1985-1999[]
Standard Variants (1985-1997)
.png "BBFC U Card (1985).png (200 KB)")
.png "BBFC PG Card (1985).png (270 KB)")
.png "BBFC 15 Card (1985).png (200 KB)")
.png "BBFC 18 Card (1985).png (184 KB)")
.png "BBFC U Card (1991).png (165 KB)")
.png "BBFC U Card (1991 Prototype).png (152 KB)")
_2.png "BBFC PG Card (1991) 2.png (527 KB)")
.png "BBFC PG Card (1991).png (201 KB)")
.png "BBFC 12 Card (1991).png (200 KB)")
_2.png "BBFC 15 Card (1991) 2.png (590 KB)")
.png "BBFC 15 Card (1991).png (168 KB)")
.png "BBFC 18 Card (1991 Prototype).png (508 KB)")
.png "BBFC 18 Card (1991).png (218 KB)")
CIC Video Variant (1997-1999)
.png "BBFC U Card (CIC Video 1997).png (199 KB)")
.png "BBFC PG Card (CIC Video 1997).png (257 KB)")
.png "BBFC 12 Card (CIC Video 1997).png (232 KB)")
.png "BBFC 15 Card (CIC Video 1997).png (262 KB)")
.png "BBFC 18 Card (CIC Video 1997).png (262 KB)")
Bumper: On a black background, we see one of the BBFC certification rating symbols (see below). Below there are full names.
Certification Symbols:
- Universal (U): A green triangle, "UNIVERSAL - Suitable for all".
- Parental Guidance (PG): A yellow triangle, "PARENTAL GUIDANCE - General viewing, but some scenes may be unsuitable for younger children".
- 12: A white circle, outlined in red, with "12" on it, "Suitable only for persons of twelve years and over". This rating was introduced for videos in 1994.
- 15: Another white circle, outlined in red, with "15" on it, "Suitable only for persons of fifteen years and over".
- 18: A red circle with "18" on it, "Suitable only for persons of eighteen years and over".
Variants:
- On 1986-1991 CIC Video releases, the colours are solid, and the text below are capitalised and underneath is "NOT TO BE SUPPLIED TO ANY PERSON BELOW THAT AGE" on the 15 and 18 certificate ratings. The font is also different.
- CIC Video's 1989 UK VHS of Midnight Run has the movie's title appear above the 18 certificate.
- On 1997-2000 CIC Video releases, there is no full name below and it's take place on the same background as the 1997-2000 CIC Video warning screen.
- Early releases have prototype cards.
FX/SFX: None.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: Seen on various VHS's from the time, mostly from CIC Video and Palace Pictures. Such as Beverly Hills Cops III, Body Parts, Cage, Cape Fear, Clear and Present Danger, Darkman, Darkman II: The Return of Durant, Dead Again, Hardware, Jungle Fever, Naked Gun 33 1⁄3: The Final Insult, Leapin' Leprechauns!, Soapdish, Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Star Trek III: The Search for Spock, Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, Star Trek V: The Final Frontier, Tales from the Crypt Presents: Demon Knight, Top Gun, Tremors, Trouble Shooters: Trapped Beneath the Earth, Wayne's World. and Wayne's World 2.