OVERALL: Draw

Between the Dutch Region 0 re-release, Austrian release, Italian release and US release for their uncut status and extras. All have differing exclusive extras.

The UK release from Shameless also features a good array of exclusive extras that fans should also consider, despite the cut status of the film. It also has the option of both English and Italian audio tracks.

CUTS:

• R0 America- Brentwood - No cuts (87:44 PAL > NTSC)
• R0 Germany- Laser Paradise - No cuts (87:51 PAL).
• R0 Holland- EC Entertainment - No cuts (90:26 NTSC > PAL)
• R0 Remastered Holland- EC Entertainment - No cuts
• R0 United Kingdom- Shameless Screen Entertainment - Yes, compulsory BBFC cuts (13 of them) totalling 0:42 to the razor assault:
  - Remove sight of razor being traced between woman's breasts
  - Remove sight of razor being traced over woman's breast and nipple
  - Remove sight of razor being traced over woman's breasts and nipples
  - Remove sight of razor being traced over woman's breast and nipple and over her body
  - Remove sight of razor being traced over woman's stomach, with her breast visible
  - Remove sight of razor being eased inside woman's jeans
  - As man approaches woman with razor blade, remove all sight of breast and arm being slashed with razor
  - Remove all sight of razor cutting woman's breast and arm
  - Remove all sight of razor cutting woman's breast and arm (again)
  - Remove all sight of razor cutting woman's breast and arm (again, for a third time)
  - Remove close sight of razor cutting woman's leg, next to her genitals
  - Remove close sight of razor cutting woman's leg, next to her genitals (again)
  - Remove sight of razor cutting down woman's body, between her breasts.
  Substitution maintains the original runtime (87:47 PAL).
• R1 America- Shriek Show/Media Blasters - No cuts (91:27 NTSC)
• R2 Austria- NSM Records - No cuts (87:52 PAL)
• R2 Italy- Alan Young Pictures - No cuts
• R2 Scandinavia- Another World Entertainment - No cuts (87:46 PAL)
• R2 United Kingdom- Vipco - Yes - Compulsory cuts totalling 11:43 to several sequences of sexual violence, humiliating depictions of female nudity and gross violence (76:05 PAL).

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Comparison added by Adrian_Busby on 13/03/02
Comparison last updated by Matthew_B_Harrah on 02/03/23

UPDATE LOG:

28/10/11 - Added UK release from Shameless.
21/07/12 - Added timings and enlivened dead weblink for R1. Corrected BBFC from "requested" cuts to "compulsory" and noted substitution on UK Shameless release. Added runtime to UK Vipco release.
16/10/13 - Added R2 Scandinavia.
19/10/17: Added Austria.
12/02/23: Updated Brentwood release and clean-up. Added
02/03/23: Caps-a-holic.