Video Nasties: Moral Panic, Censorship & Videotape
Video Nasties: Moral Panic, Censorship & Videotape

Video Nasties: Moral Panic, Censorship & Videotape

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2010
1h 12m
6.8(29 votes)
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Overview

A documentary analyzing the furore which so-called "video nasties" caused in Britain during the 1980s.

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31 members
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Andy Nyman

Self

Andy Nyman
Directing

Christopher Smith

Self

Christopher Smith
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Neil Marshall

Self

Neil Marshall
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Julian Petley

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Marc Morris

Self

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Xavier Mendik

Self

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Stephen Thrower

Self

Stephen Thrower
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Kim Newman

Self

Kim Newman
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John Hayward

Self

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Martin Barker

Self

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Alan Jones

Self

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Patricia MacCormack

Self

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Leslie Lee

Self (archive footage)

Leslie Lee
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James Ferman

Self

James Ferman
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Astrid Olson

Self (archive footage)

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Sandra Peabody

Self (archive footage)

Sandra Peabody
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Lucy Grantham

Self (archive footage)

Lucy Grantham
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Gwen Arment

Self (archive footage)

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William Metzo

Self (archive footage)

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Carolyn Marz

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Laurel Munson

Self (archive footage)

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Janet Penner

Self (archive footage)

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Sara Ansley

Self (archive footage)

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Virginia Settle

Self (archive footage)

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Barbara Lusch

Self (archive footage)

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Neville Brand

Self (archive footage)

Neville Brand
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Janus Blythe

Self (archive footage)

Janus Blythe
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Robert Englund

Self (archive footage)

Robert Englund
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Marilyn Burns

Self (archive footage)

Marilyn Burns
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Crystin Sinclaire

Self (archive footage)

Crystin Sinclaire
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Gunnar Hansen

Self (archive footage)

Gunnar Hansen

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