It Couldn't Happen Here

Sex

There are strong sex references, including when a man refers to his ex-girlfriend as a 'nymphomaniac', as well as sight of men and two school boys looking at various sexual scenarios through Mutoscopes. A black and white farce sketch plays out a scenario called 'Nights in the Harem', in which two gentleman kiss and fondle a house maid. Another scene includes a ventriloquist's dummy making reference to a waitress' legs, who also has her backside fondled by a man from behind the counter.

Nudity

There is brief full frontal nudity, as well as breast and rear nudity, when a man looks through a pair of binoculars at two women who walk naked along a beach. In another scene, there is more breast and rear nudity visible on posters featuring a number of women in various poses.

There is implied violence to a woman sex-worker by a supposedly blind serial killer who hits her with his cane after she chases business on the side of a main road. A group of young men wearing Union Jack clothing and with swastikas drawn on their faces surround a man in a telephone box. He is later seen with blood running down his forehead. A man wearing a trench coat and hat, and with bandages covering his face, walks along a garden path engulfed in flames with no evidence of pain or injury.

Classified Date:

16/06/1988

Version:

2D

Use:

Cinema

Distributor:

Entertainment Film Dists Ltd

strong sex references, nudity

Classified Date:

02/03/2020

Version:

2D,16:9

Use:

Physical media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

BFI Video

Sex

There are strong sex references, including when a man refers to his ex-girlfriend as a 'nymphomaniac', as well as sight of men and two school boys looking at various sexual scenarios through Mutoscopes. A black and white farce sketch plays out a scenario called 'Nights in the Harem', in which two gentleman kiss and fondle a house maid. Another scene includes a ventriloquist's dummy making reference to a waitress' legs, who also has her backside fondled by a man from behind the counter.

Nudity

There is brief full frontal nudity, as well as breast and rear nudity, when a man looks through a pair of binoculars at two women who walk naked along a beach. In another scene, there is more breast and rear nudity visible on posters featuring a number of women in various poses.

There is implied violence to a woman sex-worker by a supposedly blind serial killer who hits her with his cane after she chases business on the side of a main road. A group of young men wearing Union Jack clothing and with swastikas drawn on their faces surround a man in a telephone box. He is later seen with blood running down his forehead. A man wearing a trench coat and hat, and with bandages covering his face, walks along a garden path engulfed in flames with no evidence of pain or injury.

strong sex references, nudity

Classified Date:

02/03/2020

Version:

2D,16:9

Use:

Physical media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

BFI Video

Sex

There are strong sex references, including when a man refers to his ex-girlfriend as a 'nymphomaniac', as well as sight of men and two school boys looking at various sexual scenarios through Mutoscopes. A black and white farce sketch plays out a scenario called 'Nights in the Harem', in which two gentleman kiss and fondle a house maid.Another scene includes a ventriloquist's dummy making reference to a waitress' legs, who also has her backside fondled by a man from behind the counter.

Nudity

There is brief full frontal nudity, as well as breast and rear nudity, when a man looks through a pair of binoculars at two women who walk naked along a beach.In another scene, there is more breast and rear nudity visible on posters featuring a number of women in various poses. There is implied violence to a woman sex-worker by a supposedly blind serial killer who hits her with his cane after she chases business on the side of a main road.A group of young men wearing Union Jack clothing and with swastikas drawn on their faces surround a man in a telephone box. He is later seen with blood running down his forehead.A man wearing a trench coat and hat, and with bandages covering his face, walks along a garden path engulfed in flames with no evidence of pain or injury.

Classified Date:

12/08/1992

Version:

2D

Use:

Physical media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

Video Collection International

Classified Date:

08/09/1988

Version:

2D

Use:

Physical media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

Entertainment in Video Ltd

Classified Date:

09/08/1988

Version:

2D

Use:

Physical media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

Entertainment in Video Ltd

Classified Date:

17/05/1988

Version:

2D

Use:

Cinema

Distributor:

Entertainment Film Dists Ltd

Classified Date:

09/08/1988

Version:

2D

Use:

Physical media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

Entertainment in Video Ltd

Classified date

02/03/2020
BBFC reference

CVF061371
Language

English

Director(s)

Jack Bond

Production Year

1987

Genre(s)

Music

Approx. running minutes

86m

Cast

Neil Tennant, Chris Lowe, Joss Ackland, Barbara Windsor, Gareth Hunt, Neil Dickson