• Director(s)

    Francis Essex

  • Production Year

    1984

  • Genre(s)

    Adventure, Children, Fantasy

  • Approx. running minutes

    54m

  • Cast

    Matthew Kelly, Eric Sykes, Anna Dawson

Film

Gabrielle And The Doodleman

mild injury detail, threat, violence

GABRIELLE AND THE DOODLEMAN is a British children’s fantasy adventure in which an otherworldly character helps raise the spirits of a little girl who has paraplegia. …

GABRIELLE AND THE DOODLEMAN is a British children’s fantasy adventure in which an otherworldly character helps raise the spirits of a little girl who has paraplegia.

violence
Mild fantasy violence occurs as a character dodges lasers and large explosions within a video game. During a darkly lit sequence, a hero character rams a wheelchair into the back of a villain’s chair which knocks him to the floor. Other moments include hitting a villain across their back with a wooden log, however, this lacks any focus on detail.
threat and horror
During a fantastical sequence, characters watch footage of an accident in which a car flips over and screams can be heard. This is accompanied by infrequent, brief verbal references to the loss of a parent and to injuries sustained in the aftermath of the accident. The sequence forms part of a wider narrative about providing emotional support to the protagonist and the issue of bereavement is treated with sensitivity.
injury detail
Mild injury detail includes sight of blood on a character’s arm in the aftermath of an accident.
additional issues
An actor wears a costume and briefly puts on a fake accent to portray another ethnicity during a comic sequence. This discriminatory stereotype is reflective of the period in which the film was made.

  • Director(s)

    Francis Essex

  • Production Year

    1984

  • Genre(s)

    Adventure, Children, Fantasy

  • Approx. running minutes

    54m

  • Cast

    Matthew Kelly, Eric Sykes, Anna Dawson

mild injury detail, threat, violence
Classified Date:
23/12/2022
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
BFI Video
violence
Mild fantasy violence occurs as a character dodges lasers and large explosions within a video game. During a darkly lit sequence, a hero character rams a wheelchair into the back of a villain’s chair which knocks him to the floor. Other moments include hitting a villain across their back with a wooden log, however, this lacks any focus on detail.
threat and horror
During a fantastical sequence, characters watch footage of an accident in which a car flips over and screams can be heard. This is accompanied by infrequent, brief verbal references to the loss of a parent and to injuries sustained in the aftermath of the accident. The sequence forms part of a wider narrative about providing emotional support to the protagonist and the issue of bereavement is treated with sensitivity.
injury detail
Mild injury detail includes sight of blood on a character’s arm in the aftermath of an accident.
additional issues
An actor wears a costume and briefly puts on a fake accent to portray another ethnicity during a comic sequence. This discriminatory stereotype is reflective of the period in which the film was made.

  • Classified date

    23/12/2022

  • Language

    English