The film's graphic content got it classified as a " video nasty " by the BBFC, and the film never saw a theatrical release in the United Kingdom.
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The documentary was followed, in 2014 by Video Nasties : Draconian Days, which covered the period from 1984 to 1989 after the introduction of the Video Recordings Act 1984.
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It attracted controversy upon its United Kingdom release, becoming listed as a " video nasty "; however, later years have seen a greater appreciation for the film from critics.
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Maybe they brought the wrong kind of attention because although VIPCO'S horror titles were hugely successful the company became one of the bogeymen of the'Video Nasties'scare.
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Harkening back to the " Video Nasties " blacklisted by The Video Recordings Act 1984 in the UK, the quirky and driven characters of TV Face search for these lost trashy gems.
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The film was released in Italy and throughout most of Europe without experiencing any reported censorship problems, but was classified, prosecuted, and banned as a Video Nasty in the United Kingdom.
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"Absurd " was one of the infamous Video Nasties of the United Kingdom, and became one of 39 titles to be successfully prosecuted under the Obscene Publications Acts in 1984.
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Raimi made the film as gruesome as possible with neither interest in nor fear of censorship, which led to the film's receiving an X rating and being named a " video nasty ".
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The plot concerns video nasties "; a title used in the press and by campaigners that came to be used for a list of films that could be found obscene under the Obscene Publications Act.
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Daniels was involved in the " Video Nasties " debate of the 1980s, in which she mistook a scene from low-budget horror film Snuff ( film ) for a real-life Snuff Film.
