- The original UK cinema release featured the R-rated U.S print (minus scenes of nudity) which was then cut by 4 minutes 14 secs by the BBFC to heavily edit the gang fight, the rape scene, Fallon's arm being sliced off with a buzzsaw, a shot of Stegman slashing Diane's chest on the rooftop, and Norris hitting Barnyard with a hand wrench - and this version was later rejected completely for a UK video certificate in 1987. The full unedited version was finally passed uncut by the BBFC in 2005.
- There are two versions of the film in New Zealand, one runs 94 minutes (edited) and the other runs 98 minutes. They both are rated R18 and have another rating on the cover, R20, even though the New Zealand ratings only go up to 18. The rating for the 2005 uncut import DVD version, however, has been lowered to R16.
- In the scene just after Terry Corrigan was killed in the car crash, Mr Norris's wife says "It's going to be real hard for Ellen to except Terry's death". In the original Australian video version, (out on Roadshow Video) that is the first words said in the next scene. In the DVD version, the scene starts with Mr Norris saying, "I was amazed at how many kids were there at the funeral" then Mr Norris's wife says "It's gonna be real hard for Ellen to except Terry's death".
- In a U.S. TV-cut of the film, there is an extra scene where Mr. Norris is in the cafeteria teaching Arthur the term "fortissimo", with Arthur looking at the word and jokingly says, "fart". When Mr. Norris tells Arthur what the word means, Arthur jumps on the table and yells "fortissimo".
- This movie has been banned in Norway but for a couple of years ago it passed through the Norwegian board of film classification and got an 18 rating for its video re-release. The killing with a circular saw was heavily cut in this version.
- US R-Rated version has been censored in the rape scene, compared to the uncut european release.
- Video is unavailable in the UK, although it was released by the now defunct Thorn-EMI imprint before the Video Recordings Act came in. Noticable edits on the Thorn-EMI cassette include the chain fight 'after school' between Stegman's gang and Leroy's gang, and the rather hideous rape scene.
- The old banned Norwegian video version from the 80s is the same as the American R version but the old Danish rental version from metronome is the full uncut version. American R version is cut in the rape scene AND in the killing with a circular saw scene.
- SPOILER: The original British Thorn EMI VHS release, when compared to the 2005 Mosaic DVD appears to have many scenes that were not merely edited for censorship but were different takes used in a 'tamer' version. Most obvious is the scene where Patsy introduces Sally to the gang as a potential prostitute. In the original Thorn EMI release she remains fully clothed throughout and when Fallon is asked if he wants to 'check out this piece of merchandise' him and Sally simply walk off screen. In the 2005 DVD Sally undresses in front of the gang at Patsy's insistence and is naked when Fallon approaches her. Another scene that was a different take is when Norris kills Fallon in the woodwork lab. In the Thorn EMI release he simply pushes Fallon back over the saw blade killing him almost instantly. In the 2005 DVD he cuts off Fallon's right arm first, Fallon then staggers upright and THEN Norris pushes him back on the blade. Other scenes cut completely and now reinstated are:
- The entire fight with Joo Joo's gang.
- The rape scene
- Barnyard, Patsy and Drugstore finding Fallon's body
- Drugstore's death scene (more close ups of his body)
- Norris hitting Barnyard more times on the head with the pipe.
- Stegman cutting Diane's breasts before fighting Norris. Also the 2005 DVD has written prologue and epilogue. The prologue states the amount of attacks on staff in US High Schools and states that 'no high school is as bad as Lincoln High....yet'. The epilogue states that 'Andy Norris was never prosecuted as the police couldn't find anyone who actually saw it.
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