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BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS EASY SKANKING IN BOSTON '78

BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS EASY SKANKING IN BOSTON '78 artwork

BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS EASY SKANKING IN BOSTON '78

Type of media Video

Approved Running time 46m 33s

Release dates 09/02/2015

BBFCInsight drug references

Genre(s) Music

Director(s) Ziggy Marley,Cedella Marley

Cast includes Bob Marley, Carlton Barrett, Aston Barrett, Marcia Griffiths, Rita Marley, Judy Mowatt, Tyrone Downie, Alvin Patterson, Julian Marvin

Cut This work was passed uncut.

BBFCinsight publication date 30/01/2015

Note: The following text may contain spoilers

BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS EASY SKANKING IN BOSTON '78 is a music video featuring footage of Bob Marley performing a live gig in 1978.

Drugs

There are some visual and verbal drug references, including a still photo of Marley holding a large joint close to his mouth, and some animated line drawings of cannabis leaves. There are references to drugs in a couple of the performed songs, including a line about having to 'throw away my little herb stalk".

Other issues include some images of violence as occasional black and white archive photos show people being struck at by police during street protests.

Details

Title
BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS EASY SKANKING IN BOSTON '78
Also known as
EASY SKANKING IN BOSTON '78
Year
2015
Distributor(s)
Universal Music DVD
Classified date(s)
12/01/2015
Main language
English
Submitted run time
46m 33s
BBFC reference
AVV322743
Remarks
Widescreen

Components List

This work is made up of a number of separate components. Note that since February 2001 the BBFC has measured each component separately, but older works may not have the exact details, only a list of titles

N/A BOB MAR
LEY & THE WAILERS EASY SKANKING IN BOSTON '78
00:45:55:00
BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS EASY SKANKING IN BOSTON '78
00:00:38:00
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Rating information

The version of this work detailed above is rated by the BBFC under the Video Recordings Act 1984 for use on any Packaged Media format (including DVD, Blu-ray and VHS). This classification may also be used when the same work is made available on Digital Video Platforms (including Video On Demand) provided that the platform is licenced to use BBFC ratings.

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