Jackie Chan on Tiswas

[killer meteor]

www.youtube.com/watch?v=n...ed&search= (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7zEi_CXOvc&mode=related&search=)

Jackie promoting The Big Brawl on UK children's show Tiswas

Wow!

[Markgway]

Strange that Jackie would promote a film to kids that they legally couldn't see in the UK.

[shukocarl]

I may be wrong but, wasn't Big Brawl an 'AA' back then...like today's PG?

[killer meteor]

I think it was. Mind you, the BBFC still has Snake In The Eagle's Shadow and Dragon Lord at 18

[killer meteor]

www.bbfc.co.uk/website/Cl...enDocument (http://www.bbfc.co.uk/website/Classified.nsf/0/EB6C8999413C4FE7802566C8004BD287?OpenDocument)

Ironic that such a mild film is still censored for its fighting content

[shukocarl]

any idea what was cut?

[Chinatown Kid]

I believe the double palm slap to the ears Jackie did on one of his opponents was cut, the HKL's version(UK based company) has this scene cut on their DVD if I'm not mistaken.

[killer meteor]

Yeah, apparently the ban was because some med student got deafened imitating the Tango ad

[Markgway]

The BBFC were cutting earclaps long before tha Tango ads.

The AA Cinema version was cut to remove several kicks to the groin, an ear clap (replicated for video and DVD) and a neck break.

Even so didn't the AA have an age restriction?

An X was an '18'

Point is: not the kind of film you'd normally promote to kids.

If submitted now the film would be passed uncut.

[dager in the cotton]

they cut the ear claps in 1/2 a loaf, but what about the 3 stooges, they were bashing each other senseless on U certs.
unfair if u ask me

[shukocarl]

I think 'AA' was 14yrs and over if I remember correctly. Still, Big Brawl was comedic unlike say 'Fist of Fury' which was largely serious and so got an 'X' rating.

[Markgway]

The Big Brawl would've been an 'X' uncut (if the BBFC had allowed). Kung Fu movies were treated very harshly by the BBFC and being a comedy didn't matter.