American adult movies from 1979 that have been cut or banned in Australia.
The X-rating, for hardcore sex, was introduced in February 1984.
Candy Goes to Hollywood
aka Gail Palmer’s Candy Goes to Hollywood
Directed by Gail Palmer / 1979 / USA / IMDb
In July 1981, a 2299.90-meter (83:50) ‘pre-censor cut version’ of CANDY GOES TO HOLLYWOOD was banned due to sex. It was said to be:
Frequency: Frequent
Explicitness/Intensity: High
Purpose: Gratuitous
A 1952.16-meter (71:09) ‘reconstructed pre-censor cut version’ was passed with an R-rating in October 1981. The sex was now described as:
Frequency: Frequent
Explicitness/Intensity: Medium
Purpose: Gratuitous
In both cases, Cinerama Films was the applicant.
Banned in Queensland No. 1
On 23 May 1983, the censored R-rated version of CANDY GOES TO HOLLYWOOD was prohibited by the Queensland Films Board of Review.
It was listed as GAIL PALMER’S CANDY GOES TO HOLLYWOOD.
The distributor was Cinerama Films
Banned on Video
In April 1983, an 83-minute tape of CANDY GOES TO HOLLYWOOD was banned for the same reason as the July 1981 submission. Presumably, this was a precensored version.
PBL Video was the applicant.
14th Mandolin’s adult videos
The X-rating was introduced in February 1984. In July of that year, an 85-minute tape of CANDY GOES TO HOLLYWOOD was passed this new rating. The sex was said to be:
Frequency: Frequent
Explicitness/Intensity: High
Purpose: Gratuitous
In April 1985, a 69-minute precensored version was passed with an R-rating. The sex was:
Frequency: Frequent
Explicitness/Intensity: Medium
Purpose: Gratuitous
In both cases, the applicant was 14th Mandolin. They released it on their Pink Video label.
Banned in Queensland No. 2
On 25 May 1985, the censored 69-minute R-rated tape of CANDY GOES TO HOLLYWOOD was prohibited by the Queensland Films Board of Review.
The distributor was 14th Mandolin.
X-rated tape
CANDY GOES TO HOLLYWOOD was passed for a second time with an X-rating in October 1984. The 89-minute tape had the same level of sex as the July 1984 classification.
W.B. and J.E. Wathen were the applicants.
Chopstix
Directed by Maria Lease / 1979 / USA / IMDb
In January 1982, a 2097.30-meter (76:27) ‘pre-censor cut version’ of CHOPSTIX was banned because of sex. It was described as being:
Frequency: Frequent
Explicitness/Intensity: High
Purpose: Gratuitous
It was refused again in May 1982 in a 1986.00-meter (72:23) ‘reconstructed pre-censor cut version’. The sex had now been reduced to being:
Frequency: Infrequent
Explicitness/Intensity: High
Purpose: Gratuitous
An appeal was made to the Films Board of Review. In July 1982 the Refused Registration was upheld.
CHOPSTIX was finally classified with an R-rating in November 1983. The 1920.10-meters (69:59) ‘second reconstructed version’ passed because the sex was now found to be:
Frequency: Frequent
Explicitness/Intensity: Medium
Purpose: Gratuitous
The applicant, over this 19-month classification process, was Cinerama Films.
Soft & hard from 14th Mandolin
In February 1984, the X-rating was introduced. This allowed 14th Mandolin to have an 82-minute tape of CHOPSTIX passed with the new classification in July of that year. The sex was now:
Frequency: Frequent
Explicitness/Intensity: High
Purpose: Gratuitous
They followed this with a 70-minute pre-censored version, which was passed with an R-rating in April 1985. The sex was:
Frequency: Frequent
Explicitness/Intensity: Medium
Purpose: Gratuitous
Both X-rated and R-rated versions were released by 14th Mandolin on their Pink Video label.
Banned in Queensland
On 25 September 1984, the censored R-rated version of CANDY GOES TO HOLLYWOOD was prohibited by the Queensland Films Board of Review.
The distributor was 14th Mandolin.
Pro-Ball Cheerleaders
aka Pro-Ball Hookers
Directed by Jack Genero / 1979 / USA / IMDb
In November 1979, a 1739.50-meter (63:24) ‘pre-censor cut version’ of PRO-BALL CHEERLEADERS was banned because of ‘indecency and indecent language’.
A 1561.73-meter (56:55) ‘reconstructed version’ was passed with an R-rating in April 1980. It was awarded for sex, which was described as being:
Frequency: Frequent
Explicitness/Intensity: Medium
Purpose: Gratuitous
In both cases, Greg Lynch Film Distributors was the applicant.
The Film Censorship Board noted in May 1980 that the title PRO-BALL CHEERLEADERS had been altered to PRO-BALL HOOKERS.
Banned video
In July 1981, a 70-minute tape titled PRO-BALL CHEERLEADERS was banned because of sex, which was described as being:
Frequency: Frequent
Explicitness/Intensity: High
Purpose: Gratuitous
A. Faiman was the applicant.
Who were Fantasm Video?
PRO-BALL CHEERLEADERS was released on tape in the early 1980s by Fantasm Video. A 1982 advertisements listed them as being contactable through a PO Box located in the Sydney suburb of Strawberry Hills.
It appears that none of their range was rated, as they list bestiality titles such as HIM, HER AND PETS and ANIMAL LUST, as well as the controversial WATERPOWER (1977).
Small Town Girls
Directed by Tom Janovich / 1979 / USA / IMDb
In December 1981, a 1983.30-meter (72:17) ‘pre-censor cut version’ of SMALL TOWN GIRLS was banned because of sex, which was said to be.
Frequency: Infrequent
Explicitness/Intensity: High
Purpose: Gratuitous
It was refused again in November 1982 for the same reasons. This time the print was said to be a ‘reconstructed pre-censor cut soft version’ that ran 1703.00-meters (62:04).
An R-rating was finally awarded in July 1983 to a ‘second reconstructed pre-censor cut soft version’ that ran 1645.80-meters (59:59). The sex was described as being:
Frequency: Frequent
Explicitness/Intensity: Medium
Purpose: Gratuitous
In all cases, Cinerama Films was the applicant.
Censored R-rated video
In June 1986, a 59-minute tape of SMALL TOWN GIRLS was again passed with an R-rating for the same reasons as in July 1983.
The applicant was 14th Mandolin who went on to release it on their Pink Video label.
NSW Police refusal
In July 1987, two submissions from the NSW Police were both banned due to ‘gratuitous sexual violence’. The first tape ran 75-minutes, while the second was a 154-minute double-bill. This latter video was listed as SMALL TOWN GIRLS (aka EROTIC DAYS, EROTIC NIGHTS / DOUBLE PENETRATION).
The Film Censorship Board noted that it was SMALL TOWN GIRLS that determined the treatment of the compilation videotape and that Ron Jeremy’s DOUBLE PENETRATION (1986) carried the lower (X-rated) classification.
Taxi Girls
Directed by Jourdan Alexander / 1979 / USA / IMDb
In July 1980, a 1951.90-meter (71:09) print of TAXI GIRLS was banned because of sex and violence.
The sex was described as being:
Frequency: Frequent
Explicitness/Intensity: High
Purpose: Gratuitous
…and the violence:
Frequency: Infrequent
Explicitness/Intensity: High
Purpose: Gratuitous
A 1794.80-meters (65:25) ‘reconstructed version’ was banned in September 1980. Both the sex and violence in this version were described as:
Frequency: Infrequent
Explicitness/Intensity: High
Purpose: Gratuitous
An R-rating was finally awarded to TAXI GIRLS in November 1980. The 1701.17-meter (62:00) print was described as being the ‘second reconstructed version’. The rating was awarded for sex, which was now:
Frequency: Frequent
Explicitness/Intensity: Medium
Purpose: Gratuitous
In all cases, Mutual Film Distributors were the applicant.
Censored Pink Video
In September 1986, a 51-minute pre-censored tape of TAXI GIRLS was passed with an R-rating. As with the previously classified version, the sex was said to be:
Frequency: Frequent
Explicitness/Intensity: Medium
Purpose: Gratuitous
14th Mandolin released it on their Pink Video label.