The Vipco Thread

[Rik]

Great site

Just filled in the survey

[vilemark1975]

Originally Posted by Rik

Great site

Just filled in the survey

Cheers Rik

[vilemark1975]

Well I've sorted out my wants list to finish off the site. Let me know if anyone has any of these lying around

Pre Certs

Private afternoons of Pamela Mann
Juicy Cuts 1
Hey Abbot!
Uncle Scam
Bed Hostesses (tape only needed)
Introducing Badminton
Sweet and Sexy

VIPCO Cult Classics VHS

The Groove Tube
Zombie Flesh Eaters
Massacre at central high
Prozzie


VIPCO Strong Uncut Versions (imports) VHS

VIP 003 The Bogeyman
VIP 006 Shogun Assassin
VIP 009 Death Trap
VIP 015 The Burning
VIP 020 Zombie Flesh Eaters
VIP 044 Zombie Nosh
VIP 045 Human Experiments
VIP 046 Blood Camp Thatcher (widescreen)
VIP 047 Night of the Bloody Apes
VIP 059 The Mutilator
VIP 070 Zombie Flesh Eaters
VIP 074 The Toxic Avenger

VIPCO Vaults of Horror DVD

VIP 1001 - Deadly Spawn
VIP 1033 -Nostril Picker
VIP 081 - The Mutilator
VIP 092 - Island of Death
VIP 099 - Cannibal Holocaust 2
VIP 100 - A Man Called Blade
VIP 101 – Gremloids
VIP 117 - Zombie Nosh
VIP 121 – Ghosthouse
VIP 911 - Angel of the Night

VIPCO Vaults VHS

VIP 087 - The New York Ripper

[Rik]

I still have the VHS of ZFE in a box in the loft, it has the leaflet advertising the other titles in the series included

[Rik]

Just found an article on Vipco that some may find interesting and nostalgic like me

88 style 1

[R-T-C Tim]

Neat article, I am always disappointed I was not collecting back in the VHS days (although seeing the frustration at hard found DVD titles now appearing on Blu-Ray [or youtube ] once is more than enough).

Is there a list somewhere of those titles where the Vipco release is still their only 'official' release?

[Susan Foreman]

Originally Posted by Nordicdusk

Dose anyone have a link to which Vipco releases were uncut. A few pop up now and again in the second hand shop in town.

"Cut Versions!
Vipco released a great many films and, inevitably for a UK company specialising in Horror and Exploitation films, a good few were cut.

Here is a list of all their cut releases from 1992 up until they closed shop in 2007.

1992:
THE BEYOND - Cut cinema version (passed uncut in 2001)
BLOOD RAGE - (Unconfirmed) No BBFC cuts but I have heard rumours that this was cut.
THE BOGEYMAN (aka The Boogeyman) - 44 seconds cut by the BBFC. (all cuts were waived in 2000)
THE BURNING - pre cut but BBFC still removed a further 9 seconds (Passed uncut in 2002)
CITY OF THE LIVING DEAD - same as 1988 Elephant Video release (passed uncut in 2001)
DEATH TRAP (aka Eaten Alive) - 25 seconds cut by the BBFC (passed uncut in 2000)
DEATH WARMED UP - same cut print released by Medusa back in the 80's
EATEN ALIVE - Heavily cut cinema version which was missing 5mins 44 seconds.
PSYCHIC KILLER - No BBFC cuts but 8 seconds pre-cut to remove 'blood on breasts' - a real no-no at the time. (Released uncut in 2000)
SHOGUN ASSASSIN - Cut cinema version (passed uncut in 1999)
THE SLAYER - 14 seconds cut by BBFC (passed uncut in 2001)
ZOMBIE FLESH EATERS - Cut UK cinema verison (passed uncut in 2005)

1993
BLOOD CAMP THATCHER (aka Turkey Shoot) - 5mins 42 secs removed by BBFC (Passed uncut in 2003)
BLOODY MOON - 1min 20s removed by BBFC (Passed uncut in 2008)
GRAVE OF THE VAMPIRE - Cut UK cinema version
THE HOUSE BY THE CEMETERY - Same as heavily cut Elephant Video release with additional cuts by Vipco. (Passed uncut in 2009)
HUMAN EXPERIMENTS (aka Strange Behaviour) - 26 seconds removed by BBFC
MIDNIGHT - No BBFC cuts but print submitted was already cut (Released uncut in 2011)
THE MUTILATOR - 26 seconds removed by BBFC
SEWAGE BABY - 2 seconds removed by BBFC
TERROR EYES - 9 seconds removed by BBFC
TORSO - 50 seconds removed by BBFC (Passed uncut in 2007)
ZOMBIE NOSH (aka Flesh Eaters) 1min 41 secs removed by BBFC (Passed uncut in 2003)

1994
NIGHT OF THE DEMON - 1min 41secs removed by BBFC
ZOMBIE FLESH EATERS (Widescreen re-issue) - Cut cinema version


1999
ZOMBIE FLESH EATERS - over a minute of previous cuts waived but still missing 27 seconds due to recent successful prosecution of uncut version


2000
THE BURNING - Same as 1992 VHS release
CANNIBAL FEROX - 6 seconds removed by BBFC in addition to the 6 mins pre cut by Vipco
EATEN ALIVE - Same as previous VHS release
THE MUTILATOR - Most previous cuts waived except for 7 seconds in which a girl has hook shoved between her legs
THE TOOLBOX MURDERS - 1m 46secs removed by BBFC in addition to pre-cuts made by Vipco

2001
CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST - 5mins 44secs removed by BBFC
THE HOUSE BY THE CEMETERY - Most previous cuts waived aside from 33 seconds due to successful prosecution of Uncut verison a few years previously.
MOUNTAIN OF THE CANNIBAL GOD - 2mins 6secs removed by BBFC
PRANKS (aka The Dorm That Dripped Blood) - Print submitted was missing 10 seconds from the 'drill' murder

2002
THE BIG RACKET - 14 seconds removed by BBFC
CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST 2 (aka The Green Inferno) 11 seconds removed by BBFC
CANNIBAL FEROX 2 (aka Massacre in Dinosaur Valley) - 1min 54secs removed by BBFC. Also missing brief sex scene but this is not due to the BBFC.
HOUSE ON THE EDGE OF THE PARK - 11mins 43secs removed by BBFC
ISLAND OF DEATH - 4mins 9secs cut by BBFC. Bonus interview with director also cut by 54seconds (passed uncut in 2010)
THE LAST HUNTER - Previous BBFC cuts waived but print submitted missing 30 seconds.
A MAN CALLED BLADE (aka Mannaja) - 6seconds removed by BBFC (Horsefalls)
THE NEW YORK RIPPER - 22secs removed by BBFC
ZOMBIE FLESH EATERS 2 (aka Zombie 3) - No BBFC cuts, but print missing pre-title sequence, brief scene of terrorist checking into hotel and short sequence showing girls praying for their sick friend

2003
BRONX WARRIORS 2 (aka Escape From the Bronx) - Previous BBFC cuts waived but print missing 15 seconds of footage (released uncut in 2009)

2004
BLOODY MOON - This had not been re-submitted to the BBFC, Vipco simply reissued the old cut version on to DVD.
CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST (16/9 re-issue) - Same as 2001 release
GRAVE OF THE VAMPIRE - Cut UK cinema version
HOUSE ON THE EDGE OF THE PARK - Bonus disc with CH re-issue, same cuts as before
NIGHT OF THE DEMON - This had not been re-submitted to the BBFC, Vipco simply reissued the old cut version on to DVD.

2005
THE BIG RACKET - re-issued in a double pack with The Violent Professionals; same cuts as before
BRONX WARRIORS 2 - Re-issued in a double pack with first Bronx Warriors; same as 2004 release

2006
GRAVE OF THE VAMPIRE - cut cinema version re-issued as part of double pack with 'Flesh Eating Mothers'
NIGHT OF THE DEMON - re-issued in a double pack with 'Death Screams'; same cut version as 1994 & 2004 releases."

The VIPCO blog: Cut Versions!

[davcol]

Vipco were a great label looking back. They get an unfair reputation imo

[The Reaper Man@Cult Labs]

Oh they released all the right titles-they're catalogue was second to none!

They were at the mercy of the bbfc and didn't bother their arse remastering the films!

I still owned evry one of them though,firstly on sell thru vhs and then DVD.

Just shows how much of a marketing tool good artwork is!

Also,their puns and taglines were classic!

[Boo Radley]

To me VIPCO was a swear word. I remember there were about 3 different cuts of Zombie Flesh Eaters all touted as UNCUT but every single one was a shambles. The only time I bought something on their label after being burned so many times, was if it was on their European releases, like I Spit on Your Grave. For years VIPCO became a byword for something to avoid.
Even today I cannot get rid of the negativity that still fosters in my soul for the rip off merchants that they were and hope that one day karma catches up with them.