The Boys Next Door

violence

A man attacks a woman while she is having sex with another man, repeatedly strikes her and then shakes her until her neck breaks, all without strong visual detail. People are shot or beaten, occasionally resulting in strong bloody images. There are non-graphic references to real serial killers and their crimes, also including rape and child murder, and to these killers often having been abused in childhood, sometimes sexually.

language

There is infrequent use of very strong language (‘c**t’) and more frequent use of strong language (‘f**k’, ‘motherf**ker’). Milder terms include ‘prick’, ‘pussy’, ‘bitch’, ‘dick’, ‘shit’, ‘asshole’, ‘son of a bitch’, ‘pissflaps’, ‘balls’, ‘bastard’ and ‘tits’, in addition to use of the crude ‘wanker’ gesture.

sex

A sex scene shows a woman riding a man, without visible nudity. Strong sex references include sight of a flier depicting people in fetish gear engaged in BDSM activity, and a sequence in which a teenager shows his friend a crude drawing of their female classmate, naked and urinating.

discrimination

There are scenes of discriminatory behaviour including homophobic and sexist violence, sexual harassment, and use of discriminatory language (e.g. ‘camel jockey’, ‘queer’, ‘dyke’, ‘bitch’, ‘fag’, ‘butt-slammer’, ‘fudge-packer’); the work as a whole does not endorse discrimination.

additional issues: There are scenes of threat in which frightened people are subjected to violent attacks. Other issues include a brief scene of marijuana use.

One or more of the releases in this collection was cut.

Classified Date:

23/08/1985

Version:

2D

Use:

Cinema

Distributor:

Cannon/Gala

strong violence, sex references, sex, discrimination, very strong language

Classified Date:

19/07/2021

Version:

2D

Use:

Physical media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

101 Films Limited

violence

A man attacks a woman while she is having sex with another man, repeatedly strikes her and then shakes her until her neck breaks, all without strong visual detail. People are shot or beaten, occasionally resulting in strong bloody images. There are non-graphic references to real serial killers and their crimes, also including rape and child murder, and to these killers often having been abused in childhood, sometimes sexually.

language

There is infrequent use of very strong language (‘c**t’) and more frequent use of strong language (‘f**k’, ‘motherf**ker’). Milder terms include ‘prick’, ‘pussy’, ‘bitch’, ‘dick’, ‘shit’, ‘asshole’, ‘son of a bitch’, ‘pissflaps’, ‘balls’, ‘bastard’ and ‘tits’, in addition to use of the crude ‘wanker’ gesture.

sex

A sex scene shows a woman riding a man, without visible nudity. Strong sex references include sight of a flier depicting people in fetish gear engaged in BDSM activity, and a sequence in which a teenager shows his friend a crude drawing of their female classmate, naked and urinating.

discrimination

There are scenes of discriminatory behaviour including homophobic and sexist violence, sexual harassment, and use of discriminatory language (e.g. ‘camel jockey’, ‘queer’, ‘dyke’, ‘bitch’, ‘fag’, ‘butt-slammer’, ‘fudge-packer’); the work as a whole does not endorse discrimination.

additional issues: There are scenes of threat in which frightened people are subjected to violent attacks. Other issues include a brief scene of marijuana use.

Classified Date:

21/10/1986

Version:

2D

Use:

Physical media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

CBS/Fox Video Ltd

Cuts:

This content received cuts or alterations as part of the classification process.

Classified date

19/07/2021
Language

English

Director(s)

PENELOPE SPHEERIS

Production Year

1985

Genre(s)

Crime, Drama, Thriller

Approx. running minutes

91m

Cast

Maxwell Caulfield, Charlie Sheen, Patti D'Arbanville