Cause for Concern (2002) (V)

User Rating:

4.0/10   

Director:

Ryen McPherson

Genre:

Reality-TV

Plot Keywords:

Violence | Alcoholic | Exploitation | Controversial | Handheld Camera

Cast

Donald Brennan	...	Himself
Donny	...	Himself
Rufus Hannah	...	Himself
Peter LaForte	...	Himself
Todd Richard Lewis	...	The Bumhunter

Also Known As:

Bumfights: Cause for Concern (USA) (DVD box title)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Canada:18A (Manitoba) | Canada:(Banned) (Quebec) | Canada:R (Nova Scotia) | Canada:R (Ontario) | New Zealand:(Banned) | UK:(Banned)

Filming Locations:

La Mesa, California, USA

Company:

Indecline Productions

Trivia:

Banned in the UK for a video release. BBFC justifies this with the following statement: Bumfights - Cause for Concern consists substantially of camcorder footage of homeless people ('bums') being abused, assaulted, and humiliated. These scenes are intercut with footage of street brawls and soft pornography. Under the Video Recordings Act 1984 the Board must have special regard to any harm to those likely to view a video and to any harm to society through the behaviour of those viewers afterwards. The Act singles out particular elements as being potentially harmful including criminal behaviour and violent behaviour or incidents. The BBFC guidelines for '18' rated works state that the Board may "cut or reject... any detailed portrayal of violent or dangerous acts which is likely to promote the activity" (page 16). The Board's guidelines for violence also state as particular concerns "callousness towards victims, encouraging aggressive attitudes[and] taking pleasure in pain and humiliation" (page 9). In the Board's view, the video breaches these guidelines by exploiting the physical and other vulnerabilities of homeless people. The Board considered the possibility of cuts. However, given the extent of the unacceptable material, cuts were not considered a viable option on this occasion.

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in Dr. Rage (2005)

I'm going to him what a broken ankle is all about -------- Bums funny !!!

Humorous collection of Bum stunts and fights, with the Bumhunter{spoof of the Crocidile Hunter) to degrade people who get degraded anyway. Mixed in this reality video is a number of street fights and other altercations, mostly consisting of teenagers. The star of the show is definatly the Bum Rufus, with the help of his sidekick Donald. By far the best editing was when Rufus picks up a mallet and comments on a broken ankle. The only complaint I would have is that there is more of the Teen fighting which gets dry after a while. Would be better if there was more Bum footage. No problem, I guarantee there will be sequels as well as copycat reality Bum video's, which is unfortunatly the direction of today's entertainment world.