SAVAGES
SAVAGES
Type of media Film
Approved Running time 129m 44s
Release date 21/09/2012
Ratings Info Contains strong language, violence, drug use and sex
Genre(s) Action, Drama, Thriller
Director(s) Oliver Stone
Cast includes Aaron Johnson, Salma Hayek, Taylor Kitsch, Blake Lively, John Travolta, Uma Thurman, Benicio Del Toro
Cut This work was passed uncut.
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15
Ratings info
Ratings info publication date 11/09/2012
Note: The following text may contain spoilers
SAVAGES is a US drama-thriller in which a pair of Californian marijuana growers and dealers who become embroiled in a spiralling conflict with a brutal Mexican drug cartel.
- Language
There is frequent use of strong language ('f**k') throughout.
- Violence
Scenes of strong violence include grainy video footage showing people being threatened by members of the Mexican cartel and subsequent sight of their severed heads and decapitated bodies. There is blood splatter when people are shot, and a scene in which a man is tortured and set on fire by his cartel colleagues.
- Drugs
There are a number of scenes showing drug use, including the smoking of marijuana joints and the use of bongs.
- Sex
There are scenes showing sexual activity between the two drug dealers and their mutual girlfriend. These include images of thrusting and some nudity but no strong detail. A woman is briefly seen riding a man during sex, also without strong detail.
Precuts information
During post-production, the distributor sought and was given advice on how to secure the desired classification. Following this advice, certain changes were made prior to submission
Note: The following text may contain spoilers
This work was originally seen for advice. The company was advised that the film was likely to receive an 18 rating but that their preferred 15 rating could be achieved by making changes to a number of scenes. These were to reduce various moments of strong bloody violence, sadistic violence, strong sex and some focus on drug use. When an edited version of the film was submitted for formal rating, changes had been made to satisfactorily address these issues and the film was consequently rated 15.
Details
- Title
- SAVAGES
- Year
- 2012
- Distributor(s)
- Universal Pictures Int (UK)
- Classified date(s)
- 17/08/2012
- Main language
- English
- Submitted run time
- 129m 44s
- Approved footage
- 11676+0
- BBFC reference
- CFF288917
- Registration number
- CFJ26774
Related work
Trailer
| Title | Type | Runtime | Cut | Distributor | Date | Certificate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAVAGES | FilmTrailer | 2m 3s | Universal Pictures Int (UK) | 22/06/2012 |  15 |
Feature
| Title | Type | Runtime | Cut | Distributor | Date | Certificate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAVAGES | Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd,Universal Pictures Int (UK) | 17/12/2012 |  29 |
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| SAVAGES | Video | 130m 40s | Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd | 17/12/2012 |  18 |
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| SAVAGES [EXTENDED FEATURE] | Video | 135m 19s | Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd | 17/12/2012 | 18 |
VAM
| Title | Type | Runtime | Cut | Distributor | Date | Certificate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAVAGES [Additional material,Audio commentary with PRODUCERS ERIC KOPELOFF,MORITZ BORMAN,CO-SCREEN WRITER/NOVELIST DON WINSLOW,EXECUTIVE PRODUCER/CO-SCREEN WRITER SHANE SALERNO & PRODUCTION DESIGNER TOMΆS VOTH NTSC] | Video | 130m 40s | Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd | 03/10/2012 | 18 |
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| SAVAGES [Additional material,Director's audio commentary,Oliver Stone] | Video | 179m 30s | Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd | 10/10/2012 | 18 |
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