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- From: howells@pioneer.arc.nasa.gov (John Howells)
- Subject: Re: barbarella
- Message-ID: <1993Jan28.184500.8908@kronos.arc.nasa.gov>
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- Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1993 18:45:00 GMT
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- maus@terapin.com (Steeeeeve Butowick) writes:
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- <Everyone [er, many people] know all about Barbarella...it's one of my
- <favorites, to be sure. Now, see, I have a question about it.
- <In the version they show on Cinemax/the version you find in most video stores,
- <it's rated PG. Someone told me that the "original director's cut" is available
- <in some stores in San Francisco [and probably elsewhere]...
- <Supposedly this version is the equivalent of an X or an ab 17 jahre or no
- <kiddies allowed, no way no how. Probably, it's Not Rated.
- <It was apparently originally filmed as a hardcore porno, but then edited down
- <to a PG by removing a lot of the sex. [but not all, obviously]
-
- <Now, is this true? Does anyone perhaps know where [in the SF bay area, or
- <through mail order] I might be able to purchase this?
-
- I seriously doubt this. I think you may be thinking of "Flesh Gordon",
- which was definitely filmed as hardcore porno and eventually cut down to
- an R. Maybe this is what you're thinking of?
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- John Howells
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