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• The movie in the USA was given an NC-17 rating. Since video rental chains like Blockbuster Video will not carry movies with this rating, some of the sex scenes were cut to produce a R-rated video version. A complete NC-17 version is also available on video.
  
  
• The edited "director's R-rated version" created for Blockbuster Video and similar video store chains is 128 minutes long. To create the R-rated version, 61 seconds of footage were cut and 20 seconds were altered by using different camera angles.
  
  
• The rape scene was cut by 17 secs for UK releases.
  
  
• When the film aired on VH1, any nudity especially during the stage performances and sex scenes, were digitally painted over to match skin tones or previous articles of clothing that covered those areas. The heavily altered VH1 broadcast version credits "Jan Jansen" as director.
  
  
• The alternate R-Rated version cuts a few frames out of the pool scene, Molly's punch in the face and some of her rape and much of Nomi's lap dance.
  
  

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