Video Nasties: Moral Panic, Censorship & Videotape is a 2010 British documentary film about the Video Nasties controversy of the early 1980s.[1][2] It was premiered at London FrightFest in August 2010 and followed by a panel discussion which included producer Marc Morris and director Jake West of Nucleus Films, professor Martin Barker and film director Tobe Hooper.[3] In 2014 the documentary was followed by Video Nasties: Draconian Days, which covered the period from 1984 to 1989 after the introduction of the Video Recordings Act 1984. The two documentaries have contributed to a greater understanding of the Video Nasties phenomenon, and the box sets include archive material, trailers, and analysis from a range of academics, actors and journalists, including CP Lee, Stephen Thrower, Brad Stevens, Julian Petley, Xavier Mendik, Patricia MacCormack. Allan Bryce, Emily Booth.
| Video Nasties: Moral Panic, Lies & Videotape | |
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| Directed by | Jake West |
| Written by | Marc Morris |
| Produced by | Marc Morris |
| Starring | Andy Nyman Kim Newman John McVicar Janus Blythe Julian Petley Et al |
| Cinematography | Jake West |
| Edited by | Jake West |
| Music by | Rob Lord |
Production company | Nucleus Films |
| Distributed by | Nucleus Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 72 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
References
edit- ^ ""How moral panic led to a mass ban of 'video nasties'",The Independent, 12 July 2014". Archived from the original on 26 May 2019. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
- ^ "Police list top target nasties", Video Trade Weekly, 2 March 1984
- ^ ""The Return of the Censor", Sight & Sound, BFI". Archived from the original on 2023-10-02. Retrieved 2023-10-14.
External links
edit- Video Nasties: Moral Panic, Censorship & Videotape at IMDb
- Box Set 1 Trailer
- Box set 2 Trailer
- IMDb: 'Video Nasties the Complete 72 Banned Titles'
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