The original UK cinema release was heavily cut by the BBFC to remove graphic scenes of gore and violence. For its 1987 video release the film had been extensively pre-cut by the distributors before submission, removing 5 mins 42 secs of footage. The cuts included all footage of cannibalism, explicit rape scenes, the castration of a native man, and a man's ear being severed. The print used also replaced many of the nude scenes with alternative clothed footage. The animal violence was also cut including a snake killing a monkey, scenes of a snake fighting a mongoose and a bird, and the mutilations of a crocodile and an iguana. The BBFC made an additional 1 sec cut to remove the penetration of the crocodile's head with a knife. This same print was used for the later Vipco releases.