10 Infamous Video Nasties
3. House On The Edge Of The Park (1980)
David Hess makes his second appearance on this list with what many believe is guilt by association.
Ruggero Deodato's second controversial film features Hess and Giovanni Lombardo Radice portraying two sexual sadists as they infiltrate an upscale gathering.
This movie features all the common traits of the much freer Italian cinema. Nudity is here a-plenty and Deodato continues his exploration of violence against women and the consequences it can bring.
It was unsurprisingly denied a cinema certificate in 1981. However the movie slipped through the video market loophole and subsequently was seized and successfully prohibited.
This film, like the previous entry, stood no chance with the censors. Hess was still heavily associated with the controversial Last House on the Left. Similarly, Deodato was embroiled in controversy over Cannibal Holocaust. Add to that a lurid poster featuring a straight-razor and it's no wonder this movie was seized.
House on the Edge of the Park remains one of the most heavily censored films on this list. The movie was resubmitted in to the BBFC in 2002 and passed with a staggering 11 minutes and 41 seconds of cuts.
Any sequence involving intimidation of females was removed, as well as a truly disturbing sequence wherein Hess slashes a woman's legs with a razor. The movie has never been resubmitted for an updated release, however import copies are uncut for any readers curious enough.