In October 1972, a 2576.00-meter (93:54) print of CLAY PIGEON was banned in Australia because of 'indecency, excessive violence, and incitement to drug abuse'.
Warner Bros. immediately appealed to the Films Board of Review, who passed it with an R-rating. This was following the removal of 7.31-meters (00:16) of the 'incitement to drug abuse' footage.