ combined with ‘fetish practices’, a combination that ruled out an unwanted X18+ rating. Since the Classification Review Board’a decision on ROMANCE (1999) regarding ‘actual sexual activity’ at R18+, Accent should have had a reasonable belief they could obtain such a rating. A minority of the Classification Board agreed, but the RC-rating stood.
The Amazing Shocking Asia (1996)
10 July 2026
Peacock Films released three shockumentaries on VHS during the 1990s. L.A. GANG VIOLENCE and PARAMEDICS 1 & 2 all received R-ratings from the Censorship Board.
They were not so lucky with THE AMAZING SHOCKING ASIA, which the Board awarded an RC-rating in 1998. The US VHS cover promised footage of ‘Asian mob hits, mutilation and dismemberment, bloody murders, freaks of nature, ritual and worship and strange cuisine’.
Mondo Sexualis USA (1987)
3 July 2026
Had MONDO SEXUALIS USA reached Australian video retailers, it would no doubt now be a collector’s item as it appears to have had limited worldwide distribution. Instead, with no official release currently available, the Greek VHS remains the best source.
It joins COLOR ME BLOOD RED (1965), THE LAST SAVAGE PART 2 (1982) and SWEET AND SAVAGE (1983) as Palace Explosive Video releases that never materialised.
Death Scenes (1989) & Executions II (1995)
27 June 2026
Two more shockumentaries banned in Australia are DEATH SCENES and EXECUTIONS II. Neither received a censored release.
DEATH SCENES is a compilation of vintage crime-scene and morgue photographs narrated by Anton LaVey. It is unclear which video label had intended to release it.
EXECUTIONS II has more in common with INHUMANITIES II: MODERN ATROCITIES (1989) than with the more serious EXECUTIONS (1995). The latter had a widespread 1995 R-rated VHS release from Much More Multimedia.
Inhumanities II: Modern Atrocities (1989)
19 June 2026
The Mondo Shockumentary genre has long been a target of the Australian film censor. Many titles had issues both before and after the introduction of the R-rating, and parts 2 to 4 of the infamous FACES OF DEATH series remain banned.
The video boom of the 1980s and 1990s saw the refusal of several cheap compilations. One such title was INHUMANITIES II: MODERN ATROCITIES, which was banned in 1990. The applicant appealed the decision by arguing ‘…the material had already been shown on television’. The Film and Literature Board of Review disagreed and reaffirmed the RC-rating.
The New Zealand censor was more enlightened and passed it with an R18, paving the way for it to be stocked in the local Blockbuster Video.
One Five Zero (2024) – M to PG cuts
19 June 2026
The Australian documentary ONE FIVE ZERO has been modified for a PG rating.
Cuts to the M-rated version took the language from ‘moderate impact’ to ‘mild impact’.
The Last Savage Part 2 (1982)
13 June 2026
The final mondo made by Alfredo and Angelo Castiglioni was banned in Australia in 1985. Like SWEET AND SAVAGE (1983), THE LAST SAVAGE PART 2 was probably intended as a Palace Explosive Video release.
Two of the Castiglioni’s other mondo movies, SECRET AFRICA (1969) and NAKED MAGIC (1975), had censorship issues in Australia.
The Savage Zone (1984)
5 June 2026
Mario Morra’s final mondo, THE SAVAGE ZONE, remains unreleased in Australia despite a censored version receiving an R-rating. It remains unclear why Palace did not go ahead with a cut VHS on their Explosive Video label.
The ‘Savage Trilogy’ that Mario Morra co-directed with Antonio Climati, SAVAGE MAN SAVAGE BEAST (1975), THIS VIOLENT WORLD (1976) and SWEET AND SAVAGE (1983), all faced Australian censorship issues.
Bondi Beach shooting (2025) – X Corp RC appeal
4 June 2026
In February, the Classification Board banned a clip featuring the victims of the December 2025 BONDI BEACH SHOOTING. An appeal by X Corp (Twitter) has resulted in the confirmation of the Refused Classification decision.
In December 2025, they had successfully overturned the RC-ratings awarded to ASSASSINATION OF CHARLIE KIRK (2025) and one of the KILLING OF IRYNA ZARUTSKA (2025). eSafety hide the content of their submissions behind codes. In these cases, they were only exposed by the Classification Review Board’s reports.
Our Film Censorship Timeline and Publication Censorship Timeline contain all eSafety decisions present in the National Classification Database. Please get in touch if you can identify them. eSafety is subject to numerous Freedom of Information requests, so some may have already been exposed.
Sweet and Savage (1983)
29 May 2026
Following an R-rated theatrical run, SWEET AND SAVAGE was due to be released by Palace Explosive Video but was hit with an RC. This final instalment of the ‘Savage Trilogy’ would have joined the first two parts on the label.
Instead, Blake Films took over from Palace, made some edits and released the VHS on Roadshow’s Premiere Home Video label. This came after two previous submissions had been censored too harshly and received only M-ratings.
Kylie Minogue – Missing Video
22 May 2026
A couple of Kylie questions arise from this update. The video compilation KYLIE MINOGUE – THE KYLIE TAPES 94-98 was initially rated M (Adult themes), before a shorter resubmission received a PG (Low level violence). Our speculation is that the missing video may be WHERE THE WILD ROSES GROW (1995).
Two years later, the CD-ROM of her single KYLIE MINOGUE – ON A NIGHT LIKE THIS (2000) also received an M (Adult themes). Mushroom Records labelled it with an incorrect MA and reissued it with a G-rating. It is unknown whether the latter classification is genuine or another mistake from the distributor. Further details can be found in the above THE KYLIE TAPES 94-98 entry.
Thanks to Silly G. for alerting us to these issues and providing background detail. As always, get in touch if you have further information regarding these two titles.
This Violent World (1976)
16 May 2026
In 1977, Roadshow failed to get THIS VIOLENT WORLD passed the Film Censorship Board due to ‘indecent violence’. It would take another nine years before it saw an Australian release courtesy of Palace Explosive Video.
SAVAGE MAN SAVAGE BEAST (1976), Antonio Climati’s and Mario Morra’s previous mondo film, had been twice banned in 1976. This was despite Roadshow appealing and making cuts. The two films are considered to be part of the ‘Savage Trilogy’.
The Love Maniacs (1971) – Identified
08 May 2026
Another title removed from the Unidentified page is THE LOVE MANIACS. Mike found it to be the 1971 Greek film CONFLICT OF EMOTIONS. It was under this latter title that it was resubmitted in 1979. Imports of the Greek VHS appear to have been stocked in local video stores.