The Velvet Underground
strong language, drug references, sex references, nudity
Director(s)Todd Haynes
Production year2021
Genre(s)Documentary
Approx. running minutes121m
CastThe Velvet Underground, John Cale, Lou Reed, Henry Flynt, La Monte Young, Marian Zazeela, Allan Hyman, Allan Hyman, Merrill Reed Weiner, Richard Mishkin, Shelly Corwin, Todd Haynes, Todd Haynes, David Blackman, Christopher Clements, Julie Goldman, Todd Haynes, Edward Lachman, Affonso Gonçalves, Adam Kurnitz
The Velvet Underground
strong language, drug references, sex references, nudity
THE VELVET UNDERGROUND is a documentary about the US rock band.
THE VELVET UNDERGROUND is a documentary about the US rock band.
language
There is strong language ('f**k'), rude gestures, milder terms (for example, 'shit', 'piss', 'crap'), and a brief reference to 'queens' which is not used in a homophobic context.</p></dd>
sex
Strong sex references include brief sight of a man wearing a gimp mask whilst tied to a chair, as well as brief sight of naked couples writhing on the ground; however, there is no explicit detail. There are also some strong verbal sex references.
drugs
There are several references to drugs, some of which refer to band members' misuse and others in song lyrics.</p></dd>
nudity
There is brief close-up sight of breast and buttock nudity.</p></dd>
flashing/flicking lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.</p></dd>
additional issues
Archival footage includes a man referring to homosexuality as "a crime against nature", and there a brief scenes showing men arrested during a police raid on a gay bar. Homophobia is not condoned by the work as a whole. There are brief references to the attempted assassination of Andy Warhol, accompanied by brief close-ups of his scarred torso, and references to mental health, which include brief archive footage showing bandaged patients who have undergone shock therapy.
strong language, drug references, sex references, nudity
Classified Date:
03/10/2021
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Dogwoof
language
There is strong language ('f**k'), rude gestures, milder terms (for example, 'shit', 'piss', 'crap'), and a brief reference to 'queens' which is not used in a homophobic context.
sex
Strong sex references include brief sight of a man wearing a gimp mask whilst tied to a chair, as well as brief sight of naked couples writhing on the ground; however, there is no explicit detail. There are also some strong verbal sex references.
drugs
There are several references to drugs, some of which refer to band members' misuse and others in song lyrics.
nudity
There is brief close-up sight of breast and buttock nudity.
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
strong language, drug references, sex references, nudity
Classified Date:
28/10/2022
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
language
There is strong language ('f**k'), rude gestures, milder terms (for example, 'shit', 'piss', 'crap'), and a brief reference to 'queens' which is not used in a homophobic context.</p></dd>
sex
Strong sex references include brief sight of a man wearing a gimp mask whilst tied to a chair, as well as brief sight of naked couples writhing on the ground; however, there is no explicit detail. There are also some strong verbal sex references.
drugs
There are several references to drugs, some of which refer to band members' misuse and others in song lyrics.</p></dd>
nudity
There is brief close-up sight of breast and buttock nudity.</p></dd>
flashing/flicking lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.</p></dd>
Classified Date:
03/10/2021
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Dogwoof
Classified Date:
28/10/2022
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Classified Date:
28/10/2022
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Classified Date:
28/10/2022
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Classified Date:
28/10/2022
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Classified Date:
28/10/2022
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Classified Date:
28/10/2022
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Classified Date:
28/10/2022
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Classified Date:
28/10/2022
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Classified date28/10/2022
LanguageEnglish
language
There is strong language ('f**k'), rude gestures, milder terms (for example, 'shit', 'piss', 'crap'), and a brief reference to 'queens' which is not used in a homophobic context.</p></dd>
sex
Strong sex references include brief sight of a man wearing a gimp mask whilst tied to a chair, as well as brief sight of naked couples writhing on the ground; however, there is no explicit detail. There are also some strong verbal sex references.
drugs
There are several references to drugs, some of which refer to band members' misuse and others in song lyrics.</p></dd>
nudity
There is brief close-up sight of breast and buttock nudity.</p></dd>
flashing/flicking lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.</p></dd>
additional issues
Archival footage includes a man referring to homosexuality as "a crime against nature", and there a brief scenes showing men arrested during a police raid on a gay bar. Homophobia is not condoned by the work as a whole. There are brief references to the attempted assassination of Andy Warhol, accompanied by brief close-ups of his scarred torso, and references to mental health, which include brief archive footage showing bandaged patients who have undergone shock therapy.
Director(s)Todd Haynes
Production year2021
Genre(s)Documentary
Approx. running minutes121m
CastThe Velvet Underground, John Cale, Lou Reed, Henry Flynt, La Monte Young, Marian Zazeela, Allan Hyman, Allan Hyman, Merrill Reed Weiner, Richard Mishkin, Shelly Corwin, Todd Haynes, Todd Haynes, David Blackman, Christopher Clements, Julie Goldman, Todd Haynes, Edward Lachman, Affonso Gonçalves, Adam Kurnitz
strong language, drug references, sex references, nudity
Classified Date:
03/10/2021
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Dogwoof
language
There is strong language ('f**k'), rude gestures, milder terms (for example, 'shit', 'piss', 'crap'), and a brief reference to 'queens' which is not used in a homophobic context.
sex
Strong sex references include brief sight of a man wearing a gimp mask whilst tied to a chair, as well as brief sight of naked couples writhing on the ground; however, there is no explicit detail. There are also some strong verbal sex references.
drugs
There are several references to drugs, some of which refer to band members' misuse and others in song lyrics.
nudity
There is brief close-up sight of breast and buttock nudity.
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
strong language, drug references, sex references, nudity
Classified Date:
28/10/2022
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
language
There is strong language ('f**k'), rude gestures, milder terms (for example, 'shit', 'piss', 'crap'), and a brief reference to 'queens' which is not used in a homophobic context.</p></dd>
sex
Strong sex references include brief sight of a man wearing a gimp mask whilst tied to a chair, as well as brief sight of naked couples writhing on the ground; however, there is no explicit detail. There are also some strong verbal sex references.
drugs
There are several references to drugs, some of which refer to band members' misuse and others in song lyrics.</p></dd>
nudity
There is brief close-up sight of breast and buttock nudity.</p></dd>
flashing/flicking lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.</p></dd>
Classified Date:
03/10/2021
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Dogwoof
Classified Date:
28/10/2022
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Classified Date:
28/10/2022
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Classified Date:
28/10/2022
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Classified Date:
28/10/2022
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Classified Date:
28/10/2022
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Classified Date:
28/10/2022
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Classified Date:
28/10/2022
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Classified Date:
28/10/2022
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Classified date28/10/2022
LanguageEnglish
