Fear, Panic & Censorship

Overview

Rare documentary about Video Nasties and film, video and internet censorship in the UK. Was first screened as part of Channel 4's controversial "Banned Weekend" which focused on films and the so called Video Nasties, which were a small group of mainly horror films that were given the Video Nasty tag by the tabloid media, due to their explicit horror content. They were subsequently banned under the 1984 Video Recordings Act.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

March 31, 2000

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Cast

Astrid Olson,David Hess,Fred J. Lincoln,Jeramie Rain,Sandra Peabody,Lucy Grantham,Carolyn Marz,Baybi Day,Eron Tabor

Director

David Kenny

Writer

David Kenny

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt1068769