• Director(s)

    Mikey

  • Production Year

    2003

  • Date

    14/07/2003

  • Genre(s)

    Comedy

  • Approx. running minutes

    56m

  • Cast

    Rufus The Stunt Bum, Todd Richard Lewis, Donnie The Bum

Film

Bumfights - Cause For Concern - Volume 1

Unsuitable for classification

  • Director(s)

    Mikey

  • Production Year

    2003

  • Date

    14/07/2003

  • Genre(s)

    Comedy

  • Approx. running minutes

    56m

  • Cast

    Rufus The Stunt Bum, Todd Richard Lewis, Donnie The Bum

"Bumfights - Cause for Concern consists substantially of camcorder footage of homeless people ('bums') being abused assaulted and humiliated. These scenes are intercut with footage of street brawls and soft pornography.

Under the Video Recordings Act 1984 the Board must have special regard to any harm to those likely to view a video and to any harm to society through the behaviour of those viewers afterwards. The Act singles out particular elements as being potentially harmful including criminal behaviour and violent behaviour or incidents. The BBFC guidelines for '18' rated works state that the Board may cut or reject... any detailed portrayal of violent or dangerous acts which is likely to promote the activity (page 16). The Board's guidelines for violence also state as particular concerns callousness towards victims encouraging aggressive attitudes [and] taking pleasure in pain and humiliation (page 9). In the Board's view the video breaches these guidelines by exploiting the physical and other vulnerabilities of homeless people.

The Board considered the possibility of cuts. However given the extent of the unacceptable material cuts were not considered a viable option on this occasion."
Unsuitable for classification
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Fabulous Films Ltd
  • BBFC reference

    AVV184212

  • Language

    English