Uploaded July 2009 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago
These ratings' advice sequences appeared on home videos in Australia. The first in the mid 1990s. The second from the early 2000s.
The X18+ rating given to sexually explicit pornography is not shown here.
A history of Australian classifications is as follows:
Pre-1971
G - For General Exhibition
A - Not Suitable for Children
SOA - Suitable Only for Adults
Post-1971
G - For General Exhibition
NRC - Not Recommended for Children, later became PG - Parental Guidance Recommended (NRC used in Victorian cinemas until late 1980s)
M - For Mature Audience
R - Restricted Exhibition - persons between 2 and 18 years not admitted (changed to over 18 only in the early 1980s)
RR - Refused Registration (ie. Banned)
Post-1984
As above but now includes:
X - Restricted Exhibition - to be displayed in specially designated areas that are restricted to adults, and are not for public exhibition.
The X rating was mostly applied to pornography, but was initially considered for any film deemed too extreme for an R rating. Non-porn films given this rating in their uncut form included Maniac, Rosemary's Killer, The Beast, Jungle Warriors, Pink Flamingos, Red Nights of the Gestapo, Bare Breasted Countess, Killer Nun.
Post-1989
G - For General Exhibition
PG - Parental Guidance Recommended for Persons Under 15 years
M15+ - Recommended for Mature Audiences 15 Years and Over
R18+ - Restricted to Adults 18 Years and Over
X18+ - Restricted to Adults 18 Years and Over (contains sexually explicit material)
RR - Refused Registration
Post-1993
As above but now includes:
E - Exempt from Classification
MA15+ - Restrictions Apply to Persons Under 15 Years (later changed to Persons Under 15 Years Must Be Accompanied by a Parent or Adult Guardian)
RC - Refused Classification (ie. Banned)
Post-2005
As above, except the addition of CTC, and advice has changed:
CTC - Check the Classification - displayed before film trailers for films yet to be classified
PG - Parental Guidance Recommended
M15+ is now just...
M - Recommended for Mature Audiences
MA15+ has the advice changed to - Not Suitable for People Under 15. Under 15s Must Be Accompanied by a Parent or Adult Guardian
R18+ - Restricted to 18 and Over
X18+ - Restricted to 18 and Over (Explicit Sex)
Information about ratings can be viewed here.
http://www.classification.gov.au
These ratings' advice sequences appeared on home videos in Australia. The first in the mid 1990s. The second from the early 2000s.
The X18+ rating given to sexually explicit pornography is not shown here.
A history of Australian classifications is as follows:
Pre-1971
G - For General Exhibition
A - Not Suitable for Children
SOA - Suitable Only for Adults
Post-1971
G - For General Exhibition
NRC - Not Recommended for Children, later became PG - Parental Guidance Recommended (NRC used in Victorian cinemas until late 1980s)
M - For Mature Audience
R - Restricted Exhibition - persons between 2 and 18 years not admitted (changed to over 18 only in the early 1980s)
RR - Refused Registration (ie. Banned)
Post-1984
As above but now includes:
X - Restricted Exhibition - to be displayed in specially designated areas that are restricted to adults, and are not for public exhibition.
The X rating was mostly applied to pornography, but was initially considered for any film deemed too extreme for an R rating. Non-porn films given this rating in their uncut form included Maniac, Rosemary's Killer, The Beast, Jungle Warriors, Pink Flamingos, Red Nights of the Gestapo, Bare Breasted Countess, Killer Nun.
Post-1989
G - For General Exhibition
PG - Parental Guidance Recommended for Persons Under 15 years
M15+ - Recommended for Mature Audiences 15 Years and Over
R18+ - Restricted to Adults 18 Years and Over
X18+ - Restricted to Adults 18 Years and Over (contains sexually explicit material)
RR - Refused Registration
Post-1993
As above but now includes:
E - Exempt from Classification
MA15+ - Restrictions Apply to Persons Under 15 Years (later changed to Persons Under 15 Years Must Be Accompanied by a Parent or Adult Guardian)
RC - Refused Classification (ie. Banned)
Post-2005
As above, except the addition of CTC, and advice has changed:
CTC - Check the Classification - displayed before film trailers for films yet to be classified
PG - Parental Guidance Recommended
M15+ is now just...
M - Recommended for Mature Audiences
MA15+ has the advice changed to - Not Suitable for People Under 15. Under 15s Must Be Accompanied by a Parent or Adult Guardian
R18+ - Restricted to 18 and Over
X18+ - Restricted to 18 and Over (Explicit Sex)
Information about ratings can be viewed here.
http://www.classification.gov.au
![The Night Evelyn Came Out of the Grave (1971) - Trailer [edited]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/CsZ0pAmjcXo/mqdefault.jpg "The Night Evelyn Came Out of the Grave (1971) - Trailer [edited]
Trailer for an Italian film.
Director: Emilio Miraglia
Starred: Anthony Steffen, Marina Malfatti
Original title: La notte che Evelyn uscì dalla tomba
Alternative titles: The Night That Evelyn Left the Tomb, The Night She Arose from the Tomb
DVD: Widely released.
Note: Trailer was trimmed for nudity.")
![American International Pictures Idents [USA]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/CyoOhmVm0lE/mqdefault.jpg "American International Pictures Idents [USA]
Two opening logos for an American distributor. I cannot recall where I got the first one, but I believe it is early 1970s. The second one was taken from the home video release of Dr. Goldfoot and the Girl Bombs (1966).")
![No less than FORTY more Roadshow home videos [can you imagine?]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/DRRkZ3xsdtI/mqdefault.jpg "No less than FORTY more Roadshow home videos [can you imagine?]
Shout out goes to...
http://www.youtube.com/user/gtavcspsp
He is opening a NEW video collection channel. You can subscribe to it here:
http://www.youtube.com/ausvideocollection
More to come in the next vids.
Presenting a selection of early VHS titles that I think are not the most easy to find these days. It moves at a pretty cracking pace with little superfluous discussion, and no film inserts this time around (sorry!). Only the first four films are not in their original clamshell cases.
The titles are as follows, in order:
* Somebody Killed Her Husband
* Ruby
* Jaguar Lives
* Beatlemania
* The Buddy Holly Story
* Pink Floyd: Live At Pompeii
* Richard Pryor: Live In Concert
* Broadway Danny Rose
* Blame It On Rio
* Pink Motel
* Young Doctors In Love
* Wacko
* Get Crazy
* Bad Manners
* Savage Islands (aka: Nate & Hayes)
* High Road To China
* Cannonball Run II
* Cannonball
* The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper
* Battletruck
* Kill Squad
* A Force Of One
* Seven
* Slaughters Big Rip-Off
* Bloody Mama
* Dillinger
* Drum
* Blow Out
* Monkey Grip
* The Serpents Egg
* Mother Lode
* Zulu Dawn
* Survive
* The Day After
* Fire & Ice
* The Beastmaster
* Yor: The Hunter From The Future
* The Key
* Endless Love
* Breathless")
![Bootleg Films Ident [Australia]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/F_yw5tTgzvI/mqdefault.jpg "Bootleg Films Ident [Australia]
Opening logo that appeared at the start of the obscure Australian film Bootleg (1985). Since the logo reflects the film title, I do not believe it appeared enywhere else.
The red outline is a map of the state of Queensland, Australia, where this film was shot.")
![Hot Legs (1979) - Trailer [edited]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Fq87TGl8Kk0/mqdefault.jpg "Hot Legs (1979) - Trailer [edited]
Teaser trailer for a US adult film.
Director: Bob Chinn
Starred: Jessie St. James, Paul Thomas
I think the brunette posing is Delania Raffino. The guy taking photos is Paul Thomas, and the woman being photographed is Sharon Kane. The two women at the end are Jessie St. James (blonde), and Lisa Sue Corey (brunette).
DVD: Released by VCX in the USA.
Note: Obviously severely edited by way of edits and frame zoom. The uncut version runs for about 3 minutes, and can be seen on the compilation trailer DVD of The Best of VCX Classics II.")
